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

"What happened?"

Lu Ming's voice was hoarse and his face was tired, giving the impression that he was exhausted.

The family members gathered around and started talking all at once.

"This guy just told us that murderers don't go to jail!"

"And they even said they'd only offer 20,000 yuan in compensation, and that it was out of humanitarian considerations!"

"Isn't this bullying an honest person?!"

Seeing Lu Ming finally come up, Wu Yun breathed a sigh of relief. Hearing the family members' unclear statements, she quickly corrected them, "It's 20,000 yuan compensation for each family member!"

The deceased's family members became even angrier upon hearing this, and cursed, "Do you think I need your 20,000?"

"Call your mother over here. I'll run her over and kill her, and you'll pay me 20,000 yuan, okay?"

Wu Yun's lips twitched upon hearing this. How could this be the same?

Lu Ming frowned and reprimanded, "Director Wu, let's not add fuel to the fire now. What's the situation with that driver?"

Suppressing her anger, Wu Yun found the accident report and gave it to Lu Ming.

Lu pretended to watch for a few minutes, then frowned and sighed heavily.

He asked again, "What's the current status of the compensation?"

Wu Yun replied, "The driver is not at fault, and the deceased bears full responsibility. Commercial insurance will not provide compensation; only the compulsory traffic accident liability insurance will pay a small amount, but it is only a humanitarian compensation of 10%, which adds up to 20,000 yuan per person."

After saying that, Wu Yun hurriedly added, "This is not something I can decide. I just came to deliver a message. If you have any anger, don't take it out on me."

Everyone gritted their teeth, but they knew they absolutely could not make a move now.

After all, it seems that the mayor's secretary is on their side.

"Okay, everyone, don't worry, I'll make a call and ask right now."

In front of everyone, Lu Ming took out his phone and dialed the number of Officer Zhang, a traffic police officer in the handling team.

"Hello, Officer Zhang, it's me, Lu Ming. I wanted to ask about... Oh, okay, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Ming looked at everyone and said seriously, "I have learned about the accident. According to traffic laws, the driver is indeed not responsible."

The deceased's family immediately objected.

"How can he not be responsible? He killed someone!"

"So even murder isn't illegal?"

"A life for a life!"

"..."

Seeing the family members become agitated again, Wu Yun felt a sense of schadenfreude.

"Stop arguing!"

Lu Ming shouted loudly, startling everyone.

"What's all the noise about?"

"Can't you understand what I'm saying?"

"The driver is not at fault; he was just driving normally!"

"That's a national highway, it's for motor vehicles. Why would you, in a funeral procession, drive in the middle of the road instead of on the sidewalk?"

"With rain and fog, if you were driving, would you even be able to see anything?"

"We've already investigated and found that the driver wasn't speeding or violating any traffic rules. He called the police and an ambulance immediately after hitting the person, and you even beat him up. Now you want him to take responsibility?"

As Lu Ming was scolding, his phone suddenly rang again.

He answered the phone, and within two seconds, his expression changed drastically, and his voice rose considerably: "What?"

"I'm coming right now, I'll do my best to persuade him to stop."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Ming pointed at the deceased's family with exasperation: "You, you...sigh!"

"I just received a call saying that the driver has hired a lawyer and is going to sue you."

The family members were all stunned: "Sue us? Are you kidding me?"

"Exactly! What did we do wrong? He was the one who killed someone!"

Lu Ming said seriously, "One thing at a time!"

"Although they killed someone, the traffic police handled the situation. Besides, they were driving normally and didn't violate any rules or laws."

"But you physically assaulted someone, causing them to be hospitalized. Now they've called the police and hired a lawyer, demanding that you be dealt with seriously."

Upon hearing this, the family members panicked instantly.

"This...this, we...we just acted on impulse..."

"Secretary Lu, you have to understand us. We were just angry at the time."

"Secretary Lu, you have to help us!"

Lu Ming rubbed his forehead and said, "Alright, alright, I'll go talk to the driver later and see if we can mediate. Let's try to avoid going to court."

"As for your compensation..."

Upon hearing the conversation shift to them, the family members quickly stated, "We definitely cannot accept 20,000!"

Lu Ming said, "I'll ask the leaders about the compensation. Wait for my news."

"There are too many things to do right now, we have to deal with them one by one. I'll go find the truck driver now, you guys wait for my news."

After saying that, Lu Ming turned and left.

And these family members all obediently became well-behaved.

Wu Yun was dumbfounded.

This guy actually managed to get the situation under control.

But this guy is really wicked. When did the driver say he was going to sue?

In short, his operation was extremely skillful, and Wu Yun was ashamed of herself.

She hurriedly caught up with Lu Ming, and only after they were far away did she speak, "Your skill in deceiving people is truly masterful."

Lu Ming said irritably, "Do you think I'm joking?"

Wu Yun looked surprised: "The driver is really going to sue? When did that happen? I haven't heard about it."

Lu Ming said, "Of course you haven't heard, because I just had someone talk to the driver."

Wu Yun paused, then asked, "You had the driver sue?"

"Yes."

"you……"

Wu Yun simply couldn't find the words to describe Lu Ming.

Does this guy think the current situation isn't chaotic enough?

They even added fuel to the fire!

"So what are your plans for the next step?"

"No rush, let me have a smoke first."

Lu Ming took out two cigarettes and handed one to Wu Yun.

Wu Yun's lips twitched. What time is it? Why are you still keeping us in suspense?

Seeing Wu Yun's annoyed expression, Lu Ming laughed and thought to himself that this woman's ability to control her temper was really lacking.

The two waited downstairs for half an hour before Lu Ming said, "Let's go upstairs."

Wu Yun didn't know what Lu Ming was up to, but she had no idea what to do, so she could only follow him up.

Upon seeing the two return upstairs, the family members immediately stood up and gathered around to inquire about the situation.

"Secretary Lu, what you were discussing..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Ming stared at everyone with an unpleasant expression, his cold gaze sweeping over them one by one.

"Are you guys out of your minds?"

Everyone was taken aback.

Why are you cursing at us?

Lu Ming gritted his teeth and said, "I shamelessly went to the leaders to ask for compensation for you, and we were almost at the point of reaching an agreement when someone suddenly called and said you were going to bring a coffin to the municipal party committee tomorrow to block their door?"

The family members immediately panicked and explained, "Secretary Lu, we, we are..."

"Don't speak, answer me, is that true?"

"this……"

Answer me!

Seeing that Lu Ming was even more agitated than they had been, the family members lowered their heads and whispered in their defense, "We... we just want justice!"

Lu Ming scoffed, "Seeking justice? Who said I wouldn't give you justice?"

"I got up at four o'clock this morning and have been dealing with this matter ever since. I've run to dozens of departments and haven't even had a chance to sit down. Isn't it all to help you get compensation?"

"Fine, since you don't believe me, then bring your coffins and block my door tomorrow."

"I'm not going to get involved in the compensation issue. You think you're so capable? Go ahead and ask for it yourselves."

With those words, Lu Ming turned and left.

The family members were instantly thrown into chaos and hurriedly chased after Lu Ming to stop him.

"Secretary Lu, don't be angry, we haven't gone yet."

"Yes, Secretary Lu, you are a good person. We know that you have been working hard for us all day."

"Come, come, Secretary Lu, sit down and have some water to calm down."

Seeing Lu Ming being fawned over by his family members, Wu Yun didn't know what to say.

Are these family members so easily fooled?