Lu Ming nodded slightly and agreed with Chen Xing's words. His face had returned to normal, but his heart was in turmoil. He did not expect that Chen Xing would suspect Wang Cai. If Wang Cai was really involved in a murder case, then this case would be quite tricky. After all, the other party was the little cousin of Wang Dongchen, the secretary of the county committee.
County Chen, the Public Security Bureau will definitely investigate this falling incident. Whether it was a suicide, an accident, or a homicide, we will definitely come up with convincing evidence. In front of Chen Xing, Lu Ming said solemnly. Lu Ming also emphasized the word "homicide". Now he was clearly on Chen Xing's side. Now that Chen Xing suspected Wang Cai, he could not sit on the wrong side.
Well, you all go ahead. I hope to hear the news of you solving the case as soon as possible. Chen Xing waved his hand and looked a little tired. Although Zhang Ying was not directly related to him, she could be regarded as the only "little friend" in the Xi Men whom he could chat with easily. In the evening, he saw her talking and laughing. He did not expect that after only a few hours, such a big change would happen. The young face in the pool of blood just now made Chen Xing realize how fragile life was.
He turned his head and looked at the quiet courtyard. As Lu Ming and Zhao Yide left, the originally quiet courtyard became even more desolate and desolate. Sighing softly, Chen Xing tightened his clothes. Suddenly, he felt a little cold. It was March, and the weather was unusually cold. Tonight, what Chen Xing felt was coldness from the inside out.
Chen Xing turned around and walked into the room. The floor was so clean that not even a speck of dust could be seen. The scene of Zhang Ying's frail body dragging the floor in the evening once again appeared in Chen Xing's mind. He shook his head and threw these thoughts to the back of his mind. From now on, he would never see Zhang Ying cleaning for him again.
It was a sleepless night. The next day, Chen Xing presided over the county government office meeting to discuss the development of tourism and the establishment of a tourist area.
If one were to take a closer look, one could vaguely see that Chen Xing wasn't in good spirits. There were thin dark circles under his eyes. Without a doubt, Chen Xing didn't sleep well last night due to the incident at the guest house yesterday. Sweeping his gaze across the conference room, Chen Xing pulled himself together. He coughed lightly and raised his voice. After the previous meeting ended, I've already asked everyone to arrange a trip to the border between Meilin Town and Longshan Town to take a look. How about it? Everyone went there to take a look. What do you think about the feasibility of building a tourist area there?
I agreed with Mr. Chen's suggestion. I had been to the place that Mr. Chen had mentioned. On that day, I happened to meet some locals. They said that the waterfall was named after the border between the two towns. It was called Linshan Waterfall. The landscape around the waterfall was very special. It could be built into a series of tourist attractions. Deputy County Head Fang Xiao immediately agreed with Chen Xing's suggestion. It was not only because of his relationship with Chen Xing. On the second day after the meeting, he had arranged time to go there. It was the first time that Fang Xiao had seen such a beautiful place in such a remote place. At first glance, Fang Xiao had the same idea as Chen Xing. He believed that it was the most suitable place to build a tourist area.
I have always been in favor of building a tourist area, but I still have a problem. The traffic is a big problem. I have been to the place that County Chen mentioned. The traffic from the county to the towns below is passable, at least there are roads. However, once you leave the town center and head to the scenic spot, the traffic is very bad. If we want to build a tourist area, I'm afraid that the traffic will not be able to develop the tourist area. Deputy County Head Zhang Qin, who is in charge of tourism, said. Just like the first time, Zhang Qin put forward her opinion. The construction of a tourist area is inseparable from the construction of traffic. If the county finance can't solve the transportation problem, I'm afraid that the construction of a tourist area will be impossible.
Chen Xing nodded slightly and didn't object to Zhang Qin's words. Zhang Qin was speaking the truth. He glanced at the Finance Director Lu Ping without batting an eyelid. Previously, Lu Ping couldn't wait to bring up the issue of the county finance's lack of funds. But today, Lu Ping chose to remain silent. It was clear that his personal visit to Lu Ping's house was not in vain.
