Right path to power

"Xiaolin, I don't think this is simple. My colleague said that those people seem to be targeting them. You should investigate this thoroughly. Maybe they're up to some kind of scheme. If that's the case, you need to be even more careful."

The other party was highly targeted, and they were investors from the provincial capital. Guan Tong herself had also heard about what had happened in Fengshan County recently. After analyzing the situation, she naturally concluded that the other party might be targeting Lin Xiao. Otherwise, they wouldn't have harmed an investor who could create local jobs.

Lin Xiao said in a deep voice, "Okay, thank you, Sister Tong. I will report this matter to the leadership later. As for who is behind this, I will investigate thoroughly."

In reality, Lin Xiao wanted to focus on doing something meaningful, but there were always bad people causing trouble. Since that was the case, he had no choice but to deal with these troublemakers and then quietly work on achieving results.

As the saying goes, wherever there are people, there will always be struggles. The world of martial arts is never peaceful, and the officialdom is a world of martial arts that is "cruel" yet disguised as "refined and elegant".

"That's great. By the way, I'll be visiting Fengshan again in a couple of days. There are some things we still need to discuss in detail. The company attaches great importance to its investment in Fengshan County. Mr. Fang's idea is to use the Fengshan County project as an opportunity to create an integrated Chinese medicinal herb base that combines planting and processing. As a result, the amount of investment will gradually increase."

The information Guan Tong revealed pleased Lin Xiao greatly. After all, if it were only implemented in Songmao Village, the impact wouldn't be significant. Besides, even if it were done very well, only a few hundred households would benefit, while there were so many other towns and villages across the county, and they needed to find a way to ensure that more villagers could benefit.

From this perspective, Lin Xiao's thinking and Fang Jianyu's plan coincide.

As for Fang Jianyu, after several incidents, he did see that Lin Xiao had promising potential, which is why he wanted to increase his investment.

Of course, the most crucial factor is the powerful backer behind Lin Xiao, who is worthy of his and the entire Dejiyuan Pharmaceutical Company's investment and operation.

"Sister Tong, don't worry, the business environment in Fengshan County will only get better and better. Anyone who tries to disrupt the favorable investment situation in Fengshan County will eventually be judged by the people and justice. I am very confident about this."

Lin Xiao said decisively, his face radiating confidence.

"Then let's look forward to it together!"

"Okay, let's work together!"

After ending the call with Guan Tong, Lin Xiao composed herself and went into the inner room to report to Gong Lei.

"This is absolutely outrageous..."

"With such audacity, do they even respect Party discipline and the law...?"

Gong Lei angrily rebuked them, then slammed his hand on the table and stood up, saying, "Let's go, let's go to the hospital to visit them."

"Should we invite County Magistrate Xu to come along and take a look, and also identify who's being so arrogant?"

After Lin Xiao's reminder, Gong Lei nodded in realization, then picked up the landline and dialed: "It's me, County Chief Xu. Please bring a few plainclothes officers and come with me to the county hospital."

Xu Jingnan looked bewildered and asked in surprise, "County Magistrate, what happened?"

Gong Lei said indignantly, "It's unheard of for an investor from our county to be assaulted and then relentlessly harass the person at the hospital. This must be dealt with seriously and to the fullest extent of the law."

"Okay, I'll organize the personnel right away."

At this moment, Lin Xiao also received a call from Guan Tong, and he immediately called back.

The phone was finally answered after ringing five or six times. Lin Xiao spoke first, "Hello, Mr. Cheng, this is Lin Xiao from the County Government Office. The County Head is about to visit you at the hospital. Could you please tell me which ward he is in?"

"Director Lin, hello. I'm sorry, someone just now... Oh, I'm fine, but my colleague was injured. There are no wards available at the hospital, so he has to stay in the emergency room for now."

The person who answered the phone was Cheng Musheng, the vice president of the investment management company under Dejiyuan Pharmaceutical Company. He breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that the county magistrate was coming in person.

"Okay, we'll be there soon, see you then."

After explaining the situation to Gong Lei, Lin Xiao called Lu Bin, the director of the county's First Hospital, and said quite seriously, "Director Lu, hello, this is Lin Xiao from the County Government Office. A very important guest from the county has been injured and is in the emergency room because there are no wards available. He is accompanied by a CEO named Cheng Musheng. Please arrange a private room for him as soon as possible. The county head will be visiting him soon."

"What? The county magistrate is coming? Great, great, I'll make the arrangements right away. Director Lin, don't worry, I'll personally make the arrangements."

Upon hearing that County Head Gong Lei was coming in person, Lu Bin immediately summoned several chief physicians and head nurses to the emergency room and had a special ward prepared.

Just as Cheng Musheng put away his phone in the emergency room, a burly, short-haired man with dragon and phoenix tattoos on his arms walked up to him and said menacingly, "Calling anyone won't help. The safest thing to do is to get out of Fengshan County as soon as possible."

The other two tattooed men crossed their arms, their eyes lingering on the woman on the corridor bench, their gazes seemingly wanting to slip through her clothes.

"Hey beautiful sister, I'm sorry, I went a little too far. How about you have a drink with me, and we can call it even?" the young tattooed man on the right said with a lewd grin.

"Get away! What are you doing? I... I've already called the police, they're coming soon!" a man said angrily, protecting the woman.

"Oh...oh...oh...I'm so scared, kid. If you have the guts, try calling the police again in front of me. I'm not kidding, but if you dare to call the police, I guarantee you won't leave Fengshan County alive," the tattooed bald man on the left said coldly.

The tattooed bald man continued, "Little sister, all I did was touch your face, and you dared to slap me? Even my mother never slapped me! You're so audacious! This isn't over between us, unless you... haha."

With two or three stitches in her forehead and bandages covering her eyes, Lu Xiaoxia's eyes were filled with fear as she stammered, "You...you're lawless!"

"Hahaha, little sister, you finally got it right. Either you shouldn't come to Fengshan, or if you do, you have to listen to us, otherwise, hehe..."

"What are you doing? I'm warning you, don't cause any trouble. Your County Magistrate Gong is coming soon, and then I'll see..."

Cheng Musheng stood in front of Lu Xiaoxia, speaking angrily, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by the short-haired, tattooed man.

"Our county magistrate is coming? I...I'm so scared, hahaha!"

"Haha, that's right, why don't you just say the county party secretary is coming? After all, he's the highest-ranking official," said the bald, tattooed man.

"You few people think you're worthy of seeing the county magistrate? Stop daydreaming. I doubt you can even get past the security guards at the county government." The young tattooed man added sarcastically.

The thugs were talking and laughing arrogantly. They didn't believe Cheng Musheng's words at all. The reason they came here was that they had received a call from their boss early in the morning, saying that some out-of-town investors were very ignorant and that they should teach them a lesson.