Right path to power

The canteen office.

You Zhengbo and Hu Qingqing sat angrily on the left, while Xu Jingnan and several policemen sat on the other side, along with a few other people who were probably from the school and the cafeteria.

Lin Xiao walked in with a sullen face, and Xu Jingnan immediately got up to greet her: "Xiao Lin, you're here. They're all here, no one's hurt, there was just a little scuffle..."

At this moment, Hu Qingqing stepped forward angrily and said, "Director, they blocked us from leaving and even stole our phones. If the police hadn't arrived quickly, I don't know what would have happened. I've already identified myself, but they're still very arrogant and even threatened to deal with whoever comes."

Lin Xiao glanced at the people in the cafeteria, then turned to Xu Jingnan and said, "Director Xu, their behavior constitutes illegal detention and obstruction of official duties, which should qualify for detention, right?"

A middle-aged man with a lot of fat stood up with a big smile and said, "Sir, please sit down, have some tea first, and then we can talk."

"Who are you?"

"Reporting to the leader, I am the person in charge of the canteen, my name is Cai Maowei."

The fat man quickly offered Lin Xiao a cigarette with a smile. Even though Lin Xiao immediately waved his hand to refuse, he still had a smile on his face and began to explain.

"Sir, this was actually a misunderstanding. The school has always been very strict in its management of the cafeteria. We weren't notified that these two leaders were coming today. When our staff suddenly saw two unfamiliar faces in the processing area, they were indeed a bit flustered and their attitude wasn't good. I've already apologized to these two leaders and bought them two new cell phones as compensation..."

Hu Qingqing glared at her and said, "Give us back our old phones!"

"These are the latest models I just had someone buy..." Cai Maowei handed over two unopened cell phones.

"Give us back our phones. We've already identified ourselves and shown our work IDs, and you still dare to do that? It's clearly intentional."

"Boss, it's all a misunderstanding! We really didn't mean it. The employee's attitude was terrible, and I will deal with it seriously without hesitation..."

Lin Xiao winked at Hu Qingqing, then turned to Xu Jingnan: "Director Xu, before we came here, County Chief Gong gave instructions to investigate and deal with the matter strictly. Next, the County Government Supervision Office will conduct a special inspection of the education system. Any cases involving illegal or criminal activities will need to be handled by the Public Security Bureau."

Xu Jingnan nodded to indicate that he understood, and then winked at Min Huazhi, the director of the Dongyuan Town Police Station, who was standing to the side.

Upon receiving instructions from his superior, Min Huazhi immediately said, "Come on, take these individuals suspected of illegal detention and obstructing official business back to the station."

Seeing that several people were not cooperating, Min Huazhi said coldly, "Anyone who doesn't cooperate will be handcuffed and taken away."

They all quieted down immediately!

Cai Maowei grew anxious and quickly moved closer to Lin Xiao, whispering, "Sir, please speak to me in private."

Lin Xiao glanced at them and sneered, "Say what you have to say here. Where are their phones?"

"It's...it's in that trash can over there."

The previously arrogant cafeteria staff immediately lost their temper. Although they didn't know Lin Xiao's identity, seeing that even a police chief treated him with such respect, they knew that this young man was someone important. Naturally, they no longer dared to hide anything from him when he questioned them.

Before she could even finish speaking, Hu Qingqing rushed towards the trash can, ignoring the mess, and squatted down to reach inside and rummage through it.

"Can this be fixed?"

Looking at her phone with its broken and deformed screen, Hu Qingqing looked at Lin Xiao helplessly.

Lin Xiao leaned closer, examined the broken phone, and said, "Give it a try. If it really doesn't work, ask the police for help."

Lin Xiao knew that Hu Qingqing wasn't concerned about the phone itself, but rather what was inside it; otherwise, she wouldn't be in such a hurry, and the other party wouldn't have been so bold.

The next second, Hu Qingqing leaned closer to him and whispered, "There are videos inside..."

Just as expected, we've got something on their hands!

At this moment, Cai Maowei's face turned green, and his smile vanished. He then adopted a composed demeanor: "Sir, everything can be discussed. My brother-in-law is Fu Xiaocong from the county education bureau. Could you please be lenient? Don't worry, we'll accept the punishment. Just tell us the standard; there's absolutely no need to make this so serious. As the saying goes, leave a way out for yourself, don't you think?"

Lin Xiao smiled, stared at Cai Maowei, and said coldly, "So Director Fu Xiaocong is your brother-in-law, no wonder..."

For some reason, Cai Maowei felt a little uneasy under Lin Xiao's gaze, and quickly avoided his eyes, saying, "My brother-in-law has no idea that I've contracted the cafeteria; this has nothing to do with him."

"Oh, I see. Then I believe you."

Lin Xiao glanced around and said in a deep voice, "What? With something like this happening, isn't anyone from the school going to step in and resolve this?"

Just then, a tall, thin man wearing glasses hurriedly walked in, saying repeatedly, "I'm so sorry, the venue has been open until now, I'm late."

Upon seeing the visitor, Cai Maowei hurriedly went to greet him: "Principal Ran, you've finally arrived. Please help us coordinate with these leaders and put in a good word for us."

"Distinguished leaders, this is Vice Principal Ran Musheng, who is in charge of logistics at the school," Cai Maowei then introduced to everyone.

Ran Musheng bowed politely and said, "Distinguished leaders, I only just received the notification, which is why I'm a little late. I sincerely apologize for what happened. I assure you that the school will strengthen its management of the cafeteria contractor in the future to ensure food hygiene and safety. We will also supervise the handling of those responsible..."

Lin Xiao frowned and interrupted him directly, saying, "Principal Ran, right? This is Deputy County Head Xu Jingnan. I am Lin Xiao from the County Government Office. The county attaches great importance to today's matter. County Head Gong has given special instructions. The county government will conduct a special inspection next. We hope you will cooperate fully."

Upon hearing this, Ran Musheng's heart trembled, and his face instantly turned grim. His gaze, which had been fixed on Lin Xiao, shifted away in an instant. Although he did not work in the officialdom, he had heard about the tense atmosphere in Fengshan County's officialdom recently. Dozens of officials, from the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee to the deputy directors of township departments, had been investigated and punished, all related to the special inspection by the county government. And the young deputy director in front of him named Lin Xiao was the instigator of all this.

Some even whispered among themselves that any unit targeted by Director Lin would be severely damaged, if not completely destroyed. Therefore, everyone silently warned themselves – never offend Director Lin.

Moreover, there are rumors that the newly appointed deputy county head and county public security bureau chief, who is also the deputy county head Xu in front of him, was greatly influenced by Director Lin.

This energy is indeed terrifying; most people really can't afford to mess with it.

The key point is that before, he could only hear the voice but not see the person. Now, Director Lin not only stood in front of him, but was also preparing to conduct a special inspection of the school, which made Ran Musheng's legs tremble incessantly.

"County Chief Xu, Director Lin, hello."

Ran Musheng greeted them with a forced smile, but neither Lin Xiao nor Xu Jingnan gave him a friendly look, maintaining a strictly businesslike demeanor.

Lin Xiao gave Xu Jingnan a look, then said in a deep voice, "Since the vice principal in charge is also present, I have a few suggestions: First, those suspected of violating laws and regulations must be dealt with immediately; second, a comprehensive investigation into the canteen's hygiene issues should be launched. Hu Qingqing, please notify the market supervision and industry and commerce departments now and ask them to send personnel to work here; third, the school should earnestly assume its primary responsibility and strengthen supervision and management of the canteen contractor; fourth, the county government's inspection office should immediately launch a special inspection of Fengshan Primary School, and everyone's cooperation is requested."

As soon as Lin Xiao finished speaking, Ran Musheng was devastated, while Cai Maowei was so angry that his face turned red.

However, Lin Xiao completely ignored them and turned to Xu Jingnan, asking, "County Chief Xu, this may take a while longer. Do you have any further instructions?"

Xu Jingnan shook his head knowingly and said, "Xiao Lin, the Public Security Bureau will strictly implement all the work arrangements and deployments of the county government, and at the same time fully cooperate with the county government's supervision work. If your supervision office needs anything, please contact me. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

Lin Xiao smiled and nodded, saying, "Thank you, County Chief Xu. You've gone to so much trouble."

At this moment, Hu Qingqing had already called the relevant department. She said to Lin Xiao, "Director, I'll go find someone to repair the phone now and try to get the videos out."

"Okay, go and come back quickly."

Lin Xiao had just finished speaking when her phone rang. After glancing at the caller ID, she frowned slightly and then gave a cold laugh.