The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 568: Gorgeous, why did you come in without knocking!

Chapter 568: Chapter 568: Gorgeous, why did you come in without knocking!

Tao Zekai was taken away by the County Disciplinary Committee, and the situation was quickly determined: he had committed serious violations of the law and discipline. He was immediately expelled from the Party and a public announcement was made.

Not only was Tao Zekai dealt with, but two other individuals who had proactively sought to align themselves with Zhang Dongyang were swiftly apprehended, investigated, and expelled—efficiency couldn’t be higher.

The petty officials of Jiang City were terrified to the core; such tactics were truly frightening.

In the days that followed, there was a period of calm in the officialdom of Jiang City.

Bureaucrats of all ranks in Jiang City consciously avoided Zhang Dongyang, daring not to come into contact with him for fear of provoking Xu Qianli, Lan Qianrong, Fan Hua, and others.

In such conditions, Zhang Dongyang, who had been granted the power of personnel appointment and removal from the city, found himself with the ability but nowhere to apply it.

Unable to recruit Jiang City officials to his side for the time being, he decided to take action against some officials in Jiang City, with Fan Hua, the Secretary of the County Disciplinary Committee, being the primary target.

The City Organization Department quickly consented, immediately relieving Fan Hua of his position as Secretary of the Jiang City County Disciplinary Committee.

Yet after dealing with Fan Hua, Zhang Dongyang found that his reach still did not extend to the County Disciplinary Committee.

Having removed Fan Hua from office, Meng You, the Deputy Secretary of the County Party Committee, became even more of a thorn in his side, completely ignoring his words as if he were thin air.

With his own status, it was still reasonable to take action against Fan Hua, but making a move against Meng You would only reveal his incompetence. The best choice was to quickly select a new Secretary of the County Disciplinary Committee to take control of the committee and thereby open up the situation.

Transferring an official from Cailin County seemed like a good choice, but this wasn’t suitable for a department like the County Disciplinary Committee. After all, the committee had the authority to supervise all officials in Jiang City, and a thorough understanding of Jiang City’s cadre team was essential, so it was best to use local people if possible.

After much consideration, Zhang Dongyang picked someone: Chai Yuan, the Party Secretary of Sanhu Town.

During the past few days, due to the power of Xu Qianli and Lan Qianrong, other officials avoided him, but Chai Yuan was the only one who secretly reached out to affiliate with him.

Chai Yuan, as the Party Secretary of Sanhu Town, also had experience working in the Disciplinary Committee and had worked in Jiang City for over ten years, making him fully qualified to assume the position of the new Secretary of the County Disciplinary Committee.

On the day the County Committee issued the personnel appointment, before Chai Yuan had time to rejoice or even arrive at the county for his new assignment, a group of special people arrived from the city—people from the City Disciplinary Inspection Committee!

Led by a strong figure under Teng Ziyin, they effortlessly detained Chai Yuan and took him to the city.

News of Chai Yuan’s detention spread quickly, and the Jiang City official circles were sent into an uproar.

The previous detentions of Zeng Changyun, Ding Biao, and Tao Zekai were frightening enough.

Now, Chai Yuan, who Zhang Dongyang had just appointed as the new Secretary of the County Disciplinary Committee, had been taken down by the City Disciplinary Inspection Committee even before he could take up his post, which was much more than simply frightening.

Such tactics were indeed too domineering!

Everyone could see clearly now that although Zhang Dongyang was powerful and held the Imperial Sword, Xu Qianli undoubtedly had greater strength. His actions had made his stance clear—anyone who dared to side with Zhang Dongyang should prepare to be dealt with!

For a time, all officials in Jiang City avoided Zhang Dongyang as if he were the plague. Not only did they refrain from seeking him out, but when Zhang Dongyang summoned them, they all found various excuses to decline.

Zhang Dongyang had the authority of personnel appointments and removals but was completely ineffective in Jiang City, becoming nothing more than a commander without an army.

