Volume 2: Phoenix's Training Chapter 12: A Winding Road

  The beautiful hostess requested an interview, and Han Qin naturally couldn't refuse, so he smiled calmly: "Thank you, hostess, of course"

  Han Qin couldn't help but glance at Xiao Yuxin, who had a tall and slender figure, with long hair curled into small waves, looking very charming. The ** on her chest made her look even more elegant. The two were less than a meter apart, and the faint scent of perfume mixed with her body fragrance wafted over, making one feel inexplicably comfortable.

  Xiao Yuxin's face was smiling, her red lips lightly opened: "Comrade Han Qin, you are a cadre of the municipal organs, everyone knows that the living and working conditions of the municipal organs are much better than those of the towns. Why did you choose to run for town party committee secretary? Can you share your thoughts with us?"

  When the beautiful host asked this, Han Qin secretly laughed in his heart. Even among the municipal organs, there are three six nine grades. Beauty, take a closer look, are there any cadres from the Public Security Bureau, Finance Bureau, Taxation Bureau, and important departments of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government who have signed up for the election? What kind of work is my unit doing in the municipality? Every day, I serve the elderly, people go to high places and water flows to low places. The township party secretary has a better future than a chicken rib office director, so of course, they will sign up.

  Looking at Xiao Yuxin's expectant gaze, Han Qin naturally understood that in this situation, he should say something uplifting and inspiring. With a smile, Han Qin said: "I think so too, although the conditions in rural areas are tough, they can really temper people. We should take advantage of our youth to go out and gain some experience, which will be beneficial for our future work and life. Of course, I also want to contribute my humble efforts to the construction of our socialist new countryside."

  After answering Xiao Yuxin's question, Han Qin smiled helplessly. These insincere words were indeed dry and uninteresting, lacking any literary flair. Even the speaker felt embarrassed, let alone the audience. There was no way out of this situation, it was beyond his control.

  Han Qin glanced unintentionally at the side, and several main leaders of Xiping County Committee had already left the conference room. Those candidates had also walked to the door, but stopped when they saw Xiao Yuxin interviewing Han Qin.

  Look at their expressions, they are all unhappy. Xiao Yuxin is the dream lover of Western men, and now she is interviewing Han Qin, an outsider, which makes these big men feel very uncomfortable. Being so close to this super beauty, they will definitely have a good dream tonight. Unfortunately, such a good opportunity was monopolized by this guy.

  In response to Xiao Yuxin's question, Han Qin's answer was quite mechanical. The beauty naturally understood, in this situation, anyone with a bit of intelligence wouldn't speak nonsense.

  Xiao Yuxin then asked a few more questions, and since they didn't involve sensitive topics, Han Qin answered them aptly and with humor. The beautiful hostess listened with a smile on her face.

  After the interview, the group came to the county committee's courtyard to gather. A Jinbei travel car had been waiting there for Xiao Yuxin and the TV station's cameraman also got on the car. They were going to make a full report on this field inspection.

  Fenghuang Township is located in the northwest corner of Xiping County, and the township government is more than 40 kilometers away from the county seat. The county highway is relatively narrow, and cars can't drive fast at all. Under normal circumstances, it takes at least an hour to arrive.

  A deputy director of the Organization Department of Xiping County Committee led a team, with the deputy director's Passat car leading the way, followed by small cars from the Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission and the Municipal Organization Department, and a Jinbei van bringing up the rear. The motorcade left Xiping County town and headed northwest.

  If it were in peacetime, with eight or nine big guys on the bus and an absolutely stunning beauty, the atmosphere should be very relaxed. Whether it's lively or harassing the beauty, dirty jokes would definitely come one after another. But today is different, it seems extremely subtle.

  These local officials from Xiping County who are participating in the election are all leaders of their respective towns. They often attend meetings together at the county level and are relatively familiar with each other, knowing each other's strengths and weaknesses. Especially that deputy director of the government office, who has more dealings with these town heads, usually addressing them as brothers. But now, with time and circumstances having changed, they have all become competitors.

  There's only one official hat, you wear it and I won't be able to wear it. Although the surface is warm and affectionate, inside there are turbulent waves. In this situation, several people really can't find a suitable topic of conversation, so they all turn their heads to look at the scenery outside the car window, making the atmosphere in the car unusually quiet and oppressive.

  Xiao Yuxin sat beside Han Qin, occasionally whispering to him about the situation on the side of the road. With this beautiful woman by his side, Han Qin didn't feel the journey was dull and boring at all.

  The deputy director of the office smiled with a hint of sarcasm: "Xiao Xiao, you can't be too biased, everyone is a candidate now, won't you introduce us as well?"

  Xiao Yuxin smiled and said: "Director, you are the big manager of our Xiping County Government, you should know everything about Xiping like the back of your hand, do you still need a little girl like me to introduce it to you?" The deputy director was defeated by Xiao Yuxin's one sentence, seeing that no one responded, feeling very boring, could only dryly laugh twice, and turned his head to continue looking at the scenery.

  Turning to look at Xiao Yuxin, Han Qin smiled lightly. This little girl's mouth is quite sharp. Thinking about it, Xiao Yuxin is a public figure herself. Such an eye-catching beauty, if she didn't have a sharp tongue, wouldn't anyone be able to take advantage of her? Life would be unbearable then.

