276: Chapter 276 A perfectly good Dahe Township has been turned into a mess.

With this suspicion in his heart, Qin Chuan asked, "Deputy Party Secretary Fu, what's wrong? Have you encountered any setbacks in your work?"

Deputy Party Secretary Fu did not hide anything and sighed, "Yes, it is truly frustrating right now. And it's not just me; Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen is in the same boat..."

He briefly explained the situation.

The new Party Committee secretary for Dahe Township is named Secretary Jia Wen; she is a very young female comrade, only twenty-five or twenty-six years old, parachuted in from the provincial capital with a powerful background.

After taking office in Dahe Township, she quickly revealed her powerful background: she is the daughter of Provincial Party Standing Committee member and Vice Governor Jia Shenping.

Upon taking office, she initiated all sorts of drastic changes that completely conflicted with the policies originally established by Qin Chuan. Naturally, Deputy Party Secretary Fu, Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen, and the others opposed her.

This infuriated her, and using her connections, she either suppressed them or had them transferred. Currently, among all the Party Committee members in Dahe Township, only Deputy Party Secretary Fu and Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen remain from Qin Chuan's original team.

Once Secretary Jia Wen gained control of the Party Committee, she became even more unbridled.

In just over a year, she has done many outrageous things.

For example, she cut down over ninety percent of the yellow peach trees in Dahe Township. The mountains and plains, which were originally covered in yellow peach trees, are now almost bare.

The reason given was that planting yellow peaches wasn't profitable and they wouldn't sell, so instead of letting them rot on the trees, it was better to cut them all down.

For instance, the Jiucailing Coal Mine was contracted out to a foreign businessman. This businessman came from the provincial capital, and there might be significant kickbacks involved between him and Secretary Jia Wen.

Also, she built a wall around the Township Government building, forbidding the common people from entering at will, citing that it interfered with office work and was unsafe.

Furthermore, she marked out many public parking spaces and started charging fees. The person contracted to collect the fees is the brother-in-law of a certain Vice Township Head, who happens to be a supporter of Secretary Jia Wen.

And so on...

Under Qin Chuan's questioning, Deputy Party Secretary Fu detailed the current situation in Dahe Township. Gradually, Qin Chuan's expression became serious.

This is just a mess.

If it continues like this, the entire Dahe Township will be in complete disarray.

After listening, Qin Chuan said, "Deputy Party Secretary Fu, notify Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen, Ma Zhengnan, and the others. Let's find a place to have a few drinks and get together tonight."

Deputy Party Secretary Fu was a bit excited, "Secretary, if everyone knows you're here, they will definitely be very happy."

Qin Chuan nodded. Why not at noon, but in the evening?

He mainly considered that drinking wasn't appropriate at noon. He had initially thought about meeting at noon, but then realized that since they hadn't seen each other for so long, they would surely drink if they got together. If they drank, he would be fine, but Deputy Party Secretary Fu, Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen, and the others were already having a hard time. If Secretary Jia Wen caught them at it, it would be bad.

Anyway, there was no rush. Let it be in the evening so everyone could relax and have a few drinks.

After chatting for a while, Deputy Party Secretary Fu said, "Secretary, I'll treat you to lunch. We'll just eat something casual, and then have a proper drink in the evening."

Qin Chuan nodded and said, "That works. Just go outside and order a few dishes. You still have to work in the afternoon, so we'll leave everything else for the evening."

At noon, they found a restaurant on the street opposite the Township Government office building, ordered a few dishes, and had a simple lunch.

Through their conversation, Qin Chuan gained a more comprehensive understanding of the current situation in Dahe Township and felt extremely angry. It was complete insanity; a perfectly fine Dahe Township had been turned into a complete mess.

What he found particularly unacceptable was that the Jiucailing Coal Mine had actually been contracted out for a low fee—only fifty million per year. One had to know that this coal mine could produce high-quality coal worth over a billion yuan annually.

Just because there is a Provincial Party Standing Committee member and Vice Governor as a father, can one do whatever one wants?

Qin Chuan certainly knew of Vice Governor Jia Shenping.

Early last year, the Executive Vice Governor of Handong Province was transferred, and Vice Governor Zhu Shihua moved up to become the Executive Vice Governor, leaving his position vacant.

Vice Governor Jia Shenping was transferred to Handong Province from another region to replace Vice Governor Zhu Shihua, becoming a member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and Vice Governor.

Only two or three months after taking office, he manipulated things to promote Ma Zhengnan in name but demote him in reality, transferring him away from Dahe Township, and then installed his daughter as the Party Committee secretary of Dahe Township.

Clearly, she was there to pad her resume, because Dahe Township had a solid foundation and a strong economy. As long as she worked in this position for two or three years, it would be a substantial political achievement.

After the meal, Deputy Party Secretary Fu accompanied Qin Chuan for a while longer, discussing many current issues in Dahe Township. As the time grew late, he left with an apology.

There was a rather important meeting in the afternoon hosted by Secretary Jia Wen, and he didn't want to be late and give her an excuse to make an issue of it.

After watching Deputy Party Secretary Fu leave, Qin Chuan didn't rush to leave. Instead, while continuing to drink tea, he chatted with Zhu Qingxi.

Furthermore, he quietly checked the situation of Dahe Township Party Committee Secretary Jia Wen through the system. He was slightly shocked by what he saw.

Damn it, she's young but very bold.

Her corruption is actually so serious. Not only did she accept huge bribes, but she also lived a decadent life. She loved luxury goods; a single piece of clothing cost tens of thousands, and she insisted on imported milk. Her beauty treatments cost millions at a time.

Furthermore, Vice Governor Jia Shenping is no good either. Qin Chuan also checked him through the system, and the situation was even worse than Secretary Jia Wen's, with corruption exceeding two hundred million.

Vice Governor Jia Shenping belonged to another faction. Although he appeared respectful to Provincial Party Secretary Qin Zhendong on the surface, he had done plenty of disgusting things behind his back.

Then he would take down both father and daughter together. Start with the small one, and soon the big one would be taken care of.

Handing the evidence of Secretary Jia Wen's corruption to Sanjiang County probably wouldn't work, because the leadership of Sanjiang County had almost entirely changed; the County Party Secretary and County Head had both been replaced, and Qin Chuan was not familiar with them.

That meant he would hand it over to the Dongzhou Municipal Party Committee. He would go find Secretary Guo Shunmin of the Municipal Party Committee later.

After drinking a few sips of tea, Qin Chuan stood up and said, "Wife, let's go to Dongzhou City now."

Zhu Qingxi nodded. She would go wherever he wanted; she wouldn't ask for the reason, as long as she was with Qin Chuan.

The two of them left the restaurant, prepared to get the car, and go to Dongzhou City immediately.

But...

Just a few dozen meters away, a group of people came out of another restaurant, all of them flushed with drink. Walking in the front, right in the middle, was a young woman.

She looked to be about 1.5 meters tall, weighed at least 160 jin, and was as fat as a ball—and ugly to boot.

What was disgusting was that she was dressed gaudily, covered in luxury brands, and a young man beside her was assiduously carrying her bag.

This was the current Party Committee secretary of Dahe Township, Secretary Jia Wen.

"Move, move!" The young man carrying the bag waved impatiently at Qin Chuan and Zhu Qingxi.

The ball-like Secretary Jia Wen said in a disdainful whisper, "No sense of awareness at all. They don't even know to make way when they see me coming."

Although her voice wasn't loud, Qin Chuan heard it clearly.

His eyes narrowed, and his face instantly turned cold.