Reborn in the 1980s: I made my fortune hunting wild game in Changbai Mountain

"Consequences? What consequences could there be! Xiao Tao and his two brothers have already finished their sentences! It's Zhou Xueqiang's turn to go in and experience what it's like to squat by the fence!"

When asked by his father-in-law, Yue Feng replied with an air of self-righteousness.

Upon hearing his son-in-law's reply, Wang Jianguo pursed his lips and said, "I'm not talking about that consequence; I'm talking about the consequences of the changes in the village's structure!"

"The village's power structure? The Zhou family wasn't originally our base. His son tried to cause trouble for me, so I dealt with him. Even if everyone knows about it, they can't find fault with me. Who can do anything to me?" Yue Feng replied.

Wang Jianguo said without any hesitation, "That's what they say, but what if the Zhou family completely sides with Zhang Junhong because of this opportunity?"
Neutrality is one attitude, but turning it around is another! And then the votes of party members will be…”

This is indeed a problem. Strictly speaking, village officials at the village secretary level are no longer elected by the party members collectively. Instead, they are nominated by higher authorities, given preliminary opinions, and appointed directly after it is confirmed that there are no problems.

Of course, in the actual implementation process, there will inevitably be issues such as experienced people mentoring new people and gray areas in interpersonal relationships.

Yue Feng was able to become the acting village secretary because his father-in-law was transferred to another job and recommended him to the commune leaders.

Of course, the other party members and villagers in the same village are not entirely powerless against the village secretary.

If there are any serious mistakes or incriminating evidence, you can also file a report with your real name. When the investigation comes down, the attitude of the grassroots party members will also be one of the factors in assessing the facts.

Since becoming the village head, Zhang Junhong has been eager to take the position of village secretary, but he has always maintained a superficial harmony out of consideration for their relationship (Zhang Junhong and the brothers Zhang Xiaowen and Zhang Xiaowu are relatives of the same clan).

Aside from focusing on major organizational matters, Yue Feng, the nominal Party Secretary, delegated most of the ordinary village management affairs to Zhang Junhong, the village head.

The advantage is that Yue Feng has more freedom; even if he goes to another place for ten days or half a month, it won't affect the village.

There were downsides too. During his time in charge of the village's work, Zhang Junhong also did a lot of behind-the-scenes maneuvering to win people over.

Yue Feng understood what Lao Zhangganzi meant: if he wanted to secure his position as secretary, he needed to balance the attitudes and opinions of the core party members.

Yue Feng paused for two seconds, then looked up into his father-in-law's eyes and said, "I know you're wary of Zhang Junhong! But I don't consider him an opponent!"

He is Xiaowen and Xiaowu's uncle, so he's practically my uncle too!

They are much more attentive than I am when it comes to handling specific village affairs!

That's all the power the village has, and sometimes I even give it to him voluntarily! I often turn a blind eye to his little tricks to win people over!
When the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when the water is clear, there will be no evil.

I believe that as long as I don't pocket the villagers' interests and don't make any fundamental mistakes, no one can bring me down!

Even if Zhang Junhong unites all the party members and key figures in the village to speak out, it's still not enough!

If he really did that in private, I wouldn't mind swallowing my pride and begging him to take off his hat!

Yue Feng had a good grasp of the power and influence of his network of connections, but Wang Jianguo only knew that his son-in-law knew many sons of high-ranking officials who enjoyed hunting and raising eagles, and didn't know much about the real situation.

One is a conservative mindset, which focuses on the deployment of troops at the township level.

As for Yue Feng, his connections had already been established far and wide.

In other words, he had no intention of entering politics. Otherwise, he wouldn't even need to start as a grassroots cadre like a village secretary. Old Master Wang had the ability to help Yue Feng secure a better position with a higher starting point and greater potential for development.

"You...you're confident??" Wang Jianguo's tone wavered slightly upon hearing his son-in-law's confident statement.

Yue Feng smiled and nodded: "I'm confident!"

I just want to be a low-level official like a village secretary, with the goal of bringing some benefits to the place where I was born and raised, and helping my fellow villagers live a better life. I'm confident I can do that!
"Forget about them colluding; even if your boss wanted to get rid of me, he'd have to think twice!"

After hearing this, Wang Jianguo nodded and gave up the idea of ​​continuing to persuade him.

"Alright, then you know what you're doing! I used to think that a local official was more powerful than a distant one, but I was too short-sighted!"

