Reborn as a Noble's Son

Chapter 512: 471: Difficult to Make a Move (Fourth Update, Asking for Monthly Tickets) _1

Chapter 512: Chapter 471: Difficult to Make a Move (Fourth Update, Asking for Monthly Tickets) _1

Xiao Shanming is here? That was somewhat unexpected for Nie Zhenbang. In Wanghai City, most officials, even all officials, wouldn’t think highly of him. Currently, in the eyes of officials in Wanghai City, the faction of Shi Yiwu is the best to align with. After all, Secretary Shi is a member of the provincial Party’s Standing Committee and has a say in the deployment and personnel arrangements of officials in Minan Province. This is even more so in Wanghai City. In Wanghai City, Nie Zhenbang also knew of a popular saying: follow Secretary Shi, and tomorrow you’ll be promoted.

Even though the saying is coarse, it fully represents the psychological state of officials in Wanghai City today. Even if it’s hard to approach the high-ranking Secretary Shi, Mayor Wang Yaguang is a good choice too. Although Wang Yaguang is a kind person, there are advantages to this. He always yields to Shi Yiwu, so Shi Yiwu would give him some face in certain matters. If he offended Wang Yaguang too much or acted overly domineering, Wang Yaguang would fight back, and Shi Yiwu wouldn’t have it easy either.

But Xiao Shanming is different. He hasn’t chosen to align with the influential Shi Yiwu or Wang Yaguang. Instead, he has come to report to me on his own initiative.

Nie Zhenbang then nodded to Li Jupeng and said, “Well, Jupeng, please invite Director Xiao in.”

Upon seeing Xiao Shanming, Nie Zhenbang was reminded of the righteous traffic cop, Zhao Haining, that he encountered on the street that night. By now, with some time having passed, Lin Jingrong and Zhao Jie must have made some time. Nie Zhenbang has a good impression of Zhao Haining. After all, at this time, there are few people who dare to enforce the law impartially in the face of power. In Wanghai City, Zhao Haining stands out. Nie Zhenbang feels compelled to protect him, both morally and rationally.

Lost in thought, Xiao Shanming had already been led in by Li Jupeng. The impression Nie Zhenbang had of Xiao Shanming now was different to when he had visited the Municipal Public Security Bureau for re

This suggests that Mayor Nie has accepted him. Additionally, the words from Mayor Nie had excited Xiao Shanming. Setting up an exemplary model, preparing for the education of students. This indicates that Mayor Nie has an understanding of the situation within the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Currently, the entire police force is morally corrupt. Of course, that does not mean that all the police officers have been bought by Eastern Sea Group. However, under these circumstances, Xiao Shanming had to be suspicious even of those who acted impartially. Who knew if there were any covert spies for other leaders mixed in? But students were different; they were like blank slates, malleable and eager to be righteous, passionate young people who yearned to be just and unbiased policemen. This was an opportunity.

At this point, Xiao Shanming began to admire Mayor Nie. It seemed that Mayor Nie already had plans in mind. Otherwise, how could he have such a clear view of the situation in WangHai City?

After Xiao Shanming left, Nie Zhenbang’s brows furrowed. The words just spoken to Xiao Shanming were merely encouragement. As a leader, in a disadvantageous situation, one must be good at guiding and motivating.

Here, the so-called motivation is not to push others to do wrong, but to fill subordinates with confidence. Seeing the gleam in Xiao Shanming’s eyes, Nie Zhenbang knew that Xiao Shanming was now full of confidence.

But was it really that simple? Xiao Shanming’s position in the bureau was embarrassingly minor. The amount of personnel under his influence was minimal. As for the students, could they really make a difference? Quite evidently, that was impossible. They were only students. They did not have an official police badge yet and did not have law enforcement powers. They could not be used as regular officers. So, Mayor Nie had simply wanted to tell Xiao Shanming that he was aware of the situation in the Public Security Bureau and in Wanghai.

For a moment, Nie Zhenbang had a feeling of helplessness. Under Shi Yiwu and the Eastern Sea Group’s operation in the past decade, Lin Zhengxing, renowned for his shrewd maneuvers and extensive network, had fortified WangHai City like an unbreakable fortress. Lin Zhengxing had many connections beyond WangHai City, in Minan Province, and even in Jingcheng. These connections could potentially become obstacles to solving the Yuhai case. This was a vast network, under which lay an impenetrable alignment. Finding a breakthrough wouldn’t be easy.

Nie Zhenbang sighed, and for the first time, he felt a hint of despair. Now, he could only rely on the case of Huang Liangwen.

A dam built a thousand miles long could be destroyed by an ant hole. In this case, for Nie Zhenbang, for Qi Siyuan, and for the entire Yuhai case, Huang Liangwen was like a rust spot on this impenetrable fortress. The only way was to pick out this rusty part, digging deeper and making the hole bigger, thereby beginning with the anti-corruption fight and opening up the Yuhai case.

Just at that moment, Li Jupeng walked into Nie Zhenbang’s office with a somber expression. Seeing Nie Zhenbang in deep thought, Li Jupeng dismissed any formalities and whispered into Nie’s ear: “Mayor, something big has happened. Secretary Qi of the Disciplinary Committee just called. Huang Liangwen committed suicide at the Armed Police Marine Police Brigade’s reception house!”