Chapter 479

After Qi Jian left, the leaders of the town came to Su Xinghui's office one by one. Some comforted Su Xinghui, some indignantly cursed the person who wrote the report letter, and some claimed credit, saying they had confirmed Su Xinghui's innocence to the Discipline Inspection cadres.

Of course, among these people, there was sincerity and there was pretense. Although the fake performances were realistic, Su Xinghui could still see through them.

He also knew why these people were performing in front of him. His background was there, and everyone had seen what he had done in Pengjiawan. Weren't the things said in that report letter all jokes? To think they could topple him with just such a report letter? That was impossible.

They were coming to comfort Su Xinghui now, which counted as "sending charcoal in the snow." If they didn't come now, would they wait until Su Xinghui was fine to come? That would be "adding flowers to the brocade," which was far less meaningful. These people were all shrewd; of course, they would come to send charcoal in the snow now.

Su Xinghui acted as if nothing had happened, thanked them one by one, and sent them away.

After all the leaders had left, Liu Yongjun came in. As soon as he entered, he closed the door and said indignantly to Su Xinghui, "Town Mayor, isn't the person who wrote this report letter too wicked? They even report a good leader like you. This is pure slander!"

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "It's okay, Yongjun, things can always be explained clearly."

Liu Yongjun said, "Town Mayor, I think I know who wrote this report letter."

Su Xinghui said, "Who wrote it?"

Liu Yongjun lowered his voice and said, "It's very likely that Town Mayor Tong wrote it."

Su Xinghui said, "Don't talk nonsense. Do you have any evidence?"

Liu Yongjun hesitated and said, "I don't have any evidence, but one day in the office, I heard Xiao Zhang mention inadvertently that Town Mayor Tong was really strange. He asked him for stamps to send letters, quite a few. Xiao Zhang said he would help him send the letters, but Town Mayor Tong refused, saying he would send them himself. I didn't pay attention at the time, but now that I think about it, I feel it's a bit suspicious."

Upon hearing this, Su Xinghui also felt it was suspicious. This Tong Yuejin loved to take advantage of the town's small benefits the most. As long as it was something his family could use, if the town government had it, he would take it from the town government. Moreover, for any errands or hard work, he would let the town government staff do it for him. If it were an upright letter, why would he refuse when Xiao Zhang offered to help him send it? This could only mean that the letters he wanted to send were indeed problematic.

He asked, "Which day are you talking about?"

Liu Yongjun recalled and said, "It should have been last week, either Monday or Tuesday. I remember it was raining that day, and it was quite cold. Not long after Town Mayor Tong took the stamps, he went to the post office. That's why Xiao Zhang found it strange—on such a cold, rainy day, why did Town Mayor Tong insist on sending the letters himself? We didn't go out that day and were chatting in the office, so he told me about this."

Hearing Liu Yongjun say this, Tong Yuejin's suspicion was indeed quite high, and the time basically matched.

After pondering for a moment, Su Xinghui said to Liu Yongjun, "Forget it, Yongjun, let this matter end here. Don't tell anyone else."

Liu Yongjun was anxious: "Town Mayor, are you just going to let him slander you?"

Su Xinghui said, "The clean will remain clean, and the dirty will remain dirty. If I have any mistakes in my work, I also welcome people to give me suggestions."

Liu Yongjun said, "But shouldn't suggestions be made openly? Why did he write this kind of anonymous report letter? And what he reported were also groundless things."

Su Xinghui said, "Maybe he signed his name?"

Liu Yongjun shook his head and said, "How is that possible? He is not that kind of upright person. Besides, he just came to your office pretending to be sympathetic."

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Alright, Yongjun, I know you have good intentions, but let this matter end here. Let it leave your mouth and enter my ears. Don't tell a second person ever again, do you hear me?"

Although Su Xinghui was smiling, Liu Yongjun could hear the determination in his words. He also knew that Su Xinghui was a man of his word. Therefore, although he was not reconciled, he still nodded and said, "Okay, Town Mayor, I won't tell anyone else about this matter."

After Liu Yongjun went out, Su Xinghui recalled what Tong Yuejin had said to him earlier. Tong Yuejin had also been indignant, telling him how wicked the person who wrote the report letter was, cursing endlessly. If Su Xinghui hadn't already had a fixed opinion about Tong Yuejin, he probably would have believed that this matter had nothing to do with him.

Now, having heard the various suspicious points mentioned by Liu Yongjun, Su Xinghui estimated that this matter was eight or nine times out of ten done by Tong Yuejin.

However, even if it was confirmed that Tong Yuejin did it, Su Xinghui couldn't do anything to him now, otherwise it would become him retaliating. Although Su Xinghui was extremely fed up with him, this matter could only be considered in the long run.

