Reborn as a Noble's Son-Chapter 728 - 684: The Clown On Beam_1

Chapter 728 -684: The Clown On Beam_1

Bashu Province?

Nie Zhenbang’s brows rose, it seemed that his actions in Jiangbei Province had provoked the sensitive nerves of the Li family. He guessed that this event was likely instigated by the old Li family Li Guobing. Shen Yanshuo on the Jiangbei Province side probably didn’t know much about this.

As for this, Nie Zhenbang wasn’t overly concerned. The fact that Li Guobing went to Bashu at this time showed clear intentions. He was trying to use my methods against me. But in Nie Zhenbang’s view, this was merely a clown show. The “Three Public Expenditures” office seemed to hold great power, representing the Central Government’s inspection of the implementation of “Three Public Affairs” regulations in all provinces and cities. However, its scope was limited to provincial level authorities. Issues at this level had to go through the central disciplinary inspection department. In contrast, issues in lower-level cities and counties had to be handled locally. In this way, the authority of the Three Public Affairs office was severely constrained.

This was normal. If the power to decide life and death were in the hands of the Three Public Expenditures office, this position would be a hot potato, not a good one.

This limitation meant that Li Guobing’s wanting to stir up trouble in Bashu Province was unrealistic. The restrictions were too many. Besides, the old Li family didn’t have much grounding in Bashu Province. The situation was completely different from his own in Jiangbei Province.

What was more critical was that Nie Zhenbang wasn’t afraid of investigation. If it turned out that his people were involved in serious disciplinary misconduct, Nie Zhenbang would kill them without Li Guobing stepping in.

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Thus, after hearing Li Jupeng’s words, Nie Zhenbang appeared calm. Seeing Li Jupeng’s tense look, Nie Zhenbang smiled and said, “Ju Peng, why are you so nervous? It’s quite normal for Vice Director Li to inspect Bashu Province, it’s a routine affair. Don’t worry. Slowly tell me, what exactly happened in Bashu Province?”

Nie Zhenbang’s words seemed to carry a natural calming effect. His mild smile, his subdued language, and moderate speaking pace immediately calmed Li Jupeng down. He nodded and said, “Director, I just received a call from Secretary General Haojun. Vice Director Li had taken up residence in Bashu Province five days ago…”

After Li Jupeng’s introduction, Nie Zhenbang only then understood the situation. It started when he investigated the case in Pengcheng City in Jiangbei Province. Li Guobing and his team sped up their inspection of Yuedong. Five days ago, they headed straight for Bashu Province. For the first few days, the workgroup conducted a thorough investigation of the Bashu Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, the Provincal People’s Congress, and the Political Consultative Conference but found no issues. Afterwards, Li Guobing and his team began to inspect the provincial authorities in Bashu. When they arrived at the Bashu Province Public Security Bureau, they uncovered a serious problem.

The Bashu Province Public Security Bureau had sixteen brand-new Toyota Land Cruiser police vehicles. The registration and licensing records showed that they were acquired at the beginning of this year. Clearly, this was in conflict with the regulations of the “Three Public Affairs”.

Since last year, when the first pilot programs of the “Three Public Affairs” regulations were introduced in twenty-one provinces and cities across the country, the Central Government had drawn up clear rules for official car consumption. For official business vehicles, only car models priced below 180,000 RMB and within the range of government procurement regulations were allowed within party and government institutions and various other departments. Moreover, strict regulations were set on engine displacement, with sedans not exceeding 1.8L and SUVs not exceeding 2.4L.

From these data, it is clear that the sixteen Toyota Land Cruisers of the Bashu Province Public Security Bureau egregiously exceeded the standards. Both in terms of price and displacement, they violated the rules.

Hearing this, Nie Zhenbang’s eyebrows furrowed. If this were true, there would be nothing the Bashu Province Public Security Bureau could say in its defense. However, knowing his father, although he was a mediocre leader in Nie Zhenbang’s eyes, he was very cautious in his actions. In a derogatory sense, he was almost too cautious to his own detriment. Such negligence could not have occurred under his watch. There must have been an inside story.

Subsequently, looking at Li Jupeng, he said, “Ju Peng, did the Bashu Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government provide any specific explanation?”

“Yes!” Li Jupeng nodded firmly and continued, “Later, the Bashu Provincial Government and the Bashu Province Public Security Bureau presented proof from the Ministry of Public Security and the International Criminal Police Organization. This batch of vehicles was part of a joint initiative by the Ministry of Public Security and the International Criminal Police Organization earlier this year. The aim was to enhance local grass-roots police force and equipment in poor and remote areas of the western region through donations.”

“However, Li Guobing argued that since the vehicles were donated, why were they not distributed? He insisted that the Bashu Province Public Security Bureau had excessively equipped its vehicles and has already reported the matter to the media. This has created a fait accompli. Now, the Bashu Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government and the Provincial Public Security Bureau are all under immense public pressure. This news is currently overshadowing the events in Jiangbei Province.”

