Reborn as a Noble's Son

Chapter 576: Chapter 532: Dismissal and Investigation (850 extra tickets, calling for monthly tickets)_1

At this moment, a flicker of panic flashed across Liu Mingyu’s face, which quickly subsided. He stepped up, beaming and bowing deferentially. He nodded and said, “Mayor, hello. What brings you here?”

Nie Zhenbang didn’t look too pleased at the moment. He snorted coldly and said rudely, “Director Liu, why I am here, if I wasn’t here, would I witness such a thing? This is complete anarchy, Liu Mingyu, do you still have any organizational discipline in mind? Do you still understand rules and regulations? Or do you believe that being in charge of the Bureau of Investment Promotion, no one dares to manage you, so you do as you please? Look at the time yourself, are you at work? This looks like you have finished work. As a middle and high-ranking official of the government, are you still a Party member? Do you still have party principles in your mind?”

Originally, Nie Zhenbang thought that after this onslaught, Liu Mingyu would surely surrender and be left speechless. However, Nie Zhenbang’s estimation was wrong.

At this moment, Liu Mingyu was stunned and looked wronged. He nodded and said, “You are right in your criticism, Mayor. I will humbly accept it. Mayor, my reasons are understandable this time. This morning, a delegation from Chunan Wind Industries came for an investment inspection, and I accompanied them.”

Upon hearing this, Nie Zhenbang gave a cold snort and said, “Oh? Is that so? Then Director Liu, how do you explain preparing to leave as soon as you entered the gate and saw me here?”

Liu Mingyu’s face changed slightly, but he responded, “Mayor, I am truly sorry. When I just entered, I suddenly realized that I had left some documents at the Wanghai Hotel. So, that’s why I turned around in a hurry to fetch them. I indeed shouldn’t have overlooked you. I offer you my deepest self-criticism for my disrespect. Please punish me for my behavior.”

Hearing Liu Mingyu’s cunning explanation, Nie Zhenbang realized that this man probably knew he couldn’t escape his predicament and started stirring up trouble. Those last words were meant to mock him, making anyone who didn’t know better believe that he, the mayor, was narrow-minded and vengeful.

However, Liu Mingyu miscalculated. Nie Zhenbang was always indifferent to such tricks. As the saying goes, “history is written by the victors”, and Nie Zhenbang had a unique and profound understanding of this sentence. Moreover, letting Liu Mingyu off so that he could continue his lawlessness would be truly intolerable.

Then, Nie Zhenbang spoke solemnly, “Is that so? Ju Peng, you and Old Guo go to the Wanghai Hotel right now, check if there are people from Chunan Wind Industries there, and if there are, invite them over.”

Lies are always lies. Liu Mingyu never expected Nie Zhenbang to say such a thing. Normally, to check if there were these people there would be quite normal. When lying, Liu Mingyu had also considered that he’d interacted with representatives from Wind Industries, they had treated him to dinner last night. But from then until now, he hadn’t met with them. On confronting these facts, wouldn’t everything be revealed? Nôv(el)B\\jnn

As things had reached this point, Liu Mingyu knew, that whatever he said now would be too late, and utterly meaningless.

Li Jupeng was very fast, within less than ten minutes; he had the Wind Industries representatives over. As soon as they got off the car, Li Jupeng introduced with a smile, “Ladies and Gentlemen, let me introduce to you, this is Comrade Nie Zhenbang, Deputy Secretary of the Wanghai municipal party committee and Mayor of the People’s Government.”

“Mayor, these are representatives from Wind Industries. This is Mr. Ouyang Bo, the chairman of Wind Industries.”

Nie Zhenbang looked at Ouyang Bo, with his neat short hair, a height of about 1.75 meters, not fat, and not thin. His eyes showed some sharpness, along with a businessman’s acuity.

Then, Nie Zhenbang also smiled and said, “Mr. Ouyang, welcome, welcome. I represent the Wanghai City Municipal Party Committee and City Government, and warmly welcome Mr. Ouyang to invest and prosper business in Wanghai.”

After a pause, Nie Zhenbang didn’t beat around the bush, but directly cut to the chase, “Mr. Ouyang, this time we’ve asked you to come over, mainly to confirm one thing, when did you and Director Liu part ways?”

At this moment, Liu Mingyu, standing next to Nie Zhenbang, was frantically signaling to Ouyang Bo, hoping that Ouyang Bo would understand. If Ouyang cooperated well, not only would he not be in trouble, but it could even make Nie Zhenbang lose face, and cause him a little embarrassment. Now that he was on the brink of survival, Liu Mingyu no longer cared whether Nie Zhenbang would lose face or not.

