While collecting evidence of the two town chiefs playing with geishas in Japan, Chen Feng discovered a rather baffling thing: he had also indulged in geishas there, and the two town chiefs were aware of it.
This meant that if the two town chiefs were to be imprisoned for their dalliances with Japanese geishas, they would certainly not go down quietly and would百分百 (bǎifēn bǎi - one hundred percent) implicate him.
Chen Feng gasped. He had to admit that the two town chiefs had very thorough minds.
They had secretly left such a contingency plan.
Because of this, Chen Feng felt even more strongly that these two town chiefs had to be dealt with. Otherwise, the repercussions would be endless.
After much thought, Chen Feng came up with a plan.
Since he couldn't use their escapades with geishas to send the two town chiefs to prison, he could use their greed for money.
Of course, their past dealings with money would have to be long-standing, so that the two town chiefs wouldn't drag him down indiscriminately.
With this in mind, Chen Feng immediately began investigating the backgrounds of the two men.
It turned out that both town chiefs had previously served as school principals, gradually climbing the ladder through their connections to become town chiefs.
The word "principal" flooded into Chen Feng's mind, and his thoughts immediately became clear.
It was not uncommon for school principals to be imprisoned for corruption.
Some principals were jailed for embezzling school meal money.
Some principals were jailed for embezzling tutoring fees.
Some principals were jailed for embezzling funds for building school facilities.
...
With all these possibilities, Chen Feng's mind was completely open. By investigating the two town chiefs from these angles, he was certain to find evidence.
As expected, after some investigation, Chen Feng gathered evidence of the two town chiefs' corruption when they were principals.
Town Chief Liao hadn't embezzled much money when he was a principal, but he had had relationships with many female students, some of whom had consequently suffered mental breakdowns. Every time, Town Chief Liao had managed to smooth things over through his connections.
Chen Feng directly posted the relevant evidence on Douyin.
With media scrutiny, even Town Chief Liao, with all his connections, would have to go to prison.
As for Town Chief Zheng, he hadn't pursued women, but he had embezzled money. More importantly, he had embezzled the money he least should have touched: the poverty grants allocated to students.
Without a second thought, Chen Feng immediately posted the relevant evidence on Douyin.
He didn't just post it on Douyin; he also paid for local promotion.
Overnight, the scandalous affairs of the two town chiefs quickly spread throughout Yongming County.
Relevant personnel in Yongming County intervened immediately, and the rest, as they say, is history. The two town chiefs were locked up in prison.
Just as Chen Feng had predicted, the two town chiefs didn't suspect Chen Feng at all. They assumed the Douyin posts were made by previous victims.
Therefore, they didn't consider revealing Chen Feng's dalliance with geishas in Japan.
Their reasoning was that since Chen Feng wasn't the one who exposed them, there was no need to implicate him. If they randomly accused Chen Feng, their own affair with geishas in Japan would also be exposed, thus adding to their crimes.
With the two town chiefs dealt with, Chen Feng immediately turned his attention to Chen Minhao.
Chen Minhao was skilled in both literary and martial arts. If he wasn't handled, he could cause damage from the shadows from time to time, which would be enough of a headache for Chen Feng.
After a thorough investigation, Chen Feng discovered that Chen Minhao was truly not simple. Although he had committed many misdeeds, each one was executed flawlessly.
Chen Minhao's shrewdness only made Chen Feng feel more strongly that he had to be dealt with. Otherwise, the future repercussions would be immense.
His journey from a driver to the current position of deputy town chief of Lianhua Town had not been easy, and he would not allow anyone to ruin his path in officialdom.
After thinking for several days, Chen Feng decided that he couldn't deal with Chen Minhao in the same way he had dealt with the two town chiefs. He needed to find a method that suited Chen Minhao's personality.
With this thought, Chen Feng's mind opened up.
Although Chen Minhao was meticulous in his actions, making it difficult to find a handle, he had a gambling addiction. This addiction could be exploited to ensure Chen Minhao could never recover.
No sooner had he thought of it than Chen Feng sprang into action.
Chen Feng, a computer science major from Jiangcheng University of Technology, was quite familiar with network technology. Since Chen Minhao enjoyed gambling, Chen Feng would use his hacking skills to infiltrate Chen Minhao's computer and lure him into online gambling.
Offline gambling was very harmful, but online gambling was even more so.
To be blunt, online gambling was one hundred percent harmful.
The reason was simple: offline gambling had cheaters to swindle money.
No matter how skilled a cheater was, they would eventually be discovered.
Online gambling was different. There were no visible cheaters, only network technicians controlling the program from the backend. Gamblers, once addicted, would never discover this.
Just as Chen Feng had predicted, he spent a week slowly luring Chen Minhao into the trap. Then, within another week, Chen Minhao lost everything he owned, was forced to flee his hometown to escape his gambling debts.
"Chen Feng, it's been almost half a month, why hasn't the hardware industry in Lianhua Town shown any signs of improvement?"
On the corridor of the Lianhua Town government building, Qin Yan happened to run into Chen Feng and asked him casually.
It wasn't that she was urging Chen Feng to act quickly, but she was curious. Chen Feng was not one to procrastinate, so why was there no progress in the Lianhua Town hardware industry?
"Town Chief Qin, I was just about to tell you about this. Actually, for the past half month, I haven't been working on the preliminary preparations for Lianhua Town's hardware industry. I've been busy with other matters."
Chen Feng replied truthfully.
"What? Busy with other matters? Is there anything more important than boosting the economy?"
Qin Yan asked with a dejected expression.
Anyone with common sense knew that in officialdom, to secure one's position, one needed to achieve impressive economic results.
Yet, Chen Feng, ignoring such a simple principle of officialdom, had gone off to deal with other things. Honestly, she was quite annoyed. How could he make such a basic mistake?
"Town Chief Qin, please don't misunderstand. I haven't lost sight of the priorities. This matter is more important than developing the economy."
Chen Feng quickly explained upon seeing Qin Yan's unhappy expression.
"Oh? Then tell me, what is more important than developing the economy?"
Qin Yan asked coldly.
"Town Chief Qin, it's like this: I spent half a month completely dealing with Town Chief Liao, Town Chief Zheng, and Chen Minhao. My thinking is that as long as these three are in Lianhua Town, they will constantly sabotage me behind the scenes. To be able to wholeheartedly develop Lianhua Town's economy, I must resolve these three issues."
Chen Feng explained with a serious expression.
"It seems I've misunderstood you again."
Qin Yan said with a somewhat embarrassed smile.
The frustration she felt vanished.
It turned out Chen Feng hadn't made a basic mistake; on the contrary, he had done something very clever.
Preventing future trouble – this kind of awareness in officialdom was something most people lacked.
"By the way, Town Chief Qin, there's something I'm not sure if I should tell you."
Chen Feng asked softly.
"With our relationship, you can tell me anything."
Qin Yan looked at Chen Feng with great satisfaction.
"Town Chief Qin, it's like this: I asked my friend to spread the news about Lianhua Town's vigorous development of the hardware industry. Now, there are dozens of hardware company bosses from the coastal areas who want to come and invest..."
"That's a good thing! Just proceed with it. You don't need to consult me. I trust you to handle it."
Qin Yan became even more pleased.
"It's like this, Town Chief Qin, these coastal businessmen like to use money to pave the way. My intention is, should I accept this money?"
Chen Feng asked softly.