"Secretary Chen? Are you Chen Fang?"

The woman stared and asked.

Chen Fang smiled slightly and said, "I am Chen Fang."

"You little brat, go back to your room."

Ma Shizhen yelled unceremoniously at his daughter.

Ma Yan left with some grievance.

"Secretary Chen, if you don't mind, please come in and sit."

Ma Shizhen made way at the door.

Chen Fang glanced around.

The house didn't seem very big since the living room was small, and the furnishings inside looked quite old.

After Chen Fang walked in,

Ma Shizhen invited him to sit on an aged wooden sofa. The paint on it was all gone, looking mottled and dilapidated.

He hurriedly tried to brew some tea.

Chen Fang waved his hand and said, "Director Ma, don't bother. I have some matters to discuss with you."

Ma Shizhen immediately went to get his briefcase for some paper and pen.

Chen Fang said, "No need, I just want to chat casually, it's not work-related."

Hearing this,

Ma Shizhen stood facing Chen Fang, with his hands clasped in front of his abdomen, still in that attentive listening posture.

Chen Fang knew that he was always very cautious, so he didn't bother persuading him.

He turned his head and looked back.

A door in the inner room was ajar.

Ma Yan was peeping at them through the crack.

"Director Ma, I'm here today for your daughter, Ma Yan."

"My daughter?"

Ma Shizhen was stunned for a moment.

He immediately shouted at Ma Yan, "Yanyan, what's the matter? Did you cause trouble for Secretary Chen?"

Before Ma Yan could speak,

Chen Fang quickly said, "Director Ma, why are you so anxious? Can you let me finish?"

"Secretary Chen, please go on..."

Chen Fang's words made Ma Shizhen's face immediately show a flattering smile.

"I don't know how to start, so let me show you a video first."

After finishing speaking,

Chen Fang took out his phone and handed it to Ma Shizhen.

The video playing on the phone was the interrogation of Xu Zhongkai by Chen Fang.

When Xu Zhongkai confessed that it was Zou Lihao who instructed him,

there was not much surprise on Ma Shizhen's face.

He let out a long sigh, calmly handing the unfinished video back to Chen Fang.

He said slowly, "Secretary Chen, this matter is in the past. I don't want to mention it anymore."

"Is it that you don't want to mention it, or you don't dare to mention it?"

Chen Fang asked.

Ma Shizhen shivered.

He finally sat down.

His demeanor became more composed and steady.

He frowned and said, "Secretary Chen, I can see that you want to do something in Guanghe County. But Guanghe County is different from any other place; this is a place where the sun doesn't shine. You only have two choices: integrate and blend in, or be corrupted."

"So, you chose the former?"

Chen Fang asked.

There was a hint of a bitter smile on Ma Shizhen's face.

He shook his head and said, "It's impossible, really impossible. I actually wanted to blend in and keep my head down, but they didn't give me the chance."

"So, does Wei Jinzhu's resignation have anything to do with you?"

Chen Fang asked.

Ma Shizhen shuddered again.

It was clear he hadn't anticipated that Chen Fang could grasp the subtlety in this matter.

He then sighed deeply.

He said, "Secretary Chen is indeed very smart. Although you haven't been here long, nothing has escaped your eyes. I truly admire you."

"Tell me, what is going on?"

Chen Fang sighed and said.

Ma Shizhen glanced sideways at the ceiling.

At this moment, he also noticed that Ma Yan was eavesdropping.

He gestured for her to come over.

Ma Yan obediently walked out, having overheard the conversation between Chen Fang and her father.

After sitting down beside Ma Shizhen,

he smoothed her disheveled hair.

He said, "This child is actually very pitiful. She lost her mother when she was 8, and I've raised her all these years. I've been busy with work and have neglected her. If I had paid more attention to her, maybe this major mistake wouldn't have happened."

"Dad, it's my fault, it has nothing to do with you."

Ma Yan said, her eyes red.

As if making a firm decision,

Ma Shizhen held Ma Yan's hand.

After pausing, he said, "Secretary Wei is a good cadre..."

Although Wei Jinzhu was not very old, he was a leader with strong principles.

After coming to Guanghe County, he quickly noticed the huge problems and intended to initiate a vigorous reform.

Ma Shizhen said,

He had seen the filth of Guanghe County all his life.

But he was powerless.

After seeing what Wei Jinzhu did, he was quickly moved.

He wholeheartedly supported Wei Jinzhu as an internal ally.

Thus,

Wei Jinzhu's dynamic measures posed a threat to the Sun Yangqian Group.

In this situation,

The Sun Yangqian Group naturally wanted to trouble Wei Jinzhu.

But Wei Jinzhu was a man of integrity.

So Sun Yangqian Group had no way to start.

At this critical juncture,

Jiang Tuo targeted Ma Shizhen.

At that time, after all, Ma Shizhen was one of Wei Jinzhu's close confidants.

Then Xu Zhongkai created a fake persona and approached Ma Yan.

The inexperienced Ma Yan fell for it.

To protect his daughter, Ma Shizhen borrowed money to fill the gap.

As a result,

The Jiang Tuo Group caught hold of his weak spot.

"Jiang Tuo said, as long as I framed Secretary Wei, they would let my daughter go. At that time, I didn't know what to do. Eventually, Secretary Wei heard about it and decided to resign voluntarily."

At this point,

There was already a sob in Ma Shizhen's voice.

Chen Fang sighed deeply.

He asked, "So, Secretary Wei resigned to protect you and your daughter?"

Ma Shizhen nodded.

He said, "I also thought about sacrificing me and my daughter for the sake of the people of Guanghe County, but at that moment, Secretary Wei was somewhat disheartened. He realized that if he didn't step back, more innocent people could suffer..."

Ma Shizhen's emotions were getting more and more agitated.

By now, he could barely continue.

His face was full of guilt.

He even gave himself a hard slap.

Now, Chen Fang finally understood why Ma Shizhen always kept his head down.

Why people like Guo Ruiliang always suppressed and humiliated him.

Thinking of this,

Chen Fang asked, "If it's so hard, why don't you leave?"

Ma Shizhen raised his head.

He smiled bitterly.

He said, "I can't leave. There are too few clear-minded people in Guanghe County. If the Sun Yangqian Group falls one day, I want to be the one who can tell the truth and testify. For that, I have to remain in the dark."

These words were spoken very smoothly.

But they shocked Chen Fang deeply.

He was very glad that his initial view of Ma Shizhen was correct.

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