Chapter 1771

"Then I'll wait, hehe." After talking on the phone with Zhao Desan for a while, Su Qing's mood improved invisibly.

"I'll be back in half a month. When I return, I'll tell you slowly about some things I encountered here that even I didn't expect." Thinking that the beauty he had once saved at the risk of his life in the middle of the night was actually a direct relative of a big figure in the Central Committee, Zhao Desan said this.

"That's good, Sister is waiting for you to come back and tell Sister stories." Su Qing said with a gentle smile. Zhao Desan was like a medicine that treated her mental sorrow. Although they hadn't met, just talking on the phone made Su Qing feel warm in her heart.

"Then that's it, Sister Su, just wait and see if I lied to you." Zhao Desan discussed the question of whether he lied or not with Su Qing again.

Su Qing said with a light smile, "I'll just wait."

Just at this moment, a staff member of the Provincial Party Committee General Office came to knock on Su Qing's office door and then pushed it open a crack. Seeing this, Su Qing told Zhao Desan that she had something to do and hung up the phone. She looked at the middle-aged woman standing at the door with a puzzled gaze and asked, "Officer Wang, is something the matter?"

"Minister Su, at two o'clock in the conference room, Secretary Jin will preside over a Provincial Party Standing Committee meeting. Please attend on time." Officer Wang said.

"Alright, I understand." Su Qing nodded and said. When Officer Wang turned to leave, she suddenly asked, "Wait a moment, Officer Wang!"

"Minister Su, do you have any instructions?" Officer Wang stopped and turned back to ask.

Su Qing asked with a gentle smile, "What meeting is it?"

"This is not very clear. It was arranged by Secretary Jin for the General Office, and I was asked to come and notify you." Officer Wang replied.

"Alright, then you go busy yourself." Su Qing nodded and said to Officer Wang.

After Officer Wang left, Su Qing thought that convening a Standing Committee meeting suddenly at this time had roughly two possibilities. One was about Deputy Secretary Yang Yongping being investigated by the Commission for Discipline Inspection for corruption, wanting to hold an ideological morality and work style education meeting to carry out criticism and self-criticism. The second possibility was to establish Li Changping as the candidate for the Deputy Secretary position vacated by Yang Yongping at the Standing Committee meeting. If it was the first possibility, it wouldn't have any impact on Su Qing. If it was the second meeting, all the provincial standing committee members knew that Su Qing and Li Changping had been competing for this opportunity in secret. If Li Changping was established as the candidate at the Standing Committee meeting, then she would lose face.

Speculating like this, it soon reached nearly two o'clock. Su Qing looked at the watch on her wrist, and only then did she reluctantly pick up her notebook and pen, stand up, walk out of the office, and head toward the Provincial Party Committee conference room.

When she arrived at the conference room, several major standing committee members of the Provincial Party Committee had already arrived and were seated. Secretary Jin was sitting in the middle of the conference room in the position symbolizing the number one leader, tilting his head, smoking, and chatting happily with Secretary Zhou, who was in charge of political and legal work, on the side.

Seeing Su Qing walk in, Secretary Jin said with a smile, "Minister Su is here, we were just waiting for you."

Su Qing forced a smile and squeezed out a smile, then randomly found an empty seat and sat down. Secretary Jin extinguished the half-smoked cigarette in the ashtray at hand, picked up the teacup, took a sip of water, smacked his lips, looked at everyone, and said with a gentle face, "All the standing committee members have arrived, so let's start the meeting. The reason for convening this Standing Committee meeting temporarily today is mainly to implement a matter with several major standing committee members. Our Deputy Secretary Yang Yongping, who was in charge of safety work, has now been dealt with due to corruption problems. Everyone should take this as a warning. The current period is an extraordinary period, and we must not have any more trouble. Of course, these words were something I thought of temporarily. Getting down to business, the topic of this Standing Committee meeting today is about implementing the issue of confirming the next candidate after Yang Yongping leaves office. Although everyone might understand this in their hearts privately, the competition is relatively fierce. However, from the perspective of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, we must be a bit fair, so we thought of holding this Standing Committee meeting to implement the candidate at the meeting and then report it to the Central Committee to see what the Central Committee means. I have exchanged opinions with the Governor on this idea, and we have basically reached a consensus." As Secretary Jin spoke, he looked at the Governor beside him, who nodded to Secretary Jin, indicating agreement.

Secretary Jin continued, "The Governor, including our CPPCC Chairman Li, NPC Director Wang, and Vice Governor Song, Deputy Secretary Zhou, have basically exchanged views privately. Everyone has a candidate they think is suitable in their hearts. I have understood it and summarized it according to some regulations. Now there are only a few suitable candidates. For the sake of fairness, let's adopt a secret ballot. Let the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government determine the candidate internally first, and then report it up to see what the higher-ups mean. Does everyone agree?" As Secretary Jin spoke, he scanned the standing committee members present. Seeing that from the Governor to several Deputy Secretaries, to the NPC Chairman, almost everyone nodded in unison, as if they had discussed it, only Su Qing was stunned for a moment and didn't nod.

Seeing that Su Qing didn't express a stance on his proposal, Secretary Jin moved his gaze to Su Qing, looked at her gently, and asked, "Minister Su, do you have any objections?"

