Chapter 645: Help Tang Ye Fight for It!

The cell phone rang.

Fearing he would disturb Du Xi's rest, Tang Ye walked outside the hospital room to answer it.

The call was from Cheng Lin.

"How did things go?" Cheng Lin asked with concern.

Tang Ye smiled and said, "The surgery went very smoothly; I estimate I can return to Suiyuan by Friday. Is there any situation over in Suiyuan?"

Cheng Lin sighed, "Since we officially returned to work, the employees of the Water Pump Factory have been coming to the Government to petition every day. They do not agree with the Government selling the office building."

Tang Ye frowned, "I heard Lin Heng report on this matter. Does Secretary Han have any arrangements?"

Cheng Lin said, "Secretary Han doesn't have any good solutions either; he can only shelve it for now."

Tang Ye pondered to himself that this matter was originally handed to him to handle, and now that it had been delayed due to personal affairs, it would certainly invite criticism from some people.

"After I return, I will handle this matter immediately," Tang Ye said with a grave tone.

Cheng Lin also felt in her heart that this matter really required Tang Ye to handle it.

"By the way, I have been undergoing an assessment by the Municipal Organization Department these past few days."

Tang Ye was somewhat surprised, "Sister Lin, this is a good thing! Are you going to be promoted?"

Cheng Lin said, "The County Party Secretary for Tianling County has already been decided; Guo Zhengting will take the position, so the post of County Magistrate has become vacant, and I am on the list of candidates."

Tang Ye said with a smile, "Then you must seize this opportunity."

Cheng Lin suddenly laughed, "You aren't surprised by this news; did you communicate with Secretary-General Cheng Feng?"

In front of Cheng Lin, there was no need for Tang Ye to be evasive, "Previously, my father-in-law asked about the reshuffling of the Tianling County leadership team. I mentioned at the time that you were doing very well in Suiyuan, especially in terms of government work, where you have achieved quite a few results. Of course, my words carry little weight; the key is that you yourself meet the criteria for promotion."

Cheng Lin smiled and said, "With the reorganization of the Tianling County leadership team, your father-in-law has a very strong say. This one word of yours is worth its weight in gold, surpassing a thousand words. If I can truly get my wish, you will have performed a great service."

Tang Ye said modestly, "Sister, don't flatter me."

Cheng Lin giggled twice, "Alright, hurry up and go take care of Du Xi."

Tang Ye smiled, "Then I'm hanging up."

Cheng Lin was a cadre who came out of the Organization Department, so she was very clear about the process of recommending cadres.

She was actually quite surprised that she could enter the list of candidates for County Magistrate, because she had originally planned to work in Suiyuan for another two or three years and then be promoted to Division Level in Suiyuan.

However, the downfall of Shen Mingcheng had unexpectedly brought her an opportunity.

Cheng Lin had always been the type of person to return a favor; in this matter, Du Chengfeng and Tang Ye had helped her, so she was naturally very grateful.

Additionally, she received news from Xia Hong that Tang Ye had originally been recommended to the provincial level to participate in the Cadre Exchange Program, but because of a single word from He Haiyang, his name had been removed from the list.

Cheng Lin felt it was a pity for Tang Ye, as this channel was a very good opportunity for him.

A thought sprouted in her heart: help Tang Ye fight for it!

……

On Thursday, Tang Ye and Du Xi returned to Hanzhou from Yanjing.

On Friday, Tang Ye came to work in Suiyuan.

Not long after entering the office, noise came from the entrance of the courtyard.

Tang Ye walked to the window to observe, and it turned out that the employees of the Water Pump Factory were here to petition again!

Tang Ye made a call to Lin Heng, "Notify Ren Zilong to come to my office."

"Understood, I will notify Ren Zilong immediately."

A moment later, Lin Heng knocked open the office door with a look of difficulty on his face, "I just contacted Ren Zilong, and he said he is not in Suiyuan and cannot make it over."

Tang Ye frowned, "He's putting on quite the airs."

Afterward, Tang Ye went downstairs to the courtyard entrance and stood in front of the crowd.

The person in the lead recognized Tang Ye and said aggressively, "County Magistrate Tang, we are employees of the Water Pump Factory. If the county wants to sell the Water Pump Factory's office building, you should at least listen to our opinions, right?"

"That's right, we don't agree to selling the office building!"

"This is cutting off our livelihood!"

Tang Ye was silent for a moment, and after the scene became slightly quieter, he said to the lead man in a calm tone:

"I recognize you; your name is Zhang Shun, and you are a veteran employee of the Water Pump Factory. The Water Pump Factory was once a star enterprise of Suiyuan, but in recent years, due to management issues, it has gone from bad to worse. If we continue to ignore it, the problems of the Water Pump Factory will only worsen.

I understand your feelings about not wanting to lose your jobs, but when there are problems, they must be solved.

The Water Pump Factory's office building has been vacant, causing a waste of resources; selling it is the only way to make the best use of it. As for the funds obtained from the sale, they will be used with priority to compensate the employees."

Zhang Shun said unhappily, "We don't want compensation! Once the office building is sold, we will all be laid off!"

Others also chimed in one after another:

"This is collective property; you can't just sell it because you say so!"

"Selling the office building is, in the end, sucking the blood of the common people to fatten a bunch of corrupt officials and unscrupulous merchants!"

Tang Ye witnessed the stubbornness of these people; it was no wonder that Deputy County Magistrate Chen Hai, who was originally in charge of this matter, could not get through to them.

At this moment, Chen Hai stood upstairs, staring at Tang Ye's back, and sneered inwardly.

They all say you, Tang Ye, have a way of handling problems.

I want to see how you deal with this today!

Tang Ye focused his attention on Zhang Shun and said softly, "Since everyone has such strong opinions, this matter indeed needs to be discussed at length. Please select a few employee representatives, and we will sit down and discuss properly what should be done. It's quite cold out; don't get sick from the cold, everyone go back first!"

Seeing that Tang Ye's tone had softened, Zhang Shun arranged for the others to leave.

Afterward, he led two representatives into the County Government conference room.

After Tang Ye waited for them to sit down, he made a call to Wan Ming, "Come in and make the arrests!"

Before Zhang Shun could react, he saw several Police officers rush into the conference room and pin him and the other two representatives onto the table.

Zhang Shun looked at Tang Ye in shock, "What is the meaning of this? Didn't we agree to negotiate?"

Tang Ye said calmly, "The people we are negotiating with are employee representatives who can truly represent the real voices of the employees, not opportunists who stir up trouble and mislead the masses for their own selfish interests."

Zhang Shun stiffened his neck, his face flushed red as he cursed angrily: "You are framing me! You dog official, deceiving the common people! Don't think that just because you've caught me, you can suppress this matter; you will pay the price for your actions!"

Seeing Zhang Shun's foul mouth, Wan Ming frowned: "Zhang Shun, we haven't been idle during this time; we have investigated all the dirty deeds Ren Zilong has committed. I advise you to cooperate; otherwise, as an accomplice to Ren Zilong, what awaits you will be the severe punishment of the law!"

Tang Ye feigned a proposal for negotiation, but in reality, it was to make Zhang Shun lower his guard so he could then bring him under control...