The pinnacle of power: starting with having sex with a female leader-Chapter 18: How will you take responsibility?

Chapter 18: Chapter 18: How will you take responsibility?

Shen Manwen was so angry that she almost shattered her teeth!

She tried to suppress the incident for the sake of the bigger picture.

But this bastard kept pushing it, repeatedly bringing up that night!

Time and again, ripping open her scars!

There are things one can tolerate and things one cannot!

"Deputy Town Chief Cheng, one must know oneself. You need to recognize your position! Anyone can talk big! You take responsibility? It’s a joke! What are you going to take responsibility with?"

Confronted with Shen Manwen’s contempt, Cheng Yuan got a bit carried away and stared back at her without blinking!

"Executive, I’m indeed not worthy of you right now! But, who knows what the future holds?"

"Even if I can’t catch up to the Executive for the rest of my life, I’m willing to protect her forever!"

Cheng Yuan’s gaze and tone were extremely sincere, causing a momentary thaw in Shen Manwen’s icy heart.

Soon, Shen Manwen’s heart froze over once more.

All men are pigs, and not a single word they say can be trusted.

She didn’t want to follow in her older sister’s footsteps!

"Deputy Town Chief Cheng, we’re all adults here. Let’s just treat it as a one-night fling and not dwell on it, okay?"

A one-night fling?

Cheng Yuan gazed into Shen Manwen’s eyes.

Although she tried to appear nonchalant.

Yet, Cheng Yuan clearly saw her fingertip, green as scallions, trembling slightly.

Her towering chest rose and fell rhythmically, clearly on the verge of exploding.

"Executive, I know I’m being presumptuous and this is like a toad lusting after a swan, but I still have to say it!"

"No matter what you think, I promise here that I will take responsibility for my first woman!"

Shen Manwen exploded completely, pointing toward the office door as she yelled fiercely!

"Get out! Right now! Just get out!!"

Seeing that Shen Manwen was truly angry, Cheng Yuan didn’t dare provoke her further.

"Alright, I’m leaving. Executive, please don’t be angry, take good care of yourself."

With a click, Cheng Yuan closed the office door behind him.

Shen Manwen slumped into her chair like all her strength had been drained, tears silently streaming down her face.

At that moment, she felt some regret for coveting the position of County Chief of Ji County and parachuting in using her connections.

Otherwise, how could she have been schemed against and spent a night with that kind of bastard?

Shen Manwen’s roar was loud, almost spreading through the entire corridor.

Heads popped out of other offices, curious faces peering around to see who had enraged the Executive.

Cheng Yuan didn’t want to be gawked at like a monkey; he covered his face and hurried out of the county government office building.

Cheng Yuan immediately boarded the bus back to Lingshan without returning to the town government office. Instead, he visited the villages along the Weidong River.

After a whole day’s work, Cheng Yuan finally managed to collect thirty death lists.

Relatives of seven of the deceased had moved away, making those seven death lists unobtainable.

But that didn’t matter anymore.

Thirty or thirty-seven, it was equally serious.

Cheng Yuan clocked out just in time for the end of the workday, when suddenly a familiar voice came from behind.

"Deputy Town Chief Cheng, the Secretary asks for you to come over."

Cheng Yuan turned around and looked at Wu Zhanjun with a speechless expression. How long had this guy been lying in wait for him?

"Alright, I’ll be right there."

Cheng Yuan inwardly sighed with relief that he had left the death lists at home before going to clock out; if Ma Guorong’s keen nose caught wind of them, that would spell trouble.

Cheng Yuan entered the Secretary’s office with a face squeezed into a respectful smile.

"Secretary, what can I do for you?"

Ma Guorong asked sternly, "Cheng Yuan, I sent you to the Finance Bureau to apply for funding for the Weidong River project. What were you doing at the county government?"

Cheng Yuan’s heart skipped a beat. Was Ma Guorong’s intelligence network really that good?

He even knew about his visit to the county government?

Cheng Yuan blurted out an excuse.

"Secretary, I went to the Finance Bureau, seeking Director Geng for project funding."

"Director Geng said the Finance Bureau was out of funds, so he took me to the Executive’s office, asking the Executive to apply for funds from higher-level departments."

"The Executive seemed very troubled."

"In my urgency, I said some harsh things and angered the Executive..."

Cheng Yuan’s words were a mix of truth and fabrication, and Ma Guorong, piecing together the information he had received, believed Cheng Yuan’s story.

Ma Guorong couldn’t help but gloat inwardly.

Poor guy, not only had he become their scapegoat, but he’d also angered the Executive.

He wouldn’t even know how he died!

Ma Guorong’s expression softened a bit.

"Comrade Cheng Yuan, you are a responsible cadre, ready to irritate the Executive for the safety of the people of Lingshan Town!"

Cheng Yuan said with righteous indignation, "As the Deputy Town Chief of Lingshan, this is my duty."

Ma Guorong was thrilled to his core, thinking Cheng Yuan, this fool, was still so self-satisfied, just waiting to be dealt with by the Executive!

"What did the Executive say? How soon can the funds be applied for?"

"The Executive didn’t give a precise time."

For a while, the two fell silent, each with their own thoughts.

Cheng Yuan was thinking about how to find a legitimate reason to go to the county early the next day and deliver the death list to Executive Shen.

If he went to the county for no reason, Ma Guorong would definitely be suspicious.

Ma Guorong, on the other hand, was thinking about how to trick Cheng Yuan into further angering the Executive.

He heard the Executive had powerful connections above, snuffing out Cheng Yuan like squashing an ant.

Soon, an idea popped into Ma Guorong’s mind, and his face lit up with a good plan.

"Comrade Cheng Yuan, the Weidong River project should start earlier, so the residents near the river can be safe sooner. Go to the county again tomorrow, find the Executive, and strive to secure the funds as early as possible."

Cheng Yuan was overjoyed; Ma Guorong was really cooperating!

It’s just like having a pillow handed to you when you’re sleepy!

Cheng Yuan feigned a very helpless look.

"Alright then, I will make another trip to the county tomorrow."