The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 133 Assassination!

Chapter 133: Chapter 133 Assassination!

The attacker was none other than Zhang Cheng, who had been missing for two days.

He appeared suddenly, stabbing a knife towards Xu Qianli’s chest, almost succeeding.

In that critical moment, Xu Qianli instinctively dodged; his chest was spared, but his arm sustained a deep cut.

Zhang Cheng’s eyes were blood-red, his face twisted with ferocity. Missing with his first stab, he lunged forward with another.

"Xu Qianli, you scoundrel, go to hell!"

Xu Qianli reacted quickly, pushing Ge Pingping aside while ignoring the intense pain in his arm and kicking Zhang Cheng straight on.

The powerful kick sent Zhang Cheng flying backwards, his short knife clattering to the ground.

But Zhang Cheng was merciless; despite the severe pain, he scrambled to reclaim his knife.

Xu Qianli was faster, kicking the knife away and grappling with Zhang Cheng.

"People, come quickly! Murder! Zhang Cheng is here to kill..."

Ge Pingping finally reacted, screaming at the top of her lungs.

It was office hours, the building brimming with people. Prompted by Ge Pingping’s cries, a crowd rapidly gathered.

Xu Qianli, already having the upper hand, was beating Zhang Cheng down.

With a large group now aiding him, they quickly pinned Zhang Cheng to the ground, securing him tightly with ropes.

"Let me go, you bunch of bastards, let go of me!"

"Xu Qianli, you dog, I will kill you, I will kill you. If you dare, let me go and let me kill you..."

Zhang Cheng, firmly pinned and tied, struggled desperately, yelling hoarsely.

He had risked everything to kill Xu Qianli for revenge, but this was his fate; he was not willing to accept it.

Xu Qianli kicked Zhang Cheng in the back, "Shut your mouth!"

With that kick, Zhang Cheng almost got kicked to death, no longer able to yell.

Ge Changhong was also alerted and came out of his office, shocked by the scene before him.

He saw a man tightly bound on the ground while Xu Qianli’s arm was covered in blood.

"What happened? What in the world happened?"

Ge Pingping explained quickly, "Just now, as Xu Qianli and I were about to leave, this guy charged at us with a knife trying to kill Xu Qianli. Luckily, Xu Qianli was quick, otherwise, he would have been stabbed right into the heart!"

Thinking about how close Xu Qianli came to being too slow, Ge Pingping was terrified and couldn’t help but cry.

She had finally met a man she liked, only to almost witness him being murdered right before her eyes; she was utterly terrified.

Xu Qianli said, "Stop crying, I’m fine. Uncle Ge, this guy is Zhang Cheng, the one who previously fled out of guilt!"

"What? He is Zhang Cheng?"

Ge Changhong was furious.

"Good heavens, Zhang Cheng, you previously attempted to assault a female subordinate and fled due to guilt. Not only did you not repent, but you also sneaked into the County Committee with a knife to assassinate Xu Qianli. Your crimes are heinous!"

"Someone, immediately instruct the criminal police team to come over and handle this!"

"Notify the judicial authorities, this case must be dealt with severely, swiftly, and without any leniency!"

Booming with rage, Ge Changhong gave his commands on the spot.

He had barely selected Xu Qianli as his favorite son-in-law when, in the blink of an eye, someone almost killed him. It was despicable, utterly despicable!

He didn’t care about the Zhang Cheng’s influential backing, Zhang Kuisan, today he absolutely had to deal with the matter severely!

Ge Pingping wiped her tears, anxiously looking at Xu Qianli’s arm.

"Ouch, such a big wound, Xu Qianli, it must be very painful for you."

"Ah, so much blood is flowing, quick, stop the bleeding, we need to stop it quickly."

"Medicine box, quick, someone find a medicine box."

When Ge Pingping said that, someone immediately hurried to get a medicine box.

But with such a severe injury, the medicine box wasn’t much use, it could only provide temporary bandaging to stop the bleeding.

Fearing that delaying too long would result in Xu Qianli losing too much blood, Ge Changhong quickly had his driver take Xu Qianli to the hospital.

Ge Pingping stayed by Xu Qianli’s side the whole time, going with him to the hospital.

Upon arriving at the county hospital, they had already received a call from Ge Changhong in advance and were prepared; they immediately rushed Xu Qianli into the emergency room.

Doctors and nurses, along with the surgical instruments, were all ready; once the person arrived, they immediately started surgery.

Xu Qianli lay on the operating table, caught between laughter and tears, thinking it was just a stab wound; was there really a need to make such a big fuss?

Several doctors and nurses professionally cleaned and disinfected the wound before beginning to stitch it up efficiently.

Xu Qianli’s arm was numbed with medication, completely sensationless, but his mind was still clear. Bored, he looked around aimlessly, and his gaze quickly fell on a female doctor.

He saw her with tears in her eyes, looking utterly heartbroken.

Suddenly, Xu Qianli recognized who she was.

After all, it was Liu Qian!

She was wearing a mask, glasses, and a cap, her body covered in a sterile suit, wrapped up like a rice dumpling; Xu Qianli hadn’t recognized her at first, but now he finally did.

Liu Qian also looked towards Xu Qianli, their eyes meeting.

Liu Qian gave him a reproachful, deeply resentful glance and then continued with the surgery.

Xu Qianli smacked his lips, wanting to say something, but, given there were others around, he could not speak up.

While Xu Qianli was undergoing surgery, the County Committee was holding a meeting.

Enraged by the incident, Ge Changhong immediately ordered someone to inform leaders from Jiang City County Party Committee and Government, People’s Congress, and CPPCC, and heads of various county offices, that anyone in the county should drop whatever they were handling and come to the meeting right away.

In the meeting, Ge Changhong flew into a rage, berating Jiang City’s poor law and order, directly blaming Jiang City Public Security Bureau Chief Li Weiguo, ordering his suspension and demanding a thorough self-criticism report.

Ge Changhong also indirectly criticized some comrades for lacking unity and engaging in petty maneuvers, directly pointing the finger at Zhang Kuisan, causing Zhang Kuisan’s face to look extremely unsightly.

Zhang Kuisan was baffled by this situation; his nephew, Zhang Cheng, what was he thinking? Armed with a knife, he had gone to the County Committee and attempted to assassinate the Government Office Director, Xu Qianli.

With such a major incident, it was impossible for Zhang Kuisan not to be implicated.

Just when Zhang Kuisan was extremely troubled, suddenly a group of people burst into the meeting room, the leader immediately made his purpose clear.

"Secretary Ge, sorry to interrupt."

"We are from the City Disciplinary Inspection Committee, and we would like to have Zhang Kuisan come with us for a talk to understand the situation."

"Comrade Zhang Kuisan, please come with us."

The visitors were from the City Disciplinary Inspection Committee, and specifying they came for Zhang Kuisan, the meeting room instantly fell silent, deathly quiet, as everyone’s gaze turned towards Zhang Kuisan.

Zhang Kuisan turned pale, his face draining of all color, wanting to say something but unable to speak, as two comrades from the City Disciplinary Inspection Committee stepped forward and took him out of the meeting room.