stjorthotic Chapter 143 All the nice things have been said
Chapter 143 All the nice things have been said
The struggle in Yuanshan County has reached a critical juncture.
After Chen Dawei took office and implicated several people, Chen Tiecai sensed the crisis and wanted to gradually distance himself from Zhou Xiangzhang.
Unexpectedly, his son Chen Wei was no pushover; he refused to obey orders and was no longer under Chen Tiecai's control.
The three thugs in Xiaotang Town are said to have Southeast Asian features.
Based on this, it's highly likely that the assassin was hired by Chen Wei's uncle in Southeast Asia.
In other words, Chen Wei is inextricably linked to the Xiaotang Town attack.
Whether Zhou Dongliang or Chen Wei was the mastermind is no longer important.
Zhou Xiangzhang also called, implying that Zhou Dongliang should be protected, otherwise both families would be in trouble, which further indicates that this matter is related to Chen Wei.
Therefore, Chen Tie is now forced to be tied to this precarious train.
He had no choice but to protect Zhou Xiangzhang and his son.
Protecting them is protecting ourselves.
Faced with Cai Zhengjie, who was usually mild-mannered but had suddenly become tough, Chen Tiecai realized that the situation had reached a critical point. The best option was to back down and compromise, but Chen Tiecai had no choice; he had no way to back down at this moment.
Cai Zhengjie narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth: "Mayor Chen, you've already gotten what you were supposed to get."
After I step down, the position of municipal party secretary should rightfully be yours.
One must know when to advance and when to retreat.
Don't let small things cause you to lose big.
This is using Chen Tiecai's future as leverage; if he doesn't cooperate, Cai Zhengjie won't let him take over smoothly.
But at that time, Chen Tiecai couldn't possibly think that far ahead.
He just wanted the assassination attempt to be over as soon as possible.
As for the future, I'd be lucky if I didn't go to jail, let alone dare to hope for a promotion.
"Secretary Zhengjie, no matter how I listen, you seem to be implying something."
Why does it sound like I'm protecting someone?
What, you suspect that I was the one who attacked Chen Dawei?
What deep-seated hatred do I have for him that I would do this?
Even if I had some kind of disagreement with him, I am still the mayor of Meihua City. Why would I resort to such despicable means?
We've been working together for quite some time now.
You should have a basic understanding and judgment of me.
How could I possibly do such a thing?
Cai Zhengjie remained patient: "I'm not talking about you. What I've been saying is that your old subordinates in Yuanshan County... they have a grudge against Comrade Dawei. Besides them, who else wants Chen Dawei dead?"
In fact, Chen Tiecai could see that Cai Zhengjie still wanted to keep things going and didn't want to break off relations, so he was giving Chen Tiecai another chance.
Cai Zhengjie hasn't changed. He's still the same person. He doesn't have any grand ambitions. Reaching this position is already the limit for Cai Zhengjie.
This is one of the reasons why Chen Tie was able to gradually grow his power, and why his subordinates were able to develop to their current level.
Cai Zhengjie clearly knew everything and suspected Chen Tiecai, but he didn't even have the courage to point it out, let alone deal with Chen Tiecai.
This emboldened people like Chen Tiecai to become even more arrogant.
At this moment, Chen Tiecai looked somewhat aggrieved: "Comrade Zhengjie."
You are the top official in Meihua City.
Please be mindful of your wording when you speak.
Avoid speculative statements, unfounded claims, and bureaucratic terms like "former subordinates" or "underlings."
They are all cadres of the people.
Whose subordinates are they?
It's as if I, Chen Tiecai, have set up some kind of faction in Meihua City.
My stance on the attack on Chen Dawei has remained consistent: the matter must be thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators severely punished in accordance with the law.
If you suspect I have anything to do with this.
Show me the evidence, and I'll just call the police to arrest me.
If you can't produce anything and just make these wild guesses, I'm going to report you to the provincial leaders.
Cai Zhengjie stood up abruptly: "You!"
His punches had no target; they hit nothing but cotton, causing Cai Zhengjie to suffer internal injuries from holding his punches in.
"I've said all the nice things I could."
If you insist on remaining stubborn, then there's nothing I can do.
To be honest, Vice Governor Qin has given a firm order that the case of Comrade Dawei's attack must be thoroughly investigated.
The hundreds of people arrested in Xiaotang Town were just the appetizer.
The provincial authorities are handling cases; they won't care about the interests of your little groups.
Just you wait and see, an even bigger storm is coming soon.
If you're not afraid of torrential rain, then I don't care either.
I'm an honest and clean official; it might just make me look bad on the surface, but I'm not afraid of being investigated.
After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave.
He hoped to downplay the incident and prevent it from happening again, and that the person behind it would step forward, take responsibility, and prevent the matter from affecting the city.
Currently, personnel from the Provincial Public Security Department, the Municipal Public Security Bureau, and the Yuanshan Wufeng County Public Security Bureau are all handling cases in Meihua City.
It has a very negative impact on the city.
Actually, it was also a way of helping Chen Tiecai. Even though he knew Chen Tiecai was a suspect, he still advised him to do his part to suppress the matter.
Cai Zhengjie is not stupid.
Judging from Chen Tiecai's tough stance just now, he must have a backup plan to get out safely. It's likely that the case won't affect the city's leaders.
Then I, as the Party Secretary of the Municipal Committee, have no fault.
One reason I'm here today is to give Chen Tiecai a warning, to tell him to behave himself so he'll be easier to manage in the future.
The second thing is to get a response, at least a guarantee, so that Cai Zhengjie can feel more at ease.
Cai Zhengjie wants everyone to be happy.
Unexpectedly, Chen Tiecai adopted this attitude, determined to remain firm to the end.
This was truly beyond his expectations.
What an ungrateful wretch.
Cai Zhengjie cursed inwardly as he opened the door to the study and saw Chen Tiecai's son, Chen Wei, standing by the window in the corridor outside, leisurely drinking coffee.
"Uncle Cai," Chen Wei greeted politely with a slight smile.
Cai Zhengjie stretched his shoulders, adjusted his posture, and returned to his usual state: "Awei is back."
"Hmm, won't you stay a little longer?"
"I'm not sitting here anymore."
Cai Zhengjie went downstairs, and Chen Wei jogged over to open the car door for him, then stood at the gate watching his car leave.
Chen Tiecai was smoking on the second floor, watching the scene below.
After his son Chen Wei came up, Chen Tie put out his cigarette, and Chen Wei closed the door.
"Dad, this will all be over soon."
My uncle has already found the mastermind.
I will be turning myself in in Yuanshan County in the next couple of days.
Chen Tiecai's face was gloomy. Everything was just as he had guessed. It was indeed Chen Wei and Zhou Dongliang who had done it.
What mastermind?
Scapegoat is scapegoat, why make it sound so high-sounding?
"Your uncle sometimes likes to brag, so don't completely trust what he says."
It would be best to have someone talk to that person again.
What other family members does he have?
Do you have any prior criminal record?
What questions will the police ask, and how is he prepared to answer them?
We need to find someone knowledgeable to have a proper talk with that...that mastermind.
Since things had already come to this, Chen Tiecai could only help with minor repairs; he couldn't very well send his own son to jail, could he?
He is different from Cai Zhengjie.
Chen Tiecai rose through the ranks from the bottom, so he has plenty of tricks up his sleeve.