As soon as Li Dong returned to Pingchuan, his phone almost exploded with phone calls.
It was as if everyone in the world knew that he had returned from overseas. Almost everyone called him at the same time.
In less than half an hour, Li Dong had two dinners.
He had turned down many people, or else his meals would have been lined up for next week.
After hanging up the phone, Li Dong could not help but rub his nose. When did he become so popular?
…
For the first meal, Li Dong ate with Wu Jianguo because Tan Yong's case had been decided.
Three years had exceeded Li Dong's expectations, which made Li Dong doubt Wu Jianguo's ability.
During the meal, only Wu Jianguo and Li Dong were there. At first, the two did not talk about the case. Instead, they talked about Yaohai's public security.
After drinking a few glasses of wine, Wu Jianguo sighed. "There's really nothing we can do about it. The higher-ups are investigating it closely, and Zhu Hongtao's family contributed money and effort. He's lucky to be sentenced to three years."
Li Dong did not say anything. After a while, he said, "Can you think of a way to reduce his sentence after he goes in?"
"I can definitely reduce the sentence, but …"
However, Li Dong knew Wu Jianguo very well. This guy was very greedy. Li Dong even suspected that he might have received money from both sides.
Li Dong did not want to argue with him. As long as it could be solved with money, Li Dong did not mind using money to solve it.
In fact, Li Dong did not care about Tan Yong's case now. However, Li Dong could not overcome the hurdle in his heart.
After a moment of silence, Li Dong said, "I still have a second-hand Buick Regal. I think it's not convenient for Chief Wu to drive a police car all day. I'll lend it to her later."
Wu Jianguo's face flashed with joy. He smiled. "Thank you, General Manager Li. I heard that Tan Yong is doing well in the detention center. It's definitely not a problem to reduce his sentence by one and a half years. "
Li Dong frowned. His appetite was not small!
If Wu Jianguo did not stop, he would be finished sooner or later!
If Tan Yong's case wasn't handled by the Yaohai District, Li Dong really didn't want to deal with Wu Jianguo.
However, now that things had come to this, it would be troublesome to find Tan Yongneng. Li Dong's expression was somewhat gloomy as he said, "One hundred thousand. I want to see Tan Yongneng come out in a year."
Wu Jianguo was a little unsatisfied, but when he saw Li Dong's ugly expression, he thought about it and smiled. "Okay, leave it to me. General Manager Li can rest assured."
After deducting two years, a car and 100,000 yuan in cash was not a small amount.
He had worked in the police force for so many years, and his network was all over the Yaohai District. Commuting a sentence was actually just a matter of a few meals. At most, he could spend a small amount of money, and people would give him face.
If Li Dong were to bleed a little more, he could even get him released on parole for medical treatment.
However, Wu Jianguo did not want to take too much of a risk.
Li Dong did not stay long after the discussion. He said goodbye to Wu Jianguo and left directly.
Wu Jianguo was getting old, and he was so greedy. There was no need to be too close to such a person with no future.
After leaving the restaurant, Li Dong breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter what, he had done his best on Tan Yongneng's side. For this year's sentence, he had spent almost a million yuan.
And so much money was only exchanged for Zhu Hongtao becoming a vegetable.
Li Dong now felt that he was a little rash in the beginning. If he had known that he would have to spend so much money, he actually had many other ways to deal with Zhu Hongtao.
It was too late to say this now. After getting in the car, Li Dong told the matter to Zhou Haidong.
Zhou Haidong breathed a sigh of relief, as if a burden had been lifted from his heart. He said to Li Dong, "Thank you!"
Li Dong understood what he meant, so he smiled and did not speak.
…
For the second meal, Li Dong accompanied Hu Sicheng to eat.
Hu Sicheng was finally promoted to Executive Deputy District Mayor.
Hu Sicheng, who had been promoted, was in high spirits. It was as if he had become a different person. His previous bookishness was swept away, and in the blink of an eye, he had become a qualified politician.
When Hu Sicheng saw Li Dong, he was a little reserved at first. After the secretary and driver left, he was relieved.
Li Dong saw this and could not help but smile, "Teacher, congratulations!"
Hu Sicheng smiled and did not say anything more. After asking Li Dong to sit down, he said, "Do you know why I invited you to dinner?"
Li Dong shook his head.
He really did not know that Hu Sicheng was now promoted. He was no longer the Deputy District Mayor that no one cared about. There were many people who invited him to dinner, but it was a little unusual for him to take the initiative to invite Li Dong to dinner.
Li Dong admitted that his relationship with Hu Sicheng was not that close, so Li Dong was more vigilant than surprised about this meal.
Although Li Dong was puzzled, Hu Sicheng changed the topic and did not continue asking.
Li Dong did not continue asking and chatted with Hu Sicheng.
The two of them talked about economic development all the way to World War III. In any case, they talked as far as they could.
This was the first time Li Dong felt that a government official could talk so much. If you have something to say, just say it. It was tiring to beat around the bush.
In the end, Li Dong could not be bothered to guess what Hu Sicheng wanted from him. He just ate and drank. Anyway, Hu Sicheng will tell him sooner or later.
Sure enough, after Hu Sicheng was full, he asked the waiter to serve a pot of tea and started to talk business with Li Dong.
After Hu Sicheng finished speaking, Li Dong was filled with astonishment.
"Teacher, you want me to take over Yaohai Supply and Marketing Cooperative?"
Yaohai Supply and Marketing Cooperative had supported half of Yaohai District in the 80s and 90s.
But as time passed, the Supply and Marketing Cooperative gradually withdrew from the stage of history. In 2002, the cooperative went bankrupt.
At its peak, Yaohai Supply and Marketing Cooperative had more than 50 stores. Now, most of the stores were auctioned off and transferred to others. The remaining stores were old and small, and no one cared about them.
Li Dong did not expect Hu Sicheng to ask him to take over. This was a scam!
If he wanted to take over these seven to eight stores, he could just spend some money to renovate them. He could also open a convenience store or a community store. It should not be a loss.
But Hu Sicheng wanted him to settle the arrears of the old staff's salaries and pensions. Li Dong was going crazy.
He could not even spend 10 million RMB to buy those old stores.
But the wages and pensions owed to the employees added up to nearly 30 million!
Do these officials really think others are idiots?
Li Dong cursed in his heart. Hu Sicheng thought too highly of himself. Even if it was the Deputy Mayor, Li Dong would not waste 30 million RMB, let alone a Deputy District Mayor.
With this amount of money, he could do a lot of things. If he had nothing better to do, he would only take over this mess.
Hu Sicheng was not stupid and would not treat Li Dong as a fool.
Seeing Li Dong's indifferent face, Hu Sicheng laughed. "Do you think a teacher will scam his student?"
Li Dong laughed and thought to himself. "You are already scamming me!"
But he still tried to flatter Dong Xuebing. "Of course not. But Teacher, you really think too highly of me. 30 million RMB is not a small amount. I really cannot afford it."
Hu Sicheng pointed at him and laughed. "Don't talk to me like this. Faraway Supermarket is valued at more than 100 million RMB now. You also own Baidu shares, and your net worth should be more than 100 million RMB. "
"You are flattering me!"
Li Dong laughed. Anyway, he had made up his mind not to answer Dong Xuebing's question.
Not to mention 30 million RMB, he would even consider taking over 3 million RMB. The officials said that the Supply and Marketing Cooperative was worth 10 million RMB, and Li Dong was thinking if he should lower the price by 10 times.
Maybe those stores were located in some remote places. If not, why were they not dealt with until now?
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