Chapter 1589

Ling Anguo then said to Su Xinghui, "County Magistrate Su, what is your opinion? Do you have anything to ask them?"

Su Xinghui said, "Director Shi, Town Mayor Ma of Matou Town called you and asked you to resolve this matter, but you said that since your people were beaten by the quarry people, you should treat the injuries first and talk about how to solve the problem after the injuries are healed. Is that your original statement?"

Director Shi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead again and said, "County Magistrate Su, that was because I hadn't understood the situation yet. I thought our employees were beaten by the quarry people, so I was very angry and said those words in a moment of agitation. It was very irresponsible, and I want to make a self-criticism to you about this."

Su Xinghui said, "In other words, you said these things without understanding the truth of the matter, right?"

Director Shi nodded and said, "Yes, I said those things before I understood the truth of the matter."

Director Shi thought to himself, *If I had known the truth, I wouldn't have said those things. *

Su Xinghui looked at Director Wu again. Director Wu didn't wait for him to ask and said, "County Magistrate Su, I made the same mistake. Comrade An Dachang also called me and asked me to solve the problem, but as soon as I heard that one of our people was injured, I got anxious and told them to treat the injuries first and wait until they were healed to solve the problem. This is also an irresponsible statement, and I want to make a self-criticism."

Shi Ronghuai laughed and shook his head, "Did you two prepare your lines before coming here? How come the statements are exactly the same?"

Hearing Shi Ronghuai fanning the flames on the side with his sarcastic tone, Director Shi and Director Wu broke out in cold sweat. However, this couldn't be blamed on others for making connections; their performance today was indeed too coincidental.

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "It is indeed very coincidental. County Magistrate Ling, I have nothing else to ask."

Ling Anguo said, "How about this, Director Shi, Director Wu, you go back first, each write a self-criticism, and submit it to Deputy County Magistrate Zhao. Although he is not at home today, he is after all your supervisor. How to deal with you still requires him to provide an opinion first. As for the people in your law enforcement brigade and inspection brigade, submit an opinion on how to deal with them."

Ling Anguo naturally understood everything in his heart. This matter must have been stirred up by Zhao Yangang, and the purpose was to target Su Xinghui. Otherwise, how could it be so coincidental that the two units he supervised went to inspect the two units Su Xinghui supervised?

As for why Zhao Yangang wanted to target Su Xinghui, Ling Anguo naturally knew the reason. Su Xinghui was currently too much in the limelight and had taken over part of the work that Zhao Yangang and the others were in charge of. Speaking of which, this matter was actually caused by Ling Anguo.

Ling Anguo knew the reason in his heart, and he also knew that Shi Ronghuai and Su Xinghui knew the reason. However, this matter definitely could not be pursued further in front of them. For a member of the county party committee and deputy county magistrate to target another member of the county party committee and deputy county magistrate for personal revenge—this matter sounded very bad and was simply a disgrace to Changshan County.

Thinking of this, Ling Anguo's heart stirred again. Why did Fang Qing disappear at the same time as Zhao Yangang? Could she also be involved in this matter? He couldn't help but recall some abnormal expressions and actions of these two recently, and his heart became suspicious again.

Director Shi and Director Wu stood up together and said, "County Magistrate Ling, County Magistrate Shi, County Magistrate Su, then we will go back and write our self-criticisms first."

After the two left, Ling Anguo asked, "Old Shi, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Shi Ronghuai shook his head and said, "County Magistrate, neither of these two is under my supervision, so I have no say. Let Comrade Zhao Yangang and Comrade Su Xinghui provide an opinion."

Shi Ronghuai was an old fox. His task of fanning the flames had been completed. Now that it was time to give an opinion on how to handle it, he naturally wouldn't speak up. He wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Lighting a cigarette, brewing a cup of tea, and sitting on the side to watch a good show—wouldn't that be wonderful?

Ling Anguo asked again, "Comrade Su Xinghui, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Su Xinghui said, "Let's wait for Deputy County Magistrate Zhao to provide an opinion. Since they are both unaware, it's meaningless for me to hold onto it. As long as it doesn't affect the normal work of the enterprise, we should prioritize unity and stability."

Su Xinghui naturally understood Shi Ronghuai's intention of sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, so he naturally wouldn't be in a hurry to investigate further or pursue anyone's responsibility at this time, letting Shi Ronghuai watch a joke.

In any case, he already had the upper hand now, so why should he hold onto it? A young deputy county magistrate being so aggressive would only make some people who didn't know the truth feel disgusted.

In the end, Su Xinghui was not a person who liked to engage in struggles. He was now putting all his energy into the development of Changshan County. He truly hoped for unity and stability so that he would have a good environment for economic development. He didn't want to be dragged into the quagmire of political struggle.

Now that he had shown his goodwill, it depended on Zhao Yangang's attitude. If Zhao Yangang took this loss and stopped there, that would be fine. If Zhao Yangang was relentless and insisted on competing with him, then Su Xinghui naturally wouldn't be afraid of him.

Hearing Su Xinghui's words, Shi Ronghuai felt a bit disappointed, but he naturally couldn't be too obvious in inciting Su Xinghui to fight with Zhao Yangang. He could only pick up the teacup he had just refilled, blow away the tea foam floating on the surface, and take a sip.

Ling Anguo admired Su Xinghui very much in his heart. This young man was truly capable of achieving great things. Such breadth of mind, let alone a young man like him, even some old hands in the officialdom who had been through the bureaucracy for a long time might not necessarily have it. Being able to show restraint and forbearance while having the wind at his back was truly not easy.

Isn't there a good saying? Forbearance doesn't mean I'm weak; forbearance is not cowardice, but a kind of cultivation, a kind of magnanimity, a kind of insight, and a kind of ability. Especially with Su Xinghui's background and his past actions, if anyone took his forbearance as cowardice and incompetence, then that person would be stupid to the extreme.

The Su Xinghui of the past had fought against provincial governors and mayors for the sake of principled issues, refusing to stop until there was a result, and in the end, he had always won. Can you call such a person cowardly?

Ling Anguo understood that it was just that this matter was too small and didn't weigh on his mind at all; he simply didn't want to spend energy fighting.