During the Anti-Japanese War, the landlord's stupid son defied fate

Seeing that everyone was seated and Commissioner Geng was waiting for the feast to begin, County Magistrate Wang slowly stood up and said to those attending the banquet tonight, "Commissioner Geng's presence here today is a truly important event for our county. I'm sure Commissioner Geng is delighted that you are all here tonight. Therefore, please don't be shy and enjoy the food and wine to your heart's content."

After saying these words, County Magistrate Wang announced directly: "Okay, we can start now!"

In fact, he didn't say much, because he knew very well that Commissioner Geng might be very hungry at this time, and it was not appropriate to let him wait too long.

So, with the order from County Magistrate Wang, the banquet began quickly.

However, just a moment later, when Commissioner Geng had just tasted a few bites of the delicious food, County Magistrate Wang could not wait to take the lead in toasting him.

Faced with such a situation, Commissioner Geng had no choice but to put down his chopsticks and drink with everyone.

People at other tables were naturally drinking happily as well. After all, it was a rare opportunity to sit together and eat.

They are more or less competitive, and some of them even have overlapping businesses, but even so, they do not show these conflicts on their faces.

Today at the dinner table, they still showed rare harmony and harmony, without revealing any displeasure or hostility.

Because everyone knew that causing trouble at Commissioner Geng's welcome banquet would be asking for trouble, and only a fool would do that.

Zhao Gang, Captain Li and Director Wang sat in the same direction. They represented the county's security forces, so they were specially arranged together.

There were also people from other positions in the county, such as finance and legal advisors, standing by. Zhao Gang was not familiar with these people and just nodded to them politely.

He knew that tonight's banquet was not just a simple gathering, but also a social occasion, and proper manners and courtesy needed to be maintained.

Their table was also the most lively, after all, Commissioner Geng was sitting right in the middle.

Time passed quickly and the banquet ended after two hours.

The banquet to welcome Commissioner Geng was extremely successful, especially the dishes served tonight, which were in no way inferior to those in the big restaurants in the provincial capital.

Such a sumptuous meal made Commissioner Geng feel particularly satisfied and happy.

He secretly made up his mind that from now on, he would only choose Qingfenglou as his dining place in the county town.

Soon all the bosses left. They spent money and met the bigwigs in the province. To put it bluntly, you made a lot of money today.

You can even go out and brag about yourself, so what else is there to be dissatisfied with?

Commissioner Geng was drunk. With so many people coming together, it was hard not to get drunk.

He was helped away by his secretary. Of course, someone was taking care of him at night, after all, someone paid for it.

County Magistrate Wang had already made arrangements for this matter to ensure Commissioner Geng's safety and comfort at night.

After Zhao Gang left, he had nowhere to go, so he went to the place arranged by County Magistrate Wang. Although it was where Commissioner Geng's secretary rested, it was enough for him to sleep.

The next morning, Zhao Gang got up early and met Secretary Li.

"Captain Zhao, I'm moving in today. From this moment on, you will be responsible for the safety here and my safety. As for Commissioner Geng, don't worry. He has people from the province to take care of his safety." Secretary Li said.

"Well, okay, then I will arrange for 300 brothers to be stationed here. We will rent a house nearby. If you think it's okay, I will do it." Zhao Gang said.

"Okay, go ahead and get started. The county will pay for the rent, and you can ask County Magistrate Wang to reimburse you when you're done."

After Secretary Li finished speaking, he took the two boxes and went into the backyard, ignoring Zhao Gang and the others.

However, Secretary Li was followed by ten security guards.

This is his man, who was supposed to be his personal protector, so naturally he was responsible for security in the backyard.

Zhao Gang didn't care about the rent. It was impossible to ask the county governor for reimbursement. He just said that. If you really believed it, you would be a fool.

County Magistrate Wang got up early in the morning and called the principal of Pingyang Middle School, who was in charge of education in the county, to his office.

"County Magistrate Wang, are you looking for me?" Zhou Gui asked.

County Magistrate Wang closed the office door and then returned to his seat. He said with a smile.

"Commissioner Geng is here for a big thing, which is to open new schools, from elementary to middle schools."

"Now that Commissioner Geng trusts me, I have someone in the province to look after me, so I can stay in Pingyang. So this matter must be done well. I am counting on you."

"After all, you are a scholar and a high school principal. This shouldn't be a problem."

"The money from this school will be transferred to me, but I can't use it. What should I do?"

Zhou Gui reacted immediately after hearing this. He knew the officials' true colors, as the book clearly stated.

He leaned close to the county magistrate's ear and whispered, "County magistrate, I'm afraid you've been tricked! Commissioner Geng will definitely not give you any benefits in the future. Instead, he will take away all your money and leave you with a mess to clean up. When the time comes, think carefully about the consequences."

When County Magistrate Wang heard this, he was shocked as if struck by lightning.

He never thought about these things, and was only concerned about how much benefit he could get.

After hearing what Zhou Gui said, he couldn't help but panic and asked anxiously, "Then... then what should I do now?"

Zhou Gui smiled slightly, a sly glint in his eyes, and whispered, "Once we get the money, it will definitely go to the finance department first. When you go to withdraw the money, don't give it all to them. You can use a portion of it as school construction funds. That way, even if you can't complete the project, at least you've made some investment and achieved some results."

Zhou Gui then added, "Also, you can get the wealthy people in the county to donate some money, and at the same time, vigorously publicize your achievements. Even if there are problems with the accounts in the end, you will have made a difference. If Commissioner Geng's enemies want to use this opportunity to bring you down, they may not succeed."

County Magistrate Wang nodded in sudden realization, a look of admiration on his face.

He held Zhou Gui's hand tightly, thanked him with tears of gratitude, and said that he would definitely do what Zhou Gui said.

"No, how can I take it if you don't take it? How can I take it if I don't take Commissioner Geng? Before he got into trouble, he was the boss of this web. As long as he's still here, we're safe and won't fall into this web. Do you understand?"

County Magistrate Wang shouted at the people in front of him with some excitement, his eyes flashing with greed and cunning.

"But I don't dare!"

Zhou Gui said a little timidly, his voice filled with a hint of fear and uneasiness.

After all, he is a scholar. It's okay for him to talk about some knowledge, but he really doesn't dare to do this.

"Haha, I was scared the first time too, but I have to do it. Look how long I've been here, working diligently for the people every day, yet no one notices me. Today, because I can help Commissioner Geng transfer his property, he wants to talk to me nicely and be my backer."

County Magistrate Wang sneered, his eyes revealing deep sarcasm.

"You still don't understand. This is the underworld, this is the ways of the world, this is the officialdom. If you want to advance, this is what you have to do. And the things you mentioned are the worst that can happen. The best case scenario is that you're fine, I'm fine, and Commissioner Geng is fine."

He continued to teach, his tone full of desire for power and profit.

Zhou Gui was frightened by his words and was unable to refute for a moment.