Looking at the excited people, Li Xiaoning said calmly: "You can't escape the first grade of junior high school, but you can't escape the fifteenth grade. I still understand this truth. I have just taken office, and if I don't keep my words, I guess you won't be able to let me."
I will continue to work. The house behind that is my home in Pingshan Town. If you don’t get the money tomorrow, you can knock down my home and let me sleep on the street.”
When everyone saw that Li Xiaoning had a sincere face and spoke interestingly, their emotions relaxed again. The middle-aged man wearing glasses said: "Mayor Xiao Li, I believe you are a good official. I will give you one night."
Get ready, we will come back tomorrow." After saying that, he turned to the crowd behind him and shouted: "Folks, we just trust Mayor Xiao Li once. Let's go back first. It's getting cold now, so it's hard to stay here at night.
It’s so cold.”
Most of these ordinary people are relatively simple. The reason why they all came in swarms to besiege the town government is because He Dongliang did indeed go too far. On the other hand, it is also because of the herd mentality, watching others come, in order not to be excluded.
Outside, they also came. In fact, they are still a little afraid of the government at heart, and have always been wary of besieging the town government. Now that their leader has spoken, they are naturally happy to give up. I don’t know.
Whoever took the lead, others followed. After a while, thousands of people slowly dispersed.
Li Xiaoning breathed a sigh of relief and raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He was actually very nervous just now, and he was sweating all over in the late autumn season.
Zhang Erwa walked up, frowned and said to Li Xiaoning: "Mayor Li, you shouldn't have spoken so harshly just now. This money is so easy to get back..."
Li Xiaoning said seriously: "The people have been around for a long time. If we don't give them a satisfactory answer, how can the matter be settled? If it is not handled well, there will be big chaos. Besides, it is just returning the money collected to the people.
, what’s so difficult?”
Zhang Erwa sighed and said: "Hey, I can't explain you clearly in a word or two. Let's talk after we go into the house."
At this time, the government workers who had been trapped in the house for most of the day also came out. Everyone gathered around enthusiastically and greeted the new mayor Li Xiaoning. Their greetings were sincere, because Li Xiaoning had saved them.
Only He Dongliang looked a little complicated, but after hesitating for a long time, he stepped forward and said hello to Li Xiaoning.
Thinking about the cold faces he saw when he first came here, and then looking at the enthusiastic faces in front of him, Li Xiaoning couldn't help but sigh. But he still nodded enthusiastically to everyone, and then said: "Today
Everyone has worked hard. But I can’t let everyone go back to rest. We have to continue to work hard because we have to return the people’s funds tomorrow. We must sort out the details tonight, verify them, and register them to ensure that tomorrow
The one-time return is completed. The party members will come in first to have a meeting, and the others will have some food and rest first. Aihua, Dengke, you two go to the small shop to buy some instant noodles for everyone."
Li Xiaoning entered the state very quickly and began to arrange work very skillfully. Most of the party members, including Zhang Erwa, had no objection to this, because Li Xiaoning's performance just now was enough for them to regard Li Xiaoning as their backbone. He
Although Dongliang was still a little unhappy in his heart, it was hard to say anything. After all, Li Xiaoning was now his boss, and if Li Xiaoning hadn't come to the rescue just now, he really didn't know if he would have been captured and beaten to death by the people.
Entering the conference room, Li Xiaoning took the lead and said: "Mayor He, please tell me about the fund-raising first."
He Dongliang moved his buttocks and coughed twice before saying: "Mr. Li, you don't know, there are so many people in our town. They are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and they always like to do some shameful actions among the masses, fanning the flames and causing trouble.
Some backward people are dissatisfied with the leaders of the town government. That Hou Siyan is a typical example..."
Li Xiaoning interrupted him coldly and said in a deep voice: "I asked you to talk about fundraising, why are you talking about this?"
He Dongliang had always walked sideways in Pingshan Town. Pang Weidong and Zhang Erwa had been polite to him before. Now being scolded by Li Xiaoning in front of so many people, he felt a little embarrassed on his face and swallowed his saliva.
Then he continued: "The fund-raising matter was approved by the party committee through collective discussion, and all preparations should be said to be very complete. According to the previous budget, each family needs to raise at least 5,000 yuan. Considering the people of Pingshan Town,
We are indeed relatively poor, so we decided to pay it in three installments, paying 2,000 yuan for the first time. The people are also more active. If you want to get rich, build roads first. After all, this is a project that will help the people of Pingshan Town get rid of poverty and become prosperous.
It's a great thing. Who knew that someone was deliberately fanning the flames behind it, and it ended up like this. I didn't expect it. If I had known it earlier..."
Li Xiaoning tapped the table with his fingers and said impatiently: "Let's talk about the important point. How many companies have been collected in total, how much money has been collected, and where is the money now?"
He Dongliang's eyes were a little wandering, and he said vaguely: "I can't remember the specific number, but it's probably more than one million. I don't have the ledger here."
"Where is that?" Li Xiaoning asked coldly.
"At Xiaolin's place." He Dongliang said, avoiding Li Xiaoning's eyes.
"Let him come here. Immediately." Li Xiaoning said without any doubt.
"Hey." He Dongliang agreed listlessly, got up and went out to call someone.
Soon, a girl in her twenties followed He Dongliang into the conference room and timidly said to Li Xiaoning: "Mayor Li, call me."
Li Xiaoning spoke in a slightly gentle tone and asked, "Did you keep the accounts for this fund-raising?"
"Yes." The girl replied nervously.
Li Xiaoning said: "Then you report the accounts to everyone."
"Hey!" The girl took out a notebook and read, "In the past few days, all the cadres and workers in the town, led by Mayor He, have gone to the village to collect funds. So far, a total of 764 households have paid
Some of the funds collected were paid in full, and some were paid in part, totaling 1,235,300 yuan. In addition, there were 64 sheep, 73 pigs, and two cows."
When Li Xiaoning heard that the accounts were still clear, his expression softened and he asked again: "Where is the money now? Prepare it and return it to the people tomorrow."
The girl said: "The money is in our finance office, but it's not enough to pay back."
Li Xiaoning frowned and asked, "Why is it not enough?"
"Because there aren't that many," the girl said innocently.
"How much is missing? Where did it go?" Li Xiaoning's face darkened again.
The girl said: "There is a shortage of two hundred and twenty-eight thousand, and it was taken away by Mayor He."
Li Xiaoning's eyes flicked to He Dongliang and said coldly: "Mayor He, please explain!"
Sweat broke out on He Dongliang's shoehorned face with sloping features, and he said with twinkling eyes: "All the money has been spent..."