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Chapter 105: Elected! (Third Update!)

Lin Yaodong's words were powerful and clear, reaching the ears of those participating in the election even without a loudspeaker.

These words made everyone present feel a sudden pang of fear. As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, twice shy.

The three families in Hongxing Village are all related by blood, thanks to the good deeds of Lin Yaozu. Many of their relatives are still in jail, waiting for their sentences.

During this period, everyone used their own unique methods to try and get their relatives out of trouble.

However, based on feedback from all parties, this matter is too big and too complicated to handle.

Now it's time to elect the village committee. What if another person like Lin Yaozu is elected? This Hongxing Village—

Let's just demolish Hongxing Village.

The people at the scene were talking amongst themselves. Chen Zhenhai, sitting in the election committee seat, turned to look at Mo Chenghai beside him without saying a word, but asked with his eyes, wanting to see the other party's reaction.

Noticing the gaze, Mo Chenghai bent his right index finger and gently tapped the microphone in front of him twice. The tapping sound instantly silenced the noise in the venue.

When these people turned to look at him, Mo Chenghai calmly asked the man who had mocked Wei Zhenghui, "Wei Xiaofei, do you have any evidence?"

"Of course I have!" Wei Xiaofei stepped out from the crowd and slowly walked up to Wei Zhenghui, extending his right hand: "Uncle Zhenghui, actually, if you hadn't gone around saying I'm an ingrate, I wouldn't have bothered with you today."

After saying that, he walked past Wei Zhenghui and came to Mo Chenghai. He then took out his phone, fiddled with it for a while, turned the phone sideways, and placed it in front of Mo Chenghai.

A video is playing on my phone.

A video showing a brightly lit and bustling KTV.

The lighting wasn't bright, but the video clearly showed Wei Zhenghui's face.

Amidst the bright lights and revelry, Wei Zhenghui was surrounded by beautiful women, enjoying himself immensely with both hands.

On the table in front of him, there were more than a dozen stacks of RMB neatly arranged, and in front of the RMB was a dice cup.

Further ahead of the dice cup was another pile of RMB and another person.

After watching the video for a while, Mo Chenghai handed his phone to Wei Shouheng next to him. Wei Shouheng watched it for a few minutes and then handed the phone to Mo Tianshu next to him.

And so, the cell phone began to be passed from one member of the election commission to another.

Mo Chenghai, who had finished reading first, looked up at Wei Zhenghui and said, "Wei Zhenghui, could you please explain?"

Across from him, Wei Zhenghui, upon hearing that he needed to explain, turned to look at Mo Chenghai: "Committee Member Mo Chenghai, I have not been criminally detained, nor have I been sentenced, and I am not a party member who has been expelled."

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"I am running for deputy village director in accordance with the requirements of laws and regulations. I think there is no problem with it."

Wei Zhenghui's self-righteousness gave Mo Chenghai a headache. At the same time, he was also glad that Lin Man had found those laws and regulations for them, which they had memorized over the past few days.

Now is the perfect time to bring out and refute those things that were memorized by rote.

He nodded at Wei Zhenghui: "You're absolutely right."

According to the provisions of the Organic Law of the Villagers' Committees of the State, there are three categories of people who are strictly prohibited from becoming candidates: the first is people who have been expelled from the Party; the second is people who have been criminally punished for crimes; and the third is people who organize or participate in illegal religious activities or cult activities.

"The fact that you are standing here proves that you have passed our screening and do not belong to any of the three categories mentioned above."

"However, in addition to the strict prohibitions, there are six other types of people who should not be nominated."

"The first category is those who are currently under investigation by the Discipline Inspection Commission; the second category is those who have been administratively detained for less than 5 years for prostitution, drug use, or disturbing public order; the third category is those who have been investigated and punished for believing in cults, engaging in superstitious activities, or participating in gambling for less than 5 years; the fourth category is those who have been investigated and punished for illegally organizing or participating in petitions for less than 5 years; the fifth category is those who have formed cliques or interfered with elections during the leadership transition period; and the sixth category is those who have been away from home for a long time and are unable to perform their duties normally."

"Given your situation and the unique characteristics of the village, we can consider the second and third options."

"That is, the allegations of soliciting prostitution and participating in gambling mentioned in the clause have now been substantiated by evidence."

"I hope you will withdraw on your own, so as to save face for everyone."

"In addition, if anyone knows of other candidates who have similar situations, they can come forward and clarify."

"Of course, we're all from the same village, so please keep these things to yourselves."

"But if scandals are exposed later, when we go out and meet people from other villages or towns, we might be called a village of prostitution or a village of gambling."

That's all I wanted to say!

After Mo Chenghai finished speaking, he turned around and beckoned to the person behind him to move the projector from the office. He said that his phone was full of good stuff and he couldn't watch it all by himself; he wanted everyone to watch it together.

