The staff room is behind the three rows of classrooms converted from horse stables during the Japanese occupation, a three-story small building made of green bricks with peeling grey walls.

  Creaking up the worn wooden stairs, Shen Hua found the room with the "Principal's Office" sign and pushed open the door.

  Du Jian, He Qing She, Li Feng, the deputy secretary of the party committee in charge of comprehensive social governance, Ru Xiaoshan, the director of the police station, Zhou Xiaozhou, the principal of Meixi Middle School and also the director of the town education office, were all there. There were a few people standing there, looking unfamiliar, seemingly teachers from Meixi Middle School.

  "How is the injured teacher and the female student?" He Qing asked.

  "He was transferred to the Municipal People's Hospital for treatment, and the specific situation is not yet clear." Shen Huai stood at the door, someone got up, handed over a chair, he took it and sat down, without saying much, but the anger in his heart couldn't be pressed down no matter what:

  Although Xiaoli didn't suffer any harm this time and only got a fright, these little rascals were rushing towards Xiaoli. If it wasn't for him, who could stand up to protect Xiaoli?

  Thinking of Xiao Li's beauty, it would bring her such trouble and danger. Thinking that Mei Xi Middle School had also experienced cases of girls being coerced by social youth and falling from then on, Shen Huai's evil fire was ignited, he absolutely did not want to see any possibility of this happening to Xiao Li.

  Looking at these people in the office, Shen Hui was even more furious.

  Shen Huai sat for a while, seeing that the big crowd of people in the office were all closing their mouths and not making a sound, feeling somewhat suspicious, turned his head to ask He Qing She: "What's going on?"

  "The young man in black down jacket leading the way is Lu Suo's wife's younger brother..." He Qing She's face also felt a loss of light.

  Shen Huai gazed at Lu Xiaoshan, his eyes fierce as if he wanted to carve a piece of flesh off him.

  At first, Song Sanhe brought the municipal police to catch him, and Mei Xi Town cooperated with the most effort, which was Lu Xiaoshan. Now that the social order in Mei Xi Town has become so chaotic that thugs dare to enter the school during the day and beat teachers and students to death, it's not as simple as it seems.

  Staring at Shen Hua's eyes, Lu Xiaoshan felt a chill in his heart and quickly stood up to show his attitude: "Secretary Shen, rest assured, I will handle this matter impartially and give an explanation to the injured teacher Yang and that female student!"

  Shen Huai picked up a file folder from the edge of his desk and threw it at Lu Xiaoshan: "Fairly deal with your mother's fart!"

  Shen Hua suddenly flew into a rage, causing the others in the office to feel their hearts racing; Du Jian, He Qing and Deputy Secretary Li Feng all sat silently, not saying that Shen Hua's outburst was inappropriate.

  "This matter must be handled seriously," Shen Huai suppressed the anger in his heart and said to Du Jian and He Qing, "But more importantly, we need to reflect on why such a thing happened. The brother-in-law of the police station director, under broad daylight, came to school to act like a hooligan, grabbed teachers and students and beat them to death, why did this happen in Meixi Town?"

  Shen Hua turned to face Zhou Xiaozhou, the director of the town's education bureau and principal of Mei Xi Middle School, and asked, "Were you there at the time? Did you ever think about standing up to protect your teachers and students? Why can young people from society be so reckless and do whatever they want on campus? I think that even if these hoodlums have a sister who sleeps with the police chief, if the school were strictly managed and the principal weren't as useless as you, things wouldn't be as chaotic as they are today."

  Although Zhou Xiaozhou was guilty, he didn't pull a long face to scold Shen Huan. He sank his face and said: "The school's responsibility, I won't shirk it, I will make a self-criticism to Secretary Du and the County Education Bureau..." The implication is that Shen Huan is not qualified to scold him.

  "Principal Zhou, what are you talking about? Secretary Shen said two words and it's not okay?" He Qing shouted sternly. "If Secretary Shen doesn't pursue this, can the school shirk its responsibility? Today such a thing happened, if there were a few more teachers who stood up to stop him, would that little hooligan dare to be so arrogant?"

  "How to deal with it, Du Secretary has the final say; whatever Du Secretary says is how it will be handled, whoever disagrees is a bastard." Lu Xiaoshan slapped Shen Hua in the face with a file folder and scolded him on the spot, treating him like a grandson. Even if he was in the wrong, he had a fire burning inside, his skin thickened, and his words became harsh.

  He Qing saw Zhou Xiaozhou and Lu Xiaoshan crawling and rolling, while Du Jian sat there silently. The scene was somewhat unfavorable to Shen Huai, and he was so angry that he didn't know what to say.

  "Director Du, what do you have to say?" Shen Huai looked at Du Jian, not allowing this old fox to sit back and watch Zhou Xiaochuan and Lu Xiaoshan gang up on him, forcing him to take a stand.

  "For the injured teachers and students, we must do our best to rescue them; for those who disturb social order, we must also deal with them seriously according to law." Du Jian said in a watertight manner. He wouldn't fight Shen Huan to death, but thinking about it made him want to drive Shen Huan out of Meicun Town, which was very unpleasant...

  "Secretary Du's instructions are good," Shen Huai said with a cold smile, standing up and picking up the phone on the desk by the door. He asked a teacher standing beside him, "Can this phone be dialed out?"

  "You can dial a city call." The teacher replied, looking at Shen Huan with some surprise.

