Afternoon.
Yesterday's wind had kicked up far too much dust, leaving today's air unpleasant. The sky was gray and hazy, blocking out even the sunlight.
Hotel.
Inside the business suite.
Ring ring ring, ring ring ring.
Dong Xuebin was lying against the bed, lost in thought, when his phone rang.
It was Liao Yimin. "Hello, County Chief Dong, we've arrived in Fenzhou City."
"Good. Nothing happened on the road, right?" Dong Xuebin asked.
"Nothing. Mayor Xie is doing pretty well too. The car that came to pick us up took us straight to the hospital. Mayor Xie said she was worried about the child and wanted another examination and X-ray." Liao Yimin said.
"Alright. You've worked hard."
"It was nothing. Oh, there's one more thing."
"Hm? What is it?"
After hesitating, Liao Yimin said, "I just got a call. It seemed to be from a Civil Servant in Chenggang County. I don't know exactly who it was, and he didn't say. He just secretly told me that Chenggang County seems to be planning to pin full responsibility for the accident on you. The injured people's statements all say that you were pulling and dragging them at the time, which caused several of them to fail to escape and get hit. They even suspect this wasn't an accident—that you tampered with the construction materials—and they want a thorough investigation." Hearing no response from Dong Xuebin, Liao Yimin continued, "And finally, that person told me Mayor Xie was pushed by Li Zhixin yesterday. Someone from Chenggang County saw it!"
Dong Xuebin's face turned cold. "Are you sure?"
"He sounded very certain, but I don't know for sure." Liao Yimin said, "But considering Zhou Wei and the others are all insisting that Mayor Xie slipped and fell on her own, I'd say it's