Chapter 477
The Camry was speeding on the bright road, sending up a cloud of snow foam wherever it passed.
At the same time, a few drivers and cargo owners were intercepting the road card. They couldn't afford to delay, so they had no choice but to pay fifty yuan in unjust money and let them pass.
Li Yuanlang, on the other hand, drove the car to the side and stopped, standing next to the car and smoking alone.
When the security director received the money, he held the note in his hand and waved it arrogantly towards Li Yuanlang to see if anyone was willing to pay.
Li Yuanlang watched all this with a sullen face and said nothing.
At this time, a little man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks came to him, lit a cigarette in the name of borrowing fire, and whispered to Li Yuanlang: "See, you are not a money-hungry person. You give me two hundred yuan."
I will tell our director to let you go."
Li Yuanlang asked playfully: "Your security director has spoken out, and no one can do anything. How can two hundred yuan be enough?"
"Hey." The little man licked his lips, put his hands in his sleeves, and enlightened Li Yuanlang, "It's not easy for us in the cold weather. It costs two hundred yuan to buy a drink, and it won't delay your business.
It would be great if we benefit from each other."
"You mean, these two hundred yuan won't be handed over to the village, but you will keep it in your own pockets, right?"
"Don't say it so harshly. This is the drinking money we got from outside. Director Liu will not pursue it. How about it, buddy? Think about it." He also touched Li Yuanlang with his elbow.
Li Yuanlang took a puff of cigarette and said flatly: "I don't think about it. I won't pay any money that I shouldn't pay."
The little man's expression immediately changed, "Oh, I said, why are you so stubborn? Two hundred yuan is not much. I think you are really giving up your life rather than your money. I deserve to stop you."
As soon as Wang Zhongqiu saw the little man showing his evil side, he immediately stood beside him, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.
If the little man was violent to Li Yuanlang, he would immediately rush to protect Li Yuanlang and fight the little man to the death.
Fortunately, he was just dissatisfied and did not start a big fight. He curled his lips towards Li Yuanlang and said harsh words, "If you don't take hard and soft words, even if you pay money, you can't even think of fighting like this." He walked away angrily.
Wang Zhongqiu came over and saw Li Yuanlang's face sinking, and persuaded him: "County Magistrate, it's not worth it to make yourself angry because of the knowledge of other villains."
"Mid-Autumn Festival, this kind of people hold office in the village, and their Director Liu is not much better. They are the same as each other." Li Yuanlang said angrily.
"I have inquired. Director Liu's name is Liu Andong, and he is the younger brother of Traffic Police Captain Liu Anran. County Magistrate, their Liu family is very powerful in Daiding County." Wang Zhongqiu reminded kindly.
"Hmph! So what if he has power? This is still the world of ordinary people. I don't believe that Liu Andong can be so powerful!"
While the two were talking, they heard a black Toyota car driving quickly from the direction of Guang'an Town.
Because there were no other vehicles on the road, this car was particularly conspicuous.
When the car drove to the railing, the driver honked the horn. When the security officer saw the license plate number, he immediately let go of the railing and waved hello to the car.
The Toyota stopped, the door opened, Quan Laifeng and Wang Qi got out of the car one after another.
"Secretary Quan, I am..." The security director stepped forward with a smile and stretched out his hands to shake Quan Laifeng's hand.
Unexpectedly, Quan Laifeng didn't even look at him. Instead, he stretched his neck and looked ahead. When he saw Li Yuanlang standing next to the Tiguan, he strode straight towards him.
Wang Qi was almost jogging, and he glanced at the time on his phone. Fortunately, it was only twenty-five minutes, so it was not too late.
The first and second leaders of Guang'an Town rushed towards Li Yuanlang, leaving the security director stunned.
Who is this person? He is so awesome, it seems that the secretary and the mayor are all after him.
Quan Laifeng deliberately pretended to be anxious and said with a smile from afar: "County Magistrate Li didn't even say hello in advance when he came, so that I could welcome you."
Wang Qiye explained politely: "County Magistrate Li, Secretary Quan, as soon as we received Secretary Wang's call, we stopped the meeting and rushed over. I wonder what your instructions are?"
Turning a blind eye to Quan Laifeng's outstretched hands, Li Yuanlang clasped his hands behind his back and said coldly: "You, Secretary Quan, and Mayor Wang are so majestic. If you greet me, I can save the toll money, right?"
