Just as Li Weijun was at a loss of what to do, Mayor Huang Zeke rushed over with a few officials. He rushed into the Secretary's office and separated the women from Li Weijun. He patiently persuaded them to stop cursing and to tell them what they wanted. There was no need to use such extreme methods …
A woman said to Huang Zeke, "Mayor Huang, we only have two requests. First, the town must immediately transfer one million yuan to our village. We need this money to build new houses. Second, the police station must immediately release Officer Lu. He worked so hard to get one million yuan for us. All he did was talk back to Li Weijun and he ordered the police station to arrest him. We can't accept this. "
Huang Zeke glanced at Li Weijun and asked, "Secretary Li, what do you think?"
Li Weijun huffed and puffed. He wanted to say a few harsh words to save his face, but when he saw those women glaring at him angrily, he felt guilty again. He puffed up his cheeks and remained silent.
At this moment, his phone rang again. He looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Xia Bingbing, the director of the county finance department. He quickly answered the call. Xia Bingbing asked in a very dissatisfied tone, "Secretary Li, what's the deal with the one million yuan aid fund from Huaguang Village? I repeatedly told Director Yu that this one million yuan was obtained by Lu Tao for Huaguang Village. The leader of the provincial finance department also gave a verbal instruction that this money is Huaguang Village's aid fund. Why is your town withholding it? "
At this time, Li Weijun had nowhere to vent his anger. Seeing that Xia Bingbing was actually using such a condescending tone to reprimand him, he became even angrier. He shouted loudly, "So what if I keep this money and don't give it out? When your finance department gave us the money, you didn't send a document stating that the one million yuan was Huaguang Village's aid fund. You only said it was for our town's new village construction aid fund. Of course, the town has the right to distribute it among the villages. We don't need a budget director like you to interfere! "
Xia Bingbing didn't know the situation here. Hearing Li Weijun's tyrannical tone, her temper flared. She said coldly, "Secretary Li, if you're so unreasonable, don't blame me for doing it! If you don't transfer this one million yuan to Huaguang Village's account, I'll report it to the leader of the bureau and deduct it from the fourth quarter's budget. If your town can't pay your salary, I'll see how you're going to explain it to your subordinates! "
Li Weijun knew that Xia Bingbing was a ruthless person who could do what she said. She was definitely not trying to scare him. He had to soften his tone and said, "Director Xia, can you stop forcing me? Let me think about it first. I'll give you an answer in the afternoon! "
Huang Zeke waited for him to hang up Xia Bingbing's call and continued to persuade him, "Secretary Li, you'd better make a decision. Let the police release Lu Tao according to the request of the villagers. Then, let the finance office transfer the one million yuan to Huaguang Village's account. Let's settle this matter first!"
Li Weijun knew that he had no other choice at this moment. If he insisted on not letting Lu Tao go and not transferring the money to Huaguang Village, it might really cause a big mess.
Therefore, he swallowed hard, picked up the landline, and called the police station, ordering them to release Lu Tao immediately. Then, he made a phone call to the town finance office and asked them to transfer one million yuan to Huaguang Village's account in the afternoon.
The women listened attentively to his two phone calls and then left the secretary's office one after another.
Huang Zeke said to Li Weijun, "Secretary Li, to show our sincerity, I'll go to the police station to pick up Lu Tao and talk to him. I'll let him do some ideological work with the villagers of Huaguang Village and ask them to stop causing trouble. Otherwise, it won't be good for anyone!"
Li Weijun nodded with an ashen face, but in his heart, he was cursing. Lu Tao, you little bastard, if I don't kill you, I swear I'm not a man …
Huang Zeke left the secretary's office and hurried to the town's police station. He happened to see Lu Tao being escorted out of the police station by a large group of happy villagers. He quickened his pace and squeezed into the crowd to hold Lu Tao's hand. He said in an apologetic tone, "Xiao Lu, I'm really sorry to have wronged you! You're a resident village leader who does good deeds for the villagers, so you're sincerely supported and loved by everyone. I sincerely apologize to you on behalf of the town's party committee and government! "
Lu Tao smiled and said, "Mayor Huang, you didn't do anything wrong. The party committee and government of Dalong Town didn't do anything wrong either. Li Weijun was the one at fault, so he should be the one apologizing. However, he hates me so much that he probably wants to eat me alive. It's impossible to expect him to apologize to me, and I don't want to accept his apology at all! "
Huang Zeke carefully observed his expression and sighed. "Xiao Lu, when I invited you to dinner not long ago, we talked about the conflict and hatred between you and Secretary Li. I also tactfully advised you to be careful and be on your guard, but you didn't seem to hear me. You have to remember this saying: a person has no intention of harming a tiger, but the tiger has intentions of harming people! Sometimes, when you don't want to provoke others, they will come and provoke you. Moreover, if you choose to endure and give in, the other party will think that you're easy to bully and will harm you even more. Am I right? "
Lu Tao thoughtfully nodded and said, "Thank you for your advice, Mayor Huang. I will remember it in my heart."
Huang Zeke patted him on the shoulder and said, "I'll repeat what I said last time. If you have any questions about the people and things in town, you can ask me at any time. I'll definitely tell you everything I know and dispel any doubts you have!"
Lu Tao knew that there was a hidden meaning in his words, but because there were a lot of people around, it wasn't good to ask him in detail. So he vaguely said, "En."
After returning to Huaguang Village, Su Yaoguang brought Su Xiancan and several other village leaders to welcome him at the gate. When Su Yaoguang saw him, he opened his arms and gave him a big hug. He emotionally said, "Xiao Lu, you've been wronged! You've made such a great contribution to the village, but you still have to endure that bastard Li Weijun's anger. We feel very sorry in our hearts. We're going to organize some villagers to write a joint letter to accuse Li Weijun of secretly withholding the construction funds for the new village and abusing his power to retaliate against the village leaders. Although this letter might not be useful, it can at least warn Li Weijun so that he will have some misgivings in the future and won't randomly target you and our Huaguang Village. "
Lu Tao expressed his thanks to him and then walked into the village. Just as they were about to discuss the matter, Lu Tao's phone suddenly rang. When he picked it up, he saw that it was Director Yuan from the provincial tax bureau. He asked in a puzzled tone, "Xiao Lu, did you offend someone in Songshan City's tax bureau?"
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