Chapter 69

Sitting next to Wu Potian, Lin Xiaoqing, upon hearing his words, realized that Wu Potian had not understood Xu Chunming's true intentions. Considering her own family, to prevent Wu Potian from being sold out and still helping others count the money in the future, Lin Xiaoqing finally could not help but explain to Wu Potian: "Potian! In fact, you haven't understood Xu Chunming's intentions. But to be honest, I really admire Xu Chunming. In such a situation, he is still thinking about counterattacking, which is not easy. If my prediction is correct, if today's incident hadn't happened, the position of police chief would definitely have been his."

Although Wu Potian was excellent in many aspects, he had not experienced the political intrigues of the officialdom. When he heard Lin Xiaoqing's words, he felt very puzzled and asked with a look of confusion: "Xiaoqing! Are you serious? Didn't Xu Chunming want to trade the position of the criminal investigation team captain for safety with Wang Hu? Why do you say he is thinking about counterattacking at this time?"

Seeing Wu Potian's puzzled expression, Lin Xiaoqing smiled and leaned into his arms, answering in a soft voice: "I think Wang Hu should explain this to you properly!"

At this moment, not only was Wu Potian puzzled, but Wang Hu was also puzzled. When he heard Lin Xiaoqing's words, he immediately explained to Wu Potian: "Potian! Xiaoqing is right. When Xu Chunming said he would help me get the position of the criminal investigation team captain, he wasn't using this as a bargaining chip to compromise with me. Instead, he wanted to use this matter to ruin me."

"Potian! Let me explain it to you this way. In government agencies, whether it's the government department or our police bureau, each leader belongs to different factions. In our police bureau, when my old leader and Xu Chunming were promoted, they both wanted their own people to take over. The public security department was to be taken over by Wang Defa, and the criminal investigation team was to be taken over by me."

"However, these two departments are the most powerful in the bureau, and the top leader naturally wanted to control these two positions. So he used the conflict between my old leader and Xu Chunming to make Xu Chunming actively come out to prevent me from taking over. When my old leader got angry, he quarreled with Xu Chunming, and in the end, the top leader got both positions."

"Now the top leader is about to retire. Generally, at this time, either a superior department will send someone to take over the top leader's position, or someone will be promoted from within the bureau. However, according to rumors from the city bureau, the city police chief plans to promote someone from our bureau, and the most hopeful candidates, besides my old leader, are Xu Chunming."

"Yesterday, when we had a conflict with Xu Guozheng at the Diamond Club, I realized an opportunity had come, so I secretly recorded the whole process with my phone. Now that the incident involving Xu Guozheng has caused a stir, the difficulty for Xu Chunming to become the police chief has increased. To eliminate the impact of the internet, he is using the criminal investigation team as a bargaining chip. If I agree to him, he can use the video to accuse my old leader of using such means to sabotage him."

"The current criminal investigation team captain is the top leader's man. At this time, proposing that I become the criminal investigation team captain is equivalent to indirectly offending the top leader. The opinion of the former top leader is very important in the promotion process. Offending the top leader, combined with the video incident, do you think my old leader still has a chance to become the top leader?"

"However, there is one thing I don't understand. Xiaoqing, why do you think my old leader can't compete with Xu Chunming?"

Hearing Wang Hu's explanation, Wu Potian finally understood what Lin Xiaoqing meant. Now he finally understood why the officialdom is described as a place of deceit and hidden knives. However, he was also very curious about Lin Xiaoqing's analysis and immediately asked her, who was leaning in his arms: "Xiaoqing! I am also very curious about Hu Zi's question. Why do you think Hu Zi's leader can't compete with Xu Chunming?"

Hearing Wu Potian and Wang Hu's questions, Lin Xiaoqing's eyes, like autumn water, revealed a hint of wisdom. Her charming demeanor exuded a commanding presence, and a rare confidence for a woman naturally flowed from her. A delicate and graceful smile appeared on her snow-white face, and she sat up straight, asking with a smile: "According to the regulations on the avoidance of appointments for party and government leaders, leaders cannot serve as the top leaders of the county (city) party committee, government, disciplinary inspection agency, organization department, people's court, people's procuratorate, and public security department in their hometown. This time, the higher-ups have hinted that the top leader will be promoted from among the deputy leaders of the police bureau. Isn't this obvious?"

"I understand! Although Hu Zi's leader is also a deputy director, he is a local official who has grown up here. Moreover, he only recently transferred from the military, and his local connections are far worse than Xu Chunming's. More importantly, although Xu Chunming is from Han Cheng, he did not grow up there. To be precise, Xu Chunming has someone backing him, and this person is likely the top leader of the Jiaoning City Police Bureau. This position is specifically prepared for Xu Chunming, and Hu Zi's old leader is just a supporting role."

Hearing Lin Xiaoqing's explanation, Wu Potian suddenly felt enlightened, and a look of shock appeared on his face. However, when he thought about the video on the internet and the unuploaded recording, he couldn't help but laugh, muttering to himself: "No wonder Xu Guozheng, that rich kid, said his father was the police chief last night. This fool probably didn't realize that trying to rely on his father would end up hurting him. Once the content of the voice recorder is uploaded to the website, even if Xu Chunming has the support of the Jiaoning City Police Bureau's top leader, he won't have a chance to become the top leader of the Han Cheng City Police Bureau."

Seeing Wu Potian's quick understanding, Lin Xiaoqing's beautiful face lit up with a sweet smile that made hearts race. Her delicate and tender cheeks were like blooming peach blossoms, and her large, beautiful eyes sparkled with wisdom and intelligence. She answered in a soft voice: "Potian! You guessed right. This time, Chen Shengping and others are just supporting roles for Xu Chunming. Such situations are common in the officialdom of our country. In the officialdom, it's not just about your ability; it's about what the leaders say. If the leaders say you are capable, you can be promoted even if you are not. If the leaders say you are not capable, even if you are very capable and outstanding, you won't have a chance to stand out."

Since Wang Hu learned that the Jiaoning City Police Bureau planned to promote a top leader from within the Han Cheng City Police Bureau, he had several times urged his old leader to find connections and compete with Xu Chunming. However, every time he mentioned this, his old leader always acted indifferent, which made him feel anxious. Now he finally understood why his old leader had that attitude.