Chapter 54: Ouyang Ming's Resentment

  After the county bureau's personnel department posted the pre-appointment public notice for this round of cadre selection and appointment, Ouyang Ming, who was extremely disheartened, secretly found Su Lihua, the deputy director with whom he had a relatively good relationship, to ask why he got stuck at the party group examination stage - because according to general selection and appointment conventions, the party group examination is just a routine procedure, as long as one's performance stands out in the first few rounds and they enter the examination list, they will basically be promoted.

  But this time, it was completely different: Firstly, the registration qualifications and conditions for the head of a division were very strict, even a bit harsh; Secondly, only two people were eligible to compete for the position, but in the end, they were all eliminated due to insufficient votes from party group members.

  There must be something fishy going on here...

  Su Lihua first declared: he himself voted in favor of Ou Yangming. Then, he directly told him: the party group had a thorough discussion and secretly sought opinions from some cadres and discipline inspectors, and their evaluation of Ou Yangming was: having a superficial work style, having bad habits of playing cards and gambling, liking to associate with people from the underworld, enforcing laws arbitrarily, and also having reflections on integrity...

  The reason for vetoing Zeng's promotion is: although he has a down-to-earth style, is diligent in his work, but lacks strong innovation consciousness and leadership ability. The First Division has the largest number of cadres, the most taxpaying households under its jurisdiction, the heaviest annual tax revenue task, and faces the greatest challenges and pressures. With Zeng's ability and leadership level, it may be difficult for him to control such a crucial division, and it will also be difficult for him to manage the twenty or so cadres under his command.

  After saying these words, Su Lihua repeatedly reminded Ouyang Ming: the things that were told to him by the top are all secrets of the party group meeting, and they must not be leaked out...

  Ouyang Ming was not convinced, but had to admit that the party group's evaluation of him and Zeng Zhan was indeed relatively fair. He himself knew his own shortcomings: he liked to gamble and play cards, and his reputation was notorious; he liked to make things difficult for taxpayers, and the benefits he gained were not small...

  Zeng Zhi is indeed a bit too honest, he can be a deputy who gets things done, but if he were to take the helm, there would indeed be a problem of insufficient ability...

  Originally, Ouyang Ming still wanted to go find Zou Wenming to reason with him in person and ask him why he was being blocked. But after hearing Su Lihua's account of the party group's evaluation of him, he immediately lost his nerve: he indeed had a lot of problems himself, if he went to reason with the boss, what if he angered him, and the people who arranged the investigation room came to investigate his integrity and work style issues, he might not even be able to keep his current deputy director position, and there was even a risk of being investigated...

  He could only cry with a sad face, thank Su Lihua, and then leave his office dejectedly.

  Su Lihua looked at him with a wretched expression, and a bitter smile appeared on his face - in fact, these words were all intentionally revealed to Ouyang Ming by Zou Wenming, the purpose was to shut up him and Zeng Zhan, not letting them have any ideas of making trouble or reporting.

  Before Ye Ming arrived at the First Division to report for work, Ouyang Ming still had a glimmer of fantasy in his heart: as the most senior deputy director of the First Division, with another deputy director Liu Pengcheng who was promoted just last year and used to be his apprentice, and Ye Ming also being newly promoted. In the absence of a division chief, he, as the most senior deputy director, should have been clearly entrusted by the party group to temporarily take charge of the overall work of the division. If that were the case, he could barely accept it.

  However, after the publicity period ended, on a Monday morning, Ye Ming came to report for duty at the First Division Bureau accompanied by Party Secretary and Director Zou Wenming and the head of the Personnel Department. Ouyang Ming's last glimmer of hope was also dashed - among all the promoted cadres in the bureau, even if it was a mid-level leading cadre reporting for duty at a new unit, there would be at most only a deputy director in charge of personnel work accompanying them. But Ye Ming came to report for duty, and the top leader personally accompanied him, which can only mean that Ye Ming actually came to the First Division Bureau as an acting top leader.

  As expected, at the meeting to welcome Deputy Director Ye Ming attended by all cadres of the First Division, Zou Wenming made an impromptu speech. The main point was: The First Division is a very important division, and its annual tax collection task accounts for half of the county bureau's planned task. In order to further improve the various tax-related work of the division, the county bureau party group decided, after careful study, that Comrade Ye Ming would temporarily take charge of the overall work of the First Division.

  Next, he talked about Ye Ming's strengths and advantages: Comrade Ye Ming is now the "Advanced Individual of Justice and Bravery" in the whole province, and a banner in the provincial taxation system. He has both virtues and talents, not only is his work style clean and honest, but also good at writing and speaking, with high comprehensive quality, strong innovation consciousness, dare to take risks and make bold decisions, and his business level is also very solid. I believe that under Comrade Ye Ming's leadership, the First Taxation Bureau will definitely create a new situation, and will make outstanding contributions to the county bureau's completion of various taxation tasks...

  It wasn't until then that Ouyang Ming suddenly realized: the job application standard full of rigid rules and regulations wasn't tailored for him, but was instead made to pave the way for Ye Ming; and the so-called "宁缺毋滥" principle was just an excuse, with the goal being to eliminate all participants in the competition for the position of head of the department, leaving the seat empty for Ye Ming to take.

  In other words, all those who participated in the competition for the position of bureau chief were destined to end in tragedy from the very beginning. The only difference is that the actors performing this tragic play have been kept in the dark from start to finish, manipulated and fooled by the directors of this play, and finally they will be silenced with a set of grandiose reasons...

  A surge of resentment burst forth from his heart and shot straight up to the top of his head.

  When Zou Wenming was speaking, he gave a venomous glance at Zou Wenming and then at Ye Ming, as if he wanted to stand up on the spot and expose their director's conspiracy...

  But in the end, thinking of his current situation and recalling Su Lihua's account of the party group's evaluation of him, he could only forcibly suppress his impulsive thoughts and begin to plot how to create some trouble and difficulties for Ye Ming, not letting him smoothly become the acting director...

  That night, Ye Ming was pulled by many mid-level cadres to entertain guests and got drunk at the Chu Tian Hotel.

  When he returned to the dormitory, it was already eleven o'clock at night. He opened the door with a drunken swagger, just about to turn on the light, when a slender and tall figure suddenly pounced on him from the darkness, wrapping her arms around his body while pressing her fiery lips onto his...