Chapter 1134: Ran into a Soft Nail!

The next morning,

Tang Ye took the Village-to-Village Project plan and made a special trip to the City Transportation Bureau.

Tang Ye waited in the reception room for a long time.

A thin, middle-aged man walked in.

Tang Ye took the initiative to greet him, "Director Chen, hello!"

Chen Ning's expression was neither cold nor warm; he extended his palm to shake hands with the remarkably young County Magistrate, "County Magistrate Tang, I'm sorry, I was in a meeting just now, keeping you waiting."

Tang Ye secretly thought that he had contacted Chen Ning in advance,

and if he were in a meeting, he should have told him to adjust the time; speaking like this now seemed incredibly arrogant.

Although both were at the Division Level, Tang Ye was a newcomer and still an Acting County Magistrate.

In Chen Ning's view, if Han Zhengyi had come, he certainly would have been more enthusiastic, but since the second-in-command had come, he had to adopt a higher posture.

Tang Ye tried hard to suppress his anger; he did not want to offend anyone, even a person of little importance.

Every position has its own stakes; if one offends the people in them, who knows when the work in Yechuan County might be delayed, affecting the interests of the masses.

"Director Chen, promoting the Village-to-Village Project in Yechuan County is a strong call from the common people of Yechuan County, and for the transportation system, it is also a good attempt."

"County Magistrate Tang, I can understand your feelings. But the city's transportation planning cannot be changed casually; it requires strict evaluation. If pushed blindly, it is a waste of resources and will lead to complaints. I wouldn't be able to answer for that. Besides, there was a stir at the Municipal Committee Compound yesterday. I am under a lot of pressure!"

Chen Ning put on airs, deliberately making the matter sound very serious; he wanted to use this method to increase his own weight.

Tang Ye explained patiently, "I have already calculated it. As long as the city nods in agreement, the operating costs of the buses will be borne by the Yechuan County treasury."

Chen Ning revealed a troubled look, "The main thing is that there is no precedent for this. You also know that the procedures must be legal; otherwise, if one hits a high-voltage line, who will be responsible?"

Tang Ye spent nearly an hour talking to Chen Ning.

Chen Ning suddenly patted his forehead, "There is one thing I would like to ask of County Magistrate Tang. I have a classmate named Yang Guoxiong; he is the Factory Director of Xingshun Food Factory and made a small mistake. County Magistrate Tang, could you please show mercy and give him a chance to start over?"

Yang Guoxiong was the first target Tang Ye had operated on after arriving in Yechuan County.

With his personality, how could he possibly give such scum a chance?

Tang Ye feigned ignorance, "Is that so? I will have to look into this matter!"

Chen Ning knew Tang Ye was playing dumb, but he did not point it out; he raised his hand to check his watch, "Village-to-Village buses are a good idea, but they must be considered in the long term. It is getting late, and it is time for lunch; why don't we go to the cafeteria for a working meal?"

This was Chen Ning's way of issuing an order to leave.

Tang Ye felt a strong aversion to Chen Ning and thought to himself that he had better skip this meal, so he stood up calmly, "Then I won't disturb Director Chen any further."

After Tang Ye left, Chen Ning dialed Yang Guofeng's phone number.

"Mayor Yang, Tang Ye has left. I followed your instructions and mentioned the matter of Yang Guoxiong. He should understand what I mean."

Yang Guofeng nodded slightly, "Bring the plan he submitted over for me to see."

"Alright, I am coming to see you now."

Chen Ning immediately changed to a fawning and flattering face when dealing with Yang Guofeng.

Ten minutes later, Chen Ning arrived at the Vice Mayor's office,

and handed the plan to Yang Guofeng.

Yang Guofeng flipped through a few pages casually, threw it directly into the wastebasket, and a look of mockery appeared at the corner of his mouth, "It really is ridiculous! What are farmers going to do in the county seat? With that little purchasing power, can they stimulate the economy? It's truly too ridiculous."

Chen Ning nodded slightly,

"Tang Ye is still too young and too idealistic.

