Li Rui knew he was drunk and bragging. How would he dare to do this? If he really dared to do this, why would he come to the city to complain? Hu Zhixin was the boss of a famous real estate company in the county. He was extremely powerful, and he had countless thugs under his command. If Old Zhao really dared to go to him with a knife, he probably wouldn't even be able to see him before he was beaten to death by those thugs. Although he thought this, he still pretended to be shocked. He patted Old Zhao's arm with a smile and said, "I just said it casually. He'll definitely pay for it. If he doesn't, then arrest him." After he finished speaking, he laughed and got up. "You guys eat first. I'm going to the bathroom."
Li Rui went to the corridor outside and found a quiet place to call Dong Jieyu. The phone rang three times before it was picked up. Li Rui did not know what the owner was busy with.
"Honey, what are you doing? Why did you take so long to pick up?"
Dong Jieyu's sleepy voice came from the other end. "Stop it. You woke me up. I'm still sleepy. Why are you calling me at this time?"
Li Rui laughed and asked. "I want to ask you why are you still sleeping at this time?"
Dong Jieyu said. "What's wrong? Can't I sleep until now? I only started to close my eyes at 3 pm. "
Li Rui laughed. "Sure. Of course you can. I'm sorry to disturb my baby's nap. I shouldn't have called you."
"Why are you looking for me?"
Li Rui nodded and said. "I want to ask Director Dong of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission for a favor. Get me a van or a bus. I will pay for the gas."
Dong Jieyu asked. "You want a car? What do you want? "
Li Rui briefly told Dong Jieyu what he was busy with and said. "I have already asked the police car to go back to the county. Don't you need to get me another car? That's why they're targeting you. Your State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission is rich and powerful, and you have countless enterprises under your jurisdiction. What you don't lack the least is cars. Hurry up and get me a car. They'll finish eating soon. "
Dong Jieyu laughed. "You think you are going to pay for the petrol? You are looking down on Chief Dong. I'll inform my subordinates and get it done. Just wait here. I'll call the driver and ask him to wait for you at the entrance of Qingyang Hotel. "
Li Rui exclaimed exaggeratedly, "My wife is the best! But you still have to pay for the gas, lest others accuse you of using the public car for private purposes. "
"You think too much!" Dong Jieyu muttered and hung up the phone.
Li Rui smiled bitterly as he put away his phone. He thought to himself, If your husband didn't overthink things, how could he have gotten to where he was today?
After dinner, Li Rui led everyone out of Qingyang Hotel and saw a Toyota Coaster parked at the entrance. He went up to the driver and confirmed that it was the car sent by Dong Jieyu. Then, he asked everyone to get in. The driver and everyone got into the car and drove towards Shuanghe.
On the way, Li Rui sat in the last row of the car and called Fang Qingyun and Bo Yubing to update them on the latest developments.
Fang Qingyun asked Li Rui if there were any leaders in the City Government who were unhappy with this incident. He was relieved and praised Li Rui. Bo Yubing asked Li Rui to bring everyone back to the County as soon as possible and did not say anything else.
When they reached the County, Li Rui personally escorted Old Zhao and the rest back to Da Yingfang Village. After sending everyone back to their homes, they returned to the County.
Before saying goodbye to the Toyota Coaster at the entrance of the County Government, Li Rui took out 500 RMB and gave it to the driver. He told him that 200 RMB was for the fuel and the other 300 RMB was for his hard work.
The driver knew that this job was arranged by his leader and was equivalent to going on a business trip. How could he accept the money? He insisted on not accepting it. Li Rui had to spend a lot of effort to persuade him. In the end, he said, "If you don't accept the money, you are implicating your leader." The driver fell for it and did not dare to say anything else. He obediently accepted the money.
The two shook hands and said goodbye. Then, the driver drove back to the County while Li Rui rushed back to the office to report to Bo Yubing.
Li Rui rushed to Bo Yubing's office to take a look. Good lord, this is the rhythm of a Secretary's office meeting. He saw Secretary Fang Qingyun and Deputy Secretary Yan Xuezheng sitting on the sofa with Bo Yubing sitting at the head of the table. The atmosphere in the office was tense. It seemed that the three of them had encountered something difficult.
Li Rui did not ask much. He first reported the details of the trip.
Hearing that he had sent the villagers back to the village, Bo Yubing's face fell. She asked coldly, "I asked you to bring them back to the County, but who allowed you to let them go home?"
