In officialdom: After she left, I rose rapidly through the ranks!

Yang Ruirui then got out of the car and started chatting with the old man sitting at the entrance of the village office.

Chen Jingcheng and the others sat in the car, doing nothing, just watching.

However, as they looked, they noticed that Yang Ruirui's complexion wasn't very good.

However, since they did not yet know the specifics of the situation, Chen Jingcheng and his team did not immediately make a judgment.

More than ten minutes later, seeing that Yang Ruirui was still chatting with the old man and had not returned, Chen Jingcheng looked at the other three people in the car and said, "I'll go down and check on the situation. You guys stay in the car."

"Wait a moment and I'll give you a signal. When I need you to come, just get out of the car and find me. Then, turn on the camera if necessary."

Then, Chen Jingcheng got out of the car and went to the entrance of the village office.

Upon seeing Chen Jingcheng, Yang Ruirui immediately stood up, her face flushed red, and said through gritted teeth, "Director Chen, these villagers must be dealt with. They've gone too far, far too far!"

"You must help this old man."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jingcheng frowned and said, "Tell me the situation first."

"How can I help if I don't know anything about it?"

Yang Ruirui quickly told Chen Jingcheng about the old man's situation.

It turns out that this old man was a single man who had lived alone for many years. Although he had a house to live in and land in the village, he no longer had the ability to work. He did have a son, but the son suffered from mental problems. He was able to do physical work, but the problem was that a mentally ill person was a patient in himself. How could he be expected to support the old man in his old age?

Now, this old man makes a living by collecting scraps and relying on other people's charity; there's nothing else he can do.

He came to the village wanting to apply for subsistence allowance, but he has been trying for years without success.

According to the village, there are requirements and quotas from above. His family's situation does not meet the requirements for low-income assistance. Although the old man is old and in poor health, he still has a son who can work.

Although my son is sick, he has not lost his ability to work and can work and earn money.

That's probably it.

Yang Ruirui was a girl with a soft heart. Her eyes immediately reddened when she heard these words, especially when she saw the old man's tattered clothes. Tears welled up in her eyes as he spoke of these things, and her compassion was immediately apparent.

"Director Chen, that's the situation. So you must help him. The old man is so pitiful."

"And the leaders of Yangshulin Village are simply outrageous. How could they be so heartless and dare to do this?"

After a moment of silence, Chen Jingcheng said, "In this day and age, we have to admit that the village's minimum living allowance sometimes has flaws."

"People who shouldn't be using welfare are using it."

"What should have been used was not."

"The village has a lot of say in who should use it and who shouldn't."

"However, we shouldn't just listen to one side of the story when we come here."

Upon hearing this, Yang Ruirui immediately looked at Chen Jingcheng, her eyes flashing with a hint of confusion and anger.

"Director Chen, the matter is already quite clear, how can you say that?"

"You don't think these people are doing the right thing, do you?"

"Wrong is wrong!"

"The old man is so pitiful, aren't you going to help him?"

Upon hearing Yang Ruirui's words, Chen Jingcheng immediately frowned.

He said in a deep voice, "Yang Ruirui, I didn't say I wouldn't help, but I wasn't wrong either. All we know now is what the old man himself said."

"Can we make judgments based solely on one side of the story, without any evidence?"

"If that's the case, what if we also do the wrong thing, say the wrong thing, or make the wrong decision?"

"Remember this: without investigation, you have no right to speak. We need to investigate things thoroughly before drawing conclusions. Do you understand?"

Yang Ruirui realized she had acted impulsively. She had only spoken out against Chen Jingcheng in a moment of desperation, wanting to help the old man immediately.

In fact, this wasn't just talking back; it was practically a direct challenge.

She also understood that she couldn't just believe what others said, and she couldn't just accept whatever they said because they felt sorry for her. Everything still had to be based on the results of the investigation.

"Director Chen, what should we do now?"

Chen Jingcheng thought for a moment, then took out two hundred yuan from his pocket and handed it to Yang Ruirui.

"Go and take the old man to the car, go to his house and take a look, then find his neighbors and ask them about the specific situation."

"Take this money and buy some rice, flour, oil, chicken, fish, meat, eggs, and the like for the old man. This is all the money I have on me. If it's not enough, you can chip in first, and I'll pay you back later."

"Regardless of whether what the old man said is the whole truth, at least I can tell that this old man's life is not very good. Let's buy him some things and send them to him."

Chen Jingcheng's current salary is only a little over a thousand or two thousand yuan. Two hundred yuan is indeed a lot.

That's enough to buy rice, flour, oil, chicken, fish, meat, and eggs.

Besides, if I buy too much, I'm afraid it will spoil.

Upon seeing this, Yang Ruirui quickly said, "Director Chen, I have money in my pocket, I'll pay."

Chen Jingcheng shook his head and said, "No need. It's your business if you have money. This is just my token of appreciation. If it's not enough, you can make up the difference."

Yang Ruirui nodded and said in a deep voice, "Director Chen, what are you going to do? Aren't you going with us?"

Chen Jingcheng glanced at the village office, which was locked, and sneered, "It's past three o'clock, and they still haven't come. I'm waiting for them to come back and give me a reasonable explanation."

"You go ahead. Remember to investigate the situation thoroughly. Don't be prejudiced. Everything should be based on facts."

Yang Ruirui nodded heavily, and then led the old man into the car.

The car drove away.

Chen Jingcheng stayed alone at the village office.

afraid?

There's nothing to be afraid of.

He came here to investigate the problem.

Now the question is, should we just back down?

Around 3:30, a young man in his early twenties arrived at the village office and opened the door.

Looking at Chen Jingcheng standing at the entrance of the village office, he asked in confusion, "Are you here to see someone?"

"I haven't seen you much in the village."

Chen Jingcheng frowned as he looked at the young man in front of him and said, "I'm here to see someone. Are you a staff member of the village office?"

Chen Jingcheng then shook his head, saying it didn't seem like it.

too young.

This person may indeed work at the village office, but he is definitely not a staff member. Rather, he is someone who was called in by the people at the village office to help.

Nowadays, many villages hire college students to help out during winter and summer vacations.

Normally, I would ask some people in the village to help out. They weren't paid a salary, nor were they considered public officials; at most, the village would give them some subsidies.

Sure enough, the young man shook his head.

"No, I'm here to help. Sometimes the village is too busy, so they asked me to come here and help out."

Chen Jingcheng didn't say much about this situation.

"What about the villagers?"

"The village chief? The Party branch secretary? Where are the rest of the villagers? It's 3:30 now, why hasn't anyone come?"