Beside him, Chen Zhenhai kept staring at Mo Chenghai while he was speaking.

After watching closely until the end, and hearing that Mo Chenghai had not initiated a vote but instead asked those present to think about it, Chen Zhenhai nodded with satisfaction.

Encouraging everyone to actively consider the pros and cons, and using this consideration to eliminate potential bad actors, is a typical example of leveraging the subjective initiative of the people.

Pretty reliable!

On the other side, the people who went to the office to move the projector also moved it to the side of the flagpole.

Once installed, the projector started working, projecting the content from the phone onto the wall behind the flagpole.

The light was quite strong, so the projected image was a bit blurry and faint, making it difficult to see people's faces clearly, but it was still possible to see what they were doing.

Immediately, a chorus of boos erupted in the village committee square.

Mo Chenghai raised his hand and gently tapped the microphone: "Quiet down, everyone, watch carefully!"

After the video, which lasted a few minutes, finished playing, Mo Chenghai put the microphone to his mouth and said, "Everyone knows the answer, the next candidate for village deputy director is Lin Qiyuan!"

When his name was called, Lin Qiyuan glanced at the podium in front of him, then slapped his forehead: "Um—I suddenly remembered I have something to do, so I'll postpone my candidacy."

With those words, Lin Qiyuan turned and ran, disappearing from the crowd in the blink of an eye.

Watching Lin Qiyuan's departing figure, Chen Zhenhai tilted his head and asked Mo Chenghai, "What's going on now?"

"Lin Yaozu's mess!" Mo Chenghai slapped his head with his right hand like he was slapping a watermelon, looking constipated. "Lin Yaozu was involved in illegal fundraising, and the first people he scammed were the villagers."

"Some people are more normal and take out their own savings. Some are less normal and take out their own savings and then borrow some money. Some people are completely brainless and take out their own savings, borrow some money from relatives, and then add high-interest loans."

"Lin Qiyuan is a completely brainless person."

"Why is it Lin Yaozu again?" Chen Zhenhai was numb when he heard the name again.

He sighed and waved to Mo Chenghai, signaling him to hurry up and get it done.

Mo Chenghai received the signal and brought the microphone to his mouth: "Next—"

After he finished speaking, the next candidate stepped onto the stage. Before he could even open his mouth, another voice came from the crowd: "Mo An, the week before last, you were playing 100-point mahjong at the town's mahjong parlor, and people around you were even betting on horses. Today you're here as the village deputy director, did you make some money?"

This one sentence completely choked Mo An's prepared speech.

He stood still, glanced at the person who had shouted, coughed twice, and changed his prepared statement: "Although I, Mo An, play cards, I only spend my own money. I haven't borrowed money from loan sharks, nor have I been punished. It can only be considered a personal hobby."

"Right now, I just want to do something for the village."

"I am honored by people's recognition, but if they don't, then I have nothing to say."

As he began his campaign speech, Mo An turned and walked towards Lin Yaodong, standing beside him. Then, lowering his voice and pursing his lips, he retorted in a muffled tone, "You guys are pretty ruthless!"

Lin Yaodong, standing to the side, ignored him and simply smiled as he looked at the crowd.

Looking at Mo An and Lin Yaodong, Chen Zhenhai couldn't help but shake his head.

Blood Flow Mahjong is a game played in the Sichuan and Chongqing region. It means that the "blood" (in-game currency) must flow until it runs out, and you can keep playing until you win.

A base bet of 100 yuan can easily lead to losses of several thousand or even tens of thousands of yuan in a single hand if you're unlucky, especially with other people betting on horses next to you.

incredible!

How come everyone in Hongxing Village is such a master?

Could there be something wrong with the ancestral graves of these three surnames in Hongxing Village? I'll have to find someone to look for them another day.

No, Chen Zhenhai, you're a Party member, you can't engage in this kind of feudal superstition!

Refocusing his attention, Chen Zhenhai continued to monitor the remaining candidates.

"I am Li Mingxiu. Everyone knows I'm a shrew. I'm honored to be nominated to run for the village committee's women's director. I don't have much to say. Anyway, when I see something I don't like, I'll still curse it out."

"I am Wei Zhenglin————"

"I, Lin Yongqian, hereby solemnly swear that I will dedicate myself to the educational development of Hongxing Village from beginning to end. My name is Xie Hua, and—well—anyway, thank you all for giving me this opportunity—"

As the last candidate stepped down from the stage, Chen Zhenhai picked up the microphone and tapped it: "Ladies and gentlemen, our candidates' self-introduction session is over. Now, I'll give you ten minutes to discuss things."

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"We will begin voting in ten minutes."

"Please think this through carefully!"

After speaking, he picked up the alarm clock next to him, set a 10-minute countdown, and casually grabbed the alarm clock in his hand.

Ten minutes passed quickly, and before long, the alarm clock rang.

