Power and Wealth

Chapter 547 – Slapping you!

Guang Ming Subdistrict Office, Party Secretary Office.

Knock… knock… someone knocks on Dong Xuebing’s office hurriedly.

“Come in, please.” Dong Xuebing knows the Office should have received the newspaper.

Zhou Yanru walks over quickly with a copy of a newspaper. “Director, we just received the City Daily, and it states….”

“Let me see it.” Dong Xuebing started reading it. An article on the second page caught his attention.

<Nan Shan District’s crackdown on illegal buildings is progressing steadily>

The article has a normal header and looks like an article praising the local government.

Dong Xuebing started reading the article. The article started with Nan Shan District’s crackdown on illegal buildings and the number of Subdistricts and staff participating in this operation. It states the number of buildings demolished and praised their achievements. After that, the article specifically mentioned about Guang Ming Subdistrict. Today, Nan Shan District had demolished thirty-eight illegal buildings, and Guang Ming Subdistrict Office demolishes almost half. Guang Ming District Office’s Director Dong Xuebing and his staff had faced numerous difficulties. They managed to demolish 16 illegally built buildings. The locate residents are grateful and are celebrating their success.

Dong Xuebing is amused. “This is well-written. Seems like the City’s newspaper is unbiased.”

Unbiased? The article did not even mention the clash between the Subdistrict Office and the residents. It did not mention anything about the injured store owners.

Zhou Yanru understood why Dong Xuebing asked about City Daily this morning. This article is his retaliation!

The City Daily is the mouthpiece of the City Government’s Leaders and guides the public’s opinions. What about Nan Qi Morning Post? Both agencies cannot be compared as they are not on the same level. City Daily’s circulation is ten times more than Nan Qi Morning Post! Nan Qi Morning Post had just reported that Guang Ming Subdistrict Office had beat up the residents during their force eviction, criticizing their actions. But the City Daily immediately publish this article to praise and acknowledged Guang Ming Subdistrict Office actions on their second page! This has another meaning to it!

It’s slapping Nan Qi Morning Post!

Not only is City Daily slapping Nan Qi Morning Post, but it is also protecting Dong Xuebing! City Daily is the City Government’s mouthpiece, and praising Dong Xuebing is equivalent to giving him a talisman!

The City Government had praised Guang Ming Subdistrict Office, and the District wants to punish them?!

What’s the meaning of this? Is the District trying to go against the City Government?!

That’s why Zhou Yanru knows Nan Shan District cannot punish Dong Xuebing after this article is published. It’s not they can’t punish him. It is because they are afraid of the City Government! Which District will dare to go against the City Government?! She finally smiles.

At the same time, the newspaper appeared on many people’s desks.

Nan Qi Morning Post is put in a tight spot now!

Another person who is also in a tight spot is Peng Kun. He was stunned after seeing City Daily’s article. What is the reporter doing?! Why did the article not mention anything about the clash? He did not expect this small incident to be reported by the City’s newspaper. The article is on the second page. It seems to be targeted at Nan Shan District… Are these Dong Xuebing’s connections?! Didn’t they say he doesn’t have any connections in the City?!

Damn!

When Peng Kun was still panicking, the District Commission for Disciplinary Inspection had approached him. He thought he could shift the focus to Dong Xuebing and get away with what he had done. Even if he cannot get away unpunished, he can drag Dong Xuebing down with him to be punished. This will take some pressure off him, and maybe he can get away with a verbal warning. Verbal warnings and internal warnings are very different. He got his connections at Nan Qi Morning Post to assist him, but it failed to implicate Dong Xuebing. Instead, they caught the City Daily’s attention, and they gave Dong Xuebing a talisman. This article is ridiculous. It did not mention the clash and the residents’ injuries and only focused on praising Guang Ming Subdistrict Office. They are protecting Dong Xuebing and not allowing him to be punished! If Dong Xuebing cannot be punished, who is going to be punished?! Me?!

Damn!

Dong Xuebing! You are setting me up!

Peng Kun had interfered at Liu Xiang Hu Tong and had said the wrong things. He heard more than one person had confirmed this with the Commission for Discipline Inspection. He is angry and scared now. Without Dong Xuebing sharing the pressure and punishment, he will have to take full responsibility.

Both newspaper articles are opposite. Readers will be confused if they read both newspapers. But those who knew what was going on can spot the underlying meaning. The City Daily had only mentioned Guang Ming Subdistrict Office’s Dong Xuebing and not other Subdistrict Offices. This is to support him and proving his innocence!

The rumor that the District is going to punish Dong Xuebing stopped immediately. This article had stopped those rumors.

No one expected Dong Xuebing to do this, and the situation in the District Office becomes weird.

Guang Ming Subdistrict Office’s staff are waiting for the District’s next course of action. What is their decision?

Half an hour passed.

One hour passed.

At the end of the day, the District Government announced they had given Nan Shan District Organization Department Deputy Chief Peng Kun an internal warning. They did not state the reasons or made it public. As expected, Guang Ming Subdistrict and Dong Xuebing are not punished. They did not even get a verbal warning.

Dong Xuebing is in a good mood after hearing about this. You want to drag me down with you?! Serve you right!

Let’s see if you dare to mess with me in the future!

Peng Kun is stunned when he heard about his punishment. Crash! He smashed his cup on the floor!

Internal warnings will be recorded in his files, and he will be barred from promotion for a year. Peng Kun is scheduled to undergo training at the City’s Party School and be promoted and transferred after his training. But all these are gone after he received this warning! His career progression is interrupted!

This is a chance of a lifetime!

But it’s over now!

Peng Kun slumped down on his chair as he knows this might be the end of his political career.