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"I have thought of this situation for a long time, but I didn't expect that Liu Xiaoping would be so unscrupulous. As the mayor, he could completely ignore the overall situation." Qin Feng said slowly while smoking a cigarette.

"If the city has this attitude towards us in Yi'an, then our Yi'an will not be able to develop, let alone develop, and we will not be able to carry out our daily work." Cao Changsheng continued to complain.

"You don't have to worry too much. Xiquan City is not Liu Xiaoping's Xiquan City alone, and we won't allow him to act so recklessly. News has come from the province that the candidate for Xiquan Municipal Party Committee Secretary will be determined soon." Qin Feng comforted Cao Changsheng.

“Secretary, I don’t like to say bad things, but I sincerely believe that even if a new municipal party secretary takes office, it will be difficult to change the city’s attitude toward our Yian.” Cao Changsheng shook his head.

"Why do you think so?"

"First of all, we can be sure that the candidate for municipal party committee secretary will either be transferred from other places or airborne, and will never be selected from within Xiquan City."

Qin Feng nodded: "This is obvious."

"Liu Xiaoping has deep roots in Xiquan and is very powerful. In addition, Liu Xiaoping is somewhat arrogant and has a strong desire for control over power. No matter who becomes the municipal party secretary, he will never be obedient to the municipal party secretary, let alone strictly accept the leadership of the municipal party committee."

"Of course, this is mutual. He will not willingly submit to being under the municipal party secretary, and no matter who becomes the municipal party secretary, it is impossible for them to sit idly by and allow Liu Xiaoping to disobey the municipal party committee's command."

"So, it is inevitable that there will be conflicts between the new municipal party secretary and Liu Xiaoping. However, given Liu Xiaoping's current influence in Xiquan, it is impossible for an outsider municipal party secretary to confront Liu Xiaoping right from the start, let alone to break up with Liu Xiaoping over a matter like Yi'an. No municipal party secretary would be so stupid."

Qin Feng nodded and signaled Cao Changsheng to continue.

"In addition, if the new municipal party secretary is just here to gild his position or serve as a transitional official, he will not conflict with Liu Xiaoping, and will not care about what Liu Xiaoping has done."

"So, I think we should not be too optimistic." Cao Changsheng analyzed.

Qin Feng nodded again and handed Cao Changsheng a cigarette.

"Your analysis makes sense. We really shouldn't be too optimistic. The future will definitely not be as good as before for Yi'an County, but we shouldn't be too pessimistic either."

"County Magistrate, have you ever thought about two points? First, why didn't the province take the lead in appointing Liu Xiaoping as the municipal party secretary? Second, why has the province not yet determined the candidate for municipal party secretary?" Qin Feng asked .

"Xiquan has been in trouble for the past few years, and this time, Xiquan City has caused a huge disaster. Can you calculate how many leaders of Xiquan City have been dismissed this time? The entire Xiquan City is about to come to a standstill."

"With Xiquan like this, the safest way is to let Liu Xiaoping, a local man with real power, be the leader. This can avoid chaos, stabilize the situation as soon as possible, and ensure Xiquan develops smoothly."

"You know, stability always comes first."

"But the province did not do so, and instead only promoted Liu Xiaoping to the position of mayor. What does this mean?"

"This shows that the province does not trust Liu Xiaoping, or does not have that much trust." Qin Feng told Cao Changsheng his conclusion again.

"I don't agree. If the province doesn't support and trust Liu Xiaoping, then why let Liu Xiaoping be the mayor?" Cao Changsheng asked.

"The province's decision to let Liu Xiaoping sit in the mayor's position must be to stabilize the situation in Xiquan. If Liu Xiaoping doesn't even sit in the mayor's position this time, wouldn't Liu Xiaoping be emotional given his character? Who can guarantee that he won't? Are you causing trouble in Xiquan?”

"Of course, the fact that Liu Xiaoping became the mayor naturally shows that this was the will of the provincial party committee, or at least the will of some of the provincial party committee's leaders. But in the final analysis, Liu Xiaoping did not serve as the municipal party committee secretary, which shows that most of the comrades in the provincial party committee did not trust him that much." Qin Feng explained.

Qin Feng's ability to draw this conclusion was naturally related to the fact that he had obtained a lot of internal information from the province this time, but it was impossible for him to tell Cao Changsheng this information.

Cao Changsheng nodded, agreeing with Qin Feng's judgment.

"The next point is the second point. Liu Xiaoping's appointment was made very quickly, but the appointment of the Municipal Party Committee Secretary has been delayed until today and there is still no confirmation. Why is this?" Qin Feng continued to ask.

"This shows that there are differences in the province over the candidates for this position." Cao Changsheng replied.

"Yes, it is normal to have differences, but don't forget that this is the provincial party committee, not our Yi'an county party committee. Even if it is our Yi'an county party committee, it is impossible to put aside the differences on the candidate for so long."

"It's indeed a bit abnormal." Cao Changsheng also realized the problem.

"This can only mean one thing, that the province attaches great importance to the candidate for this position, so it is very cautious about this candidate. It also means that the province has very high requirements for this candidate and will make a decision only after sufficient research and review."

"And what does this exactly prove?" Qin Feng asked again.