Chapter 1074: A Tough Nut Like a Fishbone Stuck in the Throat!

It was already evening by the time Tang Ye arrived in Yechuan County.

He did not go directly to his residence, but instead took a walk around the County Party Committee Compound.

Ma Ran was in the office across the hall; seeing Tang Ye enter his office, he quickly followed him in.

"County Magistrate Tang, did things go smoothly?"

Ma Ran knew about Dou Fanggang's surgery, and he was very tight-lipped.

Tang Ye knew he would not go around talking about it.

Since he asked, Tang Ye still told him the result.

"The surgery was very successful!"

Ma Ran let out a sigh of relief, "That's great."

Tang Ye understood what Ma Ran meant; as long as Dou Fanggang was fine, his connection with the Aiou Group would become even closer.

"Has anything special happened in the last two days?"

Ma Ran frowned and said, "This morning, Deputy County Magistrate Li led a team to the Jinyu Tianxia project to inspect safety hazards, but they were turned away, and a conflict broke out on the spot."

Tang Ye asked in surprise, "Is it the flagship building project of Shunteng Real Estate Company?"

Ma Ran nodded and said, "Deputy County Magistrate Li intended to force his way into the construction site, which resulted in a physical altercation with the other party. Later, County Magistrate Mao called to intervene, which kept the situation from spiraling out of control."

Tang Ye frowned and said, "I understand!"

Having said that, Tang Ye dialed Li Yongan's number.

"Deputy County Magistrate Li, I am in my office. If you have time now, come to my office."

"Alright, I'm coming right over!" Upon receiving Tang Ye's call, Li Yongan secretly thought that after bottling up so many grievances, he finally had a place to vent.

Tang Ye glanced at Li Yongan and said with a smile, "Sit!"

Li Yongan sat on the sofa.

Tang Ye personally poured a cup of tea for Li Yongan.

"I heard from Xiao Ma that today's operation didn't go very smoothly?"

Li Yongan smiled bitterly, "I received a report that there were safety hazards at the Jinyu Tianxia construction site, so I took people there to inspect it, but I couldn't get through the door and was blocked directly outside. Later, I received a call from County Magistrate Mao and was called back."

Jinyu Tianxia again?

A tough nut to crack, like a fishbone stuck in the throat!

Tang Ye nodded slightly, "What is the problem with the Jinyu Tianxia construction site?"

Li Yongan said, "A month ago, a worker fell to the ground while working in a hanging basket, resulting in one death and one injury.

According to the report materials, the support nodes of the hanging basket were not designed according to regulations, the expansion bolts were not fully fixed into the main structure, and some nuts had failed."

Tang Ye said in a deep voice, "How was it handled at the time?"

Li Yongan said, "They gave the deceased's family compensation. However, after the injured worker was sent to the hospital, they only paid a sum for medical expenses, and no one followed up afterward."

Tang Ye's expression was grave, "What did County Magistrate Mao say?"

Li Yongan said indignantly, "County Magistrate Mao's meaning is that Jinyu Tianxia is an important project for Yechuan County, and if the matter is blown out of proportion, the coverage will be too wide, which will affect the reputation and sales of the property.

As for that worker, his injuries were not that serious, and submitting the materials was an attempt at extortion and blackmail.

The government should be tolerant toward enterprises; protecting the interests of enterprises and creating a good business environment is also our responsibility and obligation."

Tang Ye said, "Do you know anything about that injured worker?"

Li Yongan smiled bitterly, "I went to the hospital to see him. This worker is in his fifties; although he didn't die, he is permanently paralyzed and will likely never stand up again. His wife is also disabled, and their child is in high school; the family has lost its source of income. The complaint materials were written by the child's Class Teacher. Because the child hadn't been to school for several days, the Class Teacher made a home visit, saw this scene, felt very sympathetic, and decided to help the child."

Tang Ye nodded slightly, "I will communicate with County Magistrate Mao about this matter!"

After Li Yongan left, Tang Ye dialed Mao Yu's number.

Seeing that it was Tang Ye's office number, Mao Yu's expression sank, and he answered the phone with a face full of reluctance.

"County Magistrate Tang, when did you get back?"

Tang Ye secretly thought that Mao Yu was paying attention to his every move, which was why he asked that, "I just returned to the office. There is a matter I would like to communicate with you about. Just now, Comrade Yongan and I were discussing the major safety production governance campaign, and he reported to me that the Jinyu Tianxia construction project refused to let the working group enter the site."

Mao Yu held Li Yongan in great contempt.

That dog of a man was only promoted to Deputy County Magistrate because he had dumb luck.

If Tang Ye hadn't pulled him out of the fire during the Sewage Treatment Station incident, Li Yongan would definitely have been disciplined or even dismissed.

After being pulled up by Tang Ye, Li Yongan immediately took sides and became a loyal dog by Tang Ye's side.

Subsequently, waving the banner of major safety production rectification, he used Tang Ye's power to bully others and "bite" people everywhere.

"County Magistrate Tang, there might be a misunderstanding about this matter. Jinyu Tianxia is a key property project in Yechuan County and is about to be delivered. They are busy making final preparations internally, so they don't have the energy to deal with safety inspections for the time being.

However, I have already emphasized to the person in charge of the project that they must engrave safety production into their bones. Moreover, first thing tomorrow morning, I will go to the construction site to inspect it, and if there are any problems, I will solve them on the spot."

Mao Yu quickly thought of a pretext to deal with it.

Tang Ye reminded him, "County Magistrate Mao, it seems you are very familiar with this enterprise. Since you are going to inspect it yourself, then I am relieved. I believe County Magistrate Mao will certainly be able to do a good job of supervision. However, I also learned one more thing from Deputy County Magistrate Li. A month ago, there was a safety accident at the Jinyu Tianxia construction site."

At this moment, Mao Yu wished he could strangle the petty informer Li Yongan to death!

"As far as I know, this matter has already been resolved. Jinyu Tianxia gave the deceased's family one million, plus a 130-square-meter house. As for the injured person, they are also receiving active treatment!"

Tang Ye reminded him, "As far as I know, there is another injured worker whose follow-up treatment has not kept up. The injured person's family situation is very poor. Please intervene and pay some attention to this matter."

Mao Yu frowned, "I will ask about this matter immediately!"

After hanging up Tang Ye's call, Mao Yu dialed Chen Shunfei's number.

"I'm asking you one thing! Two workers fell from the building before, one of whom died, and you gave compensation. There was another worker who was injured; have you continued to treat him?"

Chen Shunfei was stunned for a moment and smiled bitterly, "So much time has passed, I didn't pay any attention to it."

Mao Yu cursed him for a fool under his breath and reminded him, "Hurry up and settle this matter. You've made hundreds of millions from the Jinyu Tianxia project; the compensation is just a drop in the bucket. Don't lose the big for the sake of the small!"

Chen Shunfei thought to himself, this money isn't coming out of your pocket, so of course you wouldn't feel the pinch.

However, he knew that Mao Yu was his backer and could not be offended.

"County Magistrate Mao, I will do whatever you tell me to do. I will have someone look into this matter shortly."

Mao Yu emphasized, "You must handle this matter cleanly; do not leave any loose ends. It is not that I am looking for trouble for no reason. Tang Ye just called me, and his tone was not very good. Given his personality, he might just decide to make an example of you. When that time comes, I might not be able to protect you."

Chen Shunfei sneered, "This Tang Ye, he hasn't even settled into his seat yet and he's already causing such an uproar. Is he not afraid of becoming the next Zhou Songtao?"