"You want me to apologize?"
"So he's got powerful backers now, that's why he's getting so arrogant?"
Qin Mu raised an eyebrow. This Chen Xin is becoming increasingly lawless. He was clearly the one who started the problem, and after a few words of criticism, he dares to get angry?
He really doesn't respect Qin Mu, the head of the county government!
Qin Mu had a pretty good idea of why the other party was so arrogant. First, Chen Xin was certain he couldn't solve the 500 million yuan road construction funding issue. If he couldn't, then Chen Xin's claim of boasting and exaggeration made sense.
Second, Chen Xin had a special mission, perhaps with the support of the newly appointed county party secretary, Liang Guan. Liang Guan had given Chen Xin the task of making things difficult for Qin Mu, so seizing this opportunity at the meeting to attack him was understandable.
Anyway, with Liang Guan's support, Chen Xin wouldn't face much punishment, which naturally emboldened him.
"Deputy County Head Chen, please mind your position!"
Xu Lu couldn't stand it any longer and couldn't help but remind him. A deputy county head openly challenging the county head in a meeting—this was truly unbelievable.
As the saying goes, a higher-ranking official can crush you!
County Head Qin is everyone's superior. Isn't it common for him to reprimand you if you haven't done your job well?
If you have to argue back and publicly confront every reprimand from your superior, this working environment will definitely not last.
"Comrade Chen Xin, your attitude is wrong."
Huo Bo also couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Quickly apologize to County Head Qin. We're all comrades in the same team. How can you talk like that?"
"County Head Qin's starting point is for the economic development of Huaining County. Transportation is of paramount importance. No matter how much he emphasizes it, it's not excessive. We should work together to solve the financial problems. Comrade Chen Xin, you should apologize and admit your mistake."
Duan Ze followed closely, continuing to apply pressure.
"Chen Xin's temper is a bit too much, but I think he's not wrong. Everything should be based on reality; we can't be too ambitious."
Deputy County Head Niu Feiyu spoke up, "Five hundred million yuan for road construction is impossible for us with our current financial strength. Why make such grandiose claims? Work should be based on facts; what's wrong with that?"
Throughout the county government—one head and five deputy heads—Qin Mu had been observing the others' performance. Among the five deputy heads, it seemed Niu Feiyu and Chen Xin had sided with each other. Clearly, they had gained the support of County Party Secretary Liang Guan and had begun to challenge Qin Mu, the county head, at county government work meetings.
Perhaps it wouldn't affect the overall situation, but it would definitely keep Qin Mu busy.
Wasting more time!
Pan Wen and Song Liangping, who were attending the meeting, didn't dare to breathe. It was truly a battle of titans within the county government! Such a fierce argument between the county head and deputy heads was unheard of!
If County Head Qin couldn't use facts to refute Chen Xin and Niu Feiyu this time, he feared he would find it difficult to carry out his work in the future. Building prestige takes a long time, but losing it can happen in a single moment.
Qin Mu had gradually built his authority through his power struggle with Yu Xuewen, establishing a firm foothold in the county government. But this time, if he couldn't silence and convince Chen Xin and Niu Feiyu over the road construction issue, what would the others in the county government think?
They would only think that Qin Mu, the deputy county head, was no match for Chen Xin and Niu Feiyu. Of course, everyone knew that Liang Guan was behind Chen Xin and Niu Feiyu.
Instantly, everyone in the meeting room turned their attention to Qin Mu.
"Chen Xin, Niu Feiyu, you think I'm just boasting, bragging, right?"
Qin Mu glanced at the two men indifferently and asked.
Isn't it?
Five hundred million yuan? You can actually come up with that?
Isn't that just nonsense?
Five hundred million isn't five million. No matter how powerful County Head Qin is, or how well he maintains relationships with large corporations, he couldn't possibly borrow five hundred million, could he?
Besides, even if the companies dared to lend it, the county government might not dare to accept it!
Accepting it would mean something fishy is going on, and it would definitely attract a lot of criticism.
"County Head Qin, what are you trying to say?"
Chen Xin retorted, confident that the other party couldn't possibly come up with five hundred million!
"If I can solve the five hundred million problem, what are you going to do? Can you resign and get out?"
Qin Mu said coldly.
What?
Make us resign and get out?
Chen Xin was completely enraged. This Qin Mu, so young to become county head, was already bullying him too much.
Publicly reprimanding him was bad enough!
Now he wanted to continue using these methods to force him to submit?
Impossible!
In Chen Xin's view, this County Head Qin was playing psychological warfare.
He was certain that neither he nor Niu Feiyu would dare utter a word of resignation, which was why he felt so confident of victory!
After all, how many deputy county heads would willingly resign?
"County Head Qin, don't you think this bet is a joke?"
Chen Xin sneered. "However, I'll play along today. If you can really solve the 500 million yuan funding problem and get these two roads built, I'll resign immediately!"
"Chen Xin…"
Niu Feiyu tried to dissuade him, but it was too late.
"Old Niu, what are you afraid of!"
Chen Xin smiled dismissively. "Listen to me, take this bet with confidence. 500 million, not 5 million. Even a god couldn't handle that!"
This…
Really?
Niu Feiyu suddenly felt uncertain. He believed that most leaders couldn't raise 500 million yuan in a short time, but this County Head Qin seemed… to have some confidence?
His eyes and brows were calm, not joking at all. In fact, he even felt that County Chief Qin had deliberately dug a trap, waiting for him and Chen Xin to fall into it.
"Comrade Niu Feiyu, aren't you going to stick with Chen Xin?"
Qin Mu said calmly, "If you choose to withdraw now, I can give you a chance. Resigning from the position of deputy county chief is a bit of a pity, after all, you're not that old, you still have opportunities for advancement."
"Think carefully before you decide. Don't act impulsively and ruin your bright future!"
These words actually sounded reasonable.
Niu Feiyu was indeed thinking!
But Chen Xin became anxious.
"Niu Feiyu, what do you mean? Are you backing down again?"
Chen Xin said angrily, "This is his divisive tactic, designed to sow discord among us. If you fall for it, you're a fool!"
"Think about it yourself, where could he possibly get five hundred million?"
Hearing this, Niu Feiyu also felt there was some truth to it. The more County Chief Qin tried to persuade him like this, the more it showed that County Chief Qin was unsure of himself.
It was definitely intentional!
"County Chief Qin, I still think Comrade Chen Xin's words make sense. We must proceed from reality and not be overly ambitious!"
Niu Feiyu said slowly, "If you can really solve the five hundred million problem, I will resign on the spot!"
"If you can't solve it, then please publicly apologize to me and Chen Xin, admit your mistake, how about that?"