The Fortunate Demoniac Little Village Doctor
Chapter 148 - 148 147 Bragging Blown Out of Proportion

148: Chapter 147: Bragging Blown Out of Proportion 148: Chapter 147: Bragging Blown Out of Proportion “Pollution?!

What pollution?!

Nowadays, which village’s plot of land doesn’t have a biogas pool or something?

Why haven’t I heard about any pollution?

It’s peculiar how you bring up pollution about something that happened a while back!

There’s absolutely no pollution in the village ahead!

You’re just looking for excuses to hinder my work!

To drag our team down!” Xu Haijiang slammed the table and said.

In the past few days in this meeting room, only he had yelled at others; no one had ever dared to raise their voice at him!

Today, it happened for the first time, and he couldn’t take the insult, couldn’t lose face!

“Team Leader Xu, you’ve done your research and planning.

Now, you either stay and listen to my instructions and command, or please go back to the county and report,” Ren Peiling said to Xu Haijiang, still clearly showing her disdain.

Ren Peiling’s words, to put it politely, meant “I’m the boss; what I say goes,” and to put it rudely, “Get the hell out!”

Xu Haijiang stood there, his face turning from pale to red with anger, seething with hatred towards Ren Peiling.

Feeling like he had been slapped in the face by Ren’s soft approach, he couldn’t stand to stay there any longer.

Pointing his finger at Ren Peiling, he said, “Fine!

Ren Peiling, listen carefully, you disregard the interests of not only the village ahead but the entire Taiping Town, and harbor selfish motives behind the scenes!

Just wait!

You just wait and see, I’m going to report this to Secretary Li right now!” After his harsh words, he turned and left the meeting room.

After Xu Haijiang left the meeting room, he thought it through carefully, considering what tactics he could use to ruin Ren Peiling and make that wretched woman kneel before him begging for mercy.

He carefully pondered that all he had to do was to submit his research and planning to his superiors, and it would appear as an impeccable response—feasible or not, he knew exactly what was needed.

However, there was only one problem, and that was to keep the higher-ups from coming down!

To put it bluntly, the superiors must not find out about the serious pollution in the village ahead.

Otherwise, all this research and planning would amount to slapping his own face.

After giving it some thought, Xu Haijiang realized that the higher-ups weren’t that easy to fool, so he made a call to his father, the vice president of the city’s People’s Hospital, Xu Dingquan, asking him to find an environmental assessment agency to produce an environmental report for the village ahead.

As long as this report, which attested to the village’s excellent environment, was placed on the County Committee leaders’ desks, those leaders who never visited the villages or towns would believe whatever he told them.

Having taken care of this matter, Xu Haijiang immediately arranged a meeting with his buddy, Secretary Zhou, the secretary of the County Party Secretary, at the nightclub.

“Yo!

My man, instead of being busy with Taiping Town, what brings you to think of me?” Zhou said with a smile to Xu Haijiang.

Outside, he no longer had the servile demeanor he showed in front of Li Tianyang; he acted more like a boss.

Xu Haijiang was more than happy to treat Zhou like a boss.

After all, being the secretary to Li Tianyang was an important position that required careful handling.

“Come on, this is Bordeaux wine from France, opened especially for you.

Let’s drink to our brotherhood!” Xu Haijiang said, pouring a glass of wine for Zhou.

After a few rounds of drinks, Xu Haijiang began to talk about serious matters, “Brother, I hear that Ren Peiling got promoted with Secretary Li’s approval?”

Xu Haijiang was worried that if Ren Peiling had some kind of relationship with Li Tianyang and he rashly stabbed Ren Peiling in the back, it would be like stabbing himself.

“Hey!

That’s quite a story to tell!” After Zhou took a sip of his wine, he continued, “Given the relationship between us two, I won’t beat around the bush, but you have to promise me, whatever we discuss here must absolutely not spread.”

“Put your heart in your stomach; I swear to secrecy,” Xu Haijiang assured Zhou while patting his chest.

After they had a few more drinks, whether Xu Haijiang was being truthful or not didn’t matter anymore, Zhou started to spill the beans, “Originally, both Chen Ren and Xie Heguo were people that Secretary Li saw potential in, wanted to nurture.

But who would have thought, to bite one’s own lip, to have one’s own people fight each other.”

Xu Haijiang was truly puzzled by Zhou’s words and asked in wonder, “Aren’t those two communicating with each other?

How could one go and investigate the other?”

“Communicate what?

Would Chen Ren, the standing deputy county chief of the County Committee, take notice of Xie Heguo, a mere mayor?

How many townships are under Anchang County’s jurisdiction?

Could he remember him?

Could he take him to heart?

Besides, Chen Ren looks down on Xie Heguo, and Xie Heguo looks down on Chen Ren even more, with only Secretary Li fitting in his dark eyes,” Zhou explained to Xu Haijiang, sounding like a seasoned official imparting wisdom to a junior.

“Talking and talking, Xu Haijiang still didn’t understand which side Ren Peiling was really on or whether she carried any weight with Secretary Li.

That was the issue he cared about.

So, he asked again, “What about Ren Peiling?

What’s her deal?”

“Now that’s even stranger!

It’s just like something out of a storytelling!

Ren Peiling, just a township director, wouldn’t catch anyone’s notice.

But she just happens to have a little connection with Liu Wei, the Minister of the Organization Department.

