Chapter 705

One day in early June, the county government issued a notice, informing the township heads, the deputy township heads in charge of water conservancy, and the heads of water conservancy stations of all townships to attend the county-wide flood control and disaster relief work meeting at the county government the next morning.

After receiving the notice, Zhang Lihui took the initiative to come to Su Xinghui's office to exchange thoughts with him; this was the first time since Su Xinghui arrived at Pengjiawanzhen.

Zhang Lihui's shift from arrogance to obsequiousness did not surprise Su Xinghui in the slightest, and he did not give Zhang Lihui a hard time either. After Zhang Lihui entered, he nodded and said, "Township Head Zhang is here, sit down."

Zhang Lihui smiled with an embarrassed look on his face and sat down on the sofa. He did not dare to sit fully, occupying only a corner, and said, "Township Head, I came to talk to you about the meeting at the county."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Mm, go ahead."

Zhang Lihui reported to Su Xinghui on the progress of the flood control and disaster relief preparations during this period. His work during this time had been relatively proactive, and with the efforts of the newly appointed water conservancy station head Lin Yaozu, the town's flood control and disaster relief preparations had progressed quite rapidly, and they were basically ready to cope with the flood peak.

Lin Yaozu had already reported these situations to Su Xinghui, and Su Xinghui himself did not dare to be negligent; he also frequently went to the site to inspect, so his understanding of these situations was no worse than Zhang Lihui's.

In fact, Zhang Lihui himself was not unaware of this situation; he came to report this to Su Xinghui just to find a topic of conversation. Su Xinghui was also very clear about this, but of course, he would not expose Zhang Lihui; he still had to accompany Zhang Lihui in acting out this scene.

After finishing the report on the flood control and disaster relief preparations, Zhang Lihui said, "This, Township Head, some time ago, due to some slackness in my thinking, I was not proactive enough in my work. Today, I am here to admit my mistakes to the Township Head."

Zhang Lihui was truly afraid of Su Xinghui's thunderous methods. He had only been here for a little over a month, yet he had managed to cut through the Gordian knot in such a complex situation and carve out a path, possessing a momentum of "killing anyone who blocks the way, and killing any Buddha who blocks the way." Zhang Lihui did not consider himself a god or a Buddha, and he could not withstand such a fierce person as Su Xinghui.

Consequently, Zhang Lihui took the initiative to find Su Xinghui to concede. He set his posture very correctly; even though Su Xinghui was half his age, he fully adopted the posture of a subordinate. Besides, he was originally Su Xinghui's subordinate anyway. Thinking this way, he felt at ease, and his words of concession were particularly smooth.

Su Xinghui said, "I am very happy that Township Head Zhang can have this attitude. I hope Township Head Zhang can be more proactive in his work in the future, and together, let us do a good job in Pengjiawan."

Seeing Su Xinghui's attitude, it seemed he had no intention of continuing to pursue his faults. Zhang Lihui was very happy, and he nodded, saying, "Township Head, just watch my work attitude from now on."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Alright, then Township Head Zhang, please go to the trouble of preparing the materials for the meeting together with Station Head Lin, and we will set off together tomorrow morning."

Zhang Lihui stood up and said, "Alright, then I will go prepare the materials and won't disturb the Township Head any further."

Su Xinghui nodded, and Zhang Lihui went out, carefully closing the door from the outside.

Su Xinghui could not help but chuckle; this Zhang Lihui, it seems, is truly afraid.

Regarding Zhang Lihui's problems, Su Xinghui indeed did not want to continue pursuing them. Did Zhang Lihui have problems? Of course he did, such as accepting invitations to dinners and receiving gifts. However, almost every official had such problems, and at least from the information obtained so far, Zhang Lihui did not have any serious economic problems.

Zhang Lihui's biggest problem was bureaucracy and inaction; to put it bluntly, he was a mediocre official. There were too many such officials. The public security situation in Pengjiawan was so terrible, and as the deputy township head in charge of political and legal affairs, he bore direct responsibility. It could be said that he was no longer suitable for this position.

However, it was now mid-year, and it was unlikely for Su Xinghui to replace a deputy township head unless he was removed directly. But Zhang Lihui's problems were not enough to warrant direct removal, and if he insisted on removing him, it would make the people in Pengjiawanzhen panic.

Su Xinghui did not want to involve too much energy in struggles right now; struggle was only a means, not the goal. His ultimate goal was to develop the economy of Pengjiawanzhen, so he did not want to move against Zhang Lihui for now.

If possible, as long as the cadres of Pengjiawanzhen could cooperate with him, he did not want to move against anyone. However, sometimes this was an impossible thing, so when it was time to use thunderous methods, Su Xinghui would not be soft-hearted either.

Early the next morning, Su Xinghui, Zhang Lihui, and Lin Yaozu got into the town government's jeep and went to the county to attend the meeting. Lin Yaozu was a middle-aged man nearly fifty years old; his face was full of wrinkles, and he was dark and thin. This was the typical image of a water conservancy cadre. Just think, the more it was summer, the more they had to stay on the embankments; how could they be fair and clean?

Someone like Han Zhixiong, fair, clean, and pot-bellied, did not look like a competent water conservancy cadre at first glance.