Chapter 981

After receiving the phone call, Li Lingyu was very surprised, because the County Party Standing Committee had not yet finalized the handling plan for reporting upward, but the Municipal Party Standing Committee's result had already come out.

Now everyone is discussing this result, because no one expected that the real confrontation was between Zhang Jiangbo and Su Yang, but the one who ended up injured was the Political and Legal Affairs Commission Secretary Qi Guohui.

Originally Su Yang had already helped Yang Kang get cleared, but unexpectedly he still ended up getting his butt beaten.

As the saying goes, good news stays behind closed doors, bad news travels far. Once this matter was notified to the County Party Office, within half an hour, all cadres in the county knew, including township-level cadres.

Moreover, some people embellished the story, almost saying Su Yang had a stiff backbone; originally it was a matter that should have been punished, but it almost ended up earning him a major merit from the leaders.

Some also said that Su Yang had an antenna behind him, so ordinary people should avoid provoking him as much as possible.

Some also said that Su Yang had very good relations in the city with the secretary, the mayor, and the organization department head, and only someone muddle-headed would deliberately provoke Su Yang.

Under these circumstances, a normal cadre would surely celebrate properly; this was indeed a hard-fought battle.

A vice county magistrate, the lowest-ranking member of the County Party Standing Committee, actually managed to overthrow the high-ranking county party secretary.

Moreover, once such a matter comes to light, the blow to the authority of the top leader is very great.

And for someone like Su Yang, who was previously unknown, this was a huge political victory.

Basically, for a vice county magistrate to dare to butt heads with the county party secretary is already a remarkable feat.

But no one could have imagined that Su Yang would end up winning completely!

Yet Su Yang remained calm as if nothing had happened, continuing his work in an orderly manner, as if he hadn't taken this matter to heart at all.

Even in everyone's eyes, County Magistrate Su, wearing the hat of the head of this accident investigation team, did not show the same hatred of evil as before, personally leading people in various investigations and evidence gathering, running between the Lie Shan Public Security Bureau and the scene of the incident.

So Li Lingyu also had this doubt: not celebrating the victory is one thing, but is it because County Magistrate Su's personality prevents him from investigating?

However, she only hesitated for a moment, then said, 'Okay, I'll arrange it right away.'

Ten minutes later, Su Yang and Li Lingyu rode in the same vehicle to the Industrial Park for research.

Meanwhile, the head of the Investment Promotion Office, Xie Siyang, and his colleagues from the Investment Promotion Office had arrived early at the Industrial Park to wait for Su Yang.

The Industrial Park was undergoing various construction; one project was the overall development of the park, which belonged to the group of Xie Yuanpeng and his associates.

Moreover, the enterprises that had already signed contracts also began breaking ground to build factories and production bases.

Thus, the construction site was filled everywhere with the roaring sounds of machinery and the busy figures of workers bustling back and forth.

Even though the New Year holidays were not yet over, construction had already begun on the site.

As soon as Su Yang stepped out of the car, he saw Xie Siyang wearing a safety helmet and the comrades from the Investment Promotion Office coming forward to greet him.

Su Yang said, 'I'm just here to take a look; no need for these formalities. If convenient, let's chat with the heads of each company to see if there's anywhere we can help them.'

Xie Siyang said, 'The heads of the various companies are already waiting inside.'

Saying that, he led Su Yang to the temporary office of the Industrial Park.

Seeing Su Yang enter the office, the bosses waiting there all greeted him in unison: 'County Magistrate Su, hello!' 'County Magistrate Su, happy New Year!' 'County Magistrate Su, you came to console us even during the New Year—this truly brings tears to our eyes!'

Don't think these people are merely company heads; their skill at flattery is no worse than that of insiders, because they also regularly deal with government cadres and know what officials like to hear.

Although Su Yang is not that kind of person, there's a saying: 'No matter how many threads you wear, flattery never wears out,' and deep down he still quite enjoys it.

He shook hands with each of the company bosses, then asked solicitously: 'Thank you for supporting the construction of Lieshan County and contributing to its economic development. Once your factories and production bases are completed, I will specially invite you all to a meal as a token of my gratitude. This visit is also to ask whether you have any difficulties that need assistance.'

Everyone shook their heads in turn, and one of the older ones said, 'Thank you, County Magistrate Su, for your concern; we have already discussed all our problems with Director Xie, and he has resolved them promptly.'

For example, water and electricity, especially the water supply issue—at first they just sent water by truck, but after only a few days they directly laid tap-water pipes for us.

Moreover, the road leading directly to our park, originally said to take more than three months to complete, now looks like it will be done in at most two months. Also, we need to obtain business licenses and handle various procedural matters, all of which Director Xie has helped us with. Director Xie almost comes to our park every day, circling around us, and any problem is resolved promptly.

Everyone praised Xie Siyang in various ways; although there is an element of showing off, it cannot be denied that Xie Siyang has indeed done some work.

Because these enterprises belong to the Xie family, there is only one Harvard Pharmaceutical; although another two or three are friends of their family, there are also enterprises that came directly through investment promotion.

After touring various places, Su Yang was preparing to go to the breeding and planting base. At that moment, Xie Siyang came up beside him and said, 'County Magistrate Su, I have important work to report to you.'

Upon hearing this, Li Lingyu and the other accompanying staff turned their gazes toward Su Yang.

Su Yang said, 'Alright, since there is important work, I'll give you ten minutes.'

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Lingyu and the other staff went outside to wait in the car.

Just as these people left, Xie Siyang shook his head and swayed, saying, 'How about it? My work hasn't been too bad, right? I haven't embarrassed you or held you back, have I? Besides these current enterprises, there are probably another ten or so companies planning to come for inspection in early March, and by then you definitely need to come out to receive them.'

'What I promised them is that our County Magistrate Su will personally receive them; otherwise, if they come and don't see you, they might decide not to invest.'

Su Yang said, 'How strange—whether I meet them or not shouldn't matter, since it's you who discussed these prospective companies.'

Xie Siyang said, 'It's not important, but as long as your reputation spreads, both the business world and official circles are much the same—even the slightest matter gets circulated.'

Moreover, several of them are from Jiangnan Province, which is an especially economically developed place; these few bosses especially want to meet you and have a chat. According to them, only after obtaining your guarantee and commitment will they have confidence to invest in Wild Mountain County.

Upon hearing this, Su Yang roughly understood what was going on; as for whether Xie Siyang knows the reason behind it, he does not know.

He said, 'Since that's the case, I will naturally give you full face; no matter how busy I am, I will meet with those company bosses.'

Xie Siyang said, 'Okay, then I'll note this down. Moreover, there is another matter: now everyone in the county knows they are deliberately targeting you, yet you act as if nothing happened.'

'This doesn't sound like your style, and I've also heard that the circumstances of this incident are rather suspicious, as if someone is targeting you. Moreover, having you investigate this matter is practically a clear setup against you.'