Chapter 1585

Seeing that the matter was already beyond remedy, how could Tu Sanjun still dare to look at He Lei? He turned his head to the side, pretending to look at the wall of the hospital room, as if there were a beautiful painting drawn upon it.

Su Xinghui then said to Tu Sanjun, "Captain Tu, what is going on with this matter? Is he actually injured or not?"

Tu Sanjun truly had nowhere to hide. He could only turn his head back and smile obsequiously, "County Magistrate Su, since he isn't in pain anywhere, he must not be injured. He Lei, since you aren't injured, let's discharge from the hospital."

Su Xinghui said, "Don't leave just yet. We should clarify the matter. Manager Zhang of the Changwu Highway Project Department said that they only had one worker who had just arrived at the construction site and was holding his safety helmet, preparing to put it on. Before he even had the chance to put it on, you saw him and demanded they stop work for rectification for a month. Did this happen?"

Cold sweat broke out all over Tu Sanjun: "County Magistrate Su, this, this might be a misunderstanding."

Su Xinghui sneered, "A misunderstanding? Then is the rectification notice you issued also a misunderstanding?"

Tu Sanjun said, "It might be that we issued the rectification notice without fully understanding the situation. I will withdraw that rectification notice right now; there will be no need for rectification."

Su Xinghui slowly shook his head and said, "Withdraw? It cannot be withdrawn. Since there is a problem, then work must be stopped for rectification."

Tu Sanjun was almost on the verge of tears. *You immortals are fighting, can you not let a mortal like me suffer? We are just following orders! *

He pleaded with Su Xinghui, "County Magistrate Su, this really is a misunderstanding. We will just withdraw the rectification notice. The Changwu Highway is a key project for the county; work cannot be stopped."

Su Xinghui still shook his head and said, "That won't do. People will say I am using my position to pressure others. This matter must be brought to the County Magistrate's office meeting to be discussed. We shall see if such a regulation exists. If it does, then rectification must be carried out, and we will not be lenient."

Tu Sanjun said, "No, no, no, County Magistrate Su, how could you be using your position to pressure others? This is truly us realizing our own mistake and voluntarily withdrawing the rectification notice."

Su Xinghui remained unmoved and said, "Captain Tu, you don't need to say anything more. You should go back first and report this matter to your leaders."

Tu Sanjun knew that it was impossible for him to withdraw that rectification notice today. He was now regretting it deeply. If he had known Su Xinghui's reaction would be so intense, he would never have issued any rectification notice. Wasn't this just handing someone a handle to use against him?

Tu Sanjun could only say a word to Su Xinghui, and then, dejected, he led his few subordinates away.

Just after going downstairs, Tu Sanjun said to He Lei, "He Lei, you kid are usually quite sharp. Why were you so stupid today? County Magistrate Su isn't a physician; can he cure your illness? Why did you believe whatever he said?"

He Lei said, "Captain Tu, you don't know, that County Magistrate Su has real skills. When his fingers were on my pulse, I felt a stream of heat flowing through my meridians. It was incredibly comfortable. If it were you, you would have believed him too."

Tu Sanjun was at his wit's end and could only lead the few of them back to the bureau to report to the Bureau Chief.

In the hospital room, Director Hu looked at Su Xinghui in surprise and said, "County Magistrate Su, do you really know medicine? The way you took the pulse just now looked very professional."

Su Xinghui said, "My uncle-in-law is a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. I learned a few basics from him, but the mannerisms are learned quite well."

The few people in the hospital room burst into laughter. An Dachang said, "County Magistrate Su, you are truly amazing. You drove them away just like that."

Manager Zhang gave a thumbs up and said, "County Magistrate Su, today I am completely convinced by you. You are truly too amazing!"

Su Xinghui smiled slightly and said, "Manager Zhang, give me that rectification notice."

Manager Zhang took out the rectification notice from his person and handed it to Su Xinghui, saying, "Then are we really stopping work?"

Su Xinghui said, "Stop for now. Keep a record of how many days you stop. If you happen to be unable to finish on time, we will calculate these days for you truthfully."

