The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 508: The City Secretary Arrives!

Chapter 508: Chapter 508: The City Secretary Arrives!

"Ouch, my God ..."

A miserable scream sounded as Wang Donghai fell to the ground in disgrace, clutching his stomach and writhing in pain, with cold sweat all over his body.

Upon seeing this, Feng Xing jumped out, "You have some nerve to hit Vice Secretary Wang, you’re finished!"

Xu Qianli retorted, "So what if I hit him? This guy dared to threaten to kill me, kicking him is letting him off easy. And you, do you want to get kicked too?"

Feng Xing glanced at Wang Donghai and smacked his lips, not daring to yell at Xu Qianli anymore; he certainly didn’t want to get kicked himself.

Feng Xing backed down, and Vice Mayor Lin said sternly, "You’re in Jinkou County, and you kicked the Deputy Secretary of the Jinkou County Committee. What makes you think you can get away with this? Where do you get such audacity?"

"Where do I get the audacity?"

"Obviously, from the law of the country! When faced with someone who wants to kill me, it’s justified to fight back, even if it means killing him!"

Xu Qianli declared.

Vice Mayor Lin furiously responded, "Nonsense! When he said he wanted to kill you, he was just speaking offhand. How can you take that seriously?"

Xu Qianli replied, "Speaking offhand should be taken seriously? By that logic, if I say you look like a dog, or that I want to toy with your wife, should that not be taken seriously either?"

Xu Li covered her mouth and chuckled lightly; Xu Qianli truly had audacity.

Vice Mayor Lin was enraged, his fists clenched tightly. "You’re out of line! Dare to provoke me, do you believe I can have you locked up for life with just one word?"

"I really don’t believe that!" Xu Qianli crossed his arms, his face filled with disdain.

Vice Mayor Lin was infuriated; he, a dignitary, was being looked down upon, his anger uncontainable. He turned to Feng Xing and urgently said, "Call immediately, tell the Jinkou County Public Security Bureau to send people right now to take him down!"

Xu Li quickly said, "I advise you not to do that! If you really arrest him, you can’t bear the consequences!"

Vice Mayor Lin retorted, "What, you dare threaten me?"

"I’m not threatening you, just sincerely trying to save you. If you arrest him, you absolutely cannot afford the consequences! Vice Mayor Lin, you may be powerful and hold a high position, but don’t think you can offend just anyone. There are always people you can’t afford to offend!"

Xu Li confidently spoke.

This Vice Mayor Lin is very likely to take over the vacant mayor position — he is powerful enough.

But if he dares provoke Xu Qianli, and actually arrests him, he will definitely have trouble.

Vice Mayor Lin scoffed, "Well, I’d like to see what the consequences are! Feng Xing, hurry up, notify the bureau immediately!"

"Alright, I’m making the call now!"

Feng Xing took out his phone and hurriedly made a call. Soon enough, several police cars rushed in with sirens blaring.

Upon learning that Deputy Secretary Wang Donghai was attacked and Vice Mayor Lin had ordered people to be arrested, the head of the Public Security Bureau, Zheng Yuan, personally led a team to the scene.

When he arrived and saw that besides Vice Mayor Lin, two other high-ranking officials from the city were present, and that the County Magistrate Xu Li was also there, he prepared himself even more.

Upon understanding the situation and learning that Xu Li’s friend had hit Wang Donghai, Zheng Yuan’s headache began.

On one hand was the County Magistrate, his direct superior.

On one side was Wang Donghai and several big leaders from the city.

He dared not offend either side, and for a moment found himself in a difficult predicament.

Wang Donghai had already gotten up, and seeing that Zheng Yuan made no move to arrest anyone, he became furious, "Zheng Yuan, what are you doing? I told you to arrest someone; why haven’t you hurried up and done it? Do you not have me in your sight, or do you also dare to ignore the top three leaders in the city?"

Beside them, Feng Xing said, "Exactly! How can you not show face to the three city leaders? And don’t forget, Xu Li is definitely going to the City Union next year for retirement, Vice Mayor Lin is about to become the City Magistrate, and Vice Secretary Wang will also become the Secretary next year. You should know what to do, shouldn’t you?"

After their comments, Zheng Yuan had an idea and gave Xu Li an apologetic glance, "Leader, should I take your friend to understand the situation?"

Xu Li said, "Zheng Yuan, I can’t be bothered with the fate of others. But you’re different, you were promoted by me personally. You have exceptional investigative skills and are upright; ever since you were promoted, the public order in Jinkou County has improved significantly. I really don’t want to see you lose your position over some unnecessary mistakes."

Wang Donghai said, "What, Xu Li, are you threatening Zheng Yuan to his face? Are you driven to desperation?"

Without another word, Xu Qianli kicked again, "Dare to curse Sister Xu? You’re asking for a beating!"

"My goodness..."

Wang Donghai took another kick, fell on his bottom, feeling his insides churn—utterly miserable as he clutched his stomach and rolled on the ground.

Vice Mayor Lin quickly said, "Zheng Yuan, did you see that? This guy is totally lawless; you must hurry up and arrest him and take him to the bureau for a thorough interrogation!"

Just then, several cars arrived at the agritainment.

Seeing those cars, the color drained from the faces of Vice Mayor Lin and others.

One of the cars, with the license plate 00001, turned out to be the city secretary Zhuang Qingming’s car!

As the car stopped, Vice Mayor Lin and others quickly went to greet whoever was inside.

When the car door opened, who should get out but City Secretary Zhuang Qingming himself!

The doors of the other cars also opened, and several people got out, causing Vice Mayor Lin and the others to tremble with fear.

Good heavens, not only Zhuang Qingming but also City Organization Minister Song Changhe, Vice Secretary Zhang Li, and Disciplinary Committee Secretary Xue Ping.

Vice Mayor Lin was formidable enough, a major leader in the city, but compared to these four, he was far less influential; he couldn’t match any of them before becoming City Magistrate.

Vice Mayor Lin, with a smiling face and a somewhat bent waist, said, "Secretary Zhuang, Vice Secretary Zhang, Minister Song, Secretary Xue, what brings you to Jinkou? Did you also hear that the food here is good and came to taste it?"

Zhuang Qingming said, "Ah, it’s you, Lin. We’re here not for food, but specifically to visit a distinguished person."

"Visiting a distinguished person?"

Vice Mayor Lin glanced sideways at the agritainment, What distinguished person could possibly be here?

Seeing Xu Qianli still calm and composed at the side, Vice Mayor Lin hurriedly said to Zheng Yuan, "What are you waiting for? Didn’t you see Secretary Zhuang and the others arrive? Hurry up and take that guy away, so he doesn’t bother Secretary Zhuang and the others."

Zheng Yuan took out the handcuffs and was about to arrest Xu Qianli, "Young man, why don’t you come with us?"

"Stop!"

Zhuang Qingming shouted furiously, "You have a lot of nerve, daring to arrest Vice County Magistrate Xu! Do you no longer value your skin?"

Zheng Yuan looked dazed, "Secretary Zhuang, why are you angry? It wasn’t my idea to arrest him; it was Vice Mayor Lin who forced me to do it. Don’t blame me."

By then, Wang Donghai had managed to get up, speaking quickly, "Secretary Zhuang, perhaps you don’t know how arrogant that young man is; he doesn’t even regard Vice Mayor Lin, Vice Minister Yu, and others. Just now, he even kicked me twice. Such trash, if not taken to the bureau for a harsh lesson, is he supposed to be left for the New Year?"