When he returned to his office, Li Rui sat at his desk and started writing. Ji Chengsheng stood up and waited while Li Rui told him to sit down and wait.
In less than five minutes, Li Rui finished writing. He tore off the paper and handed it to Ji Chengsheng. "Boss Ji, I'm very sorry that I can't help you seek justice for the time being. But don't worry, as long as I'm in Shuanghe and in charge of investment, I will definitely help you get back your losses. This is a guarantee that I've written. Take a good look at it. I promise that I'll get back your money. If I can't get it back, you can hold me responsible. Also, there's my contact information on it. If you have any ideas, you can communicate with me at any time. I welcome you to contact me. Let's work together for justice! "
Ji Chengsheng looked at the guarantee and was so moved that his eyes turned red. He sighed. "County Magistrate Li, why are you doing this? This matter has nothing to do with you. Why … why do you have to intervene? Don't be like this. I've already accepted your kindness. At worst, I'll give up the ten million yuan. I can't watch a good official like you fall into this trap. I think it's worth it to spend ten million yuan to see the true colors of a county. At least, I won't have to spend more money. "
Li Rui smiled. "I'm in charge of investment. Of course, investment matters are my matters. Moreover, I'm confident that I can solve this matter. So you don't have to be polite. But you have to be mentally prepared. Currently, the county has no money. They might not be able to pay you back in cash, but they will compensate you in other ways. For example, another property project. You can go back and wait for news. I'll inform you once I have news. "
Ji Chengsheng nodded. "As long as the difference in value isn't too big, I'll accept any compensation. Then I'll go back first. I've troubled you, County Magistrate Li. You're really a good county magistrate! "
Li Rui sent him out and said, "When you're free, ask around and see if there's any project in the county that your company can do. If you find any, contact me immediately. I'll think of a way to compensate you. If we work together, I'm sure we'll be able to find a way to compensate him. "
After sending Ji Chengsheng off, Li Rui returned to his office and let out a long sigh. He finally realized the depth of the grassroots. Take Ji Chengsheng's case as an example. On the surface, the county promised Ji Chengsheng that Ji Chengsheng couldn't fulfill, so they should return his deposit and compensate him for the expenses of setting up his company. This was a matter of course and justice. However, in reality, the county played Ji Chengsheng like a fool for two years. Until now, they still didn't intend to return the deposit of ten million yuan. If this matter was spread out, many people would find it unbelievable. They would think that this was a fabricated story. Even the storytellers wouldn't dare to fabricate such a story. However, in reality, it really happened. Moreover, it could make you speechless. If you didn't think about it carefully, it would be fine, but thinking about it carefully, it made your hair stand on end.
In fact, when Li Rui was faced with Chen Kui's sophistry and perfunctory excuses, he was so angry that he came up with a terrible idea. He wanted to encourage Ji Chengsheng to sue Ji Chengsheng in the court. If the Shuanghe County Court didn't accept the case, he would go to the court in Ji Chengsheng's hometown to sue him. Then, he would invite all the major media to blow this matter up and cause a national storm. He didn't believe that the county government represented by Chen Kui would remain indifferent and would dare to continue delaying this matter.
However, Li Rui couldn't do that. For the sake of the county's reputation and his own career, he couldn't do that. If he did that, he could achieve his goal — to help Ji Chengsheng get back his deposit and at the same time severely punish the county leaders led by Chen Kui. However, it would also greatly damage the reputation of Shuanghe County. In the future, who would dare to invest in Shuanghe County? Li Rui still hoped to do a great job in the field of attracting investment during his term. How could he let this happen?
Sigh, I'm really sullen as a deputy county magistrate. I'm such a high-ranking official, but I can't seek justice for an investor who was cheated of tens of millions of yuan. I might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes!
Li Rui thought of this and sighed again. Suddenly, his interest waned and he didn't want to continue the investigation. He walked around the room twice and suddenly thought of something. A light flashed in his eyes. He sat back at his desk and took out his phone to call someone.
"Hello, my County Magistrate. I have a problem and I want to tell you about it. Can you help me think of a solution?"
An elegant but slightly cold female voice sounded from the other side of the phone. It was very pleasant to listen to. "Your County Magistrate is about to go to a meeting. If there's anything, we can talk when you come back."
"Don't hang up!"
Li Rui shouted and said urgently. "Since it's my County Magistrate, it shouldn't be a big deal to delay the meeting for me, right? I don't want to call you a second time. "
The woman on the other side of the phone said impatiently, "Then tell me quickly. I can only delay you for one minute. I'll tell you!"
