Chapter 128

Li Jianguo suddenly understood something in his heart; he had truly overestimated himself.

He had merely fallen within Zhou Hongtao's camp, and Zhou Hongtao had already stepped forward to protect Li Tian once before; such a thing could absolutely never happen a second time.

Because since Zhou Hongtao had been parachuted in, he hadn't done anything for Zhou Hongtao; on the contrary, Zhou Hongtao had helped him once, which was already doing his utmost.

Otherwise, Li Tian would have crashed last time.

As such, Li Tian's outcome was basically already sealed. The only thing he could do was find people in the Procuratorate and the Court to help, so that when Li Tian was sentenced, it would be as light as possible.

At this moment, he also felt some regret. Li Tian was simply not cut out to be an official; why had he insisted on making him the Executive Deputy Town Mayor? Truly, loving one's child is like killing one's child!

But it was already too late for him to regret it now!

At this moment, the only thing he wanted to do was vent his endless rage upon Su Yang. If it weren't for Su Yang, this series of events would never have happened.

Thinking of this, he immediately took out his phone and made a call.

The phone rang a few times before the other end picked up. "Young Master Wang, hello. I hope I'm not disturbing you. I'm Li Jianguo from Jincheng County. There's a little business here that I figure you might not look down on. I'll just mention it to you."

"Didn't our Huatian Village suffer a disaster? This time, the higher-ups gave about 10 million in relief funds. There's a plan to rebuild the entire Huatian Village. Bids for building all the houses will be held in the next few days. This project should be worth at least five million or so."

"Besides that, Huatian Town wants to set up an apple processing plant. And it's funded by the town itself. If you're interested, you can take a 20% stake in dry shares. I believe the leaders of Huatian Town won't refuse to give you this face."

The Young Master Wang on the other end was the son of the Lancheng Municipal Political and Legal Affairs Commission Secretary.

This person was someone who only cared about money; he wouldn't let go of anything, from projects worth tens of millions down to those worth hundreds of thousands or even tens of thousands.

He was famous in the circle for loving money; his shadow could be found in projects and factories of all sizes throughout Lancheng. Moreover, this person was extremely petty and vengeful.

His father was the Political and Legal Affairs Commission Secretary, so there was nothing in the public security, procuratorial, and legal systems he couldn't get done. This was why Li Jianguo was fawning over this Young Master Wang.

In short, as long as he wanted to get involved, there was nothing he couldn't touch, especially good things like dry shares. Not to mention profits of over a hundred thousand or even a million, he wouldn't even complain about a few tens of thousands; after all, this kind of money was free.

Sure enough, this Young Master Wang heard this and said, "It's still you, County Mayor Jianguo, who cares about me, knowing I'm short on cash lately and coming to look after me. I know about this matter; when you have time, come over and we'll have a meal together."

"If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up. I have some business here and I'm busy."

After saying this, this Young Master Wang hung up the phone directly. In his eyes, an Executive Deputy County Mayor like Li Jianguo was really not worth looking at; there were plenty of people trying to curry favor and build connections with him.

Never mind a county-level leader like Li Jianguo, there were many even in the city, so being able to be polite to Li Jianguo for a few sentences was already giving Li Jianguo face.

Li Jianguo wasn't angry either; he knew his own standing and immediately said, "Okay, okay, I won't disturb Young Master Wang anymore. That's settled then; when I go to the city, I'll treat you to a meal."

After hanging up this call, he thought for a while and then dialed another number.

"Immediately, right now, investigate for me who the mastermind behind the villagers of Huatian Village besieging the county government is."

"If it's Su Yang, get the evidence and report it to me as soon as possible. Be quick."

Please note, he said "besieging the county government"; the wording and nature were completely different. Furthermore, he had already pointed out that he wanted to pin this charge on Su Yang.

He didn't believe that he, an Executive Deputy County Mayor, couldn't take down a Town Mayor.

If he couldn't deal with Zhou Ruohan and Fang Jingwen for the time being, surely he could deal with Su Yang?

On the other end was the Deputy Director of the County Public Security Bureau, Yu Wen. He said, "County Mayor Li, please rest assured. I will definitely do my best to investigate this matter and give you a satisfactory answer. Also, because the candidate for our county bureau director hasn't been finalized yet..."

Yu Wen was naturally very smart, and he stopped there. Some things, if said too bluntly, would only make others feel unhappy. Especially with Li Jianguo, whose mood was already very bad; asking for a reward now was no different from adding fuel to the fire.

Li Jianguo forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "Don't worry, there will be results on this matter very soon. At that time, I will definitely speak up for you at the Standing Committee meeting, but the situation in the county is different from before, and in the end, it still depends on what Secretary Zhou decides."

Yu Wen hurriedly said, "Thank you, leader. Thank you, leader."

He also knew very well that the structure in the county was different from before. The top three leaders were already in place, and any one of them had more weight than Li Jianguo.

But having a local force like Li Jianguo speak for him was enough to achieve his goal. As for whether it would succeed, that was up to man, but the outcome was up to heaven.

But he also understood that the amount of effort Li Jianguo would put into his appointment as director depended entirely on this task he had been assigned.

After hanging up the phone, he immediately called Chang Wei, the Deputy Director of the Huatian Town Police Station.

"Chang Wei, there is such a matter. I want to tell you, listen clearly..."

After finishing, he continued to add, "If this matter can be handled properly, then taking Li Bo's position is just a matter of one word from the county bureau."

"And before the new director is appointed, I have the full ability to promote you. Do you understand?"

Chang Wei was Li Bo's man. After Li Bo was taken in this time, his hatred for Su Yang was not small. Hearing that Yu Wen's goal was to take down Su Yang, he immediately gave his guarantee, "Don't worry, within three days, I will definitely get this done."

That afternoon, the investigation results for Li Tian were announced. The charges of corruption, bribery, and forcing himself on multiple women were established one by one, and the Discipline Inspection Commission had already handed Li Tian over to the Procuratorate.

This matter spread to every township as if it had grown wings.

Everyone in Huatian Town heard this news and it was like a pot exploding. They all knew that Li Tian was likely in grave danger this time because, although Executive Deputy County Mayor Li Jianguo had great power, this time he was reportedly up against the County Mayor and the Deputy County Party Secretary, and the chances of winning were very slim.

Originally, they didn't know about this matter. Later, somehow, Zhou Tai inadvertently mentioned it to Liu Cai Xia. It just so happened that others heard it, and thus the story of County Mayor Zhou Ruohan and Deputy Secretary Fang Jingwen joining forces to deal with Li Jianguo came about.

The fact that Li Tian was completely "double-regulated" further confirmed this rumor. For a time, everyone's fear and respect for Su Yang increased by another thirty percent.

Even the proprietress of the Shangri-La Hotel, Niu Cuihua, sent someone to invite Su Yang to dinner, and as for the previous debt, she didn't mention a single word.

At this moment, Chang Wei was reporting his work in Qin Chuan's office...