Chapter 1918

Chapter 1918: Chapter 1918

"Nice work."

Lin Jin leaned on the sofa, with Zhang Yan’s tight yet fleshy bottom sitting on him, her upper body limp on his chest.

The bare skin under the nightgown was sticky with sweat.

Zhang Yan regulated her breathing, slowly sat up from him, and moved her weak body to the side, casually brushing back the strands of hair stuck to her forehead with sweat, and asked, "Tell me your good news."

Lin Jin casually zipped up his pants, picked up a pack of cigarettes, lit a post-coital cigarette, and said indifferently, "Gao Zheng is leaving."

Zhang Yan was startled, her pupils suddenly contracted, and she incredulously said, "Secretary Gao? He’s... he’s retiring?"

Lin Jin shook his head and pointed above: "Promotion."

Zhang Yan’s heart trembled heavily again; this news was shocking.

The top leader of Nanjiang Province was to be replaced!

This was enough to cause great upheaval throughout Nanjiang Province.

The first thing Zhang Yan thought of was, once he leaves, who will take this position?

Generally speaking, as long as the atmosphere within the province is good, the organization would prioritize selecting someone from the existing team.

Of course, the organization would also consult Secretary Gao’s opinion.

At this stage, Secretary Gao’s attitude is crucial.

If the organization believes Secretary Tian is worthy of a major responsibility, but Secretary Gao holds the opposite view, then Secretary Tian has a high probability of being eliminated.

Conversely, if Secretary Gao fully supports Secretary Tian, then Secretary Tian could easily lose the "Deputy" in Deputy Secretary.

Lin Jin looked at her changing expression and said, "I suggest you keep this matter hidden. From what I know, besides Secretary Gao, there’s currently no second person in the province who knows this news."

"And don’t think about exchanging this news for favors from the Provincial Committee leadership. The Provincial Committee’s structure has long been set; whoever gets the news in advance can’t change the current structure."

"Moreover, Secretary Gao is being promoted, not retiring. His opinion greatly influences the Organization Department on who to select. Unless they can directly settle Secretary Gao, knowing it doesn’t help."

Zhang Yan looked at him: "Then why did you tell me?"

Lin Jin chuckled lightly, "Did I screw your brains out?"

These crude words made Zhang Yan show a hint of annoyance.

"Think about it yourself." Lin Jin had no intention of explaining it that clearly to her, so he extinguished the cigarette and left after pulling up his pants.

Zhang Yan didn’t concern herself with Lin Jin, sat alone on the sofa, and furrowed her brows in thought.

After a long time, she vaguely guessed that he told her these things because he was worried she would hesitate to retaliate against Wu Qiangwei and Song Guanchao, concerned that Secretary Gao backed Wu Qiangwei.

Now knowing that Secretary Gao is leaving Nanjiang Province, there is no need to worry about these issues anymore.

"Is Secretary Gao really leaving?"

She couldn’t fully trust Lin Jin.

"First, I need to verify his identity."

Zhang Yan felt her actions today were somewhat impulsive.

Before confirming whether his words were true, she obediently satisfied his unreasonable demands.

Even though she didn’t suffer a loss, it still left her displeased.

She opened her computer and searched for Jinhua Pharmaceutical.

This pharmaceutical company is a family-run business, and both the founder and main shareholders have the surname Lin.

But merely this information wasn’t sufficient.

Unfortunately, with her abilities, it was difficult to determine if Lin Jin was indeed part of the Lin Family behind Jinhua Pharmaceutical.

Zhang Yan decided to first interact with him for a while, and if all the news he shared today turned out to be true, then whether he was part of the Lin Family wouldn’t matter.

As long as he could continuously provide information, that would be enough.

She went to the bathroom to take a shower again, returned to the bedroom, turned off the lights, and lay on the bed, contemplating the news Lin Jin provided today.

As she thought, her mind shifted, and she suddenly thought of Zhou Zheng recently traveling to other regions for investment promotions.

"He’s stabilizing his position as City Secretary, aiming to join the Provincial Committee..."

"Wu Qiangwei is also doing the same..."

The convergence of these two pieces of information gave her a vague grasp on something.

She sat up from the bed, grabbed her phone, found Zhou Zheng’s number, and called him.

Zhou Zheng was also about to rest at this moment.

He was getting older and couldn’t muster the same energy as when he was younger. Having been busy outside for days, his sleep was seriously lacking.

Initially, he had some thoughts about his traveling companion Zheng Ting.

But with continued intense work, he couldn’t muster any interest and just wanted to use all his extra time for rest.

"Hmm? Zhang Yan’s call?"

He pressed the answer button, put it to his ear, and only after Zhang Yan spoke did he ask, "What’s up?"

Zhang Yan’s tone returned to its usual rhythm: "I heard some news that might interest you."

"Let’s hear it."

"I heard that Wu Qiangwei had pleasant talks with some foreign companies from Gusu City, and they’re about to visit Jiangzhou for an inspection. It’s likely they’ll relocate their business to Jiangzhou."

Wu Qiangwei’s actions to restart the industrial park were significant, but the specifics of her interactions with foreign companies were unknown to him.

Mainly because Wu Qiangwei deliberately concealed it, she didn’t openly discuss it.

Although he had placed many people in the City Government, he couldn’t penetrate Wu Qiangwei’s inner circle.

Zhang Yan suddenly telling him this news made Zhou Zheng feel even more urgency.

"She works quickly." Zhou Zheng chuckled, demonstrating a very optimistic tone.

Zhang Yan said, "There’s one more piece of news; I hope you’ll still be smiling after hearing it."

"Go ahead."

"Answer me one question first," Zhang Yan asked, "Did you leak the news about Song Guanchao meeting setbacks in Beijing?"

Zhou Zheng chuckled, although he didn’t speak, the laughter clearly answered her question.

Zhang Yan said, "I don’t know where you heard that from, but to my knowledge, Song Guanchao did not face rejection in Beijing. On the contrary, they’re about to come to Jiangzhou for an inspection, and there’s a high probability they’ll settle in Jiangzhou."

Zhou Zheng was taken aback: "Where did you hear this?"

Zhang Yan said, "Don’t ask me the source of the information, and I am unsure about its reliability. Anyway, I heard it’s happening, so I thought I should let you know."

"Oh, and one more piece of news, which you’ll certainly find interesting."

"There’s another?"

Zhou Zheng was very surprised.

A finale piece of news surely had to be more important than a foreign-owned store settling in Jiangzhou.

He really couldn’t imagine what it could be.

"Secretary Gao is leaving Nanjiang Province," Zhang Yan said.

"Hiss!"

Zhou Zheng took a sharp breath, and it took two or three seconds before he excitedly asked, "Where did you hear this from? Is the information reliable?"

"Unsure," Zhang Yan said, "but if the previous two pieces of information are true, then this one can’t be wrong either."

"Alright, I’m going to sleep. Oh, and don’t spread Secretary Gao’s news around, or else people won’t talk to me in the future."

Zhang Yan hung up the phone, while Zhou Zheng was left wide awake.

The first two pieces of news made him feel urgency, while the last piece made him excited.

On the condition that the news was genuine!