Chapter 1282: It's Not Easy Being a County Party Secretary!

After hanging up the leader's call,

Gong Weimin kept pondering why Wen Zhengming would make this call; could it be that Han Zhengyi was exerting influence behind the scenes?

He still had some understanding of Han Zhengyi.

Han Zhengyi did not possess that much power.

After sitting in the office for a moment, his Secretary came over to report, "Ding Zhen has arrived!"

Gong Weimin said, "Let him come in!"

Ding Zhen walked into the office and handed a plan for the adjustment of committee members to Gong Weimin.

"Secretary Gong, please take a look at this plan!"

Seeing the detailed list, Gong Weimin reacted instantly.

"Let's put this list of committee members aside for now."

Ding Zhen looked at Gong Weimin in surprise, "Secretary Gong, many positions in Yechuan County must be adjusted. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for me to carry out my work."

Gong Weimin said in a deep voice, "I just received a call from the Provincial Party Secretary, and he gave clear instructions that the Yechuan leadership team must remain stable."

Ding Zhen felt as if his head had been blown apart, "Secretary Gong, Secretary Wen personally gave instructions regarding Yechuan?"

Gong Weimin nodded, "Your recent actions have been too aggressive, causing dissatisfaction among some people! I also want to support your work, but it is not appropriate at the moment; let's postpone this position adjustment plan."

"Secretary Gong, if the positions aren't adjusted, I am in a very passive position in my work!" Ding Zhen still tried to argue.

Gong Weimin simply laid it out plainly and said in a deep voice, "In the recent Standing Committee vote, everyone stood on the opposite side of you and passed the Agricultural Scientific Research Base Project with a unanimous vote. Don't you understand the principle that haste makes waste?"

Only then did Ding Zhen realize that the Standing Committee vote was already common knowledge.

"Alright, I will follow your arrangements." Ding Zhen had originally thought Gong Weimin would definitely support him; now, it felt as if he had been struck hard on the head by a heavy hammer.

Leaving the Municipal Party Secretary's office.

Ding Zhen's brain gradually became clear.

He guessed one possibility: it must be Tang Ye playing tricks behind his back.

This man, Tang Ye, was too good at disguising himself.

On the surface, he appeared to be a submissive subordinate.

But deep down, he was extremely sinister.

At the Standing Committee meeting, he colluded with others, feigned compliance while acting in opposition, and played him for a fool.

Then, he used his connections to pressure Gong Weimin through the Provincial Party Secretary.

This was clearly a well-planned combination of moves!

After Ding Zhen sorted out the entire sequence of events, he felt a cold sweat break out on his back.

Tang Ye's appearance and age were too deceptive.

It was easy for people to forget that he was the youngest County Magistrate in Huai Province!

It had only taken him six years to rise from a Clerk to the Division Level!

Returning home, his wife was somewhat surprised, "Why are you back?"

Ding Zhen grunted and walked into the study.

Seeing her husband listless, his wife brewed him a cup of tea and knocked on the study door.

"Did something happen?"

Ding Zhen took the teacup and took a sip, "I was just lectured by the Municipal Party Secretary. This County Party Secretary position is not easy to hold!"

His wife said softly, "I think you are still in the adjustment phase; you'll be fine after a while."

Ding Zhen knew his wife had always been very happy about him going to Yechuan to serve as County Party Secretary.

Although the County Party Secretary and the Municipal Development and Reform Commission Director seemed to be of equivalent rank, if one wanted to enter the core leadership circle of the city, the County Party Secretary position held more weight and offered more opportunities.

Although the County Party Secretary and the Municipal Development and Reform Commission Director may seem to hold equivalent positions, the County Party Secretary has more prestige and opportunities for entering the core leadership circle of the municipality.

Early the next morning, Tang Ye went to the city to attend a government meeting.

He specifically arrived very early, knowing that Jiang Jing also got up early now, and took the initiative to ask her to have breakfast.

