Chapter 55

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"If there is anyone Xu Junran can trust in the capital, the Cao brothers are undoubtedly on the list. These two brothers are absolutely the kind of people who value emotions and righteousness, especially since Cao Junming in his previous life even married his daughter to Xu Junran.

'Brother, I came back this time because I need your help,'

After sitting down, Xu Junran did not beat around the bush but directly told Cao Junming the reason for his visit.

Cao Junming is 36 years old this year, belonging to the earlier batch of educated youth who went to the countryside. He suffered a lot in the harsh northeastern region. After the restoration of the college entrance examination, he was admitted to Jinghua University, becoming one of the oldest students in that batch.

In Xu Junran's dormitory, this elder brother played the role of both an older brother and a father. Among the six people in the dormitory, Xu Junran was the youngest when he entered university at 17, while the others were mostly around 26 or 27 years old, with Cao Junming being the oldest, naturally taking on the role of caring for his younger brothers.

Originally, he thought he had taken good care of his younger brothers, but he never expected that Xu Junran's hard-earned girlfriend would be ruined by Huang Zixuan, not only destroying his future but also leading to her early death. Therefore, in his previous life, Cao Junming felt extremely guilty about this, and even after rising to a high-ranking position, he could not let go of his grudge against the Huang family.

According to the information Xu Junran learned in his previous life, the Huang family had a chance to turn things around when they were under attack, as the opposing faction was equally matched with the Huang family, and neither side could overpower the other, resulting in a stalemate.

But at that critical moment, Cao Junming, who had already become the leader of a major faction, decisively took action against the Huang family, despite opposition from others.

The first blow was aimed at Huang Zixuan, who was already a high-ranking official at the ministerial level and had the potential to reach the central leadership!

With the cooperation of his classmates, Huang Zixuan was quickly disgraced and disgraced, and the Huang faction disintegrated in this incident.

Thinking back now, Xu Junran couldn't help but feel a myriad of emotions as he looked at Cao Junming. Who would have thought that this seemingly kind and gentle elder brother would be such a decisive and iron-fisted figure?

'Let's talk about your matter later. I'll make a call, and tonight you can come home with me to meet the old man. He has always admired your writing. If possible, you can join the Central Office and work as his secretary. What do you think?' Cao Junming said seriously to Xu Junran.

The Central Office is a service agency that serves the Central Committee of the Party, the various departments directly under the Central Committee, and the party organizations at all levels across the country. It works under the direct leadership of the Central Committee. It was established in the early days of the Party and was then called the Central Secretariat. Its main functions include handling the secretarial and conference affairs of the Central Committee, supervising the implementation of important work deployments by the Central Committee, relaying and urging the implementation of instructions from the Central Committee and comments from Central leaders; managing the cipher communication and cipher management of the national party and government systems, handling the transmission of Central documents and confidential documents and letters, and managing the research, production, sales, and use of commercial ciphers nationwide, as well as the confidentiality of ciphers; ensuring the security and medical care of the main leaders of the Party and the state, and undertaking the security tasks of important venues for the Central Committee, the State Council, and Central leaders; collecting information, reflecting dynamics, conducting comprehensive research, and drafting and revising some Central documents and manuscripts; providing specific services for the Central Committee in formulating intra-party regulations and leading national legislation; managing the reception, collection, sorting, preservation, utilization, and research of Central archives and documents, and administratively managing the national archives; managing the logistics services of the various departments directly under the Central Committee, coordinating and handling common social affairs of the Central departments; and undertaking other matters entrusted by the Central Committee.

Cao Junming's father is currently one of the main leaders of the Central Office. By suggesting that Xu Junran work as his father's secretary, he clearly wants to give Xu Junran a hand.

Xu Junran shook his head. He couldn't tell Cao Junming that in a month or two, the Central Committee would adjust the leadership, and Cao's father would be appointed as Vice Premier of the State Council, overseeing economic work.

'Brother, I am now the deputy secretary of the party committee in my hometown's commune,' Xu Junran said, looking at Cao Junming with a slight smile.

'Commune party committee deputy secretary?' Cao Junming was taken aback, then laughed. 'I never thought that you, who disliked politics the most, would be the first to go to the grassroots.'

After a pause, he said, 'If your second brother hears this, he'll be over the moon. When he was about to return to Lingnan, he wanted to find trouble with Huang Zixuan, but I stopped him. My idea is that a gentleman's revenge can wait ten years; sooner or later, he will fall into our hands.'

Ordinary words, but they stirred a tidal wave in Xu Junran's heart. It turned out that from the time of their graduation, his adoptive father's classmates had already decided to deal with Huang Zixuan.

'Second brother is just too impatient. I plan to go to Lingnan in a few days to seek his help,' Xu Junran said slowly.

'He's familiar with Lingnan,' Cao Junming nodded. 'By the way, you didn't know, but your second brother's father has just been appointed as the First Secretary of the Lingnan Provincial Committee.'

'What?' Xu Junran raised his head in surprise, a look of shock on his face. 'Wasn't it said he would be the governor?'

In fact, the look of surprise on his face was feigned. Xu Junran had long known about the backgrounds of his adoptive father's classmates. Cao Junming and Zeng Wenqin's families were all high-ranking officials, with Cao Junming's father eventually becoming one of the top leaders, and Zeng Wenqin's father also reaching a vice-national level.

It was precisely because of these connections that Xu Junran had the confidence to have the construction team from Lijiazheng Commune establish itself in Pengfei City.

'How can we guess the intentions of those above us?' Cao Junming said with a smile, clearly happy for Zeng Wenqin. After a moment's thought, he added, 'Xiao Liuer, tell me, do you really not want to return to the capital? Don't worry, with the old man's backing, no one will dare to touch you.'

Xu Junran knew he was worried that he might be afraid of Huang Zixuan.

Shaking his head, Xu Junran whispered to Cao Junming, 'Brother, since I've chosen the political path, I will eventually face the Huang family. As you said, Huang Zixuan can't run. But I don't have time to deal with him now. I came this time to ask for your help.'

Cao Junming raised an eyebrow but did not speak immediately. Xu Junran knew that whenever he raised his eyebrows, it meant he was thinking about something important.

After a long pause, Cao Junming nodded lightly and said, 'Since you insist, I won't force you. If you need any help, just say it.'

Xu Junran smiled, reached into his bag, and took out the manuscript he had written for a long time, handing it to Cao Junming. 'Brother, take a look at this.'