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

Hearing Li Qiang's slightly choked voice on the phone, Su Jie comforted him gently, "Brother-in-law, there might still be a way to salvage this. You may not know this, but during the time you were away from the county government office, Xu Hansheng was transferred to the county party committee research office and became a section chief."

"He's only been working for a few months?"

Ok?

Su Jie's few words stunned Li Qiang instantly.

After only two months on the job, Li Qiang was transferred from the county government office to the county party committee office and directly became the section chief. Coupled with Xu Hansheng's background as a specially recruited student, Li Qiang quickly realized what was going on.

Perhaps Xu Hansheng really is his lifeline.

Thinking about it carefully, he didn't really have any grudges against Xu Hansheng. Wasn't his previous targeting of Xu Hansheng all because of Xu Changqing?

Because of his promise, Li Qiang spared no effort to ostracize Xu Hansheng, but now Xu Changqing has gone to manage logistics, and the promise will never be fulfilled.

Li Qiang may be willing to disregard his pride and even apologize to Xu Hansheng, but will Xu Hansheng accept it?

Thinking of this, Li Qiang shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I understand what you mean. You want me to go find Xu Hansheng, but Xu Hansheng might not accept me. Even if he does, this matter has already reached Qingshan City..."

Li Qiang didn't continue speaking, but his meaning was very clear: Lin Hanlong had been taken away by the Qingshan City Discipline Inspection Commission, indicating that this matter was no longer just a matter for Yutong County.

Does Xu Hansheng have such powerful connections?

Even if it were possible, how much money and gifts would be needed to get it done?

He doesn't have that much money to give as gifts.

"Oh, brother-in-law, what time is it? It won't hurt to ask."

Su Jie was so anxious she was stamping her feet. The situation was dire, but Li Qiang was still hesitating.

Seeing that Li Qiang remained silent, Su Jie simply spoke to him in a commanding tone: "Brother-in-law, listen to me. I'll go find Xu Hansheng right now. If he agrees, come back tonight, and we'll find a place to talk things out."

"You and Xu Hansheng don't have any major conflicts. Besides, he has already been transferred to the county party committee office. Even if you come back, you won't have anything to do with him anymore. He has no reason to target you."

"By the way, if he agrees, prepare a good pack of cigarettes. Don't be stingy with money; when asking someone for a favor, courtesy comes first."

After saying that, Su Jie hung up the phone.

She wasn't doing it for Li Qiang, but for herself. No matter what, she couldn't let herself be implicated by Li Qiang.

Thinking of this, Su Jie rushed to Xu Hansheng's office and gently knocked on the door.

Xu Hansheng is currently preparing to submit the information about Huichong Tiancheng Holdings to Qi Hongchang.

Now, it has come to the point where the county head needs to make contact, but Lin Hanlong has been taken away. So we need to consider whether the executive deputy county head should make contact or whether we should invite President Du directly to Yutong County.

Just as Xu Hansheng was deep in thought, he heard Su Jie knocking on the door. While gathering the documents on the table, Xu Hansheng called out to the door, "Come in."

"Hello, Section Chief Xu!"

As Su Jie carefully closed the door, she smiled and greeted Xu Hansheng.

"Comrade Su Jie?"

Xu Hansheng looked at Su Jie with some surprise and said, "I'm no longer in the secretariat. Shouldn't you be reporting to Section Chief Shen or Section Chief Wang?"

Su Jie bit her lip, stepped closer to Xu Hansheng, and said, "Section Chief Xu, actually I'm not here to report on work, I'm here to..."

At this point, Su Jie found it difficult to speak. After hesitating for a while, she continued to say to Xu Hansheng, "I'm here to apologize to you on behalf of my brother-in-law. What happened in the secretariat before was all my brother-in-law's fault, Section Chief Xu..."

Before Su Jie could finish speaking, Xu Hansheng smiled and said, "Comrade Su Jie, you're overthinking it. Section Chief Li and I only had a slight disagreement about work, nothing personal. Besides, it's all in the past, there's no need to bring it up again."

Seeing that Xu Hansheng directly avoided the topic, Su Jie was almost in tears. Biting her lip, she said to Xu Hansheng, "Section Chief Xu, I don't know if you've heard, but my brother-in-law was transferred to poverty alleviation because he said something wrong. This matter seems to have implicated County Chief Lin as well. I... my brother-in-law really doesn't know what to do, so he specifically asked me to ask you..."

Xu Hansheng waved his hand and said, "Comrade Su Jie, the reason why County Chief Lin was questioned by the organization is not something we should discuss behind his back. Also, regarding the matter you mentioned, I'm not entirely clear on it either. As for why Section Chief Li was transferred to poverty alleviation..."

"Section Chief Xu, my brother-in-law really knows he was wrong." Su Jie could tell that Xu Hansheng was clearly unwilling to forgive Li Qiang, so she interrupted Xu Hansheng, took a few steps back, bowed to Xu Hansheng and said, "Section Chief Xu, on behalf of my brother-in-law, I apologize to you."

"My brother-in-law and sister have had a tough few years of marriage. My sister doesn't have a formal job and her income is unstable. The whole family relies on my brother-in-law's salary to support them."

"They had another child last year, and their family is struggling financially. Otherwise, my brother-in-law wouldn't have listened to Director Xu's instigation and deliberately targeted Section Chief Xu. He was really afraid of losing his job. Section Chief Xu, my brother-in-law and I didn't mean anything by it; we just wanted to sincerely apologize to you."

Xu Hansheng smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right. You must remember that matters concerning the county, whether they occur in the General Office or involve the county's main leaders, are not things we should discuss."

"Since you've been so sincere, I won't hold it against you. I'll say it again: what's past is past. The most important thing in life is to look forward."

"Is there anything else?"

Su Jie thought for a moment, then said to Xu Hansheng, "Section Chief Xu, my brother-in-law would like to invite you to dinner to express his apologies and formally apologize to you. I wonder... are you free tonight?"

Xu Hansheng thought for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "Okay, we'll contact each other again after get off work tonight."

Seeing that Xu Hansheng had essentially agreed, Su Jie bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, Section Chief Xu, for giving my brother-in-law a chance to reform!"

After saying that, she quickly left Xu Hansheng's office.

Only after Su Jie left did Xu Hansheng chuckle softly. What's the use of dealing with Li Qiang?

For Xu Hansheng now, Li Qiang is no longer a respectable figure.

Even if Li Qiang hadn't approached Xu Hansheng, Xu Hansheng was already considering whether he needed to personally go to Pingshan Township to investigate the progress of poverty alleviation work.

There are some things that need to be said to Li Qiang, to point him out a "bright path".

However, it would be even more advantageous for Xu Hansheng if Li Qiang took the initiative to visit him.

As for Lin Hanlong, that's not something Xu Hansheng should consider, but Wang Long must be eliminated!

The goal is not only to remove this person from his position as the county magistrate's secretary, but also to sever the red thread between him and the daughter of Chen Hongsheng, the executive deputy county magistrate!

Otherwise, keeping this person around will only lead to addiction sooner or later!

"Knock knock knock!"

Just as Xu Hansheng was deep in thought, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!"

As Xu Hansheng finished speaking, Zhao Dongxu pushed open the door and said, "Section Chief Xu, Director Fu has informed all section chiefs to immediately proceed to the second-floor conference room for an emergency meeting of the county party committee!"