The night was like ink, thickly splashed on every inch of land in Shannan County. The dim street lights struggled to emit a faint light in the night, as if they were also shrouded by this depressing atmosphere.

Jiang Weihua sat alone on the sofa in his residence. The light in the room was pale and dazzling, casting his lonely figure on the wall.

He frowned, the cigarette in his hand was half burned, the rising smoke swirled in front of his eyes, blurring his vision but failing to dispel the haze in his heart.

After what happened with Zheng Pei, Jiang Weihua's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and his thoughts were in a mess.

Several questions kept circling in his mind, lingering like ghosts.

First, is there any special relationship between Zheng Pei and Li Lin? The woman seemed docile on weekdays, but when faced with the arrangement of going to the countryside to stay in the village, she refused so firmly and reported it directly to Li Lin, which made him suspicious.

Second, would Li Lin come after him because of Zheng Pei? Li Lin was now the county magistrate, holding great power, and his official rank was several levels higher than his. It would be easy for him to be embarrassed.

Third, if Li Lin wanted to deal with him, how would he defend himself? When Jiang Weihua thought of Li Lin's possible revenge, he felt a chill on his back, and the feeling of guilt overwhelmed him like a tide.

Although he looked down on Li Lin from the bottom of his heart and thought that he had only climbed to his current position by luck, he was not really stubborn. He knew very well that in the officialdom, if he offended someone who was more powerful than himself, the consequences would be disastrous, and he did not want to get a bloody nose.

After much deliberation, Jiang Weihua decided to put aside his pride and take the initiative to make peace with Wu Aiguo.

After all, in Shannan County Government, the only one who could stand on the same front with him was Wu Aiguo.

He picked up the phone, his fingers hovering hesitantly on the screen for a long time before he finally mustered up the courage to call Wu Aiguo.

The phone beeped several times, and each beep sounded like a heavy knock on his heart.

However, the only response he got was endless silence, and no one answered the call.

Jiang Weihua's heart seemed to fall into a bottomless abyss in an instant, and a deep fear and worry surged in his heart.

He began to have wild thoughts, worrying that Wu Aiguo was really angry with him and wanted to break up with him completely.

If this is true, then no one in Shannan County will be able to speak for him anymore. Wouldn't he be completely isolated and helpless in the officialdom?

Originally, it was already difficult for him and Wu Aiguo to deal with Li Lin together.

If he were to go it alone now, how many rounds could he last under Li Lin's power?

"Fuck! So fucking ungrateful..." Jiang Weihua cursed angrily and threw the phone in his hand hard on the bed.

He covered his head anxiously, his body trembling slightly, and Li Lin's seemingly gentle but actually majestic face and the rumors about his ruthless methods involuntarily emerged in his mind. An unknown fear, like a surging tide, instantly swept over his whole body.

He felt cold, cold to the bone, and his whole body couldn't stop shaking.

Just then, a rapid phone call suddenly rang.

Jiang Weihua was like a frightened bird, his heart skipped a beat, the hair on his body stood up, and he got goose bumps all over his body.

After he reacted, he thought it was Wu Aiguo calling back, and a glimmer of hope suddenly surged in his heart. He quickly jumped onto the bed, grabbed the phone, and with an excited expression on his face, he was ready to answer the call.

However, when he saw the name displayed on the screen, the hope that had just been ignited was instantly extinguished.

It’s not Wu Aiguo, but Wang Songlin!

"Why is he calling at this time?"

Jiang Weihua was full of doubts. After hesitating for a moment, he still answered the phone.

Wang Songlin's voice came from the receiver immediately afterwards, "Haha, County Magistrate Jiang, I'm sorry to bother you after get off work..."

Jiang Weihua was in no mood to greet him at the moment, especially when he remembered that Wang Songlin had dared to contradict him in person in the afternoon, hatred instantly surged in his heart.

He suppressed his anger, cleared his throat, tried to regain his composure, and said arrogantly with the dignity of a deputy county chief, "Director Wang, just tell me what you want to say. I'm listening!"

Wang Songlin's smile seemed to freeze all of a sudden, and his embarrassment could be felt even through the phone.

Wang Songlin forced a smile and said, "It's like this. I received a call from County Magistrate Li Lin informing me that a team meeting will be held at 9:30 tomorrow morning in the conference room on the third floor of the government building. No one is allowed to be absent without reason. If you have something to do, you must ask County Magistrate Li Lin for leave."

"Oh?" Jiang Weihua's heart sank. For some reason, a strong bad premonition came to his mind.

He gritted his teeth, pretended to be calm, and asked, "Did County Magistrate Li Lin say what it was about?"

Wang Songlin replied, "It was just an executive meeting, nothing else was disclosed."

Daily affairs meeting?

Jiang Weihua frowned even more tightly. This involved a lot of things!

He said "hmm" and hung up the phone.

He slowly walked to the window and looked up at the night sky. The night was as dark as ink and so heavy that it seemed to crush him.

Countless speculations surged in his mind. If Li Lin found fault with the work he was in charge of at the meeting tomorrow, or took back the power in his hands and redistributed it... wouldn't he become the laughing stock of the entire Shannan County then?

Being laughed at is the worst thing. He has no power and only the title of deputy county magistrate. His political career is probably over now.

If Li Lin really treated him like that, it would be too cruel!

Thinking of this, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

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