Zhao Jie came in dejected and left in high spirits.
He never expected that Li Lin would actually advocate that he be the head of the approval hall.
If such words were spoken by other county leaders, Zhao Jie might be skeptical, but he firmly believed Li Lin's words!
When he got home, he couldn't wait to tell his father Zhao Yicheng the good news. "Dad, I just went to see County Magistrate Li Lin. Guess what he told me? He asked me to be the head of the approval hall. Dad, do you believe it now? I didn't follow the wrong person!"
Zhao Yicheng, who was originally worried, was extremely surprised when he heard what Zhao Jie said. He asked in disbelief, "Xiao Jie, are you telling the truth? Tell me what County Magistrate Li Lin said..."
Zhao Yicheng pulled Zhao Jie to sit on the sofa, feeling extremely excited.
Zhao Jie smiled and said proudly, "Dad, at first County Magistrate Li Lin suspected that I was using connections privately, so I confessed to him that you gave money to Shen Zhifei, and also told him how you got the money back. After that, County Magistrate Li Lin proposed that I be the head of the approval hall. He also said that if there is any resistance, he will personally go to Secretary Liu to communicate and resolve it."
How could this silly son easily tell others about the gift-giving?
Zhao Yicheng frowned slightly, a little worried about Zhao Jie's rash behavior. If Li Lin seized this handle to deal with Shen Zhifei, then he, the briber, would inevitably be implicated...
Besides, the head of the approval hall needs to be appointed by the county party committee. As a deputy county magistrate, what power does Li Lin have to designate who will take the position?
Could it be that he was trying to trick Zhao Jie? But what was his purpose?
Zhao Yicheng's head was buzzing and he couldn't think straight for a moment. This matter was too unexpected and too unbelievable. He felt both worried and surprised...it was very complicated.
"Dad, why do you have such an expression? How come you are not happy at all when you heard that County Magistrate Li Lin wants to promote me?" Zhao Jie asked Zhao Yicheng in confusion, looking at him with a frown.
Zhao Yicheng sighed and said, "Xiaojie, it's not that Dad is unhappy. I am of course happy that you can get a promotion, but you have never thought that you are too inexperienced. Even Shen Zhifei, a member of the county party committee, dare not guarantee that he can promote you to the position of the top leader of the county. Does Li Lin, the deputy county magistrate, have this power in his hands?"
A basin of cold water was poured over him, and Zhao Jie came to his senses. He thought about it and realized that it was just as Zhao Yicheng said. If Li Lin was assigned a deputy section position, he might be able to have a say in the county, but this was a section position, which had always been firmly controlled by the county party committee, and it also had to be voted on by the county people's congress... Li Lin said it so easily that it really made people feel uneasy.
"Dad, you have reason to worry. I was too excited..." Zhao Jie's heart sank to the bottom, and the passion that had been ignited gradually disappeared.
However, he still said to Zhao Yicheng stubbornly, "Dad, no matter whether it works or not, I believe in County Magistrate Li Lin. We can't look at him with ordinary eyes. After all, he is the man who made Mayor Qian Lingyun wait for half an hour..."
Zhao Yicheng looked at Zhao Jie in surprise, wondering what ideas Li Lin had instilled in him that made him trust Li Lin so much.
...
As the Minister of Organization, Shen Zhifei is in charge of the official hats of all section-level cadres in the county. He believes that except for Liu Yong, no one in Shannan County who is in the system dares to disrespect him!
But today he encountered it!
Zhao Yicheng's "debt collection" phone call was like a slap in the face that hurt...
"Fuck... You Zhao Yicheng, a retired cadre, and you Zhao Jie, a township party committee member, who do you think you are? How dare you humiliate me like this?"
Shen Zhifei was so angry that he almost smashed the cup.
But I restrained myself in time and did not explode. After all, this was in the office and too much noise would have had a bad impact.
He gritted his teeth so hard that it made a creaking sound. After thinking it over, he decided to swallow his anger for the time being and return the 100,000 yuan that Zhao Yicheng had given him.
If he doesn't pay it back and the case is brought to the attention of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, his tenure as Organization Minister will probably be over...
He called the driver, took out a file bag from the desk drawer and handed it to him, saying, "Go and give this bag to Zhao Yicheng."
This driver has been with him for many years and is very loyal and reliable. He knows a lot about Shen Zhifei, but he always keeps his mouth shut.
He was very experienced. The moment he took the file bag, he knew what was inside. He knew with a little imagination that this was a gift from Zhao Yicheng to Shen Zhifei, but he had no idea why he wanted to return it now... In his understanding, there was no precedent of returning a gift given to Shen Zhifei even if the matter could not be done.
He was a little surprised, but he knew the rules, so he nodded silently and walked out...
Looking at the driver's departing back, Shen Zhifei's eyes gradually tightened, and his face was terribly gloomy.
He thought to himself, Zhao Yicheng, you dare to humiliate me like this, you must have found a new backer, then let me see how powerful your backer is!
Doesn't your son Zhao Jie want to be promoted? Haha, don't be ridiculous. With me, the Organization Minister, guarding the gate, as long as I don't leave Shannan County, your Zhao family will never get ahead in this life!
Thinking of this, a scornful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He picked up the four resumes on the table, put his hands behind his back, and strode towards Liu Yong's office.
When he saw Liu Yong, Shen Zhifei handed four resumes to Liu Yong and said with a flattering smile, "Secretary Liu, I heard from the comrades in the department that you need to review the resumes of the four candidates in the hall. I just happened to have something to report to you, so I sent it to you."
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