Yue Feng smiled and nodded: "Yes, don't worry! Your son-in-law is clean. I haven't pocketed a single penny of the profits from the village's accounts and the village-run purchasing station!"
Now that we've been running the business for so long, we've accumulated some money in the account. I'm thinking of saving enough to repair the road leading out of the village!

"When did you start thinking about building roads again?"

Upon hearing his son-in-law mention saving money to repair roads in the village, Wang Jianguo immediately straightened his back.

Wang Jianguo works in the township office and has a deep understanding of the objective situation at the grassroots level.

"To get rich, build roads first" is not just a slogan, but an objective experience of grassroots development.

If Xing'an Village can improve its roads and establish a mountain produce market, its future development potential will be even greater.

Although there is a road leading out of the village and into the city in the remote mountain area, it is all muddy in the summer due to the rain and slippery in the winter due to the snow, which seriously affects traffic.

If the main road connecting Xing'an Village to the city is repaired, not only Xing'an Village will benefit, but also the surrounding large administrative villages. This is great news for the villagers.

Yue Feng smiled and said, "Our village doesn't have any other hard resources, so if we want to develop, we only have so many options: buying mountain products, doing special breeding, and maybe adding greenhouse vegetable growing!"

For any of these options to develop well, they will all be subject to transportation limitations!

You know our family's situation; we haven't had to worry about food and drink for a long time. Since the money is earned from the industry run in the name of the village collective, it should naturally be taken from the people and used for the people!

Building roads is the best option for long-term development!

Of course, this thing costs a lot of money, and we can't raise that much money yet!

I'm thinking that with further development, the scale of the mountain product sales point should be able to grow in one or two years, and we should be able to save up enough money!
"We'll find a chance to get some sponsorship or something, and then we'll get the road repaired!"

After listening to Yue Feng's plan, Wang Jianguo nodded repeatedly.

"Okay, my son-in-law has guts! I used to think you were just messing around with eagles and dogs and didn't have any grand ambitions!"
Looking back now, I realize I was blind; I didn't see your vision in giving back to your hometown!
As a veteran Party member, I absolutely and firmly support your road construction project!

Yue Feng grinned: "Hehe! We'll talk about it when things are almost ready!"
You have to keep this a secret for me. I specifically instructed that the sales records and profit accounts of the village's mountain products purchasing and sales point be kept separately and not made public!
"If the money in the accounts is exposed, those people will see an opportunity and start plotting again!"

Wang Jianguo nodded: "Good! On matters of principle like this, if they dare to cause trouble, I dare to turn against them!"
Don't think that just because I'm no longer an official in the village, my words don't carry weight! I still have my loyal followers!

"Hehehe, Dad, you just didn't have the right opportunities, which is why your development was delayed! If you were ten or eight years younger, the township level wouldn't be your limit. You would definitely have to go to the city to develop your career!"

"Haha, if you put it that way, I won't argue with you! People are all about timing, fate, and luck!"

Wang Jianguo was quite pleased with his son-in-law's flattery, and couldn't help but grin and sigh.

...On the other side, after Yue Feng finished his call, Director Li pondered for a few seconds, then dialed another number using the landline.

"Xiao Wang, this is Lao Li! Don't get involved in Zhou Xueqiang's matter!"

"What's going on, Uncle Li? Didn't you say before..."

Director Li: "I've tried to gauge their intentions, but they won't budge!"

If we don't cooperate, and the other side escalates the conflict and makes things worse, it won't be as simple as just ten days or half a month of administrative detention!

Don't let Yue Feng's young age fool you; his connections are quite intimidating!

They've got their brothers in jail; you should know exactly why! If this blows up, I'll be in a really tough spot in my position!

"Oh well!
"Or, how about I send a message to Xiao Zhou and tell him to go away and hide for a few days? He can come back after this is all over, what do you think?"

The other party still holds onto hope.

"I advise you not to be so clever! To tell you the truth, Yue Feng just called me personally! His bottom line is 15 days!"
If people are hiding now because of this trivial matter, they can't just hide forever and never show their faces, can they?
If they refuse to go through our office to handle this matter, things could completely get out of control!
The city is really cracking down hard, and they'll make an example of us again...

Director Li didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was already very clear.

Part of it was the truth, and part was a scare tactic, but no one could find any flaws in it.

The art of language is something these veteran 'artists' have mastered to a high degree.

"Okay, I understand! Thank you, Uncle Li!"

"You're too kind! Let them make some preparations, and I'll send someone over tomorrow morning!"

"it is good!"

