No one expected what Li Benqing's sudden words meant.

Some of them planned to stand up, but they also slowly put their raised buttocks back on their seats.

"Deputy County Magistrate Li, please tell me if you have any questions." Li Yuanlang looked at Li Benqing.

"In order to provide a safe and stable social environment for the participating leaders and guests during this Winter Fishing Festival, the County Public Security Bureau will invest a large amount of police force to maintain law and order. To this end, we submitted an application report for increased funds, but this matter has been better in the past

Oh my god, there is still no news.”

"I asked an old businessman from the Finance Bureau, and he said he had never seen the report. When I inquired, the report was still pending with Deputy County Magistrate Lu for approval."

When Li Benqing said this, he glanced at Lu Dingfang and turned to look at Li Yuanlang, "County Magistrate Li, comrades have to go to work. It is the twelfth lunar month of winter and the weather is freezing. It is very hard for everyone to brave the wind and snow. If we can give the comrades some overtime pay, we can

A bite of hot rice is not too much to ask for."

"I don't understand why Deputy County Magistrate Lu suppressed the report and refused to approve it. Could it be that our comrades in the Public Security Bureau are incorrigible and do not need to eat, drink or support their families?"

"People's hearts are made of flesh. Everyone has a family, a wife and children. When some people are feasting, eating meat and drinking alcohol, sitting on the mahjong table and killing everyone, they never thought that it was us police officers who worked hard.

It’s hard work, day and night, to create a safe and peaceful social environment for you!”

"So, I would like to ask County Magistrate Li to speak out for our police with a fair and equitable heart, and approve this report as soon as possible, so as not to chill the hearts of the 670 police officers in the county."

After Li Benqing finished speaking, he leaned back. The words were addressed to Li Yuanlang, but his eyes were fixed on Lu Dingfang.

Since Li Benqing mentioned Lu Dingfang, Li Yuanlang asked: "Deputy County Magistrate Lu, is this something?"

Lu Dingfang leaned forward and nodded: "Yes, but there is a reason why I don't approve it."

Then, his eyes directly met with Li Benqing's, and he said coldly: "Deputy County Magistrate Li, the County Public Security Bureau relies on financial allocations, but you also have your own small treasury. At the end of each year, the amount of money you have confiscated is huge.

, to take the simplest example, the old man and old lady in the chess and card room play mahjong for entertainment. The winning or losing is within the range of a few yuan or ten yuan. You all have to investigate and impose fines. You are not short of money."

"It's not like you don't know that the county's finances are tight. The existing money was borrowed by County Magistrate Li himself. It's almost the end of the year and there are many places that need money. I am in charge of finance, so I have to take care of this and ensure that the money is used.

Spend it on the edge of the knife."

"I have communicated with you before, asking you to overcome difficulties and solve them internally. Besides, you want three to five hundred thousand with just one mouth. In the name of maintaining stability during the Winter Hunting Festival, I can't open my mouth to you."

.”

Li Yuanlang frowned slightly when he heard that Lu Dingfang and Li Benqing had different opinions, and both of them made sense. He was not in a hurry to express his opinion. He wanted to see how Li Benqing would respond.

Sure enough, Li Benqing's eyes widened and he said angrily: "Lu Dingfang, don't slander anyone. Our fines are strictly recorded and turned over to the national treasury as required. Who of you saw us setting up our own small treasury and making nonsense?"

, be careful if I sue you for libel.”

Lu Dingfang was not a good person and sneered: "Li Benqing, don't be like a cross-eyed chicken. Do you still want me to tell you about your little tricks? You know how much you have been fined and how much you have actually paid, so why bother?

Even if you say it out loud, you won’t be able to get off the stage.”

With a "pop" sound, Li Benqing slammed the table, stood up, pointed at Lu Dingfang's nose, and said viciously: "Lu, please speak clearly. Do you have any evidence?"

"Why are you so anxious? Doesn't it show that you have a guilty conscience?" Faced with Li Benqing's aggressive posture, Lu Dingfang was very calm, looking at him with mocking eyes, and tapping the table with his fingertips rhythmically.

When everyone saw Lu Dingfang and Li Benqing's tense posture, they all stood up and came over to persuade him, trying to hold Li Benqing down and sit down.

Li Benqing's face turned red with anger and he struggled to stand there with his head held high and his eyes blazing with fire.

