Liu Weiguo finished smoking a cigarette and bid farewell, Shen Hua picked up the phone on his desk, thinking about the wording, and directly dialed Xuetao's office phone.

  "Captain Ge just briefed me on the case," said Kuang Xuedao over the phone. "Based on the reactions of Vice Secretary Li Feng from your town, some masses and students, we initially judge that the seven troublemakers have a social gang nature. The two injured teachers and students are also seriously hurt. What's your town's view on this case?"

  "Secretary Li Feng, on behalf of our town's attitude, naturally fully supports the Municipal Public Security Bureau in cracking down on illegal crimes." Shen Hua was worried that these local rascals would not be dealt with severely enough, and how could they take the initiative to cover up for them. He also felt that Li Feng had a strong sense of being a sharp knife, cutting decisively and ruthlessly.

  "In addition, the leader of the gang is related to Lu Xiaoshan, the director of your town's police station. The nature of this case is quite serious and may involve other cases," said Kuang Xuetao over the phone, "I will immediately notify the Xiapu County Public Security Bureau and suggest that they suspend Lu Xiaoshan from his position for investigation. If any other problems are found, measures will be taken immediately..."

  Normally, Quan Xuetao didn't want to make a big deal out of internal affairs either, but Shen Hui had to step on the toes of someone like Mei Xi Town Police Station Director, who was just a small role player. There was no reason for him to help such an unrelated small role player get away with it. Secondly, Shen Hui was about to take charge of the overall work in Mei Xi Town, and before that, if something like this happened without being rectified, it would have a bad influence on the social atmosphere, which would be unfavorable for Shen Hui's future work.

  "There's one more thing, I'd like to ask Director Jin for help..." Shen Huai said.

  "Hmm, you said..." Khun Xuetao said.

  "I remember Director Kuang, you said that Liu Weiguo from your municipal bureau has experience, ability and principle, can't he be sent to our Meixi Town to strengthen our town's public security management?" Shen Huai asked.

  Unlike taking over a case, the township police station is a deputy department-level unit, and Meixi Township Police Station is also under the jurisdiction of Xiapu County Public Security Bureau. Liu Weiguo was a backbone in the municipal bureau, but to be promoted and assigned as the director of Meixi Township Police Station would be a difficult task even for Kan Xuetao.

  At the time of the rolling car incident, Shen Huai expressed his appreciation for Liu Weiguo and vaguely mentioned that he hoped Liu Weiguo could work in Meixi Town; three months later, Shen Huai formally made this request.

  At the time of the rolling stock incident, even if Shen Hua made a clear request, Kan Xuetao would still be evasive.

  Qian Xuetao guessed that Shen Hua had the backing of the new municipal party secretary on the day of the train incident, but at that time he did not know that it was Tan Qiping who would come to Donghua as the municipal party secretary.

  At that time, Shen Hua was just a deputy secretary of the town in his eyes. It's hard to say how important he is in the mind of the new municipal party committee secretary and whether the new municipal party committee secretary will support him directly intervening in the personnel arrangement of the deputy department level. As the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, Quan Xuetao naturally cannot put down his body and take a deputy department-level position within the public security system to please a deputy secretary of the town party committee.

  But as things have developed so far, not to mention Tan Qiping's appreciation for Shen Hua, nor Shen Hua's own outstanding abilities and the mysterious background that is vaguely revealed but cannot be seen through, even as a fellow municipal party secretary, Quan Xuetao feels responsible for helping Shen Hua resolve this matter.

  "Let me communicate with the Xiapu County Bureau first, there should be a way to solve it," said Kan Xuetao. Even if Liu Weiguo is not assigned to Meixi Town, Shen Hua will help him plead his case, and Kan Xuetao will consider promoting him. There can't be too few people around who can get things done, the Municipal Public Security Bureau also needs some capable people to hold up appearances.

  Upon hearing Kuang Xuetao's affirmative response, Shen Hua smiled and said: "Then I must thank Director Kuang, another day I'll invite Director Kuang to drink wine."

