Chapter 761

Su Yang said: "Secretary Wang, I and Lai brother are quite familiar; if you want me to contact him, that's fine, but I cannot guarantee he will definitely agree."

Wang HuaiZhong said: "Hehehe, this kind of thing obviously cannot be forced on others; if you can help me make this call, that's enough; the other matters I have in mind."

Su Yang deliberately said: "Okay, then I'll call Lai brother when I get back."

Wang HuaiZhong said: "Ah, do you still need to make this call behind my back? Do you not trust me or what? Making the call in front of me is fine; even if he refuses, I won't blame you. After all, Lai secretary's identity is special, and he's been busy with many things lately. Just make the call now, so you don't forget this matter when you get busy later."

Su Yang secretly laughed: "Indeed, he's still eager. Since they've already said all this, and this person was originally promoted by Old Zhou, Uncle Huang originally had a close relationship with Old Zhou, so making a direct call seems fine. So he simply called Lai Junchen in person; the phone was answered after just two rings."

Lai Junchen said: "Su Yang, what's wrong with you today? One call after another—are you coming to the provincial capital to treat me to a meal? If so, I'll prepare and arrange time in advance."

Su Yang said somewhat embarrassedly: "Lai brother, I certainly want to treat you to a meal, but you know the situation here lately, and I can't get away. However, the idea of treating you to a meal really comes from someone else—Secretary Wang wants to treat you to a meal. If you have arrangements that need adjusting, I'll wait for your reply."

As it turned out, this was beyond his expectation; Lai Junchen directly said: "You mean Secretary Wang HuaiZhong? Just have him call me directly tomorrow evening."

Such a ready agreement was too swift; Su Yang even felt it somewhat unreal. By reason, how could a secretary make decisions for the boss? Unless the boss had previously given related instructions. That would mean Uncle Huang's side really would accept Wang HuaiZhong? Then comparing the two, Guo Haiyan was directly turned down, so wouldn't that mean one retreats while the other advances?

But after a moment's thought, he also understood: this time, the mayor of Jincheng City, Gao Xiaobo, had gone in for tea, and Wang HuaiZhong had also earned merit in this matter in Lieshan Xian; he felt he could step forward, the mayoral position issue……that's why he was so eager to invite Lai Junchen to a meal to further close ties. But in fact, Wang HuaiZhong knows Lai Junchen, and he should now be in Uncle Huang's camp—why then have him act as a messenger?

But in front of Wang HuaiZhong, he didn't directly ask, just said thanks and hung up.

At this moment, the ear-stretching Wang HuaiZhong had already heard the desired result; the smile on his face was almost squeezed into an old chrysanthemum: "I heard it all; this time I personally owe you a favor; when I have free time, I'll treat you to a meal."

Su Yang said: "Secretary Wang, you've given me so much support at work; how could I dare let you treat me to a meal? Even if it's a treat, I'll be the one treating."

Wang HuaiZhong laughed hahaha and said: "You little brat, if you don't want to have a meal with me, that's fine; I just happen to have tea leaves sent from my hometown; I personally don't drink tea much, take them back and drink."

Saying that, he then took two exquisitely packaged boxes of tea leaves from the nearby bookshelf and handed them to Su Yang.

Su Yang couldn't refuse, so he could only express thanks. He also knew this was Wang HuaiZhong's gift for making that call for him; it seems Secretary Wang is indeed a meticulous person, but his inner doubts remain.

After he went downstairs, Lai Junchen sent him a message: "Your Secretary Wang, this time is about securing second place while striving for first. Otherwise, we already know each other; if he does his job steadily without major changes, succeeding to the mayoral position is basically certain. But this time, because Guo Haiyan might be implicated, he wants to take a somewhat bigger step. Of course, this matter has basically been decided in the province, so I will answer him without hesitation."

Su Yang now fully understood: it turns out this Secretary Wang has an agenda. Within the system, it's always "fast steps bring fast steps, slow steps bring lifelong slowness"; especially this kind of one-time opportunity to rise two levels, nobody wants to miss it, including Wang HuaiZhong. It seems he also already knows the provincial result.

After returning to the county, Su Yang formally began to oversee work comprehensively. Those deputy county magistrates and bureau chiefs who were not affected this time, or who had not yet been temporarily called in for tea, lined up one by one at Su Yang's office door to report work. As for some deputy bureau chiefs, the relatively remote township heads and secretaries still couldn't get in line.

Faced with this situation, Su Yang couldn't just shut the door and refuse to see them, so he could only give each person ten minutes for a brief chat. The so-called reporting is merely an attitude; now that Geng Miao has been caught, their matters could be big or small.

Moreover, from the whole situation it's not hard to see that the only person in the whole county who can talk to the task force is Su Yang; a single sentence from him could turn their small matters into big ones, or a single sentence could turn big matters into small ones—all depending on their attitude.

They also clearly understand that since most cadres have problems, it's impossible to punish them all, so there's a high probability they'll select some whose situations are still unclear and who still hope to get lucky to serve as typical examples; the final handling of the whole matter will definitely be to catch the big and let go of the small.

The County Standing Committee members have basically been wiped out; these deputy division-level and section-level cadres cannot all be removed. That County Magistrate Su, whom they half a month ago either ignored or even mocked with cold words, might not be able to help them much, but if they really were to be removed, it would truly be just a matter of one sentence.

Su Yang naturally also understands these people's purposes; regardless of whom he meets, he doesn't make a clear statement, merely emphasizing doing the present work well. On one hand, doing the current work at hand; on the other hand, fostering a good business environment to prepare for upcoming investment and layout.

The most important point is to soothe the workers of the Twin Ditch Large Koji Winery, letting them first proceed according to the winery's previous plan.

However, although he says this verbally, Su Yang clearly knows that these people don't directly manage the Twin Ditch Large Koji Winery; moreover, the winery used to be an independent entity, and now that the government wants to intervene, they still need to assign a dedicated person to be responsible.

So he called Jiao Qiang over: "Regarding the winery, I want you to temporarily go soothe them, don't let them stir up emotions; they've come to this point entirely because of Geng Miao's issues. The County Party Committee and County Government will properly resettle them as soon as possible."

Jiao Qiang then said with a bitter face: "County Magistrate Su, their emotions are now very intense; some even want to go to the province to petition. This is likely because Geng Miao's earlier influence on them was too deep; they've always thought it was you who caused today's outcome, and some with ulterior motives even want to come to the county government to cause trouble."

Su Yang lightly said: "Although the task force is currently practicing 'catch the big, let go of the small,' people with problems can't all be taken in for questioning; however, for some important positions, if they should be investigated, they still need to be. Have you finished explaining your issues?"