Chapter 485

Gao Haisheng, who was about to have his mind clouded by anger, heard this and instantly his anger dissipated.

Yeah, your County Party Committee Organization Department can directly interfere in township personnel matters. Originally this was something the township decided on its own, but you insist on meddling. Then if that bigwig behind us directly interferes in the appointment of the township head, could your County Party Committee Organization Department possibly refuse?

Thinking of this, he also became much calmer: "Sigh, I'm just unwilling to accept this. You say I've been in the township for so many years, they're blind as bats, saying they'll just kick me out and they do."

"Isn't this chilling the hearts of us township cadres?"

"Fine, I'll go home and sleep for a few days? Anyway, this won't delay my salary. Later, when the higher-ups settle it, even if I don't become township head, your Township Party Committee Secretary position is certain."

"By then, if you recommend me upward, the final result will be the same. We'll work together; how we live our days will continue as before."

Bai Yutang immediately said: "No way! At this critical juncture, you're being negative and shirking work, going home to sleep—do you think this is normal personnel matters? They're taking revenge on you!"

"Now they'd love for you to do something out of line, so they can latch onto your mistake and not let go—yet you dare to openly provoke them?"

"Don't you think? You're doing fine now, yet they say they'll kick you onto the forest patrol team, and they just do."

"If you go home to sleep, won't that give them a handle? They might even directly expel you from the Party!"

"If that really happens, even if someone above wants to help us, they won't be able to do anything!"

"Just listen to me—hurry to Xiushui Mountain; over there you can still sleep as you should. Anyway, you're the big boss, nobody will say anything about you."

Bai Yutang will absolutely not let him affect himself.

Even if after these days he courts death, he won't stop him, but right now it's absolutely not allowed.

We cannot let Gao Haisheng interfere with his plan to become Township Party Committee Secretary.

Several minutes later, Gao Haisheng held his teacup, tilted his head back, and walked out of the office.

Before leaving, he still shouted at Su Yang's office door: "Su Yang, listen up, old man—how you leave is how you'll come back!"

"The weather in Xiushui Township won't change—I'll still be back!"

"I'll still be back!"

He bellowed at the top of his lungs several times; this wasn't just for Su Yang to hear, but for all the staff as well.

But Su Yang completely ignored this; he merely stood by the window, watching the person who was about to become a forest ranger.

As the saying goes, self-inflicted misfortune cannot be survived; if he hadn't come this morning to provoke, this wouldn't have happened—at least not yet would they have taken action.

Why, with so many people there engaging in hypocrisy and scheming, they single out Gao Haisheng— the reason is simple: he is a Discipline Committee Member.

Moreover, his standing in the township is second only to Cui Mingjiu and Bai Yutang, so using him to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys gives the greatest deterrent effect.

Another reason is that the Discipline Inspection Commission can give this matter 100% support.

At the same time, he marveled at how quickly Gao Fengming acted— he had originally thought they'd wait at least a day or two.

The result was just a matter of a few hours.

This morning, so many things happened that everyone in the township government compound has been dazed by the twists and turns of the drama.

Originally we thought Su Yang's appointment as Township Party Committee Secretary would be blocked, and Bai Yutang's gang would then have the absolute upper hand, allowing them to return to the good old days of being without Cultivation Organization and discipline, eating meals, playing cards, and drinking alcohol under the pretense of work.

But we never expected that the excitement hadn't even risen before we were knocked back to reality with a stick.

Although they lack any real ability and their work style is terribly bad, they do have brains; it's not hard to deduce from this incident that Su Yang's backing is extremely solid.

All afternoon their attitude improved somewhat; they didn't go out to binge eat and drink, nor did they drink alcohol in the office.

Of course, their other work still wasn't very enthusiastic.

Su Yang saw all this, but he didn't say much, merely sitting and waiting for the provincial authorities to directly appoint him.

He wasn't in a hurry here, sitting steady like a fisherman, but Bai Yutang couldn't wait; he closed the door, picked up the phone, found a number, and dialed it.

After ringing several times, the call was answered; he immediately bent over, smiling into the phone, and said: "Hello, something's come up here in our township— as I mentioned to you that day, Discipline Committee Member Gao Haisheng was directly assigned by the County Party Committee Organization Department to become a forest ranger."

"This is surely Su Yang pulling strings behind the scenes; I'm now worried whether my own matter might have changed."

"Otherwise, how could the County Party Committee Organization Department be so bold? Clearly Secretary Gao has already explicitly reassigned a Township Party Committee Secretary, yet they also explicitly let Su Yang, the deputy director of the Poverty Alleviation Office, take charge of all township work."

"This makes me very worried, just as you said: only if I become Township Party Committee Secretary can I make Su Yang unable to move an inch in the township."

"Never mind carrying out poverty‑relief work; even his daily work couldn't proceed, and with a little maneuvering he'd have to get lost."

The person on the other end, after listening, said: "This is just a small matter; what are you panicking about?"

"Su Yang has connections in the county, you know that, and having what's-his-name Gao Haisheng go to be a forest ranger isn't impossible either."

"People like him are total pigheads, dreaming of becoming township head."

"We value you; go ahead and act boldly, and at most a week later your appointment as Township Party Committee Secretary will come through."

"We'll also give Secretary Gao a heads‑up on our end, and if necessary, let him make the nomination directly."

"No matter what, the county can't directly reject a personnel recommendation from a municipal leader, and Secretary Gao is also the leader in charge of personnel."

"Besides, regarding the matter I mentioned earlier, you need to get it done quickly."

Bai Yutang said: "Thank you; with those words I'm relieved—I'll handle what you said today."

Although his attitude was humble and obedient, after he hung up the phone, that fawning expression vanished instantly.

How could I possibly confront Su Yang head‑on now? I need to become Township Party Committee Secretary first; otherwise, constantly feeding me empty promises is treating me like a three‑year‑old.

Fortunately, Su Yang chose to act against Gao Haisheng today; if he had targeted me instead, I might well have ended up as a forest ranger by now.

However, the other side also made it clear: if he wants to be the Party Committee Secretary, he must put in the effort.

Thinking of this, he quickly walked toward Su Yang's office; this time he was very respectful, first knocking on the door, hearing "come in" from inside, then gently pushing the door open and entering.

As soon as he entered, he said: "Director Su, I'm really sorry; this morning I drank too much and spouted some nonsense—I hope you can be tolerant."

"I guarantee that from now on I will absolutely not violate work discipline during office hours; if I do, you may deal with me as you see fit."

Su Yang didn't even take such a person to heart, merely saying lightly: "Ah, it's fine—just don't let this happen again, or else it'll embarrass everyone."

"After all, we're people in our dozens; everyone cares about face."

"Anything else? If not, I'm heading out."