Chapter 5: The Provincial Committee Compound

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Lin Hao muttered to himself, fully aware of the situation within the bureau. Over the years, with the rapid economic development across the country, many local governments had based their activities around land policies. In some regions, land finance had surged dramatically, accounting for more than half of total fiscal revenue. The Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau had become a coveted prize, nurturing numerous corrupt officials with swollen egos and greed.

Although He Fei, the director of the bureau, was only a mid-level cadre, Tianzhong City was the provincial capital, and the resources and power he wielded were incomparable to those in other cities. This time, it seemed the provincial Discipline Inspection Commission was taking serious action, cornering him until there was nowhere left to turn but his office.

Unfortunately, it was like hitting a brick wall.

Thinking of the surveillance cameras at home, Lin Hao decided to sleep fully clothed in the guest room that night. He had no intention of exposing the matter—partly to see what Xu Qian might do when he was away, and partly because even if he did report it, the provincial Discipline Inspection Commission would never admit it. After all, their claim would be that they received an anonymous tip with a video storage card, and how could they trace who was responsible?

Protecting whistleblower privacy would leave him speechless.

After five years as an official, Lin Hao understood these things well. If everything were handled strictly by the rules, how would the Discipline Inspection Commission have so many anonymous leads?

Before going to bed, he sent a message to Director Jin Yuan in the office, saying he needed to take a day off tomorrow.

The next morning, before Lin Hao was fully awake, his phone rang. When he answered, he was immediately berated.

“Lin Hao, you think you’re something special? Yesterday, you embarrassed the whole bureau by being publicly taken away by the Discipline Inspection Commission, and today you just take a day off? Do you think this Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau is your family business? You come when you want, and don’t come when you don’t want?”

“I said I have something to do,” Lin Hao replied wearily, not wanting to argue with the fool. Jin Yuan’s attitude was purely opportunistic.

Jin Yuan grew even angrier at Lin Hao’s stubbornness. “Listen here, you better come today whether you want to or not. Otherwise, you can get the hell out of the bureau!”

Previously, Jin Yuan had arranged for his nephew to work as a contract employee under Lin Hao. When Lin Hao caught him molesting a girl during a countryside trip, he beat him up, causing a big scandal. The nephew was fired and served seven days in detention. Since then, Jin Yuan resented Lin Hao and made life difficult for him.

“I’ve already requested leave, do whatever you want,” Lin Hao said, then hung up the phone and decided to let things slide. After this, he would either be seconded to the provincial Discipline Inspection Commission or thoroughly suppressed.

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