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Chapter 229 Killing the Chicken to Warn the Monkey
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“Director Lin.” Shen Liquan carefully organized his words. He had heard of the young man in front of him who had played a pivotal role in the last Health Bureau incident, and he also knew that Lin Yao was the young master of Minhong. He couldn’t help but feel a little annoyed.
Shen Liquan believed that he had not gained any benefit from this incident, nor would he gain any benefit in the future. He was very careful in handling the matter, trying to avoid going too far in his attitude and methods to provoke the other party. However, he did not expect that the other party would still submit an application for administrative reconsideration.
“Administrative reconsideration is a supplementary regulation promulgated to address the illegality of the standards and methods used by functional departments in law enforcement. Its purpose is to better supervise and address deviations in the government’s work.” Shen Liquan’s tone became slightly louder, but his smile did not diminish. “I think it’s inappropriate for Minhong to invoke the Administrative Reconsideration Law this time, because all our law enforcement and actions are based on rules and regulations, and the standards are well-controlled. You should look for the reasons within yourselves, instead of blaming the government for every problem. This is not the correct or proactive attitude.”
"Section Chief Shen, thank you for your hospitality." Lin Yao's tone turned cold instantly; he had lost his patience.
He wasn't good at fox-like hypocrisy and politeness, nor was his father Luo Jimin, nor his mother Lin Hongmei.
Policies? Regulations? These rules and regulations are too general, and the operational details are not detailed enough. Basically, it's all decided by people; if you're willing to look, you'll find a solution.
Minhong isn't buying it!
Since that's the case, we can't use our weaknesses to fight against the other side. This kind of time-consuming and manipulative approach is something Minhong will never be able to do. It's better to use our advantages to quickly resolve the situation.
“I know that Section Chief Shen is a good official. He is conscientious and hardworking and there is nothing wrong with him. Although he is somewhat outstanding in his personal life and has used reasonable ‘rules’ to start a company, these are not the main points and should not be written into the administrative reconsideration application report.”
"We hope Section Chief Shen will seriously consider this. We have no patience and won't play games that waste our time." Lin Yao laid his cards on the table. "Who is causing trouble for Min Hong? Please tell us, Section Chief Shen, and we'll go find them."
A threat! A blatant threat!
Shen Liquan's face instantly turned extremely ugly. He had never been threatened like this to his face before. Even people with whom he had major conflicts at work, or superiors who were obviously trying to undermine him, would not speak in this tone or with this attitude, let alone make such a childish threat.
What is Minhong Pharmaceutical trying to do?! Don't they know that this attitude will put them in complete opposition to all functional departments?
Luo Jimin and Lin Hongmei remained silent. Although they were also surprised by their son Lin Yao's attitude and decision, they would give him their unwavering support without hesitation, no matter what.
They know their son's character best. Since he's going against Section Chief Shen, they should support him, regardless of whether the methods are right or wrong. They don't need to consider that, because they're family.
"President Luo, is this how you handle things?!" Shen Liquan felt he couldn't communicate with this arrogant young man, so he put away his smile and turned to Luo Jimin. He felt it was more reliable to talk to an adult.
"I'll make the decisions today." Lin Yao's words immediately shut down Shen Liquan's idea. Was his father supposed to play games with these people? Wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?
"Section Chief Shen, I'm threatening you. Please answer my questions directly. If you don't reveal who's behind this, we'll go back immediately. Don't expect me to play by the rules with you." Lin Yao glared at Shen Liquan with a rude attitude, his tone extremely harsh. "First, find your wife and tell her about your female classmate from university. Whether it's lingering feelings or infidelity, don't worry that she won't believe you, because we have evidence."
"You!" Shen Liquan pointed angrily at Lin Yao, his face contorted with rage. "You're despicable!"
"Stop with the 'you' and 'you'. If you don't tell me, I'm leaving." Lin Yao's tone became somewhat like that of a thug threatening a small business owner. "Also, I'll send the report to the Discipline Inspection Commission. Regardless of whether you have any problems or not, you're going to have to deal with the report about your huge amount of assets with unknown sources for a while. Even if you don't have any problems, you must have evaded taxes. Don't tell me you didn't evade taxes."
"How could you do this!" Shen Liquan roared. He simply couldn't imagine that a company with an excellent reputation nationwide would be so despicable. It was utterly shameless.
