Chapter 484: Gao Haisheng As If Struck by Lightning

As for Su Yang hanging up the phone, Li Xiangdong still wore a bewildered expression, his eyes full of disbelief.

In his mind, a cadre's transfer is a very complicated matter. The complexity of Climbing Up needs no explanation; even if one is to be moved to a cold bench, a series of procedures is required, yet Su Yang's single phone call made it happen.

Two hours later, the County Party Committee Organization Department's personnel change notice arrived in Xiushui Xiang. The already unsettled Xiushui Xiang government erupted again.

Gao Haisheng was drinking and eating peanuts in the office when he saw Bai Yutang walk in with a sullen face.

"Old Bai, why so down? What happened? Su Yang is now a grasshopper after autumn, he won't be hopping for many days! With today's commotion, his prestige has been swept clean."

"Now he doesn't even make a sound, Xiushui Xiang is still our domain! And isn't there someone above who will support you? Sooner or later we'll be Secretary Bai, and then remember to give your brother a hand!"

"No more words, I'll have them slaughter a sheep, and tonight you come to my house for a drink; afterwards there'll be an important thank‑you gift that will definitely satisfy you!"

"That bastard is still dreaming of becoming township mayor, and he's already convinced in his heart that Bai Yutang can become the Township Party Committee Secretary, which shows that those so‑called superiors do have some ability."

As for the words he cursed Bai Yutang with this morning, he has completely forgotten them.

Bai Yutang didn't know how to start at first; after a moment's thought he said, "We still can't be careless. Su Yang does have some connections in the county, you know that, otherwise how did the Standing Deputy Town Mayor and Party Committee Secretary of Huatian Town end up being sent in…"

But before he could finish, Gao Haisheng cut in, "What the heck does it have to do with anything! That was in Huatian Town; their backer was nothing more than the Standing Deputy County Magistrate."

"What kind of connections do we have behind us? His county‑level connections are nowhere near enough for you! Now even the publicly announced Township Party Committee Secretary has been dismissed, and didn't they already tell you they want you to take over as Township Party Committee Secretary? Oh, look at my brain, Secretary Bai, sit down quickly!"

At this moment, Bai Yutang said, "Alas, I still don't know whether my matter will succeed, but there is something I need to inform you: your personnel appointment has changed."

Gao Haisheng felt a surge of joy; although that big shot said he would promote Bai Yutang, he also regarded him quite highly.

He thought the township mayor matter had already been promised by the superiors, and he rose up to say, "Is this time a one‑shot double‑impact for us?"

Bai Yutang said, "What are you thinking? Your job has changed, but it's not to make you township mayor; it's to make you a forest ranger."

Gao Haisheng heard this and was stunned for a while, "Forest ranger? What forest ranger? Guard which forest?"

Bai Yutang said, "The County Party Committee Organization Department just sent a notice, assigning you to the Xiushui Mountain Forest Guard Team as a forest ranger, and just an ordinary one at that—you can't even become the team leader."

"That's why I said Su Yang still has some ability; there's no absolute certainty, so don't keep picking fights in front of him. Look, look! This morning I said the two of us shouldn't go to their office to provoke them, and how long did it take? They've already acted!"

At that moment, Gao Haisheng's mind exploded, and he couldn't comprehend a word of what Bai Yutang was saying.

He muttered at the corner, "Forest ranger… why? Why make me a forest ranger? I'm a Discipline Committee Member, a Party Committee leadership member, how could I be arbitrarily assigned? Someone must be spreading false news, it must be the scheme Su Yang thought up after we slapped him this morning!"

"He's trying to disgust me on purpose; I can't fall for his trick."

He would rather die than believe this, still looking for an excuse for himself.

Bai Yutang knew Gao Haisheng had been badly provoked; for someone so obsessed with Climbing Up, even when a sliver of hope seemed present, to be kicked straight into the abyss is a turn of events no one would want to believe happening to anyone.

He knew that if he said anything more, Gao Haisheng would not only not listen but also bear a grudge against him.

He simply slapped the personnel appointment notice he held onto the table: "Look at it yourself, this is the document issued by the County Party Committee Organization Department."

"In principle, this is a matter of our township, but the County Party Committee Organization Department has already bypassed our township and made this decision; then no one can change it."

"Moreover, they even called me specifically, meaning you should go to the forest guard team as soon as you receive the appointment. If there's nothing special, pack up now and go."

"You see, he treats our grassroots cadres like people, yet we can't refuse. If we were hoping to skim a bit of profit from the job, I'd have quit long ago."

Bai Yutang and Gao Haisheng usually shoulder‑to‑shoulder, their relationship was extremely close, but at this moment he wished he could send Gao Haisheng away immediately.

If Gao Haisheng stays here and doesn't leave, Su Yang will inevitably act, and he might get implicated. The reason they said the Organization Department called him was to make Gao Haisheng scram quickly; in fact, there was never such a matter.

Only then did Gao Haisheng regain a bit of strength, and he asked coldly, "Why? I'm still a Discipline Committee Member; to transfer me, doesn't the Discipline Inspection Commission need to approve?"

Bai Yutang looked at Gao Haisheng with utter contempt: "Do you really think of yourself as a person? The Discipline Inspection Commission does have its own system, and generally a lower‑level Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary's appointment must be approved by the higher‑level leadership."

"Below Division-level, appointments are generally handled by the Organization Department; even in the county or higher organizational units, the Organization Department still calls the shots."

"The reason the Discipline Inspection Commission sometimes intervenes because of its system's independence is partly due to work needs; for example, when a major case occurs, the Commission will select some cadres to be transferred;"

"Or when a cadre is especially valued by the Commission, they'll notify the lower‑level Organization Department before giving them a major appointment."

He thought that you, a worthless person unloved by your uncle and grandmother and lacking any Work Ability, who would care about you? Frankly, if the Discipline Inspection Commission truly managed it, Fang Jingwen would have already removed someone like you; you probably couldn't even snag a forest ranger position!"

"What did you say? You want me to leave right now?" Gao Haisheng's misfortunes kept coming one after another.

Bai Yutang said, "Exactly, I've repeatedly confirmed with comrades from the Organization Department; that's what they told me! The people from the Organization Department are truly inhuman! You've been in the township for years, with no achievements but hard labor, and they decide with a single word that you become a forest ranger—how inhumane!"

"Otherwise, you should endure it for now; after all, opposing the Organization Department isn't a wise choice. A small arm can't twist a big thigh."

"Once my side's matters are settled, I'll find a way to transfer you back, and the current transfer order from the Organization Department doesn't affect what we previously discussed."

"Think about it: if our township's personnel can be intervened by the county, can the city not intervene? If a higher‑level order later makes you return as township mayor, I won't believe the County Party Committee Organization Department would still dare to say anything."