116: Chapter 116 Their eating habits are too ugly!

Compared to Ma Zhengnan and the others, Hu Qibin was much more composed.

In the entire Dahe Township, he was the only one who knew about Qin Chuan's immense background.

He merely gave a disdainful smile, guessing immediately that this must be a setup by Secretary Zhao Shaojun and Yang Xiaohui to frame Secretary Qin Chuan.

Heh.

Setting a trap to frame the son of the Provincial Party Secretary—when the time comes, they probably won't even know how they died.

Walking into the office, he saw Yang Xiaohui putting on an act, weeping and wailing, while others were discussing the matter; his expression darkened slightly.

“Yang Xiaohui, be quiet!”

Yang Xiaohui looked aggrieved. “But, but, Director Hu, I was bullied. I feel terrible, I can't control it.”

“Yang Xiaohui, whether you were bullied or not, don't you have any self-awareness? Stop acting for me. I think you intentionally seduced Secretary Qin Chuan to frame Secretary Qin.”

Yang Xiaohui was startled and felt a bit panicked, but on the surface, she would never admit it even if she were killed. Acting as if she had suffered an even greater injustice, she let out a loud 'wa' and cried even harder.

Hu Qibin shot her a dark look and then issued a gag order. “Listen up, everyone. Until the matter is officially determined, no one is allowed to discuss it. Violators will face severe disciplinary action!”

A loyal confidant of Hu Qibin asked loudly, “Director Hu, was Secretary Qin really framed?”

Hu Qibin said, “Based on my analysis, there's a ninety percent chance he was framed. You've all seen Secretary Qin's girlfriend; she's much prettier than Yang Xiaohui.”

“With such a beautiful girlfriend, how could he possibly make a move on Yang Xiaohui in the office? Just think about it. I analyze that this is mostly likely a trap to frame Secretary Qin.”

With another 'wa,' Yang Xiaohui rushed out, as if she couldn't bear such a great grievance, as if she were the one being slandered.

In reality, she was panicking inside and didn't want to stay there any longer; otherwise, there was a real possibility her act would be exposed.

Hu Qibin ignored her and conducted a round of reasoning and analysis in front of everyone.

He had already committed himself to Qin Chuan, so he wasn't at all worried about offending Yang Xiaohui or the person behind her as he laid out his entire reasoning.

After listening, almost everyone felt it made sense.

Soon, another version of events began to circulate in Dahe Township: that Secretary Qin Chuan had been set up.

Meanwhile, back to Secretary Zhao Shaojun.

He returned to the county in a good mood. With such 'ironclad evidence' in hand, he was one hundred percent certain he could take down Qin Chuan. The only thing he wasn't certain about was whether he could successfully push his own person into the position of the Top leader of Dahe Township.

The first thing he did upon returning was immediately order a meeting of the Standing Committee.

Before the meeting started, he took the initiative to visit County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong, naturally making some concessions and promises to gain Zhang Yuansong's support.

“County Magistrate Zhang, a distressing incident occurred in Dahe Township. You must have heard about it by now?”

County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong nodded. “I just heard.”

In truth, he had already thought a lot about it and even suspected that Zhao Shaojun had set a trap for Qin Chuan.

The son of the Provincial Party Secretary—what kind of beautiful woman hasn't he seen? Why would he need to grope a woman in his office? And it just so happened that Zhao Shaojun caught him in the act with a group of people.

But on the surface, he said nothing, only nodding and cooperatively putting on a pained expression, simply wanting to see how Zhao Shaojun intended to play this out.

“County Magistrate Zhang, since Qin Chuan has done something so egregious, he certainly cannot remain in that position. My opinion is to dismiss him and then select a suitable person to serve as the Top leader of Dahe Township.”

Heh.

It seems it really was your trap without a doubt. The goal is to scheme for the top position in Dahe Township, and ultimately, you must be eyeing the Jiucailing Coal Mine.

Zhao Shaojun, oh Zhao Shaojun.

Your greedy behavior is just too unsightly!

You are so envious of this coal mine that you keep trying time and again; I think you will completely ruin yourself over this mine.

Zhang Yuansong chuckled inwardly, his gaze even carrying a hint of pity. Framing the son of the Provincial Party Secretary—I think you're like an old man hanging himself, tired of living.

However, he still didn't show it on his face, reminding him, “Secretary Zhao, Qin Chuan is a Provincially managed cadre. We don't have the authority to dismiss him directly. Instead, we should first report to the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee.”

Zhao Shaojun waved it off. “Then we'll hold a Standing Committee meeting first to form a unified opinion and report our collective decision to the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee.”

Generally speaking, as long as the County Party Standing Committee unanimously decided to dismiss Qin Chuan, even if he was a Provincially managed cadre, the provincial level would respect the opinion of the County Party Standing Committee.

Zhao Shaojun was quite confident about this point.

Moreover, he had connections at the provincial level. By using a little bit of influence, what difficulty could there be for a mere section-level cadre?

Hold a Standing Committee meeting?

I think you're overthinking it. If a Standing Committee meeting is held, should I agree to dismiss Qin Chuan or not?

Agreeing would clearly be going against the Provincial Party Secretary; disagreeing, after Qin Chuan had such an incident, wouldn't be appropriate either.

“Secretary Zhao, let's not hold the Standing Committee meeting. Since we can't directly dismiss Qin Chuan even with a collective opinion, I suggest you report Qin Chuan's matter directly to the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee in the name of the County Party Secretary. That would be better.”

That seemed like a good idea too.

Anyway, with 'ironclad evidence' in hand, the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee absolutely couldn't shield him and would likewise dismiss Qin Chuan directly.

As long as Qin Chuan was dismissed, the position of the Top leader of Dahe Township would become vacant, and that was what Zhao Shaojun cared about most.

“County Magistrate Zhang's suggestion is good. Then I will report Qin Chuan's matter directly to the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee in the name of the County Party Secretary.”

“Old Zhang, I have a most suitable candidate for the Party Committee Secretary of Dahe Township...”

Next, Zhao Shaojun made a series of promises and concessions to win Zhang Yuansong's support.

As for Zhang Yuansong...

Knowing that Qin Chuan was the son of the Provincial Party Secretary, he was certain he wouldn't be dismissed, so he readily agreed to support Zhao Shaojun.

Zhao Shaojun was delighted, even shaking hands with Zhang Yuansong in his excitement before returning to his own office in a good mood.

Sitting in his office, he personally brewed a cup of hot tea and then picked up the phone to ask his secretary if the video filmed in Dahe Township was ready and to send him a copy.

Soon, that video was sent over via email.

Opening the video, he watched the few minutes of footage two or three times with a beautiful mood, feeling extremely satisfied and very confident.

Haha, I can finally take down Qin Chuan.

After he's dismissed, I won't let him off either. I'll make him experience the cruelty of the world and show everyone in the county that this is the consequence of not listening to me, the County Party Secretary.

With Zhang Yuansong's support, my person will one hundred percent sit in the top position of Dahe Township. In the future, there will be endless money, and the 1.5 billion in funds can be extracted soon.

While he was thinking this, his phone rang, interrupting his daydream.

He picked up the phone and saw it was his mother calling, so he quickly answered.

“Mom, what's the matter?”

A sobbing, panicked voice came from the phone. “Shaojun, just now, your father was taken away for investigation by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.”

What!

Zhao Shaojun was shocked, and his phone almost fell to the ground.