Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"Just now I only told you my attitude when I first heard about this matter. Now, after thinking about it, I think it is not impossible. After all, only in this way can the whole thing be explained. Otherwise, how can we explain clearly how Ning Bentou fainted in the car?" Feng Sizhe said to Lu Zhuo with a smile.

"Ah... this, this is also correct." After this reminder, Lu Zhuo seemed to change his mind again, but he soon came to his senses again. "No, if the whole incident was really done by Secretary Fang, then he is too secretive. If so, his career would not just stop at being a county party secretary."

Seeing that Lu Zhuo was still not confused, Feng Sizhe laughed. The reason why he admitted in front of Lu Zhuo that everything was done by Secretary Fang was just to follow the trend, and to see what Du Tianhe would do next after he was no longer an obstacle. And just now he was still thinking, if he gave up like this, would it be possible that Du Tianhe would have no tricks left, but if he took action now, would Du Tianhe be worried again? Now that Lu Zhuo appeared in front of him, he thought that this person was suitable for the next task, because Lu Zhuo had a background and a sense of justice. If such a person was used well, he would definitely force Du Tianhe to take tricks without having to worry too much, which was exactly what he wanted.

Thinking this way, Feng Sizhe decided to provoke Lu Zhuo. "Oh, Secretary Lu, to be honest, I am also in ambivalence about this matter. I am not sure whether this matter is really as the municipal party committee investigation team said. To be honest, I really want to do an investigation myself, but you know, firstly, I don't have the power to do so, and secondly, it is the harvest season, and the county government has too many things to do. I really can't spare the time. If someone can stand up at this time and do a thorough investigation to restore the truth, how great it would be."

Feng Sizhe said this while watching Lu Zhuo's expression change.

As he expected, Lu Zhuo was somewhat moved after hearing his words. "County Magistrate Feng, you are indeed very busy, so what do you think if I ask you to do this?"

"Oh, Secretary Lu will do it?" Feng Sizhe asked in a doubtful tone.

"Yes, I'll do it."

"Well, that's good, of course. Secretary Lu is the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and Secretary Fang is a party cadre. It's in accordance with the procedures for you to investigate. But I want to remind you that this matter is not only being paid attention to by the city, but also by people in the provincial party committee, for example..."

"Thank you, County Magistrate Feng, for the reminder. I know who is behind Du Tianhe, but behind me are the party's regulations and discipline. With these, who should I be afraid of?" Lu Zhuo said in a very firm tone.

"Okay!" Feng Sizhe was waiting for Lu Zhuo to say this. Now that he saw that he had taken the initiative to stand up as he had expected, he was of course very happy. "Then Secretary Lu, I'll leave this matter to you."

"Well, County Magistrate Feng, just wait for my news. I want to confirm whether my guess is correct through investigation." Lu Zhuo was very happy to see that Feng Guozhe supported his decision.

Zhong Ping reported Feng Sizhe's so-called "don't care" attitude to Deputy Mayor Du Tianhe.

"Mayor Du, it seems that you are right. After I told Feng Sizhe about Fang Xianzhi's crime, he didn't say much. He neither denied nor confirmed it."

Du Tianhe laughed loudly, "That's right. Let me tell you, when faced with the desire for power, few people can stand it. Feng Sizhe is a human, not a god, so how can he stand it? Don't you think so? And I have always been wondering if what happened to Shitou was his doing, because I guess he seems to be the only one in Dahu County who has the strength and the skills to do so."

"Why do you say that, Mayor Du?" Zhong Ping was somewhat dissatisfied when he heard Du Tianhe's criticism of Feng Sizhe. In his opinion, Feng Sizhe was just younger and had some background. If he were to speak more, he would just be able to win people over and had better luck, which was why everything was going well for him today.

"What? You can't feel it? Well, I'll tell you two things and you should think about them carefully." Seeing that Zhong Ping seemed to have a different opinion, Du Tianhe decided to tell him something.

"Mayor Du, please speak. I'm listening."

"Okay. The first thing is that someone set a trap to harm Feng Sizhe on the road, but in the end, nothing happened to him. Those who wanted to ambush him were actually subdued. This matter was actually handled by you. You can't say you didn't know, right?"