The bus lines from townships to villages have all been bought out by some private owners who contract them for operation.

If the government pushes this plan, the interests of these people will be affected, and many people will cause trouble then.

If you want to keep them from causing trouble, you have to pay compensation.

Who is going to bear this money?"

Yang Guofeng tapped his fingers on the table, "This Tang Ye, he is too good at stirring things up. I don't like him."

Chen Ning knew about the conflict between Yang Guofeng and Tang Ye.

Yang Guofeng's younger brother, Yang Guoxiong, was the Factory Director of the Yechuan County Xingshun Food Factory; because Tang Ye investigated the product safety issues of Xingshun Food Factory after taking office, he was sent directly inside by Tang Ye to "pedal a sewing machine."

That was why Yang Guofeng was so disdainful of Tang Ye.

Yang Guofeng was in charge of the Transportation Bureau, and now that this project had fallen into his hands, he certainly would not loosen his grip easily, directly choking Tang Ye.

Although Tang Ye had Jiang Jing as a backer, it was impossible to ask Jiang Jing to step in for everything.

Moreover, the project Tang Ye proposed had many risks that needed evaluation, so there was a reason to refuse it.

Tang Ye had run into a soft nail at the City Transportation Bureau and felt quite stifled inside.

He had pushed for a major rectification of government services in the county, and it had clear results!

Yet the government services in the city had given him a hard time!

It was truly ironic!

This stirred up Tang Ye's anger and unwillingness!

He secretly swore!

If the Huimin Bus could not be promoted!

Then there was no need to continue being this County Magistrate!

……

Tang Ye had just sat into his official vehicle.

Not long after, Zheng Shaokang called to report the progress of the investigation into the Xiao Junjie case.

Tang Ye knew Zheng Shaokang was well-informed, so he asked about Chen Ning's background.

Zheng Shaokang was a bit surprised, "Chen Ning was only promoted to Director last year; he is quite a sleazy person. When he was Deputy Director before, he especially liked to go to the grassroots to investigate—to put it bluntly, it was just to throw his weight around. County Magistrate Tang, how do you have any connection with him?"

Hearing the word "sleazy," Tang Ye couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Your evaluation of him is truly very vivid. I went to see him to promote the Village-to-Village Project."

Zheng Shaokang thought for a moment, lowered his voice, and warned, "County Magistrate Tang, Chen Ning is not an easy person to deal with. I'm afraid it will be very difficult for you to get anywhere by going through him."

Tang Ye asked in confusion, "Why do you say that?"

Zheng Shaokang said, "Chen Ning was promoted by Yang Guofeng. And your relationship with Yang Guofeng is so strained."

Zheng Shaokang had hit the nail on the head with his warning to Tang Ye.

In truth, Tang Ye's real opponent was hiding behind Chen Ning—it was Vice Mayor Yang Guofeng!

"How is the investigation into the matter of that Golden Mouse going?"

"At first, Chen Ping admitted that the Golden Mouse was a gift from someone else, but she later changed her story. She said that she had the Golden Mouse custom-made herself, that it wasn't pure gold, and that it was only worth a few hundred yuan." Zheng Shaokang said skeptically, "Someone must have tipped her off."

"What does Mao Yu say?"

"Mao Yu says it looks very much like the Golden Mouse he gave to Yang Guofeng. We performed fingerprint analysis, and there were only Chen Ping's fingerprints."

Tang Ye mused to himself that fingerprints being too clean was, on the contrary, somewhat suspicious.

"Even though this Golden Mouse is a fake, it is very likely a medium for the breeding and spread of corruption, and it is an important lead."

Zheng Shaokang nodded and said, "Since we know the Golden Mouse is closely linked to Yang Guofeng and Chen Ping, as long as we figure out how it was circulated, we can uncover the truth."

Tang Ye smiled and praised him, "I can tell you've put in the effort."

Zheng Shaokang said solemnly, "County Magistrate Tang, I am handling this matter seriously. Please rest assured, no matter who it involves, I will investigate this case to the end!"