From the reactions of other standing committee members at the meeting, Su Qing could tell that Secretary Jin must have already greeted the other standing committee members privately and reached a consensus. Now he just wanted to use the name of the Standing Committee meeting and the banner of fairness and justice to openly determine Li Changping as the candidate for Deputy Secretary. On one hand, it could satisfy Li Changping's request, and on the other hand, it could make her feel that Li Changping being determined as the candidate for Deputy Secretary was the wish of the people. It was truly a plan to kill two birds with one stone! Old man Jin, you old fox! Su Qing cursed secretly in her heart, but still shook her head, smiled faintly and unnaturally, and said, "Secretary Jin, I have no objections. Since the other standing committee members all agree, I also agree." Su Qing knew that if she made any inappropriate moves at this time, it would not only make Secretary Jin lose face but also cause resentment from other standing committee members. She didn't want to become the target of public criticism.

Seeing that Su Qing had no objections, Secretary Jin chuckled and said, "Then let's start the secret ballot." As he spoke, he glanced at the secretary of the General Office who was assisting with the meeting work, and the secretary understood and distributed the secret ballot paper and pen to each standing committee member in turn.

Everyone looked at each other, and soon wrote down their favorite candidates on the paper. Of course, this favorite candidate basically followed Secretary Jin's meaning. Su Qing held the pen for a long time, wanting to write herself, but felt that even if she wrote it, it would be of no avail. She had already seen the situation at the scene. In a while, when the results were counted, it would definitely be a one-sided situation. After thinking and thinking, she finally violated her conscience and wrote down Li Changping's name. After writing down the name of her competitor, Su Qing's heart sank. She knew her official career had come to an end.

Seeing that everyone had put down their pens, Secretary Jin asked, "Is everyone finished writing? If you're finished, collect them and count them on the spot!"

Everyone looked at each other and nodded in unison. Secretary Jin ordered the staff to collect the votes one by one and then said, "Now let's count the votes at the meeting. Who will cooperate with Officer Wang?"

"I will, I will, I will count. Officer Wang, you read the names." Deputy Secretary Zhou volunteered.

There were only a few standing committee members of the Provincial Party Committee, and the counting work was finished in a few minutes. Secretary Jin ordered Deputy Secretary Zhou, "Deputy Secretary Zhou, you can announce the statistical results for us by the way."

Deputy Secretary Zhou nodded to Secretary Jin, then picked up a piece of paper with the statistical results, coughed twice, cleared his throat, and said with a smile, "The result today is quite consistent. There is only one person: Li Changping, Deputy Minister of the Organization Department."

Secretary Jin continued, "It seems that the leaders present have a good impression of Li Changping. Even Minister Su voted for Li Changping. We don't know much about Comrade Li Changping, but Minister Su must know him very well. This shows that Comrade Li Changping's work has been unanimously recognized by everyone. It's really not easy to pass unanimously. Although the meeting we held today was held temporarily and is not formal, and our internal selection of people is not very compliant with regulations, everyone also knows that it is an extraordinary period recently. If we don't determine the candidate internally, I don't know how much noise will be made to compete for this position. In order for the work of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government to be carried out in an orderly manner, and also for the reputation of our Hexi Province, we thought of this method. In any case, since everyone's ideas are consistent, it means that it is not wrong to temporarily determine Comrade Li Changping to succeed the position of Deputy Secretary in charge of safety left by Yang Yongping after he leaves office, right?"

The Governor continued Secretary Jin's words, "Secretary Jin is right. Now the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government are facing an extraordinary period because of Comrade Yang Yongping's matter. At this time, Secretary Jin's idea is very correct. Everything should be centered on the smooth progress of the work of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government. We must not make the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government restless because of these matters related to personal interests. Therefore, it is a very correct measure for us to determine the candidate internally and then report it to the Central Committee. Since everyone has unanimously recommended Comrade Li Changping, it means that Comrade Li Changping is the wish of the people. Now that it is determined, others should not have any more thoughts." After the Governor expressed his stance, he looked at Secretary Jin.

Secretary Jin nodded very satisfiedly, and then asked CPPCC Chairman Zhang, "Chairman Zhang, do you have anything else to say on behalf of the CPPCC?"

Chairman Zhang said, fawning, "I have nothing to say here. The CPPCC has always kept in line with the work of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government."

Secretary Jin chuckled, and then turned to ask NPC Director Zhao, "Director Zhao, do you have anything to say?"

NPC Director Zhao shook his head and said, "I have no opinion. I agree with Secretary Jin's idea."

Secretary Jin chuckled again and said, "Since everyone has no objections, we will report Comrade Li Changping to the Central Committee in the name of the Provincial Party Committee in these two days to see what the higher-ups mean. The vacancy left by Comrade Yang Yongping must be filled by someone. This vacancy must be filled quickly, and we cannot affect the work. Although the Standing Committee meeting we held today was held temporarily and is not formal, it can be considered as having done an important thing, and the harvest is not small." Secretary Jin smiled to himself, and then continued, "Since everyone has no objections, then this result is decided. Let's end the meeting here." After speaking, Secretary Jin gave a wink to the General Office staff assisting with the meeting work. Officer Wang walked up, bowed his head, nodded, and then walked silently to Su Qing's side, bowed his head, and whispered, "Minister Su, Secretary Jin wants you to go to his office in a while."

Secretary Jin chuckled again and said, "Since no one has any objections, we will report Comrade Li Changping to the Central Committee in the name of the Provincial Committee over the next two days to see what they think. Someone has to fill the vacancy left by Comrade Yang Yongping; this position must be filled quickly so as not to affect our work. Although our Standing Committee meeting today was convened on short notice and is not official, we have accomplished an important task and gained quite a bit." Secretary Jin smiled knowingly and then continued, "Since no one has any objections, the result is settled. Let's end the meeting here." After speaking, Secretary Jin gave a wink to the office staff member assisting with the meeting. Officer Wang stepped forward, bowed his head, and then quietly came to Su Qing's side, leaning down to whisper, "Minister Su, Secretary Jin wants you to go to his office in a while."