The first task of economic development is to improve the traffic. If the traffic is not smooth, economic development will be impossible. At the end of the day, the purpose of building a tourist area is to develop the economy. If the tourist area can be developed, it will have an immeasurable effect on Xi Men's economy. We have been emphasizing on developing the economy according to the local conditions. Firstly, Xi Men County doesn't have an industrial base, and secondly, it is not a big agricultural county. It seems that we have all the disadvantages. Now that there are high-quality tourism resources to be excavated, we should seize this advantage and develop the tourism industry. Not to mention other things, just for the sake of tourism, which is a green and pollution-free sunrise industry, there is no harm in trying.
Chen Xing looked around at the crowd and spoke loudly. This young Acting County Magistrate was trying to make his voice heard in Xi Men. Lu Ping raised his head and looked in Chen Xing's direction, lost in thought for a moment.
The meeting lasted for more than an hour and was in a heated discussion. Chen Xing was very determined to build a tourist area. With the current situation of the county government, it was impossible for anyone to oppose Chen Xing. Executive Deputy County Magistrate Li Zheng was in trouble, and the remaining Deputy County Magistrates were not strong. Facing the young and powerful Chen Xing, although there were still people who looked down on Chen Xing from the bottom of their hearts, this kind of attitude could not be translated into actual actions. Chen Xing was now the Deputy County Secretary and Acting County Magistrate. No one would be stupid enough to oppose him, especially when Fang Xiao clearly supported Chen Xing. The attitude of this Deputy County Magistrate, who had been given the cold shoulder in the past, increased people's suspicions and suspicions about Chen Xing.
At the end of the meeting, when Chen Xing got up from his seat, he glanced at Lu Ping again, whether intentionally or unintentionally, before walking out of the meeting room. Lu Ping hesitated. Chen Xing's last glance was more or less a hint to him. But should he go over or not?
Chen Xing returned to his office and contacted Zhong Ling again. The construction of a tourist area required the investment of social funds. In order to develop the tourist area, there would also need to be restaurants, hotels, or resorts around it. Zhong Ling was the first person Chen Xing thought of. As long as someone was the first to take the initiative, he believed that there would be more businessmen joining in.
Zhong Ling returned to Yang Cheng City after the Lunar New Year. During the Lunar New Year, Chen Xing was busy planning to uncover Li Zheng and Guo Li Group's secret manipulations in the land bidding. He didn't have time to visit Zhong Ling's house and missed the opportunity to meet her. This time, when he wanted to build a tourist area, Chen Xing contacted Zhong Ling again. He wanted to invite the Zhao Group to Xi Men again in the name of the county government.
Director Zhong, I'll be waiting for you at the Xi Men Gate. Hearing that Zhong Ling confirmed that she could visit Xi Men again in three days, Chen Xing couldn't help but smile. From last night until now, there was finally something that made him happy.
After the call with Zhong Ling, Chen Xing subconsciously looked outside the office door. Did Lu Ping ignore his hint? Just as Chen Xing was wondering, his secretary, He Qi, walked in. The County Head and Chief Lu are outside.
Hmm, let him in. Chen Xing was stunned for a moment, then nodded. Lu Ping had asked his secretary to come in first, so the meaning behind it was self-evident. Chen Xing unconsciously raised his eyebrows and felt a little unhappy. That night, he had condescended to visit Lu Ping's house, and it seemed to be effective. But it would not be easy to change Lu Ping's attitude. Although Chen Xing didn't think it would be so easy to win Lu Ping over, Lu Ping's clear attitude still made Chen Xing feel uncomfortable.
Chief Lu, please sit, please sit. Concealing his emotions, Chen Xing stood up with a smile and warmly invited Lu Ping to sit down. He was very polite to Lu Ping.
County Head Chen, please sit. Lu Ping didn't sit down immediately. It was one thing to see Chen Xing's attitude, but if he sat down before Chen Xing did, then he would be unappreciative. But just now, Lu Ping was still momentarily dazed by Chen Xing's attitude. Although Wang Dongchen put him in an important position, he had never received such treatment from Wang Dongchen before. Of course, Wang Dongchen was the County Party Secretary and he was the one who promoted him, so it was normal for Wang Dongchen to put on a high and mighty attitude. But even when Wang Dongchen wanted to recruit him, he didn't show such a warm attitude. Li Zheng was hypocritical and arrogant. Even if he wanted to recruit him, he still put on a high and mighty appearance. Comparing the two, Chen Xing's attitude was very sincere.
