When his superior retired, Li Lin, as his secretary, was implicated and demoted to an indefinite secondment as deputy township head in a remote rural town.
With no backing, Li Lin's polit...
As the municipal party secretary, is he really so idle?
He must have ulterior motives! And Yang Ping's incident was just an excuse or a stepping stone for him!
Li Lin decided to take it one step at a time to avoid falling into the trap of Guo Xuecai's rhetoric.
Li Lin smiled and said, "Secretary Guo, let me explain to you. The county committee's decision to recommend Yang Ping was the result of a full discussion by the county committee standing committee, not something that can be decided by my personal preference."
Hearing this, Guo Xuecai sneered, "Xiao Lin, don't do these empty things in front of me! You are the county party secretary, and a tough county party secretary. Aren't all the standing committee members in your county acting according to your mood? Aren't you able to promote whoever you want?"
Li Lin said unhappily, "Secretary Guo, everything complies with the recommendation procedures. There is nothing wrong with the Shannan County Party Committee recommending Yang Ping as a department-level cadre! If the Municipal Party Committee feels that there is something wrong with our County Party Committee's approach, please point it out and we will study it and correct it."
Guo Xuecai didn't have the patience to argue with Li Lin about the recommendation procedure. He waved his hand and said, "Okay! This is not the key issue. The key is whether you want to promote Yang Ping!"
Li Lin said, "I respect the opinions of the county standing committee members, support Yang Ping's promotion to deputy division-level cadre, and implore the municipal party committee to make important use of her."
Guo Xuecai smiled and said, "That's great! I can now make a statement on behalf of the Municipal Party Committee and immediately promote Yang Ping to a deputy division-level cadre and further use her!"
You agreed so readily?
I'm afraid it's a trap!
Li Lin said, "Well, on behalf of the county committee, I would like to thank Secretary Guo for his support for our work!"
Guo Xuecai waved his hand again and said, "Same thing, stop doing these empty words! Give me something practical! It's not impossible for me to promote Yang Ping, but you have to agree to one condition!"
"Oh?" Li Lin's heart sank.
It seems that this is the purpose of Guo Xuecai's visit.
Li Lin asked, "What do you need us to do? As long as it does not violate the principles..."
Guo Xuecai said, "The principles are set by the government. If you say they are violated, then they are violated. If you say they are not violated, then they are not violated! I have a relative who committed a crime and was arrested by your Shannan police. Do you understand what I mean?"
Li Lin asked knowingly, "What's the name of the person who was arrested?"
Guo Xuecai thought about it and said, "It seems to be Liu Changshuo!"
Li Lin nodded calmly, thinking, the big fish finally couldn't help but jump out!
However, seeing Guo Xuecai's unconcealed behavior, Li Lin concluded that he was not the real culprit behind the incident and was most likely trying to settle the matter on behalf of a certain leader.
Li Lin said, "Sorry! We can't let this person go!"
"Li Lin...you'd better think about the consequences before you speak!...Don't you want to promote Yang Ping anymore?..."
Faced with Li Lin’s refusal, Guo Xuecai was very surprised. He stood up suddenly and threatened.
But his calculations were wrong... Is Li Lin the kind of person who would compromise easily?