Fu Zhiquan's appearance was sothing no one expected.
After all, it was already past midnight.
Appearing at such a ti was certainly surprising.
As for why he showed up,
nobody present knew.
Only Fu Zhiquan knew in his heart that he was urged to co by a midnight call from Jin Fengyulu.
"Secretary Fu..."
Everyone seated quickly stood up.
They greeted Fu Zhiquan.
Fu Zhiquan, full of swagger, walked in with his hands behind his back.
He had a gloomy look, sharp eyes, and without saying a word, sat down in the seat where Chen Fang stood up.
As the top leader of Dongchuan Province, he had this right.
Then.
He waved his hand to everyone.
There were a total of 13 seats at the eting table for the Standing Committee, corresponding to 13 mbers. Now that Fu Zhiquan took Chen Fang's seat, it ant that Chen Fang could only stand.
At this mont, Ren Qing'an noticed sothing unusual.
He hurriedly wanted to move a temporary chair next to him for Chen Fang.
Fu Zhiquan directly interrupted him, saying, "Those not involved, get out!"
This command.
Everyone could see that Fu Zhiquan intended to reprimand Chen Fang. He wanted Chen Fang to stand during the eting and be embarrassed.
No one expected.
At this mont.
The usually laid-back Commander of the Military Region, Guo Xianxiong, stood up.
He stretched lazily.
Said, "These old bones of mine can't stand sitting for long, my back aches after a short while, Secretary Fu, may I stand for a while?"
He was ostensibly requesting.
But his action already showed he was standing.
What was he doing?
Clearly.
He intended to support Chen Fang.
One person standing would be considered a punishnt, but with two people, and using the excuse of backache from prolonged sitting, Chen Fang's embarrassnt was easily defused.
So people might find it strange.
Wasn't Guo Xianxiong initially sarcastic towards Chen Fang? Why was he now siding with Chen Fang?
The reason was simple!
Guo Xianxiong had always been a straightforward soldier.
Initially, he thought Chen Fang's late-night eting was just for show, nothing more than the usual hype after taking office.
But after over an hour of eting.
His view of Chen Fang changed.
He could sense that Chen Fang genuinely wanted to do things.
Anyway, his personnel matters were within the military, so he didn't care about Fu Zhiquan making things difficult for him.
Seeing this.
Chen Fang cast a grateful glance.
Guo Xianxiong pretended not to notice and continued to stretch.
It was obvious that Fu Zhiquan's face was grim.
So after clearing his throat, he said sternly, "I heard the content of your eting just now while outside. Chen Fang, you've got so nerve, don't you? What do we, as an organization, value? We value democratic centralism! What are your actions? They are autocratic! Stubborn and self-important! Is a city lockdown sothing trivial? Can you just impulsively decide on it?"
Fu Zhiquan's words were heavy.
Almost every sentence put Chen Fang in an elevated position.
Autocratic! Stubborn and self-important!
These words were taboos in the political arena, yet Fu Zhiquan imposed them all on Chen Fang.
Upon hearing this.
Wang Guoxiang felt sowhat smug.
Looking at Fu Zhiquan, he said respectfully, "Secretary Fu, we've also advised Secretary Chen, but he wouldn't listen. We're really powerless."
What was this?
This was a standard case of kicking soone when they're down.
After finishing,
he gave Chen Fang a provocative look.
Seemingly saying, "Don't you have veto power? Aren't you impressive? Now that the Provincial Secretary is here, let's see you impress again."
"Secretary Fu, regarding the situation at Taijiang Hospital, I'd like to request..."
As soon as Chen Fang started speaking.
Fu Zhiquan gave him no chance.
Directly cutting him off, saying, "I don't want to hear or know about the situation at Taijiang Hospital. It's sothing you should handle. Don't get all worked up over a little difficulty. How can you accomplish anything like this? If you need to mobilize over such trivial things, I really don't know how you climbed to your current position?"
Chen Fang sighed softly.
He said, "Secretary Fu, are you implying that city lockdown asures are not allowed?"
"Haven't I made myself clear enough?"
Fu Zhiquan asked rhetorically.
Chen Fang nodded and said, "Clear, it's quite clear. In the face of people's life and death, your first considerations are achievents, GDP, your path to promotion. I've done what I could, and I have no regrets."
After speaking.
He took out a piece of paper from his pocket.
Handed it to Fu Zhiquan.
Fu Zhiquan asked, "What's this?"
"A leave of absence slip. Secretary Fu, you also know, so ti ago I spent ten days in detention, and my health has been weak ever since. So, I want to take a leave to recuperate for a while, and I hope you approve."
Chen Fang said sowhat dejectedly.
At this mont, Fu Zhiquan couldn't wait to let this "nuisance" get lost.
He directly took out a pen and swiftly wrote his na.
Then threw it back to Chen Fang, saying, "I'll give you a month's leave, take your ti recuperating, health is the capital of the revolution..."
With the approved leave slip in hand.
Deep inside, Chen Fang felt a wave of disappointnt.
Having spent so many years in politics.
He was always one for overcoming any challenges.
But this situation was different.
Today was just his first day as the City Secretary.
He didn't have the capability to contend with the people in front of him, especially with the Provincial Secretary confronting him himself.
Never before had he felt so disillusioned with the bewildering politics of Dongchuan Province as he did now.
"Secretary Chen, rest assured, during your leave, we'll handle all matters in Jindu City properly to ensure nothing goes wrong..."
Wang Guoxiang said with a smile.
The underlying aning of those words was clear to everyone.
He was implying that Jindu City would be the sa with or without Chen Fang.
Peng Qiuli didn't miss the chance to kick him when he was down either.
Nodding, he said, "We, the mbers of the Standing Committee, will definitely unite around the Jindu City leadership headed by Mayor Wang, ensuring all work operates smoothly during your absence."
"You'll regret this."
After saying this, Chen Fang turned and left.
Once his footsteps faded in the hallway.
A devilish smile appeared on Peng Qiuli's face.
"Ah Fang, are you really going to give up like this?"
In the office.
Chen Fang collapsed onto the sofa.
Ren Qing'an poured him a glass of water and asked with so concern.
Chen Fang smiled slightly.
He said, "I had anticipated the outco of today's eting."
Ren Qing'an was taken aback, asked, "Anticipated? You had already anticipated it? Then why go through the motion?"
Chen Fang sat up.
He said, "I wanted to see how many people would jump out. There might be a huge conspiracy behind this virus."
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