"Why can't I do that? Do you think we should just obediently offer our necks and be slaughtered?" Lin Yao glanced at Shen Liquan with contempt, his eyes filled with deep disdain. These functional department heads, who were used to being high and mighty, were always self-righteous and thought that others had to act according to the rules they set. They couldn't accept the slightest deviation.
"Five minutes. I'll give you five minutes to consider, otherwise we'll take other actions." Lin Yao pressed on. "Think it through. Once the operation begins, there's no turning back. Whether it's a fight to the death or mutual destruction, Minhong will absolutely not back down!"
At this moment, Luo Jimin was so surprised that his mouth opened slightly as he stared straight at his son Lin Yao's face. Looking at the violence on that face, he suddenly felt a sense of unfamiliarity.
Lin Hongmei watched her son with a faint smile. She didn't care about anything else; she was convinced that her son had a solid backup plan, so she wasn't in a hurry. She was simply appreciating the different kind of demeanor Lin Yao was displaying at this moment. She had never seen anything like this before and would remember it well.
As a mother, Lin Hongmei feels very honored.
Panting heavily, Shen Liquan glared at Lin Yao, wishing he could rush up and tear him to pieces. After a fierce internal struggle, he squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth, "It's all the orders from above. What's the use of you messing with me? If I step down, someone else will do it."
No longer arguing about principles and rules, Shen Liquan said angrily, "Deputy Director Zhang Yangshen is personally overseeing this matter. If you need to talk to someone, go find him. Don't try to be tough with me here."
"Thank you, Section Chief Shen. We'll go to Deputy Director Zhang's office now. Please tell us which room it is." Lin Yao smiled broadly, like a sunny boy next door, which only made Shen Liquan angrier.
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"Director Zhang, I am Lin Yao, the director of the Minhong Emergency Public Relations Handling Center. Here are some materials for you to look at." As soon as Lin Yao entered the room, he placed a stack of materials that Ge Yong had sent someone to fetch on his desk and presented them to Zhang Yangshen.
Since things have already turned ugly, there's no need to be coy or hesitant; let's just get straight to the point. This is Lin Yao's principle.
Before Zhang Yangshen could even change his expression and get angry, before he could even reprimand Lin Yao and his group for barging in without knocking, he saw the top few photos on the stack of materials in front of him, and instantly deflated. His raised eyebrows lowered and furrowed tightly together.
The photos clearly show him in intimate poses with a woman, including several where they are cheek to cheek, and their expressions suggest that their relationship is not that of an ordinary man and woman.
"What do you want to do?" Zhang Yangshen controlled his emotions, regained his dignified expression, braced his hands on the edge of the table, straightened his body, and stared intently at Lin Yao.
"If Director Zhang can help resolve these two matters, I won't cause any trouble." Lin Yao gestured with two fingers. He pressed his lower abdomen against the outer edge of the large desk, bent down, and leaned close to the other person's face. "First, immediately cancel the closure notice for Minhong Almond Hall Pharmacy and withdraw the penalty notice against Minhong."
"The second thing is to tell me who is behind this, and we'll handle the connections ourselves, Director Zhang.
Zhang Yangshen's pupils suddenly contracted, and the shock in his heart made him freeze in his tracks, even his breathing suddenly stopped.
What is Minhong Pharmaceutical trying to do? Doesn't it know that challenging the rules and power will lead to its demise?
The people above? How dare Zhang Yangshen utter such a thing as "the people above"!
But the information in front of him terrified him even more. Although he hadn't looked at the contents of the thick pages carefully yet, the information on the first printed page under the photos was enough to fill him with dread.
The few lines of text that were faintly visible turned out to be his anonymous bank card account, and the large sums listed below also seemed very familiar to him.
Where did they get this classified information? Did they have someone in the Discipline Inspection Commission helping them?
The National Commission for Discipline Inspection (NCDI) is the department that all government officials least want to deal with; what they fear most is being invited for tea by the NCDI. There's a saying that the NCDI is filled with mountains of whistleblower reports, both true and false. Their job is to sift through these massive amounts of reports, extracting valuable information, compiling and archiving them, and then conducting covert investigations to gather evidence. Once they have enough evidence, and the time is right, they can then formally invite someone for tea.
The information before him was enough to warrant Zhang Yangshen being invited for questioning, which was the reason for his shock and fear.