Knowing that Du Tianhe was talking about the Yihe Gang's attack on Feng Sizhe, Zhong Ping nodded. "Yes, I know about it. I was the one who dealt with the ambush later." When he said this, it seemed that he understood everything. In fact, he only knew that the Yihe Gang intervened in this matter, and he didn't know that the real murderer behind the scenes was actually Liu Daguang, or Yu Qiang.

"And the second thing is that on the night when the Yihe Gang was destroyed, Feng Sizhe happened to come to the city from the county and met your immediate superior Feng Xijun. Not long after that, the Yihe Gang was completely destroyed. Do you think this could be a coincidence? So I have always suspected that this incident has something to do with Feng Sizhe. I have been thinking about it." As he spoke, Du Tianhe expressed all his suspicions about Feng Sizhe to Zhong Ping.

"Oh, there is this?" Obviously, this was the first time that Zhong Ping heard about this. He originally thought that Feng Xijun had prepared a secret line without telling his subordinates, and then attacked when the time was right. For this reason, he was worried that the matter would be implicated in himself. That time, he believed Du Tianhe's words and fed the captured Huang Laoliu with medicine, ending his life. From then on, his relationship with Du Tianhe became closer. As the saying goes, it is better to do one bad thing with the leader than to do ninety-nine good things with the leader to make the relationship between the two closer. Because you did bad things with the leader, it means that you are grasshoppers on the same rope, and such people can and must share weal and woe.

"Of course. Just based on these two things, I suspect that there is a private force behind Feng Sizhe that we don't know about? Shitou was really unlucky this time and actually ran into his gun. How could he end up well? Humph, then think about it, if it was really Feng Sizhe who did it, then not only would we not hold him accountable, but we would also solve the trouble for him, and even let him have fewer secretaries suppressing him. Would he have any other actions then? I don't think it's likely." Du Tianhe believed that he did this purely for Feng Sizhe's sake. If he still wanted to do something and speak up for Fang Xianzhi, then wouldn't this person be too stupid?

This was also the first time that Zhong Ping heard a true analysis of Feng Sizhe. He couldn't help but ask, "Ah? If that's the case, then why would Mayor Du choose to take down Fang Xianzhi and create the appearance of pushing Feng Sizhe to the top?"

"Hmph, I took down Fang Xianzhi because he is too bad at talking and doing things, plus he has no background in Dahu County. I took him down just to show others what will happen to those who offend me, Du Tianhe. And as for pushing Feng Sizhe to the position, do you think it's possible? It's already a stretch for him to be the county magistrate based on his qualifications. If he wants to be the secretary, hehe, I don't need to do anything. I'm afraid the other leaders of the Municipal Party Committee will not agree. Even Chang Ning may not support it. Sometimes it's not a good thing for a person to grow too fast. Helping crops grow taller can sometimes make them grow taller, but sometimes it can also kill them." Du Tianhe snorted and expressed his opinion.

After hearing this, Zhong Ping realized that Du Tianhe had no intention of taking down Fang Xianzhi and recommending Feng Sizhe. He was just creating a beautiful dream for others. In fact, it was very likely that Du Tianhe wanted to use this opportunity to transfer a more powerful secretary to suppress Feng Sizhe and cause trouble for him in retaliation for Shitou being seriously injured this time. "So that's how it is, Mayor Du is tall."

"Hahaha, stop flattering me. We are all family. Let's put it this way. Our first step has been successfully implemented, and several key people have changed their testimony under your control. Now there are people in the provincial party committee who speak for us. What you need to do now is to talk to the leaders of the Dahu County Party Committee separately and ask them to support your suggestion. As long as these people reach a consensus, Fang Xianzhi will have to bear the blame. Don't worry, I have already found people from Secretary Qiu Fu's faction. The people they have planted in Taihu will help you and do what you want."

"Mayor Du, don't worry. I think they will all be happy if Fang Xianzhi falls, because this is likely to be a chance for everyone to be promoted. With the help of Deputy Secretary Qiu's people, it won't be difficult." Zhong Ping said with great confidence. In his opinion, if Fang Xianzhi really fell, it might be a good thing. Even Feng Sizhe would not say anything, so who else would raise objections?