Chen Xing looked at Lu Ping with a smile, nodded, and sat down. Lu Ping also sat down and said, "County Head Chen, last time, you said you wanted to know the details of the county's finance. I've sorted out the details in the past few days and came here to report to you."
Lu Ping didn't even need to think about it. The county's financial accounts were all in his mind, and no one knew them better than him. He didn't even need to look at him to recite them with his eyes closed. When Chen Xing left the meeting room, Lu Ping might have pretended not to see it in the past. But after Chen Xing's visit, Lu Ping's mentality had more or less changed. But this time, Lu Ping was also trying to find a way out of this embarrassing situation. He pretended to say to Chen Xing, "I didn't come here because of that look."
Tell me, I'll listen carefully. Chen Xing smiled and nodded. Although he still didn't like Lu Ping's attitude, it was still a step forward. He still needed to put in more effort to win Lu Ping over to his side.
After more than ten minutes of reporting, Lu Ping reported everything in detail. Halfway through, Chen Xing's interest waned. He admired Lu Ping's memory. Lu Ping didn't look at the documents, but the numbers he reported were accurate to the decimal point instead of words like "roughly" or "estimated". Chen Xing waved his hand and interrupted Lu Ping. "Chief Lu, you don't have to tell me these numbers. I just want to ask you, how much money can the Finance Department allocate for the road construction?"
Lu Ping pondered for a moment and looked up at Chen Xing. From Chen Xing's attitude in the meeting just now, he could tell that Chen Xing was very determined to build the tourist area. Knowing that Chen Xing was serious, Lu Ping didn't hide anything and told him the truth. The Finance Department could only allocate 10 million yuan at most, and that was the result of pooling from various sources. As for the money from the land sales, County Head Chen should know that it was going to be used for the renovation of the slums. If it was diverted to the road construction, the funds for the slums would be even more limited.
Only 10 million yuan? Chen Xing frowned. It was too little. Not only did he want to build a road from the town to the tourist area, but he also planned to build a direct road from the county to the tourist area. This would greatly shorten the journey and make it more convenient for tourists. 10 million yuan was not even enough to build two roads, let alone the investment for the construction of the tourist area.
Could it really not be more? Chen Xing looked at Lu Ping with uncertainty. Although he believed that Lu Ping wouldn't lie to him, Chen Xing still held a glimmer of hope. It wasn't that he wanted to ask for too much, but 10 million yuan was not even enough to fill the gap between his teeth.
County Head Chen, 10 million yuan was already his limit, and that was after squeezing toothpaste from everywhere. Lu Ping smiled bitterly. County Head Chen, you should know the situation of our county by now. There's no industry and no agriculture. Every year, we can't even support the county government with such a small amount of taxes. Every year, we have to rely on the funds from the higher-ups to barely survive. Of course, I might be exaggerating, but that's the truth. To put it bluntly, our county is a broken county that relies on the funds from the higher-ups.
It's so difficult to even squeeze out 10 million yuan? Then, I remember that when I first arrived at Xi Men, Mayor Lee wanted to pass a unified car purchase plan in a meeting. In the end, I was the one who objected. Even if the car purchase plan was passed, it would still cost a lot of money. Where would the money come from? Chen Xing looked at Lu Ping with a puzzled expression.
It was like this. The car purchase plan proposed by Mayor Lee was actually funded by the county's finance, and the rest would be paid by the various government agencies themselves. The county wouldn't have to bear much of the burden. Lu Ping answered.
In that case, the various government agencies had money? Chen Xing stared at Lu Ping.
This. Lu Ping was startled, and the bitter smile on his face deepened. You can't say that, right? In fact, everyone was living a tight life. But … but they should still have enough money to buy a few cars. Besides, it was related to their own agencies, so they were willing to fork out such a sum of money.
Lu Ping had already vaguely guessed what Chen Xing was thinking. He was speechless in his heart, but he didn't dare to say too much. Chen Xing wanted to target the various government agencies as soon as he arrived. If the other government agencies knew that he was the one who said they had money, he would become the target of public criticism. Lu Ping didn't want to bear that kind of infamy.
Since the other government agencies have money, I think we can do this. This year, we will appropriately reduce the financial allocation to each government agency and squeeze out as much money as we can. If it's not enough, I will think of another way. Chen Xing pondered for a moment and said seriously.
