66: Chapter 66 The Dust Settles

"You have stated your demands, so I must present my conditions."

"I'm not greedy; I just want three positions: one Deputy Party Secretary of the Township Committee and two Deputy Township Heads!"

"You can divide the rest yourselves; I don't care!"

Sun Ning had already planned it out in his heart: Executive Deputy Mayor Li Shusheng would succeed to the position vacated by Li Jincai, and either Wang Ling or Wang Penghui would take over as Executive Deputy Township Head.

"Director Zhou Qiang from the Party and Government Office will hold a seat on the Standing Committee and be promoted to a deputy section-level cadre."

It wasn't that Sun Ning wanted to play politics or snatch the spoils; it was because since he arrived at Mishui Township, Director Zhou Qiang had been attentive and respectful to him as Township Head.

He hadn't made things difficult for Sun Ning just because he was one of Secretary Xue Hongtao's people.

This position on the Township Party Committee was something Director Zhou Qiang deserved.

After stating his conditions, Sun Ning stared at Secretary Wang Shengli with a smile.

He just kept smiling and smiling.

It made Secretary Wang Shengli feel completely uneasy!

Sun Ning was handing the initiative over to Secretary Wang Shengli, and he was also testing his courage.

Sun Ning knew that Secretary Wang Shengli did not have the advantage on the Standing Committee.

If Secretary Wang Shengli dared to agree, Sun Ning dared to support him.

Not only in the city but even at the county level, he would help him fight for it.

As for the county level, Tian Xiaojun owed him a favor, and with the relationship between Zhao Xue and Secretary Shen Congwen, Tian Xiaojun would definitely help with this.

There was also Organization Department Head He Wenqiang from the Organization Department.

Since Sun Ning arrived at Mishui Township, he had come to the county to visit Organization Department Head He Wenqiang twice.

The two of them got along very well.

Sun Ning couldn't guarantee that Organization Department Head He Wenqiang would help him, but he could at least secure an abstention vote.

After all, Gao Feng, the proper Mayor who was about to take office, was standing right there.

However, Sun Ning hadn't thought about going to find Organization Department Head He Wenqiang.

He felt that Tian Xiaojun alone was enough.

Tian Xiaojun was a neutral party, so he would have no psychological burden in casting his vote to support Secretary Wang Shengli.

Unknowingly, Sun Ning had also begun to get to know a few people at the county level.

Secretary Wang Shengli was indeed a leader with courage.

Regarding Sun Ning's conditions for exchange, he didn't give it much thought and accepted them.

Sun Ning picked up his wine glass, toasted Secretary Wang Shengli, and said casually: "County Mayor, do you have time this weekend? Shall we go to Zhongzhou City together? I want to report my work to Mayor Gao."

Since Secretary Wang Shengli had agreed to his conditions, Sun Ning had to return the favor.

Ever since he learned from Secretary Li Chengping last time that Secretary Wang Shengli urgently needed to find a new backer, Sun Ning had planned to introduce him to Gao Feng.

Gao Feng was currently too isolated and weak; having a County Mayor to cheer for him would make his future work smoother.

And Secretary Wang Shengli had no other choice.

His backer was about to be transferred to an important leadership position in another prefecture-level city.

Deputy Secretary Zhao Weicai of the Municipal Party Committee was the old superior of Vice Mayor Wang Pingan.

The Party Secretary of Zhongzhou City was a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee; his position was too high.

The personnel issues he focused on were the leaders of several important districts in the city.

He might pay attention to other counties and cities, but he wouldn't firmly control all the positions.

He was a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee; if he wanted to control all the personnel in the city, it would be very simple.

But he wouldn't do that; if he did, it would look too ugly.

It would be bad for his reputation if word got out.

And for Secretary Wang Shengli to want to rely on the Party Secretary of Zhongzhou City was not easy at all!

If he could really rely on him, it would be like burning high incense!

So, when he heard Sun Ning say he would introduce Gao Feng to him, his smile blossomed like a vibrant flower.

Immediately, he realized something was wrong.

"Is you, Township Head Sun, really that impressive?"

"You are making an appointment with me, a County Mayor, instead of the Executive Vice Mayor?"

