121: Chapter 121 He got promoted

Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan's expression changed drastically!

Cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.

"Secretary Zhang, I'm being framed! I've always been conscientious, honest, and self-disciplined. I haven't done anything wrong. Someone must be setting me up..."

Before he could finish, a voice interrupted his sophistry.

A staff member from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection had already opened the car's trunk, dragged out a large cardboard box, and said loudly.

"Secretary Zhang, it's all cash—at least two million!"

And indeed it was.

Inside the large cardboard box, bundles of hundred-yuan bills were neatly stacked, creating a powerful visual impact.

With a solemn face, Secretary Zhang questioned him, "Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan, do you still want to make excuses!"

It's over, it's all over!

Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan collapsed onto the ground.

The news of Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan being placed under taken away for investigation by the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection quickly spread back to the county, causing another shockwave in official circles.

The matter was soon clarified. Yu Kenan was involved in serious corruption, the most severe being the acceptance of huge amounts of money and property. Additionally, he was implicated in Secretary Zhao Shaojun's case, with some disciplinary violations being confessed by Secretary Zhao Shaojun himself.

Consequently, two positions in Sanjiang County were suddenly vacant: one was the County Party Secretary and the other was the Executive Vice County Magistrate.

Many people began to pull strings and seek various connections.

However, the organizational appointments came quickly.

County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong took a step forward and successfully took the seat of County Party Secretary. The position of County Magistrate was filled by County Magistrate Zhou Tiansheng, who was transferred from another location. He was in his forties and had previously served as a deputy county magistrate in another county.

The position of Executive Vice County Magistrate was filled by Liu Jian, a deputy county magistrate of Sanjiang County.

With this, the dust settled.

The Director of the Municipal Organization Department personally went to Sanjiang County to announce the organizational appointments, and a cadre meeting was also held in Sanjiang County.

These appointments didn't have much impact on Qin Chuan. County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong becoming the County Party Secretary was expected; it could even be said to be Qin Chuan's contribution, as he had indeed put in a few words to his father.

As for the County Magistrate and the Executive Vice County Magistrate, he didn't interfere at all; they were entirely organizational appointments.

Today, Qin Chuan once again visited the new office building under construction.

This brand-new office building was already taking shape, with all external decorations completed and internal decorations entering the final stage.

Some workers could be seen planting flowers and trees. It would be ready for use in a month or two, which was earlier than expected.

Ma Zhengnan, Director Hu Qibin, and others accompanied him.

Everyone was both happy and a little worried.

They were happy that such a grand office building was finally nearing completion. Soon, they would be able to move into a brand-new environment, which was a massive upgrade compared to their current old office.

The worry was that such a large office building had no perimeter wall and was completely open.

This seemed to lack a sense of security.

In everyone's impression, government compounds should have gates and high walls. But here, there was neither a gate nor a wall.

The area around the building was very spacious, paved with square stone slabs. It looked beautiful, and anyone could come here.

For example, organizing square dancing or the like would be no problem at all, because there were no walls.

"Secretary, without any walls, I always feel a bit of a lack of security."

Qin Chuan smiled. "You'll get used to it. We must unite closely with the people; we shouldn't use a wall to separate ourselves from them."

Adopting this wall-less design was entirely Qin Chuan's idea.

After County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong became the County Party Secretary, his first task was to push forward the construction of the expressway, personally chairing several meetings.

In August, the expressway finally completed its survey and demonstration, and construction began soon after.

The expressway started from Dahe Township, passed through the county urban area and the Dongzhou High-speed Rail East Station, and went all the way to the Dongzhou urban area. It had a total length of 42.1 kilometers and a planned total investment of 3.76 billion yuan.

In early September, the Dahe Township government departments completed their move from the old government compound into the brand-new and grand office building.

The old government compound would be demolished and turned into a plaza for the people's leisure and entertainment.

Sitting in his spacious and beautiful office, Qin Chuan felt satisfied; he finally had a decent office.

County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong came over in person again.

The two sat on the sofa, drinking tea and chatting.

The atmosphere was very relaxed, not like superior and subordinate at all, but rather like old friends of many years. Hearty laughter rang out from time to time.

After discussing some work-related matters and other things, County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong changed the subject and asked.

"Comrade Qin Chuan, you've been working in Dahe Township for over a year now, haven't you?"

"I started working in Dahe Township in May 2010. It's been almost a year and five months now. Time really flies."

"Comrade Qin Chuan, a year and five months is neither short nor long. During this time, your achievements have been immense. The changes in Dahe Township have been earth-shaking, and the organization has seen all of this."

County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong continued, "The organization cannot mistreat comrades who have made great achievements. So, I'm thinking it's time to increase your responsibilities."

Returning a favor.

He knew very well that he was able to take the position of County Party Secretary because of Qin Chuan, so he had to reciprocate.

"Comrade Qin Chuan, I plan to suggest to the organization that you be recommended as a member of the County Party Standing Committee. You should be mentally prepared."

Hearing this, Qin Chuan was delighted.

Being recommended by the county was, of course, the best.

There were precedents for the top leader of a township to enter the County Party Standing Committee.

Usually, it's for townships with strong economies. Such a township leader concurrently serving as a member of the County Party Standing Committee would not only see their rank rise from the section level to the deputy division level, but their political status would also increase significantly. They would enter the county's power center, which is incomparable to a regular deputy division level official.

Qin Chuan said, "Thank you for the organization's recognition. I will remain humble and dedicated, and do my job even better."

County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong nodded. "Then it's settled."

He had now firmly established himself as the County Party Secretary and had gained the support of the majority of the Standing Committee members. He felt the timing for recommending Qin Chuan as a member of the County Party Standing Committee was fully ripe.

After returning from Dahe Township, County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong immediately convened a meeting of the Standing Committee to focus on discussing the recommendation of Qin Chuan as a member of the County Party Standing Committee.

Most members of the Standing Committee agreed, but County Magistrate Zhou Tiansheng cast a dissenting vote.

His reason was that while Qin Chuan had made good achievements, he was too young and had been at the section level for less than two years, making him unsuitable for recommendation to the County Party Standing Committee.

It sounded high-minded, but in reality, he had selfish motives.

As the County Magistrate, he naturally wanted to have a significant say in the Standing Committee, but the reality was that County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong basically controlled the Standing Committee.

If Qin Chuan were promoted to the Standing Committee, County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong would have one more supporting vote, which was something he didn't want to see. Therefore, he raised an objection.

However, despite County Magistrate Zhou Tiansheng's opposition, the Standing Committee successfully passed the resolution to recommend Qin Chuan's promotion to the County Party Standing Committee to the Municipal Party Committee.