Liang Xingjian strode over, pushed straight through the crowd, and stopped the police officers who were about to haul Ji Weizhen into a police car.
"The mayor would like this elderly lady to come over."
Liang Xingjian might have looked mild-mannered and refined, with a pair of glasses to complete the impression, but when he delivered those words with a stern face, not a single person-including County Party Secretary Sun Youzhi and County Public Security Bureau Chief Wen He-dared make a sound, much less object.
That was the power of the mayor's chief secretary. Although Liang Xingjian was only serving temporarily, every word and action of his at that moment represented the mayor's absolute authority.
The two public security police officers obediently let go. Liang Xingjian gently took the elderly woman's arm and helped her, step by step, into the mayor's car.
Ji Weizhen timidly studied the young man beside her. Had someone not told her beforehand, she would never have believed that he was Shaohua City's new mayor!
He was so young. He looked about the same age as her grandson.
And what a handsome young fellow he was. One look told her he was a good person!
Nothing like that rat-faced bastard Sun Youzhi!
"Ma'am, I'm the mayor of Shaohua City. My name is Zhou Yi. If you have any problems, you can tell me," Zhou Yi said gently as he took an unopened bottle of mineral water, unscrewed the cap, and offered it to her.
At first, Ji Weizhen did not dare take it. But faced with his gentle, sincere gaze, she finally reached out cautiously, accepted the water, and took a sip.
"Where do you live? I'll take you home first, and we can talk on the way. If we haven't finished by the time we