Official Career Storm

Chapter 1785: Chapter 1785:

The news about the personnel changes from the Standing Committee meeting spread quickly.

Many had long anticipated that Chang Hai would resign from his position as district governor.

A number of people were waiting for today’s meeting, waiting for Chang Hai to voluntarily resign during the meeting, for the dust to settle, and then to each show their abilities in jockeying for positions.

However, contrary to everyone’s expectations, today’s meeting moved at an unexpectedly rapid pace.

Generally speaking, when Chang Hai resigns, there would be a relatively ample amount of time in between.

But the reality was that as soon as Chang Hai resigned, the new district governor’s appointment was announced simultaneously.

This made it difficult for those eyeing the position.

Had they known, they would have started lobbying earlier.

But they also understood that Wu Qiangwei’s eagerness to recommend a new candidate indicated that the decision had already been made, and they never stood a chance from the beginning.

Besides the unexpected development involving the district governor’s position, the fact that Director Huang from the Judicial Bureau was dismissed came as a shock.

Amid the shock, upon learning that the new district governor was actually Xiao Chenlei, some were left puzzled.

Those with keen senses saw from this series of personnel appointments that Wu Qiangwei’s position in Jiangzhou was becoming increasingly solid.

This could be seen from the unanimous approval of these appointments.

Unanimous approval indicated that the decisions were made before the meeting.

Moreover, the new district governor, Fu Ying, was the mayor of Dujiang City, which is a county-level city under Lingjiang, and Wu Qiangwei had been the deputy secretary of Lingjiang.

As for the sudden dismissal of Director Huang from the Judicial Bureau, it was said to be related to Song Guanchao.

In short, this series of personnel changes reflected Wu Qiangwei’s will.

The fact that she could settle with the other members of the Standing Committee alone was enough to show that her identity as Jiangzhou’s second-in-command was well-deserved.

Her power was enough to rival Zhou Zheng.

Many were actually pleased to see this scene.

For most people, they preferred to see the top two leaders checking each other, left and right in balance, in the political environment.

Rather than an autocrat with absolute discourse.

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Gaoshui County, government building.

Gao Qi sat in his chair, holding a cigarette in his left hand and clutching the corner of a document with his right hand, reading intently and carefully.

Deng deng deng...

The office door was open, and hurried footsteps could be heard clearly from outside.

But this did not affect Gao Qi, he didn’t even lift his head to see who was coming.

It wasn’t until the person walked into the office, stood before the desk while gasping, "Mayor Gao, the city standing committee meeting is over."

Gao Qi put down the document, looking at the young, energetic secretary in front of him.

"Deputy Mayor Chang Hai has resigned from his position as district governor of the High-tech Zone," the secretary said.

Gao Qi wasn’t surprised, as he had already guessed the general direction of this standing committee meeting.

However, from the secretary’s somewhat anxious expression, it seemed that some unforeseen changes had occurred during the meeting.

"And, and..." the secretary added, "the new district governor has been appointed."

"What?" Gao Qi stared wide-eyed in awe.

The district governor position had barely been vacated, and a new candidate was already decided?

He had anticipated some changes, but how could they be like this?

Gao Qi clenched his fists, filled with disappointment.

"Mayor..."

"You can leave now," Gao Qi waved him off.

The secretary pursed his lips, left the office, and closed the door behind him.

Gao Qi reached for another cigarette, his brow furrowing tightly.

He refused the position of deputy county magistrate, opting instead to recommend himself for a district governor role, for the reasons Song Guanchao guessed: his relationship with County Magistrate Cao Xiaolou was extremely poor, beyond recovery.

Of course, if a poor relationship was all it was, Gao Qi wouldn’t have felt compelled to leave Gaoshui County proactively.

The main reason for this decision was that Cao Xiaolou wielded too much power in Gaoshui County.

In his role as deputy county magistrate and second-in-command, he was merely a figurehead.

His opinions were ignored, his words didn’t carry weight, even the heads of various departments paid him no heed.

The entire county government revolved around Cao Xiaolou, like an impenetrable wall.

If Cao Xiaolou were a genuine county magistrate, Gao Qi might have tolerated it despite the bad temperament.

But Cao Xiaolou is a typical corrupt and incompetent official.

Gao Qi considered himself diligent, perhaps not exceptionally capable, but at least not one to misappropriate allocated funds.

But Cao Xiaolou was different; he would seize any opportunity for greed.

Whether it was the annual tribute from enterprises or the subsidies from above, he skimmed from everything without exception.

The wages of teachers in both the county and the below towns had been delayed for several months.

The reason for this delay was because the funds from the education bureau were misappropriated by him.

He even silenced these teachers, threatening them with police action if they dared to speak out.

The main reason Gao Qi was oppressed and marginalized was his refusal to engage in corruption with them.

For a corrupt official, colleagues or subordinates only have one choice, which is to engage in corruption together.

If they refuse? Then they are destined to be oppressed.

Furthermore, Gao Qi understood clearly that oppression was only the first step.

Subsequently, Cao Xiaolou would certainly find a way to remove him from the county government.

Remaining in Gaoshui County, he could forget about any future progress in his career.

Therefore, even if it meant switching from deputy county magistrate to district governor, seeming like a demotion, at least there was still hope.

But now, even his last shred of hope was gone.

Gao Qi was naturally unwilling to accept this.

He smoked gloomily, lighting cigarette after cigarette, eventually calling out into the corridor, "Xiao He."

The secretary pushed open the door and entered: "Mayor, you called for me?"

Gao Qi said, "Sit down, I have something to discuss with you."

Xiao He sat down, looking at him with curiosity.

Gao Qi asked, "Has your sister’s salary been paid?"

Xiao He shook his head, "It’s currently been three months overdue."

Gao Qi said, "Tell your sister to go to the city government and report to Director Song."

"Report?" Xiao He widened his eyes, shocked and conflicted, occasionally glancing up at Gao Qi.

Torn for a long time, Xiao He hesitantly said, "Mayor Gao, I think... we should just forget it."

Fearing Gao Qi’s dissatisfaction, Xiao He explained, "My sister is timid, she certainly wouldn’t dare to go. Moreover, if others found out, she would definitely be fired."

Risking dismissal just for three months of salary was hardly a fair trade.

Gao Qi wasn’t angry, understanding Xiao He’s concerns.

"Ask your sister when you have the time. If she’s willing, she can go to the city. If not, forget it."

"Hmm, I understand." Xiao He agreed on the surface.

After he left, Gao Qi flipped to a number, noted as Teacher Yang Ling.

Yang Ling was a teacher from a town in Gaoshui County, whom he met while secretly investigating the salary arrears issue some time ago, and they exchanged contact information.

Since Xiao He was unwilling to let his sister take the risk, the only option was to ask Teacher Yang Ling.

Reports from town teachers might even have a more significant impact than those from county teachers.

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