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Chapter 104 The Election Begins! (Second Update!)

Driven away by Ding Jiayi, Lin Manyi reluctantly left the room and the hotel.

Being able to bask in the sunlight again and regain freedom should be a cause for celebration, but in Xinhui at the end of July, the sun is so intense it can bake you alive.

After standing there for a while, Lin Man started running towards the village committee. While running, he didn't forget to send a message to Lin Yaohai, asking him to come to his house later.

When they arrived at the village committee, they discovered that Chen Zhenhai, whom they had met that morning, was actually sitting in the village committee, discussing the details of the election with the election committee members.

Upon seeing Lin Man, Chen Zhenhai quickly waved and said, "You are responsible for your own affairs. I've already started things for you; you're responsible for finishing them yourself."

Lin Man quickly waved his hand: "My dear Secretary Chen, I'm leaving this matter to you."

"I'm still a suspect, so it's best if I stay out of the spotlight."

Hearing his excuses, Chen Zhenhai gave him the middle finger, then turned to continue explaining the details to the election committee members: "Remember, you are not the decision-makers, you are just the recorders."

"When there are votes to count and questions to be raised about the candidates, don't speak up for them; let the candidates speak for themselves."

"Remember these two points, or you'll be the ones who suffer the consequences."

"I will only be a witness at the time, so please don't ask for my opinion."

"That's all I wanted to say. If there are no problems, then hurry up and prepare. As I just said, the election will begin in three days."

"Special treatment!"

The members of the election committee nodded, turned their attention back to what was in front of them, and began to organize the materials as Chen Zhenhai had instructed.

While the others were busy, Chen Zhenhai walked over to Lin Man and said, "Let's get this over with quickly!"

"If this keeps up, I'm going crazy."

"I'm going crazy!" Lin Man rolled his eyes, turned around and walked towards the election committee members. He looked around behind them, then turned and walked out of the village committee office.

On a rare day when he had nothing to do, he didn't go straight home. Instead, he went to the supermarket, bought a pack of cigarettes, took out one, but didn't light it; he just put it in his mouth.

After standing in the sun for a while, he turned around and walked towards his uncle Lin Yaodong's house.

Upon entering Lin Yaodong's house, they discovered that Lin Yaohai was also there.

Upon seeing him, Lin Yaohai looked somewhat surprised. He quickly poured himself a glass of water and put it down, then eagerly asked, "They didn't give you any trouble?"

"It wasn't me who did it, why are you making things difficult for me?" Lin Man sat down to the side and turned to Lin Yaodong, saying, "With the approval of the higher authorities, our village committee election will be held in three days."

"I've received too many reports, so it's not appropriate for me to show my face. I'll be staying home and hibernating for the next few days."

"The things that happen before the election and at the election site depend on you."

"Especially Uncle Yaohai."

"The person who reported me was Wei Zhenliang. He has been arrested, and the election committee will exclude the candidates he nominated."

"Those who paid bribes to get votes will cooperate with the investigation in the next few days. They won't be able to get through the election and won't be able to vote. You can ignore them."

"Finally, for the remaining candidates, try to dig up their romantic affairs, the bad things they've done, and their history of taking out high-interest loans."

"Don't submit these matters to the election committee. Going through the election committee involves announcements and questioning, which is a complete waste of time. Find two reliable people and let them reveal the truth on the spot."

"With a little push at the right time, we can eliminate these competitors."

"Finally, it's my uncle's turn. I'll get started when I get back and write some campaign speeches for you. Memorize them and use them during the election."

Upon learning that Lin Man was going to write a campaign speech for him, Lin Yaodong breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "I'll inform the others. Is there anything else you need to tell me?"

Lin Man looked around and pointed to the ground: "There are a lot of people around these days, so try to avoid bumping into each other as much as possible."

After saying this, he drank the water in front of him in one gulp, stood up, and walked out.

In the courtyard, watching his departing figure, Lin Yaodong nodded with satisfaction: "Xiaoman has finally made up her mind!"

Lin Yaohai, who was standing nearby, peeked out and said, "I hope he'll treat us better in the future!"

"Work hard, and you'll definitely get what you deserve," Lin Yaodong replied, then turned and picked up his phone to send messages to the other candidates Lin Man had selected.

Back home, Lin Man locked himself in his room, played games for two hours, then took out the two gold bricks and used them as dumbbells for a while before sitting down at the computer to start writing his campaign speech.

