Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Luo Liping's attitude of admitting his mistakes was quite good, which made Mei Guolong feel a little better. "Well, I'm just telling you that if you want the boss to help you, we need to do something, something that forces the boss to make a decision. Only in this way can Secretary Xu come forward to help you. By then, you can at least be the mayor. If you do well, it is not impossible for you to be the secretary of the municipal party committee."

Luo Liping had always hoped that he could be the mayor, and of course being the secretary would be even better. Now that he heard that Mei Guolong seemed to have a solution, he excitedly said, "Minister Mei, with your words, I know what to do. Come on, please give me instructions on how I should cooperate with you in your work."

"Yeah." Mei Guolong was also very happy about Luo Liping's transformation. He is a smart man.

After taking another sip of tea and organizing his words, Mei Guolong said, "Liping, you have to know that if you want to do big things, you have to make great efforts. Sometimes what you get must be proportional to what you put in."

"Yes, I understand, Minister Mei, just give the order." Luo Liping was already very excited, even anxious, in order to achieve his goal.

"Okay." Seeing how anxious Luo Liping was, Mei Guolong nodded in satisfaction. Seeing that the time was almost right, he could finally state his request. "Well, I just ask you to do one thing, which is to make Xichuan City chaotic. The more chaotic, the better."

"Make chaos? The more chaotic the better?" After hearing Mei Guolong's order, Luo Liping was silent for a moment.

As a cadre, and the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, he certainly knew what the consequences would be if the city was in chaos. If he could control the situation well, he would still face the possibility of being found out. Once found out, it was obvious that the outcome would be bad. If he could not control the situation and let the chaos get worse, that would be a big deal. Not only would he not be able to retain the position of mayor, he might even lose his current position.

Luo Liping hesitated, which was within Mei Guolong's expectations.

However, he had already thought of the words to dispel the other party's concerns, so when Luo Liping was still hesitating, Mei Guolong said, "Liping, the disaster drill in Xichuan is not only noticed by the province, but also by the central government. In peacetime, when economic development is the main focus, such drills are actually being carried out. This is a major issue that hinders the normal development and progress of society. But think about it, why haven't the higher authorities and the province taken care of it until now? In fact, they are just paying attention, but no one has come to express their views?"

"Why?" Luo Liping asked, attracted by Mei Guolong's words.

"It's because everyone is waiting, waiting for the outcome of this matter. If a lot of manpower, financial resources, and mental energy are invested, but there is no good result in the end, then it is conceivable that the person who did this will be punished. And as of now, it seems that the result is already doomed, that is, this exercise will not have any good results. Of course, I have also heard some people say that there may be an earthquake in Xichuan. Haha, I wanted to laugh when I heard this for the first time. Now let me ask you, what do you think? Even the most technologically advanced countries in the world cannot effectively predict earthquakes. Do you think they can do it? Just relying on Feng Sizhe's uncle with a few people and a few machines, can they monitor it? Do you think it's possible?" Mei Guolong said while laughing. Although he still couldn't see through why Feng Sizhe did this, he did feel that these practices were not worth it.

With Feng Guozhe's ability, courage, and background, he would be able to gain a foothold in the Capital Province as long as he develops slowly. Unfortunately, he has just been appointed as the governor, but he has become a little too proud and has come up with a unique way of playing. This means that he is handing more evidence to others, and the result is just for a disaster relief exercise. Is it all worth it?

In Mei Guolong's opinion, it is certainly not worth it. He even thinks that Feng Sizhe's personal desire for performance is too strong, so strong that he can ignore other people's comments and opinions. If this is true, then this person is destined to fall flat on his face.

After hearing what Mei Guolong said, Luo Liping nodded and said, "To be honest, I don't think an earthquake will happen here. There is no such record or history here before. In fact, it's not just me, many comrades also think so. It's just that Secretary He and Mayor Zu have agreed with this now, so we can't say much."

"Well, it seems that most comrades in Xichuan City are still clear-headed, which is very good. But what you said also makes sense. Comrade He Wenbao and Comrade Zu Jie support Feng Sizhe's idea, which makes it very difficult for you to change your decision. That's why I suggest that you let Xichuan City become chaotic, because only when there is chaos can it attract enough attention from above, only when there is chaos will the province and the upper echelons have a reason to intervene, and only when there is chaos can the position of secretary or mayor be vacant, and then you will have a chance." Mei Guolong seemed to be thinking about the national interest, the people of Xichuan, and Luo Liping, but in fact, anyone with a discerning eye could see that he went there to target Feng Sizhe. He was afraid that this person would gain a foothold in Ducheng Province. If that were the case, his position would really be unstable.

