Chapter Eighteen A Nose Full of Ashes

  In a hotel in the provincial capital of Nan Yue Province, Liu Binghua was anxiously waiting. Cai Zhenghua and Chen Dazhao from the Letters and Visits Office had gone out to make an apology, but it was already 10 o'clock at night and they still hadn't returned.

  In 1987, there was no highway from Hejiang District to the provincial capital, and it took more than 7 hours to get there.

  After arriving in the provincial capital, Han Jiang and his team immediately inquired about the homes of the two beaten journalists through various connections. Under the guidance of acquaintances, Cai Zhenghua and Chen Dazhao quickly prepared gifts and went to their homes to apologize.

  According to the instructions of Li Mu-feng, Secretary of the Municipal Committee of Hanjiang City, and Mayor Chen Rong-sheng, it is necessary to clarify the situation of the beaten journalists tonight, and try to solve the problem, so that they can have a solid foundation when reporting to the Provincial Party Secretary tomorrow.

  At this time the doorbell rang, Liu Binghua quickly got up and opened the door quickly... but outside the door was not Cai Zhenghua, but Secretary Li Mu's secretary Xiao Chen.

  Xiao Chen said indifferently: "Oh, I'm going to buy something for the secretary and the mayor. The mayor didn't bring a secretary, you just wait at the door."

  Although Xiao Chen's tone was commanding, Liu Guanghua didn't mind and agreed readily. Then he stood in the corridor, listlessly looking around. After all, Cai Zhenghua was now a prisoner waiting for punishment, so as a low-ranking soldier, he had no status at all.

  In this era, there were very few large hotels, and inns were everywhere. The conditions of this inn were actually quite ordinary, but it was said to be a military-run inn, so business was booming. The main thing is that when doing "that" thing, it's "safe", which is the biggest selling point!

  A gust of night wind blew by, and Liu Binghua suddenly felt a hint of coolness in the air! Unbeknownst to him, autumn had arrived. He wrapped his arms around his shoulders, and at this moment, he suddenly missed home very much.

  Home... should still be the home in the past history? Is your father still working hard in the army? Following the trajectory of history, Father is about to collectively retire? Mother is now at home farming very hard? 10 acres of land at home, and also raise pigs and chickens... Mother's body has an illness... when can change the fate of their own family, let Dad and Mom live a happy life?

  "It must change! I have to become stronger as soon as possible! Only when I am strong, can the fate of my whole family be changed!" Liu Binghua clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. But just a moment later, he felt a bit discouraged - Cai Zhenghua had been laid off, what future did he have?

  "Oh dear, little brother... are you standing here in the middle of the night waiting for me?" A soft and charming voice sounded, accompanied by the light and rhythmic clicking of high heels.

  Liu Bihua was startled awake from her reverie to see a middle-aged woman dressed in the height of fashion, wearing high heels, staring at her with great enthusiasm.

  "Sister, are you kidding me? I'm waiting for someone." The woman was actually quite pretty, but Liu Binghua didn't have the mood to think about such things right now.

  "Little brother, do you need me to find a few sisters for you? My sister has several young and beautiful little sisters... as for the price, we can negotiate."

  Liu Bihua smiled wryly and said: "Free? Free can be considered!"

  "Hmph!" The seductive woman turned her head and left, tossing a "business card" to Liu Bihua before she went. It was actually just a poor-quality piece of paper with a phone number printed on it, probably for business contacts or something like that.

  "Find Sister Feng if you need anything!" The woman left a sentence and swayed away.

  Liu Bihua smiled slightly, didn't even look at it, and casually threw the "business card" onto the corridor.

  A gust of wind suddenly blew over, blowing the "name card" into a few somersaults... Looking at this rolling "name card"... For some reason, Liu Binghua's mind suddenly thought of Cai Sujuan! Where is she? If she knew that her brother had been an assistant to the director of the Public Security Bureau for several days and then quit... what would she think?

  Liu Bihua didn't know that just a short while ago, right at the entrance of Hanjiang TV station, Miss Cai Sujuan had also stared blankly at a piece of paper!

