Chapter 28: The Municipal Party Secretary's Political Crisis

  "Our factory's several main leaders have absconded with over 180 million yuan in technical renovation funds!"

  "What?! Lin Hongfei was instantly stunned!"

  No matter how Lin Hongfei thought, he never expected that such a thing would happen! That's over 180 million! In 1991, 180 million was what concept? Compared to 20 years later, it's almost equivalent to 1.8 billion! Such a large sum of money, actually taken away by the main leader of the factory?!

  There's no doubt that this incident will trigger a massive earthquake in the official circles of Beiguan City... Just imagine, if the main leaders of a certain department in Beiguan City ran away with the public funds for the whole year, what kind of shockwave would it cause? As the main leader of Beiguan City Motorcycle Manufacturing Factory, which is at the same level as the departments under Beiguan City, running away with this money, the consequences might be even more severe!

  Lin Hongfei was stunned for a moment before reacting and hastily asked Dongfang Xiaoling, "How many people currently know about this news?"

  "'You're quite quick-witted,' Dongfang Xiaoling looked at Lin Hongfei with surprise, 'How did you know that this news hasn't spread yet?'"

  Lin Hongfei let out a wry smile, pointing to the people gathered in twos and threes, whispering among themselves. "Isn't this simple? Just take a look at them and you'll know. If they really knew that the factory's money had been embezzled by the leaders, would they still be chatting here? They'd definitely go straight to the municipal government to make a scene. Now, in this situation, it's clear they've caught wind of something, but aren't daring to confirm it."

  "I really want to cut open your head and see how it's grown inside," Dongfang Xiaoling looked at Lin Hongfei with a strange gaze, "You can even think of this?"

  "This doesn't matter," Lin Hongfei shook his head, with a worried look on his face. "Dad and the others must be having a tough time right now?"

  "Isn't that right?" Hearing Lin Hongfei's words, Dongfang Xiaoling blurted out, "You don't know, for this matter, my dad hasn't come home to eat for two days in a row, they're having meetings there discussing how to handle it."

  With the friendship between Dongfang Xiaoling and Lin Hongfei over the years, Dongfang Xiaoling knew that Lin Hongfei understood the importance of this matter and would not speak recklessly. It didn't matter if she told him about the attitude and emphasis of the city leaders on this matter.

  That's right, the main leader of Beiguan City Motorcycle Factory absconded with a huge amount of money, and now this matter has been listed as an absolute secret by the municipal party committee and government. Everyone knows that this matter is a volcano, once it is ignited, it will trigger a major earthquake in Beiguan City, at which time every leader in Beiguan City will not have a good ending.

  The main leaders of the municipal party committee and government have made a stern vow: whoever spreads this news will be fired on the spot!

  "It's tough," Lin Hongfei shook his head, "these 180 million not only include our factory's own money, but also the technical renovation funds squeezed out from the municipal finance? I heard that the 100 million technical renovation funds were squeezed out by the municipal finance with great difficulty..."

  Dongfang Xiaoling nodded slightly.

  Apart from occupying a position, due to the poor quality of products, the motorcycle manufacturing plant in Beiguan City had very poor sales. Last year, they submitted a report to the city government requesting funding for technical reform and research and development of new products to enhance the competitiveness of the enterprise. In the early years of reform and opening up, the city's finances were also tight, so the city government finally managed to scrape together 100 million yuan, while Beiguan City Motorcycle Manufacturing Plant raised 80 million yuan on its own for the technical research and development and transformation of new products. Who would have thought that this 180 million yuan had barely arrived in the plant's account when it was embezzled by the main leader of the factory!

  Even if they were slapped in the face by the municipal leaders, it would be too light. It's no wonder that the municipal leaders are desperately trying to cover it up. This matter is really too embarrassing. If the higher-level leaders find out, what will they say? You guys from Beiguan City are really something! Look at the cadres you've elected, what kind of people are they?!

  "Has your dad come up with a countermeasure yet?" Looking at the workers whose emotions were starting to get out of hand, Lin Hongfei felt that something was off. "You see, it seems like everyone has heard the rumors. If the city doesn't come up with a solution soon, things are going to get troublesome."

  "Really?" Dongfang Xiaoling, after all, was a girl who had been raised in luxury since childhood and did not understand just how important this sum of money was to the Beijun City Motorcycle Factory. She hesitated for a moment before saying, "I think everyone should be able to understand the government's difficulties, right?"

  "Understand the difficulties of the government?"

  Lin Hongfei suddenly smiled bitterly, gesturing to Dongfang Xiaoling to take a look at these workers whose emotions were starting to get agitated. "Do you know that these workers haven't received even the most basic wages for several months? Everyone is counting on this technical renovation fund. They hope that after this technological transformation and development of new products, they can live a good life. This money is their future livelihood. What do you think will happen if they find out that this money has been embezzled by a few leaders? If things go wrong, it could lead to a large-scale mass incident."

  What kind of reaction? Looking for a government response is the lightest! If not, some individuals may make more radical moves.

  Dongfang Xiaoling hadn't thought of this problem before, but now under Lin Hongfei's hint, she suddenly realized the issue and her face turned pale. She trembled with fear and asked Lin Hongfei, "Hongfei, what do you think we should do now?"

  Dongfang Xiaoling is not stupid, she just didn't take this matter seriously before because she hadn't realized the impact it would have on her family. Now that Lin Hongfei has pointed it out to her and she's finally aware of the severity of the situation, how could Dongfang Xiaoling not be anxious?

  Now she finally understands why her father hasn't come home for two consecutive days, at this critical moment that affects her own future, who can still sit still?

  Dongfang Xiaoling's question also furrowed Lin Hongfei's brow. If it were in the future, there would be at least a dozen ways to deal with such group events, but now in this sensitive period, taking any measures seems inappropriate, unless it can stabilize the workers' emotions...

  Stabilize the mood of workers?

  Lin Hongfei's eyes lit up: Ah, got it!

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