Chapter 1341: I Lied to You!

The next morning, Tang Ye attended the Municipal Government's economic work situation analysis meeting.

At the meeting, Tang Ye reported on the work situation in Yechuan County for the first half of the year.

Of course, Tang Ye also listened to the situations of other counties, districts, and cities.

Yechuan County had moved from its previous middle-tier position to second place.

Wenyang City was still in first place, but in terms of growth rate, it did not compare to Yechuan County.

After listening to everyone's reports, Mayor Jiang Jing gave a report on the city's overall work situation.

In this report, Yechuan County was mentioned many times.

This made Tang Ye feel quite encouraged.

As a County Magistrate, no matter how much you have done, in the final analysis, it still has to come back to political achievements.

The leaders of other counties, districts, and cities, as well as the Vice Mayors of the Municipal Government, all had their own calculations in mind.

Jiang Jing constantly mentioning Tang Ye was, in fact, also endorsing her own political achievements.

Tang Ye was a chess piece that Jiang Jing had planted at the grassroots level.

Everything Tang Ye did was Jiang Jing's achievement.

After the meeting concluded, just as Tang Ye stood up, someone immediately came over to greet him.

The person who came was the County Magistrate of Pingcheng County, Qiao Zhengsheng.

"County Magistrate Tang, I heard your speech today and have many thoughts! If you have time, let's sit down and chat so I can learn from you."

"County Magistrate Qiao, you are too polite. You are a senior, and I have always wanted to find an opportunity to learn from your experience!"

Qiao Zhengsheng laughed heartily, "You are too modest. We have all seen what Yechuan County was like before and what it is like now. You truly have great capability."

Tang Ye waved his hand, "Please don't say that; I just have good luck. On one hand, I benefited from policy dividends, and on the other, I had the special support of the City Leaders."

Not far away, several people saw Tang Ye and Qiao Zhengsheng chatting happily and began to discuss it.

"Old Qiao really knows how to trim his sails; he used to always follow behind Tan Zonghe to suck up to him, but now that he sees Tang Ye is a rising star, he immediately changed his target."

"I have to admit, Tang Ye really has some skills. Even Tan Zonghe was taken down by him."

"Tan Zonghe was taken down by Tang Ye? There seems to be a story behind this!"

"Tan Zonghe competed with Tang Ye for the provincial-level scientific research base cooperation with Huai University Agricultural College. He arranged for people to incite trouble regarding the Yechuan Old City Renovation to create conflict. Tang Ye immediately fought back, using the Zhang Family Three Brothers' involvement in organized crime as an entry point to pull Tan Zonghe off his horse."

"Really? Tang Ye is truly not someone to be trifled with!"

Ma Ran walked to Tang Ye's side and reminded him in a low voice, "Dong Min has arrived."

Tang Ye nodded slightly and said to Qiao Zhengsheng with a smile, "County Magistrate Qiao, let's chat again when we have time; I still have some matters to handle."

Qiao Zhengsheng quickly said, "Alright, you go ahead and get busy."

……

Tang Ye arrived at Building No. 2.

Dong Min and Han Hu were waiting.

Tang Ye took the initiative to shake hands with Dong Min, "Ms. Dong, I've kept you waiting. By the way, I must apologize to you; the last time I met with you, I told you a lie."

Dong Min quickly said, "Director Han already explained it to me in the car just now. At that time, you were collecting evidence and clues, so you had to keep it confidential."

Tang Ye smiled, "Thank you for your understanding. Let's go, Mayor Jiang is waiting for you in the office."

The group arrived at the Mayor's office.

Dong Min's demeanor was very constrained; she was a person within the system, and previously, the highest-ranking official in her unit was only at the Deputy Division Level.

Now, she was actually being received by the Mayor, and it felt like a dream.

Compared to how she appeared on television, Jiang Jing had a bit more approachability.

"Little Dong, please sit!"

Dong Min sat down cautiously, her bottom only touching the edge of the chair.

Jiang Jing took out that complaint material and placed it by Dong Min's side, "You wrote this anonymous material, didn't you?"

Dong Min's eyes turned red, and she nodded forcefully, "Yes, Mayor Jiang, I was desperate at the time. I knew you were the new Mayor, and your reputation for governance was very good. Of course, there was a period where I was also very disappointed. I never received a response. However, in the end, you brought me a surprise. With your promotion, the matter of Yanfeng Village finally had a satisfactory conclusion. I thank you on behalf of all the villagers in Yanfeng Village."

After saying this, Dong Min stood up and bowed to Jiang Jing.

Jiang Jing waved her hand and smiled, "If you really want to thank someone for this matter, you should thank County Magistrate Tang and Director Han. It was only because they investigated deeply and peeled back the layers that they were able to successfully bring the Zhang Family Three Brothers to justice."

Tang Ye quickly said, "Mayor Jiang, please don't be modest; it was only with your support that we dared to roll up our sleeves and give it our all."

Han Hu also chimed in tacitly, "That's right, Mayor Jiang has always been concerned about the problems in Yanfeng Village; she withstood great pressure to take down the Zhang Family Three Brothers and the protective umbrella behind them in one fell swoop."

Dong Min looked toward Tang Ye and Han Hu, and crystalline tears began to spill from the corners of her eyes, "I must also thank you both. At this very moment, my emotions are too stirred. I have almost no way to express my feelings."

Jiang Jing said softly, "I understand your feelings; although the matter is resolved and the culprits have been caught, the pain left to you and your family is hard to heal. If you have any needs, you can bring them up, and the Government will help you resolve them."

Dong Min shook her head and said, "I have no other needs; I am already very satisfied to have such a result. I would like to ask on behalf of the villagers: will the White Clay Mine continue to operate in the future?"

Jiang Jing patiently reassured her, "After the Zhang Family Three Brothers are caught, the White Clay Mine in Yanfeng Village will be taken over by the Government.

The villagers' interests can be guaranteed; you can be completely assured of this.

In addition, Director Han will continue to investigate further to hold those black mine bosses accountable.

Everyone will receive the remuneration and compensation they are entitled to, not a single cent less."

Dong Min bowed again, "Mayor Jiang, I thank you on behalf of all the villagers."

Jiang Jing said, "You are welcome."

Han Hu took Dong Min away.

Jiang Jing kept Tang Ye behind and said softly, "You did well this time; I am very satisfied with this result."

Tang Ye said modestly, "It was still your excellent command!"

Jiang Jing smiled and waved her hand, "There is no need for us to be so formal with each other. By the way, have you found Tan Zonghe's whereabouts?"

Tang Ye nodded, "According to feedback from our people, he has fled to Hong Kong. We have already arranged for people to head to Hong Kong to track his whereabouts."

A profound look appeared in Jiang Jing's eyes, "Tan Zonghe has caused such great harm to Wenyang City; he must be captured and brought to justice to give society and the common people a satisfactory explanation!"

Tang Ye said, "I have already spoken to Zheng Shaokang about this case and told him to continue the investigation!"

Tang Ye sat for a while longer, then said his goodbyes and left.

Jiang Jing walked slowly to the window and looked toward Building No. 1 next to Building No. 2.

The distance between the two buildings was close at hand.

Yet in terms of power, they were worlds apart.

Jiang Jing felt both anticipation and excitement in her heart!

But she tried hard to tell herself.

At this critical moment,

she must be patient, she must be calm!

She must not make any mistakes!