An Dachang said, "But don't give your workers time off; there is a possibility of restarting work at any time."

An Dachang now had immense confidence in Su Xinghui. He believed that no matter what matter was in Su Xinghui's hands, it would be solved easily.

Su Xinghui then left the hospital and returned to the County Government. After returning to the County Government, he went directly to Ling Anguo's office. As soon as he entered Ling Anguo's office, Ling Anguo greeted him to sit on the guest sofa. He also sat down with Su Xinghui and asked with a solemn expression, "Are you here for the two things that happened today?"

Su Xinghui nodded and then handed the stop-work rectification notice to Ling Anguo.

Ling Anguo had, of course, already heard about what happened today. If he hadn't heard about such things for so long, he wouldn't be a competent County Magistrate. He was just about to look for Su Xinghui, but he didn't expect Su Xinghui to have already come.

Ling Anguo took the stop-work rectification notice and began to read it. After finishing, he frowned and said, "Isn't this nonsense? They even dare to stop work on the Changwu Highway? And stop it for a month? Who gave them the guts?"

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "County Magistrate, as long as there is a real violation, then work should be stopped. Even the Changwu Highway cannot be an exception. We cannot practice favoritism."

Ling Anguo shook the rectification notice and said, "What kind of bullshit reason is this? A worker didn't wear a safety helmet, so work must be stopped for rectification for a month? If this isn't nonsense, what is?"

Su Xinghui smiled slightly and did not speak.

Ling Anguo said, "County Magistrate Zhao is not in the County Government. I just paged County Magistrate Zhao, but he didn't return the call after three times. I don't know where he went. However, I have also called Bureau Chief Shi of the Environmental Protection Bureau and Bureau Chief Wu of the Labor Bureau. They will be here immediately. I will call Old Shi over as well, and we will listen to the explanations from Bureau Chief Shi and Bureau Chief Wu about this matter together."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Alright."

Ling Anguo then made a call to Shi Ronghuai's office, asking Shi Ronghuai to come to his office.

Shi Ronghuai arrived in less than two minutes. Ling Anguo briefly explained the ins and outs of the matter to Shi Ronghuai and handed the stop-work rectification notice to Shi Ronghuai. Shi Ronghuai took the rectification notice and began to read it.

In fact, Shi Ronghuai naturally knew about this matter through his own information channels. Such things seemed like small matters, but they all happened in relatively sensitive areas and could potentially have a relatively large impact on the political situation in the county. It was impossible for Shi Ronghuai not to pay attention.

He also knew that this matter was stirred up by Zhao Yangang and Fang Qing and the others. Some time ago, they even instigated Shi Ronghuai to retaliate against Su Xinghui, but how could Shi Ronghuai be used as a gun by them? He deeply knew Su Xinghui's terror and did not want to wade into these muddy waters, so he just laughed it off, saying that he had long since stopped caring about those things.

Shi Ronghuai didn't take the bait, which made Zhao Yangang and Fang Qing very disappointed. However, they also knew that Shi Ronghuai was an old fox. He likely saw through their intention to use him as a gun, so they had to give up.

Shi Ronghuai finished reading the rectification notice and handed it back to Ling Anguo. Ling Anguo asked, "Old Shi, what is your opinion on this matter?"

Shi Ronghuai said, "I think this is completely ridiculous. Stopping work for a month for such a small matter? The Environmental Protection Bureau side is even more ridiculous. They didn't even issue a stop-work rectification notice, yet they want the quarry to stop work?"

Ling Anguo said, "The Environmental Protection Bureau and the Labor Bureau are both under County Magistrate Zhao's direct supervision. I originally wanted to ask him to look into this matter, but I paged him several times and he didn't return the call. Now we can only ask the Environmental Protection Bureau and the Labor Bureau what the situation is. Otherwise, this matter of the Changwu Highway cannot be delayed."

Shi Ronghuai lowered his head, picked up his teacup, and took a sip of tea, saying, "County Magistrate Zhao, I saw him go out with County Magistrate Fang this morning."