Having no other recourse, he had to request additional personnel from Cailin County, but to transfer people over, he had to follow procedures. It couldn’t be completed in just three to five days, so for now, he could only wait.

Anyway, with nothing else to do, Zhang Dongyang simply made a trip to the city to find the City Organization Minister, Zhao Mei, and complain to the Mayor, Lu Xingtian.

Lu Xingtian took the issue very seriously, but his hands didn’t reach Jiang City.

Jiang City had already been forged into a stronghold by Xu Qianli, and even though Lu Xingtian was the lofty Mayor, he couldn’t interfere.

Unable to get involved himself, Lu Xingtian decided to escalate the matter and took Zhang Dongyang with him to the provincial capital, to seek an audience with the top official of Longhai Province, the Provincial Party Secretary, Ji Qingyun.

Upon meeting Ji Qingyun, Lu Xingtian vehemently accused Xu Qianli, claiming that he formed cliques in Jiang City, monopolized political affairs, sidelined the leadership, disregarded discipline, and was completely lawless.

Such a person must be dealt with severely!

Upon learning the situation, Ji Qingyun was rather indifferent; after all, Xu Qianli was his son-in-law, although it had not yet been made public.

Lu Xingtian was foolish to come to complain to his own father-in-law about his son-in-law’s misconduct, it was ludicrous.

After Lu Xingtian finished speaking, Ji Qingyun showed no substantial reaction, claiming that he was aware of the matter and would send someone to investigate. Casually dismissing it with a few words, he sent them on their way.

Having hit a wall with Ji Qingyun, Lu Xingtian couldn’t swallow his pride and decided to make another trip to the provincial government to lodge a complaint with Governor Meng Donghua.

In contrast to Ji Qingyun’s cold attitude, Meng Donghua was much more enthusiastic. After hearing what Lu Xingtian had to say, he immediately declared that the nature of the matter was extremely serious. He insisted that Xu Qianli, Lan Qianrong, and others who had formed a group to undermine newly appointed County Party Secretary Zhang Dongyang must be dealt with sternly.

With Meng Donghua’s support, Lu Xingtian’s spine stiffened instantly. He quickly took Zhang Dongyang back to Zhongzhou City, telling him to go ahead and make big moves in Jiang City.

Upon returning to Jiang City, the very first thing Zhang Dongyang did was issue a notice to dismiss Xu Qianli from his positions, relieving him of his roles as Vice County Magistrate of Jiang City and Party Secretary of Qingshan Town, and demanding that he immediately reflect deeply on the errors he had committed.

At the County Government, Lan Qianrong was the first to learn that Xu Qianli had been stripped of his positions, and she immediately ran to his office and burst through the door.

"Bad news just came from the County Committee; Xu Qianli, you’re dismissed, relieved of all duties!"

"Ah, you!"

She cut off halfway, her eyes widening as she stared at the scene inside.

She saw an extremely beautiful woman sprawled over Xu Qianli’s desk, with her skirt already hiked to her waist, while Xu Qianli stood behind her, both of them engrossed in...

The woman screamed in surprise when someone barged in, quickly pushing Xu Qianli back and hastily pulling down her skirt.

Her snowy white buttocks were covered, but her pretty face had turned as red as a ripe apple, almost as if blood would drip from it, embarrassed enough to wish she could hide in a hole in the ground.

Xu Qianli, awkwardly pulling up his pants, said to Lan Qianrong, "Leader, why did you suddenly come over? What did you say just now, that I’m dismissed?"

Lan Qianrong, with a cold face, glared at Xu Qianli and snorted lightly, completely ignoring him. Her gaze shifted to the woman who had just been intimate with him, and she quickly recognized her as Ding Meixin, Xu Qianli’s girlfriend.

Indeed, the woman was quite beautiful. Xu Qianli was lucky to have such a girlfriend.

But he was too shameless, to be doing such things with his girlfriend in the office during broad daylight.

Hmph, shameless!