Wang Jinzhong could no longer suppress his anger and shouted, "Wu Peng, come here and explain to me what is going on."

Wu Peng was stunned by the yelling. He turned around and found that everyone was staring at him. Some were angry, some were confused, and of course there were the two boys from the Cheng family who were gloating. In an instant, cold sweat ran down his forehead.

I cursed in my heart: Damn, no wonder my right eye twitched today. Forget it, let's just fool around first.

He did not dare to delay and quickly ran to the leaders to explain himself: "Leaders, I really don't know what happened. The tractor was purchased from Yongsheng through formal channels. All formal procedures were followed. I remember every penny clearly. And I donated the old tractor because the forest farm is developing well and I want to take the lead in helping poor areas to get rich."

Wang Jinzhong was actually still unwilling to believe that Wu Peng, whom he regarded as an honest man, would be so bold. Seeing that he was sincere, his tone was not so harsh anymore. He just complained in a disappointed manner:

"You are the most important leader in the forest farm. You don't care when these machines have problems? The masters and the deputy director said that this is not the first time. Why don't you take it seriously? Is this how you work? Are you worthy of me and the trust of the leaders?"

Seeing Wang Jinzhong's attitude soften, Wu Peng quickly took advantage of the situation and said, "County Magistrate Wang, it was indeed my fault for not discovering the problem in time. I will make a self-examination and you can remove me from my position, but I really have nothing to do with this matter. I was also kept in the dark."

Wu Peng was a man who was very good at judging people and acting well. He usually acted well and knew that Wang Jinzhong was an upright person who did not like to take shortcuts, but was a little stubborn. So he catered to his preferences and did not give him any gifts. Instead, he often showed himself to be down-to-earth and responsible, establishing in front of Wang Jinzhong the image of a good director who devoted himself to the forest farm.

As expected, Wang Jinzhong believed it. He turned around and spoke to the provincial leader on behalf of Wu Peng: "Old leader, I know Wu Peng. He is a good person. It should have nothing to do with him. Should we focus on investigating the Yongsheng Tractor Factory?"

The provincial leaders had been watching the conversation between Wang Jinzhong and Wu Peng, and found that Director Wu had eliminated Wang Jinzhong's suspicion with just a few words. They sighed in disappointment, and thought, no wonder Jiachun got into such a big trouble. Not only did Wang Jinzhong fail to supervise, but he also failed to judge people! So naive and stupid!

Seeing that Wang Jinzhong was about to speak for Wu Peng, the provincial leader interrupted him in time.

"Alright, this matter is of great importance, and no one can clear themselves of it with just a few words. The forest farm will be temporarily shut down, and I will have the province send a special investigation team down."

Wang Jinzhong became anxious when he heard this. Stop work? How could that be possible? It would delay the production progress so much, and their county would lose a lot of income this month!

"Leader, this won't work—"

"Okay." The provincial leader interrupted sternly, "You are also responsible for Wang Jinzhong's incident. Temporary suspension of work is already the lightest punishment. Don't push it any further!

"I will also investigate Yongsheng. This is definitely not something that can be done by one or two people! Yongsheng's tractors are sold all over the country. Do you know how much this is? Don't just think about your own little piece of land. I just want to tear a hole in Jiachun and tear off this layer of black cloth completely!"

After hearing this, Wang Jinzhong felt a little ashamed. He really didn't think that much.

The provincial leader said nothing more, but took a loud speaker and shouted to the workers: "Hello, fellow workers. I am Zhao Xiongwei, the vice governor of our An Province. I came to see the workers today, but this accident happened. I know that everyone works very hard and has made a lot for the forest farm.