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

Once in the office, Li Ping couldn't calm down and would walk to the window every now and then to look at the front door.

His hopes dwindled until they were finally shattered.

The deceased's family members haven't come yet, presumably because Lu Ming has appeased them.

What puzzled him was how Lu Ming had managed to appease him.

He has received the news that the traffic police have issued an accident liability determination, and the driver is not at fault.

This means that the deceased's family will definitely not receive a large sum of compensation.

How could they possibly stay so well-behaved if they didn't get the money?

Could it be... that Lu Ming made them a promise in private?

At that moment, Zhou Lin sent a message.

"Director Li, have the family members made a scene?"

"No, I guess Lu Ming has calmed her down."

"Huh? What do we do then? Did he manage to solve the problem?"

"Don't worry, this can't be settled without money. If we don't block the gate today, we'll have to tomorrow!"

Although they didn't know what Lu Ming had promised them, no money was no money.

If they don't get compensation, the family will definitely cause trouble again.

At that point, things will only get worse and more ugly!

……

District government building, meeting room.

Lu Ming glanced at the members of the accident investigation team.

"Secretary Zhou, please contact the deceased's immediate family and ask them to come to the district government to discuss the issue of compensation."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Lu Ming.

Zhou Lin reminded him, "Secretary Lu seems to have forgotten that the driver was found not at fault."

Lu Ming said calmly, "I'm talking about compensation. What are you talking about regarding the driver?"

Zhou Lin's expression was strange. She wanted to remind Lu Ming of something, but after thinking about it, she decided against it and simply took out her phone to make a call.

Wu Yun seemed to be deep in thought, wondering where Lu Ming got the money from.

This accident is complicated in some ways, but simple in others. In the end, it all boils down to one word: money!

As long as the money is in place, the family members will naturally not cause trouble.

The problem now is, where will the money come from?

The investigation team was unaware of the content of Lu Ming and Chen Ning's discussion, so in their eyes, Lu Ming's call for the family to come over to discuss compensation at this time seemed extremely unreasonable.

After all, if you don't have money, you don't have the right to talk!

As for the 20,000 yuan humanitarian compensation, nobody cared about it.

Compared to a human life, is 20,000 yuan even considered money?

Isn't this just plain embarrassing?

However, Wu Yun felt that given Lu Ming's personality, he would definitely not be so reckless; he must have prepared a backup plan.

Could it be that he actually persuaded Chen Ning to get the district government to pay this money?

The more Wu Yun thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and she looked at Lu Ming with even greater shock.

How...how did he do that?

Has Chen Ning gone mad? How could he agree to something like this?

Half an hour later, the deceased's immediate family members and a lawyer arrived together.

The two sides held discussions in the conference room.

The negotiation process was very difficult, with the lawyers hired by the deceased's family demanding 200 million yuan per person!

While dealing with them, Lu Ming made a phone call to "seek instructions" from his superiors.

"The district government has agreed to give each person 50 yuan in compensation."

The lawyer shook his head immediately: "50? That's too little. My client would never agree to that."

Lu Ming said in a deep voice, "Two million is also impossible; there is simply no precedent for that."

The entire morning was spent in negotiations, and even though the lawyers reduced the compensation to 150 million yuan, the government side, represented by Lu Ming, still refused.

After lunch, the two sides continued their negotiations.

Seeing that the lawyer was adamant about paying 150 million, Wu Yun angrily slammed her hand on the table and said, "The standard for traffic accident compensation in Songxi City is 75. Where did you get this 150 million?"

The lawyer asked, "Can a human life be measured in money?"

"You said 75, right? Well, I'll give you 75, and you jump out the window, okay?"

Wu Yun, breathless, stammered, "You…"

This isn't a lawyer, he's clearly a scoundrel who's just being unreasonable and making trouble!

During the negotiations, Xu Ru, who had been mostly silent, suddenly said, "The driver is not responsible for this accident, nor is the district government involved."

"The district government is now willing to offer compensation based on humanitarian concern. If you continue to make exorbitant demands, then I think there's no point in continuing the negotiations. Our district government will not give a single penny."

Upon hearing this, the family members panicked and hurriedly looked at the lawyer.

The lawyer remained composed and asked slowly, "May I ask your name?"

Xu Ru replied, "Xu Ru is the director of the district government office."

"Furthermore, in this incident, my words carry the weight of District Chief Chen's words!"

After hearing this, the lawyer frowned slightly. He felt somewhat powerless given the district government's firm stance.

For a moment, the situation fell silent.

Just then, a family member suddenly spoke up: "You won't give us money, huh? Then we'll drag the coffin to the city government building and block the entrance!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Ru stood up and shouted, "Extorting the government? Believe me or not, I'll call the police right now and have you arrested!"

"I...I..."

Lu Ming slapped the table and said, "Alright, alright, you all go out first. I'll talk to them."

Xu Ru snorted coldly and left the conference room expressionlessly.

Wu Yun and the others also left one after another.

Lu Ming then looked at the lawyer hired by the deceased's family. The family immediately understood and said, "Attorney Zhao, could you please step out for a moment?"

These family members now have considerable trust in Lu Ming.

Once they were alone in the conference room, the family member who had been shouting about blocking the door with a coffin quickly spoke up: "Secretary Lu, I was just too excited and misspoke."

"But you also heard how Director Xu spoke, how he spoke with barbs and sarcasm, and how impulsive he was."

"No matter what, 50 is far too little; we definitely can't accept it."

Lu Ming raised his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, and whispered, "80! 80 in compensation per person, do you agree?"

Everyone nodded quickly, agreeing without hesitation.

They only promised 50 earlier, but now Lu Ming is giving 80 directly, which is a full 30 more!

The lawyer stubbornly refused to budge on the price of 150 million, waiting for them to negotiate a lower price.

In fact, most people's expectation was 75.

Before they arrived, Attorney Zhao had shown them the legal provisions and explained them to them.

The maximum you can ask for is 75!

Now, Lu Ming's offer is 5 more than they expected, only a fool would refuse.

However, amidst their excitement, the crowd also harbored some doubts.

"Secretary Lu, regarding this matter... can you keep your word?"

Lu Ming sighed deeply: "Don't worry, I keep my word."

"This can't go on forever; we have to find a solution eventually."

"I'll go directly to District Chief Chen later. If we can't reach an agreement, then I'll go directly to the mayor."

"Since I said 80, then even if my secretary quits, I will make sure you get that money."

Everyone who heard this was deeply moved.

It turns out that they had absolutely no goodwill towards these officials.

I always felt that officials were high and mighty, unaware of the hardships of ordinary people.

But in Lu Ming, they saw a different kind of official...