"Is my status as County Mayor even greater than that of the Mayor?"

"Or are you the Mayor's leader, calling him whenever you want and dismissing him whenever you please?"

Thinking of this, Secretary Wang Shengli was terrified.

He immediately thought through the current members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, the Vice Governors, and including the Executive Deputy Minister of the Organization Department in his mind.

There was no leader with the surname Sun among them.

He started thinking about the old retired leaders again.

Unfortunately, his brain wasn't as sharp as Sun Ning's.

He had no impression of those retired deputy-level leaders.

However, Secretary Wang Shengli unconsciously raised Sun Ning's status another notch.

Before today, he thought that the person behind Sun Ning was some high-ranking leader in the city.

Now he felt that Sun Ning's backer was a big shot in the Provincial Party Committee, but he had no evidence.

At this moment, Sun Ning did not know Secretary Wang Shengli's psychological activity, and even if he did, he wouldn't be surprised.

People within the system are just like this; they always like to speculate about things that don't matter.

Although Sun Ning didn't need these vague relationships, he wouldn't turn a blind eye when he could leverage them.

Secretary Wang Shengli finally calmed down inside and asked timidly: "Why don't you make a call to check Mayor Gao's schedule?"

The ambiguity of this sentence was simply too great.

If it weren't for the fact that their relationship was relatively good, Sun Ning would have reason to suspect that Secretary Wang Shengli didn't trust him.

Sun Ning took out his phone and dialed.

"Senior brother, where are you? Why is it so noisy?"

"When are you free this weekend? Our County Mayor wants to report his work to you."

"Okay, then let's make it tomorrow."

In just a few words, Sun Ning had settled the matter of meeting Gao Feng.

And this scene had been watched by Secretary Wang Shengli the whole time.

He was even more convinced that Sun Ning was someone extraordinary.

The tone and efficiency of the phone call didn't sound like a subordinate speaking to a superior at all.

Instead, it sounded like an equal friend.

And that term "Senior brother" also made Secretary Wang Shengli's imagination run wild.

But he only knew that Gao Feng graduated from Peking University, and he had never heard of him being a disciple of any famous master.

Seeing that the time had been set, Secretary Wang Shengli felt much more at ease.

He kept toasting Sun Ning.

In the end, both host and guest were very happy!

Many days had passed since Sun Ning introduced Secretary Wang Shengli to Gao Feng on that Saturday.

During these days, he had been busy running around everywhere in Mishui Township.

He wanted to wait until these projects stabilized before entering a few more villages.

There were a few villages where he wanted to develop some specialty industries.

Previously, he had been too busy with other things to get away.

Now that everything was fine and all the trivial matters had been completed, he decided to focus on developing those villages with peace of mind.

He had just finished inspecting the breeding farm and returned to his office.

Before he even had time to drink any water, the phone rang.

Sun Ning checked it and saw it was a call from Secretary Wang Shengli.

After he answered, a calm voice came from the other end, but Sun Ning could somehow feel the excitement in his voice.

Secretary Wang Shengli suppressed his excitement and said: "Sun Ning, it's over. Vice-County Mayor Pi Yingshi has been expelled from the Party and public office by the Discipline Inspection Commission for using his position to embezzle, take bribes, and solicit projects for his family, and he will be transferred to the Procuratorate to face prosecution."

"Pi Xiangyang, Ma Gaoxiang, and a Deputy Bureau Chief from the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau and the Transportation Bureau have all been transferred to the Procuratorate."

"Some of these people will be fired from their public positions, and some will eat 'government rice' for a few years."

Secretary Wang Shengli told Sun Ning about the fate of these people one by one.

It was clear that Secretary Wang Shengli was very happy.

Sun Ning was too!

On the surface, he showed no abnormality, but deep down, he felt a sense of cathartic release.

His clenched hands loosened and tightened, tightened and loosened.

A thought suddenly popped into Sun Ning's mind: there was still one more missing.

Yes, this matter did not involve Cui Mingyuan.

In his previous life, Cui Mingyuan had also landed safely from his position at the County CPPCC.

It doesn't matter; he could wait a few more years for this one!

He didn't believe he was a person like Hai Rui.