Chapter 97 of 100

Chapter 97

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Chapter 35, Defeat (Part 2)

At the Tianma Mountain Scenic Area, the峡湾 Group finally decided to invest 200 million yuan in three phases to complete the high-quality development and construction, aiming to turn the Tianma Mountain Scenic Area into a national 4A-level scenic spot within three years.

This news immediately shook the city of Daming, and even many high-ranking leaders in Luofu Province were stunned. After all, Hongshui County's overall strength was definitely one of the weakest in the province, with a per capita GDP not much different from that of a provincial-level impoverished county.

Moreover, a major scandal involving Xu Li erupted at the end of last year. It was thought that the Hongshui County Party Committee and County Government would be in a state of panic due to this large-scale corruption case. Unexpectedly, the leadership of Hongshui County managed to unite at the beginning of the year and achieved a significant success at the start of the year.

Some people began to inquire about who the core leader behind this project was.

Thus, Yang Zixuan, the mastermind behind the scenes, began to emerge and entered the field of vision of some provincial leaders!

But just at this celebratory moment, a storm began to hit Yang Zixuan.

The city's Discipline Inspection Commission suddenly received a real-name report from a villager at the foot of Tianma Mountain, accusing Yang Zixuan of accepting bribes from the Taiwan Xiangwan Group, deliberately relaxing the entry conditions for the Taiwan Xiangwan Group, and illegally reallocating his farmland to the Taiwan Xiangwan Group.

After the 24th Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Central Committee and the State Council repeatedly emphasized the need to strengthen land management and not to leave a legacy of problems for future generations!

This report caused a huge stir!

This report clearly cast a shadow over Yang Zixuan, who was a star figure in Daming City's investment attraction efforts this year.

According to a phone call from Xu Yinjia, because the person involved was important, the city specially convened a Standing Committee meeting to discuss the issue.

At the Standing Committee meeting, Fan Qiwu, who had been low-key and silent, suddenly spoke up, speaking fiercely and pushing for an investigation into Yang Zixuan, which received full support from the Party Secretary in charge of mass work, Mo Tianzhang, as well as Mayor Tang Lu and Zhang Liguo!

It seemed that all the neutral fence-sitters in the Municipal Committee suddenly came out against Yang Zixuan, forming a massive counter-current!

Only Xu Yinjia and Liu Zhen, among a few other Standing Committee members, firmly opposed the formation of an investigation team to enter Hongshui County for the investigation!

But their voices were weak and could not compare with those of Tang Lu and Mo Tianzhang, the second and third-ranking officials in the Municipal Committee!

Lin Pei remained expressionless. From the heart, he did not want to form an investigation team to enter Hongshui County to investigate Yang Zixuan, but Tang Lu, Mo Tianzhang, and Fan Qiwu were all influential figures in the Municipal Committee, and even Lin Pei did not dare to easily veto a decision supported by so many heavyweight Standing Committee members.

Although as the Party Secretary, Lin Pei had the final say, if he really vetoed the decision of so many people, his hard-earned prestige as Party Secretary would be significantly weakened!

He could only remain neutral and silent, and the Organization Minister, as Lin Pei's direct subordinate, also remained neutral.

Therefore, at the Standing Committee meeting, it was decided that an investigation team led by the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission would enter Hongshui County for the investigation.

Yang Zixuan sighed lightly. It seemed that Old Su really wanted to get rid of him. Clearly, Yang Zixuan had already hindered his progress in Hongshui County.

With Yang Zixuan's prestige in the county government rising, Su Nan could no longer interfere in specific government work, and even the overall direction of government work was beyond his control! At the Standing Committee meetings, many people jumped up to pave the way for Yang Zixuan without him even speaking.

In Su Nan's eyes, Yang Zixuan was gradually marginalizing him, the County Party Secretary!

Especially as the Tianma Mountain Scenic Area agreement was about to be signed, the reform situation in Hongshui was looking good, and the Nan Shan Town, the first economic engine of Hongshui County, was starting to rev up, with a significant increase in the volume of medicinal trade. If Su Nan could remove Yang Zixuan, the leader of the project, then the credit for the economic development of Hongshui County would be entirely attributed to him, the County Party Secretary.

This impressive achievement would add a significant stroke to Su Nan's political career, given his strong background.

So Su Nan chose this moment to move against Yang Zixuan, which was a perfect opportunity. It was a win-win situation. He could regain control of the party and government in Hongshui County and take credit for the economic development achievements left by Yang Zixuan!

Yang Zixuan sat in his office, lit a cigarette, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Su Nan, Su Nan, your calculations are too good!

The Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission, Secretary Pan, was promoted during Lin Pei's tenure and could be considered Lin Pei's confidant. As for the few Deputy Secretaries who were close to Fan Qiwu, they were all vetoed by Lin Pei.

This could be seen as a form of indirect protection for Yang Zixuan by Lin Pei. Although he could not prevent the investigation team from entering Hongshui County, he could not allow Fan Qiwu to distort the facts!

