Right path to power

"What? What do you mean by delaying the best treatment time? Did your hospital's ambulance not arrive in time?"

Jia Anpeng's son, Jia Ren, grasped the key point in the dean's words and angrily questioned him.

The hospital director quickly explained, "County head, the emergency center dispatched a vehicle immediately after receiving the call. From the time the ambulance left to its return to the hospital, the time was less than twenty minutes, and there are records to check."

"Who was with my dad? Why didn't they call for an ambulance in time? This...this is murder..."

Jia Ren shouted, his eyes blazing with fury.

Then, he turned to Lin Xiao and said coldly, "County Chief, you have to hand over the person."

Lin Xiao frowned and looked at Jia Anpeng's secretary: "Who was County Chief Jia with when the incident happened?"

"I...I don't know, it was Deputy Director Cui from the Finance Bureau who sent me here," the secretary stammered.

He certainly knew about the relationship between Jia Anpeng and Cui Liqin, but what he said was all true. Besides, the leader's family looked like they were going to kill him, and the acting county head was questioning him closely, so even if he wanted to hide it, he couldn't.

Lin Xiao was speechless—talking about work so late at night? And about a cerebral hemorrhage? And Cui Liqin hadn't even called for an ambulance yet?

"Deputy Director Cui? Is that Cui Liqin?" Jia Anpeng's wife shouted hysterically.

Clearly, she was aware of Cui Liqin's existence.

"Mom, I'm going to find her right now."

Let's go together.

The two rushed downstairs, leaving the secretary and daughter-in-law looking at each other outside the ward.

Lin Xiao shook his head. Even if Jia Anpeng was unconscious, there would be no peace.

However, according to the dean, it's unclear when Jia Anpeng will wake up, and even if he does, he will need a period of rest. In other words, he will be unable to perform his duties normally.

In other words, should the candidate for executive deputy county head be adjusted?

Of course, this can't be rushed.

Soon, rumors began to spread.

"Have you heard? Jia Anpeng was discussing work with Cui Liqin from the Finance Bureau at a hotel when he suddenly suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and hasn't woken up yet."

"Really? That's incredibly exciting, haha."

"Of course it's true, someone saw Cui Liqin sitting in an ambulance."

"Also, I heard that Jia Anpeng's wife and son confronted Cui Liqin and beat her up. Her face was all scratched up, and she probably won't be able to go to work for several days."

"Wow, the world is full of wonders, reality is even more dramatic than TV dramas."

These rumors spread like wildfire, told in vivid detail, as if the listeners were witnessing the event firsthand, making them excited as if they were watching a live broadcast.

Upon hearing the news, Shu Xiaobing was so angry that she stood frozen in her office for a long time before finally letting out a long sigh and sitting quietly in her chair, lost in thought.

Deputy Secretary Gao Chengce was so surprised that he almost dropped his teacup. He muttered angrily to himself, "He who reaps what he sows will not live; he is rotten to the core."

Zhu Lishu originally intended to visit the hospital in person, but after hearing the rumors, she decided not to go and instead asked Dong Yimei to go on her behalf.

At ten o'clock, Wei Wenjuan came to report to Lin Xiao.

"County Head, there are several questionable accounts in the bureau recently. I would like to request the Audit Bureau to conduct a comprehensive audit, focusing on whether the financial processing of key projects during Yuan Caiying's tenure was compliant. This audit will clarify the issues and lay a better foundation for subsequent work."

Lin Xiao nodded and smiled, "Okay, the work of the Finance Bureau does need to be reviewed carefully. Recently, two major projects in the county will be launched one after another, and the county's finances will soon improve. From now on, we need to regulate every expenditure and spend every penny wisely. You have a heavy burden and great responsibility. I hope you will remain humble and perform your duties diligently. You can come to me with any questions."

"Okay, County Head, thank you for your support."

Wei Wenjuan was well aware that Lin Xiao valued her work attitude first, then her ability and financial background, and perhaps also their alumni connection.

Of course, she was also aware of the financial situation of Fuchuan County and knew that Lin Xiao had chosen her to break the existing financial management model.

Especially as Dayuan Real Estate's projects progress, the first land transfer fee will be received soon.

At that time, the county's finances will be much better off.

Now is the time to make the most of every penny.

Subsequently, Lin Xiao assigned Chai Zhimin, the director of the audit bureau, to conduct a special audit of the county finance bureau.

