408: Chapter 408 Many Turn Against Each Other

It was strange that Qin Chuan did not look angry at all; in fact, he still appeared to have the victory in his grasp, with a beaming smile on his face.

What was going on?

Suddenly, Mayor Liu had a bad premonition, but he couldn't figure it out; with seven members of the Municipal Standing Committee already having raised their hands, how could Qin Chuan possibly turn the tables?

Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan and the others felt the same; things had reached this point, so why was Secretary Qin not worried at all?

Qin Chuan smiled, as if mocking Mayor Liu and the others, and reminded them unhurriedly, "Comrade Zhou Nan, according to the organizational regulations, does Secretary-General Sun Lanying not have the right to vote on this matter?"

Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan's eyes lit up.

He had almost forgotten such an important matter.

According to the organizational regulations, strictly speaking, Secretary-General Sun Lanying should have recused herself and not attended the meeting. Allowing her to attend was already an act of leniency; how could she possibly be allowed to vote?

Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan said with a hint of excitement, "Right, according to the organizational regulations, Secretary-General Sun Lanying cannot participate in the vote."

There was no flaw in this logic; it was indeed the truth.

Mayor Liu couldn't say anything and could only watch helplessly as Secretary-General Sun Lanying lowered her raised right hand. The original seven votes became six.

Could Qin Chuan really turn the tables?

Mayor Liu comforted himself inwardly: 'No, that won't happen. We already have six votes. Excluding those neutral members of the Municipal Standing Committee, Secretary Qin has at most four votes; he definitely cannot surpass us.'

Watching Secretary-General Sun Lanying unwillingly lower her hand, Qin Chuan turned his gaze toward a member of the Municipal Standing Committee, Executive Vice Mayor Liang Dawei.

The fifty-something Executive Vice Mayor Liang Dawei had always followed Secretary Wu Qiaoxi, but now he was a supporter of Mayor Liu, and he was currently raising his right hand.

Qin Chuan looked at him and said slowly, "Executive Vice Mayor Liang, are you also opposing this? That doesn't seem right. I suggest you don't raise your hand this time; it would be better to raise it next time."

Mayor Liu wanted to laugh.

Secretary Qin was daydreaming again. Raising his hand this time meant opposing the Organization Department's proposal, while raising it next time would mean voting in favor of the Organization Department's proposal.

How could Executive Vice Mayor Liang Dawei possibly agree to dismiss Secretary-General Sun Lanying? It was absolutely impossible.

A shocking scene unfolded. Executive Vice Mayor Liang Dawei smiled awkwardly and retracted his right hand, saying, "Secretary Qin is right. I almost made a mistake. I will raise my hand next time."

What the hell!

Mayor Liu was so angry he almost cursed. Damn it, has Executive Vice Mayor Liang Dawei betrayed me too? What kind of benefits did Secretary Qin give him to make him betray me so openly?

Well, there were originally six people who raised their hands, but now it had become five; the chances of winning were already very slim.

Why was this happening?

Because Qin Chuan had just used the "Mind Confusion" skill on Executive Vice Mayor Liang Dawei.

Executive Vice Mayor Liang Dawei only felt a slight shock in his heart, felt that what Qin Chuan said made a lot of sense, and immediately followed suit without hesitation.

Seeing the number go from seven to five, Qin Chuan felt it still wasn't enough. To be safer, his gaze fell on Vice Mayor and Standing Committee member Cheng Yuzhu.

Vice Mayor Cheng Yuzhu was forty-five or forty-six years old, appeared very capable, was the only woman among the thirteen members of the Municipal Standing Committee, and had always been one of Secretary Wu Qiaoxi's people.

Qin Chuan looked at her, used the "Mind Confusion" skill again, and said, "Vice Mayor Cheng, you came to my office yesterday, and we discussed the issue of Secretary-General Sun Lanying. You were strongly in favor of dismissing her; how could you have forgotten in just one night?"

Vice Mayor Cheng Yuzhu hurriedly retracted her right hand and quickly said, "Yes, yes, Secretary Qin is right. I heard it wrong just now; I thought it was a vote in favor of the Organization Department's proposal."

