Chapter 663: Chapter 663: I’ll Beat You to Death!

It must have been Xu Qianli who did this, he must have had someone watch over me.

Even now, there’s no chance to run; the helplessness Zhang Dongyang felt was beyond words.

Could I really just sit here waiting for death, waiting for Xu Qianli to take his revenge on me?

Or should I make use of that other power I have hidden in Jiang City?

But the time isn’t right; if I use it now and something goes wrong with the big picture, what then?

Before Xu Qianli could come looking for trouble, someone else beat him to it and stormed into the County Committee, heading straight for Zhang Dongyang’s office with a furious demeanor.

Many in the County Committee saw Fan Hua, with a dark expression and full of rage, ignoring everyone as he briskly walked to the outside of Zhang Dongyang’s office and kicked the door open with a thrust of his foot.

“Zhang Dongyang, you son of a bitch, how dare you kidnap my wife and child to threaten me? Do you really think I, Fan Hua, am easy to bully? I’ll fight you to the end!”

Fan Hua burst into the office, grabbed Zhang Dongyang, and aimed a punch at his head.

Just as he was about to be hit in the face, Zhang Dongyang pushed Fan Hua away with force.

“Get the hell away from me!”

“Fan Hua, have you lost your mind? In broad daylight, you just come here and assault me, the County Secretary? Do you realize how serious this is, and can you afford the consequences?”

“Right, you’re talking nonsense about me kidnapping your wife and child. I, as the dignified Jiang City County Secretary, how could I possibly do such a thing?”

Zhang Dongyang was desperate to clear his name; this was not the time to admit to anything!

When Fan Hua heard this, he only became more enraged. His hair stood on end with fury as he fumed and glared at Zhang Dongyang, bellowing loudly.

“You bastard, you dare do it but not admit it, huh!”

“I don’t care whether you admit it or not, I won’t let this go; I’ll fight you to the death!”

Fan Hua lunged again, fighting desperately with Zhang Dongyang.

Blinded by rage, he wanted to beat Zhang Dongyang to death, but unfortunately, he was no match for him and was soon kicked away.

Unable to beat Zhang Dongyang, Fan Hua spat out a mouthful of blood and, overcome with rage, fainted on the spot.

Many from the County Committee came to spectate; seeing what happened, they quickly came to his aid and sent him to the hospital for rescue.

After causing such a scene at the County Committee, the news spread like wildfire, and many in Jiang City’s officialdom learned of Zhang Dongyang’s kidnapping of Fan Hua’s wife and child to force him into compliance.

Coupled with Fan Hua and Sun Yan’s sudden betrayal earlier that morning, siding with Zhang Dongyang, many people believed it to be true.

The news quickly spread to the city and reached the City Disciplinary Inspection Committee.

The Secretary of the Disciplinary Committee of Jiang City County, under Zhongzhou City, having run furiously to fight the County Secretary and been sent to the hospital vomiting blood, all because of claims that County Secretary Zhang Dongyang kidnapped his wife and child, was of such serious nature and had such great impact.

The City Disciplinary Committee immediately called various departments including the Jiang City County Party Committee and Government and the County Disciplinary Committee to understand the situation. When they called the County Committee, they didn’t learn much, but as soon as they called the County Government, the call was quickly transferred to the office of Deputy County Magistrate Sun Yan.

Crying, Sun Yan recounted the whole incident, accusing Zhang Dongyang of stooping to such low measures as kidnapping her parents to take control of Jiang City’s officialdom.

Sun Yan’s accusation swiftly reached the ears of City Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary Nan Li, who did not dare to take it lightly and immediately reported the situation to both the City Committee and the City Government.

Vice Secretary of the City Committee Ning Changqing and Mayor Lu Xingtian were greatly shaken by the news. Ning Changqing led a team, comprising Secretary Nan Li and City Police Chief Xing Daoyuan, and pulled together an elite group from the City Discipline Inspection Committee and City Police to form an investigation team. They headed to Jiang City to look into the matter.

