100: Chapter 100: I'm busy right now, I can't get away.

What's going on!

What happened to the promised ten-billion-yuan investment!

What happened to the formal signing ceremony!

Almost everyone was stunned, including Secretary Guo Shunmin. Once they snapped out of it, they hurriedly chased after him.

"Vice President Yu, what's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Humph!

Vice President Yu Zhen was clearly fuming. He gave a cold snort and said nothing, simply walking away with brisk steps. The group quickly left the Dongzhou Municipal Party Committee Guesthouse, got into their vehicles, and drove off.

This...

What on earth happened!

This investment was vital for Dongzhou City, and even more so for Secretary Guo Shunmin. It was the largest investment since he had become the Secretary of the Dongzhou Municipal Party Committee.

So many media reporters had been invited, along with numerous guests; he couldn't just abandon everyone here to continue chasing after Vice President Yu Zhen.

He could only pacify everyone first and offer an explanation.

At this time, Qin Chuan was in Dahe Township.

He had just received a call: Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan had been beaten at the coal mine.

As the Party Committee Secretary of Dahe Township, he couldn't just ignore the fact that the Executive Vice County Magistrate had been assaulted. Qin Chuan quickly arrived at the Jiucailing Coal Mine with several township leaders.

When they arrived, the two sides were still in a standoff!

One side consisted of Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan and about a dozen others, while the other side was General Manager Zhou Tong and his group, along with at least one or two hundred indignant coal miners.

Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan looked quite miserable.

His clothes were filthy and disheveled, with clear footprints on them. His head had been split open and was bleeding, and his face had been struck several times, showing obvious swelling.

In any case, he looked quite pathetic.

Seeing this, Qin Chuan felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction, though he didn't let it show on his face. He walked over quickly with the township leaders.

"What's going on here!"

"County Magistrate Yu, how did you end up like this!"

Seeing Qin Chuan and the others arrive, Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan immediately regained his confidence. He had been quite cowardly just a moment ago, but now he instantly put on the airs of an Executive Vice County Magistrate.

"Secretary Qin, this is outrageous! These unruly people—arrest them all!"

"This is simply lawless! They even dared to hit me!"

Qin Chuan asked, "General Manager Zhou, what exactly happened?"

General Manager Zhou Tong explained, "Secretary, they were the ones who started it. As soon as they arrived, they wanted to take over our coal mine, and they were very aggressive about it. When some of our people asked a few questions, they started hitting them. The other workers couldn't stand by and watch, which led to the conflict between the two sides."

Qin Chuan asked, "Did the management get involved in the fighting?"

"No, absolutely not," General Manager Zhou Tong said. "We in management only rushed over after hearing the news. By the time I arrived, everything had already happened."

If the management hadn't gotten involved, then it would be easy to handle.

Qin Chuan said, "County Magistrate Yu, I see that both sides are at fault here. How about we just let it go?"

What!

Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan's face turned pale with rage.

"How is that possible? Arrest all those who hit people! They must be severely punished!"

Qin Chuan nodded and waved his hand. "General Manager Zhou, then what are you waiting for? Arrest them! Whoever used their hands, take them all into custody first."

The coal mine had a Mine Protection Squad.

General Manager Zhou Tong shouted, "Arrest them! Tie them all up!"

A scene that made Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan vomit blood in anger unfolded: twenty or thirty people emerged from the crowd confronting them and arrested most of the people he had brought.

Because these people had all used their hands and beaten others. A few of them had been particularly arrogant, relying on Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan's backing; they had been very aggressive earlier, and several coal miners had been injured by them.

Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan almost jumped up and said sharply, "Qin Chuan, what kind of game are you playing? Why are you arresting my people!"

Qin Chuan smiled. "County Magistrate Yu, you were the one who just said to arrest everyone who used their hands to hit people."

After saying this, Qin Chuan added, "General Manager Zhou, arrest whoever from the coal mine side also used their hands."

It was all about being fair and just.

No favoritism whatsoever!

Whoever fought would be arrested.

Soon, a dozen or so workers from the coal mine side were also taken into custody. One of the Mine Protection Squad members pointed at Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan and shouted.

"Secretary Qin, he also used his hands just now. I saw it with my own eyes. Should we tie him up too?"

Hearing this, Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan almost went berserk.

Damn it, I'm the Executive Vice County Magistrate. Try tying me up and see what happens.

Qin Chuan said, "County Magistrate Yu, so you also used your hands? But never mind, there's no need to tie up County Magistrate Yu."

"County Magistrate Yu, I suggest we lock up everyone from both sides who fought and wait for the public security to come investigate and handle it. What do you think?"

Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

My point was for you to arrest the coal mine people, not my people!

But since he had said it himself just now—to arrest everyone who used their hands—and so many people had heard it, it was hard to go back on his word.

His face turned the color of a pig's liver from anger.

He hated Qin Chuan to death in his heart, but for the moment, he was helpless.

At that moment, Qin Chuan's phone rang.

As soon as the call connected, Secretary Zhao Shaojun's voice came through. "Qin Chuan, get to the Dongzhou Municipal Party Committee Guesthouse immediately! As fast as possible, come here now!"

It was almost like a command, leaving no room for doubt!

Qin Chuan knew exactly what was going on as soon as he heard it, and he couldn't help but laugh inwardly.

Are you asking me to come over?

This is hardly the attitude of someone asking for a favor.

"Secretary Zhao, I'm busy right now and can't leave. County Magistrate Yu brought people and injured many coal miners; I'm currently handling this matter."

Beside him, Executive Vice County Magistrate Yu Kenan was fuming with rage again!

Damn it, how can you talk like that!

What do you mean I brought people and injured many coal miners? It was clearly them who beat me! Can't you see my head is split open and still bleeding?"

On the other end of the phone, Secretary Zhao Shaojun was slightly stunned. He hadn't expected such a mess to happen at this critical moment.

But nothing was more important than the formal signing. Vice President Yu Zhen had explicitly stated that he would only sign the contract with Qin Chuan; no one else would do!

It turned out that just now, after Secretary Guo Shunmin had pacified the invited reporters and guests, he had called Vice President Yu Zhen to ask for the reason.

Vice President Yu Zhen finally spoke: a ten-billion-yuan investment was fine, and signing the contract was no problem, but this money would only be placed in Dahe Township, and he would only sign the contract with Qin Chuan.

So that was how it was.

Secretary Guo Shunmin wished he could kick Secretary Zhao Shaojun a couple of times. Damn it, you're dressed all fancy, but it's not you who's needed for the signing. Hurry up and call Qin Chuan over.

That was why Secretary Zhao Shaojun made this call.

He never expected that Qin Chuan would actually say he was busy and couldn't leave.

Although the Executive Vice County Magistrate being beaten was also a major incident, it still couldn't compare to this signing. Secretary Zhao Shaojun spoke again.

"Qin Chuan, I don't care what happened, get over here right now! Immediately!"

His voice was almost a roar.

The veins on his face were almost bulging; it was clear that Secretary Zhao Shaojun was on the verge of exploding.

Qin Chuan's tone was much calmer. "Secretary Zhao, I really can't leave. Several coal miners were beaten, and I still need to pacify them and send them to the hospital. That's all for now; I'm very busy with a mountain of things waiting for me to handle."

Then, the call was disconnected.

Secretary Zhao Shaojun's face was ashen, and he almost wanted to smash the phone.