44: Chapter 44 Chen Qunfeng was completely bewildered

Since the suggestion came from Qin Chuan, County Party Secretary Cao Zhengwang attached great importance to it.

It just so happened that the County Party Standing Committee was scheduled to convene at 10:00 AM that morning, so they could discuss it during the meeting and finalize the personnel appointment.

Before the meeting, County Party Secretary Cao Zhengwang consulted with County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong.

At first, County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong did not express his stance and was even thinking about how to reject the proposal, but when County Party Secretary Cao Zhengwang mentioned that it was proposed by Comrade Qin Chuan, he immediately agreed.

County Magistrate Zhang Yuansong nodded in agreement and praised Qin Chuan's suggestion, noting that Township Head Chen Qunfeng worked in education, so transferring him there would be a perfect professional match.

With the top two leaders in agreement, the matter was all but settled, and there would be no surprises.

The Standing Committee meeting went smoothly, and the appointment of Township Head Chen Qunfeng was easily passed: he would be transferred from the County Education Bureau to Dahe Township to serve as Deputy Party Committee Secretary and acting Township Head.

Bureau Chief Yang Wende, previously Deputy Bureau Chief of the County Education Bureau, was appointed as the new Bureau Chief to succeed Township Head Chen Qunfeng.

Because it happened so suddenly—only about two hours had passed from Qin Chuan's proposal to the County Party Standing Committee's approval—Township Head Chen Qunfeng, the person involved, had no idea about it.

At this moment, Township Head Chen Qunfeng was looking at a list.

It was an academic exchange activity organized by the County Education Bureau, where dozens of outstanding teachers from the county would visit a prestigious school in the provincial capital for a three-day study and exchange program.

This was a great opportunity for teachers across the county to go out, broaden their horizons, and gain new insights.

After reviewing the list, Township Head Chen Qunfeng picked up his pen and crossed out two names because those two were from Dahe Township.

The person in charge of this activity was Deputy Bureau Chief Yang Wende, who reminded him, "Bureau Chief Chen, isn't this a bit inappropriate? Every township has participants, but Dahe Township has none. What will people say?"

Township Head Chen Qunfeng put on airs of authority, "Deputy Bureau Chief Yang, are you questioning me?"

"No, no," Bureau Chief Yang Wende said hurriedly.

Facing his superior, he had no choice, though he felt very aggrieved inside. *Damn it, if you weren't the boss, I'd tear you apart.*

Forget it, forget it, endure it for now.

Just then, Bureau Chief Yang Wende's phone rang. When he answered, a cheerful voice came through—it was his friend who worked in the County Party Committee Office.

"Wende, congratulations, congratulations!"

"What is it? What is there to congratulate me about?"

"You don't know yet? The County Party Standing Committee just passed a personnel appointment: you are to serve as the head of the Education Bureau, and Township Head Chen Qunfeng is being transferred to Dahe Township as Township Head."

What! How could that be?

This was too sudden; there hadn't been any news beforehand.

"Old friend, you can't joke about such things."

Obviously, Bureau Chief Yang Wende was a bit skeptical.

"Wende, how would I dare to joke about this? It's absolutely true. You'd better get ready to treat us to a meal!"

After hanging up the phone, Bureau Chief Yang Wende felt a strong sense of unreality. He was stunned for several seconds before slowly coming back to his senses.

He knew that no one would joke about such matters; it was just that the surprise had come too suddenly for him to believe it.

Township Head Chen Qunfeng looked over with dissatisfaction. To be answering the phone at such a time and speaking so loudly made him scowl, "Comrade Yang Wende, we are discussing work. If you need to take a call, please go outside."

Heh.

At this moment, Bureau Chief Yang Wende felt confident. *You're being transferred to Dahe Township, and I'm the new head of the Education Bureau. Why should I be afraid of you?*

"Comrade Chen Qunfeng, aren't you curious about what kind of call I just received?"

Township Head Chen Qunfeng cursed inwardly, feeling extremely dissatisfied. *He actually called me by my name directly, not even bothering to call me 'Bureau Chief Chen' anymore.*

Fine, very fine! Just wait until I deal with you later!

