Officialdom: Reborn in the 90s, all I want to do is quit my job and make money.

Liang Wenyuan tapped the table, the sound was not loud.

Thump, thump.

The meeting room fell into an instant silence.

All the angry shouts, rebukes, and questions seemed to have been muted, stuck in their throats.

They all turned to look at Liang Wenyuan, their eyes filled with surprise and confusion.

The smile on Lin Yu's face froze.

Not right.

Something's not right with this script!

Follow the procedure.

The scene should be one where the mayor is furious, slams his fist on the table, and angrily denounces him for his warped thinking and biased stance.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he uses himself as a negative example to scare others.

Why...did you bang on the table?

What's with those two light taps?

Liang Wenyuan slowly raised his eyelids, his gaze calm as still water, yet carrying an undeniable air of authority.

He didn't look at Lin Yu, but instead looked at the deputy director of the finance bureau who had been shouting the loudest earlier, his face flushed red.

"Old Li, are you saying he's biased and has a questionable stance?"

Liang Wenyuan's voice was flat, revealing no emotion.

But Deputy Director Li suddenly broke out in a fine layer of cold sweat on his forehead.

"I...I..." he stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence.

Liang Wenyuan withdrew his gaze and surveyed the entire room.

"I think Comrade Kobayashi made a very good point."

In a word.

A single, casual remark.

But it made the air in the entire conference room freeze.

Director Wang's face went from deathly pale to deathly pale; he felt as if his heart was about to jump out of his throat.

Old Liu, sitting in the corner, had a gloating face that looked like he'd been punched hard; his features were contorted.

All the bureau chiefs and directors thought they had misheard.

Mayor Liang actually said... he spoke very well?

Lin Yu's mind went blank with a buzz.

Do not!

You can't think that way!

The things I was talking about.

Bankruptcy liquidation.

Private sector economy.

Free market.

...

Which one of them isn't undermining socialism?

Which one of them isn't engaging in the crooked and evil ways of capitalism?

How can you think it's good?

You should think I'm bad! Utterly bad!

"If we don't loosen restrictions, are we just going to let the people starve to death?"

Liang Wenyuan's voice suddenly rose.

"You know better than I do about the textile factory! You know better than I do about the Hongxing Steel Plant! Don't you know how many factories like this there are in the whole city?"

"We can't repay the bank loans, we can't pay the workers' wages, and the warehouse is piled high with scrap metal and rags!"

"Are you just going to live off these scraps of metal and rags? Are you just going to stand by and watch hundreds of thousands of industrial workers, our class brothers, lose their jobs and their livelihoods?"

His voice grew louder and louder, each word like a whip lashing at the face of everyone present.

"If you think it won't work, fine, fine, then you figure something out!"

Liang Wenyuan slammed his hand on the table, making a loud "bang".

He stood up, leaned forward, and his gaze, sharp as a knife, swept across the pale, terrified faces.

"Who among you can step forward and give me a solution! A solution that can feed these hundreds of thousands of people! Who can?!"

Dead silence.

A deathly silence.

No one dared to speak, no one dared to meet his gaze.

Method?

If they had a solution, would they have waited until today?

Although some things are not out in the open, they are all very clear about them.

The higher-ups want reforms, to shed burdens, and to achieve political success.

What's next?

On the surface, it was a scene of singing and dancing, a picture of prosperity.

Behind the scenes, however, undercurrents were surging and chaos was rampant.

In that heavy industrial province to the north, rumors have already spread that husbands are riding bicycles at night with their wives out to "make money."

A grain of ash of the times falls on a person, and it is a mountain.

If we don't change, we're just waiting to die.

Not only will ordinary people die, but the positions they hold will also perish.

Lin Yu stood on the main stage.

Looking down at the group below, who had just been so excited.

Now, however, these bureau-level leaders are all silent and trembling with fear.

He is stupid.

No!

What about your complaints?

Where is your anger?

Where is your attack?

What happened to the promise to embarrass me, a young man, make me lose face, issue a city-wide notice, and provide a one-stop service of dismissal and investigation?

Where did that attitude of yours, like you were going to devour me alive, go?

Where have you been?

What about disdain, contempt, and ridicule?

Look into my eyes!

Tell me why!

I just want to see how you guys look when you want to get rid of them!

Hurry up! Stop dawdling! Try harder!

Lin Yu's mind was screaming wildly.

He resigned from his job to start his own business, chasing the spring breeze of reform and opening up, aiming to grow his business bigger and stronger, and earn a small fortune.

It's right in front of me, and this is what you tell me!

Who could stand that?!

He opened his mouth, ready to add fuel to the fire.

He wanted to tell them that this was just the beginning!

We will also carry out shareholding system reform in the future!

We also need to attract foreign investment!

They also want to contract out state-run restaurants to individuals!

He refused to believe that he couldn't blow up these old fogies!

however.

Just as Lin Yu was about to speak.

Liang Wenyuan seemed very satisfied with the results.

He slowly sat down, nodded, and then picked up the report on the table.

"Since everyone agrees, then it's settled!"

Lin Yu's heart skipped a beat.

Do not!

I have an opinion!

I have a strong opinion!

Liang Wenyuan didn't even look at him, and turned directly to Zhou Quan beside him.

"Xiao Zhou, issue a document in a bit, so that all units in the city can study it and deeply understand the content and spirit of this document."

"We must treat this matter as our top priority and most important task!"

"Anyone who dares to hold us back will be dealt with!"

It was a resounding statement.

A murderous aura emanated from them.

In the office, even the sound of breathing had disappeared.

Then, Liang Wenyuan's gaze fell on Lin Yu again.

That look in his eyes carried a sense of appreciation and expectation.

"And, Kobayashi..."

Lin Yu felt a shiver run through his body.

A very ominous premonition.

It instantly enveloped his entire body.

Liang Wenyuan then made the announcement.

"To advance this work, the city has decided to establish a temporary leading group for 'Revitalizing State-Owned Assets and Promoting Market Economic Development'."

"I will personally take on the role of team leader."

"Comrade Lin Yu will serve as the executive deputy leader. He shall report directly to me on all matters!"

boom!!!

If what was said just now was a thunderclap, then this sentence was an atomic bomb dropped on Lin Yu's head!

Executive Deputy Leader?

Report directly to the mayor?

Lin Yu's vision went black instantly.

He seemed to see that door to unlimited wealth and fortune being welded shut with a loud "bang".

No!

not like this!

This shouldn't be happening!

"Lin...Deputy Team Leader Lin?"

Director Wang's voice rang in my ears.

Lin Yu turned his head stiffly.

Seeing Director Wang's face, which bloomed like a chrysanthemum.

He saw the complex gazes from all the leaders around him, a mixture of awe, envy, and jealousy.

He opened his mouth, as if to say something.

For example, I'm not good enough, I'm not capable enough, and I'm not experienced enough.

But in the end, only one word escaped his throat.

"..."

He lost his voice completely.