Super Fusion

Chapter 33: Provincial Party Committee Secretary Lin Zhongze

Soon, around eight o'clock, footsteps sounded again outside the office door.

This time, a slightly overweight middle-aged man entered. Upon his arrival, everyone else in the office immediately fell silent, their expressions becoming noticeably more focused and serious.

Xu Yu immediately realized this must be the mastermind behind the operation.

"Who are you?" As Xu Yu stood up to look him over, the middle-aged man also saw her, paused slightly, and asked with a hint of doubt. "

Hehe, I'm Xu Yu, just transferred from the Ningcheng Economic and Trade Bureau," Xu Yu replied with a smile.

"Oh, so you're Xu Yu. I'm Yang Jianming, the head of our Comprehensive Section. Welcome, welcome, please come in." With that, the middle-aged man smiled and strode towards the section chief's office. Yang

Jianming's attitude was quite good, and Xu Yu smiled back and followed.

This was all just routine. Upon entering the office, Xu Yu quickly introduced himself. Throughout, Yang Jianming maintained a smile, nodding intermittently; whether he was actually listening was anyone's guess.

After a long while, Yang Jianming finally smiled and said, "Well, I understand your situation roughly. Not bad, young man. Go find Section Chief Li later and familiarize yourself with our department."

"Okay, thank you, Section Chief Yang," Xu Yu said, rising to thank him before taking his leave.

After he left the office, Deputy Section Chief Li Liang arrived. After inquiring about Xu Yu's situation, he began to introduce him to the affairs of the General Affairs Section.

Relying on his exceptional memory, Xu Yu quickly adapted to the new environment.

Perhaps the only slightly unpleasant aspect was that, apart from a few section chiefs, his colleagues all seemed noticeably distant from him.

"It seems the problem still lies with Bai Feng. Oh well, whatever others think, I'll just do my job." After a brief introduction, Xu Yu learned the names of the other people in the department. The young man who clearly didn't like him was Bai Feng.

And that guy, who could make all his colleagues, except for a few section chiefs, keep their distance from him, seemed to have some real power.

In fact, sometimes even the section chiefs' attitudes towards him clearly lacked any sense of superiorship.

However, Xu Yu didn't really care about these things.

He sat quietly in the general affairs department all day until the end of the workday, and then he walked out with the flow of people.

It was only at this moment that Bai Feng, who had been sitting on the inside and was quite indifferent to Xu Yu, suddenly had a cold glint in his eyes. Xu Yu? This was the guy who made him lose face in the department?

"Young Master Bai, this kid's really here. What do we do now?" Just as Bai Feng was coldly scrutinizing Xu Yu, a man sitting to Bai Feng's left hurriedly approached him, looking anxious and helpless.

"Hmph, he's already here, what can we do? But don't worry, with me here, this guy won't stay long!" Bai Feng glanced coldly at the man before speaking dismissively.

He was really seething with anger about this. Indeed, he didn't know Xu Yu before, but this guy had made him lose face in the department.

It all came down to the staffing system within the General Affairs Department. The staffing here was in the government system, and compared to public sector positions, one was a permanent employee, the other a temporary worker—the difference was huge.

When the old staff member in the General Affairs Department retired, a new position became available, immediately becoming a coveted prize for those with public sector positions, especially the young man Ji Cheng beside Bai Feng.

Although the issue of staffing shouldn't be a decision for an ordinary clerk like Bai Feng, he had Bai Liguo, the deputy mayor of Linzhou, behind him, who was in charge of economic development. For a small matter like staffing, if Bai Feng spoke up, very few people in the entire Economic and Trade Bureau wouldn't give him face.

Even though Ji Cheng and Bai Feng didn't have a deep relationship, Ji Cheng had always been by Bai Feng's side, doing his bidding and winning the young master's favor. So, after the vacancy opened up, Bai Feng, after a few drinks, confidently assured him that it was a trivial matter and he could easily handle it.

Therefore, Bai Feng secretly spoke to Yang Jianming. Although Yang Jianming didn't explicitly say yes, he didn't say no either. All of this had already made Ji Cheng firmly believe that the staffing issue was a done deal. So, from then on, Ji Cheng always felt superior to the other staff members with permanent positions, leading the entire department to believe that it was a done deal. Even the way others looked at Bai Feng became increasingly eager.

Often, Bai Feng's words carried more weight than those of the department heads.

But unexpectedly, at the last minute, Xu Yu suddenly appeared, causing the department's administrative staffing quota to be full again.

This completely stunned Ji Cheng, who had always been so self-satisfied. Even Bai Feng was furious, as he had truly lost face.

"It seems that guy got in through Zhu Liyun's connections. So what if she's Zhu Liyun? She's just a deputy director, humph!" Bai Feng gave Ji Cheng another cold glance before finally getting up and walking out.

He wasn't going to swallow this insult easily. He hadn't been able to do anything to Xu Yu directly in the office, but now it was after work!

He was sure he'd make that guy regret it soon enough where he went.

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"In a few days, once things settle down at the Economic and Trade Bureau, it'll be time to see Zhang Yan. It's been months since I've seen her. I wonder how she's doing…" Stepping out of the Economic and Trade Bureau onto the familiar street, Xu Yu suddenly had an uncontrollable thought pop into his head, making him gradually excited.

Yes, he used to fantasize about standing proudly before Zhang Yan, and now it seemed like the time was right.

However, just as Xu Yu's mind was wandering, a pleasant cell phone ring suddenly startled him awake. After a slight pause and a slight frown, Xu Yu picked up the number, only to find it was an unfamiliar number.

After a moment's thought, Xu Yu answered the phone.

"Hello, is this Mr. Xu? This is Lin Zhongze from the Provincial Party Committee." As soon as the call connected, a rather strange voice came from the other end.

"Huh? Lin Zhongze from the Provincial Party Committee?" Hearing this, Xu Yu was immediately stunned.

"Yes, Lin Zhongzhi is my third brother. I've come to thank Mr. Xu for saving my life, and also to express my apologies for what my nephew did." As Xu Yu spoke, Lin Zhongze's strange voice came again.