Shortly after Zhang Xiaoshan left the small hostel, Jiang Man also followed suit, then went home to change her clothes before rushing to work at the county government.
There wasn’t much planned for work that morning, so her thoughts turned to Zhang Xiaoshan, who was to take part in an examination. Her main direction at work in Wanshan County was health and medical services, and today’s rural medical affairs examination was under her jurisdiction.
Thus, she had her secretary gather some relevant staff and brought them to inspect the examination site.
Jiang Man had been up almost the entire night before, and it had been a continuous battle this morning too. She was exhausted, and since it was her first time, her legs and waist were still sore, and so she sat in the car with her eyes closed, trying to rest and dozing off.
"Vice Chairman Jiang, it looks like something happened up ahead," the secretary seated in the passenger seat whispered a reminder.
Jiang Man opened her eyes and looked through the windshield.
Immediately, she saw Zhang Xiaoshan, his clothes in disorder and covered in blood. Googlᴇ search 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖑~𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖾~𝖓𝖊𝖙
"What happened to him?" Jiang Man became anxious in an instant.
A look of concern filled her face.
As the car came to a halt, she could hardly wait; she got out of the car in a flustered manner. Unbeknownst to her, Zhang Xiaoshan, this stranger, had left an indelible mark in her heart.
"Kid, our big boss is here. I don’t want to waste time with you, and you don’t want to make things difficult for yourself either. Get lost immediately, lest you be an eyesore," Zheng Jianhai said, urging Zhang Xiaoshan to leave as soon as he saw Jiang Man and her group of staff.
But Zhang Xiaoshan stood his ground, completely ignoring Zheng Jianhai, his gaze fixed intently on Jiang Man as she quickly approached.
Although Zhang Xiaoshan knew about Jiang Man’s family background, he was completely unaware of her professional status.
He had no idea that Jiang Man was the vice-chairman in charge of healthcare education in Wanshan County.
His gaze, fixated on Jiang Man, provoked Zheng Jianhai’s mockery.
"Kid, that’s our big boss. Stop looking, do you think a toad can eat swan meat?"
"With you looking like a bumpkin villager, you dare to dream? Get lost, get lost, get lost!"
By that time, Jiang Man had already reached the school gate.
Zheng Jianhai immediately went up to her with a warm welcome.
"Vice Chairman Jiang, welcome to inspect our work. You should have given us a heads up so we could prepare," Zheng Jianhai said with a fawning attitude.
He was just a minor section chief, far below the status of Vice Chairman Jiang of the county, not to mention that Jiang Man was also the head of the local Health Education Bureau; Zheng Jianhai couldn’t help but bow and scrape.
The most important point was that Zheng Jianhai had been mixing in the system for twenty years and had some connections; he knew that Jiang Man’s father was a solid big shot in the city government, so he wanted to ingratiate himself with Jiang Man, perhaps even gaining a boost from it.
"You have so much on your plate, such a minor matter should not require your personal attention," he said, his face full of smiles, trying to shake hands with Jiang Man.
But Jiang Man didn’t so much as glance at Zheng Jianhai.
Although she hadn’t been in Wanshan County for long, she had conducted some visits; Zheng Jianhai, the personnel section chief of the Health Education Bureau, had a poor reputation. Currently, there were complaints from students’ parents and female teachers on her desk, accusing Zheng Jianhai of using his position and power for underhanded deals...
Jiang Man had too much pride and too high standards to give such a scoundrel any good face.
Seeing Jiang Man directly ignore him, Zheng Jianhai’s smile stiffened on his face, his embarrassment was palpable.
The onlookers, including the female officer Xu Jing, who had grievances against Zheng Jianhai, couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
Zheng Jianhai glared at the crowd, but still scurried after Jiang Man like a lapdog, saying with a grin,
"Welcome, Vice Chairman Jiang, to guide our work. Please, please..."
However, Jiang Man had no intention of directly entering the examination site.
Instead, under the watchful eyes of everyone, she walked up to Zhang Xiaoshan.
They were only a few dozen centimeters apart when she grabbed Zhang Xiaoshan’s arm with a look of urgency, and asked,
"Why are you covered in blood? Are you injured?"
"Is it serious? Should I call you an ambulance?"
Suddenly, everyone present was stunned.