Chapter 1121: Duan Xu

Gao Xiaobo came up, and I'll tell you.

Later, the two huddled together and muttered a few words. Chen Jincheng still had some doubts: "Can this work? If we get it right, you and I will both be everyone's father; if we fail, the responsibility will fall on you and me."

"This Su Yang isn't some harmless guy; even the Public Security Bureau Director and Deputy Chief might not be able to handle him, but with our positions, if people really want to get rid of him, it's just a matter of a sentence. He's not only the Political and Legal Affairs Commission Secretary, he also holds the Deputy Secretary role with absolute personnel authority."

Gao Xiaobo said: "If you're scared of wolves in front and tigers behind, then just wait to be sent to the East Paichusuo. When that happens, with a year's worth of income gone, can you still get by? I won't even mention other things—just think about how much it costs for your son and nephew to study abroad for a year. I also heard they're now thinking of buying a sports car; you'll probably have to work for them for a few years."

At this point, a ruthless glint flashed in both their eyes. "Fine, if that's the case, we'll do it, but we can't be the ones on the front line. Let others do it, and if anything goes wrong, we'll cut off the trail immediately."

"Finally, we'll subtly tip off the heads of those Paichusuo, so they'll have to provide some benefits—whether it's hush money or settlement funds—the money can't be borne by just the two of us."

That evening, just after Su Yang finished his shift, a Mercedes G‑Class drove into the County Party Committee and County Government compound.

The driver of Huang Beidou got out of the car and shouted up to the building: "Secretary Su, has Su Yang finished work? President Huang asked me to pick you up."

The shout made everyone in the office building look down, and some began to mutter: "Deputy Secretary Su looks like an upright gentleman, and his conduct is the kind that fights corruption and crime to the bitter end, but look at now—just a few days later, he's already riding in someone's car."

"Who says it isn't? Come to our side; even if you're as solid as iron, we can bend you. If we can't bend you, we'll toss you into the furnace to temper—you'll be finished."

"His treatment isn't bad; when President Huang's secretary used to come, they'd call out his title directly to the upstairs, and being addressed by his position was already the greatest sign of respect."

Su Yang naturally heard it, opened the window to glance, and poured the scalding hot water from his teacup out.

The driver of Huang Beidou, standing with his hands on his hips below, suddenly had a burst of scorching hot water descend from the sky, falling straight onto his face.

He let out a scream, hoarse voice shouting: "Ah! Hey! Who? Who is this? Who the hell dared splash me with hot water?"

As his words faded, everyone who had been craning their necks down pulled their heads back, and even the windows were hurriedly shut. If the driver of Huang Beidou bears a grudge, anyone below Deputy Section Level should just quit, and those above Deputy Section Level will just wait to be dealt with.

While he was shouting, Duan Xu hurried out: "What are you shouting about here? Who are you? What do you do?"

The driver of Huang Beidou, accustomed to arrogance, snapped: "Who the hell are you? I'm here looking for Su Yang. What are you? Someone upstairs splashed me—didn't you see? Whose fly is loose, letting this thing out?"

Duan Xu said coldly: "Say that again—do you believe I'll make you regret being human?"

The driver of Huang Beidou, so arrogant, had always been the one hurling insults and fists at others, and could not tolerate provocation, immediately roaring: "What the hell are you, you piece of shit? Even if I kill you, it'll be for nothing."

Saying that, he grabbed a baseball bat from the car's trunk and swung it at Duan Xu's head.

Duan Xu sneered; this was the chance he'd been waiting for. Just as the bat was about to strike his head, his left hand shot out like lightning, gripping the attacker's wrist, and before the man could react, his right hand whirled and slapped his face.

"Ah!"

"Pfft!"

The driver's two front teeth were knocked out by the slap; after a howl of pain, blood and broken teeth spurted from his mouth.

Duan Xu didn't stop; he kept slapping, beating the driver until blood poured from all seven orifices. The driver collapsed, convulsing, and only then did Duan Xu cease, pull out his comm device and dial 120.

This violent outburst shocked the people upstairs considerably; they hadn't expected the newly arrived secretary to dare strike the coal boss's driver—it was downright intolerable.

Of course, some young recent college graduates, newly assigned, had fiery eyes: "Now that's what we call having blood! These guys are basically thugs and gangsters; daring to beat people in the County Party Committee compound—are they looking for death?"

If it were them, they'd at most shout a couple of words; they wouldn't dare act. The coal boss's driver and his junior secretaries always stand downstairs shouting the leaders' names, which builds up resentment—this time they finally felt some relief.

There were also some newly assigned female cadres, their eyes sparkling like stars; this extreme, hot‑blooded heroism instantly made their hearts race.

Someone whispered: "Who is this? Though those slaps looked cool, who did he hit? Doesn't he know?"

Another person nearby said: "Don't you know? He's Secretary Su's secretary."

The third person nearby immediately replied: "Then it's fine; I guess if it goes wrong it'll just be a wasted beating."

Obviously, some of them already knew Su Yang's anecdote, and whether secretary or driver, they largely carried out the leaders' wishes.

Of course, in this incident the other side is certainly justified; this is the County Party Committee and County Government compound—if you publicly insult and assault there, who else would they hit if not you?

But this scene terrified the county leaders; they tend to view matters more far‑reaching and think further.

Duan Xu represents Su Yang's face and carries out Su Yang's will—no problem there—but the driver of Huang Beidou surely also has Huang Beidou's own intentions to some extent.

Now that we've beaten someone directly, this matter will be hard to settle, especially with someone like Huang Beidou; once enraged, he won't just go after Su Yang—he might wipe out all of them.

Pan Wenhai's face grew even more clouded; he slapped the table and barked: "This is sheer nonsense!"

He then quickly took out his phone and dialed a number. He knew well that Huang Beidou's "dinner invitation" was really just a display of his swagger; the arrangement was for 7 p. m., and showing up even at 7:01 would be like breaking a heavenly law.

Moreover, Su Yang isn't easy to manipulate; if the two of them clash, Su Yang will surely be dealt with. He doesn't care about Su Yang, but he doesn't want to get entangled himself.