Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Fan Yuegang said all the good things about Liu Tongyi. In his opinion, if he said so, then others would definitely know what choice to make.

But to his surprise, after he finished speaking, the new county commission secretary, Lu Zhuoque, suddenly said, "I don't quite agree with what County Magistrate Fan said."

"What do you mean?" Fan Yuegang was not used to someone suddenly opposing him so directly. He stared at Lu Zhuo with wide eyes, wanting a result.

"It doesn't matter. If you don't agree, you just don't agree. In my opinion, everyone has their own expertise. For example, I used to work in the Provincial Inspection Office, investigating people, and then I was transferred to Dahu County as the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission. Then I came to Qiu County as the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission. This is because the organization fully considered what I learned and arranged a job for me based on my personal conditions. Similarly, since Comrade Xu Kexin is the director of the Agricultural Bureau, and the current part-time deputy county magistrate is also preparing for agricultural work in the future, why should he be abandoned and replaced by someone who doesn't understand agriculture? I don't understand it."

Lu Zhuo has always been a straightforward person. Although he has been educated much better by Feng Sizhe in Dahu County, he cannot change his flamboyant nature. And the most important point is that at the beginning of the meeting, Feng Sizhe had no intention of asking him to restrain his personality, but to let him speak directly and break the clear water of Qiu County.

It was just that Feng Sizhe had expected that Lu Zhuo would first raise objections, and then Tao Daotian would support him. However, as Jiang Daquan was not in a good mood and did not respond in time, the situation changed a little. Fortunately, this change was in a good direction and was not out of his control and imagination.

When Lu Zhuo said this, Fan Yuegang was speechless. Yes, if there is no suitable candidate, then we can just pick a general from the lame and let other people learn this business to be competent for this job. But now there is a suitable candidate, why do we need to find someone else to replace him? This is completely unnecessary.

Fan Yuegang didn't know how to respond to what Lu Zhuo said. Seeing this, Lu Keyuan quickly spoke up to help, "Well, what Comrade Lu Zhuo said makes sense. Normally, it should be arranged this way. It's just that Qiu County is different from other places, and Comrade Lu Zhuo has just arrived. It's understandable that he is not familiar with the work in Qiu County. You don't know that Comrade Liu Tongyi is a key cadre for our county party committee to inspect, but Xu Fangxin is not, so naturally County Mayor Fan would think this way about this matter."

"Don't talk nonsense. What do you mean by county party committee's key cadre inspection? I have never heard of this term before. Besides, we are all party members and cadres of Qiu County. Why can't we compete fairly when we have the opportunity? I don't agree with your proposal. I want to use the voting method."

Lu Zhuo had no intention of giving Lu Keyuan face. In his opinion, in Qiu County, only Feng Sizhe's words could make him change his mind. In fact, he had neither the qualifications nor the ability.

When Lu Zhuo said this, Fan Yuegang also got angry, "Okay, let's vote."

Fan Yuegang didn't believe that Lu Zhuo, who was only the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission who had just arrived in Qiu County for one day, could fight against him. He believed that as long as there was a vote, he would definitely win.

Lu Keyuan originally wanted to suggest not to do this, because the Fan faction was missing Wu Shiyou today, so they would not have any advantage in the number of votes. However, before he could say this, Fan Yuegang had already made the decision, so he had to swallow back the words he was about to say.

As soon as Fan Yue opened his mouth to arrange the vote, Feng Sizhe saw everything that happened.

Especially when he saw that Jiang Daquan took so long to speak, and Lu Bin and Gu Yucheng did not seem to be willing to help Liu Tongyi get promoted, he understood that for this Daqing Town Party Committee secretary who wanted to become deputy county magistrate, it seemed that there was not yet complete unanimous support for him within the Fan faction, and that there were problems of all kinds within their own ranks. If this was the case, then perhaps this was an opportunity, an opportunity to give the Fan faction a heavy blow.

"Okay, since County Magistrate Fan said we should vote, then we should fully respect this choice. I think we should just vote." Feng Sizhe made a decision quickly. Not long after Fan Yue finished speaking, he decided on this matter.

Feng Sizhe, as the county party secretary, also said so, which meant that Fan Yuegang would not be given the opportunity to find other excuses. Under such circumstances, Lu Keyuan had a bad premonition in his heart.

