Despite being incredibly wealthy, I want to be a prosecutor.

Chapter 116 The Controversy Over Different Logic

Guesthouse 205, Dongwa County, Laos.

Zhou Hong frowned as he looked at the official letter in his hand. The "Weimin Public Welfare Service Company" had received numerous complaints. The salaries and benefits of the management and staff were beyond what ordinary people could comprehend, and a large amount of money intended for charity was being wasted in this way, which angered the people of Laos. Bokeo Province quickly dispatched a working group to the "Weimin Public Welfare Service Company" to thoroughly investigate the matter and curb the bad practices.

Opposite him sat Director Wan Sai, who looked deeply worried, and a dark-skinned girl, the deputy director of the CEO's office of the public service company. Her name was a long string of characters, and Zhou Hong habitually called her Little Black Girl. When Zhou Hong addressed Little Black Girl, the system automatically translated it as her nickname.

All the senior and middle-level executives of the company that Zhou Hong had met, including Fu Niang, were all involved and are currently out of contact, assisting with the investigation.

The woman with the lower rank was able to slip through the net.

She had the courage to come to Donggua County to seek help from the chairman, which shows she has a very strong character.

Especially considering she escaped by jumping over the wall on a bus from Huixi to Donghua County, and given the Lao people's perception that she was in constant danger of being arrested, her courage is truly commendable.

"It's really hard to get anything done!" Zhou Hong shook his head. Compared to this, his motherland was a hundred or a thousand times stronger.

It's easy to imagine that if Boss Mei gets angry, the consequences will be severe.

Here, there is no law at all; the upper class talks about politics, and the countryside talks about tradition.

Because Fu Niang kept withholding Da La Wen's funds and refusing to reimburse him, Fu Niang was simply arrested.

As for Daravian, has he become a whistleblower?

I originally planned to visit Laos before going to East Timor to meet with the working group and stand my last shift.

Unexpectedly, this kind of thing happened.

The phone rang; it was Director Ximing.

"It's difficult..." Director Ximing uttered two words.

Director Wan Sai, who immediately listened intently, looked utterly dejected, while the little black girl who had already walked out, at Zhou Hong's signal, didn't hear anything.

Zhou Hong knew that Xi Ming's words were simple, but in reality she had tried her best and must have asked many people for help, including old friends, but no one was willing to get involved in this mess.

After a moment's thought, Zhou Hong said, "How about this? Let's put the charity company aside for now. You tell the elders that for the new farm plan, without waiting for any project proposals or approvals, I'll directly inject 10 million US dollars." Currently, the charity funds are frozen in the "International Charity Factory" project, which will just consume the more than 10 million US dollars of public funds allocated to the Laotian outlying area.

Not to mention Director Ximing on the other end of the phone, who couldn't see her reaction, Director Wansai, sitting opposite Zhou Hong, was already dumbfounded.

That's incredibly reckless! Investing a million dollars in charity, only to become a casualty of political infighting—what do you say, bro? Give up? Why don't you just invest another ten million dollars?

US$1000 million is one-fifth of China's total foreign exchange reserves...

"Why bother? I don't know what you're trying to do..." After a long silence, Director Ximing said helplessly.

"I'll wait for your news!" Zhou Hong hung up the phone.

A room was arranged for the little black girl. She had just returned to room 205 with Director Wan Sai and was preparing to continue their unfinished conversation when there was a gentle knock on the door.

The woman who entered was Sai Yasong, the deputy director of the guesthouse. She was a beautiful young woman in her early thirties and was very familiar with Director Wan Sai. Her husband was the deputy director of the county's Bureau of Industry and Commerce, and Sai Yasong herself was at the same level as her husband, both being deputy bureau-level officials in the county.

"Old Wan, you're here too..." Sai Yasong's pretty face showed a troubled expression, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.

"Oh, you guys chat!" Director Wan Sai stood up.