This sentence was said so harshly that Quan Laifeng and Wang Qisao's old faces turned red, and they didn't know how to answer.
Li Yuanlang stopped paying attention to them and strode forward to the waiting drivers and cargo owners. He clasped his fists and said sincerely to everyone: "I am Li Yuanlang, the magistrate of Daiding County. Because of our poor management, this kind of unauthorized setup has occurred.
I would like to sincerely apologize to everyone for the irregularities in card charging and delaying everyone's travel and valuable time. I'm sorry!"
With that said, Li Yuanlang bowed deeply to everyone present, and then ordered Quan Laifeng: "Bring me an axe."
Quan Laifeng didn't react and was a little dazed.
However, Wang Qi responded quickly and asked his secretary to find him quickly.
Soon, the secretary ran over panting and handed an ax to Wang Qi.
Wang Qize handed it to Li Yuanlang with both hands.
Li Yuanlang carried the ax and slowly walked to the joint of the railing, which was tied with several hemp ropes.
He raised the ax and without saying a word, hit the hemp rope hard.
There were a few snapping sounds, the hemp rope was cut, and the wooden railing rolled down, making a clanking sound when it fell to the ground.
When Wang Zhongqiu saw this, he immediately ran over, lifted up the wooden railing and threw it on the roadside, and patted the dust on his hands.
"Please come, everyone, and hurry up and do your business without further delay." Li Yuanlang stretched out his hand and made a letting go gesture.
Li Yuanlang's series of actions immediately caused all the drivers and cargo owners to clap their hands.
The applause was especially warm in the cold weather and snowy ground, and resounded non-stop.
Afterwards, everyone got into the car one after another and drove over slowly.
Every car will honk its horn when passing by Li Yuanlang. This is an affirmation of Li Yuanlang and a praise for his justice.
Vehicles gradually passed by, and the originally congested road suddenly became smoother.
After the last car drove away, Li Yuanlang turned around and asked Quan Laifeng, "Why did I only see the cars heading into the town and not the one coming out?"
"Cars leaving the town do not go here. Guang'an Village only intercepts vehicles entering the town, and they are mainly large trucks transporting wine." Quan Laifeng explained.
Wang Qi interjected, "That's what we decided. As for intercepting cars and collecting tolls, these are entirely Liu Andong's personal actions. Secretary Quan and I don't know. Secretary Quan even reprimanded Liu Andong on the way here."
When Liu Andong was mentioned, Quan Laifeng immediately looked around and asked, "Where's Liu Andong? Why haven't you come yet?"
The director of security and the little man were so frightened that they almost peed their pants and felt anxious.
No matter how much I thought about it, I never expected that Li Yuanlang would be the county magistrate.
It's over, now the trap is getting bigger.
When Li Yuanlang smashed the railing, the security director took the opportunity to call Liu Andong and report the matter.
Liu Andong was sweating profusely at the moment. According to his brother's idea, he temporarily pulled in several trucks of ash and slag to level the dirt road from the village to Guang'an Town.
Building roads is not the purpose, it is just a show.
Liu Andong, who was usually pampered, actually worked hard at this time, making himself sweating profusely, panting, and his clothes, pants, and shoes were covered with dust.
After working for about ten minutes, he calculated that the time was almost up, and then he got on a broken bicycle with all the bells except the bell, and rode hard to the interception point.
As soon as he got off the car, Liu Andong ran towards Quan Laifeng and gasped: "Quan, Secretary Quan, I am leading everyone to build the road. I came as soon as I received your call." He even wiped it with his sleeves in a serious manner.
Beads of sweat on my forehead.
"Build a road? Which road to build?" Quan Laifeng asked with a frown.
"The road that large trucks often travel on was bumpy, so I organized the villagers to use their own furnace ashes to smooth it out. Everyone has to pay for their hard work. There is no money in the village, and it is difficult to ask for help.
The villagers raised funds and apportioned the money, and they didn’t want to bother the town asking for money.”
"So, after collective discussion among the village committee members, they decided to charge a small fee for passing vehicles. Anyway, it will be used for road construction, and everyone will benefit, so we didn't think much about it."
"If this incident caused misunderstanding to everyone, it's because I didn't think carefully and let Secretary Quan handle it."
At first glance, there is nothing wrong with Liu Andong’s words. They are taken from the people and used by the people.
As expected, Quan Laifeng did not get angry immediately, but instead introduced Liu Andong to Li Yuanlang.
Chapter completed!