Chapter 271: The Tool Man Has Been Promoted!

After Wang Xingjian left, Zhou Chengwu cast his gaze toward Li Chaoyang:

"Comrade Chaoyang, at the upcoming Standing Committee meeting, we must not only discuss Chen Bo's violations of law and discipline but also deliberate on matters regarding the subsequent reorganization of the Suiyuan County leadership team. Before that, let's get on the same page!"

Li Chaoyang understood the deep meaning behind Zhou Chengwu's words.

His relationship with Xiao Jingyu had always been tense, with deep-seated conflicts.

"Secretary, I firmly support your viewpoint. The deep-rooted problems in Suiyuan County have persisted for too long; we must use strong medicine and deliver heavy blows. Only in this way can we thoroughly resolve the issues." Li Chaoyang's stance was clear.

Zhou Chengwu nodded slightly; with Li Chaoyang's support, his chances of success at the upcoming Standing Committee meeting had increased by a few points.

After Li Chaoyang left, Zhou Chengwu looked at Du Chengfeng and praised him: "This case was handled just right; within a controllable scope, you reasonably sorted out the problems existing in Suiyuan County."

Du Chengfeng felt a sense of relief.

This hot potato that Zhou Chengwu had handed to him had finally been properly resolved.

Xiao Jingyu walked into the meeting hall with a livid expression.

Other Standing Committee members walked in one after another, and the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department Minister and the Standing Committee Vice Mayor, who were usually quite close to him, did not take the initiative to come up and chat with him at this moment.

This abnormal situation made Xiao Jingyu's mood grow even heavier.

Having served in Hanzhou for many years and having been re-elected as a Standing Committee member for two terms, for the first time in his life, he felt strongly that the surrounding atmosphere was so unfavorable to him.

The news that Wang Xingjian had taken the initiative to go to the Municipal Party Secretary's office to resign had already spread like wildfire.

For such a major matter, according to common sense, he as the Mayor should have been present to participate.

But Zhou Chengwu had intentionally ignored him.

The signal conveyed by this could not have been more obvious.

Zhou Chengwu and Li Chaoyang walked into the conference room chatting and laughing; this scene was undoubtedly a heavy blow in Xiao Jingyu's eyes.

Li Chaoyang and Xiao Jingyu had been at loggerheads for many years. Li Chaoyang was older than Xiao Jingyu, yet he had suffered a crushing defeat when competing for the number two position in the Municipal Party Committee.

Since then, Li Chaoyang had harbored hidden hatred for Xiao Jingyu in his heart.

Now that the two were so close, Xiao Jingyu was instantly isolated, and the situation had clearly formed a two-on-one stance.

However, in Zhou Chengwu's view, this was not a simple two-on-one.

To him, Li Chaoyang was more like a bargaining chip to deal with Xiao Jingyu.

"There are still five minutes until the meeting time; let's wait a moment." Zhou Chengwu's decision made everyone present feel quite surprised.

Not long after, the sound of wheels rubbing against the floor came from the corridor.

Zhou Chengwu took the initiative to stand up and strode toward the door to welcome them.

The wheelchair stopped steadily at the entrance of the conference room.

Everyone stood up one after another, their eyes looking toward that side in unison.

Tang Ye carefully helped Jiang Jing stand up; Zhou Chengwu stepped forward quickly, shook hands with Jiang Jing warmly, then turned to face the crowd and announced with a smile: "Everyone, let us warmly welcome Comrade Jiang Jing back to the team!"

For a moment, applause broke out; even though Xiao Jingyu was full of reluctance, he could only reluctantly follow along and applaud.

Tang Ye helped Jiang Jing remove the seat next to the wheelchair, and Jiang Jing sat down steadily.

Zhou Chengwu said with emotion: "Many things have happened during this period. Comrade Jiang Jing fell ill, and everyone was very concerned. Now that we see you have recovered and returned, we are happy from the bottom of our hearts."

