Liu Zhizhong went to "recuperate" in Singapore; oh, he's sick again.

With him gone, naturally, the domestic attention subsided.

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But in the administrative level, or in officialdom, Liu Zhizhong's spotlight also dimmed significantly.

He's not doing well physically, constantly having heart attacks. Can such a person still be groomed? Does he have a big political future?

Zhang Hongyang, on the other hand, felt his chance had arrived!

Other than my reproductive capability being somewhat off, everything else is fine!

At least, I don't have hereditary heart disease, right?

With Liu Zhizhong in this condition, he can't go far in officialdom, can he?

It still has to be me, Zhang Hongyang. I must make good use of the time when Liu Zhizhong is absent to build my own Shanan circle, establish an image, produce political achievements, show my colleagues, and let the superiors see.

With the secretary gone, as this Party's deputy secretary and county mayor, I should call the shots in Shanan, at least to put on such an air.

However, just two days after Liu Zhizhong left, Zhang Hongyang brought up an old matter, attempting to organize a dinner group to win over some senior county committee members he thought he could corrupt.

Unexpectedly, they refused, saying, "We must strictly implement the living rules set by Secretary Liu! These new regulations are well-known; even the state and province are praising them by name. We can't break them as soon as they've been laid down!"

Zhang Hongyang was so embarrassed, his face turned ashen. Even after several invitations, they still stood firm, resolutely implementing Secretary Liu's guidelines.

Zhang Hongyang hung up the phone, cursing, and was immensely frustrated!

Is Liu Zhizhong's heart condition that bad, yet these idiots still want to rally closely around him?

After a few days, an important directive was issued from above, and the county committee meeting had to be held. Naturally, Zhang Hongyang wanted to take center stage, lead the study, and all that.

After going through the formalities, he talked about a project, stating that there was a five billion yuan agricultural project team introduced from Shadong County. The requirements from the owner were: a ten-year tax exemption and other additional fees, but the basic construction costs had to be borne at 60% by the local government.

The project originally was a good one, beneficial to the county and its people.

But the owner's close relationship with Zhang Hongyang and the private contacts and some promises of deals became known.

But for the county, it's very disadvantageous.

After presenting the project, Zhang Hongyang smiled and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm done speaking. Who approves, who disapproves, let's vote to decide! I'm in favor."

After speaking, he raised his hand himself, then looked at everyone with a harmonious smile.

Unexpectedly, the majority of the remaining committee members voted against it, with only one abstention.

Zhang Hongyang's face immediately looked awkward, "Ladies and gentlemen, we've never had such a situation in our meetings! Don't you understand the many benefits of this project?"

Someone immediately retorted, "County Head Zhang, we haven't seen the benefits yet, but we've seen a heap of detriments. If Secretary Liu were here, he would definitely oppose it."

"Indeed, by Secretary Liu's style and perspective, he wouldn't support such a project."

"I think so too; Secretary Liu wouldn't support it. Sigh, it'd be better if he were here..."

"County Head Zhang, when Secretary Liu left, he told us to decide things big and small democratically, so here we are, being democratic..."

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