Liu Zhong smiled at the two of them and said, "Brother, to be honest, I have more tricks than that. If you want the people in the approval hall to help you, it's not enough to just know them. You also have to..."
Liu Zhong pinched three fingers and gestured in front of Xiao Gao and Xiao Zhang's faces, meaning that they still had to offer tribute to them!
Xiao Gao pretended not to understand and continued to ask him, "What do you mean by this gesture? Why don't I understand?"
Liu Zhong was stunned and thought to himself, you didn’t understand my obvious hint, you are still young!
He chuckled and explained, "It means giving someone a gift. In today's society, who would do something for you for free? No one would do anything without profit!"
"Oh, I see. What you mean is that you can only get along well here by bribing the staff in the hall? Then tell me, what gifts do you usually give them? There are cameras everywhere in here, do they dare to accept them?" Xiao Gao continued to ask.
This Liu Zhong is an idiot. Most people would be more or less wary when asked about such sensitive topics, but when he heard these words, he was as smug as a student with an award certificate who was asked how many points he got in the exam.
He approached Xiao Gao and the other man, his mouth full of alcohol, and laughed, "There are many ways to give gifts, especially to the people in the hall. The timing is important. I usually carry two packs of cigarettes, or prepare an envelope in advance, and follow them when there are few people around, or when they go to the bathroom. There is no need to say nonsense, just throw it in his drawer, or put it in his pocket... and it's basically done!"
Xiao Gao frowned slightly, feeling indescribable disgust towards Liu Zhong in front of him.
"What's that smell in your mouth?... Stand back and don't stand so close to me!" Xiao Gao waved at Liu Zhong, pushing him back like he was chasing a fly.
Liu Zhong is also a man of dignity. What's more, he is a village cadre and has always been respected. Many people come to him for help... But now he is being chased like a fly by the young man in front of him... He feels that his dignity has been trampled upon and he is unhappy.
He took two steps back, frowned at Xiao Gao, put away his smile and said, "What do you mean? Why do you look down on me so much? Are you the only one who is clean?... I've spent so much time talking to you, are you going to do it or not? If you want to, pay the money, otherwise get out!"
"Who are you asking to get out? Is the approval hall owned by your family?" Xiao Gao also had a stubborn temper, and being young and full of energy, he did not indulge Liu Zhong at all.
Seeing the two men were on edge, Xiao Zhang was afraid that the matter would get out of hand and affect the mission of the undercover investigation, so he quickly stretched out his hand to block the two men and said with a smile, "We will do the work. Tell us your fee standard. If the price is right, we will entrust you to do it for us."
Xiao Gao took care of his work and tried to hold back his temper, but he remembered Liu Zhong's face. He thought, we are all city people, what are you so proud of? Just because you bribed a public official, we can send you to jail and give you a hard time! Just wait, let you jump around for a while! We will deal with you after we complete the task!
Seeing the two young men surrender, Liu Zhong was even more proud of his local identity, thinking, "How dare you bully me on this small piece of land in front of my house? Not to mention that you are just a young man, even if the county magistrate comes, it will be useless!"
Liu Zhong raised his eyelids and looked at the two of them, smiling, "How much you charge depends on what you do. Small things cost 50 yuan, and difficult things start at 200 yuan! What exactly do you two do?"
Xiao Gao and Xiao Zhang looked at each other, and seeing that the scalper's questions had been almost collected, they were too lazy to argue with him anymore, after all, they had other tasks to do.
Xiao Zhang said directly, "Leave me your phone number and I'll contact you if I need you."
Leave a phone number? Do you think this is takeaway, available whenever you order?
Liu Zhong gradually lost his patience with the two. At this time, more and more people came to the entrance of the hall to do business. Instead of talking nonsense with these two young people, he might as well ask other people...
He spit at the two of them in a bad manner, turned around and walked away cursing.
The hall was open. Xiao Gao and Xiao Zhang did not argue with Liu Zhong, but returned to the hall entrance and pointed their micro cameras at the staff coming in and out of the door.
Lou Cheng and another discipline inspection cadre followed the crowd and went directly to the third floor, under the guise of looking for someone to do something. No one stopped them along the way to ask who they were looking for. It can be seen that the approval hall management office is also a mess, with employees looking after themselves and not caring about matters that have nothing to do with them.
Looking at the clock, it's almost nine o'clock. Normally, the people in the management office should arrive half an hour earlier than the lobby staff to prepare for work. So far, only two temporary employees responsible for opening the door and cleaning have arrived, and none of the regular employees have been seen...
Lou Cheng led his men to inspect the management office in a dignified manner. They found that the office was either empty or locked... Lou Cheng looked at this scene and shook his head, saying with emotion, "It's like cutting my butt with a knife. I've really opened my eyes! Is there any unit in the county with such lax discipline as the approval hall management office? No wonder County Magistrate Li wants to investigate them!"
"Director Lou, it's almost nine o'clock and no one is here... What should we do? Should we inform the whole county?" asked the subordinate.
"Well, let's write it down first and keep the evidence. We'll decide how to deal with it after reporting to County Magistrate Li Lin." Lou Cheng sighed.
At this moment, the sound of a door opening was heard in the empty corridor.
Lou Cheng and his men looked in the direction of the voice and saw Zhao Jie standing at the door of his office, looking at the two of them in surprise.
"Director Lou? Why... why are you here?" Zhao Jie was confused. No one informed him that someone from the Discipline Inspection Commission would come today.
Lou Cheng smiled and said to him, "Are you surprised? I was also surprised. I didn't expect that you, the head of your management office, would be the only one to come to work on time..."
At this time, Zhao Jie suddenly poked his head out of his office and smiled at Lou Cheng and the others, "Director Lou, not only Director Zhao is on time, but I am also..."
Lou Cheng looked closely and it was Hu Xiaoxing!
Zhao Jie, Hu Xiaoxing and Lou Cheng knew each other before, and later they met often in Li Lin's office. Unconsciously, their relationship became closer, and they became more casual when talking to each other.
Looking at the somewhat eccentric Hu Xiaoxing, Lou Cheng smiled and shook his head and said, "You two, the number one and number two, are alone at your posts. Life must be hard, right?...Hold on a little longer, good days are coming. County Magistrate Li Lin will be here soon to support and encourage you two!"
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