Chapter 13

Wang Tiancheng opened his eyes wide and looked at Chen Tong, his anger rising. If there were really any issues, it would be understandable, but he hadn't even held Song Hong's hand yet. Wasn't this a complete injustice?

Wang Tiancheng, who had a bad temper, shouted loudly, "Stop the car!"

Chen Tong, startled by Wang Tiancheng's shout, instinctively hit the brakes and looked at him in confusion.

Wang Tiancheng pushed open the car door and got out without hesitation, saying to Chen Tong, "I'm telling you, this is nonsense, this is a rumor. You can go on your own." With that, Wang Tiancheng strode forward.

As he walked, Wang Tiancheng thought that he would have to be more careful with Song Hong in the future. There might be more rumors, even though Song Hong was indeed very beautiful and had been very nice to him, promoting him to the position of office director after just a few days of work. Wang Tiancheng was very grateful, but he hadn't even been in the position for a day when the rumors started, which he found hard to accept.

This scared Chen Tong. He hadn't expected Wang Tiancheng to have such a fiery temper. He couldn't let Wang Tiancheng walk back, and he hadn't even reported to Secretary Song. Chen Tong wanted to slap himself for mentioning such nonsense. Now Wang Tiancheng was Secretary Song's favorite, whether or not they had a relationship, it was none of his business.

Chen Tong drove the car to catch up with Wang Tiancheng, rolled down the window, and said, "Get in the car, I was wrong. There's still a hundred miles to go, you'll tire yourself out walking."

Wang Tiancheng hesitated, then opened the car door and got in. Since the other party had admitted the mistake, it wasn't right to pursue it further. Besides, he had just started working, and he should still maintain a basic attitude of humility and prudence.

The drive was mostly silent. After more than half an hour, the car pulled into the courtyard of the Liucun Township government. The office staff had already prepared a single room for Wang Tiancheng, which served as both a dormitory and an office. Wang Tiancheng was quite satisfied with this arrangement, which matched the standards of a deputy section-level leader.

Sitting in the boss's chair, Wang Tiancheng was thinking about what to do when a man and a woman appeared at the door, glanced into the room, and walked in. The woman was the Women's Federation director, Sun Juan, and the man was the Family Planning Office director, Liu Sheng.

Liu Sheng said, "This is the new office director, they say he has a thing with the secretary."

Sun Juan said, "There are many such cases. Otherwise, how could he be promoted to office director on his first day of work?"

Wang Tiancheng didn't like what he heard. He strode out and shouted loudly, "You two dogs, stop right there!" Wang Tiancheng was never polite, especially to people with long tongues.

"You're the dogs, you小白脸 just know how to cling to powerful people," Sun Juan shouted at the top of her lungs, as if she wanted everyone to hear.

Liu Sheng stood beside Sun Juan, clenching his fists, ready to fight.

Wang Tiancheng, who was already angry, became even more so when he saw Liu Sheng's arrogant attitude. He never held back with those who provoked him, especially after his experience in the world. He was the kind of person who was always ruthless. With a smile on his face, Wang Tiancheng slowly approached Sun Juan and Liu Sheng. He raised his hand and slapped one, then kicked the other. There was a scream and a cry of pain. Sun Juan spun around and fell to the ground, while Liu Sheng was kicked by Wang Tiancheng and flew into the flower bed.

The commotion was loud, and people from the township quickly gathered around, but many didn't understand what was happening. Wang Tiancheng clapped his hands and pointed at Liu Sheng and Sun Juan, saying, "Anyone who talks about me clinging to powerful people will end up like this." He then kicked Sun Juan into the flower bed.

The onlookers were stunned, not expecting Wang Tiancheng to be so domineering and ruthless. Some of the older colleagues who had intended to speak up also fell silent.

"What's going on? Who started the fight?" Township Chief Zhou Ren pushed through the crowd and walked in, seeing Liu Sheng and Sun Juan struggling to stand up in the flower bed. He was very angry.

Both Liu Sheng and Sun Juan were Zhou Ren's people. They had already been unhappy with Song Hong's appointment of Wang Tiancheng as office director, and now seeing Wang Tiancheng hit them, their anger grew even more.

"I did it. These two dogs were slandering Office Director Wang Tiancheng. Township Chief Zhou, do you think they deserved it?" Wang Tiancheng said confidently, standing straight and looking at Zhou Ren. At 1.8 meters tall, he was half a head taller than Zhou Ren, giving him a commanding presence.

Zhou Ren was good at reading people. He saw that Wang Tiancheng was a formidable opponent, having kicked Liu Sheng with such force that it must have been several hundred pounds. As the township chief, Zhou Ren didn't want to be embarrassed.

"Liu Sheng and Sun Juan, be more careful with your words. Don't spread rumors. Wang Tiancheng, come with me," Zhou Ren said loudly, adapting to the situation. There was another reason: Wang Tiancheng was Song Hong's person, and despite Song Hong being a woman, Zhou Ren didn't want to create a rift.

Zhou Ren decided to hand Wang Tiancheng over to Song Hong for handling. He led Wang Tiancheng straight to Secretary Song's office.

"Secretary Song, this is what happened," Wang Tiancheng recounted the events and looked deeply at Song Hong. He felt that Song Hong was looking at him, occasionally smiling.

"Township Chief Zhou, I think Xiao Wang did nothing wrong. Such people shouldn't be tolerated, but Xiao Wang's methods can't be encouraged," Secretary Song said seriously. Wang Tiancheng had indirectly helped her, as the matter was related to her. She liked Wang Tiancheng's straightforward and decisive approach.

"Secretary Song, this seems a bit excessive. After all, it was a physical assault. There should be some punishment, right?" Township Chief Zhou Ren said, clearly upset and dissatisfied. If there were no consequences for the assault, especially on his own people, it would look like favoritism.

At that moment, Song Hong's phone rang.

"Hello, Secretary Xiao, this is Song Hong." Song Hong saw it was a call from County Party Secretary Xiao Po and quickly answered.

"Xiao Song, I know about the incident in your township. But this investment project must be retained by any means. It's a major project, with an investment of several hundred million. Our county's annual targets depend on it," County Party Secretary Xiao Po said seriously.

With the beeping sound from the phone, Song Hong knew that the county party secretary had hung up. She was well aware of the project, which was the site that had caught fire a few days ago. Now, the investors were concerned about the investment environment and were considering withdrawing.

"Township Chief Zhou, please comfort the injured. Xiao Wang, come with me to the project site. We need to be proactive and ensure they stay," Song Hong said urgently.