Chapter 4170: Chapter 4158: I’ll Handle It

Hearing the urban management officers speak, Jiang Wenhui froze for a moment. Lin Yi also turned his head to look over and casually turned off her livestream.

This was within Lin Yi’s expectations.

Since Jiang Wenhui had come to set up a stall, she most likely didn’t have the relevant permits.

But this was also an opportunity; once the permits were done, they wouldn’t have to worry about this issue anymore.

"I already went to get them done, but they haven’t come through yet, so I came to set up the stall first."

Jiang Wenhui was a little nervous. She knew she was in the wrong on this and was already mentally prepared to be fined.

Lin Yi sat next to her without saying anything. With Jiang Wenhui’s ability, handling this small matter shouldn’t be a problem.

But just then, Lin Yi sensed a strange gaze not far away, fixed on them.

He glanced over with his peripheral vision and found that it was that fellow vendor selling balloons and toys.

If Jiang Wenhui got driven away, he would definitely be the biggest beneficiary.

"A fine of 2,000, and all the goods will be confiscated."

"That much of a fine!" Jiang Wenhui’s pitch went up.

Hearing the penalty, even Lin Yi was slightly surprised.

She had thought it would be a 200-yuan fine and getting chased off, and then after she supplemented the paperwork she could come back to set up the stall.

She hadn’t expected them to start right off with a 2,000-yuan fine plus confiscating everything. That was way too heavy.

"Isn’t it normally just a 200-yuan fine?" Lin Yi said.

"She’s different. She was even livestreaming here. The impact is very bad. We have to impose the maximum penalty."

Lin Yi’s brows furrowed slightly. "Which law or regulation says you can’t livestream while running a stall? That shouldn’t count as grounds for punishment, right? And this is street vending; it’s in line with the city’s push for the night market economy. Hitting her with 2,000 right off the bat and confiscating everything—isn’t that too serious?"

The two urban management officers looked at Lin Yi, not expecting him to know this much.

"How this is handled is up to us. We don’t need you pointing fingers. She’s engaging in unlicensed business operations and deserves this kind of punishment."

Lin Yi was about to speak when he happened to see the fellow vendor in the distance, looking schadenfreude, as if it were New Year’s.

Seeing that, something about the situation felt off.

"Do all the people running stalls here have permits?"

"Of course. Without permits, you can’t operate here."

Lin Yi nodded and pointed at the man selling balloons and toys not far away.

"I want to know whether she has permits and licenses."

One of the urban management officers’ expression shifted slightly, his face not looking too good.

"The people we’re dealing with right now are you. If you think there’s a problem, you can file another report later. In any case, right now, you have to accept the penalty."

Bitterness filled Jiang Wenhui’s face, her eyes full of sorrow.

She’d just made a bit of money yesterday, and today she was going to be fined it all away.

If they confiscated the toys too, then the income from these past few days would all be gone.

Lin Yi shot Jiang Wenhui a reassuring look.

"Come on, pack up your things. I’ll go with you."

"No need to trouble you. I can handle it myself."

Not wanting to cause Lin Yi any more trouble, Jiang Wenhui spoke softly and delicately.

"You might not be able to handle this properly. I’d better go. Hurry up and pack your stuff."

Jiang Wenhui’s mind was all on her goods, and she didn’t catch the deeper meaning in Lin Yi’s words.

Delicate and fragile, she packed everything up by herself, her whole body suffused with a deep sense of brokenness.

Soon the things were packed. Carrying the toys and balloons, they got in the car and headed to the Urban Management Bureau.

He checked the time; it was already close to seven.

Those who should have gotten off work had already left. Going over at this hour, they might not see anyone at all.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi sent a message to Chen Bingqiang. After that, it was just a matter of waiting for the outcome.

Very soon the car arrived at the urban management office, and the two of them got out.

Leaning close to Jiang Wenhui’s ear, Lin Yi spoke in a low voice:

"When we get inside later, you don’t have to worry about anything. I’ll handle it. No matter who asks you what, just say you don’t know and push it onto me."

"How can that be? This is my issue. I can’t dump all the responsibility on you."

"I just said, you might not be able to handle this properly. It’s more complicated than you think. So you don’t need to worry about anything. The more you say, the more mistakes you’ll make, and then it’ll be even harder to sort out."

Jiang Wenhui was left dumbfounded by his words and could only instinctively nod.

She felt very fortunate to have Lin Yi by her side at a time like this.

Having a man there really made her feel much more at ease.

What followed was nothing out of the ordinary; everything proceeded according to standard procedure.

In the process, they asked Jiang Wenhui a lot of questions, and she answered all of them the way Lin Yi had instructed, pushing everything onto him.

The matter itself wasn’t that big. Once they’d clarified the basic questions and she’d signed and paid the fine, it was considered over.

"I’d like to ask, when will my business license be issued?" Jiang Wenhui asked as they were leaving.

To her, this was very important.

If the license didn’t come through, she wouldn’t be able to run a stall.

"Just wait a bit longer. It should be done in a few days. And remember this: operating without a license is against the law. Don’t do this kind of thing again."

Standing on the side, Lin Yi could hear clearly that this was just perfunctory talk.

If things continued at this pace, Jiang Wenhui’s license would probably be very hard to get.

"Got it," Jiang Wenhui said weakly, without any other reaction.

Lin Yi couldn’t be bothered to waste words with them and took Jiang Wenhui outside.

Ring ring ring——

They had just walked out when his phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number.

"Hello?"

Lin Yi picked up the call.

"Is this Team Leader Lin? I’m the person in charge of urban management on Pingjian Road. My name is Cao Wanqiang."

Cao Wanqiang didn’t know Lin Yi’s real identity, but the leadership above had addressed him this way, so he followed suit.

"Speaking."

"Where are you right now? There seems to have been a misunderstanding about this matter. I’d like to explain it to you properly."

"Sure. Where are you? I happen to have a few things I want to say to you too."

"I’m right out front."

"Okay, wait for me. I’ll come out to find you."

Hanging up, Lin Yi led Jiang Wenhui outside.

He looked around and spotted a white sedan. After seeing Lin Yi, the person inside opened the door and got out.

And that person was Cao Wanqiang.

"Wait here for me for a bit. I’ll be back soon."

After a quick word of instruction, Lin Yi walked over to Cao Wanqiang.

"Team Leader Lin."

Cao Wanqiang extended his hand, speaking politely.

Lin Yi smiled and nodded, and the two of them shook hands.

"You’ve basically got the gist of what happened. I don’t have any special demands—just get the business permit done as soon as possible, and then ask those two whether they did this on purpose. Coming in with such a heavy fine right away is a bit too indiscriminate."

"Don’t worry. I’ll definitely conduct a thorough investigation into this. Let’s go back inside now, and I’ll help you sort it out right away."

"We’ve already come out. I’m not going back in. Have them bring it out to me."

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