There's a high-ranking official in the provincial capital? It seems the Shen Family is indeed not simple at all!

To be honest, if it weren't for catching him red-handed, we might not have dared to do anything to Shen Sihai.

Since Shen Sihai has been proven guilty, naturally, the high officials in the provincial capital won't easily come out to rescue him; instead, they'll aim to minimize the damage.

The Shen Family having someone tailing me indicates that the one above has started to suspect Lin Hao, and inevitably, Lin Hao will want to root him out and eliminate him altogether.

From this perspective, Luo Zhijun is just a pawn, dispensable, already abandoned by the enemy.

What a pathetic creature!

However, based on the current information, targeting Li Jingyi was the idea of Zhou Banghuai and others, while scheming against me was Luo Zhijun's doing.

And this mysterious high-ranking member of the Shen Family doesn't seem to be part of it, unless Zhou Banghuai and others targeting Li Jingyi was under instructions from above.

If that's the case, it likely involves the upper echelon's power struggle.

In fact, the power struggles at the top are the most intense, most complex, and most dangerous.

However, these old foxes are cautious and meticulous, never making a move lightly, but once they strike, it's a thunderous blow, leaving no chance for their opponents.

Lin Hao hates power struggles the most, yet he has no choice but to get involved; however, having lived two lives, one could say he holds a distinct advantage.

"Luo Zhijun, Shen Sihai's incident will take a long time to settle, so you definitely have to wait it out. Only after the storm has calmed can I think of a way to transfer you back," Lin Hao said in a deep voice.

"Are you trying to cheat me?" Luo Zhijun said angrily.

"I promised to transfer you back, but I didn't say when. If you displease me, then it'll be indefinitely," Lin Hao sneered.

"You..." Luo Zhijun fumed, but had no choice but to suppress his anger and said, "Fine, we'll talk about it later."

"However, you must divorce Su Muchen as soon as possible, to avoid affecting her career path." Lin Hao said sternly.

"Are you kidding me? You're asking me to divorce my wife?" Luo Zhijun was furious.

"Didn't you once ask my wife to divorce me? I'm just returning the favor!" Lin Hao replied coldly.

"What if I refuse to divorce?" Luo Zhijun didn't want to give up on the Su Family, especially since Su Muchen is now a vice county magistrate, having a vice county magistrate as a wife would make others treat him with respect.

"You can try," Lin Hao's voice was ice-cold.

Luo Zhijun thought it over and finally compromised, saying, "I'll consider it!"

"It's not consideration, it's execution of orders! Otherwise, you'll end up very badly!" Lin Hao's attitude was very firm.

Luo Zhijun knew Lin Hao could crush him like an ant, so he could only reluctantly agree, "I agree to the divorce, but don't go back on your word!"

"Then sign the divorce agreement and bring it to me at once," Lin Hao said in a deep voice.

"You know about the divorce agreement?" Luo Zhijun asked in surprise.

"Since Su Muchen hired a lawyer, the divorce agreement would have been delivered to your hands, so what's so surprising, go on, sign it and bring it to me," Lin Hao said casually.

Luo Zhijun knew he was now in Lin Hao's grip, so he obediently went to get the divorce agreement.

Lin Hao summoned Secretary Bao and Mayor Tian inside.

"Secretary Bao, Mayor Tian, this Luo Zhijun is sinister and deceitful, you must be extra cautious," Lin Hao said.

Secretary Bao and Mayor Tian exchanged looks and saw the shock in each other's eyes, finding it a bit unbelievable.

"County Magistrate Lin, we will be very careful and give him special attention," Mayor Tian promptly pledged loyalty.

Secretary Bao quickly echoed, "Rest assured, County Magistrate Lin, we'll make sure to keep Luo Zhijun in line."

"Since your attitude is so humble, I'll give you a quota for the bamboo fiber initial processing base," Lin Hao said, pleased with their response, and readily awarded them a spot.

"Thank you very much, County Magistrate Lin," they both immediately rejoiced.

"Are there any difficulties in the town at present? If so, feel free to bring them up," Lin Hao asked.

"There are no major difficulties in the town, just that some of last year's performance bonuses haven't been distributed yet. We hope County Magistrate Lin can notify the finance bureau for us," Secretary Bao said with a wry smile.

"Got it, wait for the news," Lin Hao agreed readily.

In fact, when funds are allocated from above, the first to be topped up are the city officials, so naturally the township funds are a bit delayed.

As long as there's money in the finances, they'll eventually make up for it, it's not a big deal, and they can seize the opportunity to deal with Luo Zhijun.

After all, Luo Zhijun won't know to repent unless he suffers a bit.

After obtaining the divorce agreement between Su Muchen and Luo Zhijun, Lin Hao didn't linger but directly headed to the next town.

Since Secretary Bao and Mayor Tian understood Lin Hao's intentions, they naturally first arranged adjustments for Luo Zhijun's job, striving to have him make mistakes at work and slowly discipline him.

Soon, Luo Zhijun was transferred to be in charge of the two riskiest areas, forest fire prevention and coal mine safety production.

After getting in the car, Lin Hao took a photo of the divorce agreement and sent it to Su Muchen.

Su Muchen, upon seeing it, immediately called, exclaiming, "Lin Hao, how did you do it? That bastard Luo Zhijun wouldn't sign even if beaten to death."

"Hehe... wouldn't sign even if beaten to death? How could that be? I scared him a bit today, and he obediently signed," Lin Hao chuckled.

"Where are you? I'll come to get the divorce agreement," Su Muchen said a bit urgently.

"I'm still down in the countryside, I'll give it to you when I return," Lin Hao replied.

"You went to the countryside? For what? Is it for inspection and research?" Su Muchen asked.

"I came down to check on several towns rich in bamboo resources, to determine the bamboo fiber initial processing base," Lin Hao explained truthfully.

"Alright, I'll wait for your return," Su Muchen said.

"You should have someone ask the finance bureau if the performance awards for Qingquan Town have been distributed," Lin Hao mentioned business matters.

"Okay, I'll call and ask right away," Su Muchen agreed.

After hanging up, Lin Hao dialed Zhou Chenghua, Vice County Magistrate Zhou.

"County Magistrate Lin, is there something you need?" Zhou Chenghua asked, pleasantly surprised.

"It's nothing major, just wanted to inquire about something," Lin Hao said with a smile.

"What do you want to inquire about?" Zhou Chenghua asked eagerly.

"I just wanted to ask, who is the director of the City Education Bureau?" Lin Hao asked.

Zhou Chenghua was a bit surprised, logically speaking, as the executive vice county magistrate overseeing county affairs, Lin Hao shouldn't be unfamiliar with the City Education Bureau director.

Actually, it wasn't Lin Hao's fault, since his tenure began, the City Education Bureau hasn't sent people down for inspection or research,

so naturally, there'd been no contact or familiarity with the person.

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