After the investigation team arrived in Jiang City, they first took control of Zhang Dongyang, then found Sun Yan and Fan Hua, and conducted a thorough investigation into the entire affair to ascertain the full story.

Jiang City Magistrate Lan Qianrong was responsible for receiving the investigation team, coordinating and facilitating the work to ensure the smooth progress of the investigation.

As night fell, the investigation was still ongoing, and the news had already spread throughout Jiang City.

Not just among government officials—nearly everyone in Jiang City knew about the incident.

Many people vehemently cursed Zhang Dongyang for being despicable, calling him a damn bastard!

That scoundrel had only arrived in Jiang City a short while ago and immediately stirred up trouble, first picking on one official, then targeting another. Eventually, Xu Qianli managed to suppress him, which led him to crafty schemes to kick Xu Qianli out of Jiang City.

In just a few days, he had actually committed the atrocity of kidnapping the family members of Disciplinary Committee Secretary Fan Hua and Deputy County Magistrate Sun Yan, coercing and threatening them. It was sheer madness.

With a County Party Secretary like this in Jiang City, it was bound to be plagued by misfortune sooner or later.

Under these circumstances, numerous pieces of gossip started circulating in Jiang City, most of which were about the shameful acts Zhang Dongyang committed back in Cailin County.

Accepting bribes, eliminating rivals, running gambling dens, usury… As long as there was a profit to be made, there was no evil act he would not commit!

There were also some scandalous stories about his time in Jiang City. Many of these tales were vividly told, with the most widespread being his amorous affairs with his new secretary.

Coincidentally, the pretty secretary’s husband came to Jiang City to visit his wife. After hearing the rumors and partially believing them, he took a look at her phone and to his astonishment, found that she and Zhang Dongyang referred to each other as husband and wife, sweetly calling one another “wife” and “hubby,” and they had not been shy about exchanging indecent photos.

Especially his wife, who had even sent numerous nude photos at Zhang Dongyang’s request.

In her photo album, he found a video of his own wife and Zhang Dongyang having sex on the bed!

Seeing his wife being toyed with by Zhang Dongyang in bed, the pretty secretary’s husband was livid with rage. Overcome with fury, he first gave his pretty secretary a beating, then rushed off to the city’s investigation team. With phone in hand, he reported Zhang Dongyang.

The investigation team had already thoroughly questioned Zhang Dongyang, Fan Hua, and Sun Yan about the case and had gained a preliminary understanding of it.

It was confirmed that the family members of Fan Hua and Sun Yan had indeed been kidnapped, and both were forced to stand with Zhang Dongyang during the County Committee executive meeting earlier that morning.

What was uncertain was whether Zhang Dongyang was connected to this case, as neither Fan Hua nor Sun Yan had any concrete evidence. The kidnappers had committed suicide, leaving no one to identify Zhang Dongyang. Furthermore, Zhang Dongyang firmly denied any involvement, claiming he was being framed. They were at a standstill on how to deal with him.

Just then, the pretty secretary’s husband came forward with his report. The investigation team obtained concrete evidence of Zhang Dongyang’s affair with his pretty secretary, and the situation began to turn increasingly unfavorable for him.

Based on the current evidence, even if there was no conclusive proof that Zhang Dongyang was behind the kidnapping of Fan Hua’s and Sun Yan’s family members, it was still impossible to rule out his suspicion.

At this critical moment, with definitive evidence of his affair with the pretty secretary, there was no way he would be able to walk away from this easily.

After a night of investigation, the following morning the investigation team compiled a report on their findings and sent it to both the City Committee and the City Government.

Before the City Government could state their position, Ning Changqing, who was acting in place of the City Committee’s work, was the first to express an opinion.

In Ning Changqing’s view, Zhang Dongyang’s problem was serious. His arrival had caused a significant negative impact on the work of Jiang City’s official system, severely hampering the economic development of Jiang City.

Moreover, he had just arrived in Jiang City and already had an extramarital affair with his secretary, which was then exposed by the secretary’s husband.

With such circumstances, Zhang Dongyang was no longer fit to serve as the Secretary of Jiang City County.