Chapter 1108

By the third day, Xu Jinxiu still had not implemented any competition-for-posts as Su Yang had said.

He directly spread Su Yang's order that he must implement competition-for-posts within three days or face the consequences, and the talk spread like wildfire, leaving the whole county waiting to see Su Yang's joke.

Although he always felt uneasy inside, he kept his head high, announcing to everyone in a victorious manner that Su Yang was merely a Political and Legal Affairs Commission Secretary stripped of power.

The Public Security Bureau remained a monolith, still under Xu Jinxiu's sole authority.

To this end, he specially went to the office of County Party Secretary Pan Wenhai and delivered a five‑minute report; the first round of confrontation, Su Yang was destined to lose.

This made Pan Wenhai also pleased; in his view losing a Public Security Brigade company commander, such a minor role, was truly insignificant.

Because they could easily assign someone else to that company commander post.

As long as the company commander position is in their hands, it doesn't matter who holds it.

After gloating, Xu Jinxiu made a request to Pan Wenhai: 'Secretary Pan, although this first move failed, for him it is probably a huge blow.'

'He doesn't even check who he is; with you here in our hearts, who would dare recklessly push a pilot policy? Isn't that nonsense?'

'But having said that, after so long, he is the first person daring to challenge your authority; I think we can't just let him off.'

'Although we can't catch him on any charge to publicly punish him, we can at least make him lose face.'

'Hasn't the three‑day period passed? We haven't done anything, so I'd like to ask you and the other county leaders to go research at our county Public Security Bureau, and of course invite Su Yang as well.'

'I want him to be instructed in front of all the leaders: whose orders does the Public Security Bureau actually follow?'

'Then you can give us a speech to boost morale, so everyone will always remember you—that is the heaven of our Liu Cheng Xian.'

His flattery indeed pleased Pan Wenhai, who naturally agreed: 'In that case, let the Publicity Department, Organization Department, and Discipline Inspection Commission go with me to research your Public Security Bureau.'

'Oh, right, as you said, I will definitely bring Deputy Secretary Su along.'

'But whoever dares to provoke my authority, I will let him know: the more he tosses and turns, the harder the slap will be.'

What Xu Jinxiu said, at this time work was over, comrades had already gone home, and some were probably already at dinner parties socializing.

But Pan Wenhai still said: 'I don't care what they're doing; have them all report to the Public Security Bureau within forty minutes.'

Xu Jinxiu nodded slightly, because the moment he spoke he felt his words were redundant; with such a top‑leader style, not only now past 7 p. m., even if it were 2 a. m., one sentence from Pan Wenhai would have to drop everything and rush back to work, even if he were in bed.

In fact, Pan Wenhai was also thinking that through this matter he wanted to show the coal bosses his absolute authority.

Even if the province exchanged a so‑called cadre, it would be pointless.

Su Yang has been acting up a bit these past two days; he went out for a round of golf and ignored it, actually believing that the County Party Secretary doesn't care about him.

At that moment, Su Yang was answering a phone call in his office: 'What did you say? The interview program will air tonight? Good, good, good, this matter is handled well.'

'Alas, a pity; I estimate I won't get feedback on the program's effect until the day after tomorrow, so I won't even see their shocked faces.'

'What a pity.'

He was still speaking when the deputy director of the County Party Committee Office, Ran Xuefeng, knocked and entered: 'Secretary Su, Secretary Pan wants you to reach the Public Security Bureau for research within half an hour; he and the other standing committee members have already gone ahead.'

Although his head felt a bit fuzzy, he checked the time—work was already over, and yet they wanted to research some trivial matter.

Do others have no life, no family, no need to eat?

'One word of research and these people must return to their posts; it seems you really take yourself as a local tyrant—this kind of leader I've hardly ever heard of, truly outrageous.'

He had wanted to refuse outright; going to research after work—doesn't that seem wrong?

If a sudden emergency occurred, even if nobody notified him, the deputy county party secretary should immediately return to his post.

Today he mainly had nothing to do, so he lingered a bit in the office; otherwise he would have gone home to sleep already.

But then he suddenly thought of the upcoming broadcast, and his heart instantly felt much relieved.

It seems heaven gave him an opportunity; originally he'd have to wait until tomorrow to get feedback, but now it looks like it will come earlier.

In that light, going there poses no problem.

When Su Yang arrived at the Public Security Bureau, several county standing committee members, including Pan Wenhai, were already there.

Moreover, the large meeting room was packed full; besides the Public Security Bureau's Party Committee leadership, mid‑level cadres and police from nearby stations had come.

At a glance, there were at least seventy or eighty people.

However, when Su Yang entered, aside from those county standing committee members seated on the dais, the people below were all standing neatly.

Seeing Su Yang arrive, Pan Wenhai said lightly: 'I dislike people being late; one person's tardiness means everyone gets dragged along.'

'Fortunately Comrade Su Yang has arrived; otherwise you'd have to keep waiting.'

Su Yang's cerebellum shrank again; what kind of person is this? How could someone like him hold such an important position?

He constantly displays his power and might, treating others as tools for showing his authority.

Is this because the coal bosses wield too much energy, or because the organization's personnel principles have made a major mistake?

He arrived on time, even a bit earlier than previously stated, yet this too can be used to snipe at him and indirectly punish others to display authority.

He even cannot find a suitable word in his own life's dictionary to describe it.

Of course, as a top leader, even if he farts, everyone must bring their noses forward to sniff, and they aren't allowed to say it stinks.

Although Su Yang's face was displeased, he still took his seat.

Then Pan Wenhai coldly said to everyone: 'Please be seated.'

'We temporarily came today to gather everyone; actually there is an important matter, and we want to hear your opinions.'

'I heard earlier that your Political and Legal Affairs Commission system wants to implement some kind of competition-for-posts in the Public Security Bureau.'

'In principle, the Political and Legal Affairs Commission can decide such internal matters, but the precondition is that the bureau's Party Committee leadership must approve, mid‑level cadres must agree, and the grassroots staff must not have major objections; otherwise, carrying out this pure formalism would be mere disruption.'

'Xu Jinxiu, have your bureau's Party Committee leadership discussed this matter? Is it feasible? Do you all agree or not?'