Invincible Young Master in the City
Chapter 549 - 549 545 Before Taking Office on Horseback Part 1

549: Chapter 545 Before Taking Office on Horseback (Part 1) 549: Chapter 545 Before Taking Office on Horseback (Part 1) Around one o’clock in the afternoon, Ye Fan drove Li Zhaojun to the airport to catch a flight back to Hua Hai City.

At about half past three in the afternoon, Ye Fan drove to pay his respects to his grandfather Ye.

Grandfather Ye didn’t receive him in the living room as usual but in the bedroom.

There were no outsiders, just the two of them.

In contrast to their past meetings, Grandfather Ye appeared much more amiable, like a true grandfather.

After talking for about an hour, Ye Fan finally left Grandfather Ye’s room.

On the way home, Ye Fan smirked bitterly, as his grandfather had actually asked him to get promoted from deputy section chief to deputy division chief within three years.

Climbing two ranks in three years, especially from section chief to deputy division chief, was a significant hurdle.

Only upon entering the deputy division level would one be counted as a real official in the civil servant ranking system of Hua Xia.

But this threshold was not easy to cross, as countless section-level civil servants could end up waiting ten to twenty years, their hair turning white without being able to make it.

“Not using family influence, climbing two ranks in three years, and reaching the real official ranks,” Ye Fan shook his head with a wry smile as he drove, “Grandfather really has high expectations for me.

It seems I won’t need to deliberately slack off; in three years, I could return to the military.”

Ye Fan held the rank of major general in the military.

If he were to transfer normally, it was typical to be demoted by half a rank, which would instantly make him a deputy department/bureau level official.

However, Grandfather Ye and Ye Guohua were very ambitious, which was why they had Ye Fan start from the grassroots level, building a solid resume so that he could eventually climb to the real heights of government leadership, and perhaps even reach the top.

The Ye family moved swiftly, and the next day, Ye Fan received notification to report to the Forty-ninth Army District and officially take up his position, resigning as the leader of the special forces unit “Dragon Group.”

Nevertheless, the Ye family did not give up their influence in the Dragon Group, so with Ye Fan’s recommendation, “Leopard” became the acting head of the Dragon Group.

In addition, through the Ye family’s maneuvers, Ye Fan retired temporarily due to injury, with the possibility of returning to the Dragon Group and resuming his position as the leader within three years.

During his resignation process from the military position, Ye Fan had to personally manage the transition of his work to the Dragon Group’s African and Middle Eastern branches.

“Chief, rest assured, I will take good care of the Dragon Group and await your return!” Leopard declared proudly, slapping his chest, “The brothers of the Dragon Group only respect you; anyone else trying to take your place is just wasting their time!”

Ye Fan nodded.

The Dragon Group had only been officially established for fifteen years, and its significant growth and strength had started under his leadership, with the core team and leadership mostly promoted by him.

Of course, the Dragon Group didn’t grow because of him.

Over the past ten years, as the national power of Hua Xia had explosively increased and overseas interests became increasingly significant, the state focused on developing the Dragon Group to covertly maintain these overseas interests.

After spending three days, Ye Fan flew back to the Forty-ninth City and immediately received notification to assume his new role in Mingde County Public Security Bureau of Long’an City, Anhui Province, as the deputy political commissar and head of the Public Security Department in three days.

Upon hearing the location of his new appointment, Ye Fan was stunned.

He couldn’t recall the city of Long’an, let alone Mingde County.

He pulled out a map, searched under the jurisdiction of Anhui Province, and finally found Long’an City tucked away in the southeastern corner of Anhui Province, with Mingde County situated even closer to the border with another province.

However, widening his perspective, he discovered that Mingde County wasn’t far from Hua Hai City at all—only about 200 kilometers away, connected by a highway.

“Anhui Province is one of the famously impoverished provinces in the central region of the country, and with Long’an City being so far from the provincial capital’s administrative center, Mingde County must not be a significant county sitting between the border of two provinces.

Indeed, it’s back to the grassroots.

Fortunately, it’s not far from Hua Hai City, which I suppose is Grandfather’s kind gesture,” Ye Fan mused.

Next, he checked Mingde County’s population and economy—an average county with a mere 510,000 residents and a nominal GDP of just over 17 billion the previous year.

It ranked around a thousand among all counties in the country and had just shed the label of a poverty-stricken county.

“Being near Hua Hai City, I might as well spend a couple of days here to sort out some matters, then drive straight from Hua Hai City to report to Mingde County,” Ye Fan thought aloud.

In the evening, after dinner, the Ye family sat down to chat in the living room on the second floor.

Qiao Feixuan was all smiles, radiant and glowing, holding Ye Fan’s hand and occasionally reminding him to seize the opportunity, strive hard, and hopefully climb to the position of director or even county magistrate or secretary within three years.

Ye Guohua’s expression, however, was somewhat grim.

With the support of his family’s influence, it had taken him just over three years and two months to climb from the grassroots to the deputy division level, which was already considered rocket-speed in the eyes of others.

Therefore, he felt compelled to seriously impart to Ye Fan the tricks of the trade.

However, the things said aloud often needed to be taken with a grain of salt; the key was still personal practice and experience.

The next morning, Ye Fan took a flight to Hua Hai City.

He got off the plane and exited the airport, where two beautiful young women greeted him cheerfully—it was Qing Luan and Wei Ziling.

Ye Fan had asked Wei Ziling to pick him up, and as expected, Qing Luan came along as well.

On the drive back to Dingsheng International Hotel, Qing Luan asked curiously, “Ye, what happened at your home?”

“It’s not something that happened at home but rather something that has happened to me,” said Ye Fan, “I’ll tell you more when we get back to the hotel.”

Back at the hotel and entering the presidential suite, Ye Fan went into the master bedroom to freshen up and change his clothes, then sat down on the living room sofa.

Qing Luan and Wei Ziling had been waiting for a while.

As soon as Ye Fan sat down, Wei Ziling came over, placed her slender hands on his shoulders, and began to massage them meticulously.

“Ziling, you don’t need to massage my shoulders,” Ye Fan said, although Wei Ziling’s massage techniques were getting more refined, the time of their association was running out.

“I’m not tired.

I’ll be idle otherwise,” said Wei Ziling.

“No, sit down.

I have something important to tell you both,” Ye Fan said.

Wei Ziling hesitated a moment but complied, retracting her hands and sitting back on the sofa.

Ye Fan pondered a moment, then addressed Qing Luan, “Qing Luan, Ziling, I must leave Hua Hai City the day after tomorrow, and it’s unlikely that I’ll be able to stay here for long.”

“Ah!” exclaimed both Qing Luan and Wei Ziling, caught off guard.

Wei Ziling anxiously asked, “Mr.

Ye, where are you going?

I want to follow you!”

Qing Luan then inquired, “Ye, are you going back to Africa?”

“No, I’m not going back to Africa.

I’m going to be a civil servant in a county in Anhui Province,” Ye Fan announced.

Qing Luan was even more astonished, “Does that mean you’re leaving the…”

Because of Wei Ziling’s presence, she quickly swallowed the words “Dragon Group.”

“Just leaving for three years,” Ye Fan clarified.

Wei Ziling couldn’t help but plead, “Take me with you, Mr.

Ye, please.”

Ye Fan shook his head, “The place I’m going to isn’t a city, just a very ordinary county, so there’s no need for you to suffer by following me.”

“No, I’m not afraid of hardship.

Mr.

Ye, besides brewing medicinal dishes and relieving your fatigue with a massage, I can also wash your clothes, cook, and clean for you,” Wei Ziling pleaded earnestly, “I don’t mind if my salary is cut in half.”