Three days later, time flew by.

When the alarm rang, Lin Man got up early, drew back the curtains, and found it was dark outside. She yawned and went into the bathroom to wash up.

Over the course of three days, Hao Chuan and his men thoroughly investigated Wei Zhenliang. When they finished their investigation, they took Wei Zhenliang and all the relevant personnel back to the city.

This also includes those who received the money.

As for the investigation team led by Ding Jiayi, they packed their bags and returned to Yang after completing their investigation.

city.

Du Mingfeng from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection was kept behind to oversee the entire election process.

After leaving the bathroom, he rummaged through the closet, picked out a white shirt to change into, hung the Party Constitution around his neck, tidied his appearance, and then left the bedroom.

As soon as I went downstairs, my mom handed me a good luck charm: "May you be safe and sound!"

"Don't worry!" Lin Man gently patted his mother's hand, then turned to look at the sleepy-eyed Lin Xiaoxi beside him: "Don't go anywhere today, just stay home and keep Mom company."

"If I find out you've gone out, I'll let you know why Seven Wolves belts are so popular."

"Don't worry!" Lin Xiaoxi waved her hand and turned to go into the kitchen.

Stepping out of the living room, Lin Man noticed his father sitting by the door. Just as he was about to speak, Lin Yaobei interrupted, "If it really doesn't work out, we'll quit being the village party secretary."

"It's alright, they can't outsmart me with their tricks!" Lin Man comforted his father. Seeing his father sigh, he didn't say anything more, lowered his head, and went out the door.

During these three days, the investigation team was busy, and the election committee was also busy.

Busy setting up the election site.

When Lin Man arrived at the village committee, a banner had already been hung above the gate of the village committee—"The Ninth Village Committee Election Meeting of Hongxing Village, Linhai Town".

After staring at the banner for a while, he stepped into the venue.

The venue was simply set up; the election committee was located under the flagpole.

On the election committee's table was a large ballot box.

In front of the election committee was a makeshift podium, a lectern, and a microphone.

Judging from the note on the table, this podium is where candidates speak and take their oaths.

Further ahead was where people who came to vote sat.

As for the left and right sides, the left side is the municipal discipline inspection commission's supervision group, and the right side is the town's supervision group.

Because they arrived early, only the election committee and a few conscripts they had recruited were present.

Upon seeing Lin Man, Mo Chenghai quickly walked over: "How is it? Is the arrangement to your liking?"

Lin Man spread his hands: "Don't ask me, I'm invisible today."

"I guess I'll have to find a place to squat down later and try not to show my face."

Hearing this, Mo Chenghai could only sigh, "How could Secretary Wei do such a thing?"

Unable to figure it out, Mo Chenghai gave up on thinking about it. He exchanged a few more words with Lin Man and then turned to make final preparations.

As time went by, more and more people gathered in the village square. Lin Man squatted by the door, glancing at each person who came by.

By the end, he suddenly realized that there were many people he didn't recognize.

Especially the young —

As the start time approached, Lin Man turned and walked out of the village committee, heading towards the Qinghe River.

At 9:50, Chen Zhenhai took the microphone, tapped it twice, and then said in a gentle voice, "Today is August 3, 2026, the 21st day of the sixth month in the lunar calendar, Monday, which is also the day of the election for the ninth village committee of Hongxing Village."

"Village Party Secretary Lin Man has something to do today and is not able to make an appearance, so I will preside over this election."

"These six people next to me are the members of this election committee."

"I'll barely make up the number; let's count me as the seventh person."

"The reasons for this village committee election are probably clear to everyone, so I'd like to emphasize election discipline here."

"There are a total of seven positions in this election, and after comprehensive comparison, twenty-three people meet the legal requirements."

"The number of candidates for each position is different. In a moment, each candidate will come to this stage to talk about themselves, how they will work after taking the job, and answer everyone's questions."

"After they finish speaking, please come to this table in order, take a card, write down the name of the person you want to vote for, and put it in the corresponding ballot box. You can also abstain."

"Once all the votes have been cast, we will begin counting the votes."

"The person with the most votes wins the election. We will post the election results for three days. If there are no objections after three days, we will issue certificates of election and the elected personnel will officially begin their work."

"In conclusion, in this election, a total of 867 voters were registered, and 523 voters actually attended the election. There was no online voting or proxy voting."

