Chapter 84

"Brother Tu, why are you here?"

At the door of Yan Wangsong's office, Xu Junran was slightly taken aback when he saw Tu Wenyong sitting there.

Tu Wenyong looked up and saw Xu Junran, quickly stood up, smiled, and nodded, whispering, "Secretary Xu, you're back."

Xu Junran rolled his eyes, "Brother Tu, you're being too formal."

Hearing Xu Junran's words, Tu Wenyong chuckled. This little Xu hadn't changed at all. Even though he had become the deputy party secretary and been promoted to a deputy section level, he was still the same.

"Brother Tu, why are you sitting here?" Xu Junran asked Tu Wenyong in a low voice.

Tu Wenyong was one of the few people Xu Junran trusted among those he met during his days working at the county committee. His wife, Fang Yuan, now worked in the county committee's organization department, and her aunt was the deputy minister of the city committee's organization department. Although she didn't have as much power as Huang Ziqi, she was still very influential.

Xu Junran remembered very clearly that before he left, Yan Wangsong's communicator was not Tu Wenyong.

Tu Wenyong smiled, "The old secretary personally appointed me. I've been transferred to the secretarial group. Are you done with your business in Beijing?"

Xu Junran nodded, "Yes, it's done. Is the old secretary in?"

"Yes," Tu Wenyong whispered, "Deputy Secretary Qin is inside, it seems he's reporting something to the old secretary."

At this point, although there was no secretary, the communicator in grassroots work basically served as a secretary. They were responsible for writing documents, cleaning the office, and handling various office chores. This was the communicator's job.

Xu Junran frowned. Deputy Secretary Qin naturally referred to Executive Vice-County Chief Qin Guotong. At this time, there were many county party secretaries, and the division between party and government leaders was not yet clear. In a county, apart from the county party secretary, there were about seven or eight county party secretaries.

Logically, Qin Guotong, as a government leader, should report to County Chief Yang Weitian. Why did he suddenly think of reporting to Yan Wangsong?

"Do you know what it's about?" Xu Junran asked Tu Wenyong.

Tu Wenyong shook his head, "I'm not sure, but Secretary Qin came early this morning."

Suddenly, a sense of foreboding crept into Xu Junran's mind. He suddenly felt that Qin Guotong's visit to Yan Wangsong was not a good sign.

Seeing that Xu Junran hadn't spoken for a while, Tu Wenyong knew he was thinking and didn't say anything. When Xu Junran looked at him again, Tu Wenyong said, "I heard that yesterday, County Chief Cheng led a team to inspect many shops."

"Shops?" Xu Junran was slightly stunned, then looked at Tu Wenyong, "Brother Tu, tell me, what happened in the county while I was away?"

Tu Wenyong nodded, knowing that Xu Junran needed to understand the recent events in Wude County from him.

As he described the situation, Xu Junran's expression grew increasingly grim.

After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "What a mess!"

According to Tu Wenyong's account, in the week or so that Xu Junran and Lin Yuqing were in Beijing, the situation in the county had changed significantly. The city committee and government recently issued a document requiring Wude County to earnestly implement the central government's policy on the household responsibility system in rural areas. At the same time, the county public security bureau conducted a rectification of individual and private businesses throughout the county. Many individual and private shops were inspected, closed, and even fined.

It was said that this was an order from the county committee!

Others might not know, but Xu Junran was very clear that this was not an order from the county committee. If his memory served him right, and if what Yan Duoduo and Li Yifeng later told him was true, then everything happening now was a conspiracy set up by Qin Guotong and Cheng Hongda.

The purpose was to bring down Yan Wangsong!

For years, Yan Wangsong had been a towering figure in the political landscape of Wude County, standing firm through various movements. Even as the city and provincial committees changed leadership multiple times, Yan Wangsong remained the county party secretary. This made many people admire him, but also made some feel uneasy.

The most critical point was that Yan Wangsong's prestige in Wude County was too high.

If a person's prestige could influence the entire region's population, it was not a good thing for higher-level leaders. This meant that the decision-making power in the region was not in the hands of the leaders but in the hands of that person. Therefore, Yan Wangsong had to be removed!

This was a deal between some leaders in the city and some people in Wude County.

The reason Xu Junran knew this so clearly was that, in addition to hearing about it from Yan Duoduo and Li Yifeng, he also learned a lot of the truth from Yang Weitian.

Yang Weitian was a good official. His disagreements with Yan Wangsong were due to differing political views. One wanted to vigorously develop the economy, while the other, due to having experienced many movements, was somewhat conservative. This led to different opinions on the direction of Wude County's development. Therefore, when Yan Wangsong was framed, Yang Weitian chose to protect himself because he didn't need to offend others in the county and some leaders in the city for a political opponent who was about to be removed.

He was a good official, but not a foolish one. If he were, Yang Weitian wouldn't have been able to survive in the political arena.

However, after the situation changed, Yang Weitian still felt guilty, which was why he later helped Xu Junran and Wude County.

And now, Xu Junran absolutely would not allow this to happen!

"Brother Tu, do this: knock on the door and say I have important matters to report to Secretary Yan."

Xu Junran thought for a moment and said to Tu Wenyong.

Tu Wenyong was taken aback but quickly understood that Xu Junran intended to barge in.

At that moment, a surprised voice came from behind them, "Xiao Xu, you're back?"

Xu Junran turned around and was stunned, "County Chief Yang, why are you here?"

It turned out that the person behind Xu Junran was none other than Wude County's Deputy Party Secretary and County Chief, Yang Weitian.

Yang Weitian's face was full of anxiety, but he looked somewhat relieved when he saw Xu Junran.

Yang Weitian quickly stepped forward, grabbed Xu Junran's hand, and said, "It's great that you're back. I was just worried."

Xu Junran was taken aback and then heard Yang Weitian whisper, "Help me persuade the old secretary later. The county's economy needs to develop, and we absolutely cannot suppress industry and commerce!"

His words were like a bolt of lightning, and Xu Junran immediately understood.

It seemed that his return to this era had changed some things.

Or, more accurately, his actions in the past had altered the course of history!