Chapter 337: Retreating to Advance? Then I'll Follow the Trend

With Su Yang saying this, Qin Chuan's face suddenly became very ugly. He had accepted money from others and given them his word.

This was the same as Chen er gou and the others in Shuigua Zhuang Village; the meat was already in their mouths, so how could they spit it out? If he couldn't protect Jiang da tou, although he didn't have to return the money, where would he put his face?

Previously, he had been thinking about how to regain his authority as the top leader; developing to this point, all he could do was maintain his pathetic dignity.

But Su Yang seemed not to want to give him even a little bit of face.

Qin Chuan was suddenly enraged and said directly, "Mayor Su, dismissing a Village Party Branch Secretary, I'm afraid that's not something one person can decide, right?"

"When it concerns personnel, shouldn't there be a collective decision?"

Su Yang had naturally thought of this point, and he heard him say directly, "Secretary Qin's words also make sense. I firmly oppose such inactive leadership. Jiang da tou was appointed by the Town Party Committee, so dismissal must also follow the formal procedures."

"Those who agree to dismiss Jiang da tou as the Party Branch Secretary of Shuigua Zhuang Village, Huatian Town, please raise your hands."

He was directly initiating the right to democratic decision-making, letting everyone vote by raising their hands.

As soon as he raised his hand, Bai Jing, Li Chunsheng, and Bai Jiaxuan immediately followed suit.

Now, because Ma Zhengyang, the deserter, was not there, there were only eight people. Su Yang's side already had three supporters, plus himself, having already obtained half the votes.

The remaining four who did not raise their hands were Qin Chuan, Xu Jin, Feng Shikuan, and Gao Zhangsheng.

Among these people, the only one Qin Chuan could be sure of was that Xu Jin would definitely follow his rhythm and not take action.

Feng Shikuan had always followed him, so he shouldn't be a problem either. The key was to see how Gao Zhangsheng would choose.

This Minister of the Armed Forces Department had always been distant from him because this was a very marginalized position.

The difficulty of promotion was very high, and he, a Town Party Secretary without real power, couldn't help the man with anything.

Without benefits, a true alliance of interests could not be formed.

Su Yang was also looking at Gao Zhangsheng at this time. He had already prepared himself mentally; if this ended in a tie and the resolution to dismiss could not be passed, he would directly announce a suspension from duty. He had the power to do that.

However, just at this moment, Gao Zhangsheng raised his hand.

He, like any normal person, had a very clear judgment of the situation in the town.

If it were in the past, perhaps he would have chosen to abstain or go with the flow. But Su Yang had been taken away by the joint investigation team of the Discipline Inspection Commission and the Public Security Bureau this time, and to make a comeback in such a situation was enough to show the strength of the energy behind Su Yang.

Moreover, he had also heard a piece of gossip, which was that the candidate for the County Public Security Bureau Chief was about to be announced. And this person was none other than Political Commissar Lan, who had strongly supported Su Yang before.

And the reason he was able to succeed to the position of Public Security Bureau Chief was mainly because County Magistrate Zhou and Secretary Fang had jointly recommended him.

It was impossible for the other County Standing Committee members to stop it; Zhou Hongtao would likely have to tacitly consent as well.

Therefore, he made up his mind to stand on Su Yang's side; one still had to choose a thick thigh. Otherwise, like Qin Chuan, a calf as thin as a hemp rope would flip over if one didn't grab it firmly.

At the same time, he also had his own little calculations. He, as the Minister of the Armed Forces Department, had no path for promotion. If he wanted to break through from this position, he could only take the path of the Public Security Bureau.

Therefore...

His raising of the hand completely broke the balance. Qin Chuan's face was somewhat distorted; he hadn't expected Su Yang to propose the dismissal of Jiang da tou on the spot.

So much so that he hadn't made preparations in advance, and he had had a psychological contingency plan earlier, which was that because of Ma Zhengyang's presence at the Town Party Committee meeting, he wouldn't necessarily lose to Su Yang in the end.

But Su Yang, damn it, insisted on holding an on-site office, catching him off guard; he hadn't even had time to communicate with Gao Zhangsheng in advance.

