"You go to the scene and see if Tie Niu or Gu Chengde, as well as the elderly people in the village, are there. Ask them to help persuade them to stay. I'll be there soon. If there are any changes, feel free to call me!"

"Okay, Officer Huo!" Gu Chao was so anxious that he even changed his address back.

Putting down the phone, Huo Qianli looked at Cao Qingfeng and Xiao Yao who were looking at him with inquiring eyes, "You two, we have just been here for a few days and the mission has come. Let's go, I will take you to Hushan Village to get to know the village."

Although Huo Qianli said it lightly, the two knew it was no small matter as soon as they heard it. They did not dare to be negligent and quickly put down their weapons and stood up.

Xiao Yao and Cao Qingfeng went to contact a car, and Huo Qianli said hello to Jiang Qingyue.

Jiang Qingyue looked worried, "Be careful!"

Huo Qianli smiled and said, "Don't worry, if we go to Hushan Village, nothing can happen to me!"

After going downstairs, the driver was already waiting in the yard. As soon as Huo Qianli got in the car and sat down, he stepped on the accelerator and rushed out of the yard.

While the car was on the road, Huo Qianli took out his cell phone and called Tie Niu.

Tie Niu was also a little shocked when he heard this. "Secretary Huo, I went to the county with my child to buy some things today. I didn't go to the banquet. But I know about this matter."

After listening to Tie Niu's muffled voice, Huo Qianli roughly understood the whole story.

There was no suspense about the position of the village chief of Hushan Village. Both Gu Daqiang and his son were respected by the villagers.

But later, in order to help his son build his career and to avoid suspicion, Gu Daqiang resigned from his position as village chief of Hushan Village.

At that time, with Huo Qianli there and Gu Daqiang helping, there were no problems when the new village chief, Zhan Baoxing, took over.

As luck would have it, Zhan Baoxing was imprisoned for corruption and Gu Daqiang was no longer in the village. This made many people become restless.

But when you calm down and think about it, there are only a handful of people in Hushan Village who can compete for the position of village chief.

The most likely person among them is Gu Chengde, the leader of Group 1. He has been the leader of Group 1 for many years, and later became the chairman of the labor union of the Industrial Investment Company. He has always been known as a good guy, and most people still respect him.

Next is the leader of Group 3, Tie Niu. Group 3 is the best developed in the village. Tie Niu is a trustworthy person. In addition, his muscular body makes everyone think twice. Moreover, he is the leader this time and led everyone to overthrow those corrupt officials. For the villagers, his prestige is beyond words.

The third one is Zhan Baoxing’s cousin. Although Zhan Baoxing lost face and suffered a setback, his family has developed very well in recent years and has a group of loyal fans. His cousin is also trying his best to take over this position. Although he is almost catching up with the previous two, he always feels that there is still a glimmer of hope if he can make a little effort.

If it was a three-way race, it would be fine, but Tie Niu said that he was not fit to be village chief and he would not run in this election.

Once the situation of two heroes competing against each other was formed, the conflict intensified immediately.

Gu Chengde's side and his cousin Zhan Baoxing's side were canvassing for votes in the village. If you go to one house, I'll go to that house. If you send rice and flour, I'll send grain and oil. The village was very lively these days.

After hearing Huo Qianli's explanation, Cao Qingfeng hesitated and said, "Zhan Baoxing has been imprisoned for corruption, bribery, and dereliction of duty. Do they still want to make money from this? Are they crazy?"

Huo Qianli shook his head. "Even if there is no corruption, the legitimate income of the village director, especially the general manager of the industrial investment company, is a very attractive sum of money for ordinary villagers."

"Besides money, there is also respect!" Xiao Yao, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned his head and said with a smile: "Like us, who doesn't want to be the secretary? Although the money is not much different, the status is really different!"

Cao Qingfeng was startled and secretly glanced at Huo Qianli's expression.

Huo Qianli waved his hand and pointed at Xiao Yao speechlessly, "Can you please be more careful about the situation when you are so careless?"

Xiao Yao chuckled, "There are no outsiders here. Oh, by the way, Master Liu, you won't go out and say something nonsense, right?"

The driver shuddered and forced a smile, "Deputy Mayor Xiao is joking. I didn't hear anything."

Huo Qianli and Cao Qingfeng looked at each other. One was a very smart person, and the other was a shrewd person having worked as a secretary. They both understood Xiao Yao's intention in an instant, especially Cao Qingfeng, who couldn't help but pay more attention to the seemingly unreliable Deputy Mayor Xiao.

As they were talking, the car had already arrived at Hushan Village and followed Huo Qianli's directions to the side of the road.

After the car stopped, the three of them got out hurriedly and rushed to a building not far from the roadside.

Although the building was built by Renping Construction Company, it is similar to the courtyard designed by Huo Qianli, and there is also a large dam outside the building.

At this moment on the dam, there were many people gathered in the middle of the empty tables, and there was a lot of noise. Loud curses could be heard from afar.

Cao Qingfeng's heart sank. Looking at the situation and how excited everyone was, this matter today might be difficult to handle.

The sharp-eyed onlookers immediately spotted Huo Qianli who was rushing in the front.

"Cadre Huo is here!"

"Stop making trouble, Cadre Huo is here!"

After a few shouts, the tense situation was like a red-hot iron block being dipped into cold water, and the anger melted away instantly.

The crowd almost immediately made way, and even the two parties in the confrontation tactfully took a step back and saluted Huo Qianli.

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Cao Qingfeng and Xiao Yao couldn't help but look at each other. Even though they knew beforehand that Huo Qianli was very popular in Hushan Village, they really didn't expect that he would still have such prestige five years later.

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