Chapter 1463

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"What kind of sincerity do you want?"

Xiao Xueqing's expression was heavy; she suddenly discovered that Wang Xiaohua was not as simple as she had imagined.

Before, she had thought that Wang Xiaohua would either listen to her or listen to Liu Xinwen, but now Wang Xiaohua had taken a third path — that he himself would control the situation.

What was the sincerity Wang Xiaohua wanted?

Money?

Lust?

Or power?

Money — Wang Xiaohua probably wasn't greedy for it.

If he wanted to earn money, he could completely avoid coming to this mountain pass to be a grassroots petty official!

Lust — Wang Xiaohua probably wasn't greedy for it either!

Li Jianjia, this White Moonlight, had formed a wall in his heart so high it could not be scaled; so let alone being greedy for lust, even if beauty actively seduced him, he would probably remain unmoved like a mountain.

Power — would Wang Xiaohua want it?

What Xiao Xueqing could think of was power.

They all say power is the best aphrodisiac for a man; Wang Xiaohua not scheming for money or lust but seeking satisfaction in power was not impossible either.

After all, everyone has desires; it's just that each person's desires are different.

However, the answer Wang Xiaohua gave exceeded Xiao Xueqing's expectations.

"County Magistrate Xiao, I hope that before you are promoted, you can leave behind enough people-benefiting policies for the people of this county, and additionally, help me to some extent dismantle the power of the local gentry clans in this county."

Xiao Xueqing was stunned:

"You don't seek anything for yourself?"

Wang Xiaohua said:

"I only want to do well the work in my hands; besides, if I truly schemed for something, it would instead become a handle in others' hands, and even bury a huge landmine for my future official career, so rather than bury a landmine for myself, it's better to create some welfare for the ordinary people of this county."

Hearing this, Xiao Xueqing turned from worry to joy.

Her originally heavy expression revealed a look of joy.

"Wang Xiaohua, I indeed didn't misjudge you; you indeed are not a thing in the pool!"

From this moment on, Xiao Xueqing looked at Wang Xiaohua with new eyes.

However, she also had doubts in her heart:

"People-benefiting policies — those rolled out and those not yet rolled out — I've already handled quite a few; but as for the local gentry clans here, to put it unpleasantly, they are the 'County Brahmins'; wanting to dismantle them will probably be very difficult."

Wang Xiaohua said:

"I understand; the County Brahmins have been a difficult problem since ancient times, just like wild grass that cannot be burned out — the spring wind blows and it grows again; so in ancient times many imperial families simply gave up and let it become customary that 'imperial power does not extend below the county level,' allowing the landlord clans below the county to govern themselves, and the natural result of that was the common people being exploited to the utmost, suffering endlessly."

Xiao Xueqing nodded, expressing deep agreement.

Wang Xiaohua continued:

"But that was ancient times; now we have already entered a new era. With the development of technology, productivity levels have greatly increased, and the gradual improvement of the power structure has also placed certain constraints on the County Brahmins, making them not so arrogant and domineering, not daring to directly exploit the ordinary people. But they are still a huge obstacle to the county's economic development, and may even evolve into a time bomb in terms of public security management!"

Xiao Xueqing said:

"I understand all this, but to deal with the County Brahmins is not so easy. At most I have another half year before I will leave this county. You want me in this half year to bring down those who have operated in the county for decades with deeply entangled interests — to speak the truth, I have no way to do it."

Wang Xiaohua said:

"Bringing them down is certainly unrealistic, but striking the mountain to shake the tiger, making them restrain themselves, is achievable."

Xiao Xueqing asked:

"How to strike the mountain to shake the tiger?"

Wang Xiaohua said:

"Liu Xinwen wants to deal with you, doesn't he? Then why don't you return a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye?"

Xiao Xueqing's heart gave a jolt; she thought: if it's really like that, wouldn't it be mutual destruction?

Even if not mutual destruction, killing a thousand enemies would still cost eight hundred of her own.

Her official career would probably reach its ceiling.

But she didn't say these inner words to Wang Xiaohua.

Wang Xiaohua couldn't possibly not know this consequence.

Knowing it, he still wanted her to do it.

Then there is only one possibility.

That is, Wang Xiaohua has already concluded that she, Xiao Xueqing, has no other road to walk.

If she doesn't agree, Wang Xiaohua would probably follow Liu Xinwen's line of thinking and report her.

"How to return a tooth for a tooth?"

Xiao Xueqing's face sank, and her voice sank too.

She suddenly discovered she had rejoiced too early.

Wang Xiaohua was indeed not a thing in the pool, but he was also not her community of shared interests.

Wang Xiaohua said:

"On my end I'll stall Liu Xinwen and leak to him that I'll report you to the Discipline Inspection Commission. During this period, you gather enough evidence, and when the Discipline Inspection Commission arrives, you go report Liu Xinwen first thing."

"Gathering evidence is easy, but when the time comes, Liu Xinwen might turn around and bite me..." Xiao Xueqing raised her objection in a tactful way.

Wang Xiaohua, however, said:

"Liu Xinwen's counterattack will most likely use the initial fundraising incident to make a fuss, so during this period I will contact the entrepreneurs who donated back then, and go greet them one by one, having them cooperate to erase the evidence left behind at the time. That way, even if the Discipline Inspection Commission really investigates you, at least on this matter, they won't dig up any winter melon tofu."

Xiao Xueqing nodded slowly:

"This is indeed a good method, but!"

Xiao Xueqing changed her tone:

"You and Liu Yumeng are colleagues in the same office. Liu Yumeng will probably monitor your every move during this critical time. If she finds out about you going to greet those entrepreneurs, this setup will likely be broken by Liu Xinwen's counter-move."

Wang Xiaohua said with a smile:

"What if it's not me personally going to contact those entrepreneurs?"

"Then who else would go contact them?" Xiao Xueqing was puzzled.

Wang Xiaohua gave the answer:

"My second brother."

Xiao Xueqing was stunned.

Wang Xiaohua then explained:

"My second brother is the General Manager of Liguo Mountain, and has a lot of business dealings with the merchants of this County City. So having him help me make contact might just pull off a funeral deception. And since this matter concerns those entrepreneurs' own interests, I believe they won't lightly leak the news."

Xiao Xueqing frowned:

"But what if by any chance..."

Wang Xiaohua cut off her words:

"County Magistrate Xiao, excessive hesitation makes it hard to achieve great things. Right now your struggle with Liu Xinwen has reached a funeral attitude. If you don't want to switch from defense to offense, then I can only hand the knife to Liu Xinwen. After all, if you fall from power, I, this person you exceptionally promoted, will probably also lose a layer of skin, and might never get out of Shangang Town again!"

Hearing Wang Xiaohua put it this way, Xiao Xueqing could only hurriedly state her position:

"Alright, then I'll do as you say!"

In the end, Xiao Xueqing compromised with Wang Xiaohua.

She, a dignified Deputy County Magistrate, actually had to take orders from Wang Xiaohua, a mere grassroots cadre of a township!

Say it out loud and it's simply absurd!

Probably no one would believe it!

But the fact is, it happened just like this!

And she, Xiao Xueqing, already had no other road to take!

Only by following Wang Xiaohua's instructions was there that one thread of survival!