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

Jiang Qinghua, standing in the crowd, instantly broke out in a sweat.

Clearly, Lin Hanlong's case is not over yet. At this point, the preliminary results of the handling of Lin Hanlong have only been conveyed to Qingshan City through the Organization Department.

There's bound to be a big show to come.

For a moment, Jiang Qinghua's heart was in his throat!

After looking around a few times and not seeing anyone from the Discipline Inspection Commission, Jiang Qinghua finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As Cheng Zihua put away the documents, he turned to Qi Hongchang and said, "Secretary Qi, I have finished reading the appointments from the Municipal Party Committee. Next, please give a speech, Secretary Qi."

Qi Hongchang, with a somewhat stern expression, said, "Just now, Minister Cheng read out the Qingshan Municipal Party Committee's announcement regarding the new appointments of some cadres in the county, as well as the preliminary results of the handling of certain comrades."

"I only want to say one thing here: we must never repeat the mistakes made by Comrade Lin Hanlong. No matter when or where, we must always put the Party at the core."

"At the same time, I hope that all comrades will remain true to their original aspirations and serve the people steadfastly and diligently! Anyone who cannot control their hands or mouth, who demands bribes or engages in extortion, should take Lin Hanlong as a cautionary tale!"

"The Yutong County Party Committee and Discipline Inspection Commission will never tolerate any anti-Party, questioning-the-Party leadership, or corrupt elements who violate discipline or the law!"

Whoosh!

As Qi Hongchang finished speaking, enthusiastic applause erupted throughout the venue.

This applause wasn't for Qi Hongchang's earlier remark, but rather for the fact that the Lin Hanlong matter had finally come to a temporary close.

While clapping, Jiang Qinghua secretly made calculations in his mind. Only when the applause gradually subsided did Jiang Qinghua turn to Qi Hongchang and say, "Secretary Qi, uh... the work of the poverty alleviation office in Pingshan Township has been quite effective recently."

"Many poverty alleviation projects that had not yet been implemented in the township have been carried out in an orderly manner. Comrade Li Qiang has performed exceptionally well in his work during this period."

"Given the current investment environment in our county, I...I request the county party committee to approve the transfer of Comrade Li Qiang back to the county government office to assist in investment promotion work. I hope Secretary Qi will approve this request."

The whole thing started with Li Qiang. Before dealing with Lin Hanlong, Qi Hongchang sent him to Pingshan Township with a single sentence, which led to further measures against Lin Hanlong.

So, now that Lin Hanlong's matter is over, if we can get Li Qiang out of Pingshan Township, it means that everything is calm and peaceful.

If Qi Hongchang can hold Li Qiang back and prevent him from returning, it means there will be bigger moves to come, and Jiang Qinghua will have to keep a low profile.

Qi Hongchang glanced at Jiang Qinghua, and naturally understood his thoughts perfectly.

Furthermore, there's no need to exile Li Qiang to Pingshan Township again. It's not impossible to transfer him back, but we can't give Jiang Qinghua face.

Thinking of this, Qi Hongchang turned to Zhang Juan, who was sitting next to Jiang Qinghua, and said with a smile, "Director Zhang, since the Secretariat is the main department of our county government office that liaises with enterprises, and you are the direct supervisor of the Secretariat, do you think this is necessary?"

Qi Hongchang's implication was that if Zhang Juan nodded, Li Qiang would have a glimmer of hope; if Zhang Juan shook her head, then Li Qiang wouldn't be able to come back for at least a year.

This is tantamount to giving Zhang Juan a huge favor.

Not only was Jiang Qinghua a little confused, but many leaders were also puzzled as to why Qi Hongchang was doing this.

To curry favor with Zhang Juan?

That's unlikely.

For a deputy director of a county government office like Qi Hongchang, a smile was already a great honor for her; there was no question of Qi Hongchang having to curry favor with her.

However, this gesture of respect was indeed a bit too much.

Xu Hansheng smiled without saying a word amidst the crowd. Qi Hongchang was giving Cheng Zihua a huge favor in front of everyone, and it wasn't for Zhang Juan at all.

In this way, Cheng Zihua can be completely at ease, and Qi Hongchang doesn't need to prepare any special gifts for him, nor does he need to hold a special welcome party for him.

This gesture of respect is a tremendous gift, and at the same time, it also conveys another message to Cheng Zihua: as long as Qi Hongchang remains the county party secretary, Zhang Juan is Qi Hongchang's person!

No one should try to make things difficult for Zhang Juan.

Zhang Juan touched the hair clip in her hair, somewhat flattered, and said, "Thank you, Secretary Qi, for your concern for our secretariat. Judging from Section Chief Wang's performance over this period of time, it would be more appropriate for Comrade Li Qiang to take over the secretariat."

"As for Section Chief Wang, it would be more appropriate for him to take over the research office of the county government."

Qi Hongchang nodded slightly and looked at Tan Zhifei and Jiang Qinghua, saying, "Director Tan, Director Jiang, after the meeting, please coordinate with the Organization Department and go through the procedures."

Tan Zhifei and Jiang Qinghua both nodded.

Logically, the only thing that was done was to send Li Qiang back to the county government office; Tan Zhifei had nothing to do with it.

The reason for bringing Tan Zhifei along was to make Jiang Qinghua understand one thing: before the new county magistrate takes office, the county government office needs to consult with Tan Zhifei on all matters, big or small, before making a decision!

As for Jiang Qinghua, if he dares to pretend to be senile, then he'll have his moment to shine.

Jiang Qinghua naturally understood Qi Hongchang's meaning, and repeatedly smiled and nodded at Tan Zhifei. This posture was like a pet dog at home turning over on its belly when it sees its owner, indicating that it was completely subdued.

"Secretary Jiang, is there anything you'd like to say?"

Qi Hongchang then looked at Jiang Hua.

Jiang Hua smiled and said, "Perfect timing. I'd also like to take this opportunity to announce that, effective immediately, Director Tan Zhifei will take over all of Comrade Fu Changqing's work. All departments of the county committee must unite around Director Tan and complete the tasks assigned by Secretary Qi and the county committee."

For a moment, many people cast ingratiating glances at Tan Zhifei.

Liu He, however, kept his eyes down and didn't even glance at Tan Zhifei. In his heart, he was extremely dissatisfied with the county's appointment result!

Qi Hongchang then spoke, "Alright, that concludes today's meeting. Everyone, please go about your business. Meeting adjourned."

After saying that, Qi Hongchang stood up and said to Cheng Zihua, "Minister Cheng, come on, let's go to my office. I have some good tea there."

Cheng Zihua stood up with a smile and walked side by side with Qi Hongchang out of the conference room, chatting and laughing.

Only after the two of them had walked away did the others get up one after another, line up, and leave the conference room.

Liu He, seething with anger, stormed back to his office and slammed the meeting minutes notebook heavily onto the table.

He gritted his teeth and cursed, "That good-for-nothing Tan Zhifei, how is he any better than me! He only climbed up the ladder because of luck and the political achievements Xu Hansheng gave him!"

"What's there to be proud of! Damn it!"

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Liu He was startled and quickly suppressed his anger, replacing it with a smile as he softly said, "Please come in!"

As soon as the office door opened, Gu Yu walked in with a grin.