The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 441: Unlucky Fu Guotai!

Chapter 441: Chapter 441: Unlucky Fu Guotai!

Fu Guotai?

The newly appointed County Party Secretary, Fu Guotai, was actually a murderer, a criminal?

At that moment, everyone present was stunned.

What exactly did Xu Qianli intend by this assertion, given that Fu Guotai had clearly just arrived in Jiang City? How could he possibly commit murder in Jiang City?

Zou Ming, furious, slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

"Xu Qianli, enough is enough! This is an extended session of the County Committee, not a place for you to make baseless accusations."

"You disrupt the order of the meeting without reason, show no respect for organizational discipline, and blatantly slander the leadership. Your actions are excessively vile!"

"Someone expel him immediately—I must deal with this seriously!"

In his rage, Zou Ming was about to forcefully remove Xu Qianli and even considered stripping him of his official position.

Xu Qianli said, "Secretary Zou, please calm down. I am not making baseless accusations; rather, I have concrete evidence. The murderer is our new County Party Secretary... sitting right next to Vice Secretary Ma Kaige!"

What... Vice Secretary Ma Kaige next to County Party Secretary Fu Guotai?

Everyone was confused. You pointed at Fu Guotai, but why are you turning the focus to Ma Kaige?

Ma Kaige, furious, leaped up and said angrily, "You’re slandering me, Xu Qianli! I’ve never offended you before. Why are you publicly throwing dirt on me and defaming me? I’ll have you know, Ma Kaige acts uprightly and honorably, I’ve never even killed a chicken, let alone a person. Today, you maliciously defame me. You must provide an explanation, or I will fight you!"

"Yes, Vice Secretary Ma is kind-hearted and gentle, never willing to even step on an ant. He’s never harsh with anyone and always kind to his subordinates. How could such a person possibly be a murderer?"

"It seems Xu Qianli has lost his mind, jumping out to bite anyone. His old backer, the former County Magistrate, is dead and his new backer, Secretary Ge, has been put under investigation. He’s in an awkward position in the county, was snubbed at today’s County Committee meeting, so he must have developed a grudge against Vice Secretary Ma. He’s acting like a cornered dog."

"When he was previously influential, he was all airs. Now, fallen on bad times and seeing the end coming, he’s resorting to such tactics. It looks like he’s really finished."

"Pah, what rubbish..."

Many people were chattering, turning their anger towards Xu Qianli.

Facing the accusations and even curses, Xu Qianli treated it as if hearing a bunch of dogs barking, his gaze still coldly fixed on Ma Kaige, sharp as a knife scrutinizing him.

Ma Kaige, feeling unnerved under the stare, pretended to be composed and pointed angrily at Xu Qianli.

"What do you mean by this, not only defaming me but also staring me down?"

"I tell you, Xu Qianli, don’t think just because you’re the youngest deputy head in Jiang City and even promoted to deputy county level that you can act recklessly here."

"Jiang City isn’t your Xu Qianli’s playground; you don’t get to mess around!"

"Your baseless accusations against me—rest assured, Secretary Fu and Secretary Zou won’t let you do as you please and will punish you severely!"

Xu Qianli said, "Say whatever you want, someone, take him down!"

At Xu Qianli’s command, the doors of the conference hall suddenly opened, and Wu Kai led a group of heavily armed police officers in, their guns aimed directly at Ma Kaige.

The attending officials were shocked. My God, this guy isn’t just slandering Ma Kaige but actually had Wu Kai lead a team to arrest someone. He’s playing for real; has he gone mad?

Zou Ming had completely lost his temper, and just as he was about to scold Xu Qianli, Ma Kaige, who previously appeared innocent, suddenly pulled out a dagger and held it against Fu Guotai’s neck, taking him hostage.

This scene left Zou Ming dumbfounded, and the officials present were equally stunned.

Ma Kaige had always been mild and gentle, not even hurting an ant, so how could he carry a dagger with him and draw it so quickly? The speed at which he pulled out the dagger and held it against Fu Guotai’s neck was incredibly fast, and the movement was clean and sharp, simply brilliant.

Clearly, he was a dark horse!

Could it really be as Xu Qianli had said, that he was the murderer, a criminal hidden in Jiang City?

Zou Ming was so frightened that he turned pale and instinctively tried to run away, but Ma Kaige kicked him down and then stepped on his back.

"Thinking of running? No way!"

"You two are now my amulets, my life-saving charms, just stay quiet!"

Ma Kaige easily controlled Fu Guotai and Zou Ming, holding both the City and County Secretaries in his hands, staring coldly at Xu Qianli.

He just couldn’t understand how this guy knew he was the killer.

Xu Qianli didn’t care about the lives of Fu Guotai and Zou Ming, he was focused on the dagger in Ma Kaige’s hand.

"The Provincial Special Investigation Team concluded after examining the bodies of six murdered geological survey team members in Qingshan Town that the wounds on the bodies matched and were all inflicted by the same weapon."

"The weapon is a single-edged blade, three centimeters wide and fifteen centimeters long, which completely matches the one in Vice Secretary Ma’s hand."

"It seems that the dagger in your hand is the murder weapon used to kill six people!"

"With the ability to kill six people, your methods are extraordinarily cruel, and you still carry the murder weapon. Clearly, you are no ordinary killer."

"You think you can escape by taking hostages? I’m telling you, dream on, today you cannot fly even if you grow wings!"

Ma Kaige, with a cold face, said, "So what if I killed them? Do you disregard the lives of the County Party Secretary and the City Secretary? Either let me go or I’ll make them suffer first!"

To increase the threat, Ma Kaige fiercely stepped on Zou Ming’s back, drawing a line of blood across Fu Guotai’s neck with the blade.

"Ah..."

A shrill scream came from Zou Ming’s mouth; the kick nearly took his breath away and probably broke several of his ribs.

Fu Guotai was also terrified, quickly pleading, "Don’t kill me, please, I just arrived in Jiang City, I’m not with Xu Qianli, Vice Secretary Ma, please spare me."

Ma Kaige angrily cursed, "Shut up, keep babbling, and I’ll cut your tongue first!"

Fu Guotai immediately shut his mouth, trembling nonstop, terrified to death, nearly urinating himself.

Ma Kaige said, "My patience is limited, Xu Qianli, listen to me, either prepare a car for me to leave immediately, or I will take their lives right now!"

Under the circumstances, the only option was to take the two Secretaries and drive away, heading for the deep mountains of Qingshan Town, where there was a glimmer of hope.

No matter what, escaping from here was the priority.

Ma Kaige wanted to leave, but Xu Qianli was not willing to comply. He coldly said, "Today, even if you’ve taken the City and County Secretaries hostage, even if you’ve taken the Provincial Committee Secretary hostage, you won’t escape! I advise you to drop the knife and surrender immediately, or else, I will shoot you immediately!"