The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 350: Number One and Number Two from Suyun Province Take Action!

Chapter 350: Chapter 350: Number One and Number Two from Suyun Province Take Action!

After the routine pleasantries, the Secretary of the Suyun Province Provincial Committee, Meng Yi, got straight to the point.

"Old Ji, we’ve known each other for a long time. Back when we were juniors at the department, serving the leaders, we worked together, and now as leaders of brother provinces, we’ve cooperated quite a bit."

"Given this relationship, I’m not an outsider, am I? Can I speak my mind?"

"The young talent from your province truly makes me envious, especially Qingshan Town’s Party Secretary, Xu Qianli, who is the most outstanding young person I’ve ever seen in my life."

"Such a young and talented individual, if he were from our Suyun Province, I would definitely focus on nurturing him."

"But you, on the other hand, have such an outstanding young person yet constantly allow others to take action against him. That’s not right!"

Meng Yi brought up Xu Qianli right away, as he had come specifically for Xu Qianli, to support him!

The Governor of Suyun Province, Sun Qiuyuan, was even more blunt and direct as he slammed the table.

"Old Ji, you’re not being fair!"

"You know that Qinglong Town under our Suyun Province recently suffered a catastrophic flood. Dozens of villages and tens of thousands of citizens were affected. It’s all thanks to that young man, Xu Qianli, who promptly took action, mobilizing all manpower and resources from Qingshan Town to carry out the rescue, striving to save as many people as possible during the critical phase and securing supplies to help them through the hardship."

"For this, Xu Qianli has become a nationally celebrated figure, with stories about him online every single day, constantly talked about."

"He has done a great service for our Suyun Province, saving tens of thousands of lives. We still don’t know how to properly thank him."

"Just yesterday, only yesterday, he reached an agreement with our Jinkou County to build roads and even included Qinglong Town under Jinkou County in the tourism development plans, aiming for shared prosperity."

"And what do you do? Today you had him placed under ’Shuanggui’ and arrested!"

"If he had been engaging in corruption and crime, that would be one thing, but the supposed reason is fooling around in a frivolous relationship which could be either serious or trivial."

"Let’s not even talk about whether it’s true. Even if it is, he’s an unmarried young man. Is his private life really that important?"

"This is clearly a case of retaliation, resenting the help he’s given to our Suyun Province and deliberately targeting him, isn’t it?"

"Old Ji, you’ve really been unfair. If you don’t give me a satisfactory explanation today, this issue between us won’t be over!"

Sun Qiuyuan angrily accused Ji Qingyun, and Meng Yi frequently nodded, strongly agreeing with Sun Qiuyuan’s statements.

Although Qinglong Town is one of the least noticeable towns under Suyun Province, it is still part of Suyun Province. When Qinglong Town suffered a disaster, Xu Qianli from the neighboring province stepped in to help, saving countless lives. They all remembered this kindness.

Furthermore, Xu Qianli even helped Jinkou County build roads and develop the economy of Qinglong Town, which made the leaders of Suyun Province regard him highly.

Yet, the very next day, Xu Qianli was taken down by the Zhongzhou City Disciplinary Committee, ostensibly for issues related to his private life—a timing too coincidental and a reason too far-fetched!

Faced with the questioning from the two high-ranking officials from the neighboring province, Ji Qingyun was visibly embarrassed.

"You’ve misunderstood me, truly misunderstood me. This matter has absolutely nothing to do with me or the Provincial Committee. It’s an issue from below."

"For the specific reasons, let me explain..."

Ji Qingyun went on to describe the heated competition for the position of Deputy County Magistrate in Jiang City, detailing Xu Qianli’s role in it. It was because of this issue that Xu Qianli was placed under ’Shuanggui’.

Once he had grasped the situation, Sun Qiuyuan said irritably, "He’s just a minor Deputy County Magistrate, what’s the big deal, especially since he’s competing for someone else’s behalf. Here’s what you do, have the City Discipline Inspection Committee release him, and I’ll arrange for him to be transferred to Suyun Province, promote him one level and appoint him as a Deputy County Magistrate for now, and cultivate him as a key figure later."

Meng Yi responded, "What promotion to Deputy Magistrate? I say, just transfer him directly to our Provincial Committee. Our provincial committee in Suyun Province is in need of such young cadres."

Sun Qiuyuan certainly was not happy, "Meng, that’s not very honorable of you. You didn’t say that when you came here. We agreed to transfer him to Suyun Province first, and let him choose whom to follow. How can you just snatch people like that?"

Meng Yi replied, "When did I ever agree with you? Our Provincial Committee, no matter what, is bigger than your provincial government offices, isn’t it? How to choose—Xu Qianli would choose our committee anyway, so why would it be your turn?"

"Fine, play dirty, Meng!" Sun Qiuyuan retorted, rolling up his sleeves, "I must dispute this with you!"

Seeing the two top officials from the neighboring province about to start arguing in his office, Ji Qingyun couldn’t have been more speechless, thinking of that guy Xu Qianli.

Forget it, let people talk, this matter still needs to be managed.

"Both of you stop arguing," he interjected, "it’s useless no matter how much you argue. I once tried to recruit him for the Provincial Committee, and he didn’t accept. How could he agree to move to your Suyun Province?"

"Right now, his case is the priority. I’ll send someone to check on the situation right now."

He picked up the phone from his desk and dialed out.

"Hello, is this Disciplinary Committee Little Ma? This is Ji Qingyun. Send a few competent people to Zhongzhou City to get involved with the case concerning Xu Qianli, the Party Secretary of Jiang City’s Qingshan Town."

"Remember, do not interfere with the case proceedings, just supervise, gather information, and report back to me in a timely manner."

"Speed is essential; take a helicopter and make sure to arrive as quickly as possible!"

After Ji Qingyun’s call, the Provincial Disciplinary Committee acted swiftly, gathering a team and taking two helicopters straight to Zhongzhou City.

On the way, he had already contacted the Secretary of Zhongzhou City Discipline Inspection Committee, learned the location of the proceedings, and upon arrival in Zhongzhou City, they rushed to three hotels and one hospital.

Soon after, firsthand case information was sent to Ji Qingyun’s phone.

After reviewing the handling of the case, Ji Qingyun was so angry that veins bulged on his forehead, suddenly slamming his hand on the table.

"Damn it, it’s infuriating, the way Zhongzhou City Discipline Inspection Committee is handling this case!"

Meng Yi and Sun Qiuyuan grabbed his phone to take a look and ended up speechless.

The Zhongzhou City Discipline Inspection Committee had arrested Xu Qianli and several women associated with him, pressing them about their relationships. Xu Qianli remained silent, but three women admitted to having relations with Xu Qianli, two of whom claimed to have been raped by him violently.

The three women were then taken to a hospital’s gynecology unit for examination, where the results revealed they were all virgins!

After seeing this, Meng Yi gave Ji Qingyun a peculiar look.

"Old Ji, how can you wrongly accuse such an excellent young cadre? How can you justify this internally?"

"If you can’t accommodate such an outstanding young officer, why not let him come to our Suyun Province?"

"You don’t cherish him, but we do!"

Sun Qiuyuan said, "Old Ji, don’t say anything else, I’m going to have someone handle the transfer procedures right now. Just agree, and it’s settled. I can’t let such an outstanding young cadre be mistreated any longer!"