Starting as a town mayor, he rose through the ranks.

Ma Teng lit a cigarette, deeply agreeing with Luo Zhiguo's words. He, too, had been powerless to resist being sidelined by Zhang Qiang, the county magistrate.

"Zhiguo! What are you planning to do next?"

He exhaled a smoke ring, looked at Luo Zhiguo with a serious expression, and asked in a deep voice.

Luo Zhiguo lit a cigarette, thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice, "What I'm most worried about right now is the special fund for the road construction in Bohou Town. Some investors want to use it as a political achievement, but that's impossible..."

Upon hearing this, Ma Teng's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood what he meant.

He brought in the investors, so he can definitely influence them. If he says a word, the investors won't give Zhang Qiang any face.

Thinking of this, he looked at Luo Zhiguo and said in a deep voice, "Zhiguo! We can slow down the investors' side a bit, let's talk about it after the situation in Shunping County stabilizes. As for that special fund for road construction, Liu Ming won't dare to touch it, but he will secretly contract out the project. You just need to keep an eye on that..."

"I've been suspended from my post, and I'm afraid no one in Bohou Town can keep Liu Ming, the Party Secretary, in check. He'll exclude those who want to get things done and then use his own people..."

Luo Zhiguo exhaled a smoke ring and said with a helpless expression.

Ma Teng nodded, but still comforted him, "Zhiguo! Don't be discouraged, there's always a way..."

Upon hearing this, a fierce glint flashed in Luo Zhiguo's eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "Although I have been suspended from my post, if Liu Ming works hard on road construction and genuinely cares about the people, and doesn't have any ulterior motives, I don't care if he wants political achievements. But if he dares to sabotage the road construction, even if he is the county magistrate's brother-in-law, I will not tolerate him..."

He spoke with great confidence, because his prestige in Bohou Town was not something he had just earned.

If Liu Ming dares to tamper with the road construction, he will definitely have a way to teach Liu Ming a lesson.

Looking at Luo Zhiguo's domineering expression, Ma Teng couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Luo Zhiguo has only been in Bohou Town for a short time, yet he already commands great prestige there.

Looking at myself, I've been serving as the executive deputy county head of Shunping County for quite some time now.

But now they are sidelined by Zhang Qiang and several deputy county heads, and are like mere decorations, powerless to resist.

This is truly a case of comparing goods and losing money, and being treated like a scoundrel is infuriating.

Just as Luo Zhiguo had predicted, Liu Ming immediately convened a Party committee meeting the day after he was suspended from his post.

Then they overturned all the work arranged by Luo Zhiguo, and instead of going through any bidding process for road construction, they directly appointed a construction company to take on the contract.

Immediately afterwards, the task of road repair was handed over to Fan Ming.

Furthermore, the responsibility of discussing investment matters with the investment team was no longer assigned to Ye Hao, but was handed over to Zhou Guan and Li Xiumei.

They completely bypassed the town government and kept everything under their own control.

Finally, he even wanted to overturn the candidate for director of the finance office decided at the last party committee meeting, but he was ultimately opposed by Qiao Yan, Ye Hao and others.

He then gave up, after all, he had chaired the meeting last time and had just approved the candidate for director of the finance office.

If we forcefully overturn this at this point, people will say that we are running a one-man show, which is not in accordance with the rules.

However, he still took advantage of this situation and forced through the decision to recommend Liu Bao to the county bureau to serve as the head of the police station.

"Boss! Some people have really gone too far. You were just suspended, and they immediately seized control of the road construction and investment team projects. They even overturned your previous work arrangements and put Fan Ming, Zhou Guan, and Li Xiumei in charge of everything, completely bypassing the town government. This is highly irregular..."

After the meeting, Qiao Yan immediately called Luo Zhiguo to report everything Liu Ming had done at the Party Committee meeting.

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhiguo was not surprised, as it was all within his expectations.

"Director Qiao! Secretary Liu is the Party Secretary. I've been suspended from my duties, so he has the authority to oversee all work in Bohou Town. Therefore, you just need to do your job well. Also, tell Mayor Ye and the others that as long as they firmly stand on the side of the people, they will be invincible..."

After listening to Qiao Yan's words, Luo Zhiguo thought for a moment and said in a deep voice.

Then, he comforted Qiao Yan, saying, "As for you, the director of the Party and Government Office, don't worry if Liu Ming wants to get rid of you. Everything will be alright..."

Since Qiao Yan has been suspended from her post, Liu Ming, the director of the Party and Government Office, will definitely take action against her.

So he didn't have any good ideas, so he could only comfort Qiao Yan first and think of a way to make it up to her later.

"Boss! Don't worry, I'm prepared, and I'm not afraid that Secretary Liu will replace me as the director of the Party and Government Office..."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Yan spoke in a relaxed tone.

In fact, after learning that Luo Zhiguo had been suspended from his post, she had already anticipated her fate and made preparations accordingly.

She understood that the hardship was only temporary, and that Luo Zhiguo had connections and abilities, so he wouldn't be suspended indefinitely.

The day he returned was the day he would rise again, so he was more open-minded.

Immediately after Luo Zhiguo hung up on Qiao Yan, Ye Hao also called him.

He chatted with Ye Hao for a while, gave him some instructions, and then hung up the phone. Qian Tao also called to express his heartfelt gratitude.

However, to Luo Zhiguo's great surprise, Lin Ru also called him.

Then they comforted and encouraged him not to give up, believing that he would soon return to lead Bohou Town out of poverty and into prosperity.

Her words deeply moved Luo Zhiguo, and he chatted with her for a while before hanging up the phone.

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"Secretary! The investment team has arrived, but their leader demands to see Luo Zhiguo; otherwise, they won't talk to us..."

In the Party and Government Office of Bohou Town, Zhou Guan and Li Xiumei entered Liu Ming's office with angry expressions.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Guan looked at Liu Ming and said with great displeasure.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ming frowned slightly. He hadn't expected the investment team to want to meet Luo Zhiguo, which made him very angry.

"snort!"

Looking at Zhou Guan and Li Xiumei, he snorted coldly, then said in a deep voice, "This afternoon, the China Merchants Bureau will send people to contact the investment team. You just need to cooperate with the China Merchants Bureau..."

"What should we say when the investment team says they want to meet with Luo Zhiguo?"

Zhou Guan looked at him and asked in a deep voice.

"Hmph! Why would they want to see someone who's been suspended? Just stop them from seeing him..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ming's face turned extremely gloomy, and he glared at Zhou Guan and reprimanded him.

Now, whenever he hears someone mention Luo Zhiguo's name, he can't help but feel extremely angry.

Luo Zhiguo's prestige in Bohou Town put him under immense pressure, and he was also filled with jealousy.

He had already decided that he would take advantage of Luo Zhiguo's suspension to drive this arrogant guy out of Bohou Town and transfer him to a retirement department.

Seeing that he was angry, Zhou Guan and Li Xiumei immediately stopped talking, nodded, and then carefully said goodbye and turned to look at the office.