Li Rui laughed and said, "Only one minute? Good for you, Ling Shuyao. Have you become arrogant after becoming a County Magistrate? Have you become arrogant? Have you separated yourself from the masses? I'm the most important man in your life, and you're only willing to delay me for one minute? "
The woman on the other side of the phone was none other than Ling Shuyao. More than three years ago, Ling Shuyao was put in an important position by Song Chaoyang. She was promoted from the position of Deputy Investigator in the Political Research Office to the Department of Publicity of the Southern District Party Committee. Over the years, she had worked hard. Although she didn't have any outstanding achievements, she had many highlights and had a good reputation. With Song Chaoyang's help, she had been promoted smoothly. Now, she was the County Magistrate of the Southern District. At the same time, she was also one of the youngest cadres in the city. She was also the most beautiful female cadre in the entire Qingyang officialdom.
When Ling Shuyao heard Li Rui's tired words, she was both angry and amused. She said coldly, "Only one minute, and you've already wasted half a minute talking nonsense. I'll start the countdown now. 30, 29 … It's up to you … 28 …"
Li Rui really didn't know what to do with her over the phone, but he could already tell that she was teasing him. He laughed and said, "Tell me, don't count down. It's like this …" He told her about Ji Chengsheng's experience and finally asked, "You've been working in the county for many years. You're more familiar with the county's situation than I am. You can definitely give me some advice, right?"
Ling Shuyao said, "You're begging me for help, right?"
Li Rui was stunned and said, "Yes, why? Don't tell me I'm not begging you?"
Ling Shuyao said, "It's not a problem with your tone. You're begging me for help. Empty words won't do. You have to treat me to a meal, right? Come back tonight and treat me to a meal. I'll tell you the solution at the banquet. "
Li Rui didn't know whether to laugh or cry and said, "Ling Shuyao, are you itching for something? You even dare to keep me in suspense?"
Ling Shuyao said casually, "Who are you to me? Why wouldn't I dare to keep you in suspense? It's settled then. I'll go to a meeting first. We'll talk about it tonight. "After she finished speaking, she didn't wait for him to say anything and directly hung up the phone.
Li Rui looked at her name on the phone screen and felt both hatred and love for her. However, after she made such a fuss, he was in a surprisingly good mood. He thought to himself that from what she said, this wasn't a problem at all. She would definitely be able to solve it for him. In that case, what was there for him to be worried about? The next thing he needed to do was to go down and do some research. He would treat her to a meal when he returned to the city. Thus, he called Ma Yuming and instructed him to follow the original plan.
Before he left, Li Rui called Zixuan and asked if she was on the way. When he found out that she was still washing up and putting on makeup, he told her to come back to Shuanghe the next day because he had to go back to the city tonight. Even if Zixuan came, the two of them wouldn't be able to meet. Zixuan agreed and the two of them agreed to meet the next day.
During this research trip, Li Rui first went to the economic development zone in the south of the city. This was also one of the few dozen economic development zones in the city that had been approved by the province. To put it bluntly, there was one such development zone in every county. Back then, there was a spring breeze of establishing economic development zones in the country. Wherever this wind blew, there would be an economic development zone. It was as if they couldn't keep up with the domestic development situation if they didn't build one. However, in fact, after many places were established, they only circled a large area of empty land and didn't introduce any enterprises or factories. Naturally, they didn't mention the role of the local economic development leader.
The economic development zone in Shuanghe County was like that. It was located to the south of the county's South Ring Road. It spread out to the left and right with the national highway that led to Qingyang as the central axis. It covered an area of thousands of acres. However, there was only a glass factory and a food factory, a few unfinished buildings, and a bankrupt and abandoned machinery factory. Other than that, it was basically a wasteland. At first glance, it was barren and desolate, making people feel powerless and backward.
Li Rui sat in the car and walked around the development zone. It was fine if he didn't look at it, but after looking at it, he had a headache. However, he couldn't show it in front of Ma Yuming and had to pretend to be calm.
"Yuming, do you know what's going on with these unfinished buildings?"
Li Rui asked the driver to stop the car by the roadside where the unfinished buildings were located. He got out of the car and asked Ma Yuming who was beside him.
Ma Yuming nodded and said: "I know. These buildings are very old. It should be 7 or 8 years ago. They were brought in by a Japanese company who wanted to open a semiconductor factory in the county. However, for some reason, they left before the buildings were finished, leaving behind these 3 unfinished buildings."
Li Rui walked to the front of the building and touched the bricks on the wall. He then looked up at the building and said, "Isn't this building almost finished? It's just missing the top. The quality is also good. Are we going to leave it here? No one wants to buy it? "
Ma Yuming shook his head and said: "If no one wants to buy it, what's the point of buying it? Who will buy it? Those who have money will build new buildings themselves. Those who don't have money can't buy it. I heard that the Liumiao Town Police Station where the development zone is located wants to use one of the buildings as an office building. They have been applying for it, but the county hasn't approved it. "
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