Chapter 844: Chapter 844
Before Zhang Dongyang had a chance to ask He Fang, Xu Qianli looked at Zhang Dongyang and said with a smile, "County Magistrate Zhang, what do you think? Speaking of which, I haven’t made many friends, but I have recognized a bunch of grandsons. Grandsons are closer than friends. With these grandsons around, do you think I’ll have anyone to rely on in Cailin County in the future or not?"
This...
For a moment, Zhang Dongyang didn’t know how to respond.
He’d seen people recognizing others as fathers or mothers, but never seen someone recognizing grandsons and grandfathers in bulk; it was an eye-opening experience today.
Now he understood what was going on with these guys, how come each one was calling him grandpa so warmly?
Could it be that they were really enchanted or hypnotized by Xu Qianli?
Zhang Dongyang had long suspected that Xu Qianli was trouble, but today he realized his power was on another level.
This kid is really not to be messed with. If he could, he truly didn’t want to provoke him, but unfortunately, things had come to this point, and he had no way back. He could only grit his teeth and keep pushing forward.
Now that he thought about it, it was all Fu Guotai’s fault, that bastard.
If it weren’t for Fu Guotai, how could he have gotten into conflict with Xu Qianli?
But there was no use thinking about that now; he had to figure out why all these guys were fighting to recognize Xu Qianli as their grandfather?
Clenching his teeth, Zhang Dongyang said, "You have a lot of relatives, and you’re impressive, okay? My stomach doesn’t feel well, I’m going to the restroom."
Zhang Dongyang walked away after saying this, giving He Fang a look before he left.
He Fang got the hint and left a minute later.
The two of them left the banquet hall and soon met up.
Zhang Dongyang grabbed He Fang by the collar, raised his hand, and slapped her hard across her pretty face, cursing venomously.
"You slut, I’ve treated you so well, promoted you, a nobody, all the way to be my secretary, and this is how you repay me? Today you teamed up with Xu Qianli to slap me in the face, and even recognized him as your cousin, calling him cousin so warmly. Are you deliberately trying to make things difficult for me?"
"Bitch, is it because you think Xu Qianli is handsome, and you’re feeling horny, wanting to sleep with him to taste what he’s like? It’s fine if you like men, but how dare you slap me in the face by getting chummy with him, you’re courting death!"
While scolding, Zhang Dongyang slapped He Fang several more times.
Everyone in Cailin County knew that He Fang was his woman. She often used his favor to get advantages.
But when it mattered, she sided with Xu Qianli, making him look bad, she was really courting death!
Even after delivering over ten slaps, he wasn’t satisfied, Zhang Dongyang punched He Fang in the stomach, causing her organs to churn, and she vomited immediately.
Zhang Dongyang didn’t dodge and got vomit all over his face, utterly disgusting. He hurriedly kicked He Fang, knocking her to the ground.
He Fang suffered greatly, holding her stomach and twitching on the ground.
She had long known Zhang Dongyang was violent, but never thought there would be a day he would vent his anger on her. It hurt and frightened her.
After taking off his coat and wiping his face casually, Zhang Dongyang said harshly, "Don’t pretend to be dead, I’m asking you: why did you recognize Xu Qianli as a cousin? And you should know why those guys all recognized Xu Qianli as their grandfather, right?"
Zhang Dongyang had to figure this out. He had to see what kind of methods Xu Qianli had employed.
Cailin County was a place of rampant power, and the officials here were even more domineering. Even he and Fu Guotai couldn’t make those people submit completely, sometimes having to make some compromises.
But Xu Qianli, that punk, transferred to Cailin County from elsewhere, and within less than half a day, made a bunch of high-level officials recognize him as their grandfather.
Once they’ve recognized him as a grandfather, how could they not obey if Xu Qianli gives them any orders in the future?
This way, he and Fu Guotai instead would become the isolated ones.
Damn it, what kind of situation is this!
Instead of dealing with Xu Qianli, he had his own territory stolen from him. Zhang Dongyang couldn’t swallow this anger!
He needed to figure this out quickly to come up with a countermeasure; he couldn’t let Xu Qianli get the upper hand.
On the ground, He Fang heard Zhang Dongyang’s words and quickly shook her head, "I don’t know, I know nothing. County Magistrate Zhang, you must believe me, I am loyal to you, if you wanted, I’d even have your child. You have to trust me. I really don’t know why I listened to Xu Qianli and recognized him as my cousin. As for why those people called him grandfather, I know even less. County Magistrate Zhang, please spare me, I really don’t know anything..."
Despite being beaten so badly, He Fang didn’t reveal why she recognized Xu Qianli as a cousin, calling him cousin so warmly.
Just for one reason, because there was one thing she absolutely couldn’t say.
In the words Xu Qianli had said to her before, he mentioned a place called Tianyuan Village.
That village was located deep in a mountain, very remote, unknown to most people.
But she knew very well because she was born and raised there.
It also harbored her most unbearable memories.
In the mountains, kids married early. When she grew up, she was married to a man from another family in the same village.
The man treated her well, but she didn’t want to endure the hard life in the mountains. Not only was Tian Tian flirtatious and promiscuous, she also stabbed her husband when he was unprepared, and secretly ran away with her lover from the mountains.
Afterward, she changed her name and started a new life outside, using her beauty and all means to become County Magistrate Zhang Dongyang’s secretary, enjoying endless glamor.
She had long forgotten about Tianyuan Village’s events, who’d have thought that Xu Qianli would deliberately mention Tianyuan Village to her?
Upon hearing Tianyuan Village, she almost wet herself with fear.
Though Xu Qianli just made a passing mention and didn’t explain anything, she knew that Xu Qianli surely knew everything.
That guy knowing about the stuff she had hidden for so many years without ever revealing was really frightening.
In such circumstances, forget about recognizing him as a cousin, if Xu Qianli wanted to take her to a hotel immediately, she wouldn’t refuse. Instead, she’d cooperate zealously, striking all sorts of seductive poses for Xu Qianli to enjoy, just to ensure her secret wouldn’t be exposed.
As for those who recognized Xu Qianli as their grandfather, they must have had the same reason, caught by Xu Qianli holding some damaging secrets over them.
For instance, when Xu Qianli mentioned certain blocks specifically with a few officials, there must be something shady or illicit hidden in those areas that they knew very well.
What exactly others’ secrets were, He Fang neither knew nor cared to know, but her secret couldn’t be disclosed, not even to Zhang Dongyang, because that was a matter of murder!