Upon receiving the assignment, Chai Zhimin felt a surge of excitement, sensing that he was about to "make a name for himself" once again.

Cui Liqin, who was recuperating at home, felt even more pain all over her body after learning that the Audit Bureau was going to conduct a special audit of the Finance Bureau.

However, despite the pain, she still managed to do some minor things.

However, Wei Wenjuan was responsible for maintaining stability and handling petitions in the township. She often had to deal with various disputes and had long since developed corresponding methods to deal with many unreasonable people.

Therefore, some people who deliberately came to cause trouble did not gain anything at all. On the contrary, some were taken away by the Public Security Bureau for education, and some were persuaded to leave by Wei Wenjuan herself.

Not long after, Chai Zhimin gave her feedback on the problems found in the initial investigation.

"Most of these clues are related to Deputy Director Cui Liqin, and I think it is necessary to further investigate them."

Chai Zhimin said with a dark face, but he was actually happy inside.

Although he didn't want any problems to be found in the audit, only if problems were found could it be considered a test of his work performance.

As for the deeper issues involved, those can only be left to others to handle.

"Director Chai, you can rest assured and investigate boldly. I have already spoken with the county magistrate, and he instructed that the matter must be thoroughly investigated and all issues presented truthfully."

"Okay, then I'll continue the investigation."

In his view, it was very likely that by going through Cui Liqin, they could find out even bigger people, such as the person who was lying in the hospital bed and had a sex scandal with Cui Liqin.

News also came from the county hospital that Jia Anpeng, who had been in a coma for several days, had miraculously woken up.

Although it is only conscious, able to open its eyes, understand words, and gently nod or shake its head.

If the hospital's previous diagnosis was correct, then it would truly be a miracle; the odds of that happening are probably less than one in ten thousand.

Perhaps this is fate?

At the same time, Wei Wenjuan and Chai Zhimin went into Lin Xiao's office together to report on the special audit and mentioned several clues about serious irregularities in financial processing.

"Because it may involve county leaders, we did not continue the investigation in depth. I suggest that the Discipline Inspection Commission be involved."

With the clues to the problem uncovered, Chai Zhimin had fulfilled his duties, and the rest was up to the Discipline Inspection Commission.

"Comrade Wenjuan, what's your opinion?" Lin Xiao asked.

"I agree with Director Chai's suggestion to get the Discipline Inspection Commission involved as soon as possible."

"Okay, let's go find Secretary Zhu together."

That evening, news spread that Cui Liqin, deputy director of the Finance Bureau, had been taken away from her home by the Discipline Inspection Commission.

The following morning, the county discipline inspection commission announced that Cui Liqin, deputy director of the county finance bureau, had been placed under investigation for suspected serious violations of laws and regulations.

In the hospital, Jia Anpeng's wife believed that effective stimulation could help people recover faster, so she told Jia Anpeng, whose condition was gradually improving, about Cui Liqin's being placed under investigation.

Upon hearing this, Jia Anpeng's eyes rolled back and he fainted again.

The attending physician rushed to the scene and performed emergency treatment. After a series of treatments, his life was temporarily saved, but he suffered another brain hemorrhage, and the bleeding area was even larger than the last time.

"The situation is not optimistic; the patient has fallen into a deep coma..."

After leaving the ICU, the hospital director said a few words to Jia Anpeng's wife and son, and then convened an emergency meeting with the expert team to discuss the matter.

After investigation, the hospital concluded that the patient had been subjected to another strong stimulus, causing a blood vessel to rupture and resulting in extensive bleeding; the patient's condition was extremely critical.

The subsequent recommendation was to transfer the patient to the provincial hospital for treatment once the vital signs stabilized and all indicators met the standards.

In other words, Jia Anpeng suffered another cerebral hemorrhage because of Cui Liqin's investigation and was almost on the verge of death.

The county party committee had already convened an emergency meeting of its standing committee to split up the work he was in charge of, which was then taken over by other deputy county heads.

A week later, Zhu Lishu convened another Standing Committee meeting to discuss organizing a consultation with experts from the city hospital. The meeting reached a consensus: the county party committee's organization department would contact the top-tier hospitals in the city to invite an expert group to conduct a consultation and issue a prognosis opinion.

Three days later, the expert team gave a formal consultation conclusion: the patient remained in a vegetative state, was expected to lose the ability to perform public duties in the long term, and had no possibility of waking up in the short term.

In other words-

The position of executive deputy county head has become vacant.