Chapter 563

Jia Hequn and Shu Rong's relationship was known by many in Shangjun County. This time, no one knew who had tipped off Feng Yinan, but in any case, Jia Hequn was in big trouble.

Feng Yinan was a shrew. Having caught her husband in the act, how could she be polite to Jia Hequn? Although her father had long since retired to the second line, he still had many students and old subordinates in Yulin City. Even among the current Standing Committee members of the Yulin Municipal Party Committee, there were several who were his old subordinates.

If it weren't for these connections, Jia Hequn could never have become the county magistrate. But now, his betrayal of Feng Yinan was equivalent to betraying Feng Beifang, and those connections of Feng Beifang's were now turned into sharp weapons against Jia Hequn.

Su Xinghui asked, "Uncle Zhang, what's the situation now? Jia Hequn can't come to the capital, right?"

Zhang Kaishan said, "He's not just unable to come to the capital; he can't even be the county magistrate anymore."

It turned out that Feng Yinan had brought people to catch Jia Hequn in the act, causing a huge scene. She cursed Jia Hequn up and down in public and had the people she brought tear off the sheet Shu Rong was wrapped in. Shu Rong was left naked for everyone to see.

Although it was already past eleven o'clock, many people in Shangjun County liked to eat late-night snacks. With the New Year approaching, there were even more people out. Who wouldn't want to watch such a spectacle? The scene was packed with people. Some wanted to intervene, but upon hearing it was County Magistrate Jia's wife catching him in the act, they didn't dare to interfere.

Seeing more and more people gathering, Feng Yinan became even more energized. She had the people she brought hold Shu Rong's hands and feet so she couldn't move or cover her private parts. Then, Feng Yinan stepped forward and slapped Shu Rong a dozen times, leaving her pretty face bruised and bloody.

While slapping her, she said, "I'm going to ruin your face, you vixen, so you can never seduce men again."

Jia Hequn had been trembling on the side, but at this moment, he showed a bit of masculinity. He stepped forward to block Feng Yinan and said, "Stop hitting her!"

Jia Hequn's words further enraged Feng Yinan. She slapped Jia Hequn and said, "You still dare to protect this vixen? I will definitely ruin your reputation!"

Jia Hequn, in a fit of rage and concerned about his dignity as a county magistrate, didn't think about the consequences and slapped Feng Yinan back. Feng Yinan immediately cried and shouted, ordering people to beat Jia Hequn.

This farce only ended when someone called the police, and the police arrived and summoned Zhang Kaishan and other main leaders of the County Party Committee. They stopped Feng Yinan's violent behavior, dressed Shu Rong, and sent her to the hospital.

Feng Yinan even used her mobile phone in front of everyone to call her father, Feng Beifang, telling him that Jia Hequn was messing around and had dared to hit her, and demanded that Feng Beifang destroy Jia Hequn.

Feng Yinan's arrogance made Zhang Kaishan very indignant, because when Shu Rong was being dressed, her eyes were already vacant, showing signs of a mental breakdown. He had the arriving police take Feng Yinan and her group to the Public Security Bureau, as they were suspected of the crimes of picking quarrels and provoking trouble and insulting women.

Jia Hequn lost all face in front of the people of Shangjun County. Misfortunes never come singly; the next morning, the Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission arrived and took Jia Hequn away, saying he was suspected of economic issues and needed to be investigated. Of course, before taking him away, the Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission communicated with the Shangjun County Party Committee. Jia Hequn's corruption and bribery were clear and evidenced, and he certainly couldn't return to be the acting county magistrate.

Even if Jia Hequn could clear himself of the corruption charges, he had messed around with a woman and been caught in the act in front of everyone; he likely wouldn't have the face to return as acting county magistrate anyway.

Zhang Kaishan had been extremely busy these past two days. With the New Year approaching, there was a pile of things for the county government to handle, and then this incident happened—it was a mess. Zhang Kaishan had no choice but to temporarily replace Jia Hequn and take on the responsibilities of the county magistrate. When Su Xinghui called him, he had just returned home and hadn't even eaten.

And this was on a Sunday, yet he was this busy.

Su Xinghui asked, "Then County Magistrate Jia can't come to the capital, what should we do? We need to hurry, otherwise, the project might face complications. If we drag it out, who knows what might happen."

Zhang Kaishan said, "Alright, since the project has made such great progress, I will urge the city to communicate with Qingyang City and send someone over as soon as possible."

Su Xinghui said, "Alright, Uncle Zhang, you should hurry and eat. I won't keep you."

After hanging up, Su Xinghui fell into deep thought. Jia Hequn was in trouble—what impact would this have on the situation in the county?

To be honest, Jia Hequn wasn't a good county magistrate, but his trouble at this time wasn't a good thing either. The county needed stability most right now; it was a critical period for economic development. Otherwise, Su Xinghui would have let Lei Ming expose Jia Hequn's affairs long ago.

Of course, Jia Hequn's downfall wasn't a pity, but with him in trouble at this juncture, how would the superiors view Shangjun County? Would they think that someone in Shangjun County had played a hand in Jia Hequn's downfall?

Zhang Kaishan and Jia Hequn's relationship had never been harmonious—this was no secret. Would the superiors therefore think that Zhang Kaishan had played this hand? If the superiors had such a view of Zhang Kaishan, that would not be a good thing.

Of course, Su Xinghui absolutely did not believe that Zhang Kaishan had played any hand. Zhang Kaishan was an upright person, even honest—a rare quality in officialdom, but also a quality that was disadvantageous for surviving in officialdom.

Even if Zhang Kaishan discovered Jia Hequn's misconduct, he wouldn't play any tricks in the dark; he would definitely report the problem directly to his superiors. Hadn't he reported Shan Guozhi's problems directly to his superiors before? It was just that the superiors hadn't investigated Shan Guozhi.

With Jia Hequn down, there really wasn't anyone suitable in Shangjun County to take over the position of county magistrate. This was also a problem.

The current Executive Deputy County Magistrate was Chen Hongfu, but he had just been promoted and had only been a deputy county magistrate for less than two years. His qualifications were slightly insufficient, making it difficult for him to directly take the position of county magistrate.

And the Deputy Secretary of the County Party Committee, Sun Bingcheng, had enough seniority, but he was too old—he would reach the age limit in two years. He couldn't be the county magistrate either; this didn't conform to the current trend of rejuvenating the cadre ranks.

The qualifications of others were even less sufficient, so it was impossible to directly promote a county magistrate from within the county.

Then they could only transfer one from outside or have one parachuted in from the province or city. This was another unknown for the political situation in the county. If this county magistrate could cooperate with Zhang Kaishan's work, that would be fine, but if he didn't, that would not be a good thing for Shangjun County.

Someone who could come to Shangjun County to be the county magistrate at this time must have an extraordinary background. If he didn't cooperate with Zhang Kaishan's work, it would be really hard to handle. Only a stable political environment was most suitable for economic development!

Thinking of this, Su Xinghui sighed—the mountain rain was coming, and the wind was blowing through the building!

But thinking from another perspective, this could also be considered a good thing. In any case, Jia Hequn wasn't a good thing, and his downfall was self-inflicted; there was nothing to pity.

It was just that Shu Rong had suffered such humiliation—who knew how she was? Although she wasn't a good woman, she shouldn't have been humiliated like that. Feng Yinan had gone too far in this matter.