  "Secretary Tan is very satisfied with your work in Meixi Town and hopes you can achieve even better results; we are all worried for Secretary Tan." said Kuang Xuetao with a smile.

  He knew that Shen Hua had been secretly helping Tianheng Building over the years, and whether Tianheng Building's affairs could be handled well was crucial to Tan Qiping's ability to quickly grasp the situation in Donghua City; and whether Tan Qiping could quickly grasp the situation in Donghua City and suppress people like Gao Tianhe was also related to Quan Xuetao's own development.

  Everyone is a person in the same circle, and they naturally need to help each other. Although Shen Huai's official position was the lowest at this time, in Kuang Xuetao's view, Shen Huai's status in Tan Qiping's eyes was not low.

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  Du Jian received a call from County Party Secretary Tao Jixing in his office that morning.

  Tao Jixing spoke politely and said that old comrades should give young people opportunities to progress, asking Du Jian about his views on Shen Huai's work in Meixi Town during this period.

  What does Du Jian think? The county didn't even issue a transfer order to directly transfer him away, and Tao Ji Xing still called him to give him a preventive shot, which is already considered making amends with him.

  After the roller coaster incident, Du Jian had some expectation of today's outcome. Having psychological preparation is one thing, but being abandoned after operating for six or seven years, it's unlikely that the county would have a good position to settle him, and Du Jian felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

  It just so happened that Mei Xi Middle School encountered such a thing before the winter break, and Li Feng and Huang Xinliang were particularly enthusiastic in front of Shen Huai, making Du Jian's heart feel like a bundle of messy grass, unable to sit or stand.

  "Knock knock knock", the office door was knocked on.

  I don't know what other things will come knocking on the door. Du Jian sat back behind his office desk, called for a glass of cold tea to calm his mood, and let someone in.

  Town Education Office Director and Mei Xi Middle School Principal Zhou Xiaozhou sneaked in, closing the office door behind him. Du Jian was furious, thinking that if he hadn't indulged those hooligans who caused trouble at the middle school, Shen Hua wouldn't have publicly "slapped him in the face". With a stern expression, he said: "What's going on that you can't say with the door open? Sneaking around like thieves!"

  "Just now, someone from the municipal bureau called me over to understand the situation. Li Feng was talking to people from the municipal bureau with a somewhat off tone." Zhou Xiaozhou said.

  "What's wrong?" Du Jian said.

  "Li Feng said that Lu Xiaoshan's wife's brothers were a social gang, and they had caused trouble in Meixi Town, wasn't this framing Lu Xiaoshan?" Zhou Xiaozhou said, "If it was really a social gang, then Li Feng was in charge of comprehensive social security management, shouldn't he be held responsible?"

  "There's something wrong with you," Du Jian glared at Zhou Xiaozhou and said sternly, "Secretary Li can reflect deeply, but you're still talking nonsense here. I think it's your mind that's not right!"

  "I... " Zhou Xiaozhou couldn't help but want to defend himself, but felt that he shouldn't call out Du Jian for being dissatisfied with him. He changed the subject and said, "Secretary Shen going to Meixi Town is already a big deal, Secretary Du you are also very magnanimous, not taking it seriously, but today this matter, didn't he even consider that you and Mayor He were both present? He took out the file folder and slammed it at Lu Xiaoshan, scolding Lu Xiaoshan and me like we were his sons..."

  Du Jian furrowed his brow, closed his eyes and told Zhou Xiaozhou the truth: "Secretary Tao called me this morning and hoped I would leave Meixi; Li Feng should know about it..."

  "Ah!" Zhou Xiaozhou was stunned, he couldn't understand: Shen Hua had been the deputy secretary of Meixi Town for only three months, and the county was going to transfer Du Jian away to make way for him, was this reasonable?

  Zhou Xiaozhou asked tentatively: "Will He Zhenchang replace you as secretary?"