Lu Dingfang tried his best to maintain a sneer, but his momentum was not inferior to Li Benqing's.

"That's enough!" Just as the two were still arguing, Li Yuanlang shouted flatly: "Shut up! This is the county government. Don't forget that you have lost your identity. If you have something to say, if you want to quarrel, go out and quarrel.

!”

After temporarily shocking the two of them, Li Yuanlang thought for a while and said: "The Winter Fishing Festival is our top priority right now, and maintaining public security during the Winter Fishing Festival is also the responsibility of the public security department. The city government has specially allocated a fund to us.

Used for various expenses of the Winter Fishing Festival.”

He slowly looked at Lu Dingfang and said, "Deputy County Magistrate Lu, once the funds are received, we will do more research."

Then he turned his attention to Li Benqing and said, "Deputy County Magistrate Li, I will seriously consider your application so that the comrades of the Public Security Bureau can go into battle with ease and without worries."

Afterwards, Li Yuanlang waved his hand and shouted: "The meeting is dismissed." He took his things and walked out of the conference room first.

Li Benqing snorted coldly and left with a cold face.

When others left one after another, Zhong Kang came over and touched Lu Dingfang, "Old Lu, there is something in Li Benqing's words."

Lu Dingfang then stood up, his face became covered with frost, and he came out with his hands behind his back.

Walking into the office with the front foot, Zhong Kang followed with the back foot.

The two of them sat on the sofa and chatted, and Zhong Kang said: "Li Benqing specifically mentioned playing mahjong. Do you think he can..."

Lu Dingfang was so preoccupied with arguing with Li Benqing just now that he didn't notice this at all. Hearing Zhong Kang's reminder, Lu Dingfang was quite surprised.

"Lao Lu, Li Benqing holds the title of Public Security Bureau. He also studied criminal investigation and is good at investigating. If he is spying on us secretly... we must be on guard."

Lu Dingfang smoked a cigarette and narrowed his eyes.

He was thinking that since he was in the open and Li Benqing had a natural advantage, there was a possibility that he would not be able to protect himself.

Playing mahjong itself is nothing, but they played a big game and it was already gambling. Moreover, they also had a passionate fight with Feng Man, a businessman. Once this matter was exposed, it would be devastating.

Even Ji Tianhou was dismissed from office. He was even worse than Ji Tianhou. It was not just as simple as dismissal from office.

As soon as he thought of this, Lu Dingfang's mind quickly became active. He couldn't sit still and wait for death. He was too passive and had to do something.

Li Yuanlang returned to the office and received a call from Song Yuntao.

"Li County, the results of Deputy County Magistrate Ji's handling are out. It's not bad. At least he can retain his status as a cadre, a first-level chief clerk, and there is hope for a comeback."

"I saw it too, alas!" Li Yuanlang sighed: "I hope he can remember this lesson, gain wisdom from it, and never make mistakes again. Yuntao, you helped a lot with Tianhou's matter. I

Thank you on his behalf."

"Li County, you're welcome. I'll wait until I finish my recent affairs and find Lao Lu and Lao Han. We brothers can get together and relax."

After hearing Li Yuanlang's agreement, Song Yuntao hung up the phone and said to Lu Feng, the Minister of United Front Work beside him: "Li Yuanlang is amazing. He can change whatever Secretary Zhao decides."

Lu Feng nodded and responded: "That's natural. You don't even know who his father-in-law is."

"It's not enough to have Deputy Secretary Shui. He is the one who shakes hands and talks to the boss. The tree in the Gu family is big enough to provide shelter from the wind and rain. It's a pity that the old man traveled westward with a crane, but he almost failed in the end."

Lu Feng looked at Song Yuntao, puzzled by his meaning.

"Yun Tao, what do you mean, from now on you and Li Yuanlang will..." He made a gesture to break up the group.

"No." Song Yuntao shook his head resolutely, "We must seize this line. We alone cannot defeat them. Without Li Yuanlang's support, our chances of winning are slim."

And asked Lu Feng: "How did you handle the matter I asked you to pay attention to?"

Lu Feng touched his chin and said: "It is too difficult and there is not much progress."

Song Yuntao thought for a while, rolled his eyes, and whispered in Lu Feng's ear...

After hearing this, Lu Feng showed doubts and stared at Song Yuntao and asked: "Is this possible? It will be very dangerous if you make a mistake."
Chapter completed!