"He's not here now, and I was completely in the dark about his transfer. I feel like I'm not competent enough in my concurrent role as the organizational committee member, so let someone more capable take over and alleviate Secretary Zhao's worries," Lin Xiyue said coldly.
Zhao Gang immediately furrowed his brows.
As a seasoned veteran in the officialdom, he could clearly detect the underlying message in Lin Xiyue's words, which was accusing someone of acting unilaterally, bypassing organizational procedures, and arbitrarily transferring personnel.
"Secretary Lin, I was indeed unaware of this matter, and it wasn't arranged by me. You are in charge of organizational work, I will look into the situation and definitely give you an explanation," Zhao Gang said earnestly.
"Secretary Zhao, you are too formal. You are the secretary, there's no need to explain to me. It's just that the transfer was not conducted according to the organizational process, which is against the regulations, so the transfer must be invalid," Lin Xiyue emphasized.
The management in the township was quite chaotic, and in remote places like Fangshui Township, the leaders' words carried more weight than the system. However, Lin Xiyue's invocation of the organizational process clearly indicated her stance.
"I've already sent Xiao Sun to pick him up. How to arrange him after he's back is entirely up to Secretary Zhao."
Lin Xiyue didn't waste any more words and left Zhao Gang's office directly after speaking.
As soon as she left, Zhao Gang's face darkened instantly, and he picked up the phone to call Sun Xiaolei to inquire about the situation.
After figuring it out, Zhao Gang snorted coldly, "Li Haotian, your hand is stretched too far, you're not even putting me in your eyes."
"Xiao Sun, Lu Hao is at least transferred from the county and is a graduate from a top-tier university, after you bring him back, add another deputy director to the Poverty Alleviation Office, let Lu Hao take it, and say it's my decision."
Zhao Gang called Sun Xiaolei again and gave instructions.
The secretary is in charge of appointments, and the township head is in charge of the purse. Normally, they would have an unspoken agreement to not undermine each other.
But this time, as the township head, Li Haotian's transfer of Lu Hao without informing him really touched Zhao Gang's bottom line.
Now, Zhao Gang was doing this to indirectly disgust Li Haotian, to tell him not to stretch his hand too far, and to remind Li Haotian that he is the top dog.
As for the deputy director of the Poverty Alleviation Office, there was no such position to begin with; it was added by the township itself. Adding one more was just a matter of Zhao Gang's word, and he didn't want to offend Lin Xiyue, this mysterious woman, for such a trivial matter.
On the other end, at the township middle school.
Sun Xiaolei hung up the phone and hurriedly told Lu Hao what Zhao Gang said.
Lu Hao, upon hearing that he had already alarmed the Party Committee Secretary and was asked to return as a deputy director, knew that he should take the opportunity to retreat gracefully, so he agreed with Sun Xiaolei to go back with him.
Soon, Lu Hao walked into the Poverty Alleviation Office again.
Everyone was working, even Niu Dashan's foot propped up on the table and his smoking posture remained unchanged.
Seeing Lu Hao walk in again, everyone was extremely surprised.
Niu Dashan's expression turned stern, and he snorted coldly, "Why are you back again? Get out!"
Lu Hao smiled but didn't say anything.
The next second, Sun Xiaolei walked in and said, "Niu Dashan, Lu Hao has been transferred back to the Poverty Alleviation Office."
"What? Transferred back? Who the hell transferred him back? The township head personally ordered the transfer, what right do you have to let him come back?" Niu Dashan slammed the table and shouted.
"I don't have the right, but Secretary Zhao does. If you have any objections, go to Secretary Zhao's office and slam the table. What are you showing off in front of me for!" Sun Xiaolei retorted.
Niu Dashan used to be a hooligan in the village, who became a village official by oppressing villagers.
At that time, the management within the system was relatively lax, and he flattered the township head, mixing into the township government.
Later, as the country began to work on poverty alleviation, Niu Dashan, relying on the township head's relationship, became the deputy director of the Poverty Alleviation Office.
Relying on the support of the township head behind him, Niu Dashan's arrogance in the township government was well-known, and Sun Xiaolei had long been dissatisfied with him.
Now that Secretary Zhao personally intervened in Lu Hao's matter, Sun Xiaolei didn't spare any face for Niu Dashan.
Hearing that Secretary Zhao was involved, Niu Dashan's face turned red, and he didn't dare to fight back.
"By the way, from now on, Lu Hao is also the deputy director of the Poverty Alleviation Office." Before leaving, Sun Xiaolei didn't forget to announce.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the office was shocked.
"Him? Deputy director? Are you fucking kidding me?" Niu Dashan reacted, his face full of disbelief.
"If it's a joke or not, wait for the document to see."
Sun Xiaolei was very satisfied with Niu Dashan's reaction and walked out of the Poverty Alleviation Office with his head held high.
Niu Dashan's face changed from red to white, looking worse than having eaten something disgusting.
"Deputy Director Niu, I'm sorry, I'm back again. I remember when I left, you said that if I could come back, you would take my surname. When are you planning to change to Lu Dashan?" Lu Hao said with a smile.
Niu Dashan was so angry that his face turned red, and he gnashed his teeth, "You... Just you wait."
Then, he strode outside.
Lu Hao came back again and became a deputy director, on an equal footing with him. Niu Dashan felt that he had lost all his face, and the people in the Poverty Alleviation Office must be laughing at him.
Sure enough, as soon as Niu Dashan left, the people in the Poverty Alleviation Office burst into laughter.
"He must be going to find the township head."
"Must be, kids always go home to complain to their dad when they get beaten."
The people in the Poverty Alleviation Office also felt very relieved, obviously not a few had been oppressed by Niu Dashan before.
At this time, Song Bo also walked into the office, and seeing Lu Hao, he immediately smiled and said, "Xiao Lu, since you're back, hurry up and get involved in the poverty alleviation work."
"First, seriously sort out the financial transactions and files with your colleagues. We can't do without you in the Poverty Alleviation Office, and I have high hopes for you."
Since Secretary Zhao Gang personally intervened in Lu Hao's matter, Song Bo naturally had to flatter him.
Faced with his hypocritical behavior, Lu Hao felt disgusted in his heart, but he still said politely, "Director Song is joking, the Earth can still turn without anyone, and I will do my work well."
Song Bo nodded and patted Lu Hao's shoulder intimately before leaving, urging him to work hard.
Staring at Song Bo's back, Lu Hao couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
From Niu Dashan's repeated attacks on him, and Song Bo's muddling along in the middle, Lu Hao knew that Song Bo was a hypocrite.
Hypocrites are more hateful and harder to guard against than real villains, so no matter what Song Bo said, he didn't believe a word.
Upstairs, in the township head's office.
Li Haotian, who had entered middle age, immediately showed a cold look on his face after listening to Niu Dashan's complaint.
"I wanted to deal with that kid, and Secretary Zhao deliberately transferred him back and deliberately added the title of deputy director to that kid, which is to take this opportunity to knock me down and retaliate against me for meddling in personnel affairs."
"That's right, Mayor, we can't let this matter go. If we don't take some measures, Secretary Zhao will think we are afraid of him."