Chapter 57: Brawl

  At dawn, when the sky was just brightening, Zhang Qingyun got up early. Since this inspection had a secret nature, he didn't ask the county committee office to send a car either, and instead came to Yongping Station once again.

  Now that the Spring Festival travel rush is nearing its end, Yongping Station is no longer as bustling as it was during the peak period, and Zhang Qingyun easily bought a ticket to Gaojianyu. Since Gaojianyu is a must-pass place in the northwest of Yongping, Zhang Qingyun habitually chose to take the train to Lizi Ping.

  After sitting down in the car, Zhang Qingyun took out a document from his bag. This was sent over by Wu Xue last night. The heading of the document read "Jiangnan Province"

  Provisions of Public Security Organs on Prohibiting Non-Police Activities (Trial)

  Zhang Qingyun read it from beginning to end before understanding the situation, and found that this regulation was issued in response to the current situation of local governments abusing police power. Upon reflection, it is indeed true that public security bureaus are now involved in too many trivial matters, such as helping local governments collect taxes, enforce grain requisitions, seize land, demolish houses, and even participate in family planning, which has lowered the image of people's police among ordinary citizens. It is not unreasonable for the provincial public security department to call out local governments at this time.

  However, Chen Yunshan was clearly making a big deal out of nothing. The county committee and government had decided to sell the Sanjiang Hydropower Station and the Dam Cement Factory back in 1998, and at that time, the county public security bureau had also signed off on it. Now, Chen Yunshan actually relied on his Public Security Bureau's authority to arbitrarily cancel the two police stations without even asking for instructions from the county committee and government, which was simply outrageous.

  Zhang Qingyun couldn't help but laugh, Wu De's calculations were indeed good. As soon as he got sick, things started happening one after another. Without Wu De's backing, who would believe that Chen Yunshan, a public security bureau chief, could be so bold as to confront the county committee and government? Unless he had lost his mind.

  Zhang Qingyun calculated in his heart for a while, and immediately called Wu Xue Shu, reminding him not to report this matter for the time being. First, he had to drag on for a few days with the SASAC side, and let the Public Security Bureau organize a special case group to investigate the theft case. Isn't the Public Security Bureau saying that guarding the factory is a non-police activity? Investigating theft cases isn't it? Zhang Qingyun was very clear in his heart that even if the sky fell now, he had to put the Gaobu Bridge matter first, and at this critical moment, other matters had to be put aside.

  "Huh? Qingyun, you...you're also going to Lizi Ping?"

  Zhang Qingyun looked up, stunned. Beside him stood a beautiful woman, wearing a white doctor's coat, her long hair tied back, with light makeup on her face, giving off an elegant and refined impression.

  "Ma Shan? Aren't you working at People's Hospital? What are you doing in Lizi Ping?" The beautiful woman next to Zhang Qingyun was indeed Ma Shan, who looked much thinner after not seeing her for several months, but still breathtakingly beautiful.

  Ma Xiang smiled and said: "Now medical aid, I applied for a loan to Lizi Ping Health Clinic, this is also my first time going."

  Zhang Qingyun nodded, also understanding what was going on. Now the top priority is to focus on rural basic medical construction, and all major hospitals are required to organize talent teams to provide medical assistance. Ma Shan is obviously one of them.

  "Well, you're quite enlightened! How come I never noticed it before? Lizi Ping is a place where people suffer, after all." Zhang Qingyun joked.

  Ma Shan's face suddenly turned red for no reason, and a hint of inexpressible helplessness flashed across her eyebrows. She suddenly opened her mouth and said:

  "Xiao Ai told me you're looking for a girlfriend? When are you going to introduce her to me? She's been praising your girlfriend like she's a flower."

  Zhang Qingyun smiled and nodded, while Ma Xuan's eyes flashed with a hint of disappointment. His daughter's heart was delicate, and between him and Zhang Qingyun, their parents had once been ambiguous about it. A year ago, Zhang Qingyun's aunt Yin Suimei had discussed the matter of her being friends with Zhang Qingyun with his mother, but at that time, his mother had not agreed.

  This matter was originally nothing, but after Ma Shan saw Zhang Qingyun last time, her mind moved a bit. Coincidentally, Zhang Qingyun entered the county committee, and her mother was also a pragmatic person. Seeing that her daughter had intentions, Zhang Qingyun's child was promising, so she turned around to prepare for a reunion with Yin Suimei, but unexpectedly, Zhang Qingyun already had someone in mind, which also made her lose face.

  "Qingyun, you... did you offend Wu Zhiqiang or something?" After sitting down, both parties were silent for a while before Ma Shan couldn't help but ask again.

  "Huh? How do you know Wu Zhiqiang?" Zhang Qingyun said with some surprise.

  Ma Shan's face turned red, and she stuttered for half a day before finally saying in a disjointed manner: "Who is familiar with him? That person is just a rascal... but my mom says he's good... I..."

  Zhang Qingyun's expression changed, and Ma Shan's words were even more cryptic, but Zhang Qingyun understood. She thought to herself that it was no wonder Ma Shan had applied to go to the old mountain, it turned out that her selfish mother was going to push her into the fire pit. Thinking again, wasn't Ma Shan's father, Ma Dongliang, involved in coal mining? Was there another story behind this?

  As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Qingyun suddenly felt very uncomfortable. His feelings towards Ma Wengliang and his wife were already at the lowest point, but in his heart, he was even more sympathetic to Ma Xuan. Putting aside other personal feelings, he and Ma Xuan had also been classmates for many years. He knew exactly what kind of person Wu Zhiqiang was. If Ma Xuan really followed Wu Zhiqiang, it would undoubtedly be a beautiful flower inserted into cow dung. Then she would find it difficult to speak of happiness in the second half of her life.

  "Masan, now the times are different, freedom of love is your right, no one has the right to interfere with you, and you shouldn't feel too much pressure about this." Zhang Qingyun comforted.

  Ma Xiang shook her head with a bitter smile, just about to speak, when suddenly a commotion came from the car door.

  Zhang Qingyun looked out the window and saw that there was a fight outside. A loud-mouthed man, accompanied by several young men who looked like gangsters, surrounded the driver of the car Zhang Qingyun was in. With a burst of energy, they started punching and scolding him.

  "Damn it! I told you guys not to pick up short-distance passengers, are you looking for trouble?!"

  "Brothers, help me out! Damn it, how dare they rob our client!"

  That arrogant man had barely finished speaking when Zhang Qingyun heard a loud crash, and the windshield of the car in front was already smashed to pieces. The car body shook violently, and the sound of "puchi" came from outside, and the tires were also punctured. The passengers in the car let out a scream, and Ma Shan was so scared that her face turned pale, and she involuntarily leaned towards Zhang Qingyun.

  Zhang Qingyun couldn't care about avoiding suspicion anymore, and she quickly pulled in Ma Shan to block him behind her back. She turned around and asked a man sitting next to her:

  "What's going on here? Why are they fighting?"

  "What's going on? Brother, is this your first time taking a bus? The routes at the station are all sold to drivers, and drivers drive more to earn more. They're competing for passengers!" The man said in a low voice, then he leaned in, with a mysterious expression, "The one who hit the driver is from the Yanbei Bus Line, I heard he's the nephew of the infamous 'Thursday Eye', and he's always been arrogant!"