Liu Mingyu’s intentions had not escaped Ouyang Bo’s notice. He could easily guess that Liu Mingyu had arrived late today. Since their dinner the previous day, Ouyang Bo had been able to make some sense of the situation. At this moment, Ouyang Bo was deep in thought. Based on their interactions yesterday, he found Liu Mingyu difficult to deal with due to his excessive greed. Ouyang Bo, as an investor, was effectively there to provide funds. In any other place, they would be tripping over themselves to accommodate investment, offering various incentives and conditions on a proactive basis. But things were different in Wanghai City. Not only were there no incentives, but he was also being obstructed and extorted. They would only offer preferential treatment if he gave them what they wanted. What sort of situation was this? If it wasn’t for Wanghai’s geographical location and regional advantages, Ouyang Bo would have considered packing up and going back home.

Although it was his first time meeting Mayor Nie, Ouyang Bo could see many differences in Nie Zhenbang. This man was a pure official.

To Ouyang Bo, a pure official was one who upheld principles while focusing entirely on developing the economy and bringing happiness to the people. Businessmen who adhered to the rule of law would be happy and content under such a person’s leadership because they were not required to care about all kinds of miscellaneous matters. They just needed to focus on their own businesses. No wining and dining was necessary. However, if someone tried to break the law and disrupt order, such an official would be the first to take action against them.

Nevertheless, compared to Liu Mingyu, Ouyang Bo would still choose the latter. For Ouyang Bo, conducting honest business transactions was his ideal.

Then, Ouyang Bo began to speak: “Mayor Nie, Liu Mingyu and I parted ways after finishing dinner last night. We haven’t met since then. I had planned to visit the Wanghai City High-tech Zone, and I’ve been calling Liu all this time, but no one answered. Why, Mayor Nie, is there a problem?”

When these words were uttered, the room exploded. All the officials looked at Liu Mingyu with pity. Luo Xiaobing sneered inwardly at Liu’s audacity. Delaying and making excuses was one thing, but deceiving a superior officer was a grave offense within the system.

Nie Zhenbang nodded in satisfaction, Ouyang Bo was truly exceptional for a businessman. He turned to Li Jupeng and instructed, “Ju Peng, please escort Mr. Ouyang and his team back to the hotel. Also, give your business card to Mr. Ouyang. We welcome Dafeng Industry to invest in Wanghai, as long as it’s lawful and reasonable.”

This was a promise from Nie Zhenbang to Ouyang Bo, and with this promise, Dafeng Industry’s investments would surely get a green light.

After Ouyang Bo and the others left, Nie Zhenbang turned his attention back to Liu Mingyu and asked in a stern voice, “Liu Mingyu, do you have anything to say for yourself?”

Liu Mingyu kept his head low, not daring to speak. In this situation, silence was his only option.

Nie Zhenbang glared at everyone in the room and furiously said, “Liu Mingyu, you have crossed the line. You’ve deceived a superior officer and come in two and a half hours late. Instead of recognizing your mistakes and making amends, you’ve used pathetic tactics to cheat your superiors. Your behavior is egregious. It shows that you lack discipline, respect for your party, and suitability for being a party member or an official. Look at the entire Investment Promotion Bureau. It’s lifeless, stagnant. Is this what an Investment Promotion Bureau should look like? It should exude energy and vigor. However, all I see is sluggishness, outdated ideology, and a sense of superiority. This is dereliction of duty, egregious dereliction of duty.”

Then, Nie Zhenbang turned to An Guoyu and said, “Secretary An, call Secretary Jiang Huguang of the Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission right away and inform him about the current situation. Ask the Discipline Inspection Commission to investigate Comrade Liu Mingyu. Also, in my name, inform Secretary Tai Shi and Secretary Qi of the Municipal Party Committee, and Minister Liu of the Organization Department. I suggest that all of Director Liu Mingyu’s duties as Director of the Investment Bureau should be terminated immediately. Deputy Director Luo Xiaobing will temporarily lead the work of the Investment Bureau.”

No one expected Nie Zhenbang to be so assertive and announce this decision even before the Standing Committee meeting had been convened.

Liu Mingyu was also infuriated and shouted, “Nie Zhenbang, on what grounds are you doing this? Stopping me from carrying out my duties… you don’t get to decide that. You’re just the mayor, this should be decided by the Municipal Party Standing Committee.”

Now, Liu Mingyu fought back even though he was cornered. In such a circumstance, he had no courtesy and started arguing with Nie Zhenbang. Nie Zhenbang frowned and scoffed, “On what grounds? On the grounds that you’re neglecting your duties, sitting in your position and doing nothing, deceiving your superior. Because I am Nie Zhenbang!”

PS: There will be five more chapters today, I appreciate your support. We’ve made it through 20 days, can we not persevere for the last ten? We have already reached 23rd place on the overall list, and while I’m not asking for much, I would at least like to maintain our position in the top seven of the urban category. (.)

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