CHAPTER 641: CHAPTER 641: MAJOR INCIDENT

That morning, Chen Bin went out to buy a few more gifts.

Upon arriving at the hospital, he learned that Li Lu had been discharged.

So, he had no choice but to drive to Li Lu’s house.

After ringing the doorbell, the housekeeper quickly opened the door.

However, she seemed a bit hesitant, "You are...?"

"I’m here to visit Secretary Li."

"I see, please come in."

Li Lu was sitting in the living room reading a newspaper, and he immediately looked up when he heard someone.

Seeing that it was Chen Bin, his expression instantly turned icy.

He gave the housekeeper a fierce glare and promptly got up to head to the study.

He had just instructed the housekeeper yesterday to report any visitors.

And yet, here she was, letting Chen Bin in.

Chen Bin hurriedly handed the things he was carrying to the housekeeper and quickly followed.

"Secretary Li, how is your recovery going?"

"Thanks to you, not quite there yet."

Li Lu responded perfunctorily, then picked up a brush and began writing at the desk.

It was clear that he was very unwelcoming towards Chen Bin.

The latter stood by quietly as if he noticed nothing.

Chen Bin originally wanted to flatter him, but unexpectedly, Li Lu wrote the four characters "heart of a wolf and lungs of a dog".

His brows furrowed, and his face gradually turned grim.

Li Lu set the brush aside and asked, "What do you think of these four words?"

"They’re well-written, requires at least twenty years of skill to achieve that..."

Before Chen Bin could finish, Li Lu interrupted.

"I was asking how you understand the meaning of these words."

Chen Bin of course knew what he meant, but he wanted to try salvaging their relationship one last time.

After some contemplation, he answered somewhat incoherently.

"Not everything is as simple as it seems on the surface. Some unintentional offenses need to be viewed separately."

Unintentional offenses?

Li Lu pondered silently, wondering if Chen Bin remained unaware that Hao Wenjing was his woman even after being with her and having a child.

Chen Bin continued, "I always believe everyone has kindness in them. If someone does something wrong, it might not be intentional."

With a cold snort, Li Lu still wasn’t convinced.

"Sometimes, whether intentional or not, if mistakes are made, they deserve corresponding punishment, don’t you agree?"

"What do you think the punishment for mistakes should be, Secretary Li?"

"Never to rise again!"

Their eyes met, and the atmosphere in the study gradually turned bizarre.

At that moment, the housekeeper walked in with a tray of tea.

Chen Bin withdrew his gaze and looked at Li Lu with a forced smile.

"Secretary Li, I have some other matters to attend to, so I’ll be leaving now."

"I won’t see you out!"

After probing, Chen Bin understood Li Lu’s true intentions.

Since the other wanted him eliminated, he couldn’t just sit and await his fate.

After leaving Li Lu’s house, Chen Bin immediately took out his phone and called Zeng Pengchao.

"Secretary Zeng, I have something to report to you. Do you have time now? Yes, it’s very important!"

Upon reaching the Provincial Committee, Chen Bin made his report directly.

Zeng Pengchao was extremely shocked upon hearing it.

"Are you sure about this?"

Chen Bin nodded seriously, "I am certain, otherwise I wouldn’t trouble you."

Zeng Pengchao didn’t say anything more and just silently smoked a cigarette.

Chen Bin just stood there, not daring to interrupt his thoughts.

It was only after he finished the third cigarette that Zeng Pengchao stubbed it out forcefully in the ashtray.

Looking at Chen Bin, he asked, "How confident are you about this matter?"

"If you’re willing to help me, at least ninety percent."

"Okay, I will unconditionally support you. Go all out. If you succeed, I’ll promote you to at least the deputy provincial level!"

Hearing this, Chen Bin was very excited.

He nodded quickly, "Rest assured, I will not disappoint you!"

After leaving the Provincial Committee, as soon as Chen Bin got into the car, he called Fu Hongtu.

"Brother-in-law, are you in the office? We haven’t been in touch for a while, and I’d like to see you. Great, let’s meet up soon then."

Chen Bin went to the Tianhai Municipal Committee and directly to Fu Hongtu’s office.

After signaling him to sit down, Fu Hongtu asked, "The station must be very busy lately, right?"

"Yes. Besides the Spring Festival Gala, there are a lot of miscellaneous tasks to handle."

"By the way, I heard the provincial radio station is merging with yours, so you need to pay attention to that."

"I’ve received the notification about this, but the merger hasn’t started yet."

Nodding, Fu Hongtu continued.

"After Xing Family’s Village was relocated, your new station only took up a small part. Why not take over the rest of the land?"

Chen Bin was puzzled as to why he suddenly brought this up.

"Such a large area, our station can’t use it all."

"I don’t care, that area is already remote, all the good land was given to you, and no one wants the rest. You need to take responsibility."

Chen Bin originally had no thoughts about the remaining land.

Now hearing Fu Hongtu say this, he nodded.

"No problem, but you’ll have to give me some time to think it over."

Pouring a cup of water for Chen Bin, Fu Hongtu then asked, "How is Mou Long doing at your station?"

Without much thought, Chen Bin casually replied, "He’s doing okay."

"It seems you didn’t take my previous words to heart."

Chen Bin remembered that last time, Fu Hongtu had told him to keep an eye on this person, but due to a crisis, he hadn’t paid attention, and later forgot.

Seeing Fu Hongtu remind him again, Chen Bin couldn’t help but ask, "Brother-in-law, do you know something?"

With a calm expression, Fu Hongtu replied, "I do know but can’t tell you. You need to find out on your own."

"Okay then. By the way, I heard there’s going to be some changes in the province’s key leadership positions. You should know about this too, right?"

"Yes, I’m aware. What’s up?"

"I think the position of vice governor suits you best."

In Chen Bin’s view, Fu Hongtu was low-key and liked to take things steady.

Most importantly, the other had a good impression of him.

So if Fu Hongtu could climb up, it would surely be a good thing.

"Regarding promotions, I entirely follow the organization’s decision."

Seeing that Fu Hongtu appeared indifferent as usual, Chen Bin got somewhat anxious.

"While organizational arrangements are important, one must also strive for oneself. I think this year is an exceptional opportunity for you to climb further."

"Why are you suddenly concerned about my affairs?"

"Because Li Lu might be in trouble, and I think with your capabilities, you could certainly take over his position as Provincial Committee Vice Secretary."

This statement piqued Fu Hongtu’s interest even more.

"Tell me, what’s going on?"