Starting as a town mayor, he rose through the ranks.

After leaving Luo Zhiguo's home, Wu Chong led his men away from Shunping County that same day, giving no one a chance to persuade him.

They left only one sentence for Zhou Guan and Li Xiumei who came to visit: they were very disappointed with the political environment in Shunping County and would report the matter to higher authorities.

Zhou Guan and Li Xiumei were stunned by these words and immediately reported the matter to Liu Ming without any delay.

Liu Ming, who had been waiting for news, almost exploded with anger upon hearing his words, and immediately vented his anger on Zhou Guan and Li Xiumei.

He berated the two of them mercilessly and threatened to make them take full responsibility, which immediately made the two of them utterly disappointed in his actions.

After scolding the two men, Liu Ming checked the time, then picked up the phone and dialed County Chief Zhang Qiang's number. He then recounted the whole story.

"You bastards! You can't even do this little thing right, what use are you guys..."

Zhang Qiang, who had always been shrewd and calculating, finally lost his temper and became furious. For the sake of this investment, he abandoned all pretense of decency and suspended Luo Zhiguo from his job.

The goal is to attract investment to the county seat and build factories, and to encourage the planting of aloe vera in various townships.

He even planned that once the investment was finalized, he would have the propaganda department publicize it extensively, making a big fuss and turning it into a major political achievement.

He just didn't expect that not only would the investment not land on-site, but it would also fall through in Bohou Town. The people there were so angry that they left. How could he not be furious?

"Brother-in-law! The main responsibility for this lies with that idiot Mei Chengyuan. He acted like a bureaucrat in front of the investment team, which eventually angered them and they even had to report it to their superiors..."

Hearing his brother-in-law Zhang Qiang curse in anger, Liu Ming was immediately terrified and trembled. He quickly explained and pushed Mei Chengyuan out.

"Send people to chase after them right now! Make sure to keep the investment team here; don't let them get reported to the city..."

At this moment, Zhang Qiang was no longer calm. What if the investment team reported this matter to their superiors?

All his previous efforts to take over as county party secretary will be in vain, and he may even be held accountable.

Thinking about all this, he was furious and wished he could tear his brother-in-law and Mei Chengyuan to pieces.

After hanging up the phone, he, who should have gone home after get off work, sat in the boss's chair and lit a cigarette.

His face was grave, his brows furrowed, as he pondered how to handle the situation.

Soon, the ashtray in front of me was filled with cigarette butts, and it got dark outside.

The streetlights came on, their light streaming through the windows into the dark office like candlelight, making the surroundings dim.

Wang Zhi, in the small office outside, knew that since his boss hadn't left, he, as the secretary, naturally didn't dare to leave either.

He kept glancing in the direction of the office, wanting to go in and see what was going on.

But he didn't dare to, because the leader hadn't left yet, which meant the leader was in a bad mood, so he didn't dare to go in and disturb him.

Just as he expected, Zhang Qiang was in a terrible mood. He kept thinking of a solution while waiting for Liu Ming's call.

But the phone still hasn't rung, which makes him very anxious and frustrated.

"Ring ring ring..."

Suddenly, the phone on the desk rang, its sound particularly jarring in the quiet office.

"Hello!"

He quickly picked up the phone, his voice a little hoarse.

"County Chief! The Discipline Inspection Commission has detained Old Zhao. Also, all the staff of the Discipline Inspection Section One are under investigation, including Section Chief Zeng Hui and staff member Qin Lu. They are digging deeper into the incident where Luo Zhiguo, the mayor of Bohou Town, was tortured during interrogation..."

The solemn voice of Political Secretary Meng Zhuzhuang rang out.

Zhang Qiang, already agitated, became even more so, and said coldly, "What does Chu Hao want to do!"

"County Magistrate! This matter is probably not simple. Although Old Chu is shrewd, he doesn't have the guts to do something so big. I suspect he has someone backing him..."

Meng Zhuzhuang was unaware of the investment team's situation, so he continued with matters concerning the disciplinary committee.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qiang suppressed his inner irritation, frowned, and began to carefully analyze the matter.

He quickly came to the conclusion that Chu Hao must have been instructed by Tong Wu, the secretary of the municipal discipline inspection commission, to dare to do this.

Of course, his purpose was to teach himself a lesson by using the county discipline inspection commission, since he had suspended Luo Zhiguo from his post.

Having figured this out, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Before suspending Luo Zhiguo from his post yesterday, he already knew and anticipated that Tong Wu would take action, and he had already thought of a countermeasure.

Unexpectedly, plans changed, the investment team left, and we had to report it to our superiors.

This completely disrupted his plans, leaving him feeling somewhat helpless, so the countermeasures he had devised were no longer needed.

He suddenly felt like he was in a bind, and his frustration grew again.

"Old Meng! Keep an eye on things with the public security, procuratorate, and courts. I'll call Old Chu later. That's all..."

He gave a slightly hoarse instruction, then hung up the phone. Immediately afterwards, he lit another cigarette.

A moment later, he picked up the phone and figured out how to call Chu Hao.

There was no other way; he couldn't let Chu Hao dig any deeper, otherwise it would be even more troublesome if it were discovered that Liu Ming was connected to the incident where Luo Zhiguo was tortured by the Discipline Inspection Commission.

"At this moment, Chu Hao has finished get off work. Lou Zhengtian is hosting a dinner for Luo Zhiguo tonight, and he is going home to take a shower."

Then I met Luo Zhiguo in the past and we got to know each other better.

As soon as he got home, his phone rang. Seeing that it was a call from County Magistrate Zhang Qiang's office, he couldn't help but sneer.

"Hello! County Chief Zhang."

Upon answering the phone, Chu Hao greeted the caller respectfully in a businesslike tone.

"Old Chu! Are you off work yet?"

Zhang Qiang calmed himself down, adjusted his mindset, and asked in a slightly hoarse voice.

"Yes, County Magistrate Zhang!"

Chu Hao replied, his tone still businesslike.

Hearing his tone, Zhang Qiang was very dissatisfied, but he still held back.

After thinking for a moment, he said in a deep voice, "Old Chu! The Discipline Inspection Commission's responsibility is to supervise all cadres in the county. I heard that the actions taken today were quite significant, which has distracted many cadres from their work and caused serious consequences. You should try to control the situation and not make it too big, so as not to affect unity..."

These words silenced Chu Hao's face with disdain. He thought to himself, "What does my internal rectification of the Discipline Inspection Commission have to do with all the cadres in the county? If you're going to make an excuse, at least make one that's decent."

"County Chief Zhang! We are only conducting an internal self-examination and rectification; we haven't extended it externally. Of course, if any external officials are implicated during our self-examination and rectification, we won't let them off the hook either..."

Chu Hao didn't give Zhang Qiang any face and spoke in a businesslike tone.