"The 344 people who did not attend the meeting all inquired by phone and chose to abstain from voting."

"Throughout the election process, you must not insult or push others. If you violate this rule, we will call the police."

"Now, I declare the ninth village committee election of Hongxing Village officially open."

"Now, please welcome the five candidates for deputy village head to the stage."

As Chen Zhenhai spoke, the five people stood up from the front of the crowd and slowly walked to the podium.

At the front was Lin Yaodong. He stood by the podium for a while, then walked up to the podium at Chen Zhenhai's signal and gently fiddled with the microphone: "Hello everyone, I am Lin Yaodong from Group Two. I am running for the position of deputy village director. I don't have much to say. You all know my character."

"One is one, two is two!"

After saying those two short sentences, Lin Yaodong stepped aside, seemingly unconcerned about the election.

Behind him was Wei Zhenghui from Group Four.

Wei Zhenghui walked onto the stage, placed his hands on the lectern, raised his eyes, scanned the people in front of him, and finally shouted with an exaggerated expression, "Brother Yaodong has given us a good start, so I'll keep it short."

"Now that I've become the deputy village head, I will definitely lead everyone to make a lot of money, and make it honestly. Thank you all."

After speaking, Wei Zhenghui was about to leave gracefully when a whistle came from below the stage. It wasn't the sound of blowing a whistle, but the sound of blowing through one's own mouth.

The voice was frivolous and seemed out of place in this serious setting.

Before Wei Zhenghui could speak, Chen Zhenhai picked up the microphone: "I'd like to reiterate the rules!"

"Questioning is allowed, but swearing is not allowed, and physical violence is absolutely forbidden."

"Speak your mind openly and honestly."

After he finished speaking, a middle-aged man in his thirties, also surnamed Wei, stood up from the crowd.

The other party didn't even look at Wei Zhenghui, but instead looked at Chen Zhenhai with a grin: "Secretary Chen, it's like this, about two or three years ago, around May, my Uncle Zhenghui said he had contracted a landscaping project that was very profitable, but he lacked start-up capital and manpower."

"They asked our relatives to borrow money and people, saying they wanted to lead us to make a lot of money."

"The project does exist, and it is indeed a landscaping project, but he's profiting from both sides. He took our investment money and the project payment from the client, hired two college students, and even had them stay in hotels every day."

"After working for more than half a year, when it was time to settle the wages at the end of the year, he gave each of us 10,000 yuan, saying that this was our bonus."

"There is no salary, because we are shareholders. It is only natural for shareholders to work on their own projects."

"He's an elder, so we shouldn't say too much."

"After we returned that year, several elders in the family listened to our complaints, then turned around and went to our door with sticks, demanding the so-called investment money back."

"I remember that the police even came that year, and there was a police report."

"Now that he says he wants to lead everyone to make money, I thought of this, it's hilarious."

"It's hilarious!"

"real!"

Towards the end, the person who stood up started laughing, and several people around him laughed too.

As they laughed, they stopped laughing and stared intently at Wei Zhenghui.

Standing in his seat on the election committee, Chen Zhenhai turned to look at the people around him. Mo Chenghai, who was closest to him, flicked the microphone and spoke softly, "Wei Zhenghui, could you please respond?"

Just like that, Wei Zhenghui, who had been so cheerful a moment ago, was put on hold by a few words. He stood in front of the microphone, his face turning pale and then flushed, his expression changing several times. Finally, he gritted his teeth and pressed the microphone, saying, "There's a saying that a prodigal son's return is more precious than gold. I, Wei Zhenghui, have done some excessive things, but now, I want to do something for Hongxing Village."

"If I were a bad person, I would definitely have gotten involved in Lin Yaozu's matter, and I wouldn't be here now."

"Ultimately, I still have a conscience."

After he finished speaking, Lin Yaodong, who was standing next to him, spoke up: "I remember that incident, but it caused quite a stir. I only heard about the commotion, but I didn't understand what happened."

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"When I asked again later, I heard that Wei Zhenghui had borrowed money from loan sharks and they came to his door to collect the debts."

"To be honest, if it were before, I would have said that a prodigal son who returns is more precious than gold."

"But with the Lin Yaozu incident as an example, I think people don't have the time or the mood to believe that a prodigal son's return is more precious than gold."

"Therefore, I suggest that candidates who have a history of borrowing money at high interest rates or have a gambling habit should be excluded."

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