CH 18

Lin Wen first went to the finance department. It was already 9 pm, but the lights were still on.

Without disturbing them, Lin Wen quietly activated his "Observing Aura and Reading People" technique and took a peek through the crack of the door.

Inside, everyone was busy working, including the chief and deputy chiefs, with a total of 15 people, still counting the assets. On a square table not far from them, a large stack of cash was neatly placed together, presenting a charming golden color under the light, shining and reflecting with the nearby pile of gold, forming a wave of wealth.

What they were counting now were various types of jewelry, diamonds, and precious items.

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This included the precious items that were used as collateral by Zhang Pangzi, who was completely stunned by Lin Wen's big pancake and didn't bring enough cash of 15 million. Among them, the 25.6-gram blue sapphire that Director Lei held was the payment for Fang Weiwei's prostitution.

This also brought great trouble to the finance department's valuation. They kept verifying the authenticity, purity, quality, and flaws of the jewelry, and found a lot of information to estimate their value as accurately as possible.

The entire finance department was filled with sighs, hair pulling, book flipping, complaints, and incredible exclamations.

In Lin Wen's eyes, their aura was mostly pale yellow mixed with green and white, occasionally with a hint of dark brown or black floating around.

According to the description of the technique, this should be the performance of normal people, with occasional greed but suppressed by responsibilities, ethics, and laws. Director Lei's aura was the most special, showing a hexagonal pale blue color, solid and immobile, with gray crack-like aura covering the surface.

This should indicate that Director Lei had stubborn thinking, trustworthy professional ethics, but his thoughts were in a long-term state of depression.

Lin Wen couldn't read much more. He was not a professional aura master, and the detailed explanation in this technique was too thick. Lin Wen only read the general outline and basic content, and temporarily gave up on the more than ten books that were as thick as an Oxford dictionary.

Moreover, except for all-black aura, a person's aura is not constant and cannot be seen through at a glance, so knowing the general idea is enough.

In this way, Director Lei should be temporarily trustworthy, and there is no need to worry about anyone embezzling.

Just as he was thinking, he accidentally bumped into the door.

The finance department's people immediately noticed Sheriff Lin at the door with a creaking sound.

Deputy Chief Old Xie was overjoyed and pushed Director Lei behind him, grabbed the account book, and ran to Sheriff Lin.

At this moment, Lin Wen didn't want to waste his Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart, and immediately stopped him, "How much has been counted now?"

Old Xie replied, "Thanks to Sheriff's wise leadership, assets of 11.06 million have been confirmed, and the remaining assets are estimated to be around 5.5-6 million."

Lin Wen was surprised, "Why is it still more?"Old Xie smiled and said, "This is all thanks to Sheriff's good fortune! The valuation of jewels and diamonds fluctuates the most, while gold is relatively stable but also has fluctuations. However, the main difference is the Bospherda sapphire. The federal saint may offer a high price to purchase it."

Lin Wen had long ignored the strangeness of this world. He didn't care about saints or witches. He couldn't even cast a forbidden curse. It was useless.

He only cared about one thing now: "Is it troublesome to liquidate? Will the funds be returned quickly?"

Old Lei next to him couldn't help but complain, "Sheriff, the empire will never sell luxury goods..."

Old Xie immediately pushed Old Lei away and flattered, "This guy is crazy. He was kicked by a donkey when he was young. Sheriff Lin, don't take it to heart."

Lin Wen ignored him and said, "You guys hurry up and liquidate. Return the funds as soon as possible, and try not to have any losses. This is the money of the disaster victims."

Old Xie patted his chest and said, "Sheriff Lin understands righteousness and loves the people like his own children. This is a great fortune for the thousands of people in Changshan County! Please rest assured, Sheriff. I will definitely not disappoint the trust of the Sheriff."

Lin Wen was disgusted by the deputy director, and he was about to say something, but he felt like his throat was blocked by oil stains, and he couldn't say anything.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Old Lei spoke again, "This is impossible. Jewelry and other valuable items are not necessities. If you want to sell them quickly, you will have to sell them at a low price. If you want a high price, you will have to sell them slowly."

Deputy Director Old Xie was so angry that his ears were smoking. He had instructed and reminded Old Lei countless times, but he still couldn't rein in this stubborn donkey. He grabbed Old Lei's collar and shouted, ignoring the Sheriff, "Can't you shut up if you can't speak? Did I ask you to teach me how to do things? How do you know that it can't be both fast and good?"

Old Lei retorted, "If you want to sell quickly, it will become a buyer's market, and they will dare to lower the price!"

Old Xie cursed, "I'll buy your ancestors and press your grandpa!"

Lin Wen was so annoyed that he said, "Then do it quickly. Sell as much as possible before the cash runs out and get the money back. Whatever you can sell, sell it!"

After speaking, he turned around and left, ignoring the banging noise behind him.