  Han Qin glanced at the powerful Zhang Town Chief, today Zhang Tiancheng was very low-key, from the welcoming party to now he basically didn't say a word, holding his phone and constantly sending messages. Han Qin smiled lightly, Fenghuang Township is his base, Zhang Town Chief should be mobilizing troops and preparing for the final election.

  The car finally drove into the Fenghuang Township Party Committee Government Courtyard. The township staff had already cleaned up the government courtyard, and at the gate, they hung a big red banner: Warmly welcome the public recommendation and election candidates to come to our town for on-site inspection. Warmly welcome leaders at all levels to visit Fenghuang Township to guide work.

  The secretary of the Fenghuang Township Party Committee has left office, and Deputy Secretary and Township Mayor Zhang Tiancheng participated in the public election. The work of the township party committee is presided over by Liu Licheng, deputy secretary in charge of party masses and group work. Liu Licheng led the members of the township team to stand under the government building to welcome them. As soon as the deputy minister of the Organization Department got off the car, Liu Licheng hurried over to shake hands, and other members of the team also came over to shake hands with the leader one by one.

  As soon as the six candidates, including Han Qin, arrived, the atmosphere became somewhat strange. When the team members came to shake hands, they were all very low-key and serious, like receiving foreign guests, except for one middle-aged man who was exceptionally enthusiastic when shaking hands with Zhang Tiancheng, a bit exaggerated!

  The members of the Fenghuang Township Party Committee are all very clear that their future leader is among these six people, and who it will be, most people feel that it's hard to say now. What they can do now is to treat everyone equally, not favoring one over another, everything is possible. If they take a wrong step now, they will have to pay the price in the future.

  For this public promotion and election, these deputy township heads and party committee members initially all looked up to Zhang Tiancheng, after all his strength was there. Later, it was heard that a young cadre from the municipal government participated in the competition, which suddenly raised everyone's appetite, is this a dark horse?

  Han Qin appeared and immediately became the focus, everyone was estimating how great his chances of rising to power were. At such a young age, he is already a department-level cadre, and it's not necessary to mention his background. Zhang Tiancheng has only one vice secretary supporting him, if someone from the municipal party committee presses down, Li Chenfeng will definitely give face.

  The key step now is the election of party member representatives. What does this young man have to offer that can win over half of the 68 party representatives in Fenghuang Township?

  Han Qin noticed that Zhang Bin was also in the welcoming team, but he was just a small clerk in the party and government office and had not yet qualified to shake hands with leaders. He was busy running around and only exchanged pleasantries with Han Qin when they met, as if they didn't know each other at all.

  Looking at Zhang Bin's attitude, thinking of the text message he sent in the morning, Han Qin nodded slightly. This Zhang Bin seems to have a deep understanding of the city and has worked outside for several years, with social experience, indeed more experienced than some new graduates who just graduated from school, handling things quite well in this situation.

  Han Qin noticed that among the Feng Huang Xiang team members who shook hands with him, there was also a girl, about 24 or 25 years old, whose position he didn't know. This girl, in the instant she shook hands with Han Qin, very boldly stared at him for a moment, and instead made Han Qin feel embarrassed.

  Liu Cheng led the leaders who followed him to rest, the director of the party and government office and a deputy head of the township in charge of industry, took six people to the party and government office conference room. According to the on-site inspection itinerary, their first stop was to inspect the industrial situation and investment attraction situation of Fenghuang Township. This deputy head is that middle-aged man with exaggerated expressions, it seems he has made up his mind that Zhang Tiancheng will definitely rise to power, so he took a gamble in advance.

  After the usual formalities, the director of the party and government office introduced himself as Bai, and the deputy head of the township introduced himself as Jin. Deputy Head Jin gave everyone an introduction to the industrial situation in Fenghuang Township. It was nothing more than how many enterprises above a certain scale there were in the township, what the industrial output value, added value, and tax revenue were, how much foreign investment had been attracted last year, and how much had been implemented.

  The deputy county head introduced a bunch of dry numbers, which gave Han Qin a headache as soon as he listened to them. Basically, listening to them was pointless, and it was better to watch the special TV program in the municipal party committee's organization department for a more intuitive understanding.

  On the way to Fenghuang Township, Han Qin carefully observed the situation on both sides. The farmland was in a state of disorder, with crops such as corn and soybeans mixed together, as well as small patches of vegetables. These crops were scattered about, covering very small areas, and at first glance it was clear that they had been planted by farmers on their own initiative, without any planning or guidance.

  The villages and houses on both sides of the road are also uneven in height, with new and old buildings mixed together, and the layout is very unreasonable. It is clear that there has been no unified planning, and the phenomenon of hollow villages is severe.

  Han Qin glanced at the others, who were all diligently taking notes on their notebooks. The village head, Zhang Tiancheng, held a pen in his hand and occasionally wrote a few words on his notebook with the air of a leader signing documents. Zhang Tiancheng had a smile on his face and an air of self-confidence, as if everyone else was just a supporting actor, accompanying him through the motions.

  The deputy head of the industrial department, who should be Zhang Tiancheng's loyal subordinate, introduced the situation by looking at Zhang Tiancheng's face and speaking as if reporting to him alone, completely disregarding everyone else.