Volume 3 Chapter 133 - Down with Dismounted Valor (1)

  Liu Fei's face showed a sincere smile: "Little friend, do you know Qian?"

  The little boy nodded.

  Liu Fei said: "That's good." After finishing, Liu Fei took out his wallet and handed a stack of RMB to the little boy from inside, smiling and saying: "Do you know how much money this is?"

  The little boy looked surprised, but still took the money and counted it. Then he raised his head and said: "It's 13. Uncle gave you the money, you must hide it well, don't let those scammers cheat you."

  Liu Fei smiled wryly and stuffed the money into the little boy's hand, saying: "Little friend, this money is from your uncle. Consider it as buying this sheep from you. Later, I'll help you move this sheep to the side of the road. You go back and give the money to your dad, and let him take this sheep back, okay?"

  The little boy was stunned, but he soon shook his head and handed the money to Liu Fei, saying: "Uncle, I can't take your money. Dad told me not to take other people's things casually."

  Liu Fei lovingly stroked the little boy's head and said: "Little friend, what is your name?"

  The little boy felt Liu Fei's sincerity and smiled: "Uncle, my name is Yu Xiaobao, my father's name is Yu Dabao, and my grandfather's name is Yu Laobao."

  Hearing such an interesting name, Liu Fei also smiled: "Little Treasure, this money is your uncle's replacement for the official who killed your sheep, just take it."

  Yu Xiaobao heard that it was for those who were in office, hesitated for a moment and took it over, but still asked with a suspicious face: "But uncle, do you know them? Can you get the money back from them?"

  Liu Fei patted Yu Xiaobao's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Uncle will definitely get the money back. You see, Uncle is also an official, and Uncle's official position is higher than theirs."

  Yu Xiubao sat up and drove the sheep to the side of the road, looking at the dead sheep with worry.

  Liu Fei smiled, then rolled up his sleeves, grabbed the four hooves of the dead sheep and moved it to the side of the road. Only then did he smile at the little boy and say: "You go home and call your dad to move the sheep. Uncle is leaving."

  Yu Xiaobao nodded, but didn't leave immediately. Instead, he moved a few stones to encircle the sheep, then said to Liu Fei: "In our place, as long as you use stones to surround something, others will know it belongs to someone and won't take it away. Thank you, Uncle. Although you said you're an official, you're a good one, different from those people." After finishing speaking, Yu Xiaobao turned around and drove the sheep away.

  During the whole process of Liu Fei's handling, Deputy Director Dong Daquan of the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department stood silently beside him, without saying a word. However, his eyes revealed a hint of appreciation. Although Liu Fei's parachuting into Hengyang City was a decision made by the Provincial Party Committee, the Municipal Party Committee still strongly opposed it, especially Director Guo Youli of the Organization Department, who was extremely dissatisfied with this decision. Originally, he had planned to recommend the current Deputy County Magistrate Gong Chunshan as the new County Magistrate, and this plan had already been communicated with Secretary Han Wenlong of the Municipal Party Committee. However, it was unexpected that the Provincial Party Committee would parachute Liu Fei in. As a result, Director Guo Youli should have personally escorted Liu Fei to take office, but he excused himself by attending a meeting in the province and dodged the task. Even the Deputy Director found an excuse to dodge, so the third-ranking Deputy Director Dong Daquan of the Organization Department had to escort Liu Fei instead. In Dong's view, Liu Fei was merely relying on being the confidential secretary of Provincial Governor Jiang Zhengyuan, gaining his trust and promotion, which enabled him to become the County Magistrate. However, after witnessing how Liu Fei handled this matter, he couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart.

  Although Liu Fei didn't say a word from start to finish in handling this matter, Dong Daquan, who was good at observing expressions, still detected the sharp and fierce look that flashed across Liu Fei's eyes just now.

  Dong Daquan looked at Liu Fei and thought to himself, "It seems that this Liu Fei is not a simple person after all. I need to pay more attention to him in the future. Maybe such a person is not just a ordinary employee, who knows when he will become his own superior."

  Dong Daquan smiled and handed a stack of paper towels from the car to Liu Fei, saying: "County Mayor Liu, you wipe your hands first."

  Liu Fei took over the tissue and smiled in gratitude, and the two got on the car, rushing to the scene of Xishan County.

  All the way, Liu Fei carefully observed the living conditions of the people on both sides of the road. The low and short villages, the dilapidated national highway, and the poor little shepherd boy Xiao Bao, everything made Liu Fei feel a sense of heaviness in his heart, and at the same time, he felt a strong sense of responsibility and mission. As the head of Xishan County, how to change the county's poverty-stricken and backward economic situation would be the biggest challenge he would face.

  30 minutes later, the car drove into the county town.

