Chapter 318: Jiang da tou jumps up and down

Jiang da tou spoke while pulling a thick envelope from his pocket and placing it in Qin Chuan's drawer.

Exactly, it was the drawer near Qin Chuan; he leaned sideways, stretched his arm, rested on the desk, opened the drawer and shoved it in.

Qin Chuan, with a stern face, said, "What are you doing? You're not allowed to do this." Then he changed tack: "We've been old acquaintances for years—why are you giving me this treatment? From now on, don't do this again. This time, take it back. I won't hold it against you."

As he spoke, he reached to take the envelope from the drawer, but Jiang da tou quickly pressed his hand down.

Then he pulled out two packs of Zhonghua cigarettes from his satchel and placed them in Qin Chuan's hand.

"You say that because we're our own people, I dare to give you two packs of cigarettes to smoke—of course, I'm giving you two packs; if it were anyone else, I wouldn't even bother."

"Besides that, in the whole town government, only you and Su Yang coming would be ineffective."

Although Jiang da tou is just a village party secretary, he handles worldly affairs with crystal clarity.

Qin Chuan said, "You're still playing the officialdom game like everyone else. Sit down, have tea, and stop being so formal from now on; if you keep acting this way, we'll grow distant."

Only then did Jiang da tou sit back on the opposite sofa, the stone in his heart finally settling.

As soon as Li Hu's words were out, he got the news—if it had been before, he wouldn't have taken Li Hu seriously at all.

But now, Li Hu follows Su Yang, and Su Yang's capabilities are clear to him.

Originally, Zhao Jiefang was the toughest village party secretary in Huatian Town, once looking down on even the deputy town mayors, let alone other village party secretaries.

Moreover, on certain occasions he wouldn't give Qin Chuan a good face—that is, until Li Tian fell from power and Zhao Jiefang was arrested; otherwise, it wouldn't have been his turn to cause trouble behind the scenes.

But why all this? Simply because of Su Yang.

In Qin Chuan's view, having someone like Su Yang jumping around saves him trouble; after all, these are things Jiang da tou wants to do, not him.

Besides, Chen Er's side has many people, constantly pressuring Jiang da tou, who feels threatened and thus keeps giving him gifts.

This gives him a sense of achievement—why be an official? Just to eat, drink, and profit for free.

His official career basically has no great prospects; at this age he's merely a town party committee secretary, and at best he might become a vice county magistrate.

Of course, that probability seems low for him now; the best outcome might be to buy a big position and become its head.

"Secretary Qin, Du lao er has fled, and the villagers are in an uproar. Moreover, if Four Seas Biological Pharmaceutical doesn't settle, I'm afraid this investment will go to waste; if that happens, no one will gain any advantage, so I think we should settle this as soon as possible."

"Besides, the director of the police station is simply outrageous; if we don't give him a little color to see, they'll still think our townsfolk are easy to bully."

"Of course, most importantly, I need Secretary Qin to step forward and speak up for me."

After all, he's still thinking about his own profit: as long as the Four Seas Biological Pharmaceutical plant lands, he can keep making money; otherwise, relying on the town's poverty relief, how much could he earn?

At most, he could buy two apartments in the city for his son and open two internet cafes.

Secretary Qin chuckled, "Regarding this matter, I've already had someone prepare a report and submitted it to the County Party Committee and County Government and the County Public Security Bureau. In my view, a police station chief who causes public panic may not be qualified; he might think he has backing and thus act lawlessly—this mindset is unacceptable."

"Rest assured, after this incident, can he still remain as chief? That's still up for debate."

"As for your claim that Li Hu wants to remove you as village party secretary, that's pure daydreaming—what qualifications does he have to make such a decision?"

"You are appointed by the Party Committee, not by any single person; does he think that because someone backs him, he can decide who we are? Don't even think about it."

"Of course, in the coming days you'd better stay low; Su Yang hasn't returned since being taken to the Discipline Inspection Commission last time."

"He has clarified everything with the Discipline Inspection Commission and suffered no repercussions, so his background is still not to be underestimated. Besides, I heard he went straight to the provincial capital, probably to cash in connections."

"Of course, even if he returns safely, the county leadership likely already holds a grudge against him."

"You know County Magistrate Li Jianguo was imprisoned because of Su Yang, so even if they return, they won't amount to much—no leader likes being undermined by subordinates."

"He also indirectly offended Secretary Zhou; from now on, his good days are over."

"Moreover, if he learns what's happened in town, he might target you—but rest assured, I'll fully protect you. Even so, I think you should still put in some effort, not sit and wait for doom; the specifics are as follows..."

After hearing this, Jiang da tou's mind exploded; he asked doubtfully, "You just told me to stay low these few days and not cause trouble—"

"How can you still have us do this? Isn't this contradictory?"

Qin Chuan laughed, "You don't get it—now we just need to make everyone numb, to think this matter is over."

"That way Li Hu and his lot will relax their guard; if anything happens today, they might later run to the county government to report it to the leaders, and then you'll see whether your village party secretary still holds his post."

"Why wait until tomorrow? Because I've learned Su Yang is coming back tomorrow; once he returns, we can stir things up, and then he'll be pushed back into the spotlight due to mishandling this incident or because of this mass event."

"Then he won't even have time to wipe his own backside, let alone bother with you."

Upon hearing this, Jiang da tou suddenly understood: "Secretary Qin is brilliant, Secretary Qin is brilliant—I never thought things could be done this way."

"As long as he's got urine on his own backside, he'll naturally have no time to meddle with others; of course, even if he tried to mess with me, you, Secretary Qin, would speak up for me."

Although he said this with flattery, he actually thought Jiang da tou was overly scheming—give him ten brains and he still couldn't figure this out.

It serves him right for being town party committee secretary while he can only be a village secretary.

"Secretary Qin, I'll book a table at the Xianggelila Grand Hotel for lunch; would you honor me with your presence?"

Secretary Qin shook his head: "No, we can't openly meet now; if we gather, people will suspect something. You go back first. Remember this: stop when you should, act when you should—act big."

Jiang da tou agreed, then turned and left.

At that moment, Zhou Ruohan also received news of the conflict between Huatian Town villagers and the police station, but he didn't directly express his stance to the deputy county magistrate in charge; he merely said he understood, then left the office to find Fang Jingwen.