Chapter 467

At this moment, Cui Mingjiu, who had originally intended to confess, immediately shut his mouth, his heart completely relaxed; it seemed his sworn older brother had indeed made a move.

If that were the case, perhaps he could leave safely, and he also felt fortunate that he had just gritted his teeth and held on for a while, not spilling everything like pouring beans from a bamboo tube right away.

At this moment he was already fantasizing that after this beautiful Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary finished her call, she would politely say to him, "Township Mayor Cui, I think this matter is indeed a misunderstanding on our part; you should continue returning to your township to preside over work."

He even imagined that County Magistrate Zhou would briefly say something, expressing support for poverty alleviation work, etc., implying that he and Su Yang should turn swords into silk and not continue the dispute.

It seemed Su Yang ultimately lost; he remained the local tyrant of Xiushui Township, and this trip to the Discipline Inspection Commission was merely a scare without danger.

If he could leave the Discipline Inspection Commission unscathed, he might become a legendary figure of Jincheng County; in any position thereafter, whenever others thought of his solid experience, they would look at him differently.

Fang Jingwen glanced at the phone number, saw it wasn't in her contacts, and hung up directly.

But the call came again; Fang Jingwen frowned, pressed the answer key, and said, "Hello, may I ask who you're looking for?"

A vigorous voice came from the other end, "Is this Comrade Fang Jingwen? I'm Gao Liang."

Fang Jingwen immediately said, "Sorry, Secretary Gao, I didn't know it was your call, so I didn't answer right away."

She said that because the call was from the newly appointed Deputy Secretary of the Lancheng Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, Gao Liang.

He is Wang Hao's father, the successor of Wang Decai.

Gao Liang said, "It's fine; this is my personal private number, generally few people know it, I haven't disturbed your work, have I?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Jingwen knew that this unfamiliar Secretary Gao certainly had something to discuss, likely related to Cui Mingjiu before her, so she simply turned on speakerphone and placed the phone on the table.

It wasn't that he lacked leaders in the city; rather, he judged by listening to the sound of drums and speech.

Gao Liang had deliberately said he was calling from his personal mobile phone, and since few people knew that number, this was already unrelated to work.

Surely there was some private matter to discuss; as an unfamiliar leader, he certainly wouldn't be looking for you for things like promotion, etc.

If it were an ordinary cadre leader, he would surely be overjoyed to go outside to take the call, after all, a leader personally calling you is a great honor.

But with Fang Jingwen, that doesn't work; he fundamentally doesn't care about these things, isn't afraid of offending leaders, and doesn't expect leaders to promote anything.

Who let him have a father in the Organization Department? Although few people know this connection, he dares to guarantee that absolutely no one will manipulate his promotion.

It is precisely because of this confidence that she pressed the speakerphone button.

"Secretary Gao, you're too polite; just tell me any instructions. As long as it's within my duties, I guarantee to complete the task."

When she turned on speakerphone, Zhou Hongtao and Zhou Ruohan also realized something; Zhou Ruohan didn't mind, actually she and Fang Jingwen are quite similar in many aspects—having a background, not afraid of things, daring to face any problem head-on.

Especially if someone is targeting Su Yang, she will definitely roll up her sleeves and see it through; she fundamentally isn't afraid of offending people, and now she's curious who is calling at this critical juncture.

On the other hand, Zhou Hongtao finds it somewhat troublesome, after all everyone's situation differs; he cannot be like those two, and must still flatter superiors when necessary.

Of course, at this moment he most hopes for a call from a senior leader who has retreated to the second line, such as from the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; thus even if they eventually find fault with him, there would still be room to maneuver, but once the other party speaks, he knows the township mayor before him is not so simple.

Gao Liang said, "There's no question of instructions; after all we're not in the same system—how could outsiders guide insiders? I'm just asking you something; I heard that a township mayor from Xiushui Township was summoned by you for questioning, right?"

"I know this comrade; on some minor issues, he fails to grasp the small details, his control is also lacking, his performance is not entirely satisfactory, and even in work he fails to meet the county's expectations and requirements."

"But work is done gradually; our cadres' levels vary, the townships overseen by capable cadres develop better, while those overseen by less capable ones naturally develop more slowly."

"This requires our county's cadres to help resolve these matters."

"I heard that your county, for poverty alleviation work, specially dispatched poverty alleviation cadres to work in Xiushui Township below; the result may be that their work style was too radical, causing a slight rift with Township Mayor Cui."

"You also know that once township cadres become accustomed, they develop a certain popular base; the masses know that the dispatched poverty alleviation cadres and the township mayor are opposing each other, so they naturally won't stand by idly."

"This is how the so-called incident of the common people protesting for the township mayor arose, rushing to the Poverty Alleviation Office cadres to demand justice."

"Such matters are originally not a big deal; it's just that some villagers might momentarily get excited and want to strike someone, which then blows things up."

"But this actually has little connection to Township Mayor Cui; moreover, regarding my earlier point, his popular base is very good, indicating he has prestige in Xiushui Township even if his work for higher departments isn't that good, yet he has also contributed to the development of Repair Water Township."

"For such cadres, I think we should be more tolerant in their employment, not magnify a small matter infinitely, lest we chill our cadres' hearts."

"Moreover, cultivating a cadre takes great effort, and it is also necessary to take root in this place of Xiushui Township."

"Not mentioning far away, just speaking of recent years: the Township Party Committee Secretaries dispatched to Xiushui Township all want to be transferred back; who could be like Township Mayor Cui, willing to take root in Xiushui Township?"

"Good grief, Cui Mingjiu's behavior of this scoundrel squeezing out the Township Party Committee Secretary, coming from his mouth, actually becomes the exemplary style of enduring hardship and taking root at the grassroots."

He forms cliques, his domineering style runs rampant in the countryside; even acting as a local tyrant, he can claim it's prestige, a mass base.

This is truly admirable, the linguistic art of this leader.

Fang Jingwen could no longer bear to listen; she kept her politeness and asked, "Secretary Gao, then according to your opinion, how should this matter be handled?"