The Beauties Help Me Become the No.1 Official

Chapter 543: Chapter 543: Red Flag County's Fear at the Mention of Tiger

"Do you know Qiu Qingyi?"

In the private room, Lin Fan and Xue Changchun sat opposite each other.

"Of course, with South Qing and North Qi around in Provincial City, who could afford not to know those two

women? | had the fortune to accompany a leader and met Qiu Qingyi once, but I'm not well acquainted. After all,

those who are friendly with her can shake the city with a stomp of their foot, and | simply don’t carry that kind of

weight."

Xue Changchun’s words made Lin Fan reveal a faint smile. It was clear that even if he hadn't asked Xue

Changchun to make a move, Feng Xiaoxiao would have arranged for Qiu Qingyi to intimidate Jiang Chun Nian

today.

This poor, foolish boy thought he had finally ensnared the Goddess, yet he was unaware that from the very start,

he was just a pawn in Feng Qiqi’s game. Cluelessly feeling confident of his victory, he ended up completely

stripped bare by others.

"How c| spent four years at university here, yet | never realized when women got to be so formidable in the

city?"

Lin Fan couldn't help but marvel; back in his day, he had never touched any high-level contacts, so of course, he

had no idea of the insider information.

"It's not that women are formidable. It’s that the formidable men stand out front, while only the women hide

behind the scenes. Combine both the frontstage and backstage, and that’s the main composition of Provincial

City. However, the fact that they can go toe-to-toe with those frontstage shows just how formidable South Qing

and North Qi are, especially when you consider the mystery of those who remain entirely behind the scenes. At

their level, they are certainly connected with higher powers."

Xue Changchun, being in the heart of Provincial City, naturally understood the intricacies but didn’t have the

status to sit at the high table, so his knowledge wasn’t much more than Chang Wanyun's.

"Well, this city is quite lively, but where there are people, there's a world of strife. It's the sfor a province, a

nation, or even just a village. Fortunately, | don’t have to mingle here."

Lin Fan took a bite of his dish, unaffected by the city’s complex mix of dragons and snakes. After all, he wasn’t

yet playing at that level.

"Lin, no offense, but the move you made by taking up a post in Red Flag County wasn’t so great. Why didn’t you

just go back to the district office? Even an office director would be safer than being a Deputy County Magistrate."

With that said, Xue Changchun opened up on the subject.

"I'm just following orders from above. | think the leadership believes that since the province invested tens of

billions of funds in Red Flag County, they wantedto gain sexperience there and ensure the investment’s

safety."

Lin Fan had long since becaccustomed to people’s expressions changing when Red Flag County cup in

conversation. He hadn’t chosen to go there voluntarily, after all.

"Everyone knows that Jiangning’s Red Flag County is a veritable hell. That Deputy County Magistrate Zhao

Chuanchun is a bona fide local tyrant. Over the years, county magistrates have been unable to hold their ground

in Red Flag County, and now with the province's major development project landing there, it's clearly a juicy

piece of meat. Zhao Chuanchun will not let this opportunity pass him by. Sending you there is like trying to

snatch meat from a tiger's mouth; one careless move and you might end up in its jaw."

Xue Changchun let out a sigh: "You must be aware that my projects are all in Lotus Town; my primary reason for

this is to stay out of Red Flag County's jurisdiction, far enough from Zhao Chuanchun to avoid excessive

interaction. Even so, right after my arrival | made sure to pay Zhao Chuanchun a visit. | was carrying the face of

provincial leadership with me, but still had to make the proper tributes. Haven't you seen how the Health Bureau

officials created trouble in Lianhua Town multiple times? That surely had the backing of shigher-ups."

"So you're saying that the incident last twasn’t just sunderling acting out of line?"

Lin Fan nearly forgot about that incident until it was brought up again.

"No matter how bold the subordinates are, without leadership direction, how could they possibly cause trouble

on my turf? Ultimately, the Health Bureau director gained his position, but that also meant encroaching on Zhao

Chuanchun’s turf, and who knows when that old fox might seek retribution."

Xue Changchun’s words made Lin Fan frown involuntarily. Clearly, Zhu Defu had orchestrated that incident, and

later it was County Magistrate Luan’s brother-in-law who took the opportunity to climb up the ranks. It seemed

then that County Magistrate Luan and Zhao Chuanchun were not as amicable as they appeared on the surface.

"He can be his Deputy County Magistrate, and I'll be mine. As long as we don’t step on each other's toes, it's

best to live in peace."

"I'm just afraid there might be trouble brewing. So Lin, when you're in Red Flag County, make sure to listen

more, observe more, and speak less, especially avoid any friction with Zhao Chuanchun. After all, in his hands is

the livelihood of tens of thousands of people. He can't fall, nor is it allowed; otherwise, all those private coal

mines would have to shut down, and the resulting unemployment of tens of thousands would be too much for

the county, let alone the province, to bear."

Everyone knew Zhao Chuanchun was the umbrella for those illegal coal mines, but no one dared touch him

because of the well-paid miners of Red Flag County. Their wages supported the livelihood of over a hundred

thousand people, which was Zhao Chuanchun’s biggest capital.

"Don’t worry, I'll be careful."

Lin Fan narrowed his eyes and nodded. Without Zhao Chuanchun’s removal, Red Flag County would never be

stable, but if Zhao Chuanchun were to fall, the county would explode.

With no way forward or back, it seemed he needed to find a way to carve out a third option for himself.