Now that the result was already out, it was too late for him to change it.

Su Yang was a bit surprised, but he was also very gratified in his heart. Removing someone like Jiang da tou was absolutely necessary, whether considering it from the immediate perspective or measuring it from the long term.

It wasn't for the sake of so-called political struggle, but genuinely wanting to seek welfare for the common people of Shuigua Zhuang Village.

If Shuigua Zhuang Village were full of people like Jiang da tou, it would really be finished.

"Good, although Deputy Mayor Ma is not here and there are only eight of us, everyone has seen the result: five in favor, three abstentions."

"Then I hereby announce that from this moment on, Jiang da tou is officially dismissed as the Party Branch Secretary of Shuigua Zhuang Village, and Deputy Mayor Li Hu will temporarily be responsible for the Party affairs of Shuigua Zhuang Village."

"In addition, the representative of Four Seas Biological Pharmaceutical Factory just indicated that they might withdraw their investment, so let's talk to them again."

"If they really want to withdraw their investment, in my opinion, that is understandable. We don't need to beg them to stay; a twisted melon is not sweet."

These words surprised everyone; Su Yang was truly too tough. One had to know how difficult it was to bring in an investment of ten million scale. Especially in a place like theirs.

Su opened his mouth and said he would ruin the matter, so he was going to ruin it?

Qin Chuan's expression changed drastically; this was originally his political achievement project, but with Su Yang saying this, it might be ruined for him.

But then he thought again, the project was brought in by him, the cooperation intention was finalized by him, the relevant promotion was all done by him, and the contract was also signed by him.

And this was witnessed by County Party Secretary Zhou Hongtao on the spot; half of the political achievement was already in hand.

If the other party withdrew their investment now because of Su Yang, then he wouldn't have any loss, and instead, he could pin this hat on Su Yang's head.

No, Su Yang was just trying to save face; for such a large project, even if he were given several guts, he would definitely not dare to let them withdraw their investment. He was just coming up with a "retreat to advance" strategy.

He continued Su Yang's words and said, "Mayor Su's words make sense. We don't need to beg the investors."

"If this continues, wouldn't the investors become the masters? We in Huatian Town haven't had investors or investment promotion projects for so many years, didn't we still get by?"

"So we should be tough when we need to be tough. If they want to withdraw, let them withdraw. At worst, we'll just go and pull in a few more projects."

"And we have all seen Mayor Su's energy. I believe that with Mayor Su saying this, he must have already prepared countermeasures in his heart, or he has already talked to other enterprises in advance and can fill this gap in time."

"When the time comes for the county leaders to question, he will also have a response."

Good fellow, he not only wanted to use a "retreat to advance" strategy but also put Su Yang on the moral high ground. In any case, this was everyone's political achievement project; if it were really ruined, then it would be Su Yang's fault.

Aren't you jumping very high now? Aren't you very awesome now? That's fine, if they withdraw, you go and pull in a few more of the same projects; otherwise, you won't be able to explain it to the county.

Don't think that because you are doing some village specialty economy, you can be mentioned in the same breath as ten million in investment promotion. In terms of driving the economy, the difference is not just a little bit.

Even if Su Yang has the support of County Magistrate Zhou and Secretary Fang in the county, this matter is out in the open. Doing this is wrong. Now, the whole country is promoting investment, and some places even explicitly stipulate that everything must give way to investment promotion.

You, Su Yang, still dare to jump out and sing a different tune, going against established policy. Even County Magistrate Zhou and Secretary Fang cannot go all out to protect you regardless of everything.

This was also his "open conspiracy."

After hearing this, Su Yang couldn't help but chuckle. Qin Chuan was indeed a master of struggle, never forgetting to dig a hole for himself at any moment.

This was calculated that no matter whether he jumped or not, he would be embarrassed, lose face, and even lose his hat for it.

But who was he? He was Su Yang...

Simply put, he followed Qin Chuan's words and said, "Secretary Qin is very right. We cannot be led by the nose by them. If necessary, we can also let them withdraw their investment."

"Let's go, let's go over and talk to them again." ===== CHAPTER 338 =====