"Mayor Jiang, are you done swimming? I found a noodle shop near your residence that looks quite clean; let me treat you to some noodles!"

Jiang Jing usually ate porridge and steamed buns in the government cafeteria; it was the same old thing every day with no variety, and she was a bit tired of it. Hearing Tang Ye's suggestion, she said, "Alright, let's go to the street to eat noodles."

Past seven o'clock, the city had just awakened from the night, and most storefronts were still closed.

Sanitation workers were finishing up their early morning sweeping.

Because many people ate noodles there, white napkins were scattered on the street, looking messy and quite an eyesore.

Tang Ye glanced at a sanitation worker, "Auntie, what time did you get up to work?"

The worker was quite honest, "I got up after three."

Tang Ye glanced at her feet and suddenly asked, "By the way, has the government issued you shoes and gloves recently?"

The worker smiled honestly, "We are all temporary workers; where would we get such good benefits? Young man, you are a civil servant, right?"

Tang Ye was surprised, "How did you tell?"

The worker laughed, "Your clothes are very distinctive. I guess the person next to you is your leader."

Tang Ye nodded, "Your eye for things is truly excellent."

The worker said, "The way you talk is also different from others; you can tell you are especially confident. Being a civil servant is an iron rice bowl; I asked my daughter to take the civil service exam, but she couldn't pass."

Tang Ye said, "All positions are important. Take your work, for example; you are the beautician of the city."

The worker laughed out loud, "Young man, you are far too glib."

After the worker left.

Tang Ye turned and looked at Jiang Jing,

Tang Ye turned around and took a look at Jiang Jing,

Jiang Jing sat in his seat, his expression very grim.

Tang Ye knew what he was thinking about; it had to do with that batch of shoes donated by Hongxing Group.

He said softly, "Mayor Jiang, there might be a misunderstanding."

A trace of coldness flickered in Jiang Jing's eyes, "How can there be so many misunderstandings in this world?"

Seeing the noodles being brought over, Tang Ye quickly changed the subject and smiled, "Eat! Their sour soup pork liver noodles are their signature dish!"

Jiang Jing ate in big mouthfuls, and after finishing, his forehead was slightly sweaty, and he felt as if every pore on his body was comfortable.

After Jiang Jing returned to his office, he called Lu Tianming in, "Go and check whether the shoes and gloves distributed to the sanitation workers at the end of last year were actually delivered."

Lu Tianming was slightly stunned and quickly said, "I will go and look into it right away."

In the afternoon, Lu Tianming reported back, "Mayor Jiang, we have looked into it; of those ten thousand pairs of shoes and ten thousand pairs of gloves, only a portion were distributed, and the rest were prepared to be issued slowly later on."

Jiang Jing said, "Have you been to the warehouse where the shoes and gloves are stored?"

Lu Tianming was stunned, "No!"

Jiang Jing said with disappointment, "You need to go see with your own eyes whether the items are still there!"

Lu Tianming accepted the order, "I will go to the site right now."

Jiang Jing watched Lu Tianming leave and sighed to himself that Lu Tianming was still not as sharp as Tang Ye.

If it were Tang Ye who received the instruction, he would definitely have seen the actual items before reporting back to him.

The gap between people often lies in the handling of details.

One hour later, Lu Tianming rushed back to report, "Mayor Jiang, I went to the warehouse to check, and as a result, I did not find the shoes and gloves. The warehouse keeper claimed that he did not know where the items had gone either."

Jiang Jing slapped the desk in anger, "This group of people is simply too shameful; they actually stole the goods they were supposed to guard! We must get to the bottom of this."

Three days later, Tang Ye learned from Ma Ran,

that the shoes and gloves donated by Hongxing Group had actually been secretly sold off by someone!

He never expected that treating Jiang Jing to breakfast would actually lead to the uncovering of a corruption case!

This kind of matter is considered a family scandal...

If Hongxing Group were to find out, it would surely have a terrible impact.

Therefore, it can only be investigated in secret, and the relevant personnel must be disciplined or dismissed as appropriate.