Me! A high-ranking official!

"The Luo family is finished? What about Wang Xiujuan's family?" He glared at Luo Ming, furious at his lack of ambition. "Do you think Luo Haitao has given up? You've ruined his once happy family. Doesn't he hate you? He's not pursuing it now because he has to go out and work hard to support his family, to keep this family from falling apart! When he can't hold on any longer, when he's desperate, do you think any of your family members will escape unscathed when his pent-up anger explodes?"

"Honest people can't be bullied! I'm getting involved in this not only to get justice for Wang Xiujuan, but also to save you! Zhiyong will only be in there for five to ten years. He'll come out still young and strong, and can start over. Do you want him to go in at forty and come out at sixty with nothing?"

Luo Ming was stunned. He had never thought about the problem from this perspective before, but the last glimmer of hope in his heart hadn't completely disappeared. He said in a trembling voice, "Secretary... I'll pay them more money, please... please..."

"Stubborn to the end!" he scolded. "Do you want to be controlled by Luo Shuishan forever? Didn't he come to you again yesterday? Didn't he complain to you again, saying that I, an outsider, have driven you to this point, and that you should continue to trip me up? Luo Ming, I'll only stay here for two more years at most; I don't want to make enemies. But Luo Shuishan is using you as a weapon! This time he's making you take the blame for his actions, next time he'll force you to go to jail for him! Are you willing to watch your family be destroyed in the end?"

Luo Ming's lips trembled as he stared at Zhao Jianguo in shock. He truly hadn't expected that Zhao Jianguo would know exactly what Luo Shuishan had talked to him about yesterday.

"You only get one chance." He stood up, his expression cold. "In ten days at most, I'll take Wang Xiujuan to the capital. Once the experts have cured him, everything will be out of your control. Luo Shuishan is the kind of person who would betray even his fellow villagers for his own selfish reasons. Do you think he'd protect your son? Think it over carefully, don't make a mistake!"

After saying that, Zhao Jianguo turned around and strode out.

He had only taken two steps when he suddenly heard a series of rapid and heavy footsteps behind him. He instantly became alert and keenly sensed a gust of wind rushing towards the back of his head. His brows furrowed sharply, he ducked, and turned around to deliver a powerful side kick!

"Bang!"

It struck Luo Ming squarely in the chest. Luo Ming screamed and flew more than two meters away like a broken sack, crashing heavily against the base of the courtyard wall.

A muddy red brick fell from his hand and crashed to the floor with a thud.

Luo Ming clutched his chest and rolled on the ground, his face turning red from holding his breath, unable to catch his breath for a long time.

His gaze turned completely cold, and he shook his head in disappointment: "Stubborn fool, you actually want to fight me?"

Despite the excruciating pain, Luo Ming struggled to his feet, immediately kneeling on the ground. Tears streaming down his face, he crawled towards Zhao Jianguo, clinging tightly to his leg and wailing, "Secretary... spare Zhiyong! He's my only son! You can kill me if you want! I'll kneel before Wang Xiujuan, I'll serve Luo Haitao like a slave, please, don't let him go in..."

Zhao Jianguo looked down at him, his eyes filled with anger at his lack of self-control: "Every family has its rules, and every country has its laws. Luo Ming, there's no room for negotiation on this matter. This is your last chance to get leniency. If you can't seize it, don't blame me!"

After saying that, he suddenly broke free from Luo Ming's hands, opened the courtyard gate, and strode out.

Stepping out of Luo Ming's house, feeling the blinding sunlight outside, he couldn't help but take a deep breath and sort out his thoughts.

In fact, what he just told Luo Ming about the ten days and the fact that he had contacted experts in the capital was all a lie. This was just to put strong psychological pressure on Luo Ming, forcing him to weigh the pros and cons and make a decision as soon as possible. The reason he chose to throw this bomb today was because he saw that Luo Ming had just been betrayed by Luo Shuishan and was full of resentment. As long as Luo Ming's defenses collapsed and he took the initiative to call back Luo Zhiyong, who was on the run, to surrender, then Wang Xiujuan's case would naturally be solved.

However, to prevent Luo Ming from giving up entirely, we need to find an opportunity to talk to Luo Haitao and Wang Xiujuan's son, Luo Jiaxin, and try to get double insurance.

As he pondered this, he strolled back to the village committee.

Since the environmental protection bank was established, the village committee compound has become the liveliest place in the village. Most of the villagers are elderly people left behind. After redeeming their points, they don't have anything urgent to do, so they simply pull up a stool, sit in the yard, bask in the sun, and chat for most of the day. They only disperse when it's almost lunchtime.

He greeted the villagers with a smile, then went inside, turned on his computer, and polished and refined the first draft of the plan that he had worked on all night. After confirming that there were no errors or omissions, he sent it directly to Guo Nanguo, the deputy director of the county's Culture and Tourism Bureau.

Less than ten minutes later, Guo Nanguo called.

"Jianguo! You lad, I knew I hadn't misjudged you!" On the other end of the phone, Guo Nanguo's voice was filled with barely suppressed praise: "You must have been working day and night all night, right? I just skimmed through this plan, it's so insightful! Especially the way you use our county's weak economic foundation as an advantage to solve the problem, brilliant! No problem, I'll print out the draft right away, and go directly to Secretary Zhou and County Head Han today to report, and strike while the iron is hot and make a trip to the city!"

Hearing Guo Nanguo say this, he breathed a long sigh of relief. He had thought he would have to struggle with this plan for several days, but fortunately, Zhou Qingyan's guidance last night helped him sort out his thoughts, and he finished it all in one night.

With the plan finally settled, Zhao Jianguo leaned back in his chair, his mind naturally turning to the development of Luojia Village.

How to build a large-scale economic cycle in the village? In the final analysis, it comes down to the same two words: industry! Luo Family Village is too poor. Apart from the mud board factory that Luo Shuishan holds, which is a source of income, the rest of the land is basically thin land that depends on the weather. Without industrial support, there is no way to form a capital cycle. Without its own blood-generating mechanism, no matter how many pro-people measures he implements, he will eventually run out of resources.

He opened a webpage and looked up examples of rural areas getting rich in various places. Greenhouses, fruit picking, e-commerce... none of them seemed to fit the current situation of Luojia Village. He racked his brains but couldn't come up with any ideas, so he could only put the matter aside for the time being.

Just as he was rubbing his temples, a familiar voice suddenly came from the courtyard outside: "Excuse me, sir, is this the Luo Family Village Committee? Does Secretary Zhao Jianguo work here?"

"Hey, looking for our Party Secretary? He's inside!" the villagers said enthusiastically, pointing the way.

Upon hearing the familiar voice, his eyes lit up, and he immediately strode out of the house, greeting Zhenhai with a beaming smile: "Zhenhai, you've finally arrived!"