Chapter 192: Do you dare to raid the Big Tycoon?

Xue Qin replied, "Isn't it because your Meng Hu Ling Township is now a provincial pilot unit for agricultural reform? Tax revenue is expected to increase significantly, so the bureau said we need to strengthen the Meng Hu Ling office by adding a deputy director. They asked for an experienced veteran staff member from the county bureau to go there on a voluntary basis, and I signed up."

When Su Xinghui heard this, he realized this was actually something he had caused. Meng Hu Ling Township hadn't had many enterprises in the past, and there weren't even many small shops, so there hadn't been much tax revenue. Naturally, the Meng Hu Ling Township Tax Office hadn't had many staff members—only three people, including the director.

Now that Meng Hu Ling Township had become a provincial pilot unit for agricultural reform, village-level companies and cooperatives had been springing up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. Tax revenue was bound to increase significantly, so three people were clearly not enough. They had to increase manpower, and they needed experienced hands.

Naturally, not many people were willing to be transferred to a remote corner like Meng Hu Ling, so offering the position of deputy director was only to be expected.

In fact, even with the deputy director title, it was estimated that few people would be willing to come to Meng Hu Ling. That was why Xue Qin had been selected as soon as she signed up. She had been working at the Tax Bureau for over four years, so there was certainly no problem with her professional competence.

Zhang Cheng asked, "Xue Qin, you're a girl going to Meng Hu Ling—do your parents agree?"

Su Xinghui had just asked this question, but Xue Qin hadn't answered. Now that Zhang Cheng asked again, she couldn't avoid it: "I'm old enough now; I can make my own decisions."

Su Xinghui said, "Xue Qin, the conditions in Meng Hu Ling are very harsh. You must think it over carefully; don't act on impulse."

Xue Qin smiled. "It's fine. How bad can the conditions be? Aren't you there too? If you can adapt, why can't I?"

Su Xinghui said, "There are some things you can't even imagine. It's a mountainous area. Those of you in tax work have to go down to the villages frequently. To go down to the villages, you have to climb mountains and cross ridges. There are no cars; you can only ride bicycles. When you encounter places where there's no road, you have to get off and carry your bike across. Sometimes you might even run into wild animals. Can you handle that?"

Xu Xiao added, "That's right, Xue Qin. Meng Hu Ling often has water and power outages, and at night, you might not even have a TV to watch. The entertainment life is too impoverished."

Su Xinghui and Xu Xiao's words made Xue Qin's face turn pale. Was it really that terrifying? When she visited Meng Hu Ling Township last time, she hadn't felt the situation was that bad!

Looking at Su Xinghui, Xue Qin said stubbornly, "I can overcome these things. Besides, the bureau has already made the decision. I'm going to Meng Hu Ling after New Year's Day; that can't be changed."

Su Xinghui shook his head. Zhang Cheng quickly tried to smooth things over: "It's fine. Isn't Meng Hu Ling getting better and better now? Once Xu Xiao finishes building the road, it'll be convenient for Xue Qin to come back later. Come on, let's drink!"

Hearing that the matter was already decided, Su Xinghui didn't feel it was appropriate to say anything more. If he said too much, everyone might think he didn't want Xue Qin to go to Meng Hu Ling.

Su Xinghui drank a glass with Zhang Cheng and said, "Since you've already decided to go to Meng Hu Ling, it might not be a bad thing. In the future, Meng Hu Ling should become the strongest township in the county in terms of economy, aside from Chengguanzhen. Chengguanzhen might not even be stronger than Meng Hu Ling Township. With you there, you won't have to worry about your performance."

Zhang Cheng said, "You have so much confidence in Meng Hu Ling Township's economy? Can it really surpass Chengguanzhen?"

Su Xinghui said, "Do you know what a provincial pilot unit for agricultural reform means? I'm telling you, starting next year, Meng Hu Ling's economy will snowball. It will be different every year. In three or four years at most, its GDP will be able to break into the top three in the county."

Zhang Cheng said, "You make Meng Hu Ling sound so good that even I want to go."

Su Xinghui laughed. "If you want to go, then go. I guarantee that if you go to Meng Hu Ling, a position as deputy director of the finance office will be yours."

Zhang Cheng shook his head. "Forget it. I'm a person with no great ambitions. I'll just be a foot soldier in the county; it's more comfortable living at home."

Xu Xiao said, "Then let's toast Xue Qin together to celebrate her promotion."

Everyone raised their glasses to congratulate Xue Qin. Xue Qin happily raised her glass and took a sip of Jianlibao.

Thinking that she would be able to see Su Xinghui every day in the future, Xue Qin felt happy from the bottom of her heart, so she toasted the others frequently.

After three rounds of drinks, Wu Jun said to Su Xinghui, "Xinghui, you guys raided a big gambling den last time, right?"

Su Xinghui nodded. "Yeah, Lei Ming raided it."

Zhang Cheng asked, "How big was the den?"

Su Xinghui said, "I think they seized a total of seventy or eighty thousand."

Xue Qin gasped. "Seized that much money? That's a huge den for our county. Are the people in Meng Hu Ling that rich?"

Xu Xiao said, "It wasn't the people from Meng Hu Ling. I heard they were people dragged there from our county and Hongshan County."

Wu Jun said, "Xinghui, how is your relationship with Director Lei?"

Su Xinghui said, "It's pretty good."

Wu Jun said, "Then you should find an opportunity to tell Director Lei to be careful. The bureau leadership is very dissatisfied with him."

Su Xinghui laughed. "He's known that for a long time. So what if the leadership is dissatisfied with him? He's already in Meng Hu Ling; they can't fire him, can they?"

Wu Jun said, "That's not necessarily true. I once knew a police station director who was forced to resign because he offended the leadership."

Zhang Cheng said indignantly, "Damn it, what kind of shitty atmosphere is this? Those guys have turned Shangjun County into a mess, making it impossible for good people to survive while bad people live so comfortably."

Everyone nodded in deep agreement. Xue Qin said, "Is the atmosphere in the county really as bad as you say? But then again, the public security in the county isn't very good. I often hear about group fights, and there are quite a few pickpockets. Sometimes I even hear people cursing you police for being useless."

Wu Jun gave a bitter laugh. "Do you think we don't want to manage it? The key is that there are some people we can't manage. Sometimes we arrest people and bring them back, and the next moment, a leader calls and tells us to release them. What do you expect us to do?"

Zhang Cheng said, "Then you really can't manage it. A new 'Big Tycoon' Entertainment City recently opened in the county, covering everything from prostitution and gambling to drugs. Do you dare to raid it?"

Wu Jun shook his head with a bitter smile. "I wouldn't dare. I'd probably get a beating before I even caught anyone."