Chapter 1814

Chapter 1814: Chapter 1814

Minister He Yunbo was on his way to the county government, thinking about one thing.

Why did Secretary Xie have him contact Mayor Gao?

Clearly, a phone call could solve the problem, so why add an extra step?

Could it be that Gao Qi is the predetermined candidate for the next county mayor?

He Yunbo increasingly felt that this possibility was very high.

After arriving at the county government, he first found Cao Xiaolou.

From his expression, He Yunbo confirmed that he already knew about the personnel decision from the city.

So he followed the procedure and went through the motions, as expected, Cao Xiaolou showed no expression.

Cao Xiaolou didn’t say any words of comfort either, he turned and left, heading to Gao Qi’s office.

"No need to trouble yourself, Mayor Gao." He Yunbo stopped him from making tea, smiling, "I’m just here to tell you that Secretary Xie wants you to go see him, to chat about something."

Gao Qi feigned surprise, "Minister He could have called, why take a special trip."

He Yunbo raised his hand to point, "I came to see County Magistrate Cao and just stopped by to tell you."

"Last week when Mayor Wu came down for inspection, wasn’t there a report? Mayor Gao, are you aware of this matter?"

"I’ve heard about it."

"The city held a meeting today to discuss this issue."

He Yunbo deliberately paused, and Gao Qi cooperated by asking, "What did the city say?"

He Yunbo then continued along with his words, "County Magistrate Cao has been removed from his position."

"So serious?" Gao Qi frowned, looking grave, "The issue of salary arrears is quite big, but not to this extent..."

He Yunbo stared at him, but couldn’t discern any hint from his expression, leaving him curious if Gao Qi was genuinely unaware or just pretending.

"That’s the situation, you just need to know." He Yunbo stood up, and upon reaching the door, seemingly remembered something, "Oh, right. Our county will likely hold a meeting these days too, the mayor’s position shouldn’t be vacant for too long, we’ll need to discuss and see who to recommend."

Gao Qi seemed not to catch his probing, nodded with a smile, "Minister He, who is in charge of personnel, will likely need to spend quite a bit of effort on this matter."

His reaction confirmed He Yunbo’s speculation.

The new county mayor is undoubtedly Gao Qi.

If Gao Qi knew nothing, he should be trying to ingratiate himself to He Yunbo, hoping for a recommendation.

But he was so calm, most likely he had already contacted Mayor Wu and received a promise from him.

He Yunbo was filled with emotion, life is full of surprises, who would have thought that a deputy county magistrate promoted by chance could one day directly oust Cao Xiaolou and ascend to the position of county mayor.

However, He Yunbo also understood that Gao Qi’s success wasn’t entirely due to luck.

In the matter of Cao Xiaolou’s removal, his "contribution" wasn’t small.

This position was rightfully his to hold.

...

Secretary Xie did not just wait for Bao Qi, during the wait, he called over Secretary Luo and Secretary Shi.

He conveyed the City Committee’s decision to them.

After they heard, their emotions were turbulent.

Cao Xiaolou was really removed!

After coming out of the office, the two faced each other.

Secretary Luo lightly took a breath and asked, "Is your sister-in-law’s matter resolved?"

Shi He looked embarrassed, Secretary Luo frowned, "Not resolved yet?"

He was a bit angry; Song Guanchao had already spoken to them so clearly, and he too had explained the seriousness of the matter to him.

Yet he still clung to luck, dawdling and unwilling to solve the problem.

Secretary Luo said with a stern face, "If this drags on, you’ll be next."

A county committee secretary general sacrificing his future for petty gains is simply foolish beyond belief.

Not seeing the current situation, what can be done and cannot be done remains unclear.

Cao Xiaolou fell, Gao Qi is about to be appointed, Gaoshui County will no longer bear the surname Zhou, but Wu!

"I’ll handle it." Shi He said.

He indeed had a sense of luck, but upon learning of Cao Xiaolou’s removal, that trace of luck was completely dispersed, not daring to delay any longer, he returned to the office and called his sister-in-law, asking her to immediately terminate cooperation with various schools and deregister the company.

Shi He felt there were still risks, and asked her to meet with the principals of various schools to inquire if any students had stomach issues or got sick.

If so, send them to the hospital for examination promptly, don’t delay.

To avoid causing a minor issue and forcing parents to report to the city.

If it really escalates to that point, he would be the next Cao Xiaolou.

...

Song Guanchao did not pursue it to destruction.

Privately, Wu Qiangwei told Zhou Zheng to dismiss public office and pursue criminal responsibility.

But she understood that Zhou Zheng would not agree.

Most people’s nature is to like balancing and compromising; for instance, if you say this room is too dark and wish to open a window here, everyone will certainly oppose. But if you propose to remove the ceiling, they will compromise, willing to open a window.

Wu Qiangwei was like that, she wanted to expel Cao Xiaolou from the party, initiate an investigation, and pursue criminal responsibility; Zhou Zheng certainly wouldn’t want that. But merely removing him from his position, without making a big fuss, he could accept.

From the beginning, Song Guanchao knew where Zhou Zheng’s true bottom line was.

Moreover, he hadn’t really intended to destroy Cao Xiaolou.

Not that he didn’t want to, but he couldn’t.

Is the act of embezzling public funds serious within the system?

It is, and it isn’t.

Anyone in a top position, who hasn’t done something similar?

If she sends Cao Xiaolou to jail for this today, it would be her, Wu Qiangwei, being unreasonable.

Because she set the tone too high.

Therefore, no matter how much Wu Qiangwei and Song Guanchao want to finish off Cao Xiaolou, they must endure it.

He checked the time, 1:19 PM.

He pulled out Gao Qi’s phone number and dialed.

Gao Qi was chatting with Secretary Xie, the two were having a pleasant and friendly conversation.

"It’s Director Song calling." Gao Qi glanced at the caller ID, "I’ll step out to take this call."

He specifically pointed out it was Song Guanchao calling, Secretary Xie knew what he meant and said, "If it’s convenient, take it here."

Gao Qi thought for a moment, nodded, and pressed the answer button.

"Hello, Director Song... Okay, I will pay attention to it."

After hanging up, Secretary Xie did not concern himself with whether it was convenient or privacy, directly asked, "What did Director Song say?"

"Director Song is very concerned about the new county mayor candidate, asking when the county will hold a committee meeting to discuss."

Gao Qi shook his head with a bitter smile, "He should ask Minister He, I’m a Deputy County Magistrate, there’s no qualification to recommend."

In front of Secretary Xie, Gao Qi’s acting was relatively naive, but he was good because he was willing to perform.

Secretary Xie said, "I mentioned it to Minister He at noon, we’re planning to internally discuss in these few days, after deciding on a candidate, we’ll communicate with the city. Then we’ll hold a committee vote."

He took out a cigarette and tossed it to Gao Qi, speaking casually, "Personally, I support you in taking over as county mayor."