Chapter 47: I've Sent Someone to Investigate You (Seeking Bookmarks)

  Should I continue to muddle along like this, or leave in a sorry state? If I were to leave in such a sorry state, wouldn't that be a slap in the face for my family? It was clearly my own request to come to this remote and impoverished Wei Dong County for training, but now more than half a year has passed, and I haven't achieved anything here. How can I explain this to my family?

  In the luxurious county government office building in Weidong County, the new county magistrate Wang Mingde, who has been in office for less than half a year, stood in front of the huge window in his office, staring blankly at the outside and thinking about his future, even the cigarette butt between his fingers was almost burned out without him noticing.

  This Wang Mingde's family in the northwest of China is quite prominent, with many people holding leadership positions in important positions in the five provinces of the northwest. His father, Wang Jizong, was also the secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee, and can be considered a big man in charge of one side. But why did this provincial master send his own son to this bird-not-shit Wei Dong County? It turns out that it's all because of Wang Mingde himself.

  Like all the second-generation officials of Hua Guo, when Wang Mingde came out of the ivory tower, he immediately faced two choices: either to engage in business or to enter politics. No matter which path he chose, his family would give him their greatest support. Like many passionate young people, Wang Mingde, who had just graduated from university, strongly requested that his family send him to Wei Dong County, the most remote and impoverished place in Hua Guo. He wanted to change the situation there through his own efforts, while also laying a solid foundation for his future career advancement by benefiting the local people.

  Because of the remote location, poor land and poverty of the people in Weidong County, when Wang Mingde, a university student with a deep background, was sent here, his family used all their resources to get him a county magistrate position to compensate for it. However, at such a young age, he became the head of a county, which inevitably led to criticism from others. Therefore, his family members, especially his father, repeatedly warned him that when doing things, he must keep a low profile and not use the family's resources arbitrarily, but instead use his own wisdom and means to do practical things for the local people as much as possible.

  Although the ideal is often very rich, but the reality is just the opposite. When Wang Mingde took office for the first time, when he saw the Wei Dong County Government Office Building, which was quite luxurious, he was really shocked!

  Is this still the same Wei Dong county, the most famous poor county in China? Is this still the same county where the annual per capita income does not exceed 1,000 yuan and the annual fiscal revenue of the county government is less than 10 million yuan? Just the cost of building this one county government office building, as far as he's concerned, is already tens of millions. Could it be that all the poverty alleviation funds allocated by the superior government every year were all used on this?

  But just as Wang Mingde was eager to make a big show of his abilities in Weidong County and change the bad atmosphere, he was met with resistance from County Party Secretary Zhao Zhenhua and County Public Security Bureau Director Ma Jianbang, who basically left him empty-handed, making him, the county head who should have had real power, a mere figurehead, and also became the laughing stock of other officials in Weidong County, saying that he was too young and lacked experience, and was not suitable to be a county leader...

  The county government of Weidong County has been controlled by Zhao Zhenhua for many years, and Ma Jianbang is his loyal subordinate. Zhao Zhenhua fully utilized the power in his hands to let his subordinates occupy all the important positions in Weidong County, forming a dense network that covers the entire county, making it difficult for the ordinary people of Weidong County to live, with no place to appeal!

  Because the only violent institution in Weidong County was controlled by Zhao Zhenhua's confidant Ma Jianbang, and Ma Jianbang had an inseparable relationship with the largest evil force in Weidong County, the Black Tiger Gang. This black-and-white combination ruled Weidong County like an iron barrel, making it difficult for Wang Mingde, an outsider, to achieve any results after half a year of hard work. Instead, he became a laughing stock, and his heart was filled with despair and frustration, making him consider giving up. However, if he were to leave in defeat and return home, his career path would be doomed to end there. Moreover, if he returned to his family like this, he would definitely be ridiculed by the children of other families, which would be unbearable for him.

  "Director Wang, there's a young man outside looking for you, he says he's your friend!"

  Just as Wang Mingde was wandering around in despair, his personal secretary came in and told him that someone had come to visit. The secretary, who still looked down on Wang Mingde in his heart, thought to himself: This little county magistrate is also friends with some little rascals, I'm just mixing under him, when can I have a chance to stand out?

  My friend? I'm in Weidong County, what friends do I have here? And a young person at that? Wang Mingde thought it was strange, but after thinking about it, he figured since he had nothing better to do, he might as well call this person in and take a look, see which kind of "friend" they were.

  "Then let him in!" Wang Mingde thought for a moment and instructed his secretary.

  After a while, Wang Mingde's secretary brought Chen Lijiu in. Chen Lijiu didn't say a word after entering, standing right in front of Wang Mingde and sizing him up carefully.

  As Chen Li stood there, Wang Mingde, who was also from a large family, deeply felt the difference in this young man of similar age to him. Just by his demeanor and aura, which were neither arrogant nor humble, it was clear that he was no ordinary person. But how could such a figure emerge from this poor and desolate place like Wei Dong County, where even birds wouldn't shit?

  "I've had people investigate you, and you're a good official who wants to do something for the common people!" Chen Li directly brought up the fact that Wang Mingde had sent someone to investigate the county head before he could even open his mouth.

  "Did you send someone to investigate me?"

  What Chen Li said made Wang Mingde even more confused. What kind of person was this young man in front of him? He had even sent someone to investigate him? Was he a member of the anti-corruption department? Why didn't they go and investigate those two scoundrels Zhao Zhenhua and Ma Jianbang instead? Although Wang Mingde hadn't achieved any political accomplishments in the past six months, he hadn't embezzled or accepted bribes, nor had he done anything to betray the people of Wei Dong County.

  "Yes, I sent someone to investigate you, it was to help you!"