Chapter 3937

Zhao Desan nodded with effort and said, "Sister Wu, if you have things to do, go ahead. Don't worry about me." Zhao Desan felt that his current physical condition was much better than the weakness and illness he felt when he first woke up yesterday. Although his head was still wrapped in thick gauze and he would occasionally feel dull, throbbing pains, given his physical fitness, a full recovery was not impossible. He really didn't want to stay in the hospital any longer; he was a person who lacked the patience to lie in bed. Seeing the reluctant look in Sister Wu's eyes as she left, Zhao Desan felt very comforted. It truly lived up to the saying, "Adversity reveals true feelings." Only when one is ill does one know who treats them well. That Sister Wu could take time out of her busy schedule to visit him in the hospital immediately made him feel very satisfied.

Wu Min rushed to the district government and had Liu Deliang make simple arrangements for the conference room. The two of them stood together to welcome the arrival of Vice Mayor Tang. They stood at the entrance of the district government for nearly half an hour before Vice Mayor Tang finally arrived late. His Audi A6L slowly drove into the district government courtyard. Wu Min, along with Liu Deliang and several district government leaders, jogged behind the car. Once the car stopped, they hurriedly stood by the car door and respectfully welcomed Vice Mayor Tang out.

Wu Min was the first to step forward, smiling as she greeted Vice Mayor Tang. Vice Mayor Tang maintained his consistent gentle and kind expression. After greeting Wu Min, Liu Deliang hurriedly stepped forward, extended both hands, and said with a fawning smile, "Vice Mayor Tang, welcome, welcome. We welcome you to our Chanba District to inspect and guide our work..."

"District Mayor Liu, hello, hello..." Vice Mayor Tang maintained his consistent gentle expression, laughed "Hehe," and extended his hand to shake Liu Deliang's hand symbolically, which counted as a greeting.

"Vice Mayor Tang, shall we go to the conference room to talk?" Wu Min smiled and extended her hand, making an inviting gesture. Thus, led by Director Wang of the district government office, Wu Min and Liu Deliang accompanied Vice Mayor Tang on the left and right, exchanging pleasantries as they walked toward the conference room.

Once in the conference room, the group crowded around Vice Mayor Tang as he sat in the seat symbolizing the leader's status. A staff member had already respectfully delivered a cup of fragrant jasmine tea to Vice Mayor Tang. He picked up the tea cup, blew on it gently, took a small sip, cleared his throat, and began his opening remarks. He said, "Today, I have come to your Chanba District with only one main purpose: to see which aspect the 50 million yuan in support funds that your district obtained from the provincial construction system last time has actually been implemented in. Also, I want to take the opportunity to see the current progress of the district's urban construction work... Eh... where is that Deputy District Mayor Zhao Desan who is in charge of urban construction?" As Vice Mayor Tang spoke, his brows furrowed. He looked around the conference room and shifted his gaze to Wu Min. A cold, sinister look flashed in his eyes, as if he were still holding a grudge about what happened last time.

Wu Min hurriedly explained, "Oh, Xiao Zhao was accidentally injured while handling demolition work yesterday. The injury is quite serious, and he is currently hospitalized. It is truly impossible for him to welcome your arrival, Vice Mayor Tang. I hope you can understand."

"Xiao Zhao is injured and hospitalized?" Vice Mayor Tang couldn't help but widen his eyes, appearing somewhat surprised. He then asked with apparent concern, "Is the injury serious?"

"It's quite serious. A cerebral hemorrhage. He was only resuscitated yesterday afternoon," Wu Min answered truthfully.

Vice Mayor Tang seemed very interested in the fact that Zhao Desan was injured and hospitalized. He immediately veered off the topic and hurriedly asked Wu Min, "How did it happen? Was he injured while doing demolition work?"

Seeing that Vice Mayor Tang seemed very concerned about this matter, Wu Min truthfully recounted the events of yesterday to him. After listening to Wu Min's report, Vice Mayor Tang nodded, put on a meaningful look, and said, "This Comrade Zhao Desan is truly dedicated to his work. For a young cadre like him, your district should focus on cultivating him. However, since Comrade Xiao Zhao has suffered such a serious injury, let him recuperate well for the recent period and put work matters aside for now."

Wu Min nodded and said, "Yes, he certainly cannot continue working now. We can only put his work aside for the time being."

Vice Mayor Tang thought for a moment, looked at Wu Min solemnly, and said, "However, all the work in your district is currently running on the normal track, especially the urban construction work, which is being carried out very comprehensively and rapidly. We cannot let things stagnate just because Xiao Zhao, the point man, has fallen ill. The construction of urban projects in your district is something that both I and the leaders of the municipal party committee and municipal government attach great importance to. In my opinion, why don't you, Old Wu, temporarily find someone to act in his place for the work Xiao Zhao is currently performing, and wait until Xiao Zhao has fully recovered? What do you think?"

