Chapter 429: The Township Head's Signature Stunt, the Deep-Water Bomb

Yeah, I've only heard of the township head's special trick, never seen it in person; township head, show us one.

Exactly, please Township Head Cui show us one.

At that moment a rough voice sounded, with a hint of overbearing.

Good, good, I'm in a good mood today, I'll show you a deep-water bomb performance, so you all can broaden your horizons.

The door was originally open, the proprietress directly brought Su Yang and the two others inside; the proprietress was about to say something to everyone present, but Su Yang raised his hand to stop her.

To be honest, he hasn't seen the so-called deep-water bomb either, and wants to witness it.

At that moment he saw the burly man sitting on the upper side, about 1.8 meters tall, pour himself a full large glass of beer, then fill a beer glass to the brim with baijiu.

Su Yang took a close look; the baijiu being drunk was Luzhou Laojiao, which sells for at least sixty or seventy yuan outside—this consumption level is not low.

After filling it, he then picked up the baijiu cup and with a plop dumped it into the beer glass.

Su Yang thought, what's there to perform? Isn't this just how everyone plays?

Although he's never done it like that, he's seen it before; there's nothing special about it—those nightclub girls play it far more skillfully than Cui Mingjiu does.

Just as he thought these people were just there to fawn over the township head's smelly feet, he suddenly saw Cui Mingjiu lean over, use his mouth to grip that super-large glass, then slowly lift his head—beer and the baijiu mixed inside flowed completely into his mouth without spilling a drop.

This left Su Yang staring agape; no wonder they call it a stunt—this really is amazing.

Many people can drink beer and baijiu mixed directly; quite a few can down it in one gulp.

But being able to hold it in your mouth and drink it all without spilling a drop—that's truly a stunt.

Others seeing this also burst into applause, shouting 'good, good, good, good, good.'

Gao Peixia and Xie Siyang also stared agape; especially Xie Siyang, who really had seen big scenes, often went to such entertainment venues. Yet this deep-water bomb performance exceeded her imagination.

To be honest, putting such a stunt in a nightclub could become an absolute staple act; the cheers might even lift the roof.

Good, Cui Brother, this performance is good.

As I said, our Cui Brother's deep-water bomb—there aren't many people nationwide who can perform it.

Being able to see Cui Brother personally perform the deep-water bomb for us today is nothing short of a three-lifetime fortune.

Hey, I say Cui Brother, why are you so happy today? When that thing fell through earlier, weren't you there cursing your mother?

Cui Mingjiu only then sat down, after carefully savoring everyone's flattery, he raised his head and said, 'Being able to go to Huatian Town as the township Party Committee secretary is of course the top choice. Although being township head isn't bad either, the township Party Committee secretary's value can't be compared to that of a township head.'

Of course, it's also good here in Xiushui Township; besides, if I weren't the township head here, what would you guys eat and drink?

I'm just saying I'm happy today; it's purely because the county set up a Poverty Alleviation Office, whose primary poverty-relief target is our Xiushui Township—in other words, they've sent us a wealth-bringing child. So recently we should appropriately raise our conditions and consumption level.

When projects and funds come down, our good days will arrive; when that happens, speaking of poverty relief, first we must repair this road—any little corner of it will be money.

Has the Poverty Alleviation Office come to do poverty relief in our Xiushui Township?

Cui Brother, tell them to just send the relevant poverty-relief funds and relief supplies to our township; we don't need the people to come.

Exactly, what would people come for? We want things—things we can eat and drink, things we can see and touch, genuine benefits.

Cui Mingjiu said, 'You're wrong—people still need to come, otherwise these things would really be squandered once they reach our hands, and then who would take the blame? Besides, I tell you, that person isn't simple either; he once served as the head of Huatian Town.'

I heard he's tough-handed, having sent their standing deputy town head and town Party Committee secretary packing; of course, in the end he himself was removed for being rash.

But he was quickly reassigned to the Poverty Alleviation Office, which suggests some background; so if he comes, you should still restrain yourselves regarding this face-saving project—we still need to do it.

Let alone Cui Mingjiu—he really has done some work; he understands Su Yang very well, indeed quite well.

At that moment someone said, 'Cui Brother, if he comes and doesn't heed your greeting, what then? Should we still deal with him the same way?'

