At the Pinnacle of Power: The Female Leader and Her Chief Advisor

Before Chen Ning could speak, Lu Ming continued, "After the body is cremated, does the funeral home need to sign a form and collect payment before the family can take the ashes away?"

Chen Ning didn't understand why Lu Ming was bringing this up out of the blue, but he still nodded and said, "That's right."

Lu Ming laughed and said, "The accident happened at around 5 a.m., when it was raining and there was also a lot of fog."

"When the funeral home management asked the family to take the ashes away at this time, didn't they consider the possibility of accidents during transport?"

"So if we really investigate, everyone in this funeral home, from top to bottom, will inevitably be punished!"

Listening to Lu Ming's detailed and insightful analysis, Chen Ning's spirits lifted.

Lu Ming is right. Some things are only slightly heavy when you put them on the scale, but once you do, they can weigh a ton.

In this regard, if nothing goes wrong, naturally no one will investigate.

But now that an accident has occurred and five people have died, the relevant personnel at the funeral home will definitely have to bear responsibility.

Chen Ning opened his mouth, then sighed, "Secretary Lu, why did you do this?"

"Is it really worth offending the funeral home manager for a complete stranger like a driver?"

You should know that funeral homes are places where the pay is high, the work is easy, they are close to home, and the working hours are quite flexible.

Generally, these positions in government agencies are reserved for their relatives by leaders within the system. (These are relatives who are close to the leader but lack ability and have no hope of promotion through the normal career path.)

By doing this, Lu Ming not only offended the funeral home, but also the leaders behind them.

Chen Ning didn't believe Lu Ming was unaware of the implications, so he couldn't understand why Lu Ming insisted on doing this.

Lu Ming chuckled and said, "I've asked around. The standard death compensation in Songxi City is 75 yuan, so for five people it would be 375 million yuan."

"Let's round it up to 400 million, and each person will pay 80."

"Whether you let the funeral home or the civil affairs bureau pay for it, I don't care who pays it, the money must be in place."

Chen Ning looked troubled: "Secretary Lu, you're really putting me in a difficult position, I..."

Lu Ming raised his hand to interrupt, saying, "District Chief Yang, please don't rush, let me finish."

"I promise you won't spend this money for nothing. Here's my guarantee."

Chen Ning asked suspiciously, "What guarantee?"

Could it be that he's planning to use his own scandals as leverage?

Lu Ming said confidently, "I assure you, a similar accident will never happen again in Haiyuan District."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ning's eyes widened, and she immediately retorted, "How could that be? Secretary Lu, you're not joking, are you?"

Chen Ning simply didn't believe it. Even if Lu Ming was incredibly capable, how could he possibly control when a person's funeral was held?

"What? District Chief Yang, you don't believe me?"

Lu Ming chuckled lightly: "If I dare to say something like that, then I can definitely do it."

"As far as I know, there have been more than one or two similar accidents on National Highway 108 in recent years."

"During Mayor Song's tenure alone, there were three such incidents, but all three were the driver's fault, either due to speeding or driving while fatigued. In short, there wasn't much of a dispute over it."

"Even if you continue to let the traffic police determine the driver's responsibility, that's only treating the symptoms, not the root cause, and similar accidents will still happen in the future."

"You'll compensate the family this time, and I'll help you completely prevent this kind of accident. How about it? This deal isn't a bad one, is it?"

Chen Ning's eyes were filled with doubt and uncertainty. If Lu Ming could really solve this problem at its source, then this deal would naturally be worthwhile.

"Secretary Lu, are you sure you're not joking?"

Lu Ming looked at Chen Ning with a smile, but showed no intention of answering the question.

Chen Ning was torn between his own feelings and his own beliefs, but ultimately chose to believe Lu Ming.

If he really wanted me to pay this money, he could have used damaging information to threaten me; there was no need to use this excuse.

Finally, Chen Ning gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, the Haiyuan District finance department will cover this compensation!"

"Good, District Chief Yang is very straightforward!"

"However, you'll have to figure out how to get the traffic police's accident liability determination yourself."

"That's easy to say."

Officer Zhang has only drafted the letter of responsibility; to truly finalize the case, Lu Ming will naturally be needed.

Lu Ming got up and left the office with a smile.

Seeing his confident demeanor, Chen Ning strongly suspected that he also had dirt on the traffic police detachment captain.

Lu Ming certainly didn't have one, but traffic police are under the jurisdiction of the Public Security Bureau. Now that the Public Security Bureau Chief Ding Jian has sided with Yu Wei, issuing a certificate of determination is just a matter of a word.

Even if Ding Jian was sidelined, as a traffic police brigade captain, he wouldn't dare to go against the grain.

Lu Ming dialed Ding Jian's number and briefly explained the situation.

Although this matter was somewhat tricky for Ding Jian, he readily agreed when he heard that it concerned Mayor Yu.

Lu Ming felt completely at ease and wasn't worried at all about Ding Jian's side.

If he can't even handle this small matter, then there's no need to win him over as the bureau chief.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Ming did not go directly to the hospital.

We'll discuss everything once the accident report is released.

Meanwhile, Zhou Lin had returned to the municipal government and was reporting Lu Ming's solution to Yu Wei in her office.

"Did he really say that?"

Yu Wei looked suspicious.

Where does he get the confidence to make the district government pay him money?

Even if she handles it herself, there's no guarantee she'll get Chen Ning to hand over the money.

"Yes, that's what he said, and during the meeting, he was very rude to Director Wu."

"Attitude? What attitude?"

Zhou Lin immediately recounted Lu Ming's performance at the meeting, and even added her own embellishments.

"Director Wu is the head of the accident investigation and handling team. Secretary Lu interrupted her in public and even used you to pressure Director Wu."

Yu Wei looked calmly at Zhou Lin and asked, "So, you think what he did was inappropriate?"

Zhou Lin thought Yu Wei would be angry after hearing her description, but now it seems she was wrong; Yu Wei doesn't seem angry at all.

Yu Wei's calm demeanor made Zhou Lin feel somewhat flustered. Before she could explain, she heard Yu Wei speak again.

"I sent you over there to handle the accident, not to curry favor with anyone."

"With the accident happening, Wu Yun still has the mind to spout bureaucratic nonsense. You don't dare to interrupt, but Secretary Lu is the one who interrupts. What's the problem?"

"Wu Yun is the team leader, that doesn't mean that what she says is always correct, nor does it mean that what she says must be done."

"I think Secretary Lu did a great job, because he clearly understands why I sent you there!"

"This is your first time handling something like this. If you don't understand something, stay by his side, listen carefully, observe diligently, and ask questions!"

"Yes, I understand."

Zhou Lin nervously made a statement.

To be honest, Yu Wei's reaction was completely unexpected.

She felt a little relieved that she hadn't said anything more offensive.

Otherwise, Mayor Yu would definitely think that he was colluding with outsiders to target Lu Ming.

After Zhou Lin left dejectedly, Yu Wei gently shook her head.

She didn't mind Zhou Lin's lack of ability, since ability can be improved through experience.

She values ​​character more, and in this respect, she is clearly far inferior to Lu Ming.

While Lu Ming was busy dealing with the accident, she actually had the mind to tattle!

What a disappointment!