Chapter 1171: No Intention of Holding Back!

Shen Gaoling saw that the caller ID was the landline number for the County Magistrate's office.

He did not dare to be the least bit careless and hurriedly answered the phone.

"County Magistrate Tang, hello. May I ask if you have any instructions?"

"Have the audit results for the County Transportation Bureau come out yet?"

Shen Gaoling hurriedly responded: "They are out, County Magistrate Tang. I will send them over for your review immediately!"

Tang Ye nodded slightly and said in a calm tone: "Good, I will wait for you in my office."

About ten minutes later, Shen Gaoling hurried over.

Perhaps because he had rushed over too eagerly, his bald forehead was covered in a fine layer of sweat.

Tang Ye took the audit report and began to flip through it slowly.

The pen in his hand made marks from time to time.

About half an hour later, he finished reading the entire audit report.

"For these few places I have marked, go back and find the associated original documents for me to look at."

Shen Gaoling nodded hurriedly: "Very well, County Magistrate Tang. I will send them over to you shortly."

Tang Ye's expression was slightly serious as he said slowly: "The Audit Bureau is a very important functional department of the County Government. As the person in charge, you must shoulder the responsibility on your shoulders; you cannot just go through the motions or do superficial work."

"In addition to the transportation system, I hope you will establish a special working group as soon as possible to carry out comprehensive audit investigations into other systems throughout the county as well."

"Work must be proactive; prevent problems before they happen, rather than waiting for problems to appear before remedying them."

Shen Gaoling hurriedly stated his position: "Please rest assured, County Magistrate Tang. Once I return, I will formulate an audit plan for all departments in the county and resolutely implement your requirements!"

Tang Ye nodded slightly, his tone softening a little: "Old Shen, although we don't have much contact usually, I still have some understanding of you. I heard that you and Comrade Zhou Songtao had a good relationship; you were not only superiors and subordinates, but also shared the hobby of photography."

When Shen Gaoling heard Tang Ye mention Zhou Songtao, his face showed a bit more melancholy:

"County Magistrate Zhou was a person with a very strong sense of justice. It is truly a great pity that he died just like that."

"A few days ago, I went to attend his photography exhibition, and the time I spent with him in the past was vivid in my mind."

Tang Ye said slowly: "Comrade Zhou Songtao left behind a diary before he passed away. I have read it carefully, and his greatest wish was to thoroughly sort out the various chaotic phenomena in Yechuan County."

"From the perspective of government work, only when the data of the various departments under the County Government is clear and the processes are standardized can the entire county's society gradually move onto the right track."

"The Audit Bureau is a key department for supervising the county's financial data and standardizing administrative behavior."

"I hope you can shoulder this responsibility and fulfill the unfulfilled wish of Comrade Zhou Songtao."

Shen Gaoling never expected that Tang Ye would play the emotional card of Zhou Songtao with him.

He secretly pondered in his heart that this newly arrived County Magistrate Tang had truly high emotional intelligence.

He not only knew how to steadily consolidate his power in Yechuan County through one rectification campaign after another.

He was also adept at analyzing the psychology and past resumes of those around him, breaking them down one by one and winning people over.

Ever since Zhou Songtao passed away, Shen Gaoling had lost his backbone, and his situation in the county had become somewhat awkward.

Now that Tang Ye had taken the initiative to offer him an olive branch, there was naturally no reason to refuse; following the trend and going down the slope was a wise choice.

"County Magistrate Tang, please rest assured. I will definitely go all out to grasp the county's audit work firmly and meticulously, striving to achieve results!"

……

Around three o'clock that afternoon, Shen Gaoling delivered the detailed data on Yechuan County's road and bridge construction and highway infrastructure construction over the past few years to Tang Ye's office.

After Tang Ye carefully finished reading these materials, he discovered something wrong:

Tianlu Company had an extremely high winning bid rate in Yechuan County's transportation infrastructure projects.

It had captured about seventy percent of the share.

Tang Ye's first reaction was that there must be a problem with Tianlu Company.

He issued an order to Shen Gaoling: "During the bidding period for the Wutaishan highway construction project, Tianlu Company's bidding documents were suspected of performance fraud, and they were subsequently complained about by others many times, but in the end, these complaints all sank into the sea."

"Tianlu Company still successfully won the project."

"Tianlu Company is an important clue."

"Next, you immediately arrange a working group to carry out a special audit of Tianlu Company!"

