The Ambitions to Conquer the Official Career
Chapter 159: Competing for Supremacy

Chapter 159: Chapter 159: Competing for Supremacy

Seeing that they had targeted him, Ji Yang was somewhat angered as well, as it was clear that these two were joining forces to suppress others.

If they hadn’t been against him, Ji Yang really hadn’t thought about making enemies of them, but now they wanted to use their power to attract everyone’s attention, thereby forming a strong force, Ji Yang had to seriously consider this matter.

Ignoring them, Ji Yang smiled and turned to Xun Liqiang, "We should unite around Secretary Xun, work together wholeheartedly to do our job well. In my view, we are all new to this place and not familiar with the situation here. Of course, Vice Secretary Guo and Deputy Chief Le have obviously done their homework; they understand the situation better than we do. So, it’s inappropriate to decide anything now without an investigation. We have no right to speak without an investigation. Just now, talking about the assignments, to tell you the truth, each county and township is different. It’s just wrong to nail down achievements without investigating."

Xun Liqiang had long been displeased with the two men; seeing Ji Yang’s attitude, he knew that the other party wanted to unite with him, which was a good thing. If the first and second in command within a township united, no one else would matter.

In response to Ji Yang’s proactive stance, Xun Liqiang naturally had to respond, nodding slightly, "Chief Ji is right; we were wrong to speak without an investigation, rashly setting targets for completion. I think after we get to Huancheng Township, everyone should conduct a thorough investigation, then hold a meeting to discuss this matter. What do you all say?"

Feng Jing laughed, "I think that’s great, indeed we should first research and investigate before deciding. Chief Ji is absolutely right, we don’t even know what the situation is, what if we could even complete two billion?"

She was a beautiful woman, and her words were amusing, making everyone laugh.

Xun Liqiang laughed, "Of course, if Vice Secretary Guo and Deputy Chief Le are capable, they can also start the work of attracting investment first. The capable should assume more responsibility."

The mood throughout the room became much lighter.

Guo Huaijie and Le Jianjun both glanced at Ji Yang; they had initially propped up Xun Liqiang, but now, following Ji Yang’s words, the offensive they had created lost its effectiveness.

This township chief has some tricks!

Both took Ji Yang much more seriously thereafter.

Ji Yang also knew it would result in this kind of outcome, but by then, he had to take it seriously. If he let the two men’s influence grow too strong, a large group would follow them, and by then, his position as township chief might even be sidelined, which Ji Yang definitely didn’t want to see.

Xun Liqiang, of course, was also aware of this possibility, and he also didn’t want such a thing to happen.

Soon, the dishes were served.

Since there was business in the afternoon, everyone only drank some beer, and no one indulged in hard liquor.

Ji Yang was handsome, which in itself was an advantage; several female comrades liked to sit with him.

Feng Jing sat next to Ji Yang and said, "Chief Ji, I heard you used to work in Qingyuan Village?"

Well, he hadn’t even known their situation yet, and they had been inquiring about him already.

"Yes, I used to be an official in Qingyuan Village."

Ji Yang thought to himself that probably no one was clear about his situation, and they were even more curious about how he could climb the ranks so quickly, a further attempt to understand him.

Looking at Guo Huaijie, he was clearly listening as well.

As a result, they also wanted to probe the depth of his foundations through what had just happened, but they failed to uncover anything.

"Nowadays, Qingyuan Village is well-known in the city, I heard that its development is very good."

"Yes, there are plenty of opportunities in that place."

Qiu Shujuan laughed, "I have heard something, though, that Chief Ji has made quite a bit of money?"

Everyone’s curiosity was piqued even more.

Ji Yang laughed, "That matter even led to a report claiming there was a problem with my source of funds. As a result, not only the county discipline committee came, but also the city discipline committee to investigate."

This further ignited everyone’s curiosity, and they all looked towards Ji Yang.

Le Jianjun was also curious, "Did they find anything?"

Ji Yang thought to himself that this guy clearly knew the answer and was still asking about it, putting on an act here.

Ji Yang naturally wanted to let everyone know how he made his money by saying, "They definitely investigated it. Originally, there was eight million, all of it legitimate income. Later the township needed to build, and nobody was optimistic about development; there was not enough money in the township, so to show support, I used all my money to buy houses. Everyone thought at the time that I would surely lose, but after the highway construction and the powerful effects of the rice wine, my money appreciated. Thinking that everyone would want to invest, I didn’t want to compete with everyone for profits, so I sold everything. Even so, it went up to over twenty million."

"You really made money then; did they find any problem with that?"

Qiu Shujuan asked.

"Once they checked, they found I actually sold at a loss. If I sold now, I could probably make even more, and it proved there was no issue with my money."

"Sigh, later I thought it’s not good just to leave the money sitting there, I saw people speculating in stocks, and thought I would support the country by buying some state-owned enterprise stocks. The kind that had dropped as much as possible. I didn’t expect that company to suddenly get involved in new media. As a result, the value doubled again, what do you all think about that!"

This time, everyone was speechless, thinking this guy’s luck was a bit too good.

"Which stock was it?" Liang Xiaoyu asked.

Ji Yang talked about the circumstances of that stock.

Liang Xiaoyu took out her phone and checked, then sighed after asking Ji Yang’s purchase price, "You’ve made a fortune, in the past few days it surged again, now you should have over sixty million!"

Ji Yang smiled bitterly, "Looks like the discipline committee will have to investigate me again!"

Everyone laughed.

Through this, there was no helping it, Ji Yang’s income was indeed investment earnings, and furthermore, those investments had no problems.