Family connections: From special recruitment by the county committee to the pinnacle of power

Li Qiangchong and Wang Yonglin chuckled a few times, but their smiles were more like cries.

When did he start dreaming of doing poverty alleviation work?

When Li Qiang and Wang Yonglin came out of the office together, Li Qiang had completely lost his energy.

Back in his office, Li Qiang was mentally planning to try his best to help Su Jie get promoted to deputy section chief in the next couple of days, so that he could leave with a clearer mind.

Before he could finish writing his recommendation materials, there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in!"

Li Qiang said this in a huff.

Immediately afterward, the office door opened, and Du Xinyang stood in the doorway, saying to Li Qiang, "Section Chief Li, Director Jiang and Director Zhang have arrived. Please come to the main office outside immediately."

After saying that, Du Xinyang quickly sat back down in his seat.

Li Qiang's heart skipped a beat. Could it be this fast?

Although he had a bad feeling, Li Qiang didn't dare to delay. He put down his pen and paper and quickly walked out of the office.

At this moment, Wang Yuwen, the head of the research lab, was standing behind Jiang Qinghua and Zhang Juan, seemingly waiting for something.

Upon seeing Li Qiang, Jiang Qinghua smiled and waved, saying, "Section Chief Li, come here quickly, your application has been approved by the organization."

Although he was mentally prepared, Li Qiang still almost fell on the spot.

That's incredibly fast; it's been less than half an hour since he handed the application to Wang Yonglin.

That's traveling at the speed of light.

Even if he were stupid, he would have sensed something was wrong.

Wang Yonglin had to submit his application to the Organization Minister for review, then report it to Secretary Qi, and then discuss it before a final decision could be made.

This involved skipping all the intermediate steps, stamping the document directly, and sending it to Qi Hongchang. Qi Hongchang approved it instantly, which is why his job transfer could be completed within half an hour.

"Now, I officially announce that, after deliberation by the Yutong County Party Committee and County Government, Comrade Li Qiang's application has been approved. Effective immediately, Comrade Li Qiang will no longer serve as the Chief of the Secretariat Section of the County Government Office, and will instead serve as the Director of the Poverty Alleviation Office of Pingshan Township!"

"Everyone, give us a round of applause!"

After Jiang Qinghua finished speaking, he led the applause.

However, everyone in the secretariat except for Xu Hansheng was completely dumbfounded.

Wasn't the plan to kick Xu Hansheng out?

Why was Li Qiang the one who got kicked out in the end?

Xu He, in particular, felt a sinking feeling in his heart upon hearing the news!

Previously, he had indeed considered taking sides with Li Qiang to ease the tension between them.

But who would have thought that just an hour or two ago, Li Qiang was so smug, but in the blink of an eye, he was kicked out of the county government office!

Could it be that Xu Hansheng used his family connections?

impossible!

In the previous difficult situation, Xu Hansheng did not dare to use his family connections. Now that Xu Changqing has been transferred, only Li Qiang is left. Is it really necessary for Xu Hansheng to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut?

Even more shocked than him was Du Xinyang.

Li Qiang had everyone write their applications this morning, and before lunch break, the results were already out.

This is a lightning-fast directive.

In other words, someone from the county committee wanted to get rid of Li Qiang.

Moreover, that person's rank must be quite high; otherwise, how could they have completed all the procedures in just one or two hours?

Thinking about it this way, Du Xinyang couldn't help but secretly rejoice at how close he had come to disaster.

Fortunately, I changed course in time; otherwise, if I had stayed with Li Qiang, I'm afraid I wouldn't have fared well in the future.

But the most shocked person was Su Jie.

When she heard that Li Qiang was about to leave the county government office to take up his post in Pingshan Township, she was stunned. She didn't even hear what Jiang Qinghua said after that.

"Next, please welcome Comrade Li Qiang to read his deeply moving application to everyone."

As Jiang Qinghua spoke, he led the applause once again.

Upon hearing this, Li Qiang slowly raised his head and looked at Jiang Qinghua with pleading eyes.