……

On the other side, the bruises on Zhou Xueqiang's face and head were no longer visible, but he was still not discharged from the hospital. He was still lying on the hospital bed in the clinic every day, receiving intravenous antibiotics. The booklets on the table were almost worn out from being read so many times.

Zhou Yuansen, looking worried, arrived at his son's hospital room carrying the gifts he had brought for Yue Feng.

"Dad! You're finally here! I've been holding this in for ages! Is everything settled with the police station? I want to be discharged! I miss Grandma!" Zhou Xueqiang sat up abruptly from the hospital bed and asked his father.

Zhou Yuansen had already received a message from the middleman and knew that his son couldn't escape the fence this time.

Zhou Yuansen shook his head at his son and said in a very heavy tone, "I'll get you discharged in a bit! We'll go home later!"

The matter wasn't settled. I reckon by tomorrow or the day after, some high-ranking officials will be coming to your house to arrest you!

Your brother Wang told me that there's a high chance you'll get 15 days of administrative detention. They were originally going to report you to the city as an example and try to get you criminally charged, but your brother Wang pleaded for you and backed down!
The report has been suppressed, but as an explanation, he'll be detained for a full two weeks!

"Huh? Didn't he pat his chest and say nothing would happen? Taking our money doesn't mean he can do anything about it!"

When Zhou Xueqiang heard that he would have to squat in the fence for another half month, his happy mood just a second ago instantly collapsed, and he felt terrible.

"It's not that your Brother Wang is useless, it's that Yue Feng has powerful connections!"

I even went to his house with gifts to apologize, but he didn't give me any face at all and almost threw the things I bought on the street!
Now, we've stepped on a landmine!

"What does Zhang Junhong mean by this? He was the one who secretly told me to cause trouble! Now that things have gone wrong, he's not doing anything about it?"

Zhou Xueqiang had already realized that he had been used as a pawn, and he still held onto a last glimmer of hope that Zhang Junhong would speak up for him.

Zhou Yuansen frowned slightly as he looked at his son: "What do you mean by 'hiding things in secret'? You've drunk too much and don't know who you are anymore, so you're acting recklessly. Has he explicitly told you what to do?"

Zhou Xueqiang remained silent.

Zhang Junhong didn't explicitly say anything; he just casually steered the conversation in a few inconspicuous ways at the dinner table.

Young people, unaware of the true extent of the situation, are easily outmaneuvered by seasoned veterans. They act impulsively, standing up for others without considering the consequences.

As it turns out, now that something has happened, it has nothing to do with Zhang Junhong; he's been made a scapegoat for nothing.

"Well, what's done is done. Let's learn our lesson!"

Your uncle's family suffered a huge loss at Yue Feng's hands and nothing came of it. Even if the village chief is willing to speak up, it will probably be in vain!

Zhang Junhong is now the village chief. If you help him with something and end up in jail, as long as you don't turn on him, it can still be considered a favor, and you'll have a chance to ask for some compensation in the future!

If things fall out, it will be even more of a loss!
"Don't be afraid once you're inside. Your brother Wang's influence still holds some weight, so you won't be mistreated!" Zhou Yuansen said helplessly.

Zhou Xueqiang remained silent, seemingly having gained a deeper understanding of interpersonal relationships in the face of bloody real-world lessons.

……

The next morning, Zhou Xueqiang had breakfast at home. Before nine o'clock, a car pulled up in front of his house, and two men in hats came and took him directly into the police car.

The entire process of taking statements, interrogating, determining the nature of the offense, and detaining the suspect was completed in less than half a day, with all the formalities for administrative detention handled in one go.

As Yue Feng had arranged over the phone, Zhou Xueqiang was detained for a maximum of 15 days, enough to teach him a lesson.

On the evening of the day Zhou Xueqiang was arrested, a small drinking party of four people was taking place on the kang (a heated brick bed) in the east room of Zhang Junhong's house.

Zhang Junhong sat in the main seat on one side of the kang (a heated brick bed), while several fellow villagers with official positions sat around the kang table.

The village head, the village accountant, the village custodian, and a woman in her forties, the village women's director.

Village accountant Li Lihua picked up a piece of peanut with his chopsticks and whispered, "My wife said that Zhou Yuansen's simpleton was arrested by the police this morning! It seems he'll be detained for half a month!"
"Old Zhang, what do you think about this?"

Zhang Junhong curled his lip: "The three brothers from Yue Feng's hunting team are all in jail. This matter is not easy to overturn!"

I originally thought there might be a chance, but my two stupid nephews, they're out of their minds, actually turned themselves in! (End of Chapter)