According to standard regulations, the Audit Bureau generally cannot directly audit private enterprises.

However, under specific conditions, the Audit Bureau has the right to carry out audit work on private enterprises.

Once a private enterprise uses public financial funds, such as government-issued subsidies, project-specific appropriations...

The Audit Bureau has the right to audit the use of these funds to ensure that every sum of public funds is used truthfully, legally, and effectively.

In addition to this, matters involving public funds, state-owned assets, state-owned resource management, or economic responsibility audits of leading cadres, etc.

If a private enterprise is associated with these audit matters, the Audit Bureau also has the right to require the private enterprise to provide relevant supporting materials and cooperate with the Audit Bureau's investigation work in accordance with the law.

……

The headquarters of Tianlu Company was located in the urban area of Xiyang City, less than five hundred meters in a straight line from the City Transportation Bureau.

The General Manager of Tianlu Company was named Liu Xiangming, and he was thirty-eight years old this year.

In the business and political circles of Xiyang City, he was considered a person of some standing.

Liu Xiangming rarely appeared at the company, spending most of his time socializing outside.

But today, he appeared at the company early and walked directly into the finance department.

Liu Xiangming instructed the Financial Manager with a grave tone: "Half an hour from now, a working group from the Yechuan County Audit Bureau will come to our company to audit the accounts of the company's infrastructure projects in Yechuan County. You hurry and arrange for staff to prepare; there must not be any mistakes."

The Financial Manager complained: "General Manager Liu, coming so suddenly? You have to leave us some time to prepare, right?"

Liu Xiangming's face sank, and he slapped the desk in displeasure, "Damn it, why are you grumbling at me! Hurry up and arrange it; if there is a slip-up, I will take your life!"

The Financial Manager did not dare to say another word and hurriedly arranged for staff to find ways to cover up the problems in the accounts through various financial means.

Turning back to his office, Liu Xiangming dialed the phone number of Chen Ning, the Director of the City Transportation Bureau.

"Director Chen, I just received notice that the Yechuan County Audit Bureau is going to audit our company's projects in Yechuan County. Why didn't you give me a heads-up in advance? This is too sudden!"

Chen Ning's heart skipped a beat, and he pacified him: "Liu Xiangming, don't panic. You are a private enterprise; the Yechuan County Audit Bureau does not have the authority to conduct a comprehensive audit of your company. They can only verify the accounts of those few relevant projects you have in Yechuan County. As long as you clean up the issues in that portion of the accounts, there won't be any problems."

"This is too sudden, and the time is so tight. I'm not sure if I can cover up all the issues.

If they happen to find anything, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Chen Ning said in a deep voice: "Don't lose your composure. I will report the situation to the higher-ups right now and see if we can think of a way to help you maneuver through this."

After hanging up the phone with Liu Xiangming, Chen Ning sat at his desk, also feeling overwhelmed and frazzled.

He had originally thought that the turmoil in Yechuan County had completely subsided with the arrest of Zhang Lei.

He had not expected that Tang Ye would be so relentless, pursuing the matter aggressively with no intention of stopping!

Unable to think of any other way, Chen Ning could only bite the bullet and dial the phone number of Mayor Yang Guoxiong.

At this moment, Yang Guoxiong was sitting alone on a chair in his hotel room.

After Jin Baoling was transferred to the provincial level, he always felt that life had become dull and tedious.

In the past, he had only regarded Jin Baoling as an optional seasoning in his life.

Now he realized that he had grown accustomed to the joy brought to him by Jin Baoling's unconditional obedience.

"Mayor Yang, there is an emergency situation I need to report to you!"

Yang Guoxiong's tone was somewhat languid, and he said impatiently: "What is it? Speak, don't hem and haw."

Chen Ning gave a bitter laugh and hurriedly said: "Mayor Yang, the working group from the Yechuan County Audit Bureau is going to conduct a special audit of the financial data of Tianlu Company's transportation infrastructure projects in Yechuan County!"

Yang Guoxiong was taken aback, and his tone became serious,

"Is the audit procedure legal? Did it go through the city's approval?"

Chen Ning hurriedly responded: "Mayor Yang, I have already verified it. They have reported it to the relevant departments in the city; all the paperwork is complete and in order, and the audit process is completely legal and compliant!

At this point in time, they should have already entered Tianlu Company and begun the audit."

Yang Guoxiong: "..."