345: Chapter 345 Liu Hong Comes to the Door

Qin Chuan's words had effectively passed a death sentence on Su Cangshan!

The Dongzhou Municipal Party Secretary waved his hand and said, "Where are the comrades from the Discipline Inspection Commission? Immediately launch an investigation into Su Cangshan and deal with the related issues strictly!"

Upon hearing this, Su Cangshan collapsed onto the ground, knowing he was completely finished and would certainly end up behind bars.

Soon, the news of Su Cangshan being investigated spread throughout the entire Sanjiang County officialdom, and before long, it was a hot topic of discussion among the public.

No one knew who had been the first to start setting off firecrackers.

The entire county seat was filled with the sound of firecrackers; some people even bought fireworks, setting them off with a "bang, bang, bang" that shook the sky.

Qin Chuan prepared to leave Sanjiang County and return to the city.

The leaders of Dongzhou City personally saw Qin Chuan off to his car.

Hearing the sound of firecrackers and the deafening fireworks, Qin Chuan said with a serious expression, "Secretary Zhao, listen to that. This is the voice of the people. This Su Cangshan was truly too lawless in Sanjiang County."

Secretary Zhao of the Dongzhou Municipal Party Committee quickly replied, "Yes, yes, Director Qin is right. We are responsible for our lack of oversight and failed to discover that Su Cangshan was acting so recklessly."

He was a director-general level official, one rank higher than Qin Chuan, but he dared not put on any airs as a Municipal Party Secretary; on the contrary, he kept a relatively low profile.

Not only was he a Deputy Director of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, but just a moment ago, several leaders from Handong Province had called one after another to inquire about the matter of Qin Chuan being detained, instructing that it be handled strictly.

He was feeling a bit terrified now, so how could he dare to put on airs? He could only maintain a humble demeanor.

Before getting into the car, Qin Chuan shook hands with his former subordinates, including Ma Zhengnan, one by one. When he shook hands with Deputy Party Secretary Fu, he specifically said a word.

"Secretary Zhao, Comrade Deputy Party Secretary Fu is quite good. Under his management, Dahe Township has made great progress. I went to take a look yesterday and was very satisfied."

Secretary Zhao quickly expressed his stance, "Comrade Deputy Party Secretary Fu has indeed done a good job. We are currently considering giving him more responsibility."

Being able to reach the position of Municipal Party Secretary, he was not stupid. Although Qin Chuan did not say it explicitly, he knew that saying this was entirely for the sake of Deputy Party Secretary Fu joining the County Party Standing Committee.

Therefore, he said directly that the organization would give Comrade Deputy Party Secretary Fu more responsibility, which was equivalent to saying in front of everyone that Deputy Party Secretary Fu would become a member of the County Party Standing Committee.

Many people envied Comrade Deputy Party Secretary Fu; having a leader like Qin Chuan behind him was such a wonderful thing.

Comrade Deputy Party Secretary Fu himself looked even more grateful and said to Qin Chuan, "Thank you, leader. I will definitely work even harder. I will not let the organization down, and even more so, I will not let you down."

Qin Chuan nodded slightly and, under the gazes of everyone, got into the car and left.

Over the next few days, the people of Sanjiang County discovered that the constant clanging sounds everywhere had ceased, various demolitions had stopped, and the roads began to return to normal.

News also arrived that Su Cangshan had been officially taken away for investigation, that most of the people from Heilong Company had been arrested, and that quite a few officials had been invited to "drink tea."

Qin Chuan did not inquire about these matters anymore, because he knew that since he had spoken, the Dongzhou Municipal Party Committee would absolutely handle them strictly.

A few days later, while Qin Chuan was reading some documents in his office, he received a call from Secretary Zhao of the Dongzhou Municipal Party Committee, who reported the results of the handling of Su Cangshan and the others. Overall, Qin Chuan was quite satisfied.

Secretary Zhao even asked over the phone if Director Qin had any opinion on Comrade Ma Zhengnan serving as the County Magistrate of Sanjiang County.

Naturally, he had no objection; everything was up to Dongzhou City to decide.

In this way, Ma Zhengnan became the biggest beneficiary; having served as Executive County Magistrate for less than a year, he was promoted to County Magistrate. Of course, his qualifications were sufficient, as he had been at the deputy county level for several years.

Another few days later, Ma Zhengnan and Deputy Party Secretary Fu called one after another. They had both successfully advanced a step; one was serving as the County Magistrate of Sanjiang County, and the other was serving as a member of the County Party Standing Committee and Party Committee Secretary of Dahe Township.

The two of them knew very well in their hearts that everything was because of Qin Chuan, so they were extremely grateful and thanked him repeatedly over the phone.

After finishing these two calls, Qin Chuan felt completely at ease. Both of them had advanced a step, and the relevant personnel in Sanjiang County, such as Su Cangshan and Xie Honggen, had all been arrested.

He just hadn't expected that Chairman Liu of the Football Association would personally come to visit.

Qin Chuan had just finished a meeting—a meeting about a certain "big tiger" being investigated—and had only sat down in his office for a few minutes when there was a knock at the door.

He thought it was someone from below coming to report on work or for a signature, but he had no idea that the person pushing the door open was Chairman Liu.

After a brief moment of surprise, Qin Chuan immediately said warmly, "Chairman Liu, what a rare guest. Why have you come? Please, sit down."

Chairman Liu sat down on the sofa with a look of pleading on his face, "Director Qin, I have come this time to ask for your help."

"Oh, what matter requires my help?" Qin Chuan asked.

Chairman Liu got straight to the point, "Director Qin, the Asian Cup is imminent, and we are about to announce the squad list. In a few days, we will also head to Australia to participate in the competition. After much thought, I would like to ask you to come out of retirement and serve as the team's goalkeeper."

Actually, this was not just his own opinion.

After he had this idea in mind, he discussed it with several other leaders of the Football Association, and everyone expressed their agreement. Then he spoke to the team's coach, and he also agreed.

Since no one had any objections, Chairman Liu came personally to make this request, asking Qin Chuan to participate in the Asian Cup and serve as the goalkeeper.

Qin Chuan looked troubled, "Chairman Liu, I am afraid I cannot agree to this. I am a government official, and it is not appropriate for my status to be in the limelight like this."

Once he became the goalkeeper, he would become a hot topic. Qin Chuan really did not want to live under the halo of a celebrity; it was much better to be low-key.

Before coming, Chairman Liu had probably thought of all kinds of situations and knew that Director Qin would refuse, but he would not give up.

"Director Qin, as long as you come to be the goalkeeper, everything can be arranged. We can keep your identity confidential..."

He stated many attractive conditions, such as keeping his identity confidential, only releasing Qin Chuan's name to the public without disclosing his identity information, and also offering high remuneration, among others.

After being persuaded, Qin Chuan had to nod, "It is possible, but I have one more request. When I appear on the field, can I wear a mask or a hood? I am mainly afraid that others will recognize me."

This...

Chairman Liu was stunned for a moment.

In any football match, no player had ever worn a mask or a hood.

But it was not impossible. This was the Asian Cup, not the World Cup; they could completely communicate with the Asian Football Confederation, so the problem was not big.

"Director Qin, wearing a mask is not a big problem, but will it affect your performance, especially will your field of vision be affected?"

What a goalkeeper worries about most is having their vision affected, but Qin Chuan was not worried. He smiled and said, "I will make the eye holes on the mask a bit bigger, or wearing a hood is fine too, that way it won't affect my vision."

Fine, as long as you come to be the goalkeeper, we will satisfy all your requests. For anything we cannot satisfy, we will definitely persuade the Asian Football Confederation to agree.