"County Chief Qin didn't mention how to solve the funding problem."
Liang Guan shook his head and said, "I guess he probably has a solution!"
Huh?
He really does?
Just now, Huo Bo said County Chief Qin had a solution, but Chen Xin and Niu Feiyu didn't quite believe it. But now even Secretary Liang said so, so it's really possible.
"Impossible, that's five hundred million!"
Chen Xin still didn't believe it and couldn't help but say, "Secretary Liang, aren't you overestimating Qin Mu a bit?"
"Even if he has some connections, it's impossible for Huaining County's economic foundation to raise five hundred million. Jiangzhou's finance department wouldn't give five hundred million, and even if the province had it, it wouldn't allocate funds to Huaining County, right?"
According to Chen Xin's understanding, for Qin Mu to solve the five hundred million funding problem, either the county would provide the money, or the city and province's finance departments would help.
But in the current situation, the county, city, and province levels are unlikely to provide Qin Mu with any support.
This was also why Chen Xin was certain Qin Mu couldn't solve the funding problem.
"Theoretically, it's indeed unsolvable," Liang Guan said calmly.
"But Qin Mu is a bit unpredictable. Who knows? What if he really solves it? Who knows?"
"Your bet is a bit too frivolous. If Qin Mu really solves it, what do you plan to do? Resign and leave?"
This…
Liang Guan's words made Chen Xin and Niu Feiyu's hearts sink to the bottom, and they couldn't utter a word for a long time.
Only a fool would want to resign and leave!
They spent decades working their way up to the position of deputy county head. While they might not be considered powerful, their words carried considerable weight in Huaining County. If they resigned, all their previous efforts would be completely wasted.
Definitely not!
"Secretary Liang, I... if we leave, you'll be without your help in the county government. Who will keep an eye on Qin Mu then? Won't the county government become Qin Mu's personal fiefdom?"
Chen Xin quickly said, "You must help us! We can't let Qin Mu's scheme succeed!"
"Yes, yes, we are your most capable subordinates. If we leave, the county government's structure will be in chaos, which will be detrimental to your control of the overall situation!"
Niu Feiyu, disregarding everything else, quickly joined Chen Xin in persuading them. Only with the intervention of County Party Secretary Liang Guan could they safely remain in the county government.
"Hahaha!"
Looking at Chen Xin and Niu Feiyu's terrified expressions, Liang Guan couldn't help but laugh. "You two, how can you be so cowardly?"
"You only made a bet at the meeting; it has no legal effect or binding force. Why don't you just deny it?"
"Does Qin Mu think he can just fire you?"
"In this system, as long as you don't make any mistakes and stubbornly refuse to resign, Qin Mu, as the county head, can't do anything to you!"
"All your power rests with the municipal party committee. Relax and don't panic!"
Liang Guan was truly speechless. These two, already sitting in the deputy county head's position, had absolutely no political acumen!
They weren't calm at all!
With this kind of courage and mentality, how could they possibly fight Qin Mu?
Liang Guan was completely out of options. He couldn't win over anyone else in the short term; only these two were somewhat usable. He wanted to abandon Chen Xin and Niu Feiyu if he had any other smart people. "What a bunch of idiots! With brains like that, they're truly incredibly stupid, utterly dumb!"
"Yes, yes, Secretary Liang, we were just too stupid."
Chen Xin, after hearing this, quickly admitted his stupidity, laughing as he said, "Don't worry, we absolutely won't resign! We'll resolutely prevent Qin Mu's conspiracy from succeeding! We'll become your strongest nail in the county government, making Qin Mu dare not act recklessly!"
"Secretary Liang, you're truly brilliant! You have foresight and a clear mind; you immediately pointed out the crux of the problem."
Niu Feiyu said with equal admiration, "As long as we're shameless enough, we won't let Qin Mu's conspiracy succeed!"
"We still want to serve you!"
Listening to their words, Liang Guan felt a sense of awe, as if he were witnessing the extraordinary intelligence of two brilliant strategists!
"Forget it, forget it, don't think like that!"
"We have no one else available right now, and we still need them to keep Qin Mu in check at the county government."
"Just using them is better than two pigs!"
...
Liang Guan temporarily dismissed his thoughts and then sent the two away.
"Old Niu, I told you, you were still so worried, nervous, and anxious."
Outside, Chen Xin said smugly, "Now that Secretary Liang has vouched for you, you can rest assured, right?"
"Of course, even the top leader has said so, what else could I possibly worry about?"
Niu Feiyu chuckled and nodded, "Even if we lose the bet, we can just shamelessly stay at the county government. County Chief Qin can't possibly kick us out!"
"That's right, exactly that, what's there to be afraid of!"
Chen Xin laughed heartily, speaking with a hint of smugness.
The two men, all smiles, were walking back to their offices to rest when they bumped into Pan Wen, the director of the Transportation Bureau, who was carrying a stack of documents and looked rushed.
"Old Pan, what are you doing?"
Chen Xin grabbed his arm and asked.
"Signing a road construction contract!"
Pan Wen pushed Chen Xin's hand away and said indifferently, "You should probably start thinking about how to write your resignation letter!"
"As a grown man, the deputy county head of Huaining County, I have to take responsibility for my bet!"
With that, he ignored Chen Xin and walked away. He had thought that working with Chen Xin would give him a foothold in front of Secretary Liang and Mayor Qiu, but Chen Xin's ruthless betrayal at the work meeting had completely chilled Pan Wen's heart.
Rather than constantly being betrayed, he'd rather do his job well; at least County Head Qin wouldn't betray him like Chen Xin did.
What?
Signing a road construction contract?
Chen Xin and Niu Feiyu were both shocked and bewildered. A meeting had just concluded, the road construction plan was finalized, and a contract was signed in a mere half hour?
Is it real?
Even though Chen Xin and Niu Feiyu had prepared for the worst, this outcome was still hard for them to accept.
"Impossible, I have to go see for myself."
Chen Xin refused to believe it and immediately walked towards the conference room.
Niu Feiyu was equally skeptical and followed closely behind, wanting to see it clearly.
The two entered the conference room and saw County Chief Qin and another young man sign the contract, then shake hands firmly.
"President Xie, we'll be relying on you from now on for the road construction in Huaining!"
Qin Mu smiled slightly and said.
"It's our duty, Xie's Real Estate, to do something good for the country and the people!"
Xie Changfeng replied humbly.
"You two are here. Take a look at the contract. If there are no problems, hand in your resignation letters before you leave work and leave the county government as soon as possible!"
Qin Mu tossed a copy of the contract aside and said indifferently.