Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Secretary Sun's words were quite polite, but Wu Guangrong did not give Sun Shicun face and said, "Secretary Sun, I disagree with your point of view. I think that in our Dahu County Party Committee, not only Minister Niu and Minister He are suitable for this position, I think a young deputy county chief like Feng Sizhe is also suitable for this position."

Without giving Secretary Sun a chance to interrupt him, Wu Guangrong directly expressed his thoughts.

As soon as Wu Guangrong finished speaking, Sun Shicun secretly said to himself, "Oh no!" What he feared would come true. What he feared most was that someone would mention Feng Sizhe's name, and apparently someone really did mention it now.

After Wu Guangrong mentioned this, some people finally came to their senses. For example, Lin Jianli, the chairman of the county party committee labor union, was speechless just now because he did not have a suitable candidate. Now, after hearing what Secretary Wu said, he hurriedly said, "That's right, I think what Secretary Wu said makes sense. County Magistrate Feng is indeed a suitable candidate."

Well, as soon as Secretary Wu opened his mouth, someone immediately supported him. This was something that Secretary Sun and even Fang Xianzhi didn't want to see.

"Well... isn't County Magistrate Feng too young? And he has only been in Dahu County for three months. Isn't it a bit hasty and anxious to promote him to deputy secretary now? I think everyone should think carefully about this matter." Fang Xianzhi was afraid that someone would continue to support Feng Sizhe. If so, the situation would be bad.

When Fang Xianzhi said this, Secretary Sun nodded quickly. "What County Mayor Fang said makes sense. Comrade Feng Sizhe is indeed too young. I'm afraid that even if he reports to the Municipal Party Committee, the higher-ups won't agree to let him be the deputy secretary."

What Sun Shicun said was a little bit false. If he reported someone else, there would be resistance from the municipal party committee, but if he reported Feng Sizhe's name, the opposition would be much smaller. Everyone present knew that County Magistrate Feng had a strong relationship in the city.

"Didn't Secretary Sun just say that this is a democratic conference, where everyone can speak freely? Why do you have to change your words when Comrade Feng Sizhe's name is mentioned?" Wu Guangrong was obviously a little unhappy when he heard Secretary Sun and County Magistrate Fang singing the same tune. "Yes, County Magistrate Feng is young, but the country has just launched a slogan to promote young cadres. Besides, although Comrade Feng Sizhe is young, he is very capable in doing things. If you don't believe me, think about it. Since he came to Dahu, he has done nothing out of public interest, and everything he has done is orderly. When has he ever shown immaturity? So I still propose to submit Comrade Feng Sizhe's name to the Municipal Party Committee at the same time. I believe that the superiors will have a discerning eye and will select the most suitable deputy secretary for our Dahu County."

Wu Guangrong had no intention of backing down. He also explained from different perspectives that although Feng Sizhe was young, he was very disciplined in doing things and there was nothing wrong with him.

Wu Guangrong refuted the opinions of Secretary Sun and County Magistrate Fang in person, which really made the two of them feel embarrassed. After all, they were Number One and Number Two in Dahu County. How could you, Number Four, talk to us like this? After Sun Shicun and Fang Xianzhi made eye contact, they decided to say something to humiliate Wu Guangrong.

But before the two of them could speak, the door of the county party committee's small conference room suddenly opened, and Feng Sizhe and Jia Bin appeared in front of all the county party committee standing committee members.

"Sorry, I'm late. I just returned from Kyoto and just found out that the county committee is holding a standing committee meeting here. Haha, it's still time to join in." Feng Sizhe said to everyone with a smile as he opened the door.

Unlike Feng Sizhe, Jia Bin's face darkened as he said, "I didn't go to Kyoto. I was just getting an IV drip at the county hospital. But why didn't the county committee call me to the standing committee meeting? Could it be that my superiors have removed me from my position as a standing committee member of the county committee?"

When Jia Bin asked this, Secretary Sun's face immediately became even uglier. It was he who specifically asked Li Yige not to notify Jia Bin, because this person was not under his control, but Feng Sizhe's man. It would be best if such a person did not show up.

Li Yige was in a dilemma after receiving Secretary Sun's hint. He wanted to call Feng Sizhe to ask what to do, but he couldn't get through. (At that time, mobile phones didn't have roaming functions. They were only regional and didn't work outside of a specific area.) He had no choice but to listen to Secretary Sun's instructions and explain to Minister Jia Bin later.