Their so-called greeting means everything in the township is decided by Cui Mingjiu alone; no one can interfere.

Even if someone truly comes for poverty relief, the relief materials that reach here just go into Cui Mingjiu's pocket, and then he distributes them.

Cui Mingjiu said, 'Don't go overboard; just about right will do—after all, this young man has background, using a few tricks to send him back to the county will suffice.'

Hearing this, Xie Siyang and Gao Peixia were especially angry; hearing that the township head is performing such a stunt here, they knew he wasn't a good sort, yet they didn't expect him to be so arrogant.

At that moment the proprietress's face showed slight embarrassment; with her shrewdness she probably guessed the identities of Su Yang and the others—if Cui Mingjiu kept talking, the scene might become hard to control.

He hurriedly said, 'County Magistrate Cui, County Magistrate Cui, the county comrades have come.'

Hearing that, the previously noisy crowd quieted down, and Cui Mingjiu's gaze also shifted from the wine table to Su Yang and the two others.

'May I ask if you're the leadership of the county Poverty Alleviation Office? Oh dear, I'm really sorry, sorry.'

'We had planned to have all staff welcome you at the door at noon; I didn't expect you to arrive early.'

'Really sorry, sorry, proprietress—clear away the food here. Reset a table; we need to entertain the county leaders who've come, and you all return to your work posts.'

'It's midday, and you lot insist on coming out to drink—look at this mess, what kind of vigor is this?'

'Even when people call you to go back, you don't listen—I have to come personally to shout at you.'

Cui Mingjiu showed not the slightest embarrassment, as if those harsh words just now weren't spoken by him; this shameless spirit is all self-reproach—if it were him, he certainly couldn't do that.

Those who had just been drinking with Cui Mingjiu glanced at Su Yang and the two others, especially scanning the faces of Xie Siyang and Gao Peixia, then after a while reluctantly left.

It seems the cadres of Xiushui Township all share the same virtue—as if they've never seen a woman.

However, Su Yang never responded; he just stared fixedly at Cui Mingjiu, already convinced that if Xiushui Township is to develop, Cui Mingjiu must be removed—otherwise he'd be the biggest stumbling block on the road to development.

Cui Mingjiu saw Su Yang ignoring him, a flash of anger crossed his eyes; on this turf of Xiushui Township, truly no one dares not treat Cui Mingjiu as the authority—if it's county personnel coming to handle affairs, or the township people, they are all very respectful toward him.

Of course, the county rarely sends people to handle affairs in Xiushui Township—because this place is so desolate, no one wants to come. County leaders only come here for major events; otherwise they hardly ever show up.

Thus this local tyrant's style grows ever more grandiose, following the trend of 'those who follow me prosper, those who oppose me perish.'

However, regarding Su Yang, he still has some understanding—after all, people like Su Yang are rare even in the whole county, let alone the entire province.

So he added, 'Are you Director Su? I heard yesterday from the county Party Committee office staff that you'd come, and I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly—just now I really made a fool of myself in front of you.'

The township folks are all country bumpkins, with no sense of time—when hungry they start eating, when full they naturally go to work; of course this is our problem, as township head I bear some responsibility, and from today I'll guarantee they clock in and out on time.

Director Su, please sit, please sit.

He's just an old slickster—deeply displeased inside, yet his face shows excessive enthusiasm, even proactively admitting fault; if we still harp on it, that really wouldn't hold up.

Su Yang said, 'No need to eat; we've already eaten this morning, and it's not yet mealtime, so we're not hungry.'

We also just arrived; we wanted to find Secretary Lu and Township Head Cui to learn the situation, but Secretary Lu wasn't in the office, so we came here.

Cui Mingjiu heard that Su Yang had first gone to see Lu Kai, and his inner dissatisfaction grew even stronger. According to procedure, any business in Xiushui Xiang, big or small, had to go through him, Cui Mingjiu.

Su Yang, it gives the feeling of not treating him, the township head, as the top boss!

Of course, given his scheming, even if he wanted to tear Su Yang apart, he couldn't show it; otherwise he wouldn't have stayed as township head for so many years.

"Oh, Director Su's work ethic really makes me feel ashamed. If that's the case, let's go to the office to talk. The boss's wife will prepare some game meat shortly and send it directly to our cafeteria; we'll discuss work with Director Su while eating in the cafeteria."