Chapter 292 Wang Dalu is generous, Li Dakang is well-fed

At this moment, the office was so quiet you could hear a pin drop; the only sound in the silent room was Li Shangli's heavy breathing.

After slowly sitting down, Li Shangli finally came to his senses. He had actually been fooled by a businessman.

Gradually, Li Shangli's anger grew stronger and stronger. He was eager for revenge against Wang Dalu. Back in college, the two were rivals in class. Whether it was being a class leader or chasing girls, Wang Dalu always came out on top. Li Shangli wanted to win, even if it was just this once!

After a long silence, he decided to put pressure on the Continental Group. He picked up his phone on the table and made a series of calls, mainly to the audit, tax, fire, market supervision, and industry and commerce departments. The purpose was self-evident.

"Wang Dalu, I, Li Shangli, may not be able to build a multi-billion dollar conglomerate, but to bring down a multi-billion dollar conglomerate is just a matter of making a phone call!"

"You want to mess with me? Hmph! Don't you even know who you are!"

It must be said that Li Shangli's instructions as the district party secretary were effective. Although the cadres of various departments in Guangming District were unhappy about his parachuting in, they would not give Li Shangli a chance to be held accountable in their work.

That afternoon, the district tax bureau and fire department first conducted a surprise inspection of Continental Group, followed by inspections of some of Continental Group's subsidiaries by the market supervision and industry and commerce departments. To be honest, which company doesn't have some problems?

Normally, a small bribe might suffice, but this time they came on strong, leaving the mainland group no room to maneuver. They severely punished any problems they discovered, with various maximum fines and business suspensions coming one after another.

This organization is clever; since it was Secretary Li Shangli's instruction anyway, and if something went wrong, it wouldn't affect them much, so naturally they'd squeeze a hefty sum out of them.

That evening, Wang Dalu sat in the chairman's office of the group building, looking somewhat exhausted and hesitant.

In just one afternoon, the Continental Group received fines of over eight million and various suspension penalties. This might not be too painful for the Continental Group, but this was only the first day!

If these departments continue to visit every few days, the only outcome for Continental Group will be bankruptcy.

As I was thinking, the call was answered.

"Hey, Secretary Dakang, did I disturb you?"

The call was to Li Dakang. Wang Dalu was confident enough to stand up to Li Shangli because he believed Li Dakang would be on his side.

"Oh, it's from mainland China. What's up with calling me at this time?"

In the provincial party committee compound, Li Dakang stood in his study, looking at his daughter and ex-wife Ouyang Qing who were calling him to dinner, and all he wanted to do was end the call as soon as possible.

"Ahem, Secretary Li, this afternoon our Continental Group was suddenly subjected to a surprise inspection by various government departments in Guangming District. They magnified minor issues, which has had a significant impact on our group!"

Secretary Li, could you please speak to Li Shangli of Guangming District and ask him to stop targeting my company?

After all, Continental Group has created tens of thousands of jobs!

If we continue to be targeted like this, I fear our group will only face bankruptcy.

This statement contained both a plea and a subtle form of coercion.

Li Dakang frowned upon hearing this.

"Mainland China, please explain the situation clearly!"

Wang Dalu quickly recounted the whole story, which made Li Dakang laugh non-stop.

"Well, in the mainland, in principle, conducting surprise inspections of enterprises is the prerogative of Guangming District, and I, as the Party Secretary of the Municipal Committee, cannot arbitrarily interfere with the work of my subordinates."

Upon hearing this, Wang Dalu's heart sank.

"Secretary Li, what about employment...?"

"Hey, don't rush me. Here's the thing: Comrade Li Shangli was personally appointed by the governor of our Handong Province. If you ask me to call Li Shangli, he might not listen to me."

You know what's going on with Ouyang. I have practically no say in the provincial party committee now... Sigh, it's tough for me too!

Li Dakang's sigh caused beads of sweat to continuously appear on Wang Dalu's forehead. If even Li Dakang couldn't help him, then...

"Secretary Dakang, can you think of a way for me?"

"If this matter can be resolved, I will donate 50 million to the city to support its medical and educational development."

When the topic of donations came up, Li Dakang's eyes lit up!

"Which continent? It's not that I don't want to help you, it's just... sigh. But let's forget about the donation. The city needs to spend at least 100 million to improve education. If we throw in 50 million, we probably won't even see a ripple."

Nima!

Wang Dalu understood the meaning of those words perfectly.

Taking a deep breath, he continued, "Secretary Dakang, you're right. I'm willing to donate one hundred million to support education in Jingzhou!"

Finally satisfied, Li Dakang quietly revealed the secret.

"Mainland, let me point you in the right direction. Recently, there has been a lack of consensus in our Handong Provincial Government. Governor Jianjun, Executive Vice Governor Zhao Dagong, and Standing Committee Vice Governor Qi Quansheng often disagree, which has caused a lot of unpleasantness."

Even Governor Dagong publicly criticized Governor Jianjun on several occasions at meetings. If Comrade Zhao Dagong of the provincial government knew about your problem, I think he would not sit idly by!

Oh, right, I forgot you don't know Governor Tagong. Here's what I'll do: I'll call Governor Tagong and explain your situation. Whether I can help depends on what he says!

Li Dakang didn't want to get involved in Li Shangli's affairs, but Jingzhou didn't want to miss out on a donation of 100 million yuan, so he simply brought the matter up to Zhao Dagong. Coincidentally, Zhao Dagong also needed to use Li Shangli's issue to attack Zhou Jianjun.

Li Dakang was very happy to have succeeded in making money from both ends.

After ending the call, Li Jiajia, standing at the study door, called out, "Dad, dinner's ready! Auntie made several really fancy dishes!"

Li Dakang smiled and nodded.

"Jiajia, wait five minutes, I need to make another call. One call is worth a hundred million!"

"Huh? One hundred million?"

Li Jiajia was a little confused, but she didn't ask any further questions. She knew that her father's work was always important.

Soon, Li Dakang called Zhao Dagong, and as expected, Zhao Dagong was very interested in Wang Dalu's situation. Making things difficult for entrepreneurs? That's not a deep enough understanding; affecting employment is a big deal!

Li Dakang handed the problem over to Zhao Dagong to contact Wang Dalu, and he just waited for the 100 million to arrive.

In a good mood, Li Dakang ate three bowls of rice, while Zhao Dagong had someone find Wang Dalu overnight to understand the situation. After learning the whole story, Zhao Dagong stayed up all night to write a report.

The next morning, Friday, Chen Luo rushed back to Jingzhou from Luzhou. He needed to hold a Standing Committee meeting in the afternoon, one of the topics of which was submitted by Chen Luo.

However, the content was not written by Chen Luo, but was a report submitted by Hou Liangping, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Procuratorate, regarding the disciplinary and legal violations of Liang Pengfei, a member of the Standing Committee of the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee and secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission.