102: Chapter 102 The Cooked Duck Flees

At this moment, Secretary Zhao Shaojun was dumbfounded!

Once he regained his senses, his mind was screaming in rage.

How dare he!

A mere township Party Committee Secretary actually dared to set him up and openly lodge a complaint against him in front of so many municipal leaders!

But Secretary Zhao Shaojun didn't have time to do anything about it.

With a darkened face, Secretary Guo Shunmin interrogated him bluntly, "Zhao Shaojun, is this what happened?"

Secretary Zhao Shaojun hurriedly said, "Secretary Guo, let me explain. It's not like that. This was a decision made by the County Party Standing Committee, not just my personal opinion. Our leadership team felt that bringing the coal mine back under county ownership would be more conducive to its management and operation..."

This sophistry was interrupted before he could even finish.

Secretary Guo Shunmin was extremely impatient and scolded him loudly, "Don't give me excuses. I don't care about anything else—cancel your decision immediately, issue a public document, and return that coal mine."

"I..."

Secretary Zhao Shaojun felt unwilling!

He had finally managed to seize the coal mine, and to have to return it before even getting a chance to truly manage or operate it was simply too stifling.

Previously, everything had been written clearly in black and white, and official documents had already been sent to all the lower-level bureaus and townships. To go back on it and cancel it now—wasn't that just a slap in the face?

"Secretary Zhao, actually, it really is best for the county to handle the operations and management..."

Even at this point, he still didn't want to give up, still fantasizing about persuading Secretary Guo Shunmin.

Standing nearby, Vice President Yu Zhen had already fully understood what was going on.

No wonder Comrade Qin Chuan hadn't come to sign!

It turned out this coal mine had been snatched away by this Zhao Shaojun; it no longer belonged to Dahe Township but was under the management of Sanjiang County.

Heh.

He gave Secretary Zhao Shaojun a look of pity, thinking to himself that this man really didn't know how to spell the word 'death.' To dare to snatch something belonging to the eldest young master of the Qin Family—who gave him the courage?

At a time like this, Vice President Yu Zhen was naturally one hundred percent on Qin Chuan's side.

Thus, Yu Zhen stood up and said, "Secretary Guo, since the coal mine no longer belongs to Dahe Township, this investment is cancelled."

"Let's go, we're returning to the capital!"

Ignoring Secretary Guo Shunmin and the others, Vice President Yu Zhen led his people away with a very resolute attitude.

This was...

This was the cooked duck flying away!

All the details had been negotiated, and both parties had sat down just to sign the formal contract, yet such a turn of events had occurred.

Secretary Guo Shunmin was so furious!

He almost wanted to give Secretary Zhao Shaojun two big slaps. Useless, he was truly a piece of trash. Look at the 'good' work he had done.

This time, he didn't go after Vice President Yu Zhen and the others, nor did he find excuses to soothe the invited reporters and guests; he simply left in a huff.

In the end, it was someone from the Municipal Party Committee Office who stepped forward and made an excuse, saying the signing was temporarily cancelled and the time for the formal signing would be determined later.

Qin Chuan returned to Dahe Township.

The first thing he did upon arriving home was call General Manager Zhou Tong over to ask about the coal mine, specifically inquiring about the condition of the miners who had been injured.

General Manager Zhou Tong reported everything one by one.

All the follow-up work had been done perfectly. The injured workers had been sent to the Dahe Township Health Center; they mostly had superficial injuries, and after some bandaging and two or three days of observation in the hospital, they would be fine.

After reporting these matters, General Manager Zhou Tong asked tentatively.

"Secretary, I heard that Shenlong Energy Group's investment has been cancelled. Is that true?"

Qin Chuan nodded. "It's temporarily cancelled. You're quite well-informed to have heard about it so quickly."

General Manager Zhou Tong said, "This matter has already spread everywhere. Everyone is saying it's because the county forcibly took over the coal mine, which caused Shenlong Energy Group to cancel the investment."

"Secretary, is this cancellation temporary or permanent?"

Qin Chuan smiled and did not answer the question directly.

Of course it was a temporary cancellation, but others didn't know that.

If he wanted Shenlong Energy Group to resume the investment, it would be very simple—he could resolve it with a single phone call—but he wouldn't do that for the time being.

At the very least, he had to wait for Secretary Zhao Shaojun to obediently return the coal mine and for the county to issue a formal document in black and white.

"I don't know if it's a temporary cancellation, but the county won't be sending anyone to forcibly take over the coal mine for now. Don't let this affect you; arrange production with all your might. Stopping for even one day is a significant loss, and I don't want to see any losses."

"Don't worry, Secretary. As long as the people from the county don't come to cause trouble, our production and operations won't be affected."

After a few more words, he watched General Manager Zhou Tong leave.

Qin Chuan began to smile meaningfully.

Everything was within his grasp, and everything was developing in the direction he had anticipated.

Compared to Qin Chuan's excellent mood, Secretary Zhao Shaojun was completely different.

With a dark expression, he threw a massive tantrum after returning to the county. It was heard that he smashed many things in the County Party Secretary's office to vent his rage.

The news that the investment was cancelled and the cooked duck had flown away spread further and further, and many people were heatedly discussing it.

"An investment worth ten billion was actually cancelled! The people from Shenlong Energy Group left in a rage!"

"This Secretary Zhao has really lost his mind. The coal mine was doing perfectly fine under Dahe Township's management, yet he insisted on taking it over!"

"Heh, it's all about the money. He was jealous because the coal mine was raking in gold every day!"

"What a pity, what a shame. I originally thought that with a ten-billion-yuan power plant being built, I could find a job right at my doorstep. It looks like I'll have to go to the coastal regions to screw in bolts at a factory instead!"

"..."

For two consecutive days, Secretary Zhao Shaojun maintained a dark face. When others took the initiative to greet him, he would only grunt or ignore them entirely.

Qin Chuan also waited for two days.

Seeing that there was no movement after two days—the county had neither held a meeting for discussion nor issued a formal document—Qin Chuan personally went to the county to ask Secretary Zhao to his face.

Knock, knock, knock!

Qin Chuan stood at the door of the County Party Secretary's office and raised his hand to knock.

Hearing a voice from inside say "Come in," he pushed the door open and walked in.

Secretary Zhao Shaojun looked solemn as he sat in his office chair. His mood had been terrible these past two days, and when he saw that the person entering was Qin Chuan, his face instantly darkened completely.

"What are you here for? Get out!"

Heh.

Qin Chuan smiled, not looking the least bit angry, nor did he leave. Instead, he said, "Secretary Zhao, I didn't want to come either, knowing you'd be unhappy to see me. But I had no choice; it seems you've forgotten something, so I came to remind you."

"What thing?"

"It seems Secretary Zhao really has forgotten, so let me help you recall. The day before yesterday at the Dongzhou Municipal Party Committee Guesthouse, Secretary Guo Shunmin said in front of so many people that the county was required to cancel the previous decision to bring the coal mine under county operation and management. Don't you remember, Secretary Zhao?"