At the foot of the mountain.
The rain had stopped.
Amid Dong Xuebin's furious tirade, the rain, which had already been gradually easing, suddenly stopped altogether. The atmosphere at the scene fell deathly silent as well. Everyone had been stunned senseless by Dong Xuebin's string of curses, staring wide-eyed in that direction.
He was cursing?
The County Party Secretary was cursing?
In front of so many officials?
And in front of so many reporters and ordinary people??
Many people had a subjective, or perhaps instinctive, impression of the words "County Party Secretary." They thought one should act this way, or perhaps that way. But Dong Xuebin's words and actions had clearly exceeded everyone's expectations. It was truly jaw-dropping!
A Party Secretary could curse people?
Damn! Was this the style of a Top Leader??
Yet Dong Xuebin cursed with complete ease, not feeling there was anything inappropriate about it at all. There was no other reason—this was simply how he worked. Back when his rank had been low, Dong Xuebin had been like this. He had basically never held himself back, always opening his mouth to curse at people, and it had long become a habit. Later, as his rank rose, Dong Xuebin matured somewhat politically and curbed his cursing to a degree. It was no longer so frequent. After all, he was no longer "barefoot"; there were always leaders above him with higher ranks, so he had to mind the impact. Deputy Section, Zhengke Level, Deputy Division, Division Chief—though Dong Xuebin still cursed plenty of people, he became increasingly restrained. But after taking up this post, Dong Xuebin had not done so. One could tell from what he had done since arriving in Jiaolin County on his first day. Dong Xuebin had completely let loose his personality and temper. His