Chapter 737: A Soup That Led to a Murder Case!

In the days that followed.

Chen Dongan often ran over to Teacher Hong's house, just to drink the soup she simmered.

Teacher Hong was exceptionally proud and attentive.

Before going to work, she would choose the ingredients, and after getting off work, she would find ways to brew all kinds of nourishing soups.

"My body feels much more agile lately; it's mainly thanks to you." Chen Dongan set down the soup bowl, nodded at Teacher Hong with satisfaction, his eyes full of approval.

Teacher Hong walked up to Chen Dongan with a smile, took his hand, and said in a slightly coquettish tone, "Old Chen, if you're willing, how about I brew soup for you every day?"

Chen Dongan's heart skipped a beat, and his tone was somewhat perfunctory: "Brewing soup every day, that's so exhausting."

Teacher Hong shook her head and said with a smile, "What's exhausting about that? As long as I'm brewing soup for you, I feel full of energy every day."

Just then, the phone rang suddenly, and Chen Dongan immediately made a "shh" gesture to Teacher Hong.

Teacher Hong guessed right away that it was Chen Dongan's wife calling, so she had no choice but to pout, sit on the chair opposite, pick up the soup spoon, and look at him with resentful eyes.

The relaxed expression on Chen Dongan's face instantly became grave.

After Chen Dongan hung up the phone, Teacher Hong immediately asked curiously, "Old Chen, what happened?"

Chen Dongan rubbed his throbbing head and pushed the soup bowl in front of him to the side.

Seeing this, Teacher Hong hurriedly pressed, "Why aren't you drinking it?"

Chen Dongan said irritably, "Drink what! It's caused a huge problem!"

Teacher Hong looked puzzled: "What kind of problem could drinking soup cause?"

Chen Dongan was both angry and amused: "Is a life-and-death matter a big problem? It's a headache! My wife is almost fifty, and she's been saying she felt unwell these past few days. When she went to the hospital for a check-up, they actually found out she's pregnant!"

Teacher Hong's eyes widened, and she teased with a smile: "Old Chen, you've still got it! You really are vigorous in your old age!"

Chen Dongan was impatient and interrupted with a frown: "Stop with the snide remarks! It's all your damn nourishing soup's fault. If it weren't for drinking your soup, could this kind of trouble have happened?"

Teacher Hong laughed until she was doubled over: "Old Chen, don't blame me for bursting your bubble. Whether this child is yours or not is still uncertain!"

Chen Dongan said impatiently, "Get lost, what kind of nonsense are you spouting!"

Teacher Hong thought Chen Dongan didn't want the child, so she continued to tease with a smile:

"Old Chen, how about this: you let your wife give birth to the child, and then adopt it out to me. We two can get married; I never planned on having children in this life anyway, and I will definitely raise this child as my own."

Chen Dongan gave her an annoyed glare: "My head is already a mess, can you stop adding to the trouble!"

After saying this, Chen Dongan stood up and walked toward the door, bending down to change his shoes.

Teacher Hong knew Chen Dongan was in a foul mood lately, so she didn't pester him, picked up his coat and handed it over, still smiling as she said, "Remember to come over early tonight!"

Chen Dongan waved his hand at her impatiently.

Without a word, he turned, pushed the door open, and left.

From then on, Chen Dongan never went to Teacher Hong's house to drink soup again.

……

There was only one month left until the college entrance exam.

Chen Dongan arrived at the Dayu County No. 1 Middle School gymnasium.

A stage was set up in the center of the gymnasium.

A banner hung above the stage.

It read: "Strive for the College Entrance Exam, Youth Towards the Future—Dayu County 2008 College Entrance Exam Mobilization Meeting!"

The host was a female student wearing a blue and white school uniform; her voice was crisp, and she was brimming with youthful vitality.

After an opening statement, the female student gently invited: "Next, we invite the leaders of the County Education Bureau to the stage to deliver a speech!"

Chen Dongan walked with his head held high and strode to the podium amidst the applause of the crowd.

He picked up the carefully prepared speech, and began to speak in Mandarin with a heavy local accent:

"Today!

We are holding this grand college entrance exam mobilization meeting here.

Twelve years of hard study, there is no need to fear the mountain of books and the sea of tests.

What does it matter if we rise early and return late? Once on the golden list, we will not have failed the hard work of our studies.

Four thousand three hundred days and nights of anticipation; now is the time for you to whip your horses and gallop, to fight the final battle and break through the formidable pass..."

Jiang Zhongwen sat under the stage listening to Chen Dongan's speech.

This passage appeared in almost every one of Chen Dongan's mobilization speeches; at first, it sounded quite fresh, but over time, it felt numbing.

Even though what Chen Dongan said were all clichés, he still delivered the speech for a full half hour.

Looking at the youthful faces under the stage and listening to the bursts of enthusiastic applause, he felt immensely gratified.

In his view, he deserved the greatest credit for the development of County No. 1 Middle School.

Although Dayu County was economically poor, the level of education in the county was not at the bottom of the city.

As the Director of the Education Bureau, with this political achievement, he had the confidence to argue with his superiors.

Even the Deputy County Magistrate in charge could only sit under the stage at this moment, patiently watching him blow the horn for the final sprint!

After the speech ended, a student representative came on stage to speak.

This student was someone he had recruited from a high school in Yu Province.

After the previous few mock exams, the student's grades had remained stable in the top five of the city.

If nothing unexpected happened, the student would definitely be admitted to Shuimu University or Yanjing University, which would be a dazzling achievement for the entire Yanzhou City.

This child coming to Dayu County could serve as the County Top Scorer, and after achieving results, could receive various bonuses and subsidies.

Under his manipulation, education had become a business.

After the meeting ended, Chen Dongan shook hands with Jiang Zhongwen, exchanged a few pleasantries, and prepared to turn toward his sedan.

Just then, four people stepped out of another car next to the sedan and tacitly surrounded Chen Dongan.

Chen Dongan looked at these people in surprise and asked, "Which department are you from?"

One of them said in a calm tone, "Chen Dongan, we are from the County Commission for Discipline Inspection; please cooperate with us."

Before Chen Dongan could react, his two arms were grabbed by others.

At this moment!

Chen Dongan's heart was both collapsed and filled with an inexplicable sense of relief.

He actually had a premonition long ago that this day would eventually come!

He just didn't expect that right after attending the mobilization meeting, the Discipline Inspection Commission would take action against him directly!

The huge emotional fluctuation made it hard for him to accept!

"Comrades, may I know what exactly is going on?"

"We will explain the situation to you in a moment," the Discipline Inspection Commission staff member said with a stern face.

The atmosphere in the car was so oppressive that Chen Dongan felt his mind in complete chaos.

The sedan drove onto the expressway and traveled for another two hours.

Chen Dongan realized that he had already left Dayu County.

Cross-jurisdictional investigation!

It seemed that his situation was dire!

Arriving at a hotel, the discipline inspection personnel slapped a sheet of letter paper in front of him.

"If you have any issues, confess them proactively right now!"

Chen Dongan bit on his pen, wrote down some trivial matters, and intended to get by with that.

At this moment, the room door was pushed open.

Two men walked in from outside.

It was actually Tang Ye and Ma Ran...

Chen Dongan's eyes focused instantly, revealing a look of disbelief!