South to North: A Prison Guard at the Beginning

Chapter 350 City Hall Compound

"Do you know what this behavior is? You are breaking the law. I didn't even look for you, but now you come to me!" Yuan Mu said to several people without any politeness.

"This..." After Yuan Mu said this, several developers looked at each other. It was also the first time for them to see such a tough government leader. Logically speaking, now is the time to develop the economy, and governments at all levels regard them as the God of Wealth. But Yuan Mu is special. Not only did he not appease them, he even accused them of committing a crime.

"District Chief Yuan! What you said is not right, is it? What the demolition team does is their business. We did not instruct them to do so. What does it have to do with us?"

"Boss Zhang! Did they take your money? You are in an employment relationship. Their behavior should be supervised by you, and you should be responsible for it!" Yuan Mu refused to give in.

Yuan Mu knew the conduct of these developers too well. They would shine with a little sunshine. He must take the initiative in this matter. He must strive to get a reasonable price for the people below. He had learned before that the money offered by the developers was indeed a bit low. All the money was taken by these ruthless guys!

"What does District Chief Yuan mean? Is the demolition work just going to stop?"

"Of course we can't stop. I have already formed a demolition team. Next, they will go to various places in the district to preside over the demolition work. All your demolition activities must be under the supervision of the district government! Also, the money you gave is too low. You must increase the price appropriately!"

"What?!" After hearing this, several developers were completely unwilling. They could make concessions on other issues, but not on money. What was the purpose of developing real estate? Wasn't it to make a fortune?

"District Chief Yuan, this is impossible. The price is this price. We can't raise the price any more!"

"That's right. We have already discussed this with the city government. Now you are rejecting us directly? Absolutely not!"

"This is my attitude. You guys can go back and discuss it. Xiao Song, show them out!" Yuan Mu didn't bother to argue with them and asked his secretary to show them out.

"District Chief Yuan! We will report this to the city!" After saying that, several people left angrily.

Yuan Mu didn't care at all. He had already had his own ideas about the planning of Daoli District. It was currently on paper and would be completely completed in a few days. At that time, he would go to the Municipal Party Committee to personally ask for instructions from his superiors.

About an hour later, Yuan Mu was called into Li Zhiming's office.

At this time, Li Zhiming was sitting in his office chair, smoking with a gloomy face, while Yuan Mu walked over and sat opposite him.

"Secretary Li, you are looking for me."

"Comrade Yuan Mu! Those developers came to me just now. How did you talk to them? Now they are going to sue me to the Municipal Party Committee. You've put me in a passive position!" Li Zhiming frowned at Yuan Mu.

"Secretary Li, I don't think I did anything wrong. We can't just rush the demolition work. As leading cadres, we must put the interests of the people first. These developers only pay a small amount of money to the people. Don't they feel guilty?"

"But if you do this, what if the developer runs away? Can you bear the responsibility? I can't bear it anyway!"

"What is there to be ashamed of? Our country is now in the period of vigorously developing the economy. If they don't do it, there are plenty of people who will do it. And if we open the bidding, I don't believe that no one will be willing to invest in Daoli District!" Yuan Mu waved his hand.

"You...!" Li Zhiming stood up and looked at Yuan Mu angrily.

"Secretary Li, we can't just give in to these people, otherwise they will only get more aggressive!"

"Okay! Then you explain it to the Municipal Party Committee yourself!" Having said that, Li Zhiming didn't care that this was his office and just walked away.

Yuan Mu stood up nonchalantly and walked slowly towards his office.

That night, in a private room of a restaurant in Daoli District, there were two people sitting in the room. One of them was wearing a suit, but it looked a bit out of place on him. The other person was actually Li Zhiming.

"Secretary Li, isn't Yuan Mu going too far? He arrested many of my brothers just a few days after taking office!" The man in a suit complained to Li Zhiming.

"Xiao Song, don't worry. He is from Kyoto and has no local work experience. Just let him make trouble. When he makes trouble, it will naturally calm down. Then won't the opportunity come?"

"But Secretary Li, I have a lot of brothers waiting for dinner. When will this end?"

"Don't be anxious, wait a little longer. Yuan Mu has already offended the developers in the area, and this group of people has already reported it to the city. I guess the city will talk to Yuan Mu soon. He won't be so arrogant for long." Li Zhiming said with a smile.

Hearing this, Xiao Song nodded, then with a smile on her face, she took out an envelope from a black leather bag next to her, put it on the table and pushed it to Li Zhiming.

"Secretary Li, I hope you will take good care of me in Daoli District in the future."

Li Zhiming glanced at the envelope and a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"That's easy to say. Supporting local enterprises is what our district committee should do."

"Haha! Okay, I'll rely on you from now on. I'll toast to Secretary Li." Xiao Song laughed and raised the glass.

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A day later, Yuan Mu, who was sitting in the office writing a city planning report, received a call from the Municipal Party Committee. The caller was actually the mayor Song Hongkuo. This surprised Yuan Mu a little. It was not that he was afraid of the other party, but he did not expect that it was this person who called him.

"Mayor Song, why did you call in person?" Yuan Mu's tone was respectful. He could be disrespectful to Li Zhiming because they were of the same level, but this guy was a deputy ministerial-level cadre. He dared not be disrespectful, no matter how powerful his background was.

"Comrade Yuan Mu, please come to my office now." Song Hongkuo's voice was serious on the phone.

"Yes! I'll come right now." Yuan Mu agreed without any extra words.

After hanging up the phone, Yuan Mu made another call.

"Xiao Song, prepare the car and go to the city government with me."

The Daoli District Government is not far from the Harbin Municipal Government, less than ten kilometers away. It takes about ten minutes by car to reach the municipal government compound. He arrived smoothly at the door of Mayor Song Hongkuo's office.

The mayor's secretary Lou Junzhi was already waiting for him here. Lou Junzhi was the chief of the secretariat section of the municipal government and had been Song Hongkuo's secretary for two years.