Civil Servant's Notebook by Wang Xiaofang

Author:Wang Xiaofang [Xiaofang, Wang]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, General
ISBN: 9780857971227
Google: oCJt8Wo6iiwC
Publisher: Penguin Books Limited
Published: 2012-09-30T23:00:00+00:00

Standing Vice-Mayor of Dongzhou, Peng Guoliang

WHEN HU ZHANFA told me that the copy of the The Civil Servant’s Notebook had been stolen, I could hardly believe my ears. That guy was a little too clever for his own good. I told him countless times that he shouldn’t keep a draft or a copy of the notebook, but not only did he keep a draft, he also made a copy! What could he want a copy for, if not to have a weapon in reserve? Even my own personal secretary, who I trained myself, wanted something on me. Could I trust anyone?

Hu Zhanfa wanted me to use Zhu Wenwu to force his son to hand over the manuscript, but yesterday evening a vice-secretary I know at the Provincial Disciplinary Committee called to say that Qi Xiuying has got her hands on the copy of the Notebook . She’s already held a preliminary meeting on the matter with several vice-secretaries and made a report to the Committee. They have decided to take action against me.

This is a real case of being hoist with your own petard! I meant to use the The Civil Servant’s Notebook to get rid of Liu Yihe, but instead Hu Zhanfa has handed him a victory. Now he gets to sit back and watch the show.

When I was considering secretaries, Hu Zhanfa had recommended Zhu Dawei but I didn’t like the look of his shifty, ratty features. I thought they concealed a calculating mind. Sure enough, Hu Zhanfa has fallen right into the little bastard’s trap.

The way I see it, Zhu Dawei must have acted on orders from Qi Xiuying, otherwise how would the copy have found its way into her hands so quickly? Or perhaps it was Liu Yihe, the old fox, who set a trap for me and made Zhu Dawei his snitch? Zhu Dawei stole the notebook and gave it to Liu Yihe, who passed it to Qi Xiuying. That son of a bitch Liu!

My biggest headache right now, though, isn’t actually the copy of the The Civil Servant’s Notebook. It’s Niu Yuexian.

My wife has turned a blind eye to my relationship with Yuexian all these years because she knows that I planted Yuexian in Hong Kong to act as a money launderer. Our family’s money can be sent abroad thanks to Yuexian’s services. Ever since I used part of the investment attraction prize money to start the company in Hong Kong, I’ve felt there’s something a little strange about Yuexian. I didn’t think much of it at the time. I assumed she was just annoyed about my gambling habit. How could I have guessed that the bitch was willing to forget our ten-year relationship for the sake of money. Now she’s swept up all the money and fled Hong Kong. I haven’t been able to get in touch with her for days.

No wonder she was so enthusiastic about urging me to start the company, imploring me to make her the CEO. Why not, I thought at the time.

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