Chapter 1061

Su Yang was confident that this news must have just come out, and given Old Fang's political wisdom, it was naturally impossible for him to say it publicly. But he told it to the miscellaneous people, and those miscellaneous people then told him, which seemed very reasonable.

Although in position, Old Fang truly isn't as good as Old Zhou, but for such a matter concerning major personnel adjustments, although it requires top-level decision, after the top-level decision, the first to know is the Organization Department.

Of course, Old Zhou would also likely learn about this at roughly the same time.

But he also muttered to himself: "I certainly know, I'm also the child's father; do I really need you to remind me now? It's really worrying over trivial matters."

But he just thought about it; actually, he didn't even reply to the message.

If Old Zhou isn't appointed, what will he do next? Could it be that he'll retire early to the second line?

Especially someone like Old Zhou of the Young and Strong Faction, his concept of retiring to the second line differs from others' concept of retiring to the second line—for example, being directly transferred to a certain ministry as a department head, or even being appointed deputy head of some work team, etc.

But now he also doesn't know what to do; directly calling Old Zhou would feel inappropriate. Even Zhou Ruohan had said before, never ask about these things, because they are now quite sensitive.

Of course, from the news he received last time, it said a certain bigwig in the south had gracefully stepped down, and moreover, a deputy minister of the Propaganda Department was taken down, a deputy minister of the Environmental Protection Bureau was taken down, and within less than a week afterward, the Deputy Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission who led the team to investigate him was also taken down, and even this involved other people.

At that time he vaguely felt that the punishment was so severe that it would inevitably lead to some corresponding disciplinary action against Old Zhou. His mental expectation at the time was an administrative warning, after all, at their level, that was already quite serious.

Although Old Zhou is steady-tempered, this is nevertheless a huge blow to his career. I don't know if this Old Mount Tai can endure it, or whether I can go keep him company for a few days.

He has now been discharged from the hospital, his body has mostly recovered; for now, the plan is to return to Jingcheng immediately. The longer he stays in the county, the more things might come up.

Anyway, he has now been dismissed from office, which sounds cruel within the system, but actually for ordinary working people, this is practically a blessing, because it's paid leave— the more enjoyable, the better.

In the evening he arranged two tables of food nearby, inviting everyone to have a good meal. This was also the most luxurious meal he had eaten recently, actually costing a full 800 yuan.

After finishing the meal, everyone again clamored to go drink, and Su Yang likewise followed. After all, for people like them, it's rare to come out and relax like this.

Usually there are many occasions for eating and drinking, but those are because of banquets or entertaining guests; sometimes one cannot speak freely, nor can one indulge in gluttony.

Finally, Su Yang saw each person off to the hotel that had been booked in advance.

Finally, he said to Sun Chengjun: "I'll return to Jingcheng for a trip these two days; to be precise, I'm leaving tomorrow. I don't need to say more about your work here; I'm worried about your marriage."

No matter what, Secretary Gao is after all a ministerial-level bigwig; we still need to be able to hold up face, so I'll try to get someone from Jingcheng to come to your door to propose marriage.

After arranging everyone, he had Shi Haoyun escort him back to the county seat overnight.

"I don't have time to arrange this for you this time; if you're willing, go become a Deputy Town Mayor, or you could also go to another bureau as a Deputy Chief."

"The original plan was to have you take over as Town Mayor of Guantan Gou Zhen next year."

Shi Haoyun said, "I want to keep following you; whether I become a Deputy Town Mayor or not doesn't matter."

Su Yang shook his head, "I've been dismissed from office; the future is uncertain, so go find Department Head Chen yourself; I believe he'll definitely give you an arrangement."

"Also, you contributed effort on this matter this time; thank you."

The so-called contribution of effort was from the Shi family of Jingcheng; although they don't have the prominence of the Zhou and Qiao Cultivation Clan, they still have some foundation.

Of course he didn't explicitly say it, but this favor is not something he can repay.

The next morning, the news of his departure spread within the Public Security Bureau. The bureau's leadership team, together with Old Political Commissar Mo Tai, all went to his residence to see him off.

It's likely that Sun Chengjun told them, that Su Yang's departure this time might mean he never returns to Lieshan Xian.

"No, why are you all coming? This makes me feel like I'm going to the front line; I'm just being dismissed and going home, after all we'll still be able to meet in the future, why bother?"

Lao Mo Tai's eye sockets were a bit red: "County Magistrate Su, you shouldn't say that. We can't repay your kindness. In this matter, we all know full well that you've been wronged, but people like us, in such matters, are no different from ordinary common people; we can only watch helplessly as this outcome comes about."

"Now that you're leaving, we suddenly feel like we've lost our backbone; we really don't know if our county will be able to stay as vibrant and thriving as it is now."

Old Ding even said: "County Magistrate Su, if it weren't for you, I'd probably be finished in this lifetime; I'm not sure if I can continue as a criminal investigator. You not only don't accept gifts, even when we invite you to a meal and give you local specialties, you refuse them. Now that we know you're leaving, if we don't come to see you off, are we still human?"

Song Zhong rubbed his head for a long time, unable to utter a word, but his eyes were full of gratitude.

Su Yang shook hands with everyone respectively: "Excessive, we are all Party cadres, all serving the people. I merely did what I should have done, and didn't give you any special favor; it's your own professional competence being solid, your character and morality upholding the bottom line, otherwise there wouldn't be an opportunity. I appreciate your sentiments, but if I delay any longer, I'm afraid I'll miss the train."

Led by Lao Mo Tai, everyone in unison gave Su Yang a salute; this was their highest expression of respect.

Sun Chengjun carried Su Yang's luggage and followed him downstairs with everyone.

Just after going downstairs and about to get in the car, he saw a dense crowd surging in at the gate, almost the same scene as when he was taken away that day.

Only that day the people came holding hoes and sickles, while today they were holding earth eggs, wild vegetables, and some local agricultural side products.

Seeing this, Su Yang glanced at Sun Chengjun: "What's going on? How did you stir up everyone? Those who don't know might think I'm planning something here."

Sun Chengjun helplessly spread his hands: "Do you think I notified them that you're leaving today? Yesterday you were in the city treating people to a meal, and coincidentally our county's cadres saw it, and thought you might be leaving."

"But everyone couldn't go to the city to see you off; as a result, you came back directly last night, yet they still couldn't figure it out?"

When he didn't know what to say, Chen Bo and the County Standing Committee members and other county cadres also came down from the side office: "County Magistrate Su, this is everyone's sentiment."

"I dare say that if anyone among us were to leave office, even if we paid to invite everyone, nobody would come. Gold and silver cups are nothing compared to the common people's reputation; they have a scale in their hearts, knowing who treats them well."

"The vast majority of those who came today are common people from Shuanggou Town, because they're nearby; others are still arriving in succession. These common people are hardworking but not good with words, so since they've all come, I still think you should say a few words to them; otherwise, just leaving like this would leave them feeling empty inside."