So, she collected material on Xie Heguo and handed it over to Minister Liu.

And this Liu Wei is a real fence-sitter, who, before this, had been on Secretary Li’s side.

But just by chance, Secretary Li went to the city for a meeting, and County Chief Xiao was in charge.

But he couldn’t pass this on to County Chief Xiao, who doesn’t get along with Secretary Li.

So, he gave it to Vice County Chief Chen,” Xiao Zhou said, and even he felt that the timing was just too perfect, coincidence had pitted Chen Ren against Xie Heguo, it was all fate.”

“So, this grinning tiger, Chen Ren, pretended to be doing official business but actually went to make money, causing a scene in Taiping Town.

Just when Secretary Li was gone, Liu Hun, who was recklessly causing trouble, dragged County Chief Xiao into it.

Xie Heguo and Chen Ren were certainly unlucky,” Xu Haijiang continued Xiao Zhou’s words, he already knew these things, but still, Ren Peiling hadn’t come up in any of it, so he asked again, “I know about Xie Heguo and Lin Fugui’s affair, but you haven’t told me how Ren Peiling climbed up.”

“That’s where it gets ingenious!” Xiao Zhou sighed, took a swig of liquor and said, “The thing with Ren Peiling passing on Xie Heguo’s materials, Secretary Li had no clue.

He only knew she was Liu Wei’s relative, and back then, Liu Wei was still on Li’s side.

Secretary Li was busy with Chen Ren and Xie Heguo, eager to make his moves in Taiping.

So, he chose Ren Peiling.

Who could have guessed, later on, Liu Wei, the weathercock, tilted towards County Chief Xiao.

Secretary Li also found out, all the troubles originated from Ren Peiling.

And Ren Peiling was cozying up to County Chief Xiao.

She got lucky for nothing!”

“Damn it!

Why couldn’t such good fortune fall on me!” Xu Haijiang couldn’t help but swear, completely unaware of the risks Ren Peiling took when she was pushed by Liu Hun to stir things up, seeing only the thief enjoying the spoils and not the beating.

After cursing, Xu Haijiang said to Xiao Zhou, “Brother, I’ve got an opportunity here, I need your help to give Secretary Li a nudge.

We could smoothly take down Ren Peiling.

Who knows, I might even land her position.”

“What is it?” Xiao Zhou asked with sudden interest when he heard this.

Xu Haijiang laid out his plan to Xiao Zhou, asking him to submit his research planning and to falsely accuse Ren Peiling, even insinuating that she misappropriated town finances which led to the previous village planning’s lack of funding.

“Although it’s not a big deal, as long as Secretary Li wants to replace someone, even a small issue can be blown out of proportion!” Xiao Zhou said with a sly smile to Xu Haijiang, then suddenly added, “However…

the key point is that you have to stand your ground, no matter what actually happened in the previous village, even if a thousand people died, you just need to convince Secretary Li that nothing went wrong in that village.

And importantly, you can’t let Secretary Li go down there.

Then it’ll be settled!”

“Don’t you worry, brother, everything you’ve considered, I’ve already thought about.

You just watch and see!” Xu Haijiang said, and then clinked glasses with Xiao Zhou.

After Xu Haijiang had Xiao Zhou deliver all his compiled materials to Li Tianyang’s desk, he returned to Taiping Town.

He couldn’t let the handle of ‘dereliction of duty’ fall into someone else’s hands and he wanted to see with his own eyes how Ren Peiling would be taken away by the higher-ups.

Just when Xu Haijiang was counting on his perfect plan, trouble broke out in the front village!

Under Liu Hun’s deliberate exaggeration and fanfare, Xu Haijiang’s original plans were painted as if tomorrow’s simple gruel would turn into an exquisite feast.

But Ren Peiling, in collusion with Liu Hun, blocked Xu Haijiang’s finances, and without money, nothing could be done.

Moreover, Xu Haijiang was persistent in currying favor with the higher-ups, writing materials, and seeking out Secretary Zhou, completely forgetting about the villagers of the front village, who were eagerly awaiting him to deliver on his promises.

Left waiting for one who never comes, right waiting for one still not there, the people of the front village could no longer bear it, especially as Liu Hun intentionally cut off their aid and had people like Qin Yue spread the word that this was at Xu Haijiang’s covert behest.

The villagers of the front village had had enough!

“Damn it!

This Xu bastard thinks he can treat us like monkeys!

Is our front village so easy to bully?

What did he promise before?

Three million for our village’s development!

Where’s the money?!

Develop your ass!

He’s just playing us!”

“Our front village is suffering!

The dead are dead, the injured are injured!

And our damn village chief got arrested!

Thank God we still had others like Liu Hun to give us a little relief!

And now even that little help has been cut off!

We’re not finished with that bastard Xu Haijiang!”

“This is too much bullying!

Do they really think we’re all dead in our front village?

It would be one thing if they just ignored us, but to falsely reassure us, and now we can’t see anything and nobody’s given us an explanation!

We’ve got to confront this Xu!”

“…”

The villagers of the front village were clamoring and arguing at the entrance of the village, and at that moment, a few young people in the village started pushing Geng Erzhu, saying, “Erzhu brother, among our village’s young generation, you’re the oldest.

And you were the one leading us in working with Village Chief Yu before!

Now you have to stand up and say something!

So, what should we do?”