Chapter 1066: County Magistrate Tang Offers Timely Help!

Although Tang Ye returned to Yechuan County, he would call Dou Fanggang every morning to inquire about his health.

Furthermore, he focused his work on the county-wide production safety governance campaign.

Like other officials newly taking office, Tang Ye needed a way to establish his authority.

Production safety governance—this was the path for Tang Ye to strengthen his power.

Of course, he also hoped that through this campaign, the political atmosphere in Yechuan County could improve a little.

Tang Ye wore a hard hat and walked around the Jinniu Bridge construction site for about ten minutes; the engineer in charge of the site followed behind Tang Ye, wiping sweat incessantly, thinking that Tang Ye was just going through the motions like previous leaders, but he did not expect Tang Ye to look so carefully and find quite a few potential risks.

"Engineer Pang, it has been two years since Jinniu Bridge started. The current project progress needs to catch up."

Engineer Pang smiled bitterly, "Previously, it was mainly because employees from the Old Lock Factory often came over to make trouble and stop us from normal construction."

Tang Ye nodded slightly, "Now the compensation dispute with the Old Lock Factory has ended, and they will not come over again. So you must seize the time and cannot delay any longer."

Engineer Pang nodded slightly, "We will do our best to rush the progress."

Tang Ye urged repeatedly, "You must rush the progress, but you must also pay attention to safe construction. The Production Safety Small Group established by the county will focus on the construction progress of Jinniu Bridge."

Engineer Pang hurriedly said, "We welcome the Government's supervision; we will not slack off."

Engineer Pang's attitude toward Tang Ye was actually quite good.

Previously, the matter of the Old Lock Factory had a great impact on Jinniu Bridge; when Zhou Songtao was there, he also wanted to solve it, but the county was unwilling to provide money to fill the hole, so it could only be left unsettled.

But Tang Ye found an investor through the upgrade of the lock factory's new plant.

Through this transfer, an extra sum of funds was obtained, thereby solving the matter.

……

After coming out of the construction site, Tang Ye received a call from Zheng Shaokang.

"County Magistrate Tang, there is a matter I need to report to you."

"What is it?"

"Zhou Songtao's wife, Wu Li, went to the Provincial Party Committee to petition a few days ago. After returning to her residence, she received a parcel containing several blood-stained clothes. She just called the police. I think this is a clue."

Tang Ye frowned and sighed, "I know. Let's do this: we will meet up and go see Wu Li together."

Zhou Songtao's wife, Wu Li, is an English Teacher at the Yechuan County High School. They have a daughter who is fifteen years old this year and is currently in middle school.

On the way, Tang Ye reported the matter of Wu Li being threatened to Jiang Jing.

Jiang Jing frowned, "Judging from the current situation, protecting the safety of Zhou Songtao's wife and daughter is imperative; we cannot let Comrade Songtao die with his eyes wide open in the afterlife."

Tang Ye said with some shame, "I have been in Yechuan County for more than a month, and I have never taken the initiative to visit Zhou Songtao's wife and daughter. This is a dereliction of my duty."

Jiang Jing waved his hand, "Since you arrived in Yechuan County, your work during this period has been quite smooth, already exceeding my expectations. In the future, you must consider problems comprehensively, maintain balance, and learn to control the situation. Additionally, you must play the piano with ten fingers, mobilizing the strength of the entire county instead of relying on fighting alone!"

Tang Ye mused that Jiang Jing was giving him words of experience.

He changed the subject, "Zhou Songtao lived in the Finance Bureau Family Quarters while he was alive. Because it has been a long time, most cadres have moved away, and the people living inside are very mixed. The county built several new family buildings a few years ago, and I plan to arrange a unit. There are security guards there, and it is close to the Police Station, so it is safer."

Jiang Jing mused that Tang Ye was thoughtful, "Fine, do it according to your idea."

After hanging up Jiang Jing's call, a few minutes later, they arrived at the Finance Bureau Family Quarters.