He had Xu Hansheng read this application aloud in public.

Why would Jiang Qinghua go to such lengths to punish him?

"Director Jiang... I... I've already submitted my application to Deputy Minister Wang of the Organization Department. So, I think... there's no need to read it aloud, right?" Li Qiang said with a mournful face and a pleading tone.

Jiang Qinghua smiled faintly, took the folder from Wang Yuwen standing behind him, and handed a document to Li Qiang, saying, "Comrade Li Qiang, look what I brought you?"

puff!

Li Qiang almost vomited blood on the spot.

What Jiang Qinghua handed over was the very application form he had copied!

"Comrade Li Qiang's spirit is something that everyone in our secretariat should seriously learn from!"

With a serious expression and a smile, Jiang Qinghua said, "Everyone knows the hardships and difficulties of poverty alleviation work, but Comrade Li Qiang truly cares about the people and has made serving the people his motto!"

"We must be pragmatic and responsible, truly engraving the spirit of serving the people into our hearts!"

"Comrade Li Qiang is an honor and role model for our Secretariat, and even for the County Government Office. Let's all applaud and welcome Comrade Li Qiang, and publicly read out his responsibilities and commitments as a Party member and cadre!"

Whoosh!

Xu Hansheng was the first to clap his hands.

The others, having regained their senses, clapped along while giving Xu Hansheng strange looks.

"From a young age, I, Li Qiang, have seen the lives of people in remote and impoverished areas through movies and television..."

The moment those opening remarks were uttered, they were like a thunderclap, exploding in the hearts of everyone in the entire secretariat!

Isn't this Xu Hansheng's application?

Old Shen stared at Xu Hansheng with an incredulous look for a long time, completely unaware that the pen in his hand had unknowingly fallen to the ground.

How powerful must one's connections be to temporarily change the county government's established decision?

This shows that the person behind Xu Hansheng is not in the county government office, but in the high-level positions in the county party committee office!

It's even possible that it's someone like the Minister or Deputy Minister of Organization!

Otherwise, it should have been Xu Hansheng who left!

Xu He stared at Xu Hansheng's back, not knowing what to say. At this moment, he really wanted to slap himself twice!

Why did I have to be so sharp-tongued and say those unpleasant things to Xu Hansheng?

Tears welled up in Li Qiang's eyes as he read the application.

He could clearly see the mockery in the eyes of Lao Shen, Xu Meijing, Chu Nan, and Jiang Yuan, as well as Du Xinyang's relief and joy at surviving the ordeal, and Su Jie's bewilderment and shock.

"Alright, everyone, let's see Section Chief Li off."

After saying that, Jiang Qinghua turned to Li Qiang and said, "There will be a commuter bus to Pingshan Township before noon. Section Chief Li is so sincere and eager to get to the front line of poverty alleviation work. We should give him our full support."

"So, Section Chief Li, don't delay any longer. Once you arrive in Pingshan Township, remember to let your family know you've arrived safely."

Whoosh!

Another round of applause rang out.

Li Qiang glared at Jiang Qinghua with hatred. He didn't want him to stay in the county government office for even a moment longer. He wished he could throw him into Pingshan Township to suffer right now!

"Next, I would like to introduce Comrade Wang Yuwen, who will succeed Comrade Li Qiang as the head of the Secretariat."

Jiang Qinghua clapped his hands and looked at Wang Yuwen beside him.

Wang Yuwen stepped forward, bowed slightly, and said, "Thank you, Director Jiang, thank you, Director Zhang, thank you everyone."

After saying that, Wang Yuwen stepped aside.

Jiang Qinghua narrowed his eyes slightly, and just as Zhang Juan was about to turn and leave, he slowly said, "Comrade Wang Yuwen has been in charge of the research office and is not very familiar with the secretariat. Therefore, we need to select an outstanding and motivated comrade from the secretariat to serve as the deputy head of the secretariat, so as to assist Comrade Wang Yuwen in completing the tasks assigned by the organization!"

"I personally have a very high opinion of Comrade Xu Hansheng. I wonder if any other comrades have different opinions?"