  "If He Qing Society replaces me, Li Feng won't be so enthusiastic," Du Jian said. "You, use your brain to manage the school well, don't end up like Lu Xiaoshan, blocking all his own retreats."

  "Lu Xiaoshan didn't say anything excessive today either. Moreover, the police station is under the dual leadership of the county bureau and the town government. Even if Shen Hua becomes the secretary, it's not necessarily possible to do anything to Lu Xiaoshan." Zhou Xiaozhou said.

  Du Jian opened his eyes and glanced at Zhou Xiaozhou, smiling slightly.

  Du Jian's smile made Zhou Xiaozhou feel a chill from the bottom of his heart, and he asked nervously: "What's wrong, did I say something wrong?"

  "Old Zhou, sit down," Du Jian said with an inexplicable sadness in his heart, pointing to the chair in front of the desk. As a person is about to leave, their words are also kind. He didn't want Zhou Xiaozhou to die unjustly in Meixi Town in the future either. He handed him a cigarette and said, "When I arrive at Meixi Town, you'll be in charge of education. We've worked together for six or seven years, so we're quite tacit. If you listen to me, tomorrow at the party-political meeting, voluntarily resign as head of the Education Office..."

  Zhou Xiaozhou remained silent, knowing that Du Jian's words wouldn't be unfounded. He carefully asked: "Secretary Du, are you saying that Lu Xiaoshan is going to take the fall for this case?"

  "If the seven little rascals who made trouble today were a social gang, and the protective umbrella wasn't me, wasn't Li Feng, or He Qing She, then who would it be?" Du Jian asked.

  "..." Zhou Xiaozhou took a deep breath of cool air, "I knew Li Feng's tone was off today, can he really do it?"

  "How can he not bring himself to do it?" Du Jian smiled wryly.

  Li Feng had no choice, either to follow Lu Xiaoshan and take the blame for this case, or to actively offer himself as a knife to Shen Huan, stabbing Lu Xiaoshan to death with one blow.

  As a grassroots cadre, I don't know how many knives he stabbed his colleagues with to get the position of deputy secretary of the town party committee. Li Feng is not even 40 years old yet, would he want to spend his whole life being trampled under others' feet and never getting ahead?

  Looking at Zhou Xiaozhou's silence, Du Jian said: "Lu Xiaoshan is also to blame for this. He didn't consider the situation and didn't know how to restrain himself. His brother-in-law ran to the middle school and beat up two teachers and students like this. If we don't handle it seriously, it will be hard to explain to the teachers and students of the school, as well as to the parents..."

  At this time, the phone on the office desk rang, Du Jianxian answered the phone, unexpectedly it was County Party Secretary Tao Jixing's phone call again.

  Zhou Xiaozhou got up and was about to leave, but Du Jian signaled him to sit down beside him first, as he still had something to say to Zhou Xiaozhou.

  "Director Tao, I just so happen to have something to report to you; what's the matter with your call?" Du Jian asked.

  "Are you referring to the incident where a social gang entered Mei Xi Town Middle School and beat up two teachers and students?" Tao Ji Xing asked directly over the phone, "I'm talking about the same thing."

  "Yes, I want to report to Secretary Tao that today seven social youths broke into our middle school and acted hooligan, they were stopped by teachers and students but then beat them up, causing serious physical harm to two of the teachers and students who have been sent to the city hospital for emergency treatment. The youth who led the trouble is a relative of Ru Xiaoshan, the head of Mei Creek Town Police Station, I think Ru Xiaoshan has suspicions of connivance and covering up. Of course, I also bear great responsibility for this matter..."

  "Oh, the comrades from the municipal bureau who are in charge of investigating this case have already reported the situation to the county. I'm looking for you to verify it. It seems that the situation is indeed more severe than imagined. The county and the county public security bureau will immediately send an investigation team, and Mei Creek Town will be responsible for cooperating with the investigation..."

  "Alright, Meixi Town will fully cooperate with the investigation." Du Jian and others hung up the phone before putting it down.