"Okay, then let's decide it. Secretary Feng, please preside over it." Fan Yuegang didn't think too much about it. He just made this decision after being provoked by Lu Zhuo. In fact, he also believed that even if Wu Shiyou was gone, he would have a great chance of winning the vote to appoint the deputy county magistrate. After all, in Qiu County, except for the Fan faction, the other members of the county party committee standing committee were fighting on their own and there was no need to worry.

He nodded, "Okay, then we will proceed with the organizational procedures and vote for the candidate for the part-time deputy county magistrate of Qiu County." Feng Sizhe showed full respect for Fan Yuegang, and nodded to him kindly, and then said, "Then please raise your hands if you support Liu Tongyi, secretary of the Daqing Town Committee, as the deputy county magistrate."

"Swish." County magistrate Fan Yuegang and deputy secretary of the county party committee Lu Keyuan raised their hands without saying a word.

As the person who recommended it, Jiang Daquan didn't have to wait long and raised his hand high.

This is equivalent to three votes. Then Fan Yuegang kept winking at Lu Bin and Gu Yucheng who were still sitting there indifferently.

Although Fan Yuegang also knew that the relationship between these two people and Wu Shiyou was very strained, and Liu Tongyi happened to be the person recommended by Wu Shiyou, it was normal for them not to give face and not vote in favor. However, this was not the time to care about those things. What was meant by putting the overall situation first was the case at the moment.

Facing Fan Yuegang's scrutinizing eyes, Gu Yucheng dared not to give him face. He knew that he did not have a good impression of the new secretary Feng Sizhe. If he offended Fan Yuegang, the county magistrate, he would have no place to stand in Qiu County. So, under Fan Yuegang's gaze, Gu Yucheng had to raise his hand.

Compared to Gu Yucheng, Lu Bin's idea was much more positive. At least he had the strength to do so and didn't worry about losing favor in front of Fan Yuegang. However, he was very sensible and had a sense of the overall situation. He knew that this was not the time to fight with Wu Shiyou. So, after Gu Yucheng raised his hand, he also raised his hand. Of course, he did not do this because of pressure from Fan Yuegang, but to give face and for the sake of Fan's family.

Seeing Gu Yucheng and Lu Bin raising their hands, Fan Yuegang finally breathed a sigh of relief. With these people supporting him, Liu Tongyi's case was basically settled. He didn't believe that the actual county party committee standing committee members would be so united in supporting another candidate.

"Five votes." Seeing that no one else was willing to raise their hands in approval, Feng Sizhe quietly announced the result of the election for Liu Tongyi. Then he said, "Okay, now please raise your hands if you support Comrade Xu Fangxin, Director of the Agriculture Bureau, as the candidate for deputy county magistrate."

"Swish!" Lu Zhuo was the first to raise his hand. Then, Deputy County Chief Tao Daotian also raised his hand.

Seeing that there were only two votes as he expected, Fan Yuegang showed a mocking smile, as if saying, "Humph, if you want to fight me in Qiu County, you are still far away."

However, Fan Yuegang's smile did not last long, and it froze there as Propaganda Minister Yang Yonghao and United Front Minister Bai Youshen raised their hands.

These two people are known as good guys in Qiu County. No matter what happens, they always look like they don't care. But why did they suddenly support Tao Daotian and Lu Zhuo's decision today? Could it be because Lu Zhuo persuaded them?

If this is true, then this Lu Zhuo is not simple. He has only been in Qiu County for one day and he has persuaded these people to support him. It seems that Qiu County will not be dominated by one company in the future.

Fan Yuegang's face looked a little bad, but it was not too bad. After all, the other party's votes were only one vote less than his, so there was nothing to worry about. Thinking that no one would support Lu Zhuo and Tao Daotian anymore, he looked at Feng Sizhe, meaning that Secretary Feng should announce the result.

But the arrogant Fan Yuegang did make a fatal mistake at this time. It was true that Feng Sizhe was the county party secretary, but he also had his own optional voting rights. And his vote was very important. Because he was not only the county party secretary, the highest leader of the county, but also the first political commissar of the Qiu County Armed Forces Department and the first secretary of the Party Committee. In other words, he actually managed the Armed Forces Department. In this way, his one vote could not be said to be worth two votes, but it was definitely much more important than other votes.

If Feng Sizhe votes for Xu Fangxin, the result will change significantly. Even if everyone has five votes, the person he chooses will win in the end because of the weight of Feng Sizhe's votes. But the question is, will Feng Sizhe really vote for Xu Fangxin?