Starting as a town mayor, he rose through the ranks.

In the afternoon, as soon as Luo Zhiguo entered his office, Gao Yang pushed open the door and came in. He first made him a cup of tea before saying, "Boss! Chen Kun, the deputy director of the finance office, has arrived..."

"Oh! Director Chen is here. Please invite him in."

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhiguo's eyes lit up. He was thinking of having Gao Yang notify Chen Kun to come over later.

Unexpectedly, he arrived before I even notified him; what a coincidence.

Gao Yang nodded, turned and left the office, and then Chen Kun pushed the door open and came in.

"lead!"

Chen Kun stood in front of the desk, looked at Luo Zhiguo, and greeted him respectfully.

"Hahaha! Director Chen, don't be shy, come and sit here."

Luo Zhiguo stood up with a smile and then invited Chen Kun to sit on the sofa.

At this moment, Gao Yang brought in a cup of tea for Chen Kun, then left the office, gently closing the door behind him.

"Boss! I'm here today to report on the work of the finance office."

Chen Kun sat on one side of the sofa, looked at Luo Zhiguo, and said respectfully.

Luo Zhiguo tossed him a cigarette, lit one for himself, then smiled slightly, signaling Chen Kun to report on his work.

Chen Kun took the cigarette but didn't light it, then put down his notebook and began his work report.

This report was different from the official jargon and platitudes of the last one; it was all about the problems that existed in the finance department.

After listening to his work report, Luo Zhiguo frowned deeply, feeling extremely angry.

Unexpectedly, Liu Hanwen was so audacious that he not only misappropriated funds, but also caused a deficit in the finance office's accounts.

They even took advantage of the government's purchases to receive kickbacks, treating the finance office as their own slush fund; they were utterly lawless.

"Chief Chen! Do you have any evidence regarding what Liu Hanwen has done...?"

Looking at Chen Kun, Luo Zhiguo's eyes sharpened, and he questioned him sternly.

Chen Kun straightened up, looked at Luo Zhiguo with a serious expression, and said in a loud voice, "Sir! The accounts of the finance office will be clear at a glance if you send someone to investigate. There is no need for any evidence at all..."

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhiguo stubbed out his cigarette and stood up, pacing back and forth in his office.

A moment later, he walked to his desk, picked up the phone, thought for a moment, and dialed the number of Qian Tao, the discipline inspection committee member.

"Hello, Committee Member Qian! This is Luo Zhiguo. Do you have some free time? Come over here; I need to discuss something with you..."

As soon as the call connected, he said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing that it was Luo Zhiguo, Qian Tao was slightly taken aback at first. Then, he subconsciously stood up and said, "Hello, Mayor Luo! Okay, okay, I'll be right there..."

After hanging up the phone, Qian Tao realized that his performance had been a bit too exaggerated. He couldn't help but smile wryly to himself, thinking, "This young man is really something. He's made me a little nervous."

A few minutes later, he arrived at Luo Zhiguo's office, looked at Gao Yang, and said with a smile, "Xiao Gao! How's it feeling serving the boss?"

"Hello, Committee Member Qian!"

Seeing that Qian Tao took the initiative to greet him, Gao Yang did not act arrogantly just because he was the town mayor's communications officer.

He immediately stood up, looked at Qian Tao, and then greeted him respectfully.

Seeing this, Qian Tao nodded secretly, thinking to himself, "This young man is quite good; he has a bright future ahead of him."

"Do a good job, Xiao Gao! The mayor called and asked me to come over. I'm going in now."

Qian Tao patted Gao Yang on the shoulder, gave him a word of encouragement, and then went into the office.

"Mayor Luo!"

Looking at Luo Zhiguo sitting on the sofa, Qian Tao smiled slightly and greeted him.

"Old Qian! Please have a seat."

Luo Zhiguo stood up, shook hands with Qian Tao politely, and then invited him to sit down.

Chen Kun quickly stood up and greeted Qian Tao respectfully.

Qian Tao smiled slightly and greeted him in return.

Gao Yang brought in tea, placed it in front of Qian Tao, and then left.

"Old Qian! I called you here because of something at the finance office..."

Looking at Qian Tao, Luo Zhiguo didn't beat around the bush and explained the situation directly.

Upon hearing this, Qian Tao's expression changed drastically, and he was even more shocked.

Unexpectedly, he actually decided to target Liu Hanwen; this is truly shocking.

It's important to understand that within a system, there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests, even though there may be struggles.

Therefore, unless there is some deep-seated hatred, even in the most intense fighting, people generally won't kill each other.

Of course, there are exceptions. For example, Liu Ming and others had no grudge against Luo Zhiguo, but they still wanted to kill him.

However, this is just an isolated case, and such things rarely happen.

"Mayor Luo! Shouldn't we report this to Secretary Chen first?"

Qian Tao hesitated for a moment, then looked at Luo Zhiguo and asked.

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhiguo frowned. He hadn't expected that Qian Tao, the discipline inspection committee member, would be so lacking in principles and simply unfit to be a discipline inspection committee member.

Thinking of this, he stared sharply at Qian Tao and said in a deep voice, "Committee Member Qian is right. This matter needs to be reported to Secretary Chen. Here's what we'll do: you go and report it, and I'll call Secretary Chu and have the county discipline inspection commission come down to investigate..."

"Mayor Luo, please don't..."

These words immediately shocked Qian Tao. He didn't know if Luo Zhiguo could speak with Chu Hao, the secretary of the county discipline inspection commission.

But if Luo Zhiguo reports this matter to the county discipline inspection commission, he will be in trouble.

After all, he is a discipline inspection committee member, whose duty is to supervise various departments in the town. If any violations of discipline or regulations are found, he has the right to deal with them.

If this is not dealt with, it would be dereliction of duty, and if discovered by higher-level leaders, it will certainly be severely punished.

So when he heard that Luo Zhiguo was going to report it to the county discipline inspection commission, he panicked.

"Mayor Luo! Here's what I'll do: I'll send someone to the finance office to investigate first. If there's a problem with the town's side, then we'll proceed according to the normal procedures..."

Looking at Luo Zhiguo, he had no choice but to back down and agree to the investigation.

Luo Zhiguo nodded, but he was still somewhat uneasy about someone like him.

After thinking for a moment, he looked at Chen Kun and said in a deep voice, "Director Chen! You will cooperate with Committee Member Qian's investigation. Report to me immediately if anything happens."

"Yes, sir! I will definitely cooperate with Committee Member Qian's investigation."

"Committee member," Chen Kun stood up and said respectfully to Luo Zhiguo.

At that moment, a quarrel suddenly broke out outside the office. Luo Zhiguo frowned and thought to himself, "So many things to do today. Who is it that has come to the Party and Government Office this time?"

"Committee Member Qian! That's all for today. Go back and investigate this matter as soon as possible..."

Luo Zhiguo stood up, looked at Qian Tao, and said in a deep voice.

Qian Tao also stood up, his face solemn. He nodded and walked out of the office.

Just as he opened the office door and was about to walk out, a woman and two men pushed the door open and came in, almost bumping into each other.

"you……"

Qian Tao wanted to yell, but when he saw that the people who came in were from the county discipline inspection commission, he swallowed the words he was about to say.