Mayor Liu was so angry he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Damn it, you can mishear that too? Why did you defect too? What kind of charm does Secretary Qin have to make you all defect one after another?

Qin Chuan felt it was enough and said loudly, "Keep the meeting minutes; a total of four people oppose the Organization Department's proposal. Next, please raise your hand if you are in favor of the Organization Department's proposal."

After speaking, Qin Chuan was the first to raise his right hand.

Following him were Deputy Secretary Zhou Nan, Minister Xiao Ruojun, Wang Ning, Secretary Li Wei...

Even Executive Vice Mayor Liang Dawei and Vice Mayor Cheng Yuzhu raised their hands. Seeing this, those few neutral members of the Municipal Standing Committee also raised their hands one after another.

Qin Chuan nodded with satisfaction, "Eight in favor, four against. The Dongjiang City Municipal Standing Committee has passed the resolution submitted by the Organization Department to recommend to the Provincial Party Committee that all of Secretary-General Sun Lanying's positions be removed."

"Meeting adjourned. Dismissed!"

Mayor Liu walked out of the meeting room first with a gloomy face.

Secretary-General Sun Lanying remained dazed. Only after everyone had left did she come back to her senses, and she walked out of the meeting room with no strength in her body. Her first thought was to find Secretary Wu Qiaoxi.

Her last hope now was that Secretary Wu Qiaoxi could persuade the Provincial Party Committee to reject Dongjiang City's recommendation.

Office of the Director of the Municipal People's Congress.

Secretary Wu Qiaoxi held a pair of flower shears, carefully pruned the potted plants on the windowsill, and then used a spray bottle to water them.

After stepping down as Municipal Party Secretary, he basically had nothing to do. If there really was anything, it was keeping an eye on the Dongzhou Municipal Party Committee to prevent Qin Chuan from causing trouble.

He had been furious yesterday, but now his mood was much better, and he was waiting for news from the Municipal Standing Committee with the attitude of watching a joke.

He knew immediately that Qin Chuan was going to convene a Municipal Standing Committee meeting to discuss recommending the dismissal of Secretary-General Sun Lanying to the Provincial Party Committee and recommending Secretary-General Tian Chaoqun to take the position.

After hearing this, he just smiled.

He was just too young after all. This young man was a bit whimsical to actually have such unrealistic fantasies.

Just as he was thinking this while spraying water on his flowers and plants, his secretary knocked on the door and entered, looking like he had something to say but was hesitating.

Sensing that something was wrong, Secretary Wu Qiaoxi put down the watering can in his hand and asked in a deep voice, "What is it? Is something wrong?"

The secretary reported in a low voice, "Boss, the Municipal Standing Committee meeting just ended. It passed the Municipal Organization Department's proposal with eight votes in favor and four against."

What!

Secretary Wu Qiaoxi was stunned; this was completely unexpected.

Before the Municipal Standing Committee meeting was held, he had predicted that, including Qin Chuan himself, there would be at most four votes, and Mayor Liu should have eight votes; as it turned out, the situation was exactly the opposite.

"This is impossible," Secretary Wu Qiaoxi asked, "Specifically, who voted in favor?"

The secretary reported the situation.

Hearing that Secretary Li Wei, Executive Vice Mayor Liang Dawei, and Vice Mayor Cheng Yuzhu had all defected, Secretary Wu Qiaoxi's face sank, "Three ingrates. They forgot who promoted them."

"Notify everyone to sit down together tonight, and call Secretary Li Wei, Executive Vice Mayor Liang Dawei, and Vice Mayor Cheng Yuzhu over as well."

He was only a little angry in his heart and was not worried that the Provincial Party Committee would approve the Dongjiang Municipal Party Committee's recommendation to dismiss Secretary-General Sun Lanying, because he was very confident in his relationship with Provincial Party Secretary Zhao Jiasheng.

A while later, Secretary-General Sun Lanying pushed the door open and entered.

Her eyes were slightly red, as if she had been greatly wronged. As soon as she entered, she started crying, "Leader, you must stand up for me. That guy surnamed Qin is bullying me too much..."