Dong Dong Dong.

A series of urgent knocks came.

The panicked mute woman opened the door.

A bearded man walked in.

Just as he was about to say something, he caught sight of the naked mute woman and Hou Zhan on the bed, barely clinging to life.

"What happened?"

The man asked in a panic.

The mute woman gestured, "recounting" the events once again.

When the man looked at Hou Zhan again, his eyes also filled with murderous intent.

"Save... save... save me."

Hou Zhan thought he saw a glimmer of hope.

He stretched out his hand to the man with great difficulty and spoke in an extremely weak voice.

The man ignored him completely.

He said, "Get yourself together, we need to escape quickly. It just so happens his father gave him a bag of money, which we can use to make our getaway."

After that, he picked up a large travel bag.

That bag was all too familiar to Hou Zhan.

It was his money.

He wanted to declare this to the couple, but he couldn't utter a single word from his throat anymore.

His head tilted to the side.

And he knew no more.

The city's Public Security Bureau had set up control for a week.

They couldn't find a single clue about Hou Zhan.

It wasn't until a week later, someone passing by the tin house smelled a foul stench, braved opening the door, and was greeted by a horrifying and nauseating scene.

An autopsy confirmed that the deceased was indeed the long-missing Hou Zhan.

Upon receiving a call from the Wulan City Public Security Bureau.

Hou Yuanshu was in a meeting.

When he heard that Hou Zhan had been found, he thought it was a joke.

After all, the person who had helped his son flee the country had called, saying that Hou Zhan had already left the country and was temporarily unreachable.

Only when he saw Hou Zhan's corpse did he faint on the spot.

He hadn't foreseen that although Hou Zhan's life could have been spared, he would end up with such a fate.

When he awoke.

All his anger was vented on Zhu Hanmin, who had "handled" the matter.

Just three days later.

Zhu Hanmin received a notice of reassignment.

He was removed from his position as Wulan City's County Party Secretary and transferred to Xianguan City to serve as the Chairman of the Political Consultative Conference.

It essentially marked the end of Zhu Hanmin's career.

He was not only marginalized by the Hou Family.

But it was the Hou Family themselves who had taken the action. Even if someone wanted to promote him, they wouldn't have the courage to do so.

A month after Hou Zhan's death.

Hou Yuanshu resigned as the president of Jianing Forestry University.

From then on, Hou Yuanshu never returned to Jiangdong Province.

Of course, these are events that happened later, so let's not mention them for now.

Three days after Hou Zhan was found.

That is, on the day Zhu Hanmin was transferred.

Chen Fang and Zhong Xiqian returned from their honeymoon.

Of course, such explosive news had already been conveyed to him in a phone call by Yu Zhengchuan.

He had barely sat down at home before he received a phone call from Zhao Yiping, asking him to immediately go to his office.

He didn't stop until he knocked on the door of Zhao Yiping's office.

The one who opened the door was surprisingly Zhao Yiyi again.

He remembered the first time he went to Zhao Yiping's office as the Secretary-General of the Municipal Government, it was also her who opened the door.

Seeming to notice Chen Fang's confusion,

Zhao Yiyi said, "My dad went to a meeting, he'll be back soon, you can sit first."

Just like last time.

Zhao Yiyi invited Chen Fang to take a seat.

She poured him a glass of water.

Chen Fang asked, "How is your recovery going?"

Zhao Yiyi smiled faintly.

He said, "It's okay now; I've been resting at home for a while. I heard... I heard you got married?"

"Yeah."

Chen Fang nodded.

Zhao Yiyi also hummed in agreement.

Then they didn't know what to say.

The atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

Suddenly, Zhao Yiyi took a deep breath, as if mustering her courage, looked at Chen Fang with a forced smile, and asked, "Your wife must be very beautiful, right?"

Chen Fang smiled.

He said, "She's alright."

"If you say she's alright, she must really be something. What a pity..."

"Pity? What's to pity?"

Chen Fang asked.

Just as Zhao Yiyi was about to speak, the door creaked open.

Zhao Yiping walked in.

Zhao Yiyi suddenly controlled her expression from just before and said, "You're discussing business; I'll step out."

Zhao Yiping didn't stop her.

After Zhao Yiyi left, he sat down across from Chen Fang and asked, "You've heard about Zhu Hanmin's transfer, haven't you?"

"Yeah, my secretary called me."

Chen Fang nodded and said.

Zhao Yiping let out a long sigh and said, "It seems this matter has truly infuriated Hou Yuanshu. If Zhu Hanmin can be targeted, you surely can too. Therefore, I'm considering moving your position ahead of time."

Chen Fang was taken aback.

He asked, "To where?"

Zhao Yiping said, "You are the Secretary-General of the city government, a first-grade official. According to the normal course, your next step would be to become vice-ministerial level, but that's beyond my power to influence, and I doubt it would get approved from above. So, I plan to send you to Guanghe County as the County Party Secretary."

"Guanghe County? Xiaxiang City?"

Chen Fang asked in surprise.

Zhao Yiping nodded.

He said, "The Hou Family's influence is mainly concentrated in three prefecture-level cities in the southern part of Jiangdong Province, and they don't meddle much in the northern cities. Although Xiaxiang City is not as good as Wulan City, it will be harder for them to target you there."

Chen Fang nodded.

At that moment, he was somewhat touched.

What Zhao Yiping said was true.

Although Hou Zhan's death was not his doing, it was deeply connected to him.

After all, Hou Zhan was the grandson of the Hou Family.

If the Hou Family did nothing, it wouldn't live up to their reputation as one of the three great families.

Zhu Hanmin had just received his transfer order.

The new city Party Secretary had not yet been decided.

So, Wulan City was currently under the control of Zhao Yiping.

Moving him now would face less resistance.

It was only known later.

Zhao Yiping's decision to send him to Xiaxiang City was also part of a deal with Peng Guoliang, the Xiaxiang City Party Secretary.

A member of Peng Guoliang's faction was sent to Wulan City to become the Secretary-General of the city government, which then gave Chen Fang the opportunity to go there.

In other words, for Chen Fang,

Zhao Yiping really went above and beyond.

Though there had been quite a few conflicts between them,

from that moment on, they were fully resolved.

"Mayor Zhao, when do I leave?"

Chen Fang asked.

Zhao Yiping took a deep breath.

He said, "I've already had the organization department issue the transfer order. The sooner the better, to avoid any complications."

"Mayor Zhao, thank you."

Chen Fang suddenly said.

Zhao Yiping laughed at himself.

He said, "I should be the one thanking you. In you, I saw my younger self, who, like you, was full of vitality, strength, and questions. After spending too long in the political fray, I lost sight of many things. Helping you is, in a way, my redemption."

As Chen Fang walked out of the mayor's office,

those words echoed in his ears.

"Chen Fang!"

Suddenly, the voice of Zhao Yiyi came from behind him.

Chen Fang turned around to see Zhao Yiyi rushing over towards him.

In the bustling corridor,

she hugged him tight.

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