"Those who disagree with Comrade Qin Mu's proposal, please raise your hands!"
After Qin Mu and Qi Zhenghao lowered their hands, Liang Guan spoke again.
This time, Liang Guan raised his hand first, followed by Zeng Su, Cheng Gang, Lei Ming, Zheng Yushi, and Gao Qiang.
Six to three, a complete victory!
"Comrade Qin Mu, do you have anything to say now?"
Liang Guan looked at Qin Mu with a broad smile, asking in a particularly gentle voice, his attitude extremely polite.
After all, he was the victor; his demeanor was different.
"I have nothing to say. I respect the voting results."
Qin Mu shook his head expressionlessly and said, "Have the results of today's meeting been recorded?"
After speaking, he glanced at Cheng Gang, the director of the county party committee office.
"Please rest assured, everything has been recorded."
Cheng Gang nodded, saying very confidently.
What does that mean?
Why even ask that?
Liang Guan was momentarily puzzled, feeling that this kid was up to something again.
But upon reflection, what kind of mischief could a vote result possibly have?
Today's meeting hadn't involved any shady dealings or rule violations; it was a public forum for everyone to speak. Qin Mu couldn't possibly use this speech to make a fuss, could he?
"Comrade Qin Mu, is there anything else you'd like to say?"
Liang Guan asked, "We're all comrades, you can speak more, we're all listening!"
"Nothing!"
Qin Mu replied coldly, "Now that this matter is resolved, shall we adjourn?"
"If Secretary Liang has nothing else, I'll go back to work. The county government still has many things to resolve."
"That's all, you can go back to work!"
Liang Guan sensed the coldness in the other's tone and didn't say anything more, simply waving his hand to indicate that Qin Mu could leave.
With that, Qin Mu left the meeting room first, Qi Zhenghao following closely behind.
"That Comrade Qin Mu, he really has a temper. He's unhappy because the voting results didn't suit him."
Liang Guan stood up, jokingly offering a slight remark.
"County Chief Qin is so young, yet he holds such a position. It's understandable that he might be a little arrogant. He's also a former soldier, so a bit of a temper is perfectly understandable."
Gao Qiang chimed in, "Local work is different from military work. I believe County Chief Qin will adapt."
"Yes, County Chief Qin's intentions are good, he might be a little impatient. We should give him more time. With his abilities, he can definitely do even better!"
Lei Ming and the others echoed.
Give him time?
Liang Guan had no intention of giving him any!
What he wanted now was to limit Qin Mu, to prevent him from having any further room to maneuver in Huaining.
This was an opportunity. He could protect those three top officials and potentially win them over. When the time was right, he could transfer them to the county government, making them pawns to restrain Qin Mu.
One must take things one step at a time!
Now that he was in Huaining, he needed to find a way to prevent Qin Mu from having an easy time. As long as he could suppress Qin Mu, he could gracefully retire and return to the municipal government.
Back in his office, he had Cheng Gang notify the three township leaders Qin Mu had targeted and summoned them to his office for a meeting.
"Secretary Liang, thank you."
"Secretary Liang is so good to us. You have principles and follow the rules."
"Fortunately, you intervened; otherwise, we would have been finished."
…
Qian Gang, the Party Secretary of Wanghe Town, Cheng Mingyuan, the Party Secretary of Yangshan Town, and Cao Yan, the Mayor of Dafa Town, stood before Liang Guan, repeatedly expressing their gratitude with extreme politeness.
"Don't thank me yet."
Liang Guan waved his hand slightly and said, "You are cadres nurtured by the organization and the people. It wasn't easy for you to get to your current positions. From now on, you must be careful with your words and actions, and not slack off during work hours every day!"
"I'm protecting you this time, but next time there won't be such a good opportunity."
"Because of this matter, I almost had a fight with County Chief Qin, and he even has a problem with me."
Qian Gang and the others understood perfectly well what he meant.
Secretary Liang was reminding them of the great price they had paid for this. From now on, they must firmly stand by Secretary Liang and support him; otherwise, how could they repay his efforts?
"Secretary Liang, please rest assured, from now on I will be your most loyal soldier. Wherever you point, I will go!"
Qian Gang was the first to express his loyalty, his words solemn and earnest, his tone resolute, as if he were pledging complete allegiance to Liang Guan.
"That's right, you're our leader. From now on, we'll only take your orders. If you need anything, just come to us."
"From now on, in all of Huaining, I'll only listen to Secretary Liang. As for any other county magistrate or deputy county magistrate, I won't listen to them at all!"
...
Cheng Mingyuan and Cao Yan followed closely behind, echoing him repeatedly.
Excellent!
That's exactly the attitude I wanted!
Why did Liang Guan want to protect these people?
Isn't it precisely because they obeyed his commands?
This is just the beginning!
"Alright, you can all go back now. Focus on your work. We mustn't let this happen again."
Liang Guan got the answer he wanted and immediately waved for Qian Gang and the others to leave.
Outside, the three of them found a restaurant and had a small get-together.
Working in the same county, they interacted frequently and naturally became familiar with each other. Of course, the main reason was that they were kindred spirits.
They were all people who liked to take advantage of trouble; once they got together, they always had something to talk about.
"Old Qian, Old Cheng, do you think we've become Secretary Liang's men? With Secretary Liang protecting us, won't we be able to do whatever we want?"
Cao Yan, the mayor of Dafa Town, poured drinks for the other two and said with a smile.
"Of course."
Qian Gang chuckled, "Everyone in the county knows that Secretary Liang is coming down to get rid of County Head Qin. I think County Head Qin's good days are numbered. If we latch onto Secretary Liang, we might even become county head or secretary someday!"
"I don't even dream of that. Being a deputy county head will be fine."
Cheng Mingyuan waved his hand. "I'm not that ambitious. I'll get a deputy director position first, and then when I retire, I'll get a director's salary. That'll be great!"
"That's easy."
Qian Gang rolled his eyes, annoyed. "Take a closer look at the current county government leadership. They're basically all County Head Qin's people. Secretary Liang is trying to win us over so we can get into the county government and check County Head Qin, right?"
"We're both town party secretaries, the most likely to get into the county government leadership. We're just waiting for an opportunity. When it comes, we'll see if Secretary Liang picks you or me!"
This analysis made Cheng Mingyuan's eyes widen!
"Oh, right!"
"That really makes sense!"
"Come on, let's have a drink to wish you both a speedy promotion to deputy county head!"
Cao Yan, currently still the town head, was quite jealous, but he had no other choice at the moment. He raised his glass, clinked it with Qian Gang's, and immediately downed it in one gulp. He was still the town head, and these two would definitely be promoted faster than him. Building a good relationship now would definitely benefit him in the future.