Chapter 284
Lei Tingjun went to the municipal government's development office that afternoon and found the relevant person in charge.
Surprisingly, the city hall was unaware of the matter, let alone that the Fujian contractor had absconded with the money.
Lei Tingjun briefly explained the situation. The director of the development office also looked serious and anxious, and immediately called people from below.
"Go with this comrade to the commercial development zone in the West Market to check out the situation, and come back and report back truthfully after you have investigated it thoroughly."
"Don't worry, Director, I will definitely investigate the whole story."
The director of the development office glanced at Lei Tingjun before turning around and asking in confusion, "And who are you...?"
Lei Tingjun said, "I am a building materials transporter for that commercial development project, and the boss also absconded with the money. This matter has caused huge losses not only to the workers on the construction site, but also to us building materials suppliers and transporters. Therefore, we hope that the municipal government will step in and resolve this matter."
Seeing that the young man spoke calmly and had a composed demeanor, the director of the development office patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, the municipal government will never tolerate such a thing."
Lei Tingjun then left with the staff member who had gone down to the grassroots level to investigate.
He did not immediately tell the director of the development office that he intended to take over the abandoned project and continue it.
Because the person who initially submitted the contract with the municipal government was, after all, that Fujianese boss.
The development office will not easily change the person in charge until they are certain that there is no room for maneuver in this matter.
Therefore, it is very necessary to take staff down to the site to investigate and understand the current situation of the project and the workers.
Lei Tingjun drove the car, following the development office staff, all the way to the West City Engineering Zone.
Even after arriving there, a large number of workers still gathered there.
Although the Thunder Army had given them a heads-up, and no one was clamoring to hunt down the Fujian boss anymore, everyone was still anxious because they were owed wages and kept checking on the situation.
Upon seeing the arrival of staff from the municipal government's development office, the workers swarmed around the car, completely blocking its path.
The development office staff were startled, thinking the group of workers were going to do something to him.
What are you doing?
The worker leader shouted, "We want an explanation from the municipal government! The developer you hired has run away, owing us workers a huge sum of wages. We all have elderly parents and young children at home who are waiting for us to send money back for food!"
"Yes! The municipal government must give us workers an explanation for this! You hired the developer! Now that he's run away, you should be the ones paying our wages!"
The development team didn't expect to encounter such a tricky situation right away.
They all just sat in the car, too afraid to get out.
The workers' faces looked so ferocious and indignant, and they were holding wooden sticks in their hands. He was afraid that as soon as he got off the bus, he would be 'tied up' by these people.
Lei Tingjun's pickup truck was right behind him. After waiting for the city hall staff in front to be surrounded by workers for more than ten minutes, and experiencing the workers' resentment and determination, he lit a cigarette and got out of the car.
As soon as Lei Tingjun got out of the car, the workers looked over.
Lei Tingjun raised his voice: "What are you all doing? This guy in the car is a staff member personally sent by the director of the development office to understand the situation. He's here to solve our problems. If you stop him, who will solve our problems?"
As soon as Lei Tingjun finished speaking, the workers quieted down.
Lei Tingjun remained calm and waved to the foreman, signaling them to step back.
Everyone obeyed Lei Tingjun's orders. Some workers had almost stood on the roof and the windshield of the vehicle, but under Lei Tingjun's instructions, they all stood three steps apart, though their eyes were still fixed on the people on the vehicle with hostility.
It was as if all the hatred for the Fujian boss had been transferred onto this municipal government official.
Seeing that the workers had calmed down, Lei Tingjun walked over, knocked on the car door, bent down and said to the people inside, "It's alright, come out and talk. Everyone was just emotional, nothing serious will happen."
The development office staff member in the car was just himself and his driver; how could they dare to face the encirclement of hundreds of workers?
In just those few minutes, the driver was so frightened that he turned pale and broke out in a sweat.
Only after receiving Lei Tingjun's assurance did he cautiously open the car door and get out.
Seeing him constantly wiping the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, Lei Tingjun turned to the workers and said, "Everyone, calm down first. Let the staff from the development office find out the situation. Once they do, they will report back to the higher-ups managing the development zone, and our matter will be settled. So, whatever the secretary asks later, you must answer without hiding anything."
The foreman said to the development office secretary, "What do you want to know! That contractor is drowning in gambling debts and has already run away. Now, not only is our project a complete failure, but the workers haven't been paid for two months!"
"Exactly. If you don't believe me, go to that bastard's office and see for yourself. He took everything with him, leaving nothing behind. Not only that, his secretary, the accountant, and the vice president all ran off with them."
“They had planned to run away long ago. The Fujianese man ran away first, leaving behind two trusted confidants to pretend to be safe and mislead everyone. Until last month, the two of them also ran away.”
"The most urgent task is to find those people."
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