In Ding Mengxiang's plan.

Xue He and Du Hongchun were partners.

Xue He dared to do this because of greed, he thought what Ding Mengxiang said made sense, that even if he brazenly took some money, nobody would dare to do anything to him, especially since the matter involved Ding Yuan.

But now, his partner Du Hongchun had suddenly become the leader of the reconstruction work group, and his identity had changed, he was no longer a partner, but a rival instead.

At this critical juncture.

Du Hongchun would certainly follow Chen Fang's orders.

His desire to embezzle was now impossible.

Add to that the political achievement that had now fallen into Du Hongchun's hands, his own position as the top leader was no longer stable, if that was not a rival, what was it?

It was as if Chen Fang had used Du Hongchun's promotion to drive a wedge between him and Xue He.

Especially since what he had hinted at just now, that taking the top position later wasn't impossible, this would motivate Du Hongchun to work even harder and see Chen Fang as his greatest support today.

From the moment Du Hongchun appeared at this event, it had already explained everything.

"Old leader, old leader, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing Ding Mengxiang's downcast expression.

Chen Fang's gaze suddenly shifted to him, and he asked as if he were very concerned.

Ding Mengxiang sighed deeply.

He stood up.

And said, "Chen Fang, you've won again."

"It must be the old leader letting me win, otherwise how could I, Chen Fang, win so easily?"

Chen Fang said.

This statement was already full of mockery.

Ding Mengxiang glanced at Du Hongchun, but Du Hongchun immediately shifted his gaze away, his last ounce of hope also vanished.

Such a nearly perfect setup had been so easily resolved by Chen Fang.

It was from that moment that his desire to bring down Chen Fang suddenly ceased.

Under everyone's gaze, Ding Mengxiang bent over, seeming to age decades in an instant, his steps shaky, looking so desolate.

"Leader, do you think he will fight back?"

Qin Yi asked.

Chen Fang shook his head and said, "He probably won't, having lost so many times in a row. If he still can't give up, then I might actually start to admire him."

"The leader is really powerful."

Qin Yi said somewhat smugly.

Chen Fang waved his hand and said, "In terms of skill, Ding Mengxiang is much better than me, capable of both covert and overt strategies. I just got lucky, without Ye Xiao'e's help, I couldn't have beaten him at all."

This wasn't false modesty.

If at this very moment, Ding Mengxiang still held his position, then this plan would have been truly unsolvable.

Because under those circumstances, Du Hongchun wouldn't have "defected."

Turning around.

Du Hongchun was already standing behind him.

Chen Fang handed him the red-headed document and said, "Du Hongchun, now you are the mayor of Baihua Town, the mess in Houtang Village started because of you, and now you need to clean it up. This opportunity is the only chance for you to realize your life's value. If you don't cherish it, it's all over for you."

Du Hongchun nodded and said, "Vice County Chief Chen, rest assured, I definitely won't let you down this time."

Chen Fang held out his hand.

Du Hongchun placed a USB drive into his palm.

He said, "There's no backup."

"I believe you."

Chen Fang said.

He looked at the USB drive in his hand, if the content of this drive were really used to blackmail Qian You, he would, without a doubt, set Ding Yuan up. By that time, nobody could stop it.

Even if they ultimately found out Ding Yuan was uninvolved with the incident.

his official confirmation would just be a joke.

In the bureaucratic world, it's said you should keep your lower half in check.

Ding Mengxiang met his downfall over a woman, and Qian You, narrowly, almost did too.

Even if he wasn't a very lascivious person, under step by step seduction, he wouldn't be able to resist.

Around eleven o'clock at noon.

The Criminal Police Team of the county Public Security Bureau suddenly launched an action.

They caught Lin Zhiyuan, the general manager of Zhiyuan Construction, and his accomplices in an abandoned warehouse in Baihua Town, rescuing Wu Da and other detained villagers from Houtang Village.

This Lin Zhiyuan turned out to be quite tough.

After being arrested, no matter how the interrogation went, he would not admit that the matter had anything to do with Xue He.

He took all the responsibility upon himself.

Such a major oversight in the reconstruction work meant that Xue He could not possibly escape punishment.

A week later.

The Disciplinary Committee made a decision, due to the major mistakes in the reconstruction work, Xue He was given a demerit for administrative misconduct. This penalty essentially cut off Xue He's path for further promotion.

About another week went by.

Qian You was demoted by Ding Yuan.

Of course, this demotion also essentially ended Qian You's future prospects.

In May.

The weather gradually started to warm up.

Chen Fang was becoming more adept at his position as deputy county head.

Nobody expected that just a few days of peace would be thrown into disorder when the next event pushed Chen Fang back into the spotlight.

Two months after the Director of the Tobacco Bureau, Chou Goushi, was arrested.

The case investigation was essentially finished.

At 9 a.m. on May 7th.

The Criminal Police Brigade of the County Public Security Bureau escorted Chou Goushi out of the detention center, preparing to take him to identify the scene outside Zhao Denggui's small shop.

Just as the police were escorting Zhao Denggui from the police car, a sedan suddenly charged from the roadside, knocked over a trash bin, and hit Chou Goushi directly.

Chou Goushi was flung five to six meters and landed heavily on the ground.

The driver who caused the accident, named Zhu Fengcai, was caught on the spot.

When this news reached the county government, Chen Fang was in a meeting.

Upon hearing this news.

County head Ding Yuan promptly interrupted the meeting.

Returning to his office, Qin Yi also just happened to come in to report.

The first question Chen Fang asked was how Wen Mei was doing?

Wen Mei's situation was not looking optimistic.

She had been the one to lead Chou Goushi out of the car, so she was also hit, breaking two ribs, suffering fractures all over her body, but most crucially, she suffered a head injury and had since been in a coma.

Chen Fang felt a pang of guilt inside.

Knowing that Wen Mei had been doing well in the Wen'an City Public Security Bureau, it was he who sought the help of previous County Party Secretaries Yang Yuanbo and Fan Xian to transfer her over to help him.

Now that such an incident had occurred, how could he not feel remorse?

He rushed to the hospital in haste.

The Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee and the Director of the Public Security Bureau, Guan Cunzhong, was already on the scene.

Seeing Chen Fang, he immediately came to greet him.

Chen Fang asked, "Secretary Guan, how is it going?"

Guan Cunzhong looked somber and shook his head, saying, "I just got the news, Chou Goushi died on the spot. As for Comrade Wen Mei, she is still in a coma."

"Chou Goushi is dead?"

Chen Fang was startled when he heard the news.

Guan Cunzhong nodded, saying, "He was facing an inevitable death penalty anyway. Now, he ascended heaven right on the spot, saving the country the cost of a bullet."

He was not joking.

Instead, there was a hint of self-mockery in his tone.

After all, with a suspect dying in a car accident while in custody, he, as the Director of the Public Security Bureau, could hardly shirk responsibility.

"What about the driver who caused the accident?"

Chen Fang asked.

Guan Cunzhong sighed deeply, saying, "Zhu Fengcai, 46 years old, an unemployed drifter, has been handled by us many times already for theft. The car was second-hand, recently bought, and he had just gotten his driver's license, insisting that he was unfamiliar with the vehicle's condition and that he mistakenly hit the accelerator, causing such a severe outcome."

Chen Fang thought for a moment and said, "Secretary Guan, I think this might not be an accident."

Guan Cunzhong looked startled and asked, "You mean…"

Chen Fang nodded, saying, "Half a month ago, Chou Goushi exposed a counterfeit and smuggling den. Today was the first time he was taken out of the detention center, and then this incident occurred. Don't you think it's too much of a coincidence?"

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