Right path to power

About five minutes later, after seeing the text message, Lin Xiao immediately called Gong Lei.

"I'm sorry, Secretary Gong, no, I should call you County Head Gong now, I was busy and didn't see you."

"It's nothing, I just wanted to let you know."

"You're too kind, congratulations!"

Haha, congratulations to you too!

"County Chief Gong, what did you mean by 'shared joy'?"

"Oh, is that so? After the official appointment is made, I plan to transfer you back to the county government office as deputy director, so we can work together to do something truly meaningful."

Gong Lei knew very well that Lin Xiao had played a significant role in his victory over Hong Feng. Besides being grateful and wanting to repay the favor by promoting Lin Xiao, Gong Lei also knew that Lin Xiao was indeed capable of being his secretary.

In addition, Lin Xiao's relationship with Wang Yuanze might help him get closer to the new secretary.

"Thank you for your trust, County Chief Gong. I hope you will continue to take care of me in the future."

"Haha, let's look out for each other, let's look out for each other."

At the same time, Executive Deputy County Head Hong Feng also received a phone call. However, unlike the other caller, Hong Feng looked as if he had lost his parents and sat at his desk with a pale face.

His mouth trembled as he said, "Why did it turn out like this? Why not me? Does that Gong Lei have some extraordinary talent...?"

A series of doubts weighed heavily on his mind, shattering his dream of becoming a county magistrate.

As a typical representative of the local forces in Fengshan County, Hong Feng was promoted to deputy county head when he was not yet forty years old. Now, after more than ten years, he has become the executive deputy county head. He thought that the position of county head was within reach, but last time Gao Dayong, who was parachuted in from the city, took the lead. This time, Gong Lei intercepted him. How could he accept all of this willingly?

Dissatisfied!

Hong Feng's eyes were bloodshot, revealing hatred and ruthlessness.

The next second, a loud crash echoed through the inner office as a glass shattered, sending a shiver down Cheng Junjie's spine from the secretary's office outside.

After hesitating for a moment, he got up, took a new teacup, washed it, brewed tea again, and then quietly pushed open the door, saying cautiously, "County Magistrate..."

"roll!"

Accompanying the roar was a bamboo pen holder that flew in with incredible speed and force, leaving no time for anyone to react, and thus inevitably struck Cheng Junjie squarely on the forehead.

"what!"

With a cold snort, Cheng Junjie subconsciously raised one hand to press his forehead, but he clearly felt a warm current slide across his palm. The hot tea that was originally held in his other hand had been completely spilled. The key point was that the tea was poured directly onto his thigh and slid down his calf. Soon, red spots appeared on his thigh and calf, but Cheng Junjie was in so much pain that he grimaced.

If it were anyone else, Cheng Junyi would not only have started cursing, but would have also raised his fist and charged forward.

However, he was facing a raging torrent of water today, so he could only swallow his anger and endure the pain as he went out.

At that moment, a trickle of bright red blood flowed down his cheek through his fingers. The pain that followed made Cheng Junjie instinctively pull out a tissue from the table to wipe it. Seeing that the tissue was instantly soaked in red, he took out a small mirror from the drawer and looked at his face. He gasped. There was a very obvious cut on the right side of his forehead, and blood was still seeping out.

"Damn it, what's wrong with him? I didn't do anything to him, why is he yelling at me like that? He's so vicious, he's practically trying to kill me. Does he even have any humanity left...?"

Cheng Junjie cursed inwardly in frustration. Despite his anger, he dared not utter a sound and could only press hard on the wound to reduce the pain.

He always felt that he wasn't working as Hong Feng's secretary, but rather as his son, because he was constantly being scolded. If it weren't for the uncertain future prospects, he would have quit long ago.

After a while, Hong Feng roared at Cheng Junjie to go in and clean up the broken glass. When Hong Feng saw the band-aid on Cheng Junjie's forehead and the bloodstains next to it, he frowned but said nothing.

As Cheng Junjie cleaned, he felt frustrated and cursed under his breath.

Soon, news spread that Gong Lei was about to take over as county head.

During this period, everyone was paying attention to who would win the position of county magistrate. Many people were optimistic about Hong Feng, after all, he had the mayor standing behind him. But in the end, it was Gong Lei who had the last laugh.

Does he have a stronger backer than the mayor?