After Director Wan Sai left and closed the door behind him, Sai Yasong sighed, "Chairman Hong, the director forced me to come. I had no choice."

Zhou Hong chuckled: "Does this mean I'm not welcome here anymore?"

"That's definitely not the case. Personally, I hope that Chairman Hong will stay here permanently!" Sai Yasong said, then sighed softly.

"It's alright, go ahead and tell me. If you don't, I'll feel uneasy." Zhou Hong's expression turned serious.

"Here's the thing, it's a notice from the county magistrate's office. Your company is under investigation for allegedly misappropriating public funds. Therefore, the notice states that the funds you spent in Donghua County may also be considered illegal gains, and you need to be temporarily evicted from your room..." Sai Yasong's voice grew softer as she spoke, because anyone with eyes could see what was going on.

"Oh, Mr. Hong, but then again, I've prepared an apartment for you personally!" Sai Yasong looked up again.

"No need, I'll just go back to Silver Cotton Town." Zhou Hong said as he stood up, while Sai Yasong breathed a sigh of relief. After all, providing an apartment also carried a great political risk, didn't it?

"Oh, your water bar, um, County Magistrate Hongfa's close friend is using it now, saying that County Magistrate Hongfa will be coming later..." Sai Yasong said softly.

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As Zhou Hong went downstairs, he encountered County Magistrate Hongfa, who was surrounded by a large entourage as he strode into the guesthouse.

Aside from the first day Zhou Hong arrived, when they went to a ballroom together, Zhou Hong hadn't seen him since.

Wearing sunglasses, a white shirt, and gray trousers, County Magistrate Hongfa seemed not to see Zhou Hong at all, and walked right past Zhou Hong. One of his henchmen even pushed Zhou Hong to move aside.

Wan Sai, standing next to Zhou Hong, looked ashen-faced. Clearly, the opposing side had suddenly launched an attack, and the old leader's faction seemed to be losing power completely, at least that's how it appeared in Qiao Bo Province.

Once inside the guesthouse courtyard, Zhou Hong pondered. Because the mountain road to Moheng Village was too difficult to travel, he had ordered a Hummer, which should arrive in the next couple of days.

Then, Zhou Hong took out his phone and dialed Director Ximing.

"My plan to invest 10 million US dollars will start with this guesthouse in Donghua. I'll lease it out on a long-term basis. I'll pay 800,000 US dollars in rent for the year, and the funds will come in immediately. Oh, and I'll cover all the expenses for the staff and workers. I can transfer the funds right away."

"Furthermore, if I don't receive any news within three days, including regarding the planning of the new farm, I will withdraw all my investment. Moreover, I will very likely disclose everything I've experienced to the international community. Don't forget, I am a formal civil servant of the Xiang Kingdom, stationed here. My poverty alleviation work is just something I enjoy. Why do I feel that some high-ranking officials in Qiaobo Province think I'm using this to launder money from illegal gains? So they think they can do whatever they want to me, and I can only swallow my anger?"

"Thinking this way would be a serious mistake. Misjudgment can sometimes be fatal. I believe the damage to your country's reputation will be far less than the gains that a few individuals may make."

After a pause, Zhou Hong softened his tone, "However, Sister Ximing, I'm not saying this to you. I just hope you will convey my attitude truthfully."

"Haha, good, I'm relieved!" Hearing Zhou Hong's angry rebuke, Xi Ming laughed happily on the other end of the phone.

Clearly, the "money laundering" claim is not only prevalent in opposing circles, but also among Xi Ming herself, who is hesitant to act rashly and is unsure whether her retaliatory measures will similarly lead to the utter ruin of her business partners.

"I told you, I'm not here to launder money..." Zhou Hong rubbed his temples helplessly.

However, I also know that it is really strange of me to follow the system's logic and spend money everywhere, which makes it hard not to make some inexplicable speculations.

"Three days, really three days." Zhou Hong repeated this at the end of the call.