Chapter 19: The Secretary Was Voted Out!

  The vote count on the venue side has ended, and the voting results of the candidate representatives have been announced. The last one is Du Xinmin with 9 votes, and Wang Liben got 43 votes. Among the twelve people, he ranked eleventh, tenth place Jiang Mingwan, got 52 votes.

  Wang Lisheng was honorably discharged!

  The result left the members of the presidium sitting on the stage stunned, everyone knew that the secretary of the township party committee and the township head were naturally elected as county party representatives, even if they were elected, it was just a formality, but such a routine walk-through actually directly eliminated the secretary of the township party committee!

  The host, Yang Liguo, a township organization committee member who was presiding over the election on stage, was at a loss. Luo Zhili, an organizational department cadre who had come to guide the election work, had only been working for a few years and had never experienced such a thing before. Both of them were new to this kind of situation and looked at each other in dismay, not knowing what to do next.

  Under the stage was also a buzz of voices, with everyone whispering to each other.

  Just now when voting, many people still had some entanglements in their hearts. According to the education they received, they should listen to the call and elect Wang Liben. But thinking of Wang Liben's actions in Shanhe Township made people feel cold, and they were extremely unwilling to vote for Wang Liben. After thinking about it, the latter finally prevailed. They thought that not voting for Wang Liben wouldn't make a difference, others wouldn't know; anyway, even if Wang Liben was elected, it wouldn't be short of this one vote. Not voting for Wang Liben could at least express their dissatisfaction and make Wang Liben feel uncomfortable.

  There are not a few people who have such thoughts, so everyone actually has a bit of feeling in their hearts, thinking that Wang Liben's votes this time will not be high. However, no one really thought that Wang Liben would actually be voted out, so they all felt extremely surprised. Although everyone tried to cover it up, there was still a hint of delight and excitement in their expressions, as well as schadenfreude...

  Lu Zhengdong's gaze returned from the others, and he was not surprised at this result. In fact, he had already foreseen such a result. Because before the election, Wang Liben did not find anything unusual among the cadres and masses below, and the development of things was completely in line with his idea, so he knew that things were successful halfway.

  But this is just the beginning. The election has turned out like this, and Wang Liben must also be unwilling to accept it. His superiors will not sit idly by either.

  There are still many things to deal with next, but no matter what, the result is absolutely enough for Wang Liben to drink a pot!

  Lu Zhengdong's gaze shifted from the people below to those on stage, Wu Zhonghe sat with his eyes slightly closed and expressionless, like an old monk in meditation. Lu Zhengdong couldn't help but smile slightly in his heart, at this moment Wu Zhonghe's inner self must not be as calm as his appearance, being able to see Wang Liben before leaving, Wu Zhonghe was probably overjoyed.

  On the other side, Yang Ligu was fidgety and anxious, constantly looking towards the entrance of the meeting room, obviously waiting for Wang Liben to arrive.

  As usual, Wang Liben was supposed to announce the election results and deliver a speech. But now that such an unexpected situation has arisen, it's not about announcing the results but rather how to deal with the aftermath.

  The buzzing sound below gradually subsided, and everyone followed Yang Liguos gaze to look towards the entrance, who all knew that if such a result appeared, there must be a good show to watch.

  Lu Zhengdong also leaned over, he too wanted to see what kind of expression Wang Liben would have at this moment!

  Just as everyone was looking for Wang Li's figure, an old man sitting on the rostrum dozed off suddenly stood up with his cane, pulled over the microphone from in front of Yang Liguang, and forcefully knocked twice on it with his palm. The "thud thud" sound immediately drew everyone's attention to him. The old man seemed very satisfied with this effect and said loudly:

  "Have you finished voting? Then let's congratulate the elected comrades."

  The old man said, leading the applause.

  The old man's name is Liang Huitian, who participated in the Anti-Japanese War, Liberation War and Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, shed blood, was wounded, and is the oldest veteran party member in the countryside. He has been a main member of the presidium at every Party Congress, but he is old now, his legs are also crippled, generally he won't attend meetings, unexpectedly today he came and made such a move.

  On the one side, Luo Zhili was stunned for a moment. He knew that Wang Liben's election was not going well, but other representatives were indeed elected. Seeing Liang Huitian's serious face, he thought that such an old revolutionary would say so, and subconsciously applauded.

  When Luo Zhili appeared, everyone applauded. The other members on the rostrum were stunned for a moment, but they also applauded. Seeing that everyone on the rostrum was applauding, those below had no choice but to follow suit and applaud as well. The whole audience was swept up in the applause without being able to help themselves.

  The applause was initially perfunctory, but gradually grew more fervent and prolonged, as if it would never end. It was unclear whether the audience was congratulating the winner or gloating over Wang Liben's loss, but either way, there was something unsettling about it...

  Yang Liguo on one side saw the situation was not good and hastily said:

  "Old Liang, can't make it, can't make it... Secretary Wang has been voted out..."

  Yang Liguo did not notice the microphone in front of Liang Hui, and his words were clearly transmitted.

  Liang Hui Tian glared with his eyes:

  "What's with this dying and not living? I haven't thought of dying yet..."

  The people below burst into laughter, but Liang Hui Tian remained solemn:

  "Secretary Wang? What's wrong with Secretary Wang? Do you think I don't know he was voted out? Good riddance, good riddance! It seems the eyes of our vast party members and cadres are clear. How did we come to power? We relied on the masses. Wang Liben has completely lost touch with the people, playing a discordant tune. Such officials who play a discordant tune cannot represent our vast party members and masses!"

  Liang Huitian was speaking eloquently there, and Lu Zhengdong's heart was filled with mixed emotions. Liang Huitian's speech lacked culture and his level of education was limited, repeating the same few sentences over and over again. Perhaps people like Liang Huitian had flaws such as liking to point fingers, blow raspberries, and pretend to be a veteran, but deep down, they flowed with the straightforward and unyielding blood of an old party member, daring to openly stand up at critical moments.

  Hunchbacked Liang Hui Tian looked very old and small, but at this moment in Lu Zhengdong's eyes, he was very tall and majestic. It is precisely because of the support of countless people like him that the country's backbone has been upheld...

  Li Hui Tian suddenly came up with this, Yang Li Guo was embarrassed and stunned there for a while. Seeing that Wang Li Ben and Xiao Yong Nian had not appeared yet, he couldn't sit still anymore. He whispered a few words to Luo Zhi Li on the side, and the two of them quickly got up and left the meeting room...