The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 564: Hit me, you’re looking for death!

Chapter 564: Chapter 564: Hit me, you’re looking for death!

"What did you say, the County Committee is taking control of every department in our unit?"

Xu Qianli truly hadn’t expected Zhang Dongyang to go to such extremes.

He had openly clashed with Lan Qianrong in the banquet hall at noon and had been figuratively slapped in the face by her; now, within such a short time, he had made another move. He was certainly ruthless.

It seemed that relying on the "Imperial Sword" granted by the city officials, he planned to deviate from the usual practices and directly take control of Jiang City’s grand scheme with the most domineering methods.

Unfortunately, he thought, neither he nor Lan Qianrong were soft targets that could be easily manipulated!

After getting out of the car, Xu Qianli hurried into the office building; he was eager to meet the envoy sent by Zhang Dongyang.

Just as he entered, a woman with a flushed face rushed toward him—the head of Secretariat Section One, Huang Ling.

She usually carried a sexy, enticing demeanor, her beautiful face always radiant with allure and charm. Usually, her presence alone was enough to make all men drool.

But today was different; her eyes were red, she was covering her left cheek, and she looked tremendously aggrieved. With tears in her eyes, she ran swiftly without seeing anyone and bumped straight into Xu Qianli’s arms.

Xu Qianli wrapped his arms around Huang Ling’s slender waist to prevent her from falling, and quickly asked, "What happened? Why the rush? And what happened to your face?"

After moving Huang Ling’s hand away, Xu Qianli gasped as he saw five fresh slap marks on her face, clearly from a recent slap.

Upon seeing Xu Qianli, Huang Ling burst into tears like she had seen a family member and began sobbing and speaking,

"Just now, a nasty woman came, claiming she was sent by County Secretary Zhang. She entered our Secretariat Section One and began taking over everything forcefully."

"I objected and argued with her a bit, and she actually slapped me."

"Vice County Magistrate Xu, you are one of us, I’ve been hit, and you’ve got to support me."

"If you don’t help me, I might as well die... sob sob..."

Huang Ling continued sobbing, feeling deeply wronged whenever she mentioned the recent incident.

Considering that Huang Ling, as the head of Secretariat Section One, had once served as the secretary to the County Magistrate and enjoyed her days of glory, she couldn’t swallow the humiliation she faced in her own unit.

Right after being slapped, she first called her husband, hoping he would come to defend her honor.

But when her husband heard that the aggressor was a new appointee from Secretary Zhang Dongyang, he was scared out of his wits; not only did he not come to help, but he also advised her to endure and obey the old woman, which infuriated her.

Now that Xu Qianli had arrived, she hoped he could help her.

After all, she had lowered her façade and accompanied Xu Qianli on several occasions and hoped that he would remember their past favorably.

Xu Qianli said, "Someone dares to create trouble in our unit and even slap someone? Come, lead me to them, I want to see how many heads this person has!"

Hearing this, Huang Ling hastily wiped the corner of her eyes and squeezed out a slight smile, relieved to see a man of character; her past efforts in accompanying him weren’t in vain.

The two quickly reached Secretariat Section One, and Xu Qianli saw that apart from Huang Ling, everyone from the section had gathered in one place, standing together with their heads down like grandchildren, listening to a woman in her fifties lecturing them.

The woman’s tone was beyond unwelcoming, scolding the members of the secretariat as if they were grandchildren, and she demanded that they obey her and consult her regarding all work matters moving forward.

After listening for a moment, Xu Qianli said, "What nonsense are you speaking, and why should the people from our Secretariat Section One listen to you?"

Hearing Xu Qianli’s words, the woman stopped speaking and turned her head to face Xu Qianli, giving him a once-over before recognizing him.

"Ah, it’s Vice County Magistrate Xu."

"Vice County Magistrate Xu, you might not be aware yet, but Secretary Zhang has appointed me to manage the affairs of the Secretariat Section One of the County Government to better assist Secretary Zhang in carrying out his work."

"You may be the Vice County Magistrate, but you surely wouldn’t go as far as to obstruct the work of Secretary Zhang and the County Committee, would you?"

"I’d advise you to mind your own business and handle your own mess, and not create trouble for yourself!"

The woman blatantly warned Xu Qianli to buzz off, indicating that he should not interfere with the affairs of the Secretary’s office, almost saying if he dared meddle, it would not end well for him.

"What did you just say? Telling me to butt out?"

The woman arched an eyebrow, "What if I did?"

"What if my ass!"

Xu Qianli, not putting up with her, grabbed the woman’s hair and slapped her hard across the face.

One slap was not enough, Xu Qianli delivered several more, leaving the woman’s cheeks bright red and bloody at the corners of her mouth.

Huang Ling, watching from the side, found the scene to be quite satisfying.

"Ha, ha! You wretched woman, how about that? You enjoyed hitting me earlier, how does it feel to be on the receiving end now?"

"Huh, you totally deserve it!"

The secretarial staff were also enjoying the show, as they had been working peacefully when suddenly this woman burst in and berated them as if they were nothing, and now it was quite fulfilling to see Xu Qianli teach her a lesson.

After several more slaps, when Xu Qianli finally stopped, the woman’s face was swollen and she was shouting furiously.

"How dare you hit me!"

"You know I was sent by Secretary Zhang and yet you dare hit me!"

"You’re not just hitting me, you’re hitting Secretary Zhang in the face! Go ahead, hit me again, I dare you!"

The woman, accustomed to being bossy, was screaming at the top of her lungs, unable to swallow this humiliation.

Xu Qianli laughed harshly and sharply kicked the woman in the stomach, knocking her to the ground.

"Look at you, asking for it! I must oblige!"

"You piece of trash, why do you come to our County Government to commit assault, slapping Chief Huang’s face and treating the secretaries like dogs! Who do you think you are?"

"Did you enjoy that kick? How about another?"

"Come here to bully us, you’re asking for trouble!"

Xu Qianli, speaking these words, kicked her again.

"My butt..."

The woman screamed in pain, terrified of Xu Qianli, not daring to spout nonsense in front of him and scrambled out rolling and crawling.

Seeing her trying to escape, Xu Qianli quickly chased after her, grabbed her hair from behind, and dragged her back.

"Thinking of running away? Not so easy!"

"I’m asking you, you say you’re with the County Committee, sent by Secretary Zhang, what’s your name? Have you officially joined our Jiang City County Committee? Did you handle the formal employment at the organizational department, and what exactly is your position?"

Xu Qianli fired off a series of questions, eager to determine her true identity.

The woman said, "My name is Ma Xiuli, I was the vice director of the Women’s Federation in Cailin County. I specifically followed Secretary Zhang to take a new position in Jiang City, but I haven’t officially started yet."