  The county town is not bad, after entering the county town, a wide and straight road runs through the east and west, and the county government is located in the core position of the county town. Walking along the wide road for less than 5 minutes, I arrived at the county government. Because the county government is really easy to find. In the whole county town, the county government building is a landmark building. It is an 18-story magnificent building.

  Not far from the building is a European-style two-story villa that looks very luxurious and high-end.

  Looking at these luxurious buildings, Liu Fei couldn't help but frown when he compared them to the low and small houses he saw on the road. How could a poor county afford such a luxurious building? A big question mark was left in his mind. However, time passed quickly, not allowing him to think much. The car soon stopped at the gate of the county government compound.

  A large crowd of people were already waiting at the entrance of the county government.

  First was a middle-aged man with a thin face, who looked to be in his 40s, wearing glasses and looking refined and elegant, dressed in a crisp white shirt.

  Everyone else stood half a body behind him. This middle-aged man was Zhou Wenfu, the county party secretary of Xishan County.

  Liu Fei and Dong Daquan got off the car, Zhou Wenfu walked over with a smile on his face, stretched out his hand to shake hands with Dong Daquan first, saying: "Director Dong's noble presence is a long-awaited welcome, forgive me for not meeting you earlier!"

  Dong Daquan smiled: "Secretary Zhou, it's so hot outside and I made you wait, my heart is really uneasy. Secretary Zhou, let me introduce you to the person next to me, he is Liu Fei, the new county magistrate of Xishan County who just took office. From now on, you two will be working together, cooperate closely and strive to boost the economy of Xishan County."

  Zhou Wenfu looked at Liu Fei, and Liu Fei also looked at Zhou Wenfu.

  Zhou Wenfu looked at Liu Fei, and it was as if he saw a small calf, just out of the thatched cottage, but with its horns already exposed. He smiled, thinking this was an interesting young man who, at 24 years old, had gained the trust of the provincial governor to be sent to Xishan County. From his perspective as county party secretary, he couldn't see through what chess move Governor Jiang Zhengyuan was making next. Zhou Wenfu had already heard about Jiang's plan to transfer Liu Fei even before it was confirmed that Liu would be parachuted in. He received the news very quickly after Jiang decided to make the move. He understood that every leader, when they are about to leave or retire, will try to help their personal secretary get promoted. According to conventional wisdom, it shouldn't be difficult for a provincial governor's personal secretary to get a certain official position within the provincial government; in fact, it should be easy, and the promotion would come quickly. However, Jiang Zhengyuan did the opposite: before he left, not only did he not promote Liu Fei, but he actually demoted him to Xishan County, which was famous throughout the province for being poor. Zhou Wenfu couldn't understand this, but it didn't stop him from learning more about Liu Fei's other aspects. After confirming that Liu would be coming to Xishan County, Zhou used his connections to obtain very detailed information about Liu.

  In this profile, Liu Fei is a very arrogant guy, impulsive and hot-headed, unable to bear even the slightest grievance. Although he has been tempered by Jiang Zhengyuan for 4 years, his sharp edges have been somewhat reined in, but his arrogant and impulsive personality remains unchanged. Just before he left, he beat up Cheng Hui, the original deputy secretary-general of the provincial government, for no apparent reason, which was Liu Fei's second time beating up Cheng Hui, so the incident had already spread throughout the various departments of the provincial government. Although Liu Fei was severely criticized afterwards, this did not affect Jiang Zhengyuan's trust in him. Moreover, during his tenure as secretary, Liu Fei performed extremely well.

  Through the materials, Zhou Wenfu judged that Liu Fei should be a relatively smart and knows how to please his leaders. His other abilities are not shown in the materials, so Zhou Wenfu has doubts about whether Liu Fei can do well as the county head, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he stretched out his hand warmly and smiled at Liu Fei: "County Head Liu, you're very young and full of energy. In the future, the economic development of Xishan County will depend on young people like you to take charge. We're all old."

  Liu Fei couldn't see the slight disdain in Zhou Wenfu's eyes, but having been by Jiang Zhengyuan's side for a long time, he naturally knew how to respond to the situation. He smiled and extended his hand to shake hands with Zhou Wenfu, saying: "Secretary Zhou, you're too polite. As the number one leader of Xishan County, I, as the deputy class leader, will definitely unite closely with the class leader and strive to work together to boost Xishan County's economy."

  Who can't speak polite words, let alone Liu Fei who has been mixing with the provincial governor for a long time. Therefore, after Liu Fei said this, no matter what he thought in his heart, Zhou Wenfu still listened to it quite comfortably. In this sentence, Liu Fei fully revealed a piece of information, that is, he would unite around the county committee in the future. Who is the county committee? Of course, it's Zhou Wenfu representing the county committee, which means uniting around Zhou Wenfu.