Chapter 1118

Lin Tao said, "This wasn't what we agreed on last night. Today we came to Secretary Su's office—are we supposed to sit together and set the questions? After all, this time we want to give them an absolutely fair opportunity."

His implication was obvious—he simply didn't trust Wang Sidong.

Everyone understood; there's no need to be so blunt—we can still save face.

Wang Sidong said, "After all, this matter is within our political and legal system; some veteran comrades in our Political and Legal Affairs Commission are still relatively professional in this area and also quite authoritative. Moreover, please trust the comrades of our Political and Legal Affairs Commission—after all, this is an internal competition for appointment covering the whole city, even the whole province, so there's no chance of exam questions leaking."

Su Yang smiled faintly. To be honest, not even Wang Sidong, let alone Lin Tao, could be trusted 100%.

Like this: the comrades in the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, especially the veterans, are definitely absolutely authoritative and professional. But my personal view is that authority stays authority, professionalism stays professional, yet we still need to avoid conflicts of interest.

So regarding the exam questions, I directly pulled a few sets from another question bank; they'll be printed later. I can responsibly tell you that I've only met the public security comrades in passing, and I don't know anyone well, so in this regard I can ensure absolute fairness and impartiality.

Moreover, this matter requires responsibility to the organization; afterward, the municipal and provincial Discipline Inspection Commissions can investigate it, and if any problems exist, I am willing to bear direct responsibility.

Secretary Wang, if you think using the exam papers you brought is appropriate, I don't mind, but I'll still say this: in the end I'll have the provincial Discipline Inspection Commission and relevant comrades supervise and inspect; you and I are the same—if problems arise, we must bear direct responsibility.

Wang Sidong had wanted to say a couple more things, but Su Yang's remarks left him unable to utter a word. He knew exactly what condition his exam papers were in, and everyone else knew too.

But he hadn't expected Su Yang to pull this move. If it were the past, although he said that, he could truly dismiss it with contempt, even sneer inwardly, asking whether you could still guarantee the fairness and impartiality of this exam.

You say you'll have the Discipline Inspection Commission follow up— that's pure nonsense; who's afraid of you?

But the situation is different now; he even suspects that Su Yang could get not only the provincial Discipline Inspection Commission but even a higher-level Discipline Inspection Commission to take you down.

By then, the first one to be dealt with would likely be him; although he's greedy for wealth and lust, enjoys flattery, he can still tell what's more important.

But there's also another problem: the set of questions he mentioned has already been communicated with Xu Jinxiu and them, and Xu Jinxiu has already had people prepare.

These mid-level cadres who already hold leadership posts have long been unfamiliar with these basic facts; testing them now isn't this essentially demanding their lives?

According to the original plan, as long as we bluff through this stage, later they could basically grasp the initiative; but this way, wouldn't the first stage be doomed? Fortunately, we still have three days—enough time for these people to make a final push, while also thinking to delay as much as possible, to see if we can find another breakthrough.

He said, "Isn't the time a bit too tight? These few days we not only have to review their qualifications but also let them prepare for the exam; even if they're graduates about to take up posts, they might not be able to answer these questions."

Su Yang said, "How many they can answer doesn't matter; later we can select enough people from top to bottom as needed. We don't require everyone to score 60, let alone 80 or 100—after all, this isn't a school, right?"

So, everything I could consider for them, I've already considered.

Lin Tao gave a thumbs-up: truly impressive! It seems we can hold this first round; we'll talk about later matters later, but if we really manage to hold this first round, those who still want to muddy the waters and cheat basically have no hope.

He laughed and said, "Secretary Su's mind is sharp—frankly, you've taken on a thunderbolt for us. Since last night until this morning, at least ten leaders have called me, wanting in this competition appointment to give certain comrades some preferential treatment."

Especially in the written test stage of this first round, according to their wishes, it's just to slightly leak the exam question information; I had originally refused politely. But you know the old leaders' face—you can't just brush it off; according to them, it's just going through the motions, at this age who still bothers to look at those knowledge points?

Some also say this is pure nonsense—just go straight into public opinion evaluation or the debate session.

To be frank, I didn't figure it out last night, thinking about how to respond to these problems; now it's fine—I basically don't need to use my brain, then I'll just say the questions aren't settled, where would the answers come from? This way, all the pressure shifts onto Secretary Su—let's see if you can bear it.

Su Yang smiled faintly: "Since I started working in this county, I've already offended a large portion of comrades; now I'm not afraid of offending a few more. Being able to shoulder the explosive charge for the two leaders is also my honor."

The two of them were chatting happily here, but Wang Sidong's face had darkened—obviously he couldn't complete this task. He's now wondering how to explain himself to these people.

But Su Yang's enthusiasm had just begun: "Two leaders, although you're not unfamiliar with our county—in fact you know it even better than I do—but I'm now basically a half-host; even if you had breakfast on your way here, I still want to fulfill my host duties. If you don't mind, please let me treat the two of you to breakfast outside."

Lin Tao naturally knew Su Yang wanted to keep the three of them together: "Sure, we drank a couple of sips of soy milk on the road, and our stomachs are still empty now. I believe Secretary Wang won't refuse Secretary Su's goodwill, and besides, Liu Cheng Xian's breakfast isn't just local specialties—it's varied, with everything. We might as well go sample it."

Wang Sidong had no choice but to follow Su Yang and Lin Tao to breakfast, while in his mind he was pondering how to contact others to have them handle the exam questions, since on his end he was already powerless.

Within an hour, Pan Wenhai received the key information about not being able to obtain the exam questions; his already gloomy face grew even gloomier. He directly told his secretary: "Call Su Yang and have him come over—I have something to discuss with him."