That's how the officialdom is. Officialdom is not a place for quick revenge. Even if you are having a meeting at the same conference table with your enemy, you can only smile at him.

Just as he thought of this, the phone on the desk rang. Su Xinghui picked up the phone. The call was from Xu Xiaoguang. It turned out that after the Discipline Inspection people left the town government, they went to the vegetable wholesale market construction site to find Xu Xiaoguang and verified the situation with him.

Xu Xiaoguang was seeing this kind of situation for the first time, but he had nothing to hide, so he was naturally extremely calm. He said that when they were bidding, they won the bid entirely based on their strength, and they never cut corners on the project. There was absolutely nothing fishy between them and Su Xinghui.

After the Discipline Inspection people verified the situation with him, they left. Xu Xiaoguang couldn't sit still, but he didn't rush to the town government to find Su Xinghui; instead, he called Su Xinghui.

Xu Xiaoguang said, "Xinghui, what is going on? Who wrote the report letter?"

Su Xinghui said, "Xiaoguang, you don't need to worry. Who wrote the report letter is not important. As long as we have a clear conscience, we don't fear ghosts knocking on the door. Just put your heart in your stomach. Just doing the project well is the greatest support for me!"

Hearing Su Xinghui's words, Xu Xiaoguang felt inexplicably settled. He said to Su Xinghui, "Alright, I will handle the project well."

Su Xinghui said, "Also, for the next few days, don't come to the town government to find me, so as not to give people the impression that we are colluding."

Xu Xiaoguang agreed and hung up the phone.

After lunch, Su Xinghui went to the village as usual. He didn't want to delay his work because of the report letter matter. He had to keep a tight grip on the vegetable planting matter.

It had rained some time ago, and now the vegetables were growing quite well. Su Xinghui looked at the vegetables in the fields and talked to the farmers, feeling much better, and threw the matter of the report letter to the back of his mind.

Returning to the town government, it was already past six o'clock. Su Xinghui took his lunch box to the cafeteria. He ate in the cafeteria every day. Now he rarely socialized; he had to be the first to follow the rules he set for himself. Plus, he was single, so he could only eat in the cafeteria.

There weren't many people eating in the cafeteria every day—they were all single employees. It was past six o'clock now, and others had already eaten. Only Su Xinghui hadn't eaten yet. However, Su Xinghui knew that even now, Master Liang, who cooked in the cafeteria, would definitely have left him food, keeping it warm on the stove. This was because Su Xinghui often returned late from the village, so Master Liang was used to it.

As soon as Su Xinghui entered the cafeteria, he was surprised to see Master Liang still sitting by the stove. He smiled and said, "Master Liang, why are you still here? Haven't you gone home to eat yet?"

Master Liang was a man in his fifties. He smiled and said, "Town Mayor, I'm specifically waiting for you here. Come, give me your lunch box."

Su Xinghui handed over his lunch box. Master Liang served him more than half a box of rice, and to Su Xinghui's surprise, there was also a fried egg and two chicken legs.

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "The food is so good today? That shouldn't be; the meal fee I pay every month shouldn't be enough for chicken legs."

Master Liang said, "Town Mayor Su, these chicken legs are not from the cafeteria. My family slaughtered a chicken today, and I brought them from home."

Su Xinghui said in astonishment, "Master Liang, you still have two grandchildren at home. You only slaughtered one chicken, so why didn't you give the chicken legs to them? Why give them to me? I can't afford this!"

Master Liang smiled honestly and said, "It's only right, Town Mayor Su. You are a good cadre. What does it matter if I give you two chicken legs? Town Mayor Su, I'm not good with words, but don't take today's matter to heart. We all believe you; you must have been framed."

A warm current surged in Su Xinghui's heart. Master Liang was usually quiet and had never said a word to Su Xinghui except when serving food. He didn't expect that at this time, he would support him in such a way. With such support, Su Xinghui felt much brighter inside.

Looking at the worried look in Master Liang's eyes, Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Master Liang, don't worry, I'll be fine. Thank you!"

Master Liang smiled and said, "It's nothing, Town Mayor Su. Then eat slowly, I'm going home first."

Su Xinghui nodded, and Master Liang left. Su Xinghui carried his lunch box back to his office and started eating in his office. He ate those two chicken legs with special relish.

After eating, Su Xinghui called Lu Xiaoya. This was his daily homework. In fact, he didn't need to say much, at most a minute or two, but this represented that he had Lu Xiaoya in his heart.

Today was no exception. Lu Xiaoya picked up his call, they exchanged greetings, and then hung up.

Unexpectedly, just after he hung up, the phone rang abruptly, which startled Su Xinghui. At this time, who would call?