On Friday morning, Wang Zhixing arrived at the central town to hand over his work to Hou Peng. The new deputy mayor had not yet arrived, so he naturally had to hand over his work to Hou Peng.

During the handover, Hou Peng hesitated several times, looking at Wang Zhixing who seemed to have aged ten years overnight, but he couldn't say anything.

If Wang Zhixing goes to Longguagou Township, his life is over. He'll just stay there and wait to retire.

Hou Peng only said somberly before Wang Zhixing left: "Zhixing, no matter what, you've made it into the town's Party committee. There will be other opportunities in the future."

A bitter smile appeared on Wang Zhixing's face. Would there be another chance? Was there even a chance? The decision made by this term's county party committee standing committee was unanimously approved at the five-person group meeting. Unless there was a major reshuffle of the entire county's leadership and the five-person group was replaced, he would never have a chance to go to Longguagou Township with this title on his back.

And even if there really is a major reshuffle, if the new leaders want to promote someone, can't they do it in other townships? Why should they promote someone from Longgua Township? Why should they?

As Wang Zhixing came out of Hou Peng's office, he ran into Li Xiuyuan.

"Mayor Wang," Li Xiuyuan said, taking the initiative to speak.

"Mayor Li." Wang Zhixing also stopped and looked at Li Xiuyuan with a complicated expression. He couldn't resent Li Xiuyuan, but this matter was caused by the Meilin Village project that Li Xiuyuan was in charge of.

"Have a safe trip." Li Xiuyuan didn't intend to chat any further, tossed out a sentence, and brushed past Wang Zhixing.

He could tell from Wang Zhixing's expression that he hadn't quite grasped the situation yet, but once Wang Zhixing went to Longgou Township, he would definitely find out the truth. There was no way around it; with Qu Hui and Zhao Huilan in Longgou Township, the matter was obvious.

Could Wang Zhixing really think this was a coincidence? Li Xiuyuan works in the county government office, and the people in the county government office go to Longguagou. He comes to the central town, and Wang Zhixing from the central town goes to Longguagou.

Actually, he just mentioned it casually at the time, but who knew that Wang Qidong would actually manage to get him into Longgou Township.

However, he didn't care. He didn't have any relatives or anything like that in a place like Longguagou Township, and he wouldn't go there anyway. Even if those people were cursing him loudly in Longguagou Township, he wouldn't hear them.

Back in his office, Li Xiuyuan received a call from Zhou Jianzhong, who said that of the five remaining households in the village that had not signed demolition and land acquisition contracts, four households other than Wang Yongde had come to the village wanting to sign the contracts.

These people with connections behind the scenes are indeed difficult to deal with, but once the winds shift, they are quick to recognize it.

Wang Zhixing's transfer from Zhongxin Town to Longguagou Township reflects the county's attitude. Other families are also watching, and last night they all called their relatives, urging them to sign contracts. They don't want to be transferred to Longguagou Township on trumped-up charges.

Even if the county wouldn't remove several people for this reason, the fact that his own relative insisted on not signing would put a bad word on his mind with the leaders, making things difficult for him in the future. In many people's eyes, Wang Zhixing's case was a statement from the county, clearly demonstrating its emphasis on the construction of new rural areas. Transferring Wang Zhixing was a warning to others; anyone who disobeyed would have a hard time in the future.

Of course, one of the four households is related to a neighboring county, but the other three households are eager to sign the contract, leaving the last household struggling to survive.

As for Wang Yongde? With Wang Zhixing gone, who will still follow him? His relatives have all been implicated, who can still trust him? If he doesn't sign a contract soon, how long can he hold on? Wang Zhixing has been transferred away, and Wang Yongde will just be an ordinary villager.