Such questions will naturally arise in the minds of some interested people, but they will probably find it difficult to find the real answer within their scope of knowledge.

On the other end, the Party and Government Office of Nangang Township.

As soon as He Saihua arrived at work, she ran excitedly to the Party and Government Office, smiling as she asked Lin Xiao, "Xiao Lin, I heard that Secretary Gong is going to become the county head, is that true?"

"Yes, that's how it should be if nothing unexpected happens."

"That's wonderful!"

For some reason, He Saihua's face flushed, as if Gong Lei's rise to power was closely related to her own career. In reality, she was probably happy for Lin Xiao.

After all, in her opinion, Gong Lei acknowledged Lin Xiao, but was her emotional expression a bit abrupt?

At this moment, Ding Shangkun, who had not yet entered the inner office, snorted inwardly, thinking to himself, so what if Gong Lei became the county magistrate? What does it have to do with these two? And what are they so happy about?

As the news spread further, Lin Xiao noticed that many people became much more polite to him, including Party Secretary Yan Zhao. However, Lin Xiao had already experienced the true colors of these people before, so he could only feign politeness.

Time always slips away unhurriedly, whether people are busy or leisurely, happy or sad.

The day after the public notice period ended, the relevant personnel transfer notices were officially issued to the units and individuals involved, and a cadre meeting was also held in Fengshan County on the same day.

At the meeting, Kang Tao, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the Organization Department, personally announced that Gong Lei would serve as Deputy Secretary of the Fengshan County Party Committee and Secretary of the Party Group of the County Government, and was nominated as a candidate for County Mayor of Fengshan County.

In addition, Qu Zheng, former member of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee and director of the First Cadre Division, was appointed as a member of the Standing Committee and deputy secretary of the Fengshan County Party Committee.

That afternoon, the Standing Committee of the Fengshan County People's Congress held a meeting and decided that Gong Lei would serve as the acting county head of Fengshan County, pending formal approval at the next county people's congress meeting.

The next day.

Gong Lei officially assumed the duties of county head. As soon as he arrived on the floor, he saw Zhou Tiancai, the director of the county government office, scurrying over excitedly.

Upon arriving, he respectfully said, "County Magistrate, I have already arranged for the county government office to prepare a new office for you, you..."

Gong Lei interrupted directly, saying, "Just use County Chief Gao's old office, clean it up, ventilate it, put some small green plants in it, and finally add a bookshelf."

Zhou Tiancai's face immediately darkened, but he quickly regained his smile and jotted down the points Gong Lei had mentioned in his notebook. Then he asked softly, "County Magistrate, what about your secretary and driver?"

"I'll inform the secretary later. As for the driver, I'll still have Yuan Xiaomin from the County Party Committee Office come; I trust him to drive."

"Yes, County Head, I'll take care of it right away."

Zhou Tiancai appeared respectful on the surface, but inwardly he was extremely depressed and disappointed. Like most people, he had placed his bets on Hong Feng, but unexpectedly, it was Gong Lei who came up instead.

Originally, he assumed that Gong Lei would not use Gao Dayong's original office, so he presumptuously prepared a new one in hopes of currying favor with the new county magistrate. However, in the end, it was all for naught.

Zhou Tiancai knew that although he had not directly served Gong Lei, who was still the deputy secretary, he had heard about his style of doing things. Therefore, for now, he could only do his job as the office director well first.

Soon after, Gong Lei convened a meeting of the county mayor's office, where he exchanged views with several deputy county mayors to understand the recent work priorities.

Hong Feng remained calm throughout as he spoke at length about the construction and progress of the new city, even occasionally making pointed remarks.

The other deputy county heads could obviously see what he meant, but Gong Lei remained calm and only emphasized that the county government should take the city party secretary Wang's research visit as an opportunity to fully promote the implementation of the city's work goals. The members of the county government leadership should not only take the lead and set an example, but also be down-to-earth, dare to take responsibility, manage their own people and do their own jobs well. At the same time, they should have a sufficient sense of urgency and crisis and strive to get their respective work ranked among the top in the city's annual assessment.

After the meeting, apart from Hong Feng, the other deputy county heads had a private chat with Gong Lei for a while.

Immediately afterwards, the heads of all the bureaus under the county government came to report to the new county head, and Zhou Tiancai temporarily took on the role of secretary.