Chapter 4130: He is not a decent person

The news of Cao Yuanhao going insane spread through the entire officialdom of Linshan City in an instant. This matter left quite a few people in an uproar; a standing vice mayor had actually gone crazy—this was truly a situation that left people not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

However, no one was surprised. Such things were not uncommon in official circles. The pressure of being an official is high; when you are an official, you have to face so many things and so many struggles. Especially for someone like Cao Yuanhao, who was obsessed with fame and fortune, he could get into a fight with anyone over anything. Once he encountered any setbacks, he would bottle them up inside, unable to vent them. Over time, it would be strange if he didn't develop psychological problems.

Of course, even if officials have psychological problems, they usually don't reach such a severe degree. It was still rare for someone like Cao Yuanhao to go directly insane.

Therefore, for the past two days, the entire Linshan officialdom had been buzzing with talk about this matter.

As for Cao Yuanhao, this standing vice mayor, his presence in Linshan City wasn't very strong because he hadn't spent much time there.

After Su Xinghui arrived in Linshan to serve as mayor, it was several months before Cao Yuanhao came to take his post. As soon as he took office, he went to the provincial capital and the capital city to chase after projects, and he was gone for several months.

Later, he didn't have any comfortable days in Linshan either. After staying for a few months, the power in his hands was completely hollowed out; the Finance Bureau and the Municipal Government Office that he was in charge of didn't listen to him, so his presence remained weak.

Following that, he went to the Xingfu disaster area for reconstruction, and he was gone for another year. It was as if there was no such person as Cao Yuanhao in the Linshan officialdom.

However, now that he had gone insane, everyone remembered him. Some people felt a sense of "the rabbit dying and the fox grieving," but more people felt quite pleased, because they had no good feelings toward Cao Yuanhao at all.

This guy hadn't stayed in Linshan for long, but he hadn't done any good deeds, nor had he left anyone with a good impression. On the contrary, he had always acted high and mighty in Linshan, ordering people around, having a poor attitude toward his subordinates, and always trying to fish for benefits, so not many people liked him.

Besides Linshan, the news of Cao Yuanhao going insane also spread throughout the entire Yanbei officialdom. Quite a few people began to make moves, as they were naturally eyeing Cao Yuanhao's position as standing vice mayor.

Linshan City's current upward momentum was very rapid; it had basically secured its position as the third-ranked city in Yanbei Province by GDP and was a provincial sub-center city. This position of standing vice mayor was a lucrative post with limitless prospects. Who among those qualified to covet this position wouldn't want to snatch it?

Cao Yuanhao was now insane. Although his rank wouldn't change, the Provincial Party Committee surely wouldn't let him continue as standing vice mayor.

Standing vice mayor was not an idle job; on the contrary, it was a very crucial position that could not be left vacant for long.

It was one thing when Cao Yuanhao went to the disaster area as the head of the reconstruction working group—that position could be kept for him—but now that he was insane, the position could no longer be held for him. The Provincial Party Committee would certainly arrange an idle position of the same rank for him, but he could no longer serve as standing vice mayor.

Therefore, many people were making moves to snatch this position, and the doorsteps of various provincial leaders' homes had been worn flat over the past few days.

In Linshan, there was one person who heard the news of Cao Yuanhao going insane and felt somewhat conflicted. This person was, of course, Luan Sihong.

Since leaving the municipal government guesthouse, Luan Sihong had opened a clothing store with Xiaoyu. Business was quite good now; the new district was very popular, so her shop had many people browsing every day, and there was always plenty of business.

Her storefront was decorated beautifully and was large, which was very attractive. Plus, she was very good at doing business, was pretty, and knew how to talk, so customers who came in rarely left empty-handed.

The money Luan Sihong earned now was not much less than when she had contracted the municipal government guesthouse, and she no longer had to rack her brains to curry favor with those leaders. She slept soundly at night, which made her much more relaxed than before. Now, her heart was calm.

But who would have thought that the news of Cao Yuanhao going insane, once it reached her ears, would cause ripples in her heart again?

Her feelings were very complex because she had once had feelings for Cao Yuanhao. She had originally thought he was a good man she could rely on for the rest of her life, but who knew that Cao Yuanhao's later behavior would leave her deeply disappointed and heartbroken? She had then come to hate him to the bone.

This complex emotion meant that after learning Cao Yuanhao had gone insane, she felt some pity for him, but it was mixed with some satisfaction. She knew Cao Yuanhao too well; this person was too obsessed with fame and fortune, so it wasn't strange at all that he had gone crazy.

That night, she and Xiaoyu closed the shop, washed up, and went to bed together. Now, she and Xiaoyu were as close as sisters and even slept in the same bed.

She couldn't help but bring up the matter of Cao Yuanhao going insane. Upon hearing this, Xiaoyu curled her lips and said, "It's good that he's crazy. He's crazy? I'm so happy! That guy really isn't a decent person. Sister Sihong, you were so good to him, but what about him? Not only could he not help you when you were in trouble, but when his wife came, he threw you aside and ignored you even when you were sick."

Speaking of that time when she was sick and Cao Yuanhao threw her aside and ignored her, Luan Sihong felt a chill in her heart. Cao Yuanhao was indeed not a decent person. Therefore, Luan Sihong also felt ashamed for the pity she had felt for him.

For a person like Cao Yuanhao, going insane was his just deserts.

Luan Sihong smiled and said, "Yes, Xiaoyu, you're right. He really isn't a decent person."

Xiaoyu said, "Since he's crazy, you should be happy. Why don't we drink some wine to celebrate?"

Luan Sihong shook her head and said, "Let's forget about that. People should still be a bit kind. After all, he has suffered a great disaster, so we shouldn't be too happy."

Xiaoyu said, "Alright then, let's just pretend he doesn't exist and go to sleep early. We have to get up early tomorrow morning; business at the shop has been too good these days, so we need to open early."

Luan Sihong nodded, turned off the light, and the two of them went to sleep.

If Cao Yuanhao knew that these two women who had once been intimate with him had such an attitude toward his insanity, he would probably be angered half to death.

Although he had no good feelings toward Cao Yuanhao, Su Xinghui still had to go visit him out of reason and sentiment, as they were colleagues after all.

Thus, on this day, Su Xinghui and several other vice mayors of the municipal government, including Xing Guodong, went to Yanzhong City to visit Cao Yuanhao.

Cao Yuanhao was staying in the psychiatric ward of the Provincial People's Hospital. The psychiatric inpatient department was in the northern suburbs of Yanzhong City; generally speaking, such wards are built in relatively remote places.

Before coming, Su Xinghui contacted Sun Xiaoqin. It was a Saturday, and since patients in the psychiatric hospital could only be visited on weekends, Sun Xiaoqin happened to be going to visit Cao Yuanhao. Therefore, Sun Xiaoqin waited at home, and after Su Xinghui and the others arrived, she got into their car and led them to the psychiatric inpatient department.