205: Chapter 205 Secretary Selection

Director Zhu Huabing was too excited to notice Qin Chuan's indifferent reaction.

In truth, Master Wang Sen being captured was, to be precise, Qin Chuan's doing.

Qin Chuan had known about it ever since Master Wang Sen was arrested in Hong Kong.

A few hours later, when Master Wang Sen was escorted back to Wanshun County, the news spread among the county leadership first.

The county leaders were incredibly shocked!

Master Wang Sen had actually been captured!!!

When they had held the meeting, Qin Chuan had proposed bringing Master Wang Sen back to face legal trial, but everyone had basically thought there was little chance of success.

It had only been two or three short days, and he had already been captured!

While shocked, some couldn't help but wonder if this was Secretary Qin's doing; otherwise, it was too much of a coincidence—he had just mentioned arresting Master Wang Sen, and shortly after, the person was caught.

After having such suspicions, many felt even more awe and reverence for Qin Chuan, knowing they had to unite closely around Secretary Qin from then on.

Ling Yun, a member of the County Party Standing Committee and head of the Organization Department, was quite panicked.

Their faction—Secretary Yuan Hui and Deputy Party Secretary Liu Yu—had both been arrested. Now, Master Wang Sen had been captured too. What was he to do?

Continuing to go against Qin Chuan was no longer possible; it would be good enough just not to be dealt with, so how could he still have the courage to oppose Secretary Qin?

Sigh...

He would have to keep his head down in the future. He hoped Secretary Qin was magnanimous and wouldn't hold past matters against him; otherwise, his position was very dangerous.

Because he was uneasy and worried about his position, Ling Yun had been taking the initiative to report his work to Qin Chuan almost every day for the past two days, clearly trying to show goodwill and submission.

However, the results were not ideal.

Secretary Qin's attitude was clearly quite cold, leaving Ling Yun unsure whether Secretary Qin would deal with him later.

Master Wang Sen was temporarily detained at the County Bureau, and it was still undecided whether he would be transferred to a detention center later. He was also very panicked now, completely unlike his former self.

He had been captured even after fleeing to Hong Kong. The key was that when he was arrested, those Hong Kong bigwigs who usually had good relationships with him seemed to have a tacit understanding; not one of them stood up to speak for him. This was very strange.

He guessed that the person dealing with him behind the scenes was not simply Governor Zhou, but perhaps someone higher than Governor Zhou.

After speculating this way, he felt a bit of despair. If such a super bigwig wanted to deal with him, he would surely be doomed.

After Master Wang Sen was brought back, Qin Chuan rarely paid attention to him anymore. With Director Zhu Huabing and the others, he just needed to listen to reports.

Now, Qin Chuan was focusing on considering his own secretary.

He had been County Party Secretary for a while, and having no full-time secretary for a long time was indeed a bit inconvenient.

He had looked at the list submitted by Director Hu several times and roughly had an answer in mind; the young man named Xia Hai seemed good.

Xia Hai was a graduate of a 985 university who had only been working for a little over two years and was currently an ordinary clerk in the County Party Committee Office.

He naturally knew that Director Hu had recommended him as a candidate for the County Party Secretary's secretary, but he didn't take it to heart because he knew there was basically no hope; he was just there to make up the numbers.

Whether it was background, connections, or seniority, he was the least outstanding among those few people.

He even guessed that the most likely candidate was Xiao Chuyi, who was not only beautiful but also rumored to be a high school classmate of Secretary Qin.

Today was Friday, and the next two days were the weekend.

As soon as it hit five o'clock in the afternoon, everyone began to get off work one after another. Xiao Chuyi also tidied up her office space. Seeing Xia Hai working with his head down, typing away on the computer, she couldn't help but say.

"Little Xia, not done yet?"

"Sister Xiao, just a little bit more, almost there."

Xiao Chuyi felt a bit envious. Xia Hai was a graduate of a prestigious university, a skilled writer in the County Party Committee Office, and had only been working for two years, yet many important documents were handed to him to write.

If I had such outstanding writing skills, the position of County Party Secretary's secretary would be secure.

However, she was still very confident. Although her writing skills were average, she was pretty, lively, and cheerful, and her work ability wasn't bad. The key was that she was a high school classmate of Qin Chuan, which was a huge advantage.

After entering the system, she dreamed of advancing, but in reality, she was still a clerk, and even becoming a deputy director-level staff member was a long way off.

Come on, work hard.

Xiao Chuyi cheered herself on in her heart. Checking the time, she felt it was about right. She left the County Party Committee Office and waited in the lobby on the first floor of the County Party Committee Office building.

Today was Friday, and the next two days were off. Could she ask Qin Chuan out for a meal and a movie tonight to get closer?

First be his secretary, then be his girlfriend. I must pursue him; such an outstanding man cannot be let go easily.

After waiting for about ten minutes or so, she saw Qin Chuan come out of the elevator. Xiao Chuyi immediately went up to him happily.

"Secretary Qin, what a coincidence. Have you eaten? I know a place that's not bad. How about we go eat there together?"

Being asked out by a beauty is very enviable.

But Qin Chuan politely declined, "Sorry, I'm going back to Handong Province. I haven't been back for a long time, and I want to go back to see my parents and my girlfriend."

This was his first time returning to Handong Province since taking office as County Party Secretary.

The matter with Master Wang Sen had come to an end, so he could safely go back for two days and return to Wanshun County on Sunday afternoon or evening without affecting work.

Xiao Chuyi felt a wave of inexplicable disappointment, "Is that so? Then let me see you off."

"No need, the car is outside."

Indeed, the dedicated driver, Xiao Peng, had already gotten out of the car and opened the door, waiting for Qin Chuan to get in.

Xiao Chuyi watched Qin Chuan get into the car and didn't look away until the car was far away and out of sight. She thought to herself, from high school until now, I've clearly shown that I like him for so many years, so why doesn't he like me?

It wasn't until about 5:30 PM that Xia Hai finished his work and got off duty. By this time, the large County Party Committee Office building was already very quiet, and the vast majority of people had already left.

Looking at the time, Xia Hai thought to himself, I must not be late, so he quickened his pace.

He was a local of Wanshun County, and his family had arranged a blind date, scheduled to meet at a certain coffee shop at six o'clock in the afternoon.

Pushing the door open and walking into the agreed-upon coffee shop, Xia Hai let out a long sigh of relief. He finally hadn't been late and was even three minutes early.

Looking around to confirm that the woman hadn't arrived yet, Xia Hai found a seat and sat down to wait patiently.

This wait lasted for thirty or forty minutes.

Just as Xia Hai was about to get up and leave, a young woman walked in from outside. She was dressed quite fashionably and was all dolled up. Her appearance was slightly lacking—maybe a 60 or 70 out of 100, just a bit above the passing line.

The young woman recognized Xia Hai at a glance because the matchmaker had shown her a photo before the blind date. She had come to see him because she thought the boy looked quite handsome, was a graduate of a prestigious university, and worked in the County Party Committee Office.

If his financial situation was also relatively good, then trying to date him wouldn't be bad. After playing around for so many years, she had to find an honest man to marry.