Chapter 1097: Slapping a Subordinate on the Spot

The comrade named Wang Ping was terrified and trembling all over; he forced himself to explain, "Secretary Pan, my father suddenly had a heart attack this morning, I took my father to the Hospital, and that's why I was delayed a few minutes, please give me a chance."

But before Wang Ping could finish speaking, Pan Wenhai slapped him directly, Slap! The force of the slap was huge; Wang Ping, already out of breath from running, was knocked down, his whole body spinning like a top, and finally he staggered and fell to the ground.

The black‑rimmed glasses also flew several meters away.

Even so, Wang Ping had to struggle to get up quickly, but his severe nearsightedness made him unable to discern direction at once, so he groped forward.

He had just taken two steps forward when Pan Wenhai backhanded another slap, splattering Wang Ping's mouth with blood; he still tried to explain, "I'm sorry, Secretary Pan, I'm sorry!"

Seeing Pan Wenhai about to deliver a third slap, Su Yang stepped forward and blocked, "Secretary Pan, the Cultivation Organization's regulations are correct, but regulations are dead, people are alive. This comrade has just explained that his father suddenly fell ill and went to the Hospital, it's not an innocent tardiness; why not give him a chance?"

Pan Wenhai then withdrew his hand: "Fine, I'll spare you this time out of Secretary Su's face. But remember, all regulations in our county are iron laws, no one may violate them. Not even if your father suddenly fell ill and went to the Hospital, or even if he died on the spot, you still must come for the collective morning drill! Understand?"

Wang Ping nodded repeatedly: "Understood, understood, I promise to attend the drill on time from now on."

Su Yang's anger flared at that moment; this wasn't really a beating of Wang Ping, but a beating of himself. Poor Wang Ping, unlucky to be caught at this critical moment, used by Pan Wenhai as an example to scare others.

After dealing with Wang Ping, Pan Wenhai led the squad to the drill. Wang Ping then wiped the blood from his mouth, crouched on the ground and felt for his glasses.

Su Yang sighed, picked the glasses from the ground, and handed them to Wang Ping.

Even so, although Wang Ping's eyes were full of gratitude, he didn't dare to say thank you; he took the glasses and limped, chasing after the marching squad.

Su Yang's expression grew increasingly grim: "Is this still a Party cadre? This style, politely called overbearing, bluntly is no different from street thugs."

When another lap came around, Pan Wenhai stopped the squad again, and this time he called out Ran Xuefeng: "Did you inform Secretary Su about the collective morning drill?"

Ran Xuefeng's face had already turned the color of pork liver; Secretary Pan hadn't told him about this, otherwise he would have notified properly.

From the look of it, Secretary Pan was seeking revenge against Secretary Su for last night's incident. Moreover, Secretary Su doesn't seem like a good guy; from last night's events, he realized that Pan Wenhai's dominance in Liu Cheng Xian is about to be challenged.

If it were someone else, he would have said the notice was given, but with Su Yang he hesitated.

Pan Wenhai's gaze was extremely sharp; even if he had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare offend Pan Wenhai, so he gritted his teeth and took the blame: "Sorry, Secretary Pan, last night I forgot to inform Secretary Su because of other trivial matters."

His words finished, Pan Wenhai raised his hand and slapped Ran Xuefeng's face: "What are you, Deputy Director of the County Party Committee Office, good for? If you can work, work; if not, get out! This is a collective activity in our county, organized specifically as a morning drill to improve everyone's physical fitness and strengthen the team's unity, and you forgot to inform Secretary Su! Is it that you have no sense of the organization, or that you have no Secretary Su?"

Ran Xuefeng's complexion flashed green then red; he moved his lips for a long time but could not utter a single word, because he knew that whether he explained now was irrelevant; what mattered was that Secretary Pan just wanted to settle scores, to embarrass Secretary Su.

He now only prayed that Su Yang would immediately say something soft to Secretary Pan, join the morning drill squad, and then he would have nothing to worry about.

But what he never expected was Su Yang heading straight into the office building.

Seeing Su Yang's retreating back, he closed his eyes in despair. Indeed, the angry and ashamed Pan Wenhai gave him a few more big punches.

After Su Yang returned to his office, he slammed a palm onto his desk. If this had happened six months ago, he might have ripped him apart on the spot, but now, as the Deputy Secretary of the County Party Committee, he couldn't fight the County Party Secretary like a thug; otherwise it would look immature and might be used against him.

But Pan Wenhai's behavior is a disease that needs treatment. A County Party Secretary beating officials within the county violates discipline, yet after being beaten, none of them dare to speak a defiant word; clearly they have been made completely compliant by Pan Wenhai.

He wants to make himself also stoop, which is impossible, but he will inevitably be given a hard time.

Nevertheless, to put it another way, they still want to make things difficult for him, to target him directly, which is almost impossible unless they have some leverage.

He had only been sitting in his office a short while when the office door was suddenly pushed open.

A stranger entered, and after seeing Su Yang, he said loudly and casually, "Are you Deputy Secretary Su? I'm Huang Beidou, General Manager of Daxing Coal Mine. I heard that last night a hostess went unthinkingly into your room, was reported by the public and was caught by the Public Security Brigade."

"You ordered the Public Security Brigade's squad leader Liu Qing to investigate and clarify this before noon today, right? So don't make this lowly petty officer suffer, this matter…"

His words unfinished, Su Yang's expression darkened immediately: "What are you? Who let you in? Get out!"

Huang Beidou was startled by the fierce aura from Su Yang, felt an inexplicable fear, but forced a calm tone: "Alright, alright, since Deputy Secretary Su wants me to knock, I'll knock again and re‑enter."

He turned and left, then the door rang with a loud knock.

Su Yang said coldly: "Come in."

Huang Beidou finally pushed the door open and entered; this time he restrained his flamboyant demeanor, took a business card from his pocket, and placed it before Su Yang:

"Deputy Secretary Su, I am the General Manager of Daxing Coal Mine and also the owner of the Coal Grand Hotel. I heard that last night, while you were staying at our hotel, something happened, so I came specially to give an explanation of this matter."