Jiang Jing looked relaxed and replied with a smile: "Thank you all for your concern for me. Many comrades wanted to visit me before, but I politely declined them. Hearing that there was an important meeting today, I felt I had to attend. On one hand, it's to meet with everyone, and on the other, it's to dispel rumors; I have recovered quite well."

Changing the subject, Zhou Chengwu put away his smile, and his expression became serious:

"Alright, let's get to the point. First, let us discuss the matter of Comrade Wang Xingjian voluntarily applying to resign from his position as the Tianling County Party Secretary."

Tang Ye sat in the non-voting seat on the side of the conference room, quietly observing the progress of the meeting.

This meeting was much smoother than he had expected.

Regarding Wang Xingjian's resignation request, everyone voted unanimously to pass it and decided to report the matter to the Provincial Party Committee.

In addition, the meeting also preliminarily proposed recommending Han Guangyao, Deputy Minister of the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department, to serve as the Tianling County Party Secretary.

Xiao Jingyu had originally intended to strongly recommend Tianling County Magistrate Gao Hong, but despite his tough attitude and arguing on strong grounds, he ultimately lost his say in the candidate for Tianling County Party Secretary by a lopsided vote of 12 to 1.

"In addition to the County Party Secretary position, given that Chen Bo is suspected of illegal and criminal activities, the position of Director of the County Public Security Bureau also urgently needs a suitable cadre to take over." Xia Hong, the Municipal Organization Department Minister, raised this derivative issue at the right time.

Yue Haiquan, the Municipal Political and Legal Affairs Commission Secretary, frowned slightly and said softly: "Regarding the candidate for this post, it still requires a comprehensive assessment and investigation by the Organization Department."

At this time, Du Chengfeng stood up and expressed his opinion: "I believe Comrade Wan Ming, Deputy Director of the Tianling County Public Security Bureau, is worthy of key attention. He has successfully solved major cases many times before, and he also performed exceptionally well in this investigation of the problems in Suiyuan County."

Yue Haiquan looked at Li Chaoyang in surprise.

In the political and legal system, Li Chaoyang occupied a dominant position, and his attitude and stance played a key role in the direction of this issue.

Li Chaoyang picked up his teacup unhurriedly, took a light sip of hot tea, and said slowly: "Comrade Wan Ming is a young cadre that our political and legal system is focusing on cultivating. Although his resume is still somewhat imperfect, we should give young comrades opportunities to let them temper and grow in important positions. I agree with Secretary-General Cheng Feng's proposal."

This statement by Li Chaoyang undoubtedly set the tone for the issue.

Tang Ye understood in his heart that this was actually mixed with a trade of interests.

Han Guangyao was Li Chaoyang's confidant; Zhou Chengwu handed the key real-power position of Suiyuan County Party Secretary to Li Chaoyang's person, in exchange for Li Chaoyang standing on the same side as him in this power game.

At the same time, successfully pushing Wan Ming up to the position of Director of the Suiyuan County Public Security Bureau could be described as killing two birds with one stone.

As for Li Chaoyang, he won a complete victory in this transaction.

The County Party Secretary holds real power, and the power actually controlled is no less than that of a Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee member.

Looking at the losers of this game, there is no doubt that it belongs to Mayor Xiao Jingyu and the Suiyuan Gang he represents behind him.

The mystery of officialdom struggles is not necessarily about fighting to the death.

Both sides suffering is not a good thing.

One must obtain value favorable to oneself in time after the game.

This is like in a game, after finishing a dungeon, the first reaction is to "loot the bodies."

In the game, it is exploding equipment or gold coins.

In officialdom, it is mastering more power chips.

Tang Ye was in quite a good mood.

Although he had not gained any direct benefits himself.

But Wan Ming's promotion was extremely valuable to him in the long run.

Before fighting a tough battle, he always dragged this tool man along to serve as the vanguard.

Because of this, Wan Ming was envied and hated by others, and he took quite a few "cheap shots"...

Now, it had finally paid off!