Feng Qingxue glanced at Secretary Zheng, "Didn't you say that Li Chengdong was promoted from above? Can you replace him without the approval from above? If you don't have that power, Ajiang and I will go directly to the municipal committee, to save you the trouble."
Upon hearing this, Secretary Zheng and both the township head and deputy laughed.
"Replacing him, of course, can't be decided by us alone; we have to report it," Chen, the township head, carefully explained. "Li Chengdong's guilt is proven. The person who promoted him from above would only feel embarrassed. Thinking of their own future, they certainly won't come forward to defend Li Chengdong. Besides, what gives a county committee member the right to prove Li Chengdong's innocence?"
Although Chen, the township head, didn't spell it out clearly, both Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue understood in an instant.