Reborn in 95, I unearthed a gold mine after the family split up.

"I only saw him occasionally, when I attended a business event in another county. At that time, he was the deputy county head in another county."

"But I don't have any real relationship with him, so I really can't help him with this."

Hearing that the other party couldn't help, Zhang Dong couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

But then he made another request: "Could you find out for me where this County Magistrate Du lives?"

The business partner was surprised when he heard Zhang Dong ask him to inquire about County Magistrate Du's residence.

"What? You mean you want to go to their door yourself?"

Zhang Dong nodded and explained his difficulties.

"There's no other way. I have to do this to deal with Wang Jianguo."

"Okay, I'll look into it for you. This shouldn't be too difficult."

Half a day later, the business partner actually found out Du Chunlei's home address.

Zhang Dong was extremely grateful.

"Buddy, you've done me a huge favor. Don't worry, I'll definitely treat you to a drink sometime."

The business partner smiled and said, "Drinking isn't important, but there's something I need to remind you of."

Zhang Dong was taken aback: "What is it?"

The other party hesitated and said, "From what I know, this Du Chunlei has a bad temper and is a bit strange. And since you came to him yourself, you should be careful about what you do."

Zhang Dong nodded: "Thanks for the reminder. We're not going to argue with them when we get there; we're just going to explain our thoughts."

"That's good……"

The business partner spoke with Zhang Dong for a while longer before taking his leave.

After he left, Zhang Dong quickly got to work.

Always stay with me.

He spent almost a day trying to find out information, so he had to hurry.

After all, Wang Jianguo was no pushover either.

If I act too late and Wang Jianguo seizes the development rights to these mines, I'll be left with no one to turn to for help.

Fortunately, Zhang Dong had made two preparations.

On the one hand, they inquired about the county head in charge of industry.

On the other hand, some raw stones and jade ornaments were also prepared.

Therefore, not long after his business partner left, Zhang Dong hurriedly had the mine's driver take him to the county town.

Following the address provided by the other party, Zhang Dong searched all the way there.

After knocking, there was no response from inside the house.

Zhang Dong was filled with doubt. Could it be that County Magistrate Du had not yet returned home?

At this moment, he realized a problem: he didn't even know what the deputy county head looked like. Even if the man stood right in front of him, he wouldn't recognize him.

He gritted his teeth and knocked on the door a few more times. To his surprise, the door of the house, which had been completely silent before, suddenly opened.

A man in his mid-thirties wore black-rimmed glasses that looked like the bottom of a beer bottle, and it was clear that his prescription was quite high.

The sudden opening of the door startled Zhang Dong.

The man's face was grim, and his tone was icy.

"Who are you looking for? Do we know each other?"

"I……"

Zhang Dong, who was usually quick-witted, was momentarily speechless.

Suddenly, he realized what he had come here for.

After trying to calm himself down, Zhang Dong quickly asked, "Excuse me, are you County Magistrate Du?"

Upon hearing Zhang Dong's question, the middle-aged man was taken aback.

"Yes, who are you, and why are you knocking on our door?"

"Oh, County Chief Du, hello. I'm Zhang Dong from Woniu Village. I've come to see you because..."

Zhang Dong felt he had to quickly explain his intentions.

He just said something pointless and then gave a self-introduction.

In reality, officials at the county magistrate level like him had no idea where Woniu Village was, nor did they know Zhang Dong.

But he had never met an official at the deputy county level before, and he was a little stunned when he suddenly saw one.

The middle-aged man, County Chief Du, snorted coldly.

"Hurry up and tell me, I'm busy. What do you want from me?"

Zhang Dong quickly took out the raw jade stones and jadeite carvings that he had prepared beforehand.

"County Chief Du, these are the raw jade stones from our mine, as well as the ornaments carved from them. Please..."

Before Zhang Dong could finish speaking, Du Chunlei gave him a hard shove.

With a crash, the raw stone and the pre-made item in his hand scattered all over the ground.

"Go away, you're not welcome here. You've come to the wrong place to do these crooked things."

The shoving and the sound of the jade artifact hitting the ground shocked Zhang Dong.

He then realized that the other party had misunderstood him.

"Oh dear, County Chief Du, you must have misunderstood me."

"What, a misunderstanding?"

At this moment, Du Chunlei had no idea that the push he had made on Zhang Dong had caused the jade ornaments in his hand to fall to the ground and shatter into pieces.

"What misunderstanding did I have? They just saw I was new here and wanted to give me a gift?"

"You'd better avoid such sweet talk."

Zhang Dong gave a wry smile.

"County Chief Du, I have already introduced myself. I am a villager from Woniu Village, and at the same time, I am also a mine owner."

"I've come here today to show you the quality of the jade products from our mine, and also to discuss the local economic development situation with you..."

Upon hearing Zhang Dong's words, Du Chunlei frowned, looking somewhat surprised.

"So, you didn't come to give me a gift?"

Seeing how angry the other party had become after misunderstanding him, Zhang Dong realized that Du Chunlei must be an honest and incorruptible official.

He couldn't help but give a bitter laugh because he had misunderstood him and thought he was the kind of sycophantic person.

“County Magistrate, I really didn’t come here to give you a gift. You not only misunderstood me, but you also presumptuously thought too much about me…”

Zhang Dong mustered his courage and uttered the words, "You're just being presumptuous."

He observed that after he said that, Du Chunlei was stunned for a moment.

He then burst into laughter.

"Haha, that's really true."

"I was just being presumptuous. I thought you were trying to offer me a gift since I just got here as the county magistrate."

"Since that's not the case, then come in and let's talk. What did you just say?"

"Would you like to talk to me about the local economy?"

Feeling guilty, Du Chunlei, who had been blocking the doorway, took a step back.

He even gestured for Zhang Dong to enter.

Zhang Dong was somewhat flattered, after all, this was the deputy county head.

He just said those self-deception through gritted teeth.

He felt that if Du Chunlei was an honest and upright official, he should also show the straightforward side of a farmer.

After all, his identity was that of a farmer.

In the eyes of these officials, farmers should be like straightforward donkeys.