"Humph! You're just making up a story!" Li Lin snorted coldly, "You're just a mere businessman, yet you have the audacity to say that you care about public officials. Do you have the qualifications?"
Zhao Chengqiang straightened up gradually, staring coldly at Li Lin, with a hint of unyielding smile on his lips, and said, "County Magistrate Li, aren't you meddling too much? My money, my house, I can sell it however I want, to whomever I want. Even if you represent the county government, you have no right to interfere, right? Government employees have low salaries, so low that it's hard for them to live. As a member of Shannan County, what's wrong with me subsidizing them a little? You don't say good things about me, but you actually accuse me of bribery? Oh, why would I bribe a small driver? Who would believe it if I told others?"
He thought to himself that he was going to have a falling out with Li Lin today anyway, so he decided to stop being patient and confront Li Lin directly.
Faced with Zhao Chengqiang's shameless remarks, Li Lin did not get angry but laughed instead.
He reached out and grabbed the audit rectification report that had been prepared on the table, threw it at Zhao Chengqiang, and said coldly, "You are so arrogant! Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you have money? I tell you, that's absolutely not possible with me!"
Two audit reports hit Zhao Chengqiang's round belly heavily, and then slowly fell to his feet.
Zhao Chengqiang's face was instantly filled with anger. He looked down at the audit report on the ground with the title "Zhao's Real Estate" on it, and his whole body was shaking with anger.
But he knew in his heart that Li Lin must have caught him, otherwise his tone would not be so tough.
So, he suppressed his anger, slowly bent down, and picked up the two audit reports.
After just a quick glance, he was so nervous that beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
He raised his head in fear and asked anxiously, "County Magistrate Li, what do you mean by this?"
Seeing that Zhao Chengqiang's tone softened, Li Lin sat back in his chair, stared at Zhao Chengqiang coldly, and said word by word, "What did you do? Don't you know it in your heart?"
"Starting tomorrow, the County Audit Bureau and the County Inspection Office will conduct a comprehensive audit and inspection of all government projects undertaken by Zhao's Real Estate!"
"Unqualified construction must be redone! Exceeding the budget will be recovered! Those who falsely report the project volume will be held accountable according to the law!"
boom!
Zhao Chengqiang felt as if he was struck by lightning when he heard this.
He never expected that Li Lin would be so cruel to him.
On the surface, he is the richest man in Shannan County, but in fact, due to the crazy expansion of the industry in recent years, the company's cash flow has long been unable to maintain the normal operation of the enterprise, and it can only rely on bank loans to barely survive.
If Li Lin wanted to recover his so-called "illegal gains", wouldn't that be the end of his life?
Although facing the overwhelming pressure from Li Lin, how could Zhao Chengqiang just sit there and wait for death?
He clenched his fists, his face grim, and threatened viciously, "Li Lin! Do you think you can scare me like this?"
"I can cooperate with the government audit, but if my company goes bankrupt, then hundreds or even thousands of employees who depend on my Zhao family for their livelihood will lose their jobs!"
"If you suppress me, you will destroy hundreds of ordinary families! When these people gather together and ask you for an explanation, don't regret it!"
The company went bankrupt and employees were laid off. How could Li Lin not know the interests involved?
But an enterprise that relies on sucking the county's financial blood to survive is damaging the interests of hundreds of thousands of ordinary people in Shannan County!
Comparing the interests of a few hundred people with those of hundreds of thousands of people, Li Lin naturally has a clear balance in his mind.
Li Lin looked calm and said in a calm tone, "Are you done?"
Zhao Chengqiang was stunned. Li Lin's extraordinary calmness made him even more unsure.
Li Lin continued, "Do you think you can threaten the government by taking a few hundred laid-off workers?"
"You are too naive! To tell you the truth, if I dare to do this, I will naturally have a way to deal with it!"
"You should think carefully about how to deal with the government's joint inspection of you!"
Zhao Chengqiang was so angry that he clenched his teeth, but at this moment, he felt more fear in his heart.
He knew very well that Li Lin was not easy to deal with, and he also knew that Li Lin always kept his word.
It seemed as if Li Lin’s words just now had sentenced Zhao Chengqiang to “death”!
He laughed in anger, his whole body shaking uncontrollably, and said, "County Magistrate Li, don't think too highly of yourself and think that no one in Shannan County can control you. Don't forget that you are only at the county level, and there are many leaders higher than you! I don't believe that you dare to disobey the orders of the provincial leaders."
Li Lin knew that Zhao Chengqiang was on the verge of collapse, and moving out of his supporters was his last straw.
If it were someone else, this trick might still work!
But for Li Lin, even if Zhao Chengqiang brought out the governor and the provincial party secretary, it would be of no avail!
Moreover, Li Lin knew clearly that with Zhao Chengqiang's status and ability as a businessman, he could not move provincial and ministerial leaders. At most, he could invite a department-level official!
These department-level officials couldn't even get past Qian Lingyun, so how could they have the guts to give orders to Li Lin?
Haha, they are just another bunch of clowns!
Li Lin raised his hand and gestured, saying, "If you have any backers, just bring them out and let me see!"
Facing Li Lin's powerful aura, Zhao Chengqiang felt as small as a humble insect.
He never thought that one day someone would say to him, "If you have any support, come out and see for yourself."
Hearing these words made him feel more uncomfortable than being slapped twice!
This is an extreme contempt for him and for the people behind him.
No matter from which angle he looked at it, he felt that Li Lin looked down on him!
He was so flustered that he actually took out his cell phone and called the Minister of Environmental Protection, Liang Qiming...
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