17: Chapter 17 Secretary Qin, thank you.

Picking up his phone to take a look, Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen's expression changed slightly; it was a call from his wife.

After his son had been in a car accident, he was immediately sent to the township health center, and his wife had followed him there immediately; now, she was calling.

"Husband, our son's condition is very serious. He has a comminuted fracture of his big toe. The doctor recommends sending him to Dongzhou City Peoples Hospital immediately; the county hospital won't do."

Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen said, "Then what are we waiting for? Hurry and send him to Dongzhou City Peoples Hospital!"

"But..." his wife choked up, "But the doctor said, conservatively estimated, it will cost around one hundred thousand yuan. I... where would we get that much money?"

They truly didn't have much money.

At most, their savings were only a little over ten thousand; they didn't even have twenty thousand.

Years ago, before Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen was a vice township head, he often used his spare time to set up street stalls to earn money, and had even driven a taxi.

After becoming a vice township head, he couldn't do these things anymore because he had to be mindful of his image, but his family income had never really improved.

A single penny can stump a hero.

Without money, what could they do!

Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen said anxiously, "Wife, hurry and send our son to Dongzhou City Peoples Hospital first. I will figure out a way regarding the money."

After giving anxious instructions and finishing the call, he sighed. The hardest thing was borrowing money, especially since he needed to borrow at least seventy or eighty thousand.

His family was full of poor relatives; where could he borrow money from? He could only pin his hopes on friends and colleagues.

Qin Chuan had very good hearing, and he had heard the contents of the phone call clearly.

Over the past two days, he had also learned about every township leader and was quite clear about Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen's situation. This person was relatively upright and had decent conduct. As for why he had gotten together with Township Head Liu Qiang, it was mostly due to Township Head Liu Qiang's enticement, and Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen also needed some allies.

If it had been a corrupt element—the kind of official who was both greedy and bad, with a terrible reputation—Qin Chuan certainly wouldn't have offered to save his son.

Because he knew that Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen was not a bad person, he wanted to win him over and save his son.

"Vice Township Head Mu, is it about money?" Qin Chuan asked with concern.

Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen didn't hide anything and nodded, "My wife called. My son's situation is a bit serious; he must be sent to Dongzhou City Peoples Hospital. It might cost around one hundred thousand yuan..."

He briefly explained the situation.

Then he sighed, his face full of worry.

Qin Chuan said, "I have one hundred thousand yuan here, and I won't be using this money for the time being. You take it and use it first."

After saying this, he took a bank card out of his wallet.

This was given to him by Older Sister.

Older Sister was a doting sister who worried that Qin Chuan wouldn't have money to spend in Dahe Township, so she had given him one hundred thousand. Besides that, there were several other bank cards in his wallet.

One of them was given by his mother, containing a full one million, and there was another one given by his aunt, which had even more money—a full five million.

Qin Chuan was not short of money at all. In a place like Dahe Township, he basically didn't need to spend any money, so this money could only sit on the bank cards gathering dust.

It was just one hundred thousand yuan. To Qin Chuan now, it meant nothing at all, and it was no problem to lend it to Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen for an emergency.

What!

Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen looked at Qin Chuan blankly, stunned for a full three to five seconds before he reacted.

He truly hadn't expected that Qin Chuan would lend him money.

Because he himself was clearly in Township Head Liu Qiang's faction.

Secretary Qin had not only saved his son but was now lending him money. This...

How could he ever repay this in the future?

He hesitated for a moment, but because he truly needed this money, Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen took the bank card and said many words of gratitude.

Qin Chuan gently patted his shoulder, "You should also hurry to Dongzhou City Peoples Hospital. I'll approve a day of leave for you today."

"Thank you, Secretary Qin. I will strive to return this afternoon and try my best not to delay work."

He left, thanking him profusely.

Qin Chuan watched him leave and thought to himself, Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen should be a person of loyalty and sentiment. I have done him a favor, and if nothing unexpected happens, he will become my supporter.

About twenty minutes after Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen left, Director Li Youfu knocked on the door and entered.

"Secretary Qin, a Party Committee meeting will be held in the small conference room at ten o'clock this morning. Please attend."

What!

Qin Chuan thought he had misheard and hurriedly asked, "Director Li, are you saying that a Party Committee meeting is being held!"

This was very surprising. Whether a Party Committee meeting was held was something decided by him, the Township Party Committee Secretary. He never expected Director Li Youfu to come and notify him to attend a Party Committee meeting at ten o'clock.

Having lived two lifetimes, whether it was the previous life or this one, Qin Chuan was encountering such a situation for the first time.

What was even more astonishing was that Director Li Youfu actually replied, "Yes, the Party Committee meeting will be held at ten o'clock. Please attend on time, Secretary Qin."

Watching Director Li Youfu leave, a cold smile appeared on the corner of Qin Chuan's mouth.

This was simply bullying too far. Township Head Liu Qiang and the others didn't hold him, the top leader, in any regard at all.

A while later, Ma Zhengnan came over.

He must have also received Director Li Youfu's notice and came over to ask before the meeting, likely thinking that this Party Committee meeting had been organized by Qin Chuan.

"Secretary Qin, this is so sudden. A Party Committee meeting at ten in the morning—I haven't prepared at all. What topics are to be discussed in this meeting?"

Qin Chuan said, "I don't have any preparation either. Director Li Youfu just came to notify me, and that's when I found out there was a meeting at ten o'clock."

Immediately, Ma Zhengnan was stunned.

This meeting was actually not organized by Qin Chuan; that meant there was only one possibility: Township Head Liu Qiang had notified everyone to hold the meeting.

This was simply absurd.

Ma Zhengnan directly added fuel to the fire, "Qin Chuan, Township Head Liu Qiang has overstepped his bounds. You can completely report this to the County Party Committee."

Reporting to the County Party Committee, of course, he could.

But Qin Chuan was not prepared to do so. If he reported such a situation to the County Party Committee, he would be losing face, and it would only make the county leaders think he was incompetent.

Qin Chuan said, "Whether to hold a Party Committee meeting is my right. If I haven't said to hold a Party Committee meeting, no one can hold one. Township Head Liu Qiang does not have this power; everyone can choose not to attend."

Ma Zhengnan agreed, "Qin Chuan is right. Then I won't attend."

Time quickly reached ten o'clock in the morning.

Although Director Li Youfu was not yet a member of the Party Committee, because he was the Director of the Party and Government Office, he attended every meeting, and this time was no different.

Sitting in the conference room, he was a bit confused.

It was already time, but the only people who had come to attend the meeting were Deputy Township Head Wang Feng and Committee Member Zhou Fengjie. What was going on? Where were the others?

Picking up his phone, he prepared to call them one by one to ask.

There was movement outside the door, and he saw Township Head Liu Qiang walk in, sit down in his designated seat, and then frown.

"Director Li Youfu, what is going on? Where are the others?"

Director Li Youfu said, "Apart from Vice Township Head Mu Xiuwen who asked for leave, I don't know about the others. How about I call and ask now?"

In front of everyone, Director Li Youfu first called Qin Chuan.