When he saw Shen Huai rush out, Wu Haifeng frowned and was about to flare up.
However, the development of the situation continued.
Shen Huai directly pointed out that Chen Mingde's cause of death was a cold shower and heart stimulation, which caught Wu Haifeng off guard.
Next, the deputy head of the Provincial Organization Department, Tan Qiping, placed his hand on Shen Huai's shoulder to ask about what had happened. Wu Haifeng felt as if his heart had been given a hard slap, and he could not react for a moment.
In Wu Haifeng's impression, Shen Huai was an ignorant and brainless young man. Chen Mingde had no choice but to keep him by his side to take care of him for some special reasons.
Wu Haifeng didn't think that Shen Huai would be able to find anything suspicious just by staying on the second floor for a minute or two. It was very likely that Tan Qiping and Shen Huai had secretly colluded to put on a show!
Wu Haifeng suddenly felt that he was in a difficult and dangerous situation.
He was the one who reported Chen Mingde's death to the province over the phone. He was the one who gave vague details about the cause of Chen Mingde's death.
Since Tan Qiping secretly instructed Shen Huai to jump out at this time to disrupt the situation, it was likely that the province was determined to suppress this matter and not give Dong Hua any chance to bargain.
Wu Haifeng couldn't understand why the province would do this, but he realized that he had no way out.
If he gave in just like that, the province would definitely hold him accountable for being vague about Chen Mingde's death and trying to put the province in a passive position.
The biggest crime these days is none other than you trying to go against me! His methods were extremely despicable.
If he left such an impression in the province, Wu Haifeng knew that his political career would come to an end.
Since he couldn't admit defeat immediately, he could only insist on two points: First, Chen Mingde had twice complained about the hotel not providing hot water at noon. Secondly, there were no signs of a shower in the bathroom…
If that was the case, wouldn't they be openly opposing the province and forcing the province to officially investigate this matter?
Wu Haifeng realized that it was risky to be vague about Chen Mingde's cause of death.
However, when Shen Huai suddenly appeared and forced him into a corner, Wu Haifeng finally realized how big of a risk he had taken.
Shen Huai's sudden appearance and the tacit understanding that Shen Huai and Tan Qiping had displayed shocked and confused Gao Tianhe, Ge Yongqiu, Peng Yong, and the others.
Especially Ge Yongqiu and Peng Yong. After all, they had a guilty conscience. Shen Huai directly pointed out that Chen Mingde's death was caused by showering, which made them even more flustered. It was as if he had been skinned clean in broad daylight…
"Three days ago, Chief Chen led a team to inspect the city steel mill. On that day, there was a fall accident at the steel mill in the city. I was unfortunately injured by the falling worker. Although it's nothing serious, Chief Chen insisted that I stay in the hospital for a few days for observation, so I haven't been by Chief Chen's side these few days."
Shen Huai lowered his head and poured out his feelings. His emotions had been fluctuating greatly these few days. Tears came as he wished, and he looked sincere. In fact, when Tan Qiping placed his hand on his shoulder, his heart that was hanging in his throat calmed down slightly. No matter what Second Uncle said behind his back, at least he had mentioned him to Tan Qiping. This made the following act easier to perform.
Shen Huai dragged his tears and continued,
" I hate myself very much right now. They say that a minor injury can't get me out of the line of fire, but I gave up the important task of taking care of Chief Chen because of a small shoulder injury. Even Chief Chen's death was informed by Secretary General Ge…"
Wu Haifeng was about to question Shen Huai. Since he was not by Chen Mingde's side, how could he be sure that Chen Mingde had passed away from a disease while showering? However, when he heard Shen Huai mention " Secretary General Ge," Wu Haifeng's hair almost stood on end.
Wu Haifeng was furious. He didn't look at Ge Yongqiu, but at Gao Tianhe…
Shen Huai had no time to observe the reactions of others. Just as Wu Haifeng and the others only had one chance to explain Chen Mingde's cause of death, he only had one chance to burn his bridges and muddy the waters.
"…Secretary Ge told me that South Park didn't provide hot water at noon. Chief Chen had a heart attack when he was taking a shower. He fell in his room when he got the medicine and couldn't be saved in time. So…When we left Provincial City, Auntie Tao repeatedly reminded me to watch Chief Chen change his habit of taking showers. I…"
"Secretary General Ge?"
Tan Qiping turned his sharp eyes to Ge Yongqiu. Just now, Wu Haifeng had introduced Ge Yongqiu and the others to Tan Qiping, but his gaze only stopped on Ge Yongqiu's face for a moment before he turned to look at Wu Haifeng and Gao Tianhe…
"Nonsense, when did I say that to you?”Ge Yongqiu was so angry that he vomited blood. He did not expect that Shen Huai would not even blink and directly pour a large basin of dirty water on his face.
"Secretary General Ge, what kind of attitude is this in front of Minister Tan? Are you trying to shirk responsibility?!" Wu Haifeng shouted at Ge Yongqiu. His angry eyes looked like he wanted to swallow Ge Yongqiu alive.
Wu Haifeng had been the secretary of the municipal party committee for a long time, and his official authority was also deep. With a shout, Ge Yongqiu was shocked. He was stunned and did not dare to defend himself for a long time.
At this moment, Ge Yongqiu also understood that the Municipal Party Secretary Wu Haifeng had already fallen into their trap. The more he argued, the angrier Wu Haifeng would become.
