Chapter 895: What It Means to Repay Injury with Kindness!

Du Chengfeng hung up the phone with Zhou Chengwu, clenched his fists tightly, and then let out a heavy breath, exhaling all the gloom that had built up over the past few days.

Just then, his phone suddenly rang. Seeing it was Tang Ye calling, Du Chengfeng quickly answered.

"I was just about to call you. You did so many things, why didn't you say a word to me?"

Tang Ye heard the joy in Du Chengfeng's tone and responded with a smile: "Some things have to be pushed forward in the shadows."

Du Chengfeng had actually planned this long ago; on one hand, he firmly believed that the innocent would clear themselves, and on the other, he was secretly investigating the reason why Liang Pingfan had reported him.

It was just that Du Chengfeng discovered the people he had arranged were still a step too slow.

By the time he found out the reason, someone had already investigated the matter thoroughly, not only persuading Liang Pingfan to withdraw the report letter but also making him write a letter of apology, which was sent to the Provincial Party Committee Inspection Office together.

"Do you have time? I want to see Liang Pingfan. Come with me!"

"I have time! I'll meet up with you later," Tang Ye replied with a smile.

Half an hour later, Tang Ye and Du Chengfeng met at the entrance of the residential compound where Liang Pingfan lived.

This compound looked very dilapidated, with at least twenty years of history; the exterior wall paint had already peeled off, and there were no elevators in the compound, requiring one to climb on foot to get upstairs.

Tang Ye walked up and knocked on the door.

An old lady answered and came to open the door.

"My name is Tang Ye, and this is my father-in-law, Du Chengfeng!"

Upon hearing the name "Du Chengfeng," the old lady's expression froze slightly, and then a look of shame appeared: "Secretary-General Du, I apologize to you on behalf of Old Liang."

Du Chengfeng smiled faintly: "Elder sister, don't say that. Is Old Liang at home? I came to see him."

The old lady nodded: "He is!"

After speaking, she stepped aside to open the door and let Du Chengfeng enter the house.

She then went into the room and called Liang Pingfan out.

When Liang Pingfan learned that Du Chengfeng had come to visit in person, his mood was quite complex.

He had always been a man of principle and cherished his reputation.

But this time, he knew in his heart that he had not only done wrong, but he had been wrong to an outrageous degree!

"Old Liang, I've come to see you."

Before coming to see Liang Pingfan, Du Chengfeng's mood had still been somewhat stifled.

After all, no matter who is framed, it feels unpleasant.

But seeing Liang Pingfan's desolate appearance, Du Chengfeng immediately felt a sense of sympathy.

A clean reputation built over a lifetime destroyed in an instant—putting oneself in his shoes, it would be hard for anyone to bear.

"Secretary-General Du, I must apologize to you; I regret it deeply now."

Du Chengfeng waved his hand: "Old Liang, I came here today specifically to have a heart-to-heart talk with you. I have always kept the construction accident on National Highway 301 from years ago in my heart, unable to let it go. Your bringing up the old matter this time also gave me a chance to face my inner self and conduct a profound reflection."

Hearing Du Chengfeng say this, Liang Pingfan felt quite surprised and exclaimed with emotion: "Secretary-General Du, I didn't expect your breadth of mind to be so vast. Besides regret, I want to thank you even more—if it weren't for your secret help, my granddaughter's life would have been ruined."

Du Chengfeng grasped Liang Pingfan's hand: "Old Liang, no need to say more. If there is anything you need my help with in the future, just speak up!"

At this moment, Liang Pingfan finally truly understood what it meant to repay injury with kindness.

Tang Ye watched this scene from the side, his own mood equally complex.

He knew that Du Chengfeng had actually planned to communicate with Liang Pingfan face-to-face long ago.

It was only because of his own intervention that Du Chengfeng had pushed this step back.

Moreover, Du Chengfeng bringing him along was also a personal demonstration of the mindset one should have when facing a power struggle.

Confrontations in officialdom do not necessarily have to end in mutual destruction, but rather in reaching a balance favorable to oneself.

Du Chengfeng sat at the Liang residence for a moment before taking his leave with Tang Ye.

Several neighbors were gathered downstairs, and seeing Du Chengfeng come down, they immediately surrounded him.

Tang Ye subconsciously blocked the way in front of Du Chengfeng, and only after seeing there was no hostility on their faces did he secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

"Secretary-General Du, we have been worried about you! Old Liang actually dared to complain about you; who doesn't know you are a hero of Tianling? Without you, how could Tianling County have developed so well?"

Du Chengfeng waved to everyone in greeting: "Dear old neighbors, I have always respected Old Liang. He encountered difficulties this time, and I can understand."

"Secretary-General Du, you truly have a broad mind!"

"Having a public servant like you is our good fortune!"

Liang Pingfan stood upstairs, watching Du Chengfeng surrounded by neighbors, smiling and chatting cordially with everyone, his heart filled with many emotions.

Du Chengfeng's reputation in Tianling County was excellent.

Even though Du Chengfeng was later transferred to the city to hold office, his influence on Tianling County still remained.

He had actually done a foolish thing that went against the will of the people!

His wife said softly from the side: "I didn't expect Secretary-General Du to come and see you in person, and his son-in-law even brought fruit and milk. You, don't do such foolish things again in the future."

Liang Pingfan laughed at himself: "Retired but not resting... in the end, it's still because my desire for fame and profit is too strong. Forget it, I won't cause any more trouble from now on."

With Liang Pingfan's experience, he had actually already figured out the root of this storm.

Why would someone secretly lure his granddaughter into going astray?

Wasn't it because they grasped his personality of being retired but not resting, and reporting this and that all day long?

To put it bluntly, it was because he had made too many enemies, which ended up implicating the next generation.

Of course, Liang Pingfan also saw a glimmer of hope from this incident.

The reason he ran around everywhere was that he felt some phenomena in the ranks and the actions of some people were truly intolerable.

But he now understood that while there might be pests in the ranks, there were also upright, good cadres like Du Chengfeng.

Matters of punishing evil and upholding justice could be safely left to them to handle.

……

Du Chengfeng had the driver and Secretary leave first, then he got into Tang Ye's car himself.

"Coming back this time, was it specifically for my business?"

Tang Ye smiled and said, "Even if I hadn't come back, you would have already been confident of success, right? You knew long ago that Liang Pingfan was being used by others."

Du Chengfeng smiled, "I didn't have much interaction with Liang Pingfan. For him to suddenly bring up old matters, there must be someone behind the scenes stirring up trouble. However, I truly didn't expect you to be able to persuade Guo Zhengting to go to the Provincial Organization Department to take the fall for me. Minister Cheng being willing to speak up for me at the Five-Person Group Meeting also greatly shocked Secretary Zhou."

The weight of the Provincial Organization Department Minister in this personnel appointment is second only to the Provincial Party Secretary and the Municipal Party Secretary.

Du Chengfeng did not spell things out too clearly, but he still tactfully told Tang Ye that he knew he had played a key role in the matter of Guo Zhengting taking the fall.

As the Provincial Organization Department Minister, Cheng Guodong is not someone Guo Zhengting can see just because he wants to.

It must have been Tang Ye who pulled the strings!

His son-in-law is able to establish a connection with Cheng Guodong!

This can be considered an unexpected gain brought about by the inter-provincial exchange program.