Zhang Wen's name

the next day.

Li Daniu and Lin Zhijun arrived at the fireworks production base. They were disheartened to see that many of the factory buildings in the industrial park were still empty.

"Comrade Zhijun, I am guilty. I have failed the trust of the people of the county."

"Secretary Li, it was a vote by everyone, so it's not your fault. We also misjudged the market situation at the time."

"Comrade Zhijun, don't try to comfort me. All I want now is to take this opportunity to make Jianhu fireworks resound throughout the country."

"Secretary Li, I think you don't need to worry about this issue. Didn't Governor Zhang say that he would only purchase fireworks from our Handong Province in the future?"

Li Daniu was speechless. Was the company he had spent so much money to build just for government procurement? What would happen if Governor Zhang got promoted and transferred one day?

"Comrade Zhijun, our enterprises must always be competitive. What if the government changes its policies one day? Are we just supposed to wait to die?"

Lin Zhijun's face turned pale upon hearing this; he had only thought about the present and hadn't considered the future.

"Secretary Li, it seems I still have a lot to learn from you."

"Comrade Zhijun, you're not going to amount to anything by learning from me. I'm about to retire. You should learn from Governor Zhang. I think Governor Zhang is the best at managing the economy in the whole of Handong."

After hearing this, Lin Zhijun immediately looked around. This Li Daniu was too bold. Although what he said was true, if others heard it, wouldn't he be asking for trouble?

"Secretary Li, walls have ears. I think we should talk about fireworks production instead."

"Okay, let's go in and take a look."

As soon as Li Daniu and his group entered the industrial park, Wang Degui, the park's director, immediately ran out.

"Secretary Li, County Head Lin, welcome to our industrial park for your inspection."

"Director Wang, please show us around properly. We haven't had a proper tour of this park since it was built."

Wang Degui looked nervous after hearing this. What was there to see in this run-down industrial park? All the small businesses had been taken away by them, and now they were planning to take away the big companies in the park as well. There was no other way; this industrial park was in a state of flux, so they could only produce fireworks.

"Secretary Li, County Head Lin, there's nothing much to see in this industrial zone, and there aren't many businesses there."

"Director Wang, I know about the situation here. Could you show us around? I heard that you still have three factories here that are still producing, and they're selling quite well."

Wang Degui's face turned pale upon hearing this; it was exactly what he feared had come to pass.

"Secretary Li, County Chief Lin, it's too dangerous there, let's not go. There are a lot of fireworks and firecrackers stored there."

Li Daniu and Lin Zhijun exchanged a glance and immediately realized that this bastard might be up to something.

"Wang Degui, what do you mean by this? We went to inspect the companies in the industrial park, and you kept obstructing us. What do you mean by this?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Degui decided not to hide it any longer and immediately spoke up.

"Secretary Li, County Head Lin, a chemical plant has its eye on this industrial park, and they want to drive all the fireworks factories away."

Secretary Li, Lin Zhijun was shocked to hear this. "My environment is so good, and you actually want to attract a chemical plant? Although fireworks have risks, this place is right by the river." It wasn't like other chemical plants hadn't wanted to set up shop here before; they considered the pollution and chose the less polluting fireworks factory.

"Wang Degui, which chemical plant are you talking about? Did you take bribes from him and keep targeting those fireworks factories?"

Wang Degui felt wronged after hearing this; wasn't he just thinking about the dozens of employees here?

"Secretary Li, I'm not doing this for myself. Because there are so many vacant buildings in this industrial park, our industrial park party committee only receives a basic salary of 2500 yuan, which is not enough for us to live on."

Li Daniu felt a little guilty after hearing this, and his tone towards Wang Degui softened considerably.

"Director Wang, you could rent out the delivery room."

After listening to this, Lin Zhijun immediately explained to Li Daniu.

"Secretary Li, our industrial park can only produce fireworks and firecrackers. We can't produce anything else. We understand what Wang Degui just said."

Li Daniu felt even more guilty after hearing this, because it was his problem that caused such a big loss.

"Director Wang, I apologize to you. The current situation in this industrial park is all my fault."

Wang Degui was startled upon hearing this and hurriedly spoke up.

"Secretary Li, this problem is not your fault. Who could have imagined that everyone was optimistic about this project at the beginning, but it has turned out like this now?"

Seeing the guilt on Li Daniu's face, Lin Zhijun immediately comforted him.

"Secretary Li, now is not the time for self-criticism. Our most important task now is to complete the tasks assigned by our superiors."

"Comrade Zhijun, let's go and take a look at the factories that are still in production."

Wang Degui looked anxious after hearing this.

"Secretary Li, we can't go now. I just shut down their factory. Please wait for me."

Li Daniu and Lin Zhijun were completely dumbfounded. "Are you fucking crazy?"

"Wang Degui, what right do you, as the director of an industrial park, have to shut down a factory that is still in operation?"

"Secretary Li, I admit my mistake. I just wanted to get rid of them so that our industrial park could attract other factories."

Li Daniu looked annoyed after hearing this, thinking, "You think this is a business?"

"Wang Degui, I think you should go to the Discipline Inspection Commission and explain your problems. I don't want you to ruin our county's reputation. Do you know how difficult it is to attract a company to invest in our county these days? You're trying to shut them down with just a word. That's illegal and criminal."

Wang Degui looked dejected upon hearing this. He hadn't actually embezzled anything; he just wanted to increase everyone's wages, so his methods were a bit excessive.

"Secretary Li, County Head Lin, I can tell you frankly that I did not embezzle any money; it was all for the development of the industrial park."

Li Daniu was speechless after hearing this. If you think there's a problem, you can report it to your superiors. Why did you seal off someone else's factory?

"Wang Degui, the disciplinary committee will verify the issues you raised. You will be suspended from your current duties and will be subject to investigation immediately."

Wang Degui knew he couldn't escape it, so he calmly waited for the disciplinary committee members.

After dealing with Wang Degui, Li Daniu immediately notified the staff of the Industry and Commerce Bureau to arrange for them to resume work and production.

Lin Zhijun didn't sit idle either; he immediately contacted the companies that had been squeezed out. However, these companies, having been bitten by a snake once, all refused to return.

Lin Zhijun told Li Daniu about this, and Li Daniu could only remain silent; he could understand their feelings.

The investigation results for Wang Degui have also come out. The Discipline Inspection Commission did not find any corruption issues on his part, but he did violate regulations and discipline. Therefore, he was dismissed from his post and his retirement benefits were reduced to those of a staff member.