Flip the table and divide the family property! Take his wife and daughter into the mountains and eat

"I told you to go back to the hospital, did you hear me! Turn around right now!"

The burning pain on his cheek instantly snapped Xiao Li back to reality. Ignoring the metallic taste in his mouth, he scrambled towards the still trembling driver beside him and shoved him hard.

"Quick! Didn't you hear what the Party Secretary said? Turn around and go back to the hospital right now!"

The driver, his face filled with terror, trembled at the shout and frantically pressed the clutch to shift gears, then in his panic slammed on the accelerator.

"Sizzle—click!"

With a violent mechanical shudder, the old car, already overloaded from the earlier abrupt braking, let out a muffled groan and broke down in the downpour.

"Secretary Chen... the car stalled..." the driver stammered as he turned around.

"A bunch of useless trash."

Chen Jianguo's face was extremely gloomy. He gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath. Without letting the driver restart the car, he pushed open the back door and rushed into the torrential rain.

"Secretary Chen!"

Startled, Xiao Li quickly grabbed the black umbrella and stumbled out of the car.

The strong wind and torrential rain instantly soaked Chen Jianguo's dark gray cadre jacket.

The cold rain streamed down his hair, but he didn't lose control like he had in the car. Instead, with a calm face, he walked quickly toward the stark white hospital building a few hundred meters away without saying a word.

Xiao Li ran behind him, holding a large black umbrella, trying her best to shield him from the rain.

But Chen Jianguo was preoccupied with that crucial clue, and he walked with lightning speed and ruthlessness.

Xiao Li, a young man in his early twenties, ran and stumbled through the mud, but he still couldn't outrun Chen Jianguo.

He was left half a step behind, holding the umbrella, and could only watch helplessly as his leader, soaked to the bone, ran wildly in the pouring rain.

The two of them, one after the other, returned to the hospital gate in the heavy rain.

As Chen Jianguo stepped onto the steps of the inpatient department lobby, his gaze pierced through the thick rain, and he abruptly stopped in his tracks.

Just under the awning in front of the outpatient hall, a black Shanghai-plated sedan broke through the rain and slowly came to a stop.

A driver quickly got out of the car with a black umbrella, walked around to the other side, and respectfully opened the back door.

Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man wearing a smart Zhongshan suit and with slightly graying temples stepped out of the car and was about to go up the steps.

"Comrade Li Yuanchao!"

A slightly hoarse shout suddenly rang out amidst the torrential rain.

Li Yuanchao stopped and turned around, only to see a figure, soaked to the bone and covered in a mess, running wildly towards him through the heavy rain.

The man didn't even have an umbrella. His dark cadre jacket was soaked with water and clung heavily to his body. His hair was a mess from the rain. He was bent over, panting heavily, and looked extremely disheveled.

Upon seeing this, Secretary Xiao Wang instinctively assumed it was one of the emotionally charged petitioners. Her expression changed, and she immediately stepped in front of Li Yuanchao, reaching out to stop the drenched man rushing towards her.

"Stop! What are you doing...?"

"Xiao Wang, step back!"

Before Xiao Wang could finish speaking, Li Yuanchao suddenly reached out and pulled him away.

Li Yuanchao stared intently at the newcomer, his usually composed face unusually showing an expression of utter astonishment.

He not only recognized the other person, but also disregarded the mud on their clothes and took the initiative to come down the steps to greet them.

"Secretary Chen... what are you doing here?"

Li Yuanchao never expected that Chen Jianguo, the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, would run wildly in the torrential rain like a homeless person in distress, without even an umbrella.

Chen Jianguo raised his hand to wipe the rain off his face, his chest heaving violently. He waved his hand and let out a long sigh.

"I just learned from a meeting in the city that Comrade Gao Wenbin had a minor disagreement with some colleagues from the Hongxing Machinery Factory at the hospital. As you know, I personally brought Gao into the leadership team of the Hongxing Machinery Factory."

Chen Jianguo took a breath, his brows furrowed, displaying the demeanor of a worried old leader.

"I was worried that he was young and impetuous, lacking experience in grassroots work, and that he might say something wrong that could escalate the conflict and cause some serious political repercussions. I was concerned, so I rushed over to find out what was going on. But my car broke down on the way, so I just drove over myself."

Upon hearing Chen Jianguo's words, Li Yuanchao's astonishment instantly turned into shock, and his brows furrowed into a tight knot.

"Is Factory Director Gao injured?"

Li Yuanchao gasped, his tone filled with disbelief. He immediately turned and stared intently at his secretary standing to the side, his voice rising eight octaves with undisguised anger.

"Xiao Wang! What exactly happened? Such a serious incident—Director Gao had a conflict with the workers at the Hongxing Machinery Factory—why didn't you report it to me?!"

This unexpected accusation landed squarely on Xiao Wang's head.

Xiao Wang felt a sudden chill run down his spine when Li Yuanchao's sharp gaze swept over him.

But after spending a long time with his superiors, he reacted very quickly, immediately lowering his head and putting on a fearful and trembling expression, stammering as he repeatedly admitted his mistakes.

"Director, I... I've been watching you study the documents on the transformation of state-owned enterprises these past few days, and you haven't slept much. Since Comrade Gao Wenbin isn't in any immediate danger, I didn't dare disturb your rest with this matter..."

"Nonsense!"

Before Xiao Wang could finish speaking, Li Yuanchao interrupted him sharply, his face showing deep distress.

"Comrade Gao Wenbin, as a newly promoted and key cadre introduced by our city, bears the heavy responsibility of the restructuring and resumption of production at Hongxing Machinery Factory! If anything happens to him, or if he suffers any injustice, it will not only be a loss for our city, but also a blow to the morale of these young cadres!"

After reprimanding his secretary, Li Yuanchao immediately turned around and looked at Chen Jianguo with a face full of self-reproach and seriousness.

"Secretary Chen, I must offer you a profound self-criticism regarding this matter. This was a serious oversight on the part of our municipal bureau; our information was far too delayed. However, rest assured, whoever instigated the disturbance at the factory and disrupted the overall restructuring process, no matter who they are, I will investigate them thoroughly and punish them severely without any leniency!"

"Good! Well said!"

Chen Jianguo's anxiety suddenly subsided a bit.

He put his hands behind his back, gave Li Yuanchao a deep look, and a meaningful, even slightly amused smile appeared on his lips.

"Comrade Yuanchao, your statement that 'no matter who it is, we will never tolerate it' shows a very high level of awareness."

Chen Jianguo took a half step closer and lowered his voice.

"But this matter might be a bit troublesome to handle. Do you know who's in charge?"

Li Yuanchao frowned slightly, revealing a hint of doubt at just the right moment, and then asked a question in return.

"Who?"

Chen Jianguo's smile widened as he stared at Li Yuanchao's face and uttered a name, word by word.

"It was Zhao Shanhe, whom you personally introduced back then."