Binh Duong Municipal Committee on Monday.
Early in the morning, there was a constant stream of vehicles entering and leaving the gate of the Municipal Party Committee compound, like a flowing river of cars.
The roar of engines and the honking of horns intertwined together, breaking the tranquility of the early morning.
Some cadres who live closer choose to ride electric bikes or bicycles to work. They either wear helmets or carry backpacks, forming a unique landscape in the morning light.
These days, the hottest topic in the municipal party committee compound is still the candidate for mayor of Pingyang City.
Guo Xuecai's appointment notice has been posted on the bulletin boards of the municipal government and the municipal party committee office building. He will go to Wuyang City, the northernmost city of the Han River, to serve as the municipal party committee secretary.
However, regarding the candidate for mayor of Pingyang City, no one knows except the city party secretary Peng Yutao.
I only heard that the candidate has been chosen and will take up the position at a later date.
In the municipal party committee office, a group of staff members couldn't help but talk about this incident with relish while mopping and sweeping the floor.
"Guess who will come to Pingyang to be the mayor?" A young staff member took the initiative to bring up the topic, with curiosity gleaming in his eyes.
"Lan Xiaoqin has stepped down, and Director Liu Hao has been punished... I really don't know who the provincial party committee will send." Another staff member frowned and said with a puzzled look on his face.
"I heard that Mayor Qian Lingyun is also among the candidates this time. Could he be coming?" A staff member wearing glasses carefully put forward his guess.
Everyone was speechless, looking at the person who spoke in surprise. Suddenly someone shook his head in disdain, "How is it possible! He was driven out by the bigwigs in Pingyang City... Why would the provincial party committee send him here again?"
His tone was full of certainty, as if he was absolutely sure about this matter.
Someone else echoed, "Yes! Mayor Qian is very capable at work, but he is old-fashioned and can easily offend people! The provincial leaders must have taken this into consideration, so I think the probability of him coming to Pingyang is low."
As he spoke, he kept wiping the table with the rag in his hand, as if to wipe away the uncertainty in his heart.
"It's not that the probability is low, it's simply impossible! He has been subject to organizational investigation, which means he is a problematic cadre. How could the provincial leaders send a problematic cadre to Pingyang?" A slightly plump staff member raised his voice to emphasize his point.
"Then who else is there besides him?" someone asked helplessly.
Everyone was speechless. With their status and rank, how could they possibly understand the provincial leader's intentions?
They just sat in this small office, guessing who would be the future mayor based on limited information and their own imagination.
Peng Yutao stood in front of his office window, folded his arms, and looked out quietly. The sunlight shone through the window onto his face, but it could not dispel the haze in his heart.
Last week, he went to the office of Secretary Wang of the Provincial Party Committee to apologize. Along the way, he was feeling very nervous, and kept rehearsing Secretary Wang's possible anger and rebuke in his mind.
I thought Secretary Wang would be furious with him. After all, Pingyang had such a big mess, and as the secretary of the municipal party committee, he had an unshirkable responsibility.
However, Wan never expected that Secretary Wang simply criticized him lightly, asking him to be more careful in the future and manage the cadres in Pingyang well!
But Peng Yutao felt uneasy! The more friendly Secretary Wang was to him, the more uneasy he felt!
It would be better to let Secretary Wang slap him twice to vent his anger.
In his opinion, the leader’s anger might be easier to get over, but this seemingly tolerant attitude made him feel that there were deeper considerations behind it.
Wang Jin did not blame Peng Yutao too much for Lan Xiaoqin's matter at that time. Instead, he talked a lot with him about Qian Lingyun's appointment to Pingyang.
He repeatedly told Peng Yutao to support Qian Lingyun's work and maintain good unity.
No matter how you listen to it, it seems like he is paving the way for his own son.
This made Peng Yutao even more uneasy.
Could it be that... Secretary Wang wants Qian Lingyun to replace him? Thinking of this, Peng Yutao couldn't help but shudder.
He knew very well that if Qian Lingyun really came with Secretary Wang's special mission, then his official career would end here!
"Oh..." Peng Yutao sighed, his voice full of helplessness and worry.
He has always adopted a conciliatory policy in managing cadres.
He neither offends the local faction nor the radical faction, and only those who violate his authority will be killed as a warning to the rest.
This strategy of balancing the forces of all parties has enabled him to maintain relative stability in Pingyang's officialdom over the past few years.
The local and radical city committee cadres knew Peng Yutao's character very well and tried their best not to touch his weak spots.
Therefore, Peng Yutao's tenure in Pingyang in recent years has been calm and relatively stable.
But it was precisely because of his actions that the political ecology of Pingyang City gradually became unbalanced and became a breeding ground for corruption.
He knew that Lan Xiaoqin was just the tip of the iceberg of corruption...
The exposure of just the tip of the iceberg has directly led to chaos in Pingyang's officialdom. If multiple corruption cases were exposed at the same time, the entire Pingyang government would probably be paralyzed...
Peng Yutao fell into deep reflection. He knew that there were problems with his management style, but he was afraid that change would cause greater turmoil.
Now that Qian Lingyun has arrived, he feels an unprecedented crisis.
He didn't know what kind of changes Qian Lingyun would bring, whether it would be his salvation or his end.
Peng Yutao felt as if he was standing at a crossroads, with the future direction full of uncertainty.
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