  "What a person! She's really a shrew! How can she hit someone? Director Cai, don't you think I'm being wronged?" The voice of Chen Dazhao from the petition department of Hanjiang City Municipal Government echoed from downstairs.

  Cai Zhenghua said: "I told you to run away quickly! When a woman gets angry, she doesn't care about reason!"

  Seeing Cai Zhenghua return, Liu Bihua quickly went forward to greet him. However, looking at the expressions of Cai Zhenghua and Chen Dazhao, tonight was definitely a disappointment, all their efforts were in vain!

  Li Mu Feng and Chen Rong Sheng knew that Cai Zheng Hua and Chen Da Zhao had returned, so they immediately held a meeting. Li Mu Feng's secretary Xiao Chen has not yet returned, so the glorious task of serving tea naturally fell to Liu Bian Hua.

  Li Mu Feng pointed at Chen Da Shuai and asked in surprise: "Chen Da Shuai, what's wrong with your face?"

  Chen Dazhao said with a crying face: "Secretary, don't mention it. I went to the other person's home to apologize... but that TV station reporter's wife didn't listen to our explanation at all, she picked up something and hit us! And even took out a kitchen knife! I... ran a bit slowly, and was grabbed by that woman." Now on Chen Dazhao's originally clean face, there were three scars, with iodine applied on top, feeling very strange and comical.

  Li Mu Feng said with a mix of anger and amusement, "How can this be... The reporters at this TV station are really something! You're representing the Hanjiang Economic Zone to handle the situation! If you grab my face, isn't that equivalent to grabbing the face of the Hanjiang Economic Zone? This is really unacceptable!"

  Li Mu Feng is now furious, but he knows that the TV station in Jiangsu Province has the upper hand! The video tape is in their hands! In this city of Hanjiang, one must be low-key, even more low-key!

  Chen Rongsheng said with a sullen face: "Old Cai, what's the specific situation?"

  Cai Zhenghua said in a low voice: "The situation is very complicated! The other side does not accept any form of apology, and insists on broadcasting the video tape! After being beaten, both reporters returned to the provincial hospital for treatment. One of them reportedly had a fractured arm... Anyway, we got our noses bloodied tonight, and there was no progress in the matter. Alas, this is all my fault, I didn't lead the public security team well..."

  Chen Rongsheng let out a sigh and leaned his body softly against the chair. He knew that miracles wouldn't happen, and perhaps his tragic fate would begin tomorrow!

  "What's the use of saying these now? Everyone quickly think of a solution! With many people, there is great strength, we must gather our thoughts and ideas! We must take the initiative to solve this matter, otherwise the provincial party committee and government will crack down... None of us will have a good outcome!" Li Mu Feng looks anxious now!

  Li Mu Feng finished speaking, and the people on the scene were all speechless. What else can be done now? The municipal party secretary has no solution, how can we be more capable than you?

  "If we can't think of a solution, then everyone will be out of luck! Especially you, Chen Dazhao, this is all because of the petitioners! Your responsibility is the greatest! Don't forget, in the case of beating up the provincial TV station reporter last time, many leading cadres were dealt with!" Li Mu was furious.

  "Ah... Ah..." Chen Dazhao, who was always eloquent and articulate, couldn't utter a single word now. His face turned deathly pale, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead. He knew that the last time he beat up a provincial TV station reporter, it was exposed by the TV station and widely publicized, resulting in severe punishment for the local party and government leaders. Since this incident occurred in his department, the responsibility was even greater. It seemed that his official career would likely come to an end, and if those above him investigated his economic problems further, he wouldn't be able to escape a prison sentence!

  Still no one spoke... Liu Binghua found that the atmosphere in the room was a bit cold, so he got up to add some hot water for the leaders.

  Li Mu Feng saw that everyone was silent, so he patted the tea table and shouted: "Speak up! Everyone should talk, it's a must! We need to bring out the collective wisdom! Hmm, you're Liu... Bing Hua, right? You've been on TV... you say something too!"