Wu Min was a smart person. Hearing these words from Vice Mayor Tang, she immediately guessed his thoughts. She thought to herself that it seemed he was still holding a grudge about the medicine-swapping incident last time and wanted to take advantage of Zhao Desan's hospitalization to strip him of his power. Wu Min smiled and said to Vice Mayor Tang, "Vice Mayor Tang, the district's talent pool is limited. Besides, currently, only Xiao Zhao has a clear understanding of the situation regarding urban construction in the district, and all work is being carried out in an orderly manner. If we replace him with someone else, I'm afraid they won't be able to handle it. In my opinion, it's better to wait until Comrade Xiao Zhao has recovered. Furthermore, the district's urban construction work is currently progressing very smoothly, so there is no need to rush to arrange for someone to be specifically in charge."

Although Vice Mayor Tang had the intention of taking this opportunity to teach Zhao Desan a lesson, he also knew that Zhao Desan was someone promoted by Wu Min, who valued him highly. Sure enough, he saw Wu Min contradicting him and shielding Zhao Desan. However, no matter what, Zhao Desan was still a person from the district, and he, as a Vice Mayor, did not have the real power to change his job at will. Hearing Wu Min say this, Vice Mayor Tang laughed "Hehe" and said, "Then you should consider it further in your district. I am also just worried that there will be no one in charge of urban construction work, which will affect the progress of the work. Since you, Old Wu, have such confidence in the district's work, then let's wait and see."

Wu Min smiled and brought the conversation back to the topic, saying, "Vice Mayor Tang, why don't we go to the site to inspect it now and see the implementation of those support funds?"

Vice Mayor Tang seemed to be thinking about something at this moment. Hearing Wu Min's words, he hurriedly came back to his senses and said "Mm," not knowing whether he agreed or disagreed. Seeing Vice Mayor Tang's absent-minded look just now, Wu Min could guess that he must be very dissatisfied that she did not agree with his proposal to let someone else temporarily replace Zhao Desan's duties as Deputy District Mayor. Wu Min repeated her words just now: "Vice Mayor Tang, shall we go to the site for an inspection now and see the implementation of those support funds in our district?"

"Mm." Vice Mayor Tang agreed, and then added, "By the way, since Comrade Xiao Zhao has suffered such a serious injury for the sake of work, and I happen to be down here to inspect work today, I might as well go to the hospital to visit him first."

Hearing Vice Mayor Tang change his itinerary on the spot, Liu Deliang and Wu Min were stunned in unison. Wu Min hurriedly said with a smile, "That's fine. Then we will accompany Vice Mayor Tang to the hospital to express our condolences to Comrade Xiao Zhao together." As she spoke, Wu Min deliberately said to Liu Deliang in a low voice, "Old Liu, you accompany Vice Mayor Tang downstairs first. I'm going to the restroom and will be down immediately."

Wu Min's words were deliberately spoken for Vice Mayor Tang to hear. When Vice Mayor Tang heard Wu Min say she was going to the restroom, he turned back and gave her a malicious smile. Wu Min smiled as she sent Liu Deliang and Vice Mayor Tang out of the conference room, then walked quickly toward the restroom at the end of the corridor. After entering the restroom and closing the door, Wu Min took out her mobile phone and called Zhao Desan.

At this time, Zhao Desan was lying on the hospital bed, bored, taking out his phone to read the news. After Wu Min left just now, Zhao Desan had wanted to find a woman to keep him company, but suddenly he thought that he had too many women. If they all found out he was injured and hospitalized, and they happened to run into each other, it would be inevitable for them to quarrel, and it would be hard to clean up the mess then. After thinking it over, he sighed helplessly and thought to himself: Forget it, it's better to be alone and quiet! He simply didn't call any woman, lying on the bed alone, holding his phone and boredly reading the news.

"Knock, knock, knock..." At a little past ten in the morning, someone knocked on the door of the hospital room.

"Come in." Hearing the knocking, Zhao Desan responded to the door in an understated manner, wondering to himself if it could be one of the women who had come.

Just as he was wondering, the door was pushed open. What met Zhao Desan's eyes was the face of Ju Long, filled with fawning. He saw that his face was full of smiles, and he was carrying large and small bags of health supplements in his hands. He walked into the hospital room with a smile and said to Zhao Desan, "District Mayor Liu, I've come to visit you."

Seeing this arrogant and domineering guy come, Zhao Desan was immediately a bit puzzled. He looked at Ju Long with a confused gaze and asked, "General Manager Ju, what wind blew you here?"

Ju Long placed the health supplements he brought on the table and said with a smile, "Deputy District Mayor Liu had an accident while we were tearing down the house. It is only right that I come to visit. Seeing that Deputy District Mayor Liu is fine, I can finally rest easy."

Looking at the guy's fawning expression, Zhao Desan couldn't help but mutter in his heart: A cat crying over a mouse—fake compassion! He laughed "Hehe," and suddenly noticed that one of Ju Long's eyes was bruised and swollen, as if he had been beaten by someone. He frowned as he looked at him and asked curiously, "How did General Manager Ju get a panda eye?"

Seeing that Zhao Desan noticed something wrong with his eye, Ju Long smiled awkwardly, rubbed his hands together, and said hesitantly, "It was... it was beaten by someone..."