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

After saying that, Chen Jianguo turned around and started walking towards the elevator in the lobby.

"Wait a moment, Secretary Chen."

Li Yuanchao hurriedly stepped forward and naturally grabbed Chen Jianguo's arm.

Chen Jianguo paused slightly, turned around, and the smile on his face was still there.

"Comrade Yuanchao, is there anything else?"

Li Yuanchao looked at his soaked cadre jacket, his brows furrowed, and his tone was full of heartfelt worry.

"Secretary Chen, look at you, you're soaked to the bone and water is still dripping down your face. It's so cold outside, and the hospital corridors are drafty. You'll easily catch a cold and get sick like this. If you go up to see Elder Song like this, he'll definitely point his finger at me and scold me for not taking good care of the leader."

Li Yuanchao spoke earnestly, giving Chen Jianguo no chance to refuse.

"Okay, I'll have Xiao Wang go get some clean clothes, it'll only take a few minutes."

He immediately turned around and sternly gave a death order to the secretary standing beside him.

"Xiao Wang! Quickly go to the information desk and get a dry towel, then go to the trunk of the car and get my clean coat for Secretary Chen to change into! Hurry!"

"Yes, I'll go right away!"

As a trusted confidant of Li Yuanchao for many years, Xiao Wang naturally understood the deeper meaning behind his leader's words. He immediately responded and turned to run out of the hall, hoping to take the opportunity to report to the upstairs.

"No!"

Chen Jianguo suddenly called out to Xiao Wang, his smile fading slightly, and waved his hand.

"It's such a small matter, no need to trouble the comrades below to run back and forth. My body isn't that delicate, let's go."

"Secretary Chen, how can you call this a trouble!"

Li Yuanchao quickly stepped forward and continued to patiently persuade him to stop.

"It'll only take a few minutes. You can change into clean clothes before you go. What if you catch a cold..."

"I said I don't need it!"

Chen Jianguo suddenly raised his voice, and his angry shout was like a thunderclap that exploded in the empty hospital lobby.

The previously noisy surroundings instantly fell into a deathly silence.

The nurses not far away, the family members queuing to pay, and even the doctors at the information desk were all startled by the shout and turned to look at it.

Dozens of eyes instantly focused on them.

Li Yuanchao was so shocked that his whole body stiffened, and his hand, which had been outstretched to stop the person, froze in mid-air.

Chen Jianguo stared intently at him, his chest rising and falling slightly from the brisk walk in the rain. Cold raindrops slid down his chin and cheeks, pounding heavily onto the terrazzo floor.

"Comrade Li Yuanchao."

Chen Jianguo's easygoing demeanor vanished, and his voice turned as cold as ice.

"I, Chen Jianguo, am not so old that I need to make a big fuss about having towels, coats, and other services to wait on me after just a few steps in the rain."

Feeling the gazes of the surrounding crowd, Li Yuanchao's eyelids twitched wildly. He quickly tried to cover it up in a low voice: "Secretary Chen, you've misunderstood. I absolutely didn't mean that..."

"Then what do you mean?!"

Chen Jianguo showed him no mercy whatsoever, suddenly raising his arm and pointing directly at the white rain curtain outside the glass doors of the hall, his voice booming.

"What's so special about this kind of rain?"

"Do the workers in the workshop stop forging iron on rainy days? Do the commune members in the suburbs stop harvesting on rainy days? Do our police officers have to consult the almanac and wait for a sunny day before catching a murderer?!"

Chen Jianguo took a step forward, his words piercing and cutting, each sentence like a resounding slap across Li Yuanchao's face in front of everyone in the hall.

"We officials are always talking about being close to the masses on stage! But if we actually get a few drops of rain on us, we're expected to fawn over everyone!"

"Towels, coats, hot water, lounge!"

"What? Am I, Chen Jianguo, more precious than the ordinary people working in the rain outside?!"

Li Yuanchao's face changed completely, turning pale and then flushed.

These words were too harsh. By publicly brandishing the political banner of "being detached from the masses," they had firmly nailed Li Yuanchao to the pillar of shame for his bureaucratic style.

The way the surrounding people looked at them had changed from astonishment to a subtle scrutiny.

Chen Jianguo yanked the soaking wet jacket that was clinging to his body straight, his gaze sharp as a knife.

"Who is Old Song? He's an old commander who waded through mud and trenches back in the day! When he was leading the troops on the front lines, he endured more hardship than we've ever seen rice!"

"If I were to hide in the lounge to change my clothes because they got wet, and then leisurely go up to see him, the first thing Old Song would say to me wouldn't be praising me for being sensible!"

