Chapter 612

Hey, hello, may I ask who you are?

Sun Chengjun sounded very polite on the phone.

Su Yang deliberately lowered his voice and said: "Bureau Chief Sun hello, I am the Director of Paichusuo of a precinct below, I want to invite you to dinner tonight, do you have time? I have already booked a place, hoping Bureau Chief Sun can honor us with your presence."

Sun Chengjun hesitated on the other end of the phone, then said: "County Magistrate Su, do you still have the mood to joke with me at this time? Isn't anyone pouring a bucket of cold water on you?"

Su Yang hehe laughed and said: "How could you tell it's my voice? I didn't expect that after you became Deputy Chief, your ability to identify people by sound has also improved a lot."

Sun Chengjun said: "You're giving me too much credit as Deputy Chief; even at today's cadre appointment meeting, those people didn't pay much attention to me, let alone anyone inviting me to a meal."

Just this, being scolded by the top leader in the name of division of work for half a day, it seems they are reluctant to hand over the Criminal Police Team to me. But this is the intention of the Organization Department and the Municipal Public Security Bureau; they have no choice but to comply.

However, the implied meaning is still clear: nominally the Criminal Police Team is under my charge, but in practice, everything still needs to be reported and approved by him. Without the top leader's nod, I cannot move anyone in the Criminal Police Team.

As Deputy Chief in their eyes, I'm not even considered an ordinary police officer. Just now you said you wanted to treat me to a meal, so that's pretty ridiculous. Besides, there's another piece of news I wanted to tell you: do you know who the Director of Paichusuo of Shuanggou Town is? It's Zhang Zhaoxia, the original wife of Geng Miao.

Su Yang leaned back, tapping the table slowly, and said: "Of course I know, and I also know she basically has no education, not even finishing elementary school. She herself isn't even Geng Miao's original wife; she's also remarried, just more shrewd, she got a hold of Geng Miao, making him divorce his original wife before she took her place."

The reason she became Director of Paichusuo is actually just to get a gun to suppress Geng Miao's many concubines. This woman does have some capable methods, but mentioning her makes one have to admire Geng Miao's tactics—this woman knows nothing, understands nothing, yet Geng Miao got her a veteran's discharge certificate and then placed her in the police station; not long after, he directly promoted her to Director of Paichusuo.

Sun Chengjun's side was shocked at that moment: "How do you know all this? I only heard that someone named Zhang Zhaoxia is Geng Miao's wife, which worried me, so I planned to investigate secretly; but you've investigated all of this thoroughly—could it be that you already had people here before? You've arranged this quite meticulously; I thought only I was the vanguard."

Su Yang didn't respond to that, only saying: "Even if I don't come, I still know."

He then said: "Geng Miao really lays people bare—his recorded lovers number at least fifty, and there are who knows how many unrecorded. Enough, let's not talk about this for now; anyway, for the time being just listen to what they say. Once you've got a foothold, you still need to win over a few usable people; this Deputy Chief absolutely cannot become a bare commander."

Sun Chengjun said: "Alright, I know; if I can't even handle this much work, what good am I as Deputy Chief? I can afford to lose this person, and you can't afford to lose him."

After hanging up the phone, Su Yang was just thinking about how to find a breakthrough against Geng Miao when he saw Jiao Qiang knock and walk in: "County Magistrate Su, there's a welcome banquet tonight; please be sure to attend."

Su Yang didn't refuse; this is also customary, since sooner or later we'll have to confront these people directly, and the earlier we do, the better.

After work at night, Jiao Qiang was already waiting downstairs; Su Yang didn't ask further, got in the car, and looked out the window at the street scene.

To be frank, although Lieshan Xian has been thrown into chaos by these people, just looking at urban construction shows that its infrastructure is far superior to that of Golden City County. This shows that Place: Shuanggou has indeed driven the county's economic construction; if it weren't for the subsequent series of events, Geng Miao would indeed be considered a notable figure.

Thinking of this, he casually asked: "On my way here I heard everyone mention Shuanggou big qu, saying that the chief of Place: Shuanggou, Geng Miao, is a legendary figure; do you know the specifics?"

Jiao Qiang said: "Boss Geng is a household-name star figure around here; one could say that without his efforts, there would be no today's Lieshan Xian."

Without exaggeration, of the over one hundred thousand people living in the county seat, one in three is directly or indirectly related to the work of Place: Shuanggou. The entire distillery's economy is tied to the county's economic lifeline; besides the allocations from above, 90% of our county's finances are their tax revenue.

Let me tell you this: Boss Geng is a genuine rural-born; after graduating from junior high, he went to work at our local printing plant. Because he was diligent and his work ability was strong, he was promoted to factory director after just a few years.

Later, because Shuanggou faced difficulties, sales were sluggish, large inventory piled up, once on the verge of bankruptcy. He was appointed in this critical moment, becoming the director of Shuanggou. In his first year in office, he successfully digested the 1,000 tons of baijiu stockpiled at Shuanggou, and also achieved 30 million in tax revenue.

Profits increased more than tenfold, turning a factory on the brink of collapse into a leading enterprise in the baijiu industry. Of course, the factory's glory did not stop there; in the following years, Manager Geng carried out sweeping reforms at the factory.

After his reforms, the factory's sales surged, with annual sales reaching an astonishing 1.5 billion yuan, and profits and taxes exceeding 400 million yuan, instantly becoming one of the top three in the domestic baijiu industry. For a time, unmatched, he not only became an outstanding entrepreneur in our county and city, but also earned the title of national outstanding young entrepreneur.

That year he also successfully became a Provincial People's Congress Deputy, and our local government organs and common people benefited as well. Farmers who originally relied on growing crops to make a living, thanks to various family connections, entered the factory and became its workers, with their income rising from barely enough to support a family to over ten thousand per year.

To be frank, today's Lieshan Xian is entirely the work of Manager Geng; without his hard work, there would be no happy life for the people of Lieshan Xian, and our county's economy would not have its current rapid development.

After hearing this, Su Yang also said meaningfully: "Listening to this, Lieshan Xian's today truly cannot be separated from Manager Geng, and indeed it is he who single-handedly built it. To be able to come to our Lieshan Xian to take office is truly my honor."

Jiao Qiang didn't catch the meaning at once, licking his smiling face, he said: "County Magistrate Su may not know, but tonight's welcome banquet is actually arranged by Shuanggou. It's possible that Manager Geng will attend in person, which for us is extremely honorable."