"Old Cao, don't be in such a hurry."
Qian Gang comforted him, "Dafa Town isn't bad either. Once one of us becomes deputy county head, you can be the town party secretary. The three of us will all become deputy county heads sooner or later; we'll support each other as we move forward."
"That's right, the three of us brothers will climb the ladder together."
Cheng Mingyuan smiled and said, "Old Cao, didn't your Dafa Town have some female college students doing internships? Take us to see them later!"
Female college students?
Mentioning this, Qian Gang's eyes lit up as well.
"Yes, yes, I saw them last time, weren't there three working in the town government?"
Qian Gang asked quickly.
"Pshaw, just three little girls, what's so interesting about them?"
Cao Yan scoffed, "Too naive. They can't do anything right, they mess everything up. Besides being pretty and having a good temperament, they're useless!"
Damn!
This guy is a typical example of someone who doesn't know how lucky he is!
There aren't many young people working in township governments; most are older. Young people, even those with higher education, don't stay at the grassroots level for long. Anyone with ability gets transferred to the county government.
A few more female college graduates would be a feast for the eyes!
"Like this…like this…after we finish our drinks…take us to see some, to admire the beauty of the female college graduates."
Cheng Mingyuan, emboldened by the alcohol, quickly said.
"Yeah, we don't have anything else to do anyway. Let's go to your place, have some fun, see some female college graduates, consider it a lunch break."
Qian Gang, equally interested, said directly.
Really going to have fun?
Cao Yan hesitated for a moment. Qian Gang and Cheng Mingyuan's alcohol tolerance was only so-so; after two drinks, their faces were flushed. Going to Dafeng Town to see female college graduates now, wouldn't something bad happen?
What if they acted impulsively and did something inappropriate? Wouldn't that cause serious trouble?
"Don't worry, we'll just admire them, we won't do anything else!"
"Yeah, you don't trust us, do you?"
...
Qian Gang and Cheng Mingyuan, seeing that Cao Yan wouldn't agree immediately, immediately became unhappy and said irritably.
"Fine, fine, we'll go to Dafeng Town after we finish eating."
Cao Yan couldn't refuse and could only agree, "But we need to make it clear beforehand, no trouble. Those female college students are interns assigned by the city. If anything happens, no one can take responsibility!"
"Don't worry, we know what we're doing!"
"We're all this age, it's purely for admiring, you don't need to worry!"
"Female college students are definitely beautiful, we'll definitely admire them a lot."
...
Upon Cao Yan's agreement, Qian Gang and Cheng Mingyuan were quite excited. In their excitement, they drank a few more glasses of wine, and the three of them got into the car and headed straight for Dafeng Town.
...
In the county magistrate's office, Qi Zhenghao, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and Xu Lu, the deputy county magistrate, sat in front of Qin Mu, discussing the results of the Standing Committee meeting. "County Chief Qin, don't take it too seriously."
Seeing Qin Mu's stern expression, Qi Zhenghao assumed he was upset about the vote result and continued to comfort him, "The current County Party Committee Standing Committee is still somewhat chaotic and unclear. It's normal that your comrades don't fully support you!"
"Besides, in their eyes, your request was too harsh. It's perfectly normal that it wasn't passed."
Actually, Qin Mu wasn't overly angry, but Qi Zhenghao, as the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, saying this still left him somewhat dissatisfied.
"Comrade Zhenghao, then tell me the truth, was my request really that harsh?"
Qin Mu asked seriously.
This…
Qi Zhenghao thought for a moment and then said, "County Chief Qin, I personally think it was a bit too harsh. Criticism within the system is always gradual. Unless someone commits an unforgivable mistake from the beginning, it's very difficult to dismiss them directly."
That's really true!
Qin Mu had initially been skeptical. He thought that officials who neglected their duties should all be dismissed; the system was never short of people wanting promotions.
But now it seemed he had been wrong.
Even sleeping during work hours and refusing to meet with the public didn't warrant dismissal. Even suspected lavish spending of public funds in townships only warranted investigation, not immediate action.
This was utterly unreasonable!
"Indeed, I've worked in the municipal government for many years, and it seems very few officials have been directly dismissed; they've almost always committed serious offenses."
Xu Lu, standing nearby, echoed, "For this kind of dereliction of duty, based on mere speculation without evidence, it's difficult to dismiss them directly."
"Alright, I guess I was just being naive."
Qin Mu nodded slightly, saying, "But these people have improper conduct, and I still need to address it. I'll take some time these next few days to go down and check on them, to keep them on their toes."
Going to investigate conduct again?
Qi Zhenghao pondered for a moment and said, "County Chief Qin, how about our Discipline Inspection Commission comrades go down to the grassroots to conduct investigations? You, as the county chief, don't have the time to constantly go down and investigate."
"Sure, it would be great if your Discipline Inspection Commission comrades could help."
Qin Mu readily agreed, "Please keep a close eye on things these next few days. Provincial leaders might come down for an inspection. We can't let the reputation of all the cadres in Huaining County be ruined by a few bad apples!"
"No problem, leave it to our County Discipline Inspection Commission."
Qi Zhenghao immediately prepared to go down and assign tasks, but Qin Mu's office door was suddenly pushed open, and his secretary, Jiang Haoxuan, walked in breathlessly.
"What's wrong? Why the rush?"
Qin Mu was puzzled. His secretary had been quite diligent lately and always remained calm in the face of trouble. Why was he in such a hurry today?
"County Chief, oh...it's terrible...something...something's happened in Dafeng Town!"
Jiang Haoxuan, panting heavily, said, "The Party Secretary wants you to go there immediately. It seems provincial leaders are inspecting work there...and several cadres from Dafeng Town are causing trouble while drunk...and they ran into the provincial leaders..."
Jiang Haoxuan was so anxious that his words were somewhat incoherent, but Qin Mu's mind was quick enough to extract the information he needed.
In short, provincial leaders had run into several drunk and troublesome cadres in Dafeng Town.
This was serious!
Could the so-called provincial leaders be Vice Director Jiang from the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Department?
"Let's go!"
Qin Mu didn't hesitate and quickly got up. Qi Zhenghao and Xu Lu followed behind. Downstairs, they bumped into County Party Secretary Liang Guan and Deputy County Party Secretary Gao Qiang.
"County Chief Qin, let's talk in the car!"
Liang Guan waved, gesturing for Qin Mu to get in his car. Clearly, he wanted to give Qin Mu a heads-up beforehand.
"Secretary, your car is too small. I'll take mine. Let's talk in Dafeng Town first."
Qin Mu didn't want to listen to that old fox and refused outright. He got into his own car and drove towards Dafeng Town with Qi Zhenghao and Xu Lu.
He actually refused me?
Liang Guan hadn't expected Qin Mu to refuse him in front of Gao Qiang, Qi Zhenghao, and the others!
He was the top leader!
How dare Qin Mu?
He didn't give him any face at all!
"Get in the car!"
Liang Guan was furious, but for now, he could only get in the car. After all, the provincial leaders were still waiting in Dafeng Town!