237: Chapter 237 Secretary, I'll attack wherever you tell me to.

He had not expected that under his jurisdiction, there would be such a major corrupt official.

No wonder Secretary Kang Kewu's expression changed.

"Secretary Kang, after receiving the report, I came to ask for your instructions immediately regarding how we should handle this Ling Yun."

Almost without hesitation, Secretary Kang Kewu said, "Of course, we must initiate an investigation immediately."

After speaking, he personally called the secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection over.

The three of them chatted for over ten minutes before the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission left the office holding the printed list.

With this, the investigation would be essentially effortless; it was estimated that it could be thoroughly uncovered in just one or two days.

After watching the secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection leave, Secretary Kang Kewu changed the subject, "Comrade Qin Chuan, the position of Deputy County Party Secretary in your county has become vacant again. On behalf of the Municipal Party Committee, I would like to ask for your opinion."

Qin Chuan had already thought it through.

He had originally recommended Director Hu Bing last time, but Deputy County Party Secretary Pei Lin had been parachuted in directly. Since he was asked again this time, he would, of course, continue to recommend Director Hu Bing.

"Secretary Kang, Director Hu Bing of our County Party Committee Office has sufficient seniority, and he has consistently performed excellently. I recommend to the Municipal Party Committee that he be appointed as Deputy County Party Secretary to assist me in my work."

Generally speaking, the recommendation of a County Party Secretary carries significant weight, and the Municipal Party Committee would give it serious consideration.

Secretary Kang Kewu agreed immediately, "Director Hu Bing is indeed excellent. Then it is settled; he will serve as Deputy County Party Secretary."

"Secretary Kang, thank you. On behalf of Director Hu Bing, I thank you."

Secretary Kang Kewu smiled happily, "Comrade Qin Chuan, keep up the good work. Your performance is even more outstanding, and the Municipal Party Committee sees it all."

"Thank you, Secretary Kang."

After leaving the office of the Municipal Party Secretary, Qin Chuan visited the offices of a few other municipal leaders, but he pointedly did not go to Mayor Zhang's office.

Upon leaving the office of the head of the Organization Department, he happened to see Mayor Zhang in the corridor; he had just stepped out of his office.

Qin Chuan smiled and still offered a greeting, "Hello, Mayor Zhang."

Mayor Zhang kept a straight face and gave a slight grunt in response.

He cursed inwardly, "Damn it, I heard from my secretary that you arrived a while ago. You went to Secretary Kang first, then to the other municipal leaders, but you deliberately avoided my office."

Qin Chuan really had no intention of visiting Mayor Zhang. After offering the greeting, he went straight downstairs, left Ningzhou, and returned to Wanshun County.

The first thing he did upon returning was to call Director Hu Bing in.

"Secretary, hello."

Qin Chuan nodded slightly and didn't beat around the bush, "Director Hu, I have some good news to share with you. Would you like to hear it?"

Director Hu Bing's face lit up with joy, looking very interested, "Really? What good news? I'm all ears."

"Director Hu, I just returned from the city. Secretary Kang asked for my opinion, and I recommended you to the organization to serve as Deputy County Party Secretary to assist me in my work. Secretary Kang expressed that he personally fully agrees, and there is no issue at all."

It was actually such huge, incredible news!

Director Hu Bing's heart began to race uncontrollably.

What is the point of struggling in the officialdom? Of course, it is to strive to climb higher, but every step is extremely difficult.

Finally, the long wait had paid off. He had worked as Director of the County Committee Office for two or three years, and had been at the deputy division-level for five or six years.

He had only been working under Secretary Qin Chuan for a few months, and he was already about to advance from the position of Director of the County Committee Office to the position of Deputy County Party Secretary.

Although both positions were deputy division-level and both were members of the County Party Standing Committee, the value of the Deputy County Party Secretary was much higher, and the ranking within the county leadership team was significantly higher; this was undoubtedly the third-in-command.

"Secretary, thank you!"

"Secretary, rest assured, I will definitely assist you well in your work and act as your capable deputy. If you say go east, I will absolutely not go west!"

There was absolutely no need to doubt Director Hu Bing's loyalty.

Qin Chuan said, "Once you are in the new position, work hard, strive to achieve results, and advance further in the future."

After chatting for a while and listening to the teachings of Secretary Qin Chuan, Director Hu Bing's stride as he walked out of the County Party Secretary's office was different—much more vigorous, and he looked much more spirited.

Not long after, some observant people in the County Party Committee Office noticed this.

"Did you see that? Director Hu looks like he just won the lottery; he's full of energy."

"It looks like Director Hu must have encountered some huge good news."

"The position of Deputy County Party Secretary is about to become vacant. Do you think our Director Hu might take a step forward?"

"..."

So, there are quite a few smart people within the system who actually guessed this, but no one could have guessed that Director Hu Bing would make such a big leap to become the Deputy County Party Secretary, the third-in-command.

After work in the afternoon, he went home.

Director Hu Bing was in a good mood, humming a little tune as he took out his keys to open the front door.

His wife had already returned from work, and seeing the joy on Director Hu Bing's face, she couldn't help but ask, "Hubby, what happened? Why are you so happy?"

He would definitely have to keep it secret from others for now, but not from his own wife. Director Hu Bing said happily, "Wife, I have some good news to tell you. Secretary Qin recommended me to the Municipal Party Committee to serve as Deputy County Party Secretary, and Secretary Kang of the Municipal Party Committee has already agreed."

Really?!

Mrs. Hu was immediately excited, "Hubby, doesn't that mean it's basically set, just waiting for the official appointment?"

"Yes, pretty much." Director Hu Bing nodded.

"Hubby, I'll go buy some food. Let's have a big feast tonight to celebrate."

"You don't need to go through all that trouble. Let's eat out and call Mom and Dad too. We'll all be together to celebrate."

Compared to Director Hu Bing's joyful face as his family enjoyed a big feast in a private room at a restaurant, the situation for the head of the Organization Department, Ling Yun, was quite bleak.

He had gone to the provincial capital this morning, aiming to visit Secretary Pei Yuantao and striving to latch onto Secretary Pei's influential support.

Who would have thought he would be shut out?

They simply refused to see him.

Secretary Zhao Jun told him that Secretary Pei was not there and had gone to a meeting, but Ling Yun clearly saw that not long after, Secretary Pei walked out of the office.

This made it obvious that he simply didn't want to see him.

From morning until afternoon, and then until evening, Ling Yun made many attempts, but none were successful. In the end, he was sternly criticized by Secretary Zhao and driven out of the Municipal Party Committee Compound.

Ling Yun was very frustrated and depressed.

He returned to Wanshun County feeling dejected and didn't sleep well all night.

He could see almost no hope; his entire official career felt bleak. He spent the whole night thinking about how to proceed in the future—whether to continue trying to latch onto Secretary Pei or to continue acting weak in front of Qin Chuan while waiting for an opportunity...

After coming to work today, Ling Yun was not in good spirits all morning, always sitting in his office in a daze.

Time passed unknowingly until 11:00 AM. He was still sitting there, dazed in thought, until a phone ringtone pulled him back from his reverie.

He picked up his phone and looked at the caller ID; it was a call from Qin Chuan.

Damn it, he just looked for me yesterday morning and gave me a dressing-down, and now he's looking for me again. Could it be that he's going to dress me down again?

Sigh, these days are becoming hard to endure.