After putting down the alarm clock, Chen Zhenhai nodded to Mo Chenghai and the others beside him: "My mission is complete. Now it's up to you guys."

"I know!" Mo Chenghai nodded, then got up from his chair, walked to the front of the ballot box, and began to hand out cards and markers to the villagers who were queuing up, asking them to write their names and then put them into the ballot box.

Because names had to be written, the voting process was a bit slow. By the time the last person finished voting, it was already around 12:30 pm.

In order not to delay everyone's return to lunch, the election committee members went straight to the vote counting.

During the vote counting process, in addition to the election committee and the supervisors, the election committee also called on several villagers to come forward and help.

Several villagers lined up in a row. The villager at the front grabbed a ballot from the ballot box, handed it to the person next to him, who then handed it to him, and finally the ballot with his name on it was handed to Mo Chenghai.

After receiving the ticket and carefully reading the name, Mo Chenghai exaggeratedly tilted his head back and exclaimed, "One vote for Lin Yaodong!"

He would shout something, and Lin Chengyuan, who was in charge of counting, would make a mark on the blackboard used for counting.

"Lin Yaodong, one vote —"

"Mo An's vote————"

"Lin Yongqian, one vote —"

"Li Mingxiu gets one vote —"

"One abstention vote—" When the last ballot was taken out of the ballot box by Mo Chenghai, the words "abstain" written in vermilion marker on the small card were displayed to everyone.

After displaying it for about ten seconds, he put the card into the pile of abstentions on the side.

Lin Chengyuan marked the abstention mark below the last position.

After this was completed, the election committee began counting the votes, starting with the village head.

"For the first position, deputy director of the village committee, there were five candidates in total, and two candidates abstained."

"The remaining three candidates are Lin Yaodong, Mo An, and Wan Dalian."

"Lin Yaodong received 337 votes, Mo An received 28 votes, Wan Dalian received 152 votes, and six people abstained."

"Therefore, Lin Yaodong has been successfully elected as the deputy director of the village committee!"

"The three candidates for the People's Livelihood Committee are Lin Cheng-yun, Zhao Qiu-he, and Wei Zheng-dao."

"Lin Chengyun received 239 votes, Wei Zhengdao received 184 votes, Zhao Qiuhe received 87 votes, and 13 people abstained."

Lin Cheng-yun was elected as a member of the People's Livelihood Committee.

"For the Women's Federation committee members, there were three candidates. One abstained, leaving Li Mingxiu and He Xia as the remaining candidates."

"Li Mingxiu received 424 votes, He Xia received 68 votes, and 31 abstained!"

"Li Mingxiu was elected as a member of the Women's Federation."

"Two candidates for the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Committee: Wei Zhenglin and Lin Yue."

"Wei Zhenglin received 252 votes, Lin Yue received 243 votes, and 28 abstained."

"Wei Zhenglin was elected as a member of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Committee."

"For the Public Security and Public Health Committee, there were four candidates, two of whom abstained. The remaining candidates are Mo Kaiming and He Shu."

"Mo Kaiming received 313 votes, He Shu received 189 votes, and 21 abstained."

"Mo Kaiming was elected as a member of the Public Security and Public Health Committee."

"There are two candidates for Education Committee Member: Lin Yongqian and Mo Guokai."

"Lin Yongqian received 469 votes, Mo Guokai received 43 votes, and 11 abstained."

"Lin Yung-Chien was elected as the Education Committee Member."

"The four candidates for the Organization and Publicity Committee are Xie Hua, Mo Sinian, Mo Yihui, and Wei Xiaoyu."

"Xie Hua received 152 votes, Mo Sinian received 134 votes, Mo Yihui received 122 votes, Wei Xiaoyu received 95 votes, and one person abstained."

"Xie Hua was elected as the organization and publicity committee member."

After reading out the last vote result, Mo Chenghai handed the microphone to Chen Zhenhai, who took it and said with great emotion, "After fierce competition, the results for the seven positions on the Hongxing Village Committee are now in."

"Now, please have the seven elected committee members come forward to the flagpole and recite the oath before the national flag!"

As he spoke, the seven elected people walked to the flagpole, lined up, and looked up at the national flag in front of them.

Once they were ready, Chen Zhenhai spoke again: "The oath-taking begins!"

As his voice faded, seven voices rang out: "I solemnly swear that I will resolutely implement the Party's line, principles, and policies, serve the people wholeheartedly, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the villagers, act in accordance with the law, be fair and honest, consciously accept supervision, and dedicate myself to rural revitalization, improving people's livelihoods, and promoting village development."

Outside the village committee building, Lin Man, who was leaning against the wall, heard the oath and casually opened the system.

The system has not yet settled the task rewards!

It seems I'll have to wait two days until the public announcement period ends and I receive the election certificate before I can settle the payment.

However, now we can start making trouble.