The Invincible Son-in-law

Chapter 650: Forcing Ducks Onto the Rack

Although Zhang Yonghong was detained, he met his wife Guo Yali through the judicial process.

From Ling Feng's investigation, it seemed that Guo Yali was trying to use connections and also investigating who reported Zhang Yonghong, presumably to take revenge.

Although this was Lin Hao's speculation, based on the current clues, Zhang Yonghong remained the prime suspect.

"If it's really him, then he's done for!" Li Jingyi clearly had made up her mind.

"Secretary Li, don't worry, I'm sure everything will come to light soon," Lin Hao reassured her once more.

"Alright, let's not talk about that. Didn't you say you were going to report on the land compensation scheme?" Li Jingyi steered the conversation back on track.

"Yes, this is the proposal I came up with after discussing it with Secretary Zhang and Mayor Wu from Fuhua Town yesterday..."

Lin Hao took the opportunity to present the proposal they had finalized after yesterday's discussion.

Li Jingyi took it and started reading, casually asking, "This proposal seems to have a higher compensation amount than before?"

"Yes, that's because the population density in Zhenjiang Village is high, and the average land per farmer is low. If we don't increase the unit compensation amount, the farmers won't have a livelihood..."

Lin Hao reported the specific situation of Zhenjiang Village, to which Li Jingyi nodded repeatedly.

"County Magistrate Lin, you're indeed a good leader who seeks the welfare of the people! However, have you considered that once this subsidy is given, compensation amounts in other areas of our county might also need to be raised in the future?"

Li Jingyi immediately raised a critical issue for him to consider.

Lin Hao replied with a smile, "I've naturally thought about this issue. Therefore, I've noted the special circumstances of Zhenjiang Village, treated as a special case, so future land compensations won't be this high."

Li Jingyi flipped to the final notes, nodded, and said, "In that case, I'll first report it to the City Committee and City Government to see their opinions."

"Alright, I'll wait for your news here. The other tasks will still proceed as planned, to avoid chaos when the proposal comes through," Lin Hao said.

After taking the documents, Li Jingyi changed the topic, "How's the preparation for the High-Quality Trade Fair and New Energy Battery Conference going?"

"It's almost done. The government office invited leaders at various levels, and company executives are invited to have experts and scholars..." Lin Hao reported in detail again.

Listening to how he arranged everything methodically, Li Jingyi praised with a smile, "It seems your capability is indeed strong. Honestly, Secretary Cao initially wanted to give you a six-month probation, but I managed to get it reduced to three months, seeing your outstanding ability."

"Thank you, Secretary Li, for your support," Lin Hao joked with a smile.

"You should thank the organization for cultivating you," Li Jingyi corrected him earnestly.

"Yes, thank you, organization, for cultivating me!" Lin Hao quickly responded.

"Originally, your appointment should have been announced in a general meeting, but now it's the weekend, and it's inconvenient to gather everyone, so it can only wait until next Monday."

Li Jingyi addressed the issue of his appointment.

"It's alright, not urgent. It doesn't matter even if the meeting isn't held," Lin Hao shrugged, indicating indifference.

"How can it not matter? Without proper legitimacy, your authority as county magistrate will be limited."

Li Jingyi smiled and said, "But don't worry, I've already instructed the county committee office to notify everyone that all departmental leaders across the county must attend a meeting tomorrow, where I will announce the City Committee and City Government's appointment for you."

"You're putting me on the hot seat!" Lin Hao said with a bitter expression.

"With great ability comes great responsibility. How can we say we're 'putting you on the hot seat'? We're 'driving ducks onto the shelves'!" Li Jingyi joked with a laugh.

"I'm not a duck; I'm a mule!" Lin Hao knew the higher-ups were pressuring him and could only smile wryly.

"Go on, getting things done well is more important than anything," Li Jingyi waved her hand to signal him out.

"Got it!" Lin Hao left joyfully.

...

Lin Hao had just returned to his office and sat down when Zheng Yanbo and Lu Xiaodan followed him in.

Today was originally Sunday, so all enterprises and institutions should have been on holiday. However, with County Magistrate Wei in trouble, Lin Hao was now acting as Wucheng County Magistrate.

As a result, all staff from the government and county committee offices returned to work overtime, even if there was nothing to do, they had to stay until the end of working hours.

It's said that new officials bring vigor, and everyone was worried that County Magistrate Lin's vigor might burn them, so who would dare not to come?

Zheng Yanbo, being the director of the government office, must have something to report when he came in.

"Director Zheng, go ahead, what's the matter?"

"County Magistrate Lin, now that you are the acting magistrate, I've arranged a new office for you, upstairs," Zheng Yanbo replied.

Although the government office had only one five-story building, which was a bit old, the higher the office floor, the higher one's status, which was a widely recognized fact.

Originally, when Lin Hao was the executive deputy magistrate, he should have been moved to an office upstairs, but somehow it was delayed.

Now that he's the acting magistrate and his status has increased, Director Zheng quickly thought of relocating him to a new office.

The upstairs office is basically for the magistrate and deputy secretary. Now that Lin Hao has taken on both roles, moving upstairs was only appropriate.

In this hierarchically strict system, the distribution of offices and position hierarchy had such hidden connections.

"Alright, then have them move me up today," Lin Hao readily agreed.

"County Magistrate Lin, would you like to go up and check the office?" Zheng Yanbo asked with a smile.

"Sure!" Lin Hao thought it better to see the place where he would be working.

Zheng Yanbo made a gesture of invitation, leading Lin Hao and Lu Xiaodan out of the office together.

The three soon arrived upstairs, where Zheng Yanbo had arranged a large office at the end of the corridor for Lin Hao, with a rest area and bathroom inside.

Although the furnishings weren't particularly luxurious, compared to the office downstairs, it was certainly incomparable.

Here, he could rest and sleep in the inner room, work outside, and even take a hot shower to change into clean clothes.

"County Magistrate Lin, how do you find this office?" Zheng Yanbo asked tentatively.

"Very good, much better than my previous one," Lin Hao expressed his satisfaction.

"Then I'll have someone help you move into the office," Zheng Yanbo suggested.

"Director Zheng, please call the people in and have them follow Xiaolu's arrangement,"

Lin Hao entrusted the office relocation to Lu Xiaodan.

"County Magistrate Lin, there's one more thing I wanted to discuss with you, regarding appointing you a secretary..."

Zheng Yanbo glanced at Lu Xiaodan, hesitant to speak.

Now that his role was different, Lu Xiaodan represented the county magistrate when going out. If still merely a liaison, it indeed seemed unreasonable.

Therefore, Zheng Yanbo meant to appoint a secretary for Lin Hao, but the choice of secretary would need Lin Hao's decision.