Zhou Songtao rose through the ranks via the Finance Bureau route, and after being allocated the house, he never moved.

The house was built in the early nineties; it was considered a good house at the time, but now this old-style family housing appeared very cramped.

There was a guard room at the entrance, and the security guard looked at least sixty; he stopped Tang Ye.

"Who are you looking for?"

"We are looking for County Magistrate Zhou's wife, Teacher Wu." Ma Ran stepped forward to hand the guard a cigarette and took the initiative to strike up a conversation, "We are staff from the Government Office."

"I'll call Teacher Wu." The guard took the cigarette, was less vigilant, and dialed Wu Li's phone.

After finishing the call, he said to Ma Ran, "The building on the left, third floor on the right side; Teacher Wu is at home!"

Following the instructions, they arrived at the third floor, and Wu Li was standing at the door waiting.

Tang Ye knew that Wu Li was in her early forties, but he did not expect her hair to be so shockingly white.

Ma Ran hurriedly stepped forward and introduced them to Wu Li, "Teacher Wu, hello, these two are County Magistrate Tang and County Magistrate Zheng. I am County Magistrate Tang's Liaison Officer, Xiao Ma."

Wu Li recognized Zheng Shaokang, and her gaze fell on Tang Ye; she mused that this was the Acting County Magistrate who had just arrived in Yechuan County, even younger than she had imagined.

Tang Ye was the successor to her husband, Zhou Songtao. At this moment, Wu Li thought of her husband, and tears overflowed from the corners of her eyes; fearing she was being impolite, she hurriedly wiped them away.

"County Magistrate Tang, County Magistrate Zheng, Xiao Ma, please come in and sit."

Tang Ye looked at the floor, which was spotless, and mused that although the house was small and dilapidated, Wu Li was definitely a clean person.

Wu Li had not prepared slippers, so Tang Ye took off his shoes directly and placed them outside the door.

Zheng Shaokang and Ma Ran followed suit.

Wu Li hurriedly said, "You don't need to change shoes!"

Seeing that Tang Ye and the others insisted, she hurriedly found slippers.

Tang Ye put on the slippers, looked at the house, and sighed, "The area of this house is too small."

Wu Li explained, "This is the house allocated when Songtao was the Director of the Finance Bureau. Later, when he became Deputy County Magistrate, the house was not changed. It is a bit small, but since there are few people, it is enough."

Tang Ye stood in the middle of the living room in front of the portrait, his expression solemn as he lingered for a long time.

Immediately after, Tang Ye sat on the sofa and said softly to Wu Li, "Sister-in-law, I came here today mainly because you have encountered threats. We are very concerned about your safety."

Wu Li's eyes turned red, "County Magistrate Tang, I know that going to the Provincial Party Committee to petition has caused you a lot of trouble. But I know Songtao very well; he was an upright person and could not have committed suicide. He cared especially about his reputation. Outside, everyone is saying he was a corrupt element, and I must seek justice for him."

Tang Ye saw the tears swirling in Wu Li's eyes, never falling, and his heart felt very pained.

"If Comrade Songtao was truly framed, we certainly will not let the matter pass easily. We have actually been investigating in secret. The reason we haven't been high-profile is, on one hand, because we are afraid of alerting the enemy, and on the other hand, because we are afraid that you and your daughter will be targeted by bad people. If something happens to you, Comrade Songtao will not be able to rest in peace in the afterlife."

Seeing Tang Ye say this, Wu Li's face turned deathly pale, and she bit her lip.

Tang Ye continued, "Actually, Provincial Governor Fu has always been concerned about you, and Mayor Jiang has also urged us repeatedly that we must protect you well."

After speaking, he took out a key, "This is the key to the house in the County Party Committee Family Quarters. It is safer there than here. You should move early and leave this place. Only then can we be free of worries!"

Facing this timely help, Wu Li could no longer control her emotions.

Tears slid down the corners of her eyes, leaving a clear tear track on her cheeks!