County Chen, I'm afraid this isn't a good idea. Lu Ping's eyelids twitched. What he was afraid of had happened. Just now, he thought that Chen Xing wanted to target the various government agencies, but he didn't expect Chen Xing to propose it so directly. Lu Ping glanced at Chen Xing and cautiously said, "County Chen, don't you want to reconsider?
No need, just do as I say. If others want to reason with you, just say that I asked you to do so and let them reason with me. " Chen Xing's attitude was very straightforward. He looked at Lu Ping with a faint smile. Chen Xing could see through Lu Ping's thoughts. Lu Ping didn't want to bear the infamy, but Chen Xing didn't mind. After all, this was a matter of offending others, so it was normal for Lu Ping to have such thoughts.
Chen Xing smiled faintly and said with a slightly solemn expression. As a cadre, he should have a higher awareness than ordinary people. For the construction and development of Xi Men, every cadre should do his part to the best of his ability. He shouldn't have the mentality of egotism and let them squeeze out money to contribute to the construction of Xi Men. This was the only solution. As long as the economy of Xi Men could develop, wouldn't they be the ones to benefit in the end? Besides, as a member of the Xi Sect's government officials, they should have this awareness. They can tighten their belts, but they can't fall behind in development, can't they? If anyone wants to reason with you, tell them what I said. If anyone is dissatisfied, tell them to come to me to vent their anger.
Looking at Chen Xing, Lu Ping smiled bitterly in his heart. Even if others were dissatisfied, who would really dare to vent their anger on Chen Xing? In the end, he, the finance director, would still become the target of everyone's complaints. Chen Xing's move had really offended everyone. But then again, didn't Chen Xing's actions also show that he was truly doing his best for the development of the Xi Sect?
Calming himself down, Lu Ping glanced at Chen Xing and carefully chose his words. County Magistrate Chen, I personally support your idea, but shouldn't I ask for Secretary Wang's opinion first?
Sure, you can ask for Secretary Wang's opinion on this matter. If Secretary Wang doesn't object, I hope you can implement it as soon as possible. The road repair can't be delayed any longer. I don't like to procrastinate. Chen Xing nodded half-jokingly and didn't object to Lu Ping's words. Even if he objected, Lu Ping might still talk to Wang Dongchen in private. With Lu Ping's relationship with Wang Dongchen, it would be strange if Lu Ping didn't talk about it. But now that Lu Ping directly mentioned it to him, it also showed that Lu Ping had changed his attitude towards him. This change was very gratifying.
After discussing business, Lu Ping was about to leave when Chen Xing called out to him with a smile. Chief Lu, I've asked for your daughter's tuition in the city's First High School, and there's no problem. The First High School said that she can enter the class anytime. Today is Tuesday, right? If your daughter can make it in time, she can go to class tomorrow morning.
Really? Lu Ping looked at Chen Xing in surprise. For the first time, a sincere smile appeared on his face and he said gratefully, "County Magistrate Chen, thank you.
Hehe, I didn't help much, so you don't have to be so polite. " Chen Xing smiled and shook his head. If your daughter can get into Hai Hai University, I'll be happy for her.
With County Magistrate Chen's blessing, I hope she can get in this time. Lu Ping sighed. As a father, he had been worried about his precious daughter's studies. Lu Ping calmed himself down and said seriously, "County Magistrate Chen, although my daughter is the last one to enter the class, she still has to pay the school selection fee. How much does the First High School require? I'll send it over tomorrow.
As for money, it's not … Chen Xing waved his hand and was about to say something when he suddenly stopped himself. He glanced at Lu Ping and smiled. I'm not too sure about this either. I don't really understand the school's rules. You can send your daughter to school tomorrow and ask the school's teacher about it.
You'll know when you get there tomorrow. Lu Ping was stunned for a moment, then he smiled. County Magistrate Chen, I won't disturb your work then.
Lu Ping walked out of Chen Xing's office. When he was done, he looked back at Chen Xing. Lu Ping's expression was complicated. After a brief moment of joy, he had no choice but to return to reality. He was faced with a political choice. What should he do?
Ah, it's Chief Lu. Lu Ming, who was going up the stairs, bumped into Lu Ping who was about to go down. He was surprised for a moment, but Lu Ming smiled and took the initiative to greet Lu Ping.
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