Right path to power

After returning to his office, Tang Songying called Fu Xiaocong.

"What's wrong with you? Why hasn't the Fengshan Elementary School matter been resolved yet? How did you communicate with the Municipal Bureau? Why did Director Guo call and pressure County Head Gong? Now look what's happened, County Head Gong is taking it out on me. I was called over and given a thorough dressing-down. I'm supposed to be the deputy county head, and you...you're a complete waste..."

"County Magistrate Tang, I..."

On the other end of the phone, Tang Songying was sweating profusely, repeatedly apologizing and promising to correct his mistakes, work hard, and live up to his leader's expectations.

"The future? Do you think you'll even have a future?"

"what?"

"Old Tang, to tell you the truth, the county was originally going to take immediate action against you. I had to plead and beg to get you suspended from your post. You need to notify all the middle and senior-level cadres to attend the cadre meeting at 3 p.m. sharp this afternoon. That's all I can do for you."

"What?"

Upon hearing that he was to be suspended from his post, Fu Xiaocong became truly agitated: "County Chief Tang, why are you suspending me? What did I do wrong? I haven't done anything wrong, why should I be suspended? I don't accept this, I..."

Tang Songying interrupted, "What's the use of yelling at me? This is the county's decision. I've already said that it was only because I pleaded for you that your sentence was commuted to suspension, so you should be grateful. Also, you'd better clean up your mess quickly, or they might find something else out of you, or you'll be in big trouble."

Fu Xiaocong was still unwilling to give up: "County Chief Tang, I... I've always been very law-abiding and have always respected my superiors. You really have to help me think of a solution to this matter, I..."

"At a time like this, stop talking nonsense and don't take any chances. Let me tell you, you should avoid their sharp edge now. At worst, you can just treat it as a job change. If you keep pestering them and they find out something, even a god can't save you."

"Boss, I didn't mean anything by it. I just feel that you're my supervisor, and if something happens to me, it might not be good for you either, right?"

With a "snap," the phone was abruptly disconnected.

Meanwhile, Fu Xiaocong's face turned pale instantly, and he immediately felt that his last words were a case of "protesting too much."

Is my end really coming?

But why should I be all alone?

This is not fair!

He was indeed very unwilling to accept it, since he hadn't done anything wrong, so he wanted to struggle one more time.

After thinking for a moment, he went to the door and locked it from the inside, then returned to his seat and began making phone calls for help.

However, his explanation was that some people in the county were dissatisfied with him and were deliberately finding excuses to target him.

So, within a single afternoon, he spread the news that he was going to be suspended from his post.

Immediately, discussions arose, and the debate reached a fever pitch.

At 3 p.m., a meeting of county education bureau cadres was held on time, and Tang Songying, on behalf of the county party committee and county government, officially announced the decision.

On the podium, Fu Xiaocong's eyes were lifeless, his face was ashen, and he appeared outwardly detached.

Deputy Director Dong Zhibiao, who was appointed to temporarily preside over the work, delivered a speech, expressing his firm obedience to the decision of the county party committee and county government, and his commitment to uniting the entire bureau to carry out the various tasks in the near future.

Meanwhile, news spread that the county's inspection office had discovered that several schools were illegally charging fees for tutoring. The leaders of the schools involved were trembling with fear, after all, even the director of the education bureau had been suspended, and who would be next?

As for the school leaders of other schools who had similar ideas but dared not put them into practice, they breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that they had escaped danger unscathed.

Two days later, Lin Xiao organized the inspection office to summarize the special inspection work. Looking at the thick stack of materials handed over by You Zhengbo, Lin Xiao felt depressed.

After compiling the relevant materials, Lin Xiao reported to Gong Lei and arranged for the Supervision Office to send the relevant information on the problems found in the investigation to the schools involved, asking them to provide feedback on the specific situation and rectification measures.

"Lin Xiao has targeted the education system..."

"I heard that many schools have been caught red-handed by the inspection team, with photos and videos available, and have been given a deadline to rectify the situation..."

"Even the director of the education bureau has been suspended; the school principals must be losing sleep over this..."

"As expected, messing with that kid is never a good idea..."

"But I haven't heard of him having any powerful connections..."

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Education is closely related to every household, and any measures taken by the county will attract great attention from the people. Some people are gloating, some think it's making a mountain out of a molehill, and some applaud it...

In short, there are all sorts of opinions.

The discussions in society were as fierce as a torrential downpour, and the school leaders were naturally like ants on a hot pan, even feeling that every day was an eternity.

At this moment, Lin Xiao received a call from his junior high school homeroom teacher, Bai Jiansen, inviting him to a class reunion on Thursday evening. Bai Jiansen said that several students who had been away from home for many years were returning and wanted to invite the local classmates to get together.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao was immediately puzzled. In his opinion, the homeroom teacher, Ms. Bai, was a low-key and honest person, and it was unlikely that she would take the lead in organizing this matter.

However, Bai Jiansen treated Lin Xiao quite well when he was in junior high school. For a period of time, when Lin Xiao's Chinese grades were not good, Bai Jiansen specially tutored him.

Lin Xiao was grateful for this and always kept it in mind.

Therefore, Lin Xiao accepted Teacher Bai's invitation without hesitation.

"Okay, Teacher Bai, I will be there on time."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Xiao didn't think much of it and went back to work.

Bai Jiansen, on the other end of the phone, frowned slightly for some reason after hanging up.

"Teacher Bai, I knew it! As long as you make the call, Lin Xiao will definitely agree. You helped him like that before, so he will definitely give you face. Your influence on him is undeniable."

"Yes, Teacher Bai, Tiancai is right. I'm afraid only you can get Director Lin to come."

Yan Yifan sat to the side, holding a cup of tea in his hand, speaking sarcastically while slowly sipping his tea, looking completely confident.

Xie Tiancai, sitting opposite him, cast a sly glance at him. After a brief exchange, the two nodded slightly to each other.

"Let me tell you, whatever you do, don't bully Lin Xiao. He's an honest and simple guy..."

"Don't worry, Teacher Bai, we'll definitely talk to him nicely. After all, we're classmates, and you're here with us."

"That's for the best."

Just after finishing processing a document, Liu Yun received a barrage of phone calls.

"Lin Xiao, Yan Yifan invited us to dinner together tomorrow night. Are you going?"

Lin Xiao smiled, as if she understood what was going on: "Director Liu, they didn't call me."

"He didn't call you? Then why did he say you would definitely go?"

"It was Teacher Bai who called me."

"Oh, no wonder he said that." Liu Yun suddenly realized what he meant and pressed on, "He's with Xie Tiancai, will they come looking for you?"

Lin Xiao said calmly, "Never mind them. Since Teacher Bai called me personally, I have to go no matter what. I just want to see what these two are up to. They even brought up Teacher Bai."

At this moment, Lin Xiao already understood. It seemed that these two were still not giving up. The reason they organized this so-called "class reunion" was to try to turn the situation they were facing around.

However, Lin Xiao had already made up his mind that this inspection of the education system would be carried out to the end, and those responsible would be held accountable once any problems were discovered.

Therefore, in the face of irrefutable facts, any resistance seems pale and powerless!

"Alright, I'd like to see what kind of expression they'll have then." Liu Yun seemed a little excited.

"Hey Liu, are you that free?"

"Director Lin, aren't you being a bit too nosy? I think we should wait until you become the county head before making any decisions."

"good!"

The two felt something was missing if they didn't bicker like this.