After breaking up with my boyfriend, I made a fortune and rose rapidly in my career.

Everyone in the county government compound fell silent.

Chen Pingfang's voice rang clearly in everyone's ears through the loudspeaker.

"If you want money, come with me to the riverbank!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of the creditors, who had previously looked ashen-faced, lit up instantly.

They looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock, doubt, and a burning impulse.

Go to the riverbank? Or ask those private sand pits on the Qingyi River for money?

That place is notorious for being chaotic in the county.

But the person who said this was the newly arrived county magistrate.

Moreover, Chen Pingfang had just acknowledged the government's debt in front of everyone and pointed out a way to repay the money.

In despair, it's like a lifeline, something people would grasp at with all their might.

"go!"

Among the crowd, a middle-aged contractor who was owed millions in construction fees was the first to raise the IOU in his hand and shout it out.

"With the county magistrate taking the lead, what are we afraid of!"

"Yes! Go ask the county magistrate for the money!"

"Damn it, why can't I get my hard-earned money back?!"

The crowd's emotions were instantly ignited.

Chen Pingfang didn't say another word. He handed the megaphone back to the cadre next to him, turned around, and strode towards the gate of the compound.

Chen Pingfang did not turn around, nor did he look at the crowd he had stirred up.

He just kept walking, his back straight.

There was a moment of silence behind him, then a flurry of footsteps followed closely behind.

Several hundred creditors gathered in a line and followed the county head out of the county government compound.

Finance Bureau Chief Zhao An stood frozen in the center of the hall, watching Chen Pingfang's retreating figure and the surging crowd, feeling a chill run through his body.

crazy.

This new county magistrate is insane!

He actually dared to lead a group of ordinary people to touch Secretary Ma's money bag!

Zhao An ran back to his office, his hands trembling violently, and dialed Ma Changsheng's number: "Secretary...it's terrible...he...he took some men to the sand quarry!"

……

On the highway leading from Qingyuan County to the Qingyi River beach, an unprecedented scene unfolded.

Chen Ping walked in front, with his secretary carrying a stack of documents, jogging alongside him.

Behind them were two middle-aged men wearing glasses, who looked very nervous. One was a key staff member of the county audit bureau, and the other was a hydrological engineer from the water resources bureau.

These are the people Chen Ping placed there. There are no police or security guards, only pens and calculators.

Further on was the debt collection team made up of contractors, material suppliers, and small business owners. They drove their own small trucks or construction vehicles, and many others rode motorcycles and tricycles, forming a long line on the road and raising a cloud of dust.

At the very front of the line, Chen Pingfang maintained a calm expression.

He knew that Ma Changsheng was waiting for him to make a move.

Chen Ping's choice of tactics was direct and unreasonable, leaving Ma Changsheng wondering how to deal with it.

You use the people's debts to pressure me, so I'll use the people's power to overturn your table.

Half an hour later, the wide channel of the Qingyi River came into view.

On the riverbank, sand dredgers roared, their conveyor belts constantly turning, transporting boatloads of sand to the shore, piling them up like small mountains. Dozens of heavy trucks lined up, loading sand and gravel, ready to be transported to various destinations.

This is the illegal sand mining site in Qingyuan County, and also the location of Hengtong Sand and Gravel Co., Ltd., the parent company of Hengtong Agricultural and Sideline Products Supply Company.

When Chen Pingfang's team appeared at the intersection, several burly men who were playing cards at the entrance of the sand pit immediately stood up.

They had cigarettes dangling from their mouths, were shirtless, revealing their tattooed arms, and blocked their way with ill intent.

"What are you doing here?" The bald, burly man at the head of the group sized up Chen Pingfang, who was walking in front of him, his eyes full of disdain. "Do you know where you are? Get lost!"

The thugs behind him picked up shovels and steel pipes and banged them on the ground, making a very loud, grating sound.

The creditors following behind unconsciously slowed their pace.

Many of them had heard of Hengtong Sand Quarry's reputation.

Chen Ping stopped and looked calmly at the bald man in front of him.

"I am Chen Pingfang, the county magistrate of Qingyuan County."

His voice wasn't loud, but it made the fat on the bald man's face twitch.

County Magistrate?

The bald man was stunned for a moment, then burst into wild laughter as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world: "County magistrate? What is the county magistrate doing in this godforsaken place? Inspecting work? Hahaha."

The thugs behind him laughed along, and the atmosphere became tense.

Chen Pingfang ignored their mockery. He stepped aside, making way for the auditor and water conservancy engineer behind him.

"I'm here today to do only three things."

Chen Ping extended one finger.

"First, please have the comrades from the Audit Bureau check all of your company's sand mining records and sales accounts since its establishment, and see how much sand and gravel you have taken from various countries and how much tax you have paid."

He then extended a second finger, pointing at the water conservancy engineer.

"Secondly, we request that the comrades from the Water Resources Bureau conduct on-site measurements of the river channel here and calculate the extent of the damage and losses caused by the indiscriminate sand dredging to the flood control safety of the Qingyi River."

At this point, Chen Pingfang's gaze swept over the group of thugs in front of him, finally landing on the piles of sand and gravel in the distance, and his voice turned cold.

"Third, and most importantly."

He took a step forward, facing the group of thugs and the hundreds of creditors behind him who were holding their breath, and said loudly:

"From now on, all the sand and gravel here will be taken over by the county government and auctioned off publicly. The first proceeds from the auction will be used to repay the hard-earned money owed to you by the government!"

"Anyone who dares to touch even a grain of sand in the country is tantamount to tampering with everyone's lifeline!"

boom!

These words instantly ignited the atmosphere.

The hundreds of creditors behind him, their pent-up anger and newly ignited hope, finally shouted it out at that moment.

"Anyone who dares to stop us from taking the money, we'll fight them to the death!"

"This is our money! Give us our money back!"

The crowd roared and surged forward, the sight turning the faces of the arrogant thugs at the door pale, and they involuntarily took two steps back.

They were fierce, but they couldn't withstand hundreds of desperate creditors.

Just then, a loud engine roared from deep within the sand pit.

"Stop it, you fucking bastards!"

A loud shout rang out.

Amidst the dust and smoke, three massive bulldozers lined up, relentlessly pushing through the crowd and stopping at the intersection. Their buckets were raised high, blocking everyone's path.

The cab door of the middle bulldozer opened, and a man wearing a floral shirt, a large gold chain, and a fierce-looking face jumped out.

He held a baseball bat in his hand and slammed it hard on the bulldozer's tracks, making a loud "clang".

It was Wang Heng, the boss of Hengtong Company and Ma Changsheng's brother-in-law.

Wang Heng pointed his baseball bat at the crowd, his eyes fierce, and finally, his gaze locked onto Chen Pingfang, who was standing at the very front.

"The county magistrate?"

He grinned, revealing a set of teeth stained yellow from smoking; his smile was unpleasant.

"In Qingyuan County, even the Heavenly King himself would have to ask me, Wang Heng, if I agree!"

"I'd like to see who dares to touch my sand quarry today!"