"All he did was point his cane at my nose and berate me, Chen Jianguo, for being out of touch with the masses and forgetting my roots!"

At this point, Chen Jianguo suddenly turned his head, his sharp gaze locking onto Xiao Wang, who was standing next to him, terrified and at a loss for what to do.

There were no harsh words or harsh expressions, but the overwhelming sense of pressure was suffocating.

"Comrade Xiao Wang."

I appreciate your kindness.

"No need to bring a towel or a coat."

"If you really care, put away your umbrella and stop blocking the hospital entrance and showing off your official power, which will only hinder ordinary people from seeing a doctor."

In the silent hall, someone clapped their hands first.

The crisp applause was exceptionally clear in the empty hall. Then, as if a fuse had been lit, the scattered claps quickly merged into a continuous chorus.

The family members watching, the patients, and even several young nurses all joined in the applause.

Amidst the thunderous applause, Li Yuanchao's face instantly turned bright red, as if he had been slapped a dozen times in public, the pain stinging intensely.

Li Yuanchao took a deep breath, just about to say something to salvage some face and get through this embarrassing situation.

But just as he looked up, his peripheral vision suddenly swept past Chen Jianguo's soaked shoulder and towards the rain outside the hospital ward gate.

The glass door was pushed open from the outside.

A gust of wind and rain, carrying a chill, suddenly poured into the hall.

Zhao Shanhe suddenly appeared from outside at some unknown time.

He strode in, soaking wet, his coarse cloth jacket and trousers covered in mud and dark red stains, looking utterly disheveled.

What's worse, he was carrying someone on his back.

The man was wrapped in a tattered coat, his head slumped limply on Zhao Shanhe's shoulder, his face completely obscured by wet hair and blood. It was impossible to tell whether he was male or female, or old or young; all that was clear was that he was severely injured.

A hand slumped down beside Zhao Shanhe, blood still dripping from its fingertips, leaving glaring red marks on the polished terrazzo floor.

At this moment, Zhao Shanhe was standing only a dozen meters away from Chen Jianguo's back.

If Chen Jianguo were to turn his head slightly or turn his body slightly to the side, he would be able to see Zhao Shanhe.

Li Yuanchao's heart nearly jumped out of his throat, and his blood ran cold at that moment.

If Chen Jianguo turns around at this critical juncture and stumbles upon this terrifying scene, then today's game will be completely lost!

Li Yuanchao's defense, which was already on the tip of his tongue, was swallowed back down, blood and all.

The next second, meeting Chen Jianguo's sharp gaze, he took half a step forward without hesitation.

This half-step distance was precisely timed, without any deviation, like an impenetrable wall of flesh, completely blocking the view from behind Chen Jianguo towards the main entrance.

Immediately afterwards, Li Yuanchao slowly lowered his hand, which had been frozen in mid-air.

The purplish-red color on his face from embarrassment hadn't faded yet, but in front of the entire hall of people, he lowered his head with utmost sincerity.

"Secretary Chen's criticism is correct."

Li Yuanchao lowered his voice and adopted the most humble posture.

"We cadres, after all, come from the masses and must go back to the masses. Sitting in the office listening to reports for too long can easily lead to bureaucratic habits. Secretary Chen's words today have served as a wake-up call for me."

Chen Jianguo's cold gaze swept over Li Yuanchao's lowered face.

Seeing Li Yuanchao, who was usually so arrogant, swallow his anger and bow his head in public, Chen Jianguo snorted inwardly.

Trying to catch me in the act? This is just to teach you a lesson, to give you a warning first.

However, the time is almost right. After all, we are still in the same team, and it's far from the point of completely falling out.

The coldness on Chen Jianguo's face vanished instantly, replaced by his signature amiable smile.

"Wen Chao, don't be upset, I'm not targeting you."

Chen Jianguo waved his hand, his tone softening.

"I was thinking about some of our cadres now, who have only been involved in the revolution for a few years and haven't done much for the people, but have already picked up a bunch of bad habits. They're feigning illness, demanding bribes and kickbacks, and I suddenly felt a surge of anger."

"Alright, we've already spent quite a bit of time down there. Let's go up now and not keep Old Song waiting."

As he spoke, he naturally followed the path Li Yuanchao had cleared for him, turned around, and strode toward the elevator entrance deep in the lobby.

After Chen Jianguo had completely turned his back and taken two steps, Li Yuanchao discreetly turned his head and quickly glanced at the front door out of the corner of his eye.

Outside the glass door, heavy rain was pouring down.

Zhao Shanhe, who was just standing by the door, had vanished without a trace.

Li Yuanchao's nerves, which had been taut to the point of breaking, finally relaxed at that moment.

Turned around and followed.