“I heard that he has now been promoted to the Director of the Construction Bureau, so it seems that he is quite capable.” Commander-in-Chief Xia’s focus was only on Ye Zhifan, as for a daughter who had heart disease and tainted records… It was a foolish dream to think of entering the Beijing Political Group.
However, it was not impossible.
Regiment Commander Liu’s face was a little dark; he replied in a low voice, “He’s capable indeed, and he has an excellent political performance. He is cautious and does not have the corrupt style of officialdom.” His ascent rate was a bit alarming, especially since he had been promoted to such a high position in just 5 years.
“Cautious and not corrupt in officialdom?” Commander-in-Chief Xia raised his voice slightly. He could hear a trace of unusual meaning, “Jing Guo, I think what you see is just superficial.”
Jing Guo is Regiment Commander Liu’s name.
“Judging from the speed of his promotion, he is cautious, and he has not left any controversial handle. But his style has to be questioned. If he really wants to be decent, he won’t have any bad ideas.”
At the memorial service, he bypassed the guards and claimed that he was the representative of the villagers in Shui Kou Village and was introduced by the Mayor of Fujun Town… From this, he was indeed cautious to not leave a trace of criticism because he had left all the criticism to others.
The Mayor of Fujun Town also said at that time, “Director Ye was too cautious. He clearly represents the whole village to attend the memorial service of the old squad leader, but he did not give a eulogy. Lieutenant General, if I hadn’t blocked him earlier, Director Ye would have already left with his daughter.”
A private plane landed in Fujun Town. As the Mayor, he naturally had to be presented to make some necessary arrangements. So, the Mayor of Fujun Town had spoken to Commander-in-Chief Xia.
As for how the Mayor of Fujun Town found out that a senior official in the province was at the memorial service, and how he found out that he was going to leave with his daughter… only Ye Zhifan knew the truth about this series of coincidences.
When he appeared in front of him, Ye Zhifan spoke for himself cleverly, “I’m really sorry to disturb you, Lieutenant General. I originally wanted to leave early, but I was held back by the Mayor.” He showed a wry smile after speaking.
If he hadn’t learned about Ye Jian’s family situation earlier, Commander-in-Chief Xia would think it was indeed the Mayor’s problem, not Ye Zhifan.
He let others be the bad guy, while he was the good guy, keeping an excellent reputation to himself…he was being too cautious.
Regiment Commander Liu did not have much contact with Ye Zhifan. The few times they met were all because of Ye Jian. Thinking of the relationship between Ye Jian and Xia Jinyuan, and the fact that she was recognized as the daughter-in-law of the Commander-in-Chief, Regiment Commander Liu pondered for a while before speaking: “Ye Zhifan is not an easy person, and his daughter has been deliberately targeting Ye Jian, making life difficult for her in school.”
“We had also communicated with Ye Zhifan himself before, but the result is still the same. Commander-in-Chief, with all due respect, if his daughter really enters the army, I am afraid it will be disadvantageous to Ye Jian. Do you want to let the military or local authorities take note of this? His daughter definitely mirrors her father.”
The key point was the last sentence, “His daughter definitely mirrors her father.” Her father was such a sly person, so his daughter would surely learn a thing or two from him.
“I’ll take note of it.” Commander-in-Chief, Xia nodded. His eyes fell on the coffin where the old squad leader was sleeping and said: “The old squad leader and Ye Jian are thankful for your care. From now on, let Xia Jinyuan take care of Ye Jian. You guys, if you’re free, visit the old squad leader often and tell him that Ye Jian is doing well.”