Township Head Chen Qunfeng said coldly, "I'm not interested at all in what call you received. This list is finalized as is; announce it to the public immediately."

Bureau Chief Yang Wende didn't want to talk about the list at all and said, "Bureau Chief Chen, you should be very interested in this call. The County Party Standing Committee meeting that just concluded passed a personnel appointment, and I am to serve as the Bureau Chief of the Education Bureau."

What! Impossible!!!

Township Head Chen Qunfeng was slightly shocked, then demanded, "You are coming to be the Bureau Chief? Then what about me? I'm afraid you're daydreaming."

Whether it's a daydream, you'll know soon enough.

Soon, Township Head Chen Qunfeng's phone rang. It was the Vice County Magistrate in charge of education, culture, and technology, who was also Township Head Chen Qunfeng's direct superior.

"Comrade Qunfeng, you probably haven't heard the news yet. The County Party Standing Committee just discussed and decided to transfer you to Dahe Township to serve as acting Township Head, and the work of the County Education Bureau will be handed over to Comrade Yang Wende..."

"Clatter!"

The phone fell directly to the floor and shattered into pieces.

It no longer mattered what the Vice County Magistrate said afterward.

At this moment, Township Head Chen Qunfeng was dumbfounded!

He couldn't recover for a long time. He had been doing fine as the Education Bureau Chief; why was he being transferred to Dahe Township as acting Township Head?

Why!

Three years ago, he was a town mayor. After some maneuvering and networking, he finally got his wish to become the Education Bureau Chief, hoping that after working for another two or three years, he might be able to secure a position as Vice County Magistrate.

As a result, he was back to where he was three years ago, actually going to Dahe Township to serve as acting Township Head. He really couldn't understand how the county could make such a move.

What was worse was that Qin Chuan was now in charge of Dahe Township. He had already offended Qin Chuan deeply, and now that he had to work under him, how could he expect any good outcome?

He couldn't figure it out; he really couldn't figure it out.

He didn't even know when Bureau Chief Yang Wende left. His mind was a mess, and he remained completely dumbfounded.

The news spread throughout the Education Bureau in an instant.

That's how the officialdom goes: when you are successful, many people come to curry favor with you; when you are down on your luck, your doorstep becomes deserted.

Bureau Chief Yang Wende's office was full of people coming to congratulate him and curry favor, while Township Head Chen Qunfeng's office was cold and deserted.

Dahe Township.

Many people had also heard the news and were discussing it heatedly.

"Township Head Chen Qunfeng from the County Education Bureau is being transferred to our township as acting Township Head. What kind of move is this? I really don't get it!"

"Whatever the move is, I know that this Township Head Chen Qunfeng previously targeted our township everywhere and constantly tried to hinder us. Now, we're in for a good show!"

"Haha, that's exactly right! I really want to see Township Head Chen Qunfeng get humiliated under Qin Chuan!"

"..."

Many people were discussing this matter. Qin Chuan's office was lively, with Ma Zhengnan, Deputy Party Secretary Fu, Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen, Director Hu Qibin, and others present.

Everyone was sitting on the sofa, drinking tea, and from time to time, bursts of happy laughter could be heard as they chatted about the incident.

Ma Zhengnan said, "Qin Chuan, Township Head Chen Qunfeng must be quite depressed. He never imagined he would come to our township to serve as Township Head!"

Haha...

Everyone laughed, and some almost laughed until tears came out.

As township leaders, they all knew that Township Head Chen Qunfeng had coveted the huge funds allocated by the provincial Project Hope and had targeted Dahe Township in every way to force them to submit.

Now, it would be interesting; he had actually come to Dahe Township to serve as acting Township Head.

Qin Chuan also laughed and then revealed, "Township Head Chen Qunfeng coming to our Dahe Township was something I suggested to the County Party Committee."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

They were all smart people and quickly understood why Qin Chuan had made such a move. Immediately, they were full of admiration.

Qin Chuan is amazing!

This move is too brilliant!