When Shen Huai suddenly appeared, Wu Haifeng could only think of two possibilities. One was that Tan Qiping and Shen Huai had secretly colluded to put on this show, representing the province to firmly suppress this matter. The other possibility was that Gao Tianhe and Ge Yongqiu had joined forces to set him up. Wu Haifeng was more and more certain that it was the latter possibility.
Shen Huai had only stayed in the sixth building for a minute or two. If Ge Yongqiu had not told him the truth, how could he have concluded that Chen Mingde had an illness while showering?
Moreover, the province did not give Donghua a chance to bargain. It was not reasonable to firmly suppress this matter.
In addition, Gao Tianhe's actions were too suspicious.
Chen Mingde, the deputy chief, had passed away suddenly due to illness. Gao Tianhe, as the leader of the municipal government team, was using all sorts of excuses to delay his appearance. When he couldn't drag it out any longer, he waited for the right time to rush to the South Park Hotel with Tan Qiping. The first thing he said to Tan Qiping was to remove himself from this matter.
If Gao Tianhe was innocent, Wu Haifeng could write his surname backwards.
Ge Yongqiu and Peng Yong were both Gao Tianhe's men.
Peng Yong emphasized that the hotel did not provide hot water at noon, which made Chen Mingde very unhappy. However, he did not mention that Chen Mingde had the habit of taking a shower. This was clearly a trap to lure him into it.
The washroom looked neat, but that didn't mean anything. Ge Yongqiu and Peng Yong arrived at the scene earlier than the other staff members and the doctors who came to save them. They were all Gao Tianhe's men, so they had time to do something…
Wu Haifeng never thought that Gao Tianhe would fall into his trap so easily.
At this moment, Wu Haifeng looked at Gao Tianhe with anger.
Gao Tianhe's expression changed drastically. He was both shocked and suspicious. He could not understand why Ge Yongqiu would betray him or tell Shen Huai the truth behind his back. However, Tan Qiping was present, so he did not have the chance to ask Ge Yongqiu about it or explain the misunderstanding to Wu Haifeng.
Seeing that Wu Haifeng was about to eat him, Gao Tianhe knew that he had to settle this score even if he didn't want to.
Even if he had the chance to explain it to Wu Haifeng, would he believe it? He could only blame himself for being too clean at the beginning, which left a mark on him. Moreover, he didn't have any good intentions towards Wu Haifeng.
Shen Huai's palms were also sweating. Seeing that Wu Haifeng wanted to eat Gao Tianhe alive, he decided that he had made the right bet this time.
Someone once used the Prisoner's Dilemma to explain the problem of trust between officials. The higher the level and the more direct the competition between officials, the lower the level of trust between them.
Although it was in Gao Tianhe's and Wu Haifeng's interests to tamper with Chen Mingde's death and link it to the affair, it was impossible for Gao Tianhe and Wu Haifeng to collude with each other or even have a tacit understanding. After all, they had to be careful not to stab each other in the back.
Tan Qiping had been in the officialdom for a long time. On the way, he had specially sorted out the relationship in Donghua City so that he could take some initiative when dealing with Chen Mingde's funeral. However, he did not expect it to come so quickly and in such a timely manner.
Although Tan Qiping didn't know the exact details, he could tell from the reactions of Wu Haifeng, Gao Tianhe, and the others…
" Chief Chen complained that the room didn't provide hot water at noon a few days ago…" Peng Yong's reaction was the slowest. He still wanted to follow the original plan and help Ge Yongqiu refute Shen Huai's words.
"Nonsense!" Wu Haifeng's voice was unusually sharp and sudden, as if he couldn't suppress his anger. He even thought that Peng Yong's words were deliberately leading him down the wrong path. One could imagine the anger in his heart.
Wu Haifeng grabbed Peng Yong and scolded,"
"Comrade Mingde has already pointed out the shortcomings in your work, but you have not corrected them. In such cold weather, Comrade Mingde had to take a cold shower and had a heart attack. Who was to blame? The South Park Hotel must be responsible for the unfortunate death of Comrade Ming De. The city government, which was responsible for guiding the work of the South Park Hotel, must be responsible!”
Wu Haifeng's scolding stunned Peng Yong. He didn't expect the situation to change so suddenly.
Wasn't Wu Haifeng tacitly agreeing to link Chen Mingde's death to the affair? How could he change his tone just because Shen Huai, this sh * t stirring stick, suddenly barged in?
Chen Mingde's lover was immersed in sadness. Seeing the leaders of Donghua City fly into a rage, he thought that they were blaming themselves for Mingde's death. He could not help but cry again."Old Chen has this bad habit. I've told him many times, but he never listens. He only says that taking a shower can relieve fatigue…Old Chen, why are you leaving just like that?”
At this moment, Ge Yongqiu truly realized that the situation was over and did not dare to defend himself anymore. He did not even dare to bite back at Shen Huai. Tan Qiping, the deputy head of the Provincial Organization Department, still had his hand on Shen Huai's shoulder.
Ge Yongqiu knew that the more he argued and struggled, the worse the consequences would be for him. He just looked at Gao Tianhe pitifully, hoping that Gao Tianhe would understand that he had not betrayed him. It was Shen Huai, that bastard, who was spouting nonsense.
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