But he didn't expect Feng Sizhe to rush back to Kyoto so quickly. Yesterday morning he heard from the city that he had not woken up in the hospital. How come he arrived in Dahu County this afternoon?

Just when Li Yige was confused, Secretary Sun suddenly spoke up, "Well, didn't Secretary Jia say that he was not in good health and could not attend this Standing Committee meeting? Director Li, what's going on?"

Sun Shicun was indeed good at acting. When he saw that Jia Bin was about to question him, he immediately turned the conversation to Li Yi Ge, making it seem as if Li Yi Ge had deceived him.

Li Yige had not expected Sun Shicun to do this in front of so many people. When he saw Feng Sizhe and Jia Bin looking at him, he really wanted to explain, but he just moved his mouth and said nothing. As the director of the county party committee office, he was the chief steward of the county party committee, but in fact, most of his responsibilities were to serve the county party secretary. If he told the truth today, he could indeed clear himself, but there was no doubt that Secretary Sun would hate him to the bone, and if so, his work would be really difficult in the future.

Feng Sizhe saw clearly that Li Yi Ge was hesitant to speak, and he guessed that Sun Shicun must be the mastermind behind this, and Li Yi Ge was just a shield. After thinking about it, he gently shook Jia Bin's hand and said, "Forget it, let's sit down and have a meeting."

Originally, Jia Bin wanted to question this matter, but after listening to Feng Sizhe's words, he keenly felt that there must be some inside story, so he nodded and sat down in his seat. After all, he could choose not to listen to other people, but he could still listen to Feng Sizhe's words.

Seeing that Jia Bin had nothing more to say about this matter, Sun Shicun could only smile and said, "Okay, now that everyone is here, let's continue the meeting."

He stretched out his hands and pressed down from midair, making the meeting place quiet. Sun Shicun continued, "Just now we talked about the candidate for the deputy secretary of the county party committee. Secretary Yang Chao and County Magistrate Qi meant to recommend Comrade Niu Daxin. County Magistrate Fang meant to recommend Comrade He Zhuhua. Secretary Wu and Chairman Lin's opinion is to recommend Comrade Feng Sizhe. Now I would like to ask if anyone has any other recommendations?"

In Secretary Sun's opinion, since things have come to this, it would be better to bring all the monsters and demons to the stage to see if there are any different opinions from the audience.

Feng Sizhe came later and was not aware of what had happened at the previous Standing Committee meeting. When he heard Secretary Sun say that Secretary Wu and Chairman Lin had actually nominated him to be the deputy secretary, he was stunned at first, and then he smiled.

He could only appreciate the kindness of the two people, but he knew that he was not suitable to be the deputy secretary at the moment. Not to mention that he was not qualified enough, he himself did not want to make such a hasty progress, otherwise it would really make people doubt whether he was so active in fighting the flood this time for some reason.

Besides, although it is a small step from an ordinary standing committee member to deputy secretary, this small step is indeed of little significance to Feng Sizhe. He is now the executive deputy county chief. As long as he can improve the economy of Dahu County, he has a great chance to be directly promoted to the position of county chief. However, the county chief is the first deputy secretary of the county party committee, so the deputy secretary position is not attractive enough for him.

"Well, first of all, I would like to thank my comrades for their trust in me, but I still have to say here that I have little experience and have not made any outstanding contributions. So I... will not compete for the position of deputy secretary." Feng Sizhe said this in a very firm tone.

As soon as this sentence was uttered, everyone in the audience was shocked.

Sun Shizhe and Fang Xianzhi were shocked because in their opinion, the most favorable candidate for the deputy secretary position was Feng Sizhe. Feng Sizhe was the only one in the county committee with such a background, and it was precisely because of his Xidahe flood control project that Dahu County was praised by the municipal committee that the county nominated a deputy secretary. If they were not worried that Feng Sizhe wanted to compete for the position of deputy secretary, they would not have held the meeting in such a hurry. However, when they heard that Feng Sizhe had given up the opportunity to compete this time, they could not help but be overjoyed. After eliminating Feng Sizhe, their next person would have a great chance of being qualified for the position.

All the members of the county committee were equally shocked. Including Wu Guangrong, he had not expected Feng Sizhe to not want to compete for the position of deputy secretary. If so, wouldn't it be useless for him to nominate him? And Jia Bin was also really surprised. In his opinion, Feng Sizhe came to the county hospital just to canvass for votes for him, but why did he suddenly declare that he would not participate in this election? If so, what was the point of asking him to come?