Back in the Sheriff's office, he found the home address and landline number of the office deputy director Yuan Zhimen, and called him to immediately send a report to the Governor's Office, requesting the Seventh Construction Brigade to return and continue construction. Changshan County now has the money to pay for their work.

He studied the reconstruction plan for a while, and once he had made up his mind, he went to the Sheriff's big chair and fell asleep directly.

Since becoming the Sheriff, he slept on this chair every night.

At the same time, Governor Sheng Huaixuan in Danyang City was still not asleep. He sat in his chair, hunched over, smoking one cigarette after another, burying himself in the smoke and silence.At this moment, the governor was no longer like a high-ranking official with great power, but like an old farmer worrying about this year's harvest.

"Huaixuan." A middle-aged woman pushed the door open and walked in. "Don't worry about disaster relief. You're not the emperor. If the imperial capital doesn't allocate relief funds to you, do you want to raise an army and seize them?"

Sheng Huaixuan extinguished a cigarette butt and lit another one.

Seeing the frown on his face, the middle-aged woman, Huai Xiu, smiled and said, "Do you really have this idea? Whether you go or not, first drink the ginseng soup. Your health is more important."

Sheng Huaixuan took a sip of the ginseng soup and relaxed his brows slightly. "Huai Xiu, what do you think about me mobilizing the Qing army?"

Huai Xiu thought for a moment. "Do you want to dig up Old Liu's roots or intercept the money of the old masters in the national assembly on Guohui Mountain?"

Sheng Huaixuan shook his head. "I want to intercept the gold that Longzhou will submit to the imperial capital."

Huai Xiu was taken aback. "The emperor won't let you get away with it."

Sheng Huaixuan smiled. "Longxing Jun will help me get away with it."

"Li Long..." Huai Xiu choked and still didn't dare to call the emperor's name, whispering, "The pressure on His Majesty is also very high. Why don't you stop this? You've been too aggressive lately. Several elders are a little unhappy with you."

"There's no other way."

Sheng Huaixuan shook his head.

"They are trying to kill me by doing this. This flood gave them an excuse and a cannonball to attack me. The reform in East Qin Prefecture must not be stopped."

Huai Xiu wanted to persuade him, "But..."

Sheng Huaixuan drank all the ginseng soup in one gulp. "Huai Xiu, you don't understand. As long as I don't have any internal problems, I will be as solid as a rock. If my internal affairs collapse, not to mention this kind of storm, even a little finger will make me fall."

Weakness is only temporary, and strong power has returned to the governor. He opened the file and said, "I am now only worried about one thing, whether that kid in Changshan County can withstand the pressure. If he is completely destroyed, I will have a loophole."

Huai Xiu gently pressed his shoulder and asked, "How did you suddenly think of giving him military power?"

Sheng Huaixuan thought of the situation at the time and laughed, "Huai Xiu, you don't know that kid. Before I met him, I was really looking forward to him based on his resume, his heroism, and his heroic deeds."

"But when he arrived, guess what I saw?"

Huai Xiu liked this kind of dialogue, which reminded her of when they were young. She played along, "What did you see?"

"I saw an old fox in the officialdom, watertight, full of flattery, slick and cunning. Do you know how I felt at that time?"

Huai Xiu thought for a moment. "You were fooled, thinking that he also relied on flattery and flattery to obtain official positions, and he was not a hero at all.""You guessed it right! I wanted to send him away quickly and replace him in a few months. But this kid surprised me by asking for money, resource support, tax exemption, merger of tax rebates, free trade rights, and the key areas of the empire's backbone plan and new financial pilot program. Think about it carefully."

After thinking for a while, Huai Xiu exclaimed, "These are exactly what Changshan County needs. He only mentioned these five items and not other imperial policies, which proves that he has studied the development of Changshan County carefully. If it were me, I would need at least a year of in-depth research to accurately propose these five items. He's not just a flatterer."

"Exactly," Sheng Huaixuan smiled and said. "Unfortunately, I can't promise any of these five items. Then the kid's face turned blue, thinking that he could lure me into his trap by flattering me. He's too young."

"Isn't he?" Huai Xiu leaned against his back and whispered, "If you agree to any of these items, it will be a heavy burden for you. Given the current situation, you can't afford it."

"Then, when I thought he had no other way, he suddenly asked me for military power."

"Can you understand? That kind of all-or-nothing attitude, that kind of momentum that I have nothing, but as long as you let me go, I can change my fate. "

Huai Xiu smiled, "Then you were moved. I know you like this kind of person."

"Just like you."

"Just like me."

They both spoke at the same time and smiled at each other.

"But now, I regret it a bit. My enemies can't harm me, but they may turn around and attack that kid. After all, he's young and doesn't understand the cruelty of internal struggles in the empire. I'm worried that he might be crushed."

"And I'm too busy to help him directly now. Changshan County is in a dangerous situation, and we must fill the gap in post-disaster reconstruction, or there will be a big mess. According to Secretary Cheng, there are also many people in Changshan County who oppose him."

"He must be having a hard time now."