In a society full of power that can be easily abused, colleagues in officialdom are well aware of the hidden rules;

When the superior leader makes such a direct request, especially when a mayor stands up to make the request, if it is not met, it will be tantamount to offending the mayor.

In such a situation, no one would be stupid enough to think that it would be okay to ignore the leader's orders.

Any challenge or contempt for leadership authority may lead to serious consequences. The lightest consequence is being benched, while the most serious consequence is losing the position, or even more dangerous things may be waiting for him.

"It's not inconvenient at all. You're the mayor, so you should be aware of the flow of funds. That's your responsibility! I'll have them prepare it right away."

After Feng Yuxing finished speaking, Fang Ren immediately said, "There is no card at all."

After he said this, he said "Excuse me" and went to the archive room to give instructions to the people in the department.

Feng Yuxing didn't expect Fang Ren to be so straightforward. After all, Deputy Governor and Police Chief Ling Butong was the backer of Municipal Party Committee Secretary Huan Tongmin and Deputy Mayor Yi Gurong.

The Municipal Finance Bureau has always been under the charge of Yi Guyong.

In Zhouxi City, everyone knows who is behind Yi Gurong.

In the political arena where power is intertwined, Deputy Governor Ling Butong holds a crucial position.

If Fang Ren felt that it was a bit difficult to shirk this responsibility, he could simply ask Ling Butong for instructions and use that as an excuse to refuse.

After a while, Fang Ren came back.

"Mayor, I have instructed the staff in the archives room. They will send it to you after they have sorted it out. Let's have some tea first!" Fang Ren said with a smile.

"It's okay. I just arrived in Zhouxi and there's not much to do!" Feng Yuxing said casually.

Feng Yuxing believed that the archive room Fang Ren mentioned needed to be "prepared", and this time would not be too short. After all, the data from the past three years could not be obtained all at once.

Unexpectedly, in less than ten minutes, the people in the information department brought him all the information he wanted to see, as if they knew in advance that he wanted to see these figures.

"Mayor, please take a look first!" Fang Ren said with a smile.

Feng Yuxing looked at it without hesitation.

After all, he was just taking a look, and he would only glance at the movements of small funds. He would only look at the inflow and outflow of large funds more carefully.

Even so, Feng Yuxing took more than an hour.

What puzzled Feng Yuxing was that he had clearly told Fang Ren to look at the numbers for three years, but the numbers Fang Ren had someone send over were four years.

The figures show that before the middle of the year, a large amount of funds flowed into three companies, namely Fengyun Building Materials Company, Zhouxi Mingjian Company and Yuanyuan Greening Company.

And in the summary table, it is marked with a triangle so that it can be seen at a glance.

These documents are three or four years old and have turned yellow. The ink is not as bright as before. However, the small triangle mark next to it is very bright in color, which means it must have been added recently.

Feng Yuxing looked up at Fang Ren, who had a half-smile on his face. He felt a pang of anguish in his heart, thinking:

“This Fang Ren looks like a good person, but he doesn’t act like a good person!

They actually predicted I would come to the Finance Bureau and asked to see the financial statements. This is a report that was forced upon me without my mouth! "

Then he thought, "How many problems does Zhouxi have? The city government team members are all trying to take advantage of the situation, test their attitudes, and put him on the spot. The Finance Bureau is not willing to lag behind and is directly shoving things into my hands. This is quite troublesome!"

After reading the materials sent by the information department, Feng Yuxing sat back on the sofa, lit another cigarette, drank a cup of tea in one gulp, looked at Fang Ren, and said intentionally or unintentionally:

"Director Fang! I've looked at these materials. The situations of Fengyun Building Materials Company, Zhouxi Mingjian Company, and Yuanyuan Landscaping Company are quite unique. It seems that these three companies form a complete closed loop of capital utilization!"

He was testing Fang Ren by saying this to see what Fang Ren would say; judging from the names of these three companies, one could tell at a glance that there was something fishy going on.

The reason why he spoke so casually was that he was afraid that Fang Ren had bad intentions and did not want Fang Ren to take the opportunity to use him as a tool.

"Mayor, you figured it out so quickly. These three companies are not simple. They are all key targets of the leadership's attention. Our Finance Bureau can only follow the leadership's instructions!"

After Fang Ren finished speaking, he was still laughing.

Feng Yuxing's judgment was correct. These three companies accounted for nearly 40% of all the funds used. This is also the reason why many projects in Zhouxi City lacked funds to solve them.

As can be seen from the names of these three companies, one is responsible for construction, one is responsible for providing building materials, and one is responsible for environmental protection and greening, including municipal greening projects.

In other words, these three companies have basically contracted all major engineering projects in Zhouxi City, especially municipal projects.

After asking Fang Ren to make a copy of the summary sheets for him, he left the Finance Bureau.

When Feng Yuxing left the Finance Bureau, Fang Ren kept seeing Feng Yuxing off out of the Finance Bureau door.

Fang Ren stared intently at Feng Yuxing's car, which slowly disappeared from his sight. After a while, he turned around and returned to the office.

He closed the office door, took out his cell phone and dialed a number.

The call was connected and a man's voice came.

"How's the situation? Is everything going well?" The voice on the other end of the phone sounded casual and indifferent.

"Mr. Ou, the situation is similar to what you predicted. The new mayor Feng came to the Finance Bureau just to see the trends in fiscal revenue in recent years!" Fang Ren said in a low voice.

"Did he notice those three companies?" the voice asked again.

"Of course there are. Not only did he notice it, he even mentioned these three companies to me directly, albeit briefly.

However, judging by his expression, he must be extremely concerned! Before leaving, he even asked me to give him a copy of the summary sheet to take back with me!

After Fang Ren finished speaking, he added, "There is one thing, I don't know if he has any doubts!"

"What is it?" the voice asked.

"He asked me for the financial statements for the past three years, and I gave him four years!" Fang Ren seemed a little worried when he said this.

"It's okay. It'll make him suspicious. This way, his progress will be accelerated!"

The tone of the voice did not change, and it was very calm.

"Mr. Ou, do you think Mayor Feng, who is so young, can be effective?" Fang Ren seemed not very confident.

"It should be possible. I've had someone help me investigate him. He's decisive and bold, and he's not afraid of provincial officials. Anyone who messes with him, or who's targeted by him, will have a hard time! The key is that he was parachuted in, so he must have some connections with the people above him."

The voice's tone was quite firm.