The Invincible Son-in-law-Chapter 590 - 590: Boarded the Thief Ship

The Fuhua Town community encompasses the entire county town of Wucheng County and includes some surrounding small villages, among which is Zhenjiang Village.
This time, although the new urban area construction is in Zhenjiang Village, all the work will inevitably fall on the shoulders of the Fuhua Town government and the leadership of the Zhenjiang Village committee.
Lin Hao requested them to attend the meeting and also called upon all the villagers to devise an open and fair compensation plan for the relocation.
Most importantly, Lin Hao just dealt with the events in Longwan Village and surely does not want to have such corruption and deception happening again.
Indeed, after the investigation over the past few days, the Wucheng County Commission for Discipline Inspection ed to the county committee and county government, as well as the Wuning City Commission for Discipline Inspection, providing punitive recommendations involving Secretary Bao, Mayor Tian, and Luo Zhijun among others.
Fortunately, after Secretary Bao, Mayor Tian, and Luo Zhijun embezzled, they returned the stolen money and showed a good attitude towards admitting guilt. The County Commission for Discipline Inspection decided on a dual dismissal and transferred them to judicial authorities, likely ensuring they won't avoid a prison sentence.
Since this issue involved these few high-ranking officials taking all the benefits, not many other big or small officials from Qingquan Town were implicated, but the village and group leaders were all punished.
However, at the village level, the punishment was not very severe, as they all blamed the higher-ups, claiming they were following orders. The commission couldn't rightfully penalize them too heavily.
Lin Hao saw the sent documents, which included Secretary Li's directive: as soon as corruption and bribery are discovered, they must be firmly punished with no leniency, serving as a stern warning to all county leaders.
In fact, the corruption of grassroots leaders is a case of the top being crooked and the bottom following suit. Especially at the county level, if leaders at the top aren't clean, how can they expect those below to refrain from corruption?
Fortunately, since Li Jingyi and Lin Hao took over Wucheng County, no corruption phenomena have occurred, and the officials below noticed this, with many halting their previous actions.
It was at this time that Cheng Jiayao from the Investment Promotion Bureau called.
"Hello, is this County Magistrate Lin? This is Cheng Jiayao."
"Director Cheng, I was just about to call you. I didn't expect you to call first," Lin Hao said with a smile.
"County Magistrate Lin, is there something you need?" Cheng Jiayao asked.
"Didn't you say your reception budget is tight? I spoke to Secretary Li about it. Go ahead and submit a on how much you need, and she'll approve it for you then," Lin Hao replied with a grin.
"Really? That's great news!" Cheng Jiayao felt Lin Hao was quite reliable, even if he pushed her hard at first, he did handle her issues.
"Additionally, the timeframe for this New Energy Battery Conference has been adjusted from one to three days. Your Commercial Bureau and Investment Promotion Bureau have significant responsibilities. I'd like to convene a meeting with the staff in both departments to assign detailed tasks," Lin Hao continued.
Lin Hao believed that at economic and trade fairs, having people from the Commercial Bureau and Investment Promotion Bureau assist companies, ideally with one-on-one service, would provide practical help for the businesses.
After all, with the Investment Promotion Bureau stepping in to negotiate certain businesses under government backing, companies would have more confidence and assure their business partners.
"County Magistrate Lin, set the time, and we'll follow your orders," Cheng Jiayao said with a smile.
"How about this, I'll come over tomorrow at two in the afternoon for the meeting, and I'll have the people from the Commercial Bureau join at your place then," Lin Hao set the meeting for the next afternoon.
"Sure, I'll have someone prepare the meeting room," Cheng Jiayao was overjoyed.
Because the Commercial Bureau is likely to have a bit more power than her, but Lin Hao set the meeting location at her place, naturally considering her face.
"Right, what did you want to ask me?" Lin Hao asked.
"It's this, I've drafted the proposal you asked me to prepare. Should I send it to you directly, or print it out and bring it over?" Cheng Jiayao inquired.
Lin Hao recalled the investment promotion proposal he asked her to prepare for the new energy vehicle project, and replied solemnly, "You don't need to come over, just send it to me directly. I'll read it through and tomorrow, we can discuss it face to face."
"Okay, I'll send it to you right away," Cheng Jiayao agreed.
After hanging up, Lin Hao soon received her proposal via email and began to read it.
To be honest, as with several promotional preferential policies previously offered by Wucheng County, the quotas are almost exhausted, so securing the new energy vehicle project isn't going to be easy.
From the proposal sent by Cheng Jiayao, she has already provided the best plan within her scope of authority, but Lin Hao was not satisfied and started to make modifications.
As for the plan for the New Energy Battery Conference, Secretary Cao had almost entirely revised it with a red pen. He only needed to adjust font color and format.
After lunch, just as Lin Hao returned to his office, he received a call from Luo Yimei.
"Brother-in-law, sob sob... my brother got into trouble!"
Lin Hao knew she must have found out about Luo Zhijun's situation and comforted her: "Xiaomei, I also just saw your brother's situation. Don't be upset; it's just corruption, it shouldn't be a big issue."
"I heard they're handing my brother over to the judicial authorities. Does that mean he'll be imprisoned?" Luo Yimei asked anxiously.
"That I'm not sure about, but your brother did return the stolen money. Even if he serves time, it shouldn't be too long," Lin Hao reassured her again.
"My brother, how could he embezzle? It's so infuriating!" Luo Yimei said angrily.
"Don't blame him too much. He was just the deputy mayor, with a secretary and mayor above him. If the higher-ups are corrupt, if he didn't embezzle, he'd probably be purged. I guess he had no choice," Lin Hao found it amusing that he was providing excuses for Luo Zhijun's corruption.
However, hearing his explanation, Luo Yimei felt more at ease and said, "You're right. It must have been others forcing him. My brother was just caught in the act, but he should have ed it."
"That I don't know, but don't let this distract you. Hurry and finish the hotel renovation. The list of our conference personnel will be out soon, and your hotel has to take on comprehensive hosting duties. Don't let this major task be delayed," Lin Hao steered the conversation back to business.
"Mm, you're right. I can't get distracted now. Brother-in-law, don't worry. I will definitely complete the renovation soon," Luo Yimei promised.
"Once your renovation is done, I will personally come to inspect it. I hope it meets my expectations, or else your brother-in-law won't dare entrust such major hosting work to your team," Lin Hao put a bit of pressure on her to prevent her from getting involved with Luo Zhijun.
"Rest assured, brother-in-law. I understand," Luo Yimei felt much more clear-headed.
After hanging up, Lin Hao recalled how in his previous life he was framed by Luo Zhijun, encouraged his wife Su Muyun to divorce him, which led to his family's ruin and destruction.
Now, that bastard was getting his comeuppance, serving a prison term, which gave him a sense of successful revenge.
As for his adorable sister, she had long become Lin Hao's plaything.