The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 313: Lan Qianrong Comes Knocking to Provoke!

Chapter 313: Chapter 313: Lan Qianrong Comes Knocking to Provoke!

Qingshan Town’s Phase I real estate investment conference successfully sold out all 30,000 acres of land, garnering an impressive thirty-six billion yuan from land concession fees—a remarkable success that left those who’d held no expectations for Qingshan Town’s real estate development plans utterly astounded.

Xu Qianli, who hosted the investment conference, was the man of the hour at the subsequent celebration banquet, becoming the center of everyone’s attention.

Not only the officials from Qingshan Town, but even many from Jiang City came to show their support.

County Party Secretary Ge Changhong, too, did not miss out and made his way to the Jiang City Hotel to lavish praise on Xu Qianli and affirm the efforts of the Qingshan Town officials in driving the real estate investment plan.

For a time, the excitement among the officials of Qingshan Town was palpable.

With such accomplishments achieved in such short order, Xu Qianli’s imminent promotion was a certainty, and undoubtedly, those around him would likewise benefit.

In short, Qingshan Town had struck it rich.

But just as the celebratory atmosphere at the banquet was at its peak, the officials from Qingshan Town began receiving a peculiar piece of news.

Xu Qianli received it as well.

Qingshan Town was about to welcome a new Deputy Town Chief!

Qingshan Town had a full roster with Fan Wenbin included—one chief and three deputies all told. Why would there be an appointment of a new deputy chief at this crucial juncture?

Upon hearing the news, Xu Qianli immediately sought out Ge Changhong for clarification.

Ge Changhong appeared puzzled and shook his head, "I have no knowledge of this matter; there have been no recent nominations or arrangements for anyone to become a deputy chief of Qingshan Town. This is not something done by our County Committee or Organization Department."

As the Jiang City County Secretary, Ge Changhong’s two main tools were the Disciplinary Committee and the Organization Department.

With Qingshan Town currently thriving under Xu Qianli’s leadership, there was no way he would assign a deputy chief to complicate matters for Xu Qianli.

The County Organization Department was even less likely. After the former Organization Minister Huang Liqiang was placed under investigation, the department had become very compliant and dared not stir up any trouble.

Not to mention, an appointment such as that of a deputy chief simply could not bypass the County Committee—it required a vote by the standing committee, and the Organization Department had no authority to decide on its own.

Ge Changhong said, "Xu Qian, is this information accurate? Could it be just a rumor? After all, we’ve made no such arrangements here at the County Committee."

Xu Qianli replied, "It’s not a rumor. There’s already a public notice in Qingshan Town, and that person is due to take up the post in Qingshan Town tomorrow."

"What, announced today and assuming office tomorrow?"

Ge Changhong suddenly realized the gravity of the situation.

This sudden move was clearly intended to catch all the officials of Qingshan Town off guard—clearly, the newcomer bore ill will.

"Xu Qian given that it’s not arranged by our county, it’s very likely to be arranged by the city," he speculated.

"While the City Organization Department generally does not intervene in the personnel appointments of the towns beneath it, if they wish, they certainly have the reach to do so."

"This person is likely dispatched by the city, parachuting into Qingshan Town via the City Organization Department—it seems the newcomer bears ill will indeed."

"Regardless, you must be cautious. We cannot allow others to reap the fruits of Qingshan Town’s current favorable situation."

Ge Changhong had seen too many such scenarios.

It wasn’t rare for some officials to make notable achievements in certain areas, only to have others, using their connections, swoop in and pick the "peaches" for themselves.

After all, the officialdom was as ruthless as a battlefield—one wrong move could lose the entire game.

Xu Qianli said, "Whether they’re friend or foe, we’ll know tomorrow. But no matter what, Uncle Ge, rest assured, I will never let anyone bully their way around my turf in Qingshan Town."

After his exchange with Ge Changhong and learning that this person had not been arranged by the County Committee or County Organization Department, Xu Qianli found a quiet place and made a call to Zhao Mei.

She was the City Organization Minister and surely knew about this matter.

The call went through swiftly, and after some questioning, Xu Qianli’s brows involuntarily furrowed.

He and Ge Changhong had thought it was someone arranged by the City Committee; they could never have imagined that the City Organization Department was completely out of the loop!

If the person wasn’t dispatched by Jiang City County Committee or Zhongzhou City Municipal Committee Organization Department, then there was only one possibility: this was someone from an even higher level—perhaps from the Provincial Committee or even directly from Beijing!

But for a mere Deputy Town Chief of a small town like Qingshan Town to be dispatched by the Provincial Committee or even directly from Beijing, the mysterious person’s background power was evident—an existence that touched the heavens!

Trouble was brewing, trouble indeed!

Knowing this, the wine in Xu Qianli’s hand suddenly lost its appeal. Despite his efforts to remain calm, his anxiety could not be concealed.

Twice he had been brought low in the County Government, only to find another way by taking the position of Party Secretary in Jiang City’s poorest town, Qingshan Town, and had barely started to see success.

Just as he was about to enjoy the fruits of victory, a Deputy Town Chief with a sky-reaching background was to be parachuted in—and it was obvious that the newcomer bore ill will, likely directly towards him, causing Xu Qianli much irritation.

He couldn’t understand—had he drawn some unwanted attention due to making too much of a splash in Qingshan Town recently, or was someone deliberately orchestrating this?

If it was the former, so be it, but if the latter, who could it be?

Who had such tremendous power to directly arrange a placement through the Provincial Committee Organization Department or even from Beijing?

Lan Qianrong?

Lu Xingtian?

Or Meng Tianran, the Governor’s Son whom he’d just offended yesterday?

Or was it some other person he had unknowingly crossed?

As Xu Qianli was lost in his thoughts, accompanied by a fragrant breeze, a stunningly beautiful woman exuding utmost femininity and a strong presence, like a queen, strode over to him with long legs.

"Xu Qianli, my congratulations," she said.

"I wasn’t wrong about you. You’re like a cockroach that just won’t die. The more pressure you face, the more you rise to the challenge. Your resilience is extraordinary."

"It’s our fortune in Jiang City to have such an outstanding young official. I have no doubt that with you in Qingshan Town, its future will be brighter, and it may even lead to the rise of the entire Jiang City."

"Here, as a leader, I’ll toast to you, wishing you success in Qingshan Town and a swift promotion to the county level. Then, we can work together again."

The beautiful woman spoke, smiling as she raised her glass, and tipped back her head to drain the drink.

Xu Qianli stared fixedly at the newcomer. Who else could it be but his current greatest opponent, Lan Qianrong!

She was as beautiful as ever, her fiery figure wrapped in a pale blue dress, her curves tantalizingly visible, her pretty face all smiles, her beautiful eyes sparkling with amusement and a hint of mockery.

Just moments ago, he was pondering who was causing him trouble, arranging for a Deputy Town Chief to parachute into Qingshan Town and provoke him. The moment he saw her, Xu Qianli was certain.

It was undoubtedly her, Lan Qianrong!

Xu Qianli couldn’t help but clench his teeth.

What had he done to you, Lan Qianrong, dug up your ancestors’ graves? Why are you treating me this way?

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