South to North: A Prison Guard at the Beginning

Although Yuan Mu wanted to pick a capable secretary, he was unfamiliar with Luzhou, so who knew who was capable?

Now that the municipal party committee secretary has taken the initiative to recommend a candidate for secretary, and he is the first person to come to him, then he might as well give it a try. Yuan Mu feels that Han Qingcheng does not have the guts to lie to him. Although Han Qingcheng is also a member of the municipal party committee standing committee, he is not even a little bit inferior to the municipal party committee secretary.

If the Secretary-General is unable to coordinate the work of the Municipal Party Committee Secretary, then his job is basically over. As long as the Municipal Party Committee Secretary applies to the Provincial Party Committee to adjust Han Qingcheng's work, his title of Standing Committee member will be immediately removed.

In this era, the top leader has absolute control. Of course, this is relative. How many people have the background and ability like Yuan Mu?

So, after observing Luo Hongzhe for a week, Yuan Mu officially decided to appoint him as his second secretary. Of course, at the same time, Yuan Mu also observed Liu Ziyi. Although this person was not bad, he was still a little worse than Luo Hongzhe, so he was temporarily eliminated.

A month later, Gao Yuliang officially took office as director of the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee Office with an administrative rank of director.

One after another, all of Yuan Mu's men gathered here. Ning Wei served as the captain of the city's special police detachment, with a rank of deputy director.

Wang Xin serves as the executive deputy director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, with the rank of deputy director.

Zhang Hongyi serves as the chief prosecutor of Wuxian Procuratorate, with the rank of deputy director.

These people have followed me for a long time, and their ranks have now reached deputy division level. Of course, the highest one is still Liu Jun, and this guy is not far from the deputy bureau level.

Now the people under my command have initially come to the fore and can help me deal with some things.

These people also occupy some important positions in the city. The public security, procuratorate and special police positions are very important. Wang Xinyuan Mu plans to train him to become the future Luzhou City Public Security Bureau chief, while Zhang Hongyi wants to be trained in the direction of politics and law.

Because although these two people graduated from the same school, they have different personalities. Wang Xin's personality is more suitable for working in the public security department, while Zhang Hongyi is relatively more suitable for working in the political and legal circles. Of course, the public security, procuratorate and courts all belong to the political and legal departments.

This is because he does not have enough people under his command, otherwise he would need his own people in the positions in the court. But there is no rush and he can train them slowly.

His men were basically all there, and then Yuan Mu launched a city-wide crackdown on gangsters and evil. This was also something Yuan Mu had to do wherever he went. The premise of economic development was a stable soil, otherwise investors would not dare to come and that would be bad.

But just when the campaign against organized crime was in full swing, a major event occurred: Luan Xingxiu actually asked the organization to retire early!

Yuan Mu was very puzzled by this. He didn't know why Luan Xingxiu was so anxious, so Yuan Mu called Luan Xingxiu to his office.

Yuan Mu personally made a cup of tea for Luan Xingxiu, and Luan Xingxiu was a little flattered. Although he was about to retire and would no longer be in public, and would raise birds and walk dogs after retirement, he still wanted to be friends with Yuan Mu. After all, Yuan Mu was old, and there were only a few municipal party secretaries as young as him in the whole country.

You said that there are quite a few 36-year-old bureau-level cadres, but bureau-level municipal party secretaries are rare. He will definitely have a bright future. He has worked all his life and has never been promoted to the vice-provincial level, but Yuan Mu is different. He still has a long way to go. People like him must be made friends with.

"Mayor Luan, tell me, there is still some time before you retire, why are you so anxious to retire?" Yuan Mu asked kindly as he pulled him to sit on the sofa.

Of course Yuan Mu wanted Luan Xingxiu to continue working, because as long as Luan Xingxiu continued to work, he would be the one who had the final say in Luzhou. After all, the other party was about to retire and would not be in charge of anything anymore. As the secretary of the municipal party committee, he could be said to be in charge of both the party and the government, which was very cool.

However, once Luan Xingxiu retired, his superiors would have to send another mayor. He would be unfamiliar with the mayor and would have to spend a lot of effort to understand his personality. How could it be as comfortable as it was now? So he felt that he needed to find out the ins and outs of this matter.

"Secretary Yuan, it's nothing. I'm just old and no longer suitable to continue serving as mayor. Instead of occupying this position, I'd rather give other comrades a chance so that I can retire and have a good rest." Luan Xingxiu said with a smile.

Yuan Mu raised his eyebrows slightly. He had just noticed that when Luan Xingxiu said this, there was an obvious, barely perceptible change in his eyes. Having been a policeman and an administrative leader for such a long time, he was almost a master in micro-expressions, if not perfection.

When he was a policeman, he interrogated criminals and he knew the changes in their expressions very well. No matter how cunning the criminal was, he could not escape his detection. Although Luan Xingxiu was an experienced man, he still noticed something strange.

"Mayor Luan, although we haven't been together for a long time, I still think highly of you. Old comrades have valuable experience, and I hope you can give me more guidance in my work in the days to come."

"Oh! I don't deserve this title, Secretary Yuan. You are young and promising. I also know what you have done in Harbin. You have turned a district into the most developed area in Heilongjiang Province in such a short period of time. You can imagine your ability. My methods are already outdated. Now we have to rely on young people like Secretary Yuan. We old guys should step down and let others take over." Luan Xingxiu waved his hands quickly.

"Mayor Luan, you are too modest. I am in Harbin by chance. The country's construction cannot do without old comrades like you. Why don't you stay for a while? You have been working in Luzhou for so long. You should also want to see Luzhou become better and better, right?"

"Secretary Yuan, thank you for your kindness, but my body can no longer support me to continue working. During the previous physical examination, the doctor said that I was overworked and needed to rest well. I was worried about Lu Zhou, but now that you are here, I am completely relieved."

"The construction of Luzhou will depend on you in the future. As for me, I will grow flowers and grass, walk my birds and dogs, and enjoy my retirement life. Secretary Yuan, please don't persuade me anymore. I have made up my mind." Luan Xingxiu waved his hand.

Yuan Mu was helpless. Luan Xingxiu had already said so much. What else could he say? Although he was the municipal party secretary, he couldn't stop him from retiring, right? Moreover, Luan Xingxiu said that he had health problems. Wouldn't it be a bit inhumane to stop him again?