Mr. Ji Yang had not expected Zhou Feng’s proactivity to be so strong. Just when he was wondering when Zhou Feng and his team would take action, police, whose source was unknown to him, arrived in Chunshui County within just two days.
"Mr. Ji Yang, we now need you to preside over the county to maintain stability. The ’Thunderbolt Operation’ has officially begun."
When Mr. Ji Yang received Zhou Feng’s call, he rushed to meet with Zhou Feng, who wore an excited expression on his face.
Upon seeing this, Mr. Ji Yang knew that the operation had begun, which was even named "Thunderbolt Operation."
"I will certainly stabilize the situation." Mr. Ji Yang was confident about this.
"Good, immediately notify all the county officials to convene a meeting. We’ll make the arrests during the meeting."
Mr. Ji Yang looked at Zhou Feng and nodded slightly.
Before long, Mr. Ji Yang returned to his office and said to Liu Piaoxue, "Send out a notice. Say that I am hosting a meeting for all county officials, and that the leaders who are at home must attend. Tell them I have some announcements to make."
"What if some do not come?"
"They must be present; otherwise, I’ll personally invite them."
Liu Piaoxue, unaware of what Mr. Ji Yang was planning, immediately went to send the notice.
At this moment, in an office, Liu Chenjiang and Mo Chengguo sat together discussing matters, facing an unclear situation. These two opponents had now joined forces.
That was the nature of the leaders in Chunshui County. Without external influence, they would fight amongst themselves; with outside forces present, they would unite. This was part of why Chunshui County had never been overtaken by external officials.
When Liu Piaoxue called, Mo Chengguo asked, "Did he say what it’s about?"
Liu Piaoxue replied, "No, but he has been studying the county documents lately. It’s probably about that." Naturally, Liu Piaoxue didn’t reveal the true content since she guessed as much herself.
After hanging up, Liu Chenjiang asked, "What’s the situation?" Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs novel·fire.net
He had just asked when his own phone rang, also a call from Liu Piaoxue informing him about the same matter.
The two looked at each other, and Liu Chenjiang said, "What on earth does our aloof county chief plan to do?"
Mo Chengguo responded, "This is our new county chief’s first meeting; let’s go see."
Liu Chenjiang also smiled and said, "Sure, let’s give him some face. But still, what’s with this new county chief calling meetings without informing us?"
"Nothing recent, right?" asked Mo Chengguo.
"If there is anything, I believe you’d know before me. If you don’t know, then I definitely wouldn’t."
"Sure, he has a wider range of information, being in charge of intelligence."
Mo Chengguo then called Wu Dahui.
Wu Dahui said, "I also just received the notice. Liu Piaoxue doesn’t know the situation either. The new county chief has been here for many days now; I guess he’s about to take action."
"Let’s all go take a look then. By the way, make sure your side is careful not to let anything slip. At least until we’ve dealt with the new county chief, don’t let anything go wrong there."
Wu Dahui laughed, "Our security measures are in place here; no one can get inside. Don’t worry about it."
The three of them analyzed further and agreed that Mr. Ji Yang was probably looking to achieve something with these actions, and they all laughed, the new county chief apparently unable to hold back any longer, indicating he was about to start some work.
Unfortunately, the new county chief did not understand the real situation within the county, making whatever he planned to implement difficult, almost impossible.
Mo Chengguo made several calls to
the provincial and municipal areas, confirming that indeed nothing had happened.
As the notice was issued, all the county officials were somewhat puzzled. In their eyes, the new county chief was someone timid and afraid, not the kind of county chief willing to take action, further fueled by his reputation for being aloof, making them even less impressed with the new county chief.
In their view, this kind of county chief would soon collude with the local people.
Those who had anticipated Mr. Ji Yang’s arrival were also disappointed.
However, regardless of what everyone thought, since the notice had been issued by the county chief, and Ji Yang now acted both as deputy secretary and county chief, in the absence of the top officials, Mr. Ji Yang was effectively the chief authority in Chunshui County. His notice could not be overlooked and attendance was obligatory.
Thus, when the next day arrived, even officials from the rural areas had shown up.
The county committee hall was now packed with people, who greeted each other and hinted at gathering together after the meeting to follow up on various arrangements.
Despite being a poor county, the leaders were not poor, having considerably gray income.
Mo Chengguo and other county leaders had all arrived and sat on the stage, with rows and rows of key unit leaders sitting below.
Mr. Ji Yang instructed Liu Piaoxue to check off the names of attendees based on the roster.