  Shen Hua stood facing the wall, dialed a string of numbers, and when the phone connected, said: "Director Kuang, hello, I'm Shen Hua. A case of extremely bad public security just occurred in Meixi Town, and I'm calling to report it to you. At Meixi Middle School, one teacher and one female student were intentionally beaten and injured by seven young people from society who rushed in. The current situation is unknown, and they have been sent to the city's People's Hospital for emergency treatment. According to the preliminary judgment of the town's health clinic, both the teacher and student are lightly injured or worse, and a more detailed investigation is still needed. Our town's police station chief has a kinship relationship with the young people who led the intentional injury of the teacher and students, so I think it's necessary for him to recuse himself. Yes, that's why I'm calling you, Director Kuang - it would be best if the city bureau could directly intervene in this case...

  Shen Hua put down the phone and said to Du Jian: "Secretary Du, everything will be handled strictly according to your instructions. The town will not cover up or shield anyone. Colleagues from the municipal bureau will take over this case immediately." He then turned to Lu Xiaoshan and said: "I hope that after the municipal bureau colleagues arrive, Director Lu will cooperate closely with the town's police station and not hide anything..."

  Having said this, Shen Hua turned to He Qing She and said: "Town Head He, it seems there's nothing more for us to do here. Let's go..."

  He Qing Society stood up, and coldly looked at Lu Xiaoshan who was lying on the ground: Lu Xiaoshan had already deeply offended Shen Huan in the train incident; this time he clearly made a mistake, and it wasn't just a small one. Not only couldn't he swallow his pride to let Shen Huan scold him, but he also followed Zhou Xiaozhou's lead to provoke Shen Huan with words. It was no wonder that Shen Huan brought up both old and new grievances to settle the score all at once.

  Deputy Secretary Li Feng also followed anxiously: "Secretary Shen, Mayor He, this matter still needs your attention..."

  Li Feng is in charge of comprehensive social governance in the town and public security also falls under his jurisdiction. As for responsibility, he bears direct leadership responsibility.

  Li Feng initially thought the same way as Zhou Xiaozhou and Lu Xiaoshan, wanting to push Du Jian out and muddy the waters, hoping that in the end they could treat this case as a general public security case. This way everyone would be able to live in peace, and as for the injured teachers and students, at most the town would pay for their medical treatment.

  Maybe Lu Xiaoshan has a backer in the county public security bureau, but who would have thought that Shen Huai came with a temper and directly stirred up trouble to the municipal public security bureau...

  Li Feng also knew that Shen Hua was going to settle old and new scores with Lu Xiaoshan this time, and he thought that no one should be punished, so he should keep silent.

  However, He Qing She received the news yesterday that Li Feng's information source was not slow either, and he also knew this morning that Du Jian was about to be transferred. If he waits until Shen Hua truly takes the position of Party Secretary before taking a stand, it will be too late for him.

  Townships are different from cities and counties, there is no balance to be achieved; secondly, He Qing doesn't play balance with Shen Huai, he's just a deputy secretary who can't even compare to a fart. Moreover, he also knows that he has some handles, especially this time, Shen Huai is determined to make it big, he doesn't want to take responsibility, so he wants to push all the responsibilities onto Lu Xiaoshan's head.

  Shen Hua stopped in his tracks and waited for Li Feng to catch up.

  Shen Huai still had a lingering resentment in his heart, but he also knew that some things would only make work more difficult if they were magnified.

  Another Li Feng is in charge of the town's security and comprehensive governance. Regarding the situation involving Lu Xiaoshan, he should be clearer than others. This time, if we really want to get rid of Lu Xiaoshan, we need Li Feng to come forward as a hatchet man.

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  Two police cars from the Municipal Public Security Bureau arrived in Meixi Town soon, taking over the case. The leader was a deputy brigade commander with the surname Ge. Shen Hua directly reported the matter to the Municipal Public Security Bureau, and Du Jian no longer interfered with this matter. He returned to the town government and entered his office without showing his face again. When someone from the Municipal Public Security Bureau came over, Li Feng, the vice secretary in charge of the division, came forward to cooperate.

  Liu Weiguo also came out with him and was specially sent to the government compound to ask Shen Hua about the situation at the time of the incident.

  Shen Hua did not add oil or vinegar to what he knew, and told the truth as it was. Liu Weiguo recorded it down.

  "We have colleagues rushing to the Municipal People's Hospital, and once the injury is confirmed, it will be handed over to the Criminal Investigation Brigade," said Liu Weiguo. "This time in Meixi Town, based on my experience, if the Criminal Investigation Brigade investigates seriously, there may be some serious issues... Your town's Secretary Li reacted very actively to the problem..."

  Shen Huai just called to inquire about Huang Xinliang and Guo Quan, who followed him to the hospital for rescue. Yang Chengming and Kou Xuan are still being rescued.

  Yang Chengming has a preliminary diagnosis of a fractured zygomatic bone, nasal bone fracture and brain concussion; Kou Xuan's three ribs were broken, with more severe internal bleeding. The two are still in critical condition and cannot be said to have escaped the danger of death. Chu Qiang also brought the families of the two to the hospital, and the town will cover all medical expenses first, ensuring that the Municipal People's Hospital does its best to treat them.

  "This time, I will call Director Kan again. Don't give Mei Xi Town any face, whatever can be investigated, the town will support it," Shen Huai lit a cigarette and said to Liu Weiguo, "I'd like to bring up an old topic with you, are you willing to come work in Mei Xi Town?"

  Liu Weiguo took the cigarette and lit it, although Meixi Town was under the jurisdiction of Xiapu County, he believed that Shen Hua still had the ability to transfer him from the municipal bureau. He smiled and said: "I'm just an ordinary careful person, I've been mixed up for a few years and haven't achieved anything, what can I do to help Secretary Shen?"

  "As long as you're willing to come over, it's settled," Shen Huan said. "I'll go ask Director Quan about the transfer."

  "Alright, being a soldier under Secretary Shen is probably better than being in the municipal bureau." Liu Weiguo readily agreed.