The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 197: The Insidious Lan Qianrong!

Chapter 197: Chapter 197: The Insidious Lan Qianrong!

Fan Wenbin was livid, his voice a roar.

He despised Xu Qianli to the point of wanting him dead when Xu had him relegated to Qingshan Town. And now, this guy had the audacity to snatch away the Party Secretary position of Qingshan Town that was nearly in his grasp. Fan was thoroughly infuriated, wishing he could flay Xu Qianli alive!

Xu Qianli chuckled silently, his wariness toward Lan Qianrong, that woman, growing stronger.

According to what Fan Wenbin had said, Lan Qianrong had already called him a few days before, promising to support him and help him secure the new position of Party Secretary of Qingshan Town.

This move likely had another, deeper purpose, which was to cut off his own path to advancement!

With Li Zhu taken away under disciplinary investigation, and the Party Secretary position of Qingshan Town becoming vacant simultaneously, he, having been ousted by Lan Qianrong, would surely try to rearrange his career. The Party Secretary of Qingshan Town was without a doubt the best option.

But Lan Qianrong had already alerted Fan Wenbin days in advance, aiming to elevate him, clearly having planned this for a long time to block his path and curb his progress.

That woman truly was ruthless, with meticulous thought processes. It appeared that her previous subjugation under the likes of Zhang Kuisan at the County Government, was nothing but an act of playing the fool to catch the wise.

She used him, the tiger, to swallow the wolf Zhang Kuisan, seizing the opportunity to take control of the County Government. Then, casting him aside like a used grindstone, she had set the stage early to block his path, truly ruthless!

Alright, you want to play this game with me? I, Xu Qianli, will play it to the end with you, and we’ll see who has the last laugh!

Fan Wenbin, seeing that Xu Qianli kept silent, thought he was panicking and began to swagger.

"Xu Qianli, what’s the matter, are you scared, panicked?"

"What a pity that at this critical juncture, being panicked and scared is of no use to you."

"As long as County Magistrate Lan is in Jiang City for one day, you’ll be unable to turn the tide for even a day!"

"Having just arrived in Jiang City and becoming the County Magistrate, even if she can’t be promoted to County Party Secretary next year, the next term is definitely her chance. Governing Jiang City for more than a decade is no problem."

"In this time, do you still think you can rise again?"

"You’ll probably end up worse off than when Zhang Kuisan dealt with you back then."

"At least when Zhang Kuisan was around, you could still go check out the reservoir; with County Magistrate Lan here, I’m afraid you’ll be stuck guarding public toilets!"

"Heh, guarding toilets, but at least that’s still a ’Director’ position, Director Xu, you got some clout."

Fan Wenbin did his best to mock and ridicule Xu Qianli.

The resentment from having his position snatched by him previously was finally beginning to dissipate.

Facing Fan Wenbin, Xu Qianli sneered as he spoke.

"I know you’re annoyed with me, thinking I stole your position, but I bet you don’t know yet, do you? At the beginning of the year, someone reported you to the County Disciplinary Committee for exploiting the name of the former County Magistrate to sell offices, swindling at least four to five million."

"The former County Magistrate didn’t have the heart to see you utterly ruined, so he had you transferred to Qingshan Town, hoping to temper your character at the grassroots level before promoting you again."

"But he didn’t expect that you wouldn’t change in the slightest; instead, you grew even more corrupt."

"Just now I addressed you as ’senior,’ but you rebuffed it, challenging me. Fine, I’ll let you see just how formidable I, Xu Qianli, can be."

"The Party Secretary position of Qingshan Town belongs to no one but me, Xu Qianli. You, Fan Wenbin, don’t stand a chance!"

Xu Qianli abruptly tore off the pretense. You want to fight over the Party Secretary position of Qingshan Town? I, Xu Qianli, will ensure you lose disastrously!

Fan Wenbin’s arrogance disappeared; his expression gradually darkened.

"Nonsense, I’ve never used the former County Magistrate’s name to sell offices. You’re definitely trying to sully my reputation!"

"As for the Party Secretary position of Qingshan Town, you must be dreaming."

"Even though you have Secretary Ge behind you, he’s just a figurehead, and he’s due to step down next year. He can’t make decisions!"

"I’ve got another piece of news for you—Director Huang of the County Organization Department is already in County Magistrate Lan’s pocket!"

"With County Magistrate Lan and Director Huang on her side, do you think you stand a chance against them?"

"You, just stop stirring up trouble and wait to become the director. By then, you’ll have plenty of maggots and flies to deal with!"

Xu Qianli was secretly alarmed upon hearing this.

Huang Liqiang had actually been covertly won over by Lan Qianrong?

This took Xu Qianli by complete surprise.

After all, Huang Liqiang had always been a member of the old county magistrate’s team. When the old county magistrate died, he did not switch his allegiance to Zhang Kuisan but instead sided with Ge Changhong.

Lan Qianrong had pulled off recruiting someone like Huang Liqiang, a heavyweight in the county, without a sound.

This move was clearly deliberate: firstly, to consolidate her position and strengthen her power and secondly, to cut off his own path to promotion.

After all, the head of the County Organization Department had the authority to evaluate all the officials in the county; personnel transfers had to go through the department.

If Director Huang Liqiang didn’t nod his approval, Xu’s posting to Qingshan Town would be extremely difficult.

It seemed that Lan Qianrong had done many things behind his back without him realizing it.

Perhaps not only Huang Liqiang and Fan Wenbin, but many others had already been secretly courted by her.

Ge Changhong was already at a disadvantage; facing an opponent like Lan Qianrong would be really tough.

Right now, Xu Qianli had no time to worry about that, as he had other matters to deal with.

"Who will snatch up the position of Party Secretary of Qingshan Town? We’ll just have to wait and see who it falls to."

"The reason I came here is that I have an important matter to inquire about."

"No matter what, you, Fan Wenbin, are still the mayor of Qingshan Town, so it’s appropriate to ask you."

"Who is trying to contract out the forests and lakes near Chui Liu Village and in the surrounding dozen villages?"

Xu Qianli said.

Fan Wenbin frowned slightly, "How do you know about that?"

Xu Qianli said, "Don’t worry about how I know. Just tell me, who is behind this?"

"It was Secretary Li and I who did it. So many forests in Qingshan Town were lying vacant, it was really a shame. So, we took the initiative to attract investments, bringing in over twenty business owners to contract all the forests in the county, revitalizing the economy of Qingshan Town, and increasing the income of the farmers as well as the government’s fiscal revenue."

"Just this one project will bring in fifty million in revenue to the finances of Qingshan Town each year!"

"Not to mention anything else, just this achievement alone is enough to give me the capital to take up the position of Party Secretary of Qingshan Town."

"Xu Qianli, what can you possibly have to compete with me?"

Fan Wenbin was smug.

Xu Qianli angrily grabbed Fan Wenbin by the collar.

"What the hell are you saying? Fifty million a year, and you’ve rented out all the forests and lakes of Qingshan Town?"

"Qingshan Town is a large town with over two hundred natural villages, numerous forests, and crisscrossing rivers and lakes. Not to mention anything else, just the trees in the forests are worth at least several billion, not to speak of the mines and other resources. You’ve actually rented them out for just fifty million a year, and you still have the face to gloat about it here!"

"You want to ruin Qingshan Town, don’t you? Dream on!"

"As long as I, Xu Qianli, am still breathing, you can forget about doing it!"

"Just wait, and see how I deal with you when I become the Party Secretary of Qingshan Town!"