Secretary Pan understood Lin Pei's intentions, so after entering Hongshui County, he had a relatively appropriate conversation with Yang Zixuan, expressing the Municipal Committee's trust in him.

Yang Zixuan also understood that as long as the Discipline Inspection Commission maintained a fair attitude, he had nothing to fear. As long as the allegations of accepting bribes from the Xiangwan Group were found to be false, the Discipline Inspection Commission could not take any action against him!

However, as long as the investigation team was in Hongshui County, Yang Zixuan felt a thorn in his throat. The County Party Committee members like Huang and others smiled strangely whenever they met him, making him very uncomfortable.

In recent days, Yang Zixuan could clearly feel that many people who used to visit his office frequently had stopped showing up.

This was a real experience of the coldness of the world!

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"Little Yang, don't have any psychological burdens in your work at the county government. The County Party Committee still trusts you!" Su Nan sat down in his chair with a cup of water, looking at Yang Zixuan.

Yang Zixuan smiled coldly in his heart but maintained a natural expression: "Thank you, Secretary Su, and the County Party Committee for your concern and trust!"

Previously, Su Nan always called Yang Zixuan "County Magistrate," but this time he called him "Little Yang," which was a sign of contempt.

Yang Zixuan understood this but did not want to point it out.

He might have been wary of Fan Qiwu before, but after the investigation team came, Yang Zixuan was no longer afraid. In his view, Fan Qiwu was nothing special!

In Su Nan's eyes, Yang Zixuan was definitely going to be sidelined. This opponent who had once pressed him down was so easily defeated after he borrowed the power of his senior classmate Fan Qiwu!

This made Su Nan both delighted and contemptuous of Yang Zixuan. In his view, Yang Zixuan was ultimately just a rootless, background-less wild cadre. Although he had gained some favor with some Standing Committee members through his economic skills, those Standing Committee members would not support him in a critical moment.

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The investigation was further deepening. Just when Su Nan and Fan Qiwu thought they had a sure win, a shocking event occurred in Daming.

On the evening of April 5th, the Hongshui County Public Security Bureau organized an anti-pornography and anti-illegal activities operation. At the famous Danjiang Hotel in Hongshui County, they caught the County Party Secretary, Su Nan, naked in bed with a woman!

Since the police officers on duty did not recognize Su Nan as the County Party Secretary, he was taken to the county bureau for investigation wearing only a pair of shorts!

Later, it was confirmed that the woman was not a prostitute from the Danjiang Hotel but a news anchor from the Hongshui County TV station, Jiang Wen!

For a time, Daming City was shaken politically again!

The investigation team looking into Yang Zixuan was quickly recalled, and it was concluded that the allegations against Yang Zixuan were unfounded. Yang Zixuan continued to serve as the Deputy County Party Secretary and County Magistrate of Hongshui County!

But Su Nan's situation was not so simple.

Since the incident involved Su Nan, the secretary of the former Deputy Minister of the Organization Department of Luofu Province, Liu Daoming, the Daming Municipal Committee found it very difficult to handle.

As a new generation of the local faction led by Liu Daoming, Su Nan had once been highly regarded, but he had fallen in this way. In fact, if Su Nan had been reported for lifestyle issues, it would not have been a big problem. But being caught in a hotel as if he were soliciting a prostitute, with clear evidence, was a major issue.

Moreover, this incident was leaked by someone, and several versions of the story about the promiscuous County Party Secretary spread among the people in several districts and counties of Daming, causing a very bad public image!

The Daming Municipal Committee was also very troubled and even received calls from some provincial leaders to interfere with the final handling of the case.

In the end, the Daming Municipal Committee decided to suspend Su Nan for investigation, remove him from his position as County Party Secretary of Hongshui County, and assign him to other work!

The county work would be temporarily overseen by County Magistrate Yang Zixuan!

Thus, the series of personnel upheavals in Hongshui County came to an end!

Yang Zixuan became the true leader of Hongshui County!

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As spring and summer intersected, Hongshui County began to warm up, and many girls on the streets started to take off their winter clothes and put on light and airy spring and summer dresses.

A bottle of beer, two plates of peanuts.

Yang Zixuan and An Zai Shan were chatting.

"Director An, congratulations! You're no longer Deputy Director An but the real Director An!" Yang Zixuan clinked glasses with An Zai Shan and drank a cold beer in one gulp.

An Zai Shan's appointment as the County Public Security Bureau Director had been officially confirmed, and his promotion to a deputy county-level cadre was just a matter of time.

"Zixuan, don't mock me. I owe my position to you, getting rid of He Longbin to get this post. But you, I'm afraid you can't escape the position of County Party Secretary!" An Zai Shan laughed and said, "A young County Party Secretary like you is truly envied by others. I, Old An, have worked hard all my life and only managed to become a Public Security Bureau Director. I should be grateful. But compared to you, it's really frustrating!"

"Talking about the County Party Secretary is still premature. The city will probably need to deliberate, especially since the recent personnel changes in Hongshui County have been too frequent. Even if I take the position, it will be after some time," Yang Zixuan shook his head and said.

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