Listening to the numerous reasons cited by Mei Guolong, Luo Liping nodded continuously, "Minister Mei's words are very reasonable, but it's hard to control a city in chaos. Also, what if someone investigates this matter and finds out that it's me?"

"What are you afraid of? If it's hard to control, don't we have the army? So what if they find out? By then, Feng Sizhe will probably no longer be working in Ducheng Province, and no one in Xichuan City will dare to embarrass you. But you are Secretary Xu's man, and we in the Provincial Party Committee will protect you. What are you afraid of?" Mei Guolong was a little unhappy when he heard Luo Liping being so timid.

Seeing that Mei Guolong was angry, Luo Liping said quickly, "No, Minister Mei, I'm not afraid of this or that. I'm just worried that I'll cause trouble for you."

"It's no problem." Mei Guolong looked at Luo Liping's defense, and a look of dissatisfaction appeared on his face. "Well, it's up to you whether you want to do it or not. I'll tell you, if you don't want to do it, I can still find someone else. I think if others say that doing this can get the support of me and Secretary Xu in the provincial party committee, they will probably come to grab the credit."

Finally, Mei Guolong began to threaten Luo Liping. This was the last solution he could think of. If bribery didn't work, he could only rely on power to suppress him.

Luo Liping was also pushed to the point of being helpless by Mei Guolong at this moment. He thought that if he didn't do it, he would have offended them, and he was afraid that he would not be able to make any progress in the future. Thinking that there were not many opportunities in life, he would try his best. He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I will do this. Minister Mei, you just wait for my good news."

"Okay." Seeing Luo Liping agreed, Mei Guolong smiled, and then asked, "How is it? Are there any difficulties?"

"Well, there are some. As you know, the current situation in Xichuan City seems to be that Secretary He and Mayor Zu have great influence, but in fact they have been here for too short a time. They only have influence on the leadership, but it is very ordinary below. Even Deputy Mayor Chen Ping, who came earlier, has very little influence on the comrades below. If something goes wrong, it will be difficult for them to suppress it, but there is one person who does have such ability, and we have to guard against him." Luo Liping immediately raised the difficulty.

"You are talking about Comrade Ya Yunlong, right?" Mei Guolong guessed something after hearing what Luo Liping said.

"Yes, it's Minister Ya. If this man were in Xichuan City, with his influence and his identity as a Yi people, I'm afraid he could suppress most things." Luo Liping nodded.

"Okay, I'll take care of this problem. When you're almost ready, I'll transfer him to the provincial government for a meeting. I'll leave him alone for a while. There shouldn't be any problem." Mei Guolong said confidently. He was the provincial United Front Work Department head, and Ya Yunlong was the municipal United Front Work Department head. He was the head of the other person's superior, so it wouldn't be easy to get rid of him.

"Oh, if that's the case, then it won't be a big problem." Hearing that Ya Yunlong could be sent away, Luo Liping nodded with satisfaction. Without this hidden danger, he could naturally do things with ease.

After hearing Luo Liping's answer, a smile appeared on Mei Guolong's face. If Luo Liping had paid close attention, he would have found that this smile was so insidious, because this time Minister Mei not only plotted against Feng Sizhe, but also Xu Chaoqi.

Such a big thing happened in the province, Feng Sizhe was naturally involved, but as the secretary and the top leader, could Xu Chaoqi be free from it? Obviously, it was impossible.

No one knew that Mei Guolong had come to Xichuan to meet with Luo Liping in secret. On the third day after this incident, the provincial United Front Work Department held a meeting of city-level United Front Work Department directors. As the United Front Work Department director of Xichuan City, Ya Yunlong naturally had to attend.

On April 16, the third day after Ya Yunlong left, the chaos plan for Xichuan City, led by Luo Liping, was completed. After a week of preparation, all conditions were basically mature.

In fact, the main reason why it was able to happen so quickly was that Xichuan City's disaster prevention drill did have many adverse effects on the city's economic development. First of all, all plans for Xichuan City's economic development were halted, and some major projects that had been agreed upon could not pass Feng Sizhe's review even if they were reported to the provincial government. So naturally this caused a lot of rejection from people with status and money in society. Now, with the help of Luo Liping, a leader who has worked in Xichuan City for many years, a force was naturally formed in a very short time.