The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 162: Applying for Provincial Advancement, an Opportunity for Exceptional Promotion!

Chapter 162: Chapter 162: Applying for Provincial Advancement, an Opportunity for Exceptional Promotion!

Watching these videos, seeing Xu Qianli’s several critical condition notices, countless people in the meeting hall were moved to tears.

It was truly unexpected that Xu Qianli almost lost his life for the flood prevention work in Qingshan Town.

With such a great sacrifice, not only did he fail to receive commendation, he was instead falsely accused and blamed for neglecting his duty.

Ge Changhong looked coldly towards Zeng Changyun.

"Vice County Magistrate Zeng, what do you have to say now?"

"Is this the neglect of duty you mentioned, which almost caused a flood disaster in Qingshan Town?"

"Is this the ’serious mistake’ in the flood prevention work of Qingshan Town that you referred to?"

Faced with Ge Changhong’s questions, Zeng Changyun broke out in cold sweat on his forehead and quickly tried to ingratiate himself with a smile.

"Secretary Ge, I was wrong. I was misled by that villain Li Zhu."

"Now it seems that when Director Xu served as the head of the flood prevention team in Qingshan Town, he not only made no errors, but actually made great contributions and should be commended; I propose a round of applause for Director Xu."

Zeng Changyun was quick-witted, immediately leading the applause which soon thundered through the meeting hall.

When the applause died down, Ge Changhong said, "Given Xu Qianli’s contributions, mere applause is not enough to recognize his performance. I propose that this matter be submitted to both the city and provincial government to establish him as an exemplary figure."

As soon as Ge Changhong said this, many people in their hearts began to feel envious.

Everyone knew that once someone was recognized as an exemplary individual by the city and provincial government, they became key candidates for promotion.

Such individuals often received an extremely special benefit—accelerated promotion!

In the bureaucratic world, climbing up usually required everyone to follow the ranks diligently, upgrading from a departmental position to deputy, and from deputy to full, each level requiring sufficient time to advance.

But once someone was recognized as an exemplary figure, especially those who made outstanding contributions, they were very likely to be fast-tracked.

Xu Qianli, still so young and already a department-level cadre, if he were recognized as an exemplary figure, a promotion to Deputy Director was likely, making him the youngest Deputy Director in the city or even the province.

Others mostly envied Ge Changhong’s proposal, but Zhang Kuisan and Zeng Changyun were beyond angry.

After so many years struggling in the bureaucracy to finally climb to the position of Deputy County Magistrate, which was only equivalent to Deputy Director,

The young guy, Xu Qianli, their arch-nemesis, was about to be on the same level as them, which was simply unbearable!

No, they couldn’t let this happen. They wouldn’t agree to it no matter what!

Zhang Kuisan was the first to speak.

"Director Xu’s performance is naturally plain for all to see, but after all, flood prevention is his primary duty."

"As the leader of Qingshan Town’s flood prevention and flood fighting team, it is his duty to take on the work of flood control in Qingshan Town; doing well is expected."

"If everyone could apply for recognition as an exemplary figure by the city or even the province simply for performing their duties well, there would be too many to count."

"I think we should commend him, just a certain level of recognition from our County is enough; there’s no need to involve the city or province."

Zhang Kuisan took the lead, Zeng Changyun and Ding Biao immediately echoed his sentiment, and many of the county department heads also voiced their support, trying to prevent this matter.

Faced with this situation, Ge Changhong was at a loss.

Although he was the County Party Secretary, Zhang Kuisan, Zeng Changyun, and Ding Biao represented the County Government, and with so many department heads cheering them on, it made his position very difficult.

Just then, a video suddenly appeared on the screen.

The video was from a bus’s dash cam, capturing a sports car out of control, crashing into the roadside.

The bus stopped, many passengers got off and looked at the sports car, which was emitting thick smoke and electrical sparks, with flames already visible, and it seemed on the brink of explosion.

Faced with such a situation, nobody dared to approach; but amid the crisis, suddenly a car stopped, and the driver quickly got out and ran toward the sports car.

The man could not open the car door but didn’t give up. He took a rock and smashed open the door, rescuing one person and taking them to safety.

Then, he went back.

By now, the sports car was completely enveloped in smoke, which made the car body invisible. The smoke filled with sparks, and an explosion seemed imminent.

Yet, disregarding everything, he dashed back into the smoke and rescued another person.

As he carried the person out of the smoke towards safety, his clothes were scorched in several places, his skin severely burned, and he was soot-blackened.

Before he could reach safety, the sports car suddenly exploded, the blast throwing him to the ground with a heavy thud...

It’s unclear how much time passed before an ambulance arrived and took all three away.

The person in the video who rescued the others was recognized by everyone in the meeting hall—it was none other than Xu Qianli, the office director of the Jiang City County Government.

The video had not yet ended. The scene shifted to thousands of Wang Family Village residents gathering outside the Jiang City County Government, angrily demanding accountability, with the situation on the verge of losing control.

At this moment, Xu Qianli again stood up, successfully persuading the villagers to follow him back to Wang Family Village.

Upon arriving in Wang Family Village, they faced hundreds from Hehua Real Estate demolishing the village. Xu Qianli easily took control of the situation with a sprayer, immediately detained He Hua Real Estate’s deputy general manager and He Jinlong, the general manager. He then returned to Jiang City, convened an executive meeting, argued his case emphatically, shut down Hehua Real Estate, resettled the Wang Family Village residents, issued a new tender for building a new village, and invisibly dissolved the crisis and elegantly resolved the issue.

As the video ended, the meeting hall first fell into deathlike silence, and then thunderous applause erupted, as people fiercely clapped for Xu Qianli, praising his performance.

Zhang Kuisan, Zeng Changyun, and Ding Biao looked ashen.

It was over, utterly finished—they couldn’t stop it even if they wanted to; Xu Qianli’s exceptional promotion was now a certainty!

Probably within two years, Xu Qianli might be on equal footing with them. What a damn nuisance!

When the applause subsided, Ge Changhong spoke, "Now I’ll ask again, is there anyone opposed, anyone still against forwarding Xu Qianli’s deeds to the city and province for recognition as a model?"

At this point, even if Zhang Kuisan and the others were reluctant, they couldn’t open their mouths. Otherwise, it would only backfire, not only failing to stop the motion but also gaining themselves a reputation for jealousy and petty resistance, which would stink.

Ge Changhong said, "Since there is no opposition, then this matter is settled. The Publicity Department is responsible for compiling and editing the materials, to be submitted quickly for review by the County Committee and County Government, and then immediately sent to the city and province."

Ge Changhong slammed down his gavel, and the matter was resolved.