Li Rui thought that even if he didn't make any contributions, at least he had worked hard. Even if Bo Yubing didn't praise him, she should at least thank him verbally. He didn't expect her first sentence to be full of criticism. He was shocked and angry. Moreover, in front of Fang Qingyun and Yan Xuezheng, he really lost face. He asked in an angry tone, "If we don't let them go home, are we going to send them to detention centers or mental hospitals like County Mayor Chen did in the past?"
Bo Yubing frowned and criticized him coldly, "Comrade Li Rui, why are your thoughts so extreme? Could it be that everything was either black or white, right or wrong? I did not allow you to send them home, so you think that sending them to the detention center or mental hospital is the only option? You are too empiricist! Couldn't they have criticized and educated them before letting them go? Hmph, their unorganized and undisciplined behavior has caused an extremely negative political impact on our Shuanghe County. They have smeared the reputation of our Shuanghe County. Are you going to let them go just like that? "
Li Rui was so angry that he almost laughed out loud. The villagers went to the County to complain. What did it have to do with organization and discipline? They were not Party members or cadres, and to be honest, they were actually organized and disciplined. At least, they only complained to the County Government and did not take any other extreme actions. How could Bo Yubing be like this? At first, he thought that she was a good official who made decisions for the people. Now, it seemed that she was just treating the people as stepping stones for her personal development. He retorted rudely, "When I reported to you on the way here, did you tell me that you would bring them to see you to receive your criticism and education?"
Bo Yubing was about to refute when Fang Qingyun coughed and attracted everyone's attention. She said, "What County Head Bo said is reasonable. It is necessary to give them appropriate criticism and education. However, they have already been brought back. This is better than anything else. The criticism and education can be done another day. The most important issue now is not the criticism and education. I think that if we solve their practical problems, even if we don't criticize and educate them, they will not imitate again. "
Fang Qingyun's words were almost blatantly standing on Li Rui's side, secretly pointing out that Bo Yubing did not have a good view of the overall situation. Which one of the people present was not a shrewd person? Naturally, they understood.
Of course, Bo Yubing also understood. She looked at Fang Qingyun with an unwilling expression, and then looked at Li Rui.
Li Rui looked at her calmly, but he was puzzled. He had just received her order to bring the villagers back. Before they left, she even thanked him. Why did she target him as soon as they returned to the County? What did he do wrong? Or was she angry with someone else and took it out on him?
Fang Qingyun continued, "County Magistrate Li lived up to everyone's expectations by bringing the villagers back to the County. Next, should we discuss how to compensate the villagers of Dayingfang Village for having their farmland occupied?"
Li Rui was stunned. What? It had been so long, and the County still had not come up with a solution? How could they compensate them? Couldn't they just ask Hu Zhixin to pay? He interrupted, "The County still hasn't contacted Hu Zhixin? This is Hu Zhixin's fault, so he should be responsible for solving it. Besides, he was the one who owed us money. " He then said to Bo Yubing, "County Magistrate Bo, you said that we should criticize and educate the villagers. I think you should criticize and educate Hu Zhixin the most. If he didn't maliciously delay the rent, this would not have happened."
Bo Yubing retorted, "Even if Hu Zhixin had maliciously defaulted on the rent, the villagers should have reported this matter to the village and county governments. They should have asked for a proper solution through proper channels. They should never have done something like imitating others. That's a fundamental mistake."
Li Rui said, "Do you think they didn't report it? They have complained many times that the village government pretended to be deaf and mute, and the county government directly detained them illegally … "
Bo Yubing interrupted, "That was before. At that time, I was not in charge of Shuanghe County. Why don't you ask them to report it now and see if I can solve it for them? "
Fang Qingyun was afraid that the two would quarrel endlessly, so she raised her hand to signal for them to stop. She said to Li Rui, "We've contacted Hu Zhixin, but he said that the company's funds are tight. He can't come up with that much money for the time being. That's why we are very worried now."
Li Rui laughed out loud as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world. He didn't care about the three leaders of the County. "Ha, Hu Zhixin is one of the richest real estate developers in the County. The only four-star hotel in the County is his property. His assets are at least a few hundred million. Even his woman drives an Audi Q3 worth around four hundred thousand yuan. He has the nerve to say that he can't come up with the money? Does he owe the villagers of Dayingfang Village tens of millions or even hundreds of millions? "
Bo Yubing had the same opinion as him on this matter. She said coldly, "That's why this person is even more hateful. Let me make my stand clear. This time, he better cooperate with us to solve the problem. If he continues to be perfunctory, then don't blame me for being rude to him. I don't care how much money he has, and I don't care if he has a backer or how big his backer is. In short, I won't let him fail at such a critical time! "
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