Listening to Li Jupeng’s detailed explanation, Nie Zhenbang didn’t say anything, but just nodded. He waved his hand at Li Jupeng and said, “Hmm, I understand.”

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Understanding the ins and outs of the matter, Nie Zhenbang began to ponder. From the perspective of the Three Public Affairs office, Li Guobing seemed to be in the right.

This couldn’t entirely be blamed on Li Guobing. If Bashu Province were to offer such an obvious leverage, and he didn’t take advantage, then Li Guobing wouldn’t deserve the attention given by the old Li family.

Yes, this batch of vehicles was donated by the International Criminal Police Organization through the Ministry of Public Security, and it was approved by the central government. However, it was clearly stated in the purpose of these vehicles that they were for strengthening the police force in remote and impoverished areas in the western region. But you, the Bashu Province Public Security Bureau, kept them all for your own use. How should this be interpreted? Does Tianfu City count as an impoverished area? As one of the sixteen sub-provincial cities in the country, Tianfu City is better off than most provincial capitals.

This is the biggest flaw. There would be no problem if all the vehicles were distributed. Now, by keeping all of them, you have gone against the intentions of the International Criminal Police Organization. No matter how you look at it, assigning a charge of overspending on official vehicles to the Bashu Province Public Security Bureau arranged by Li Guobing is reasonable.

After a moment of silence, Nie Zhenbang picked up the phone and dialed his father Nie Guowei’s personal cellphone. After a couple of rings, his father’s hearty laughter came from the other end of the line, “Zhenbang, it seems the matter in Bashu Province has reached your ears.”

Hearing his father’s relaxed tone, Nie Zhenbang felt more at ease. If Nie Guowei, who was at the eye of the storm, was not worried, it meant that there was nothing wrong with this issue.

Nie Zhenbang also started to laugh and said, “Dad, if all the media in the country are watching every move of the Three Gongs Bureau, wouldn’t any movement be public knowledge? This time…?”

Before he could finish his sentence, his father’s voice came from the other end of the phone, “My boy, you want to ask about the situation with the Bashu Province Public Security Bureau, right? It’s not a big deal. They did make a mistake on their part, but it was a collective decision made by the party organization of the Bureau. There will definitely be disciplinary action, but it will only be a minor penalty.”

After a pause, Nie Guowei’s voice lowered, “Also, Comrade Taiping is not feeling well and has a strong objection to your Three Gongs Bureau.”

The hidden meaning in these words was clear. Nie Zhenbang laughed and said, “That’s to be expected. I suspect that we, the Three Gongs Bureau, are not well-liked by leaders all over the country. That’s normal. Dad, since that’s the case, I’m going to hang up. Take care of yourself.”

After hanging up the phone, Nie Zhenbang felt immensely relieved. This time, the Li family had really made fools of themselves.

On one hand, from the old man’s tone, the decision to keep the police cars in the bureau was made by the party group of the Bashu Province Public Security Bureau. This was a collective decision. Granted, the head of the department, who is also the party secretary, should take the main responsibility. However, the law does not punish the masses. In any case, the punishment won’t be severe.

On the other hand, from the old man’s words, it could be inferred that the leadership of the Bashu Province Public Security Bureau was still able to withstand the test. That is to say, apart from this incident, there were no other disciplinary offences. Therefore, Li Guobing wouldn’t find anything even if he used this opportunity to dig deeper.

Furthermore, Secretary Taiping is quite unhappy with the Three Gongs Bureau. The Secretary Taiping mentioned here is not my former partner Li Taiping in WangHai, but the current Secretary of the Bashu Provincial Party Committee, Zeng Taiping.

Despite his harmonious name, those who are familiar with Zeng Taiping’s character are well aware that Secretary Taiping is not a nice guy, but a man of power. His attitude and style are quite sharp.

When they say he is unsatisfied with the Three Gongs Bureau, the hidden meaning is that the head of the Bashu Province Public Security Bureau is Zeng Taiping’s man. Li Guobing started this with the clear intention to attack Nie Zhenbang. However, Nie Zhenbang wasn’t affected, instead, he had offended Zeng Taiping.

This is a classic case of gaining nothing and losing everything. If this isn’t making a fool of oneself, then what is?

It can be expected that after Li Guobing has incurred the dissatisfaction of Zeng Taiping, his upcoming inspection in Bashu Province won’t go smoothly.

Having figured out the intricacies, Nie Zhenbang was in a great mood. The Li family is now facing a string of bad luck, they’ve made many enemies in Jingcheng, and now they’ve offended Zeng Taiping as well. It can be imagined that the Li family will certainly make some adjustments to Li Guobing.

With half-closed eyes, he rested in the car. Soon, the car passed the outer ring expressway of Jiangzhou City again. Around three-thirty in the afternoon, the speed of the convoy gradually slowed down. Beside him, Li Jupeng whispered, “Director, Director, we’ve arrived at Liangxi City.”

PS: I’m dizzy, a truck carrying wood over turned on the road, causing a traffic jam for over an hour. I only got home at eight-thirty. I’ll update one chapter first. Then, I’m off to take a bath. There will be more updates tonight. (