Chapter 113: Personnel Appointments and Removals

These words sounded somewhat familiar. Although they weren't the exact words Li Tian had spoken, the nature of their content was much the same; it was just that this boomerang, having struck himself, felt exceptionally painful.

Hearing this, Li Tian bared his teeth and grimaced, but he no longer had the strength to refute it—or rather, he no longer had the face to do so.

Hu San Guo and Wang Qiang turned deathly pale. They had just followed Li Tian here to act arrogant, but they hadn't expected to be slapped in the face so quickly, and the consequences were quite severe.

If they had known, they wouldn't have followed him to act like lapdogs.

If Li Tian weren't here, at least one of them would have already knelt on the ground, crying and wailing for their parents.

"Let's go. What are you waiting for here? Waiting for lunch?" Li Hu felt refreshed; this was far more satisfying than slapping Li Tian a few times. Especially that villain Wang Qiang, who had been acting like a dog relying on its master's power that morning, only to be on the verge of becoming a stray dog now—just thinking about it felt incredibly gratifying.

Compared to Wang Qiang, Hu San Guo was even more panicked. At worst, Wang Qiang would just be dismissed from his post. But Hu San Guo knew clearly how many dirty deeds he had committed as the Civil Affairs Office Director. Moving disaster relief supplies, if spoken of seriously, could lead to a firing squad.

Regardless of how many people behind the scenes had shared the spoils, he was definitely the one pushed to the very front. If there really had to be a scapegoat, that person was undoubtedly him.

He said almost mournfully, "Mayor Su, you have to think of a way. Mayor Su, I really don't want to go to the Discipline Inspection Commission..."

Li Tian was already furious to the point of exploding, so he slapped Hu San Guo directly. "What the hell does it have to do with me whether you go to the Discipline Inspection Commission or not? Why are you wailing here? Get lost!"

Hu San Guo was stunned by the blow. He thought to himself, weren't all these things instigated by you from behind the scenes? Now that something has gone wrong, I'm the one left to carry the burden alone, right? He was resentful, but despite his resentment, he didn't dare to say it out loud.

Ten minutes later, the official document was issued. When everyone in the town saw that the situation regarding Su Yang's suspension had taken a direct reversal, their jaws all dropped.

Of course, they knew the truth of the matter, but the fact that a circular of criticism had already been issued meant it was basically set in stone. Especially within the system, such things almost never had the possibility of being retracted, yet it had truly and concretely happened right before their eyes.

For the first time, they felt that this Mayor Su was far more capable, had a firmer hand, and possessed a more formidable background than the second-generation heir Li Tian.

It seemed that in the future, they would need to keep a clear head and have a definite direction for which side to lean toward.

Half an hour later, the members of the Town Party Committee, along with all directors and cadres at or above the section level, were all gathered in the conference room.

After Su Yang entered the conference room, he clearly felt that the gazes everyone cast upon him were filled with a hint of respect and fear.

This was easy to understand; if it were him, he would be the same. After all, Li Tian, this lawless second-generation heir, had been slapped in the face twice in a row.

And it hadn't even been half a month between the two incidents. If they still weren't alert after this, they wouldn't be fit to sit in these offices.

"Hello, Mayor Su!"

"Mayor Su is here!"

"Hello, Mayor! Welcome back to preside over the town's work!"

"With Mayor Su leading us, we feel much more confident."

Besides fear, everyone's eyes were also accompanied by various flattering words from their mouths.

This treatment used to belong to Li Tian. If Li Tian were also coming to the meeting today, they certainly wouldn't say these things, but now everyone knew Li Tian had been suspended and had no qualifications to attend the meeting at all.

Just as happy as these people was Qin Chuan. He basically arrived at the meeting right on time every time, but Li Tian, that second-generation heir, would always drag his feet and enter the conference room after him, making it seem like Li Tian was the top leader here.

This kind of rude behavior, disregarding rules and lacking a sense of propriety, made him extremely annoyed, yet he could do nothing about it.

Fortunately, for today's meeting, he finally regained his sovereignty. After Su Yang had already greeted everyone, he walked in right on time, holding his teacup and swaying as he walked.

"Everyone arrived quite early today. It seems I'm late."

Someone immediately said, "Secretary Qin, you arrived just in time; it's us who came early." That's right, the person speaking was Xu Jin, the Director of the County Committee Office.

To avoid the awkward silence of the last meeting, he had taken the lead early.

"Hehe, enough talk. Let's officially enter the meeting topic. Today's meeting was proposed by Mayor Su, so let Mayor Su preside over it."

Even though he already knew the content of the meeting, Su Yang was currently in the spotlight, so it was better for him to be as conservative as before.

Su Yang cleared his throat and said, "Secretary Qin, comrades! There are several topics today. The first one is regarding my own suspension. I have a notice issued by the County Committee Office in my hand, which I have already circulated to you all. I believe you have seen it."

"After investigation and analysis, the leaders of the County Party Committee and County Government have decided to revoke the disciplinary action against me. At the same time, they have revoked the commendation for Deputy Mayor Li Tian and imposed a suspension, so Deputy Mayor Li will not be attending the meeting this time."

"The second thing is that the County Discipline Inspection Commission and the County Public Security Bureau have established a joint investigation team to thoroughly investigate the implementation of our town's previous relief grain and relief funds, as well as the specific details of this flood disaster."

"I hope the relevant personnel will sort out their own affairs and voluntarily surrender to the Discipline Inspection Commission. Do not let the Discipline Inspection Commission personnel take you away in public. This is a very decent matter, both for you personally and for our Huatian Town."

"Finally, the third topic is regarding the appointment and removal of certain comrades. The first is our Civil Affairs Office Director, Hu San Guo. He privately resold disaster relief supplies, leading to a situation where there were no disaster supplies available when the flood occurred. The nature of this is extremely vile. I suggest immediate dismissal."

"The second is Finance Office Director Wang Qiang, who refused to execute the matter regarding the post-disaster reconstruction funds for Huatian Village villagers, refusing to execute the organization's orders. Comrades, failing to obey the organization's orders, and on such a major matter as post-disaster reconstruction, is completely disregarding Party discipline and national law. Such a person is no longer suitable to serve as Finance Office Director, so I suggest dismissal."

"Secretary Qin and comrades, if you have any opinions, you can express them now. By the way, Secretary Qin, there is one thing I forgot to communicate with you before the meeting because the time was too tight. After the two comrades are dismissed, we need to promote two young cadres who are capable and obedient to the organization. I will ask Secretary Qin to nominate candidates later."

Su Yang's words sounded somewhat contradictory. The topics of dismissing the Civil Affairs Office Director and the Finance Office Director hadn't even been passed yet, and he was already starting to promote new cadres.

This sounded like an extremely immature political act, but in this occasion, it seemed so reasonable.

Everyone could hear that Mayor Su was currying favor with Qin Chuan.

Both of these people were originally Li Tian's men. Now, if Qin Chuan was dismissed, he could at least promote one of his own people.

To put it bluntly, it was an exchange of interests. How could Qin Chuan not agree?

Moreover, with Li Tian absent, there was absolutely no resistance to such a thing.

Sure enough, without waiting for others to speak, Qin Chuan coughed and slowly opened his mouth... ===== CHAPTER 114 =====