Chapter 75

Chapter 31: Borrowing Momentum. I am a Party Member

Fang Qian pretended to be confused and said, "Which Secretary Wen?"

Li Yi was visibly displeased: "How many Secretary Wens are there in Southern Province? Of course, it's Provincial Secretary Wen Yuxi! I've told you so many times, you must pay attention! Such an important person, and you can't even remember?"

Fang Qian quickly accepted the criticism humbly, rummaged through her handbag, and handed a golden business card to Li Yi.

Li Yi deliberately tilted it as if to use the light to see the phone number clearly.

Ge Heming's eyelids twitched heavily again.

He was a person sent by the Provincial Committee, and he knew very well that this business card was indeed Wen Yuxi's private card! Once Li Yi made this call, there would likely be a small or large earthquake in the Xizhou political circle!

Finally, Ge Heming remembered!

This young man! Wasn't he the young advisor that Deputy Governor Lu Zhibang met?

Thinking of this, Ge Heming no longer hesitated. He reached out and pressed Li Yi's hand that was about to make the call, saying with determination, "Mr. Li, please rest assured. Give me half an hour. If our Xizhou government cannot give a satisfactory response in half an hour, you can make this call then."

Li Yi said, "Are you sure you can handle it?"

Encouragement is better than provocation.

Ge Heming firmly said, "Please wait a moment."

The others at the scene watched as if they were watching a movie.

Since Ge Heming arrived, Lu Xinguo and Shi Ziyue had not spoken. They exchanged glances and couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from their foreheads. It was a good thing they didn't offend this god! Otherwise, the consequences... they didn't dare to think about it!

Fang Qian looked at Li Yi as if he were a god. Every step of the situation was exactly as Li Yi had planned! Even their reactions and expressions were almost the same as when Li Yi had briefed her!

What else could this be if not a god?

Li Yi sat leisurely on the sofa, sipping tea slowly. Suddenly, he frowned and said, "This tea is a bit cold."

Shi Ziyue immediately ran over, "Mr. Li, I'll get you a fresh cup."

Li Yi smiled gently, "That would be a trouble, Miss!"

Shi Ziyue blushed.

Ge Heming picked up the office phone, dialed a series of numbers, and said, "Secretary Ma, this is Ge Heming. There's something I need to report to you... Okay, I'll wait for your message."

Immediately after, he made another call, "Mayor Yang, this is Ge Heming. I'm sorry to disturb your rest, but there's something I think I need to report to you... Alright."

With the high-profile intervention of Party Secretary Ma Hongqi and Mayor Yang Lie, the matter was quickly resolved.

It turned out that the incident was caused by Shi Rongcheng, the deputy director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, and his son, Shi Lei. This arrogant young man, who thought his father's position gave him free rein in Xizhou, was caught red-handed by the police while tormenting Zhou Mei in his home.

Shi Lei, pale with fear, immediately spilled the beans, confessing in detail how he had beaten and arrested people.

Shi Rongcheng fainted on the spot, never imagining that his precious son would do such a despicable thing!

Fang Hongjun was released without charge and hugged Fang Zhen, both of them weeping bitterly.

When Ge Heming heard about Teacher Zhou's deeds, he was deeply moved. He and Li Yi, along with others, went to the hospital to visit Teacher Zhou.

The doctor said, "Teacher Zhou's emotions are very unstable. He was just saying that he might as well die, and there's no need to waste money on hospitalization. He wants to save the money to build a new school for the children."

Teacher Zhou, whose name was Zhou Wei, had been in education for decades and was meeting the deputy mayor in charge for the first time. He was very excited and held Ge Heming's hand, saying, "Mayor Ge, I'm old and it doesn't matter if I die. But the school building is in such a bad state, the cracks are so wide that a child could fit through! It's very dangerous and could collapse at any time!"

He took out a passbook from his inner pocket and handed it to Ge Heming, "Over the past two years, I've collected 2,629 yuan from the village, all of which is deposited in the credit union. I have the passbook with me. I'm giving it to you now. Please think of a way to fix the school, even if there's no money to build a new one, at least repair the dangerous parts! The children must not be in danger!"

Ge Heming tightly held Zhou Wei's hand and smiled, "Teacher Zhou, rest assured, the school will soon have a new building! Mr. Li has donated funds for over a dozen Hope Schools, one of which is in Fangjia Ao! You should focus on getting better. When you recover, the new Majia Ao Elementary School will need you to lead it!"

"What? Don't joke with me!" Zhou Wei suddenly sat up, his face radiating a rare vitality, looking as if he had become younger by a decade.

Ge Heming patted his hand and smiled, "I am the vice mayor of Xizhou City. Do you think I would lie to you in front of so many people?"

Zhou Wei struggled to get up, knelt on the bed, and bowed to Li Yi, "Thank you! Thank you! On behalf of the 600 students of Fangjia Ao Elementary School, thank you!"

Li Yi quickly went forward and helped Zhou Wei up, "Teacher Zhou, you are the teacher I respect the most. You don't need to bow like this; I am unworthy of such a gesture! You are the benefactor of 600 children! You have taught generation after generation of Fangjia Ao people. Your hard work and contributions are worthy of my respect!"

Zhou Wei, supported by Li Yi, lay down again, his breathing suddenly becoming rapid. He waved his hand to stop the doctors from resuscitating him and said slowly, "I am a Party member, an old Party member! I joined the Party when I was 19, right after the victory of the War of Resistance! It has been over 40 years! This has always been my greatest pride! My actions in this life have been worthy of the responsibilities and obligations of a Party member!"

These words deeply moved everyone!

An old Party member!

Teacher Zhou dedicated his life to the public, fulfilling the responsibilities and obligations of a Party member!

For the first time, Li Yi felt that the words "Party member" were so sacred and great!

Ge Heming said, "Teacher Zhou, I am also a Party member. Your Party membership is much longer than mine. You are my senior and a role model for me to learn from!"

Zhou Wei suddenly beckoned to Zhou Mei, pulled her close, and opened his mouth as if to say something, but nothing came out. His body stiffened, and he became still, like a statue, frozen in that moment.

The doctors rushed in, examined him, and regretfully announced, "The old man has passed away."

The ward immediately filled with heart-wrenching sobs.

Li Yi gently wiped his eyes.

Ge Heming stood at attention, bowed to Zhou Wei's body, and announced on the spot that Zhou Wei would be awarded the title of Outstanding Teacher! He proposed that a campaign to learn from Comrade Zhou Wei be launched throughout the city's education system to comprehensively improve the quality of the teaching staff.

Li Yi immediately pledged to donate funds, without any ceremony, hoping to start construction as soon as possible to fulfill Teacher Zhou's last wish. He also requested that all Hope Schools be named after Teacher Zhou Wei.

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