Chapter 231: Planning to Take Down Wang Xingjun!

After the meeting ended, Xiao Jingyu returned to his office and smoked a cigarette in a sullen mood.

At the coordination meeting, he had extended goodwill toward Jiang Jing.

But, at the Standing Committee meeting, Jiang Jing backstabbed him!

It made him feel a sense of powerlessness he had never experienced before.

Zhou Chengwu had already fully taken control of the situation.

And Xiao Jingyu, as a local official, was gradually losing his fighting strength.

Xiao Jingyu had come up from Suiyuan County, and within Hanzhou, there was a term for them: the "Suiyuan Gang"!

Facing Zhou Chengwu's relentless pressure, Mayor Xiao had to strengthen the power of the "Suiyuan Gang."

The Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee is not only a Deputy Department Level position, but can also enter the Standing Committee.

Although the candidate is generally decided by the Municipal Party Secretary, one must still fight for it.

Xiao Jingyu used his desk phone to dial Wang Xingjian's number.

"Today, Jiang Jing mentioned the issue of the Industrial Park at the meeting. Tell me the truth: are there any illegal, rule-breaking, or disciplinary violations?"

Wang Xingjian immediately patted his chest and guaranteed, "Mayor Jingyu, don't you know me? This project has always been under your direct supervision, and every link has been strictly controlled; there will absolutely be no problems. You can rest assured!"

Xiao Jingyu was silent for a few seconds, then continued, "Minister Tian of the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department is going to the People's Congress, and the province has already decided that Cao Yang will succeed him. Now the leadership team is discussing the recommended candidate for Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee. Currently, there are three candidates; besides you, there are also Du Chengfeng and Yang Yuan. As it stands, you have the highest support. At this critical moment, you must absolutely not drop the ball. I have already taken your materials to visit the provincial leaders, and he still approves of you quite a bit."

Wang Xingjian was incredibly excited and hurriedly said, "Thank you so much, Mayor Xiao! I will definitely go all out and will never let you down!"

Whether for Du Xi or for his own future.

Tang Ye had to do something at this critical juncture of Du Chengfeng's promotion to Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee!

He arranged to meet Wan Ming at a teahouse.

Stepping into the teahouse, Wan Ming had already been waiting for a long time.

Tang Ye knew that Wan Ming had not been doing well lately and teased, "I heard you got into a fight with Guo Chuan and even broke his nose bridge?"

Wan Ming curled his lip and said with a face full of disdain:

"That old slippery fox always loves to snatch cases from me. I worked hard investigating for over ten days, and just as results were about to come out, he did well for himself—he let his subordinates take all the credit. I went to him to demand an explanation, and he actually had the nerve to say that if I had the ability, I should go snatch theirs. How could I put up with his foul habits? I rolled up my sleeves and fought him on the spot. I've long found him an eyesore. Heh, I didn't expect that old guy, despite his age, to have such hard bones; he ended up breaking one of my fingers."

As he spoke, Wan Ming held out his left ring finger.

The finger was as swollen as a carrot...

Tang Ye couldn't help but gasp, advising, "Can't you talk things over properly? Must you make such a scene and tear your faces off?"

Wan Ming shrugged indifferently and said, "In our Police system, how many have a good temper? In the past, fights like this happened all the time. Director Qiao is about to retire and doesn't care much about things, and that Guo Chuan always wants to rely on his seniority to suppress me—not a chance!"

Tang Ye muttered to himself; his mother always said Wan Ming's style of doing things was like a bandit, and now it seemed that statement was not false at all.

"By the way, how is the progress on the matter I asked you to investigate secretly?" Tang Ye changed the subject and cut to the chase.

Wan Ming's expression turned stern; he pulled a document from his pocket and said, "I knew you would ask about this. I've investigated it clearly. Wang Xingjian's nephew is named Wang Liang. This kid's grades are actually quite good, but he's a born bad seed; at such a young age, he's done plenty of bad things. Back in middle school, he was involved in an injury case, and in the end, it was forcibly suppressed by someone."

Tang Ye took the materials and began to read them carefully.

Wan Ming continued, "This girl and Wang Liang are about the same age, and her parents are both ordinary workers. I visited around and learned that this girl was previously violated by a group of people; because she was threatened, she never dared to speak up. Later, she got pregnant and was expelled by the school. She couldn't accept the rumors and gossip and chose to jump from a building to end her life. It happened a few years ago; she was saved, but she is now a high paraplegic, her mental state is extremely poor, and she has attempted suicide multiple times."

Tang Ye's expression grew increasingly grave, and he pressed, "Are you sure this has to do with Wang Liang?"

Wan Ming gritted his teeth, nodded heavily, and cursed, "This little bastard is rotten to the bone. If he stays in this world, who knows how many people he will harm! Mayor Jiang's daughter is considered lucky that it was discovered in time; otherwise, who knows how much she would have suffered."

Tang Ye snorted coldly, "The reason he is so daring is because he relies on the backing behind him."

A flash of surprise crossed Wan Ming's eyes as he asked, "You intend to deal with Wang Xingjun? That guy is a local tyrant in Suiyuan County."

Tang Ye did not respond directly but changed the subject.

"Recently, news has come out that Secretary Cheng Feng has been included in the list of candidates for Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee, and Wang Xingjun's older brother, Wang Xingjian, is his competitor."

"Previously, County Magistrate Guo was reported, and it had to do with Wang Xingjian. Word is that Wang Xingjian forced the Discipline Inspection Commission to lock Ma Haiyang in a hotel, forcing him to confess the problems existing in Tianling County. Ma Haiyang, out of desperation and to save himself, revealed that Guo Zhengting had accepted three million." Wan Ming showed an expression of anger.

Although he didn't like Guo Zhengting much, behind closed doors, they were all cadres of Tianling County.

Tang Ye was stunned.

Wang Xingjian looked quite gentle; he hadn't expected him to be so unscrupulous in his actions.

"If nothing goes wrong, Wang Xingjian will definitely look for trouble with Secretary Cheng Feng. This time, we cannot wait passively anymore. We must strike like thunder. We don't need to engage in any hidden plots; we will use an open conspiracy."

Wan Ming's brain turned rapidly, and he said excitedly, "If we find out Wang Xingjun has problems, Wang Xingjian will definitely be dealt a heavy blow. In this way, Secretary Cheng Feng can successfully be promoted to a City Leader, and I might be able to advance further and never have to look at Guo Chuan's dead face again."

Tang Ye looked at Wan Ming's excited appearance, feeling both annoyed and amused, "Control your emotions."

Wan Ming grinned and nudged Tang Ye with his elbow, teasing, "Don't put on an act of being a righteous gentleman with me. You are Secretary Cheng Feng's future son-in-law; if he successfully ascends to Secretary-General, wouldn't you have a great backer?"

"You should keep a low profile; this time we are handling the case in another location, so it's easy to attract jealousy."

"I can't keep a low profile at all!"

Wan Ming's attitude was firm; there was no need to hesitate when acting as the vanguard—just charge straight in!

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

At worst, he could go back to the grassroots and be an ordinary Police officer; what of it!

Tang Ye envied Wan Ming's unstoppable, uninhibited courage.

Compared to him, he appeared hesitant and indecisive.

Actually, in Wan Ming's view, he was the general, and Tang Ye was the commander!

Tang Ye considered problems very thoroughly.

He only needed to execute step by step and didn't need to consider the minor details.