Jiang Yiren received the penalty notices from the tax and industry and commerce departments.

That same day, the official media account of Lingjiang's Civilization Office released the news.

Besides the fines imposed on Futong Company for tax evasion, the industry and commerce department also issued a "suspension for rectification" notice to Futong Company.

The internet was full of praise for the speed of Lingjiang.

However, just the day after the notice was released...

Jiang Yiren had just arrived at the subdistrict office, only to see dozens of people blocking the entrance.

She was a bit puzzled, thinking there might be some event being held at the office today.

As she walked closer and heard what these people were saying, she was shocked to realize.

These people were all here to report complaints!

What is going on?

"Director Jiang, you're finally here!"

Lin Xiaoling quickly slipped out from the crowd, jogging over, and after a barrage of complaints, she explained the situation.

It turned out these people had rushed over early in the morning after seeing the Civilization Office's penalty notice for Futong Company.

They wanted to report complaints to the Civilization Office!

After hearing this, Jiang Yiren was dumbfounded.

The Civilization Office is for promoting civilization, not handling complaints.

However, with people bringing materials to report, the Civilization Office had no choice but to deal with it.

"Invite them in first, let them queue up, and record the matters they want to report."

After giving this instruction, Jiang Yiren took out her phone to call Song Guanchao while quickly heading towards the office.

"Hello, Secretary Song."

"What's the matter?"

"Someone is reporting complaints."

"Another report?" Song Guanchao was puzzled. What the hell is going on?

He knew very well that hardly any of these private enterprises were law-abiding.

The labor bureau's arbitration cases were scheduled months in advance.

But how could Jiang Yiren, a head of the Civilization Office, encounter so many reports?

Jiang Yiren responded with a bitter 'hmm', and gave a brief explanation of the situation.

After listening, Song Guanchao understood the situation.

Evidently, the swift handling of Futong Company's case had attracted these people.

After all, their complaints to other departments had all vanished without a trace.

Even if they had solid evidence, nobody cared.

Now, with a suddenly efficient department emerging, wouldn't they flock there?

"What should we do now, Secretary Song?" Jiang Yiren was very troubled.

Song Guanchao was also having a headache.

What to do?

How the hell should I know what to do?

He rubbed his forehead hard; this was really hard to handle.

They had just swiftly dealt with one company; if they didn't handle the others' complaints, these people might turn the matter over to the internet.

The publicity department of a prefecture-level city couldn't control so many people.

"First record them, I'll report to the secretary later."

After hanging up, Song Guanchao sighed, walked into the office, and reported the situation to Wu Qiangwei.

Wu Qiangwei, after hearing it, had the same headache.

Complaints, more complaints!

Companies having issues is too normal.

No company could dare claim it has no issues at all.

If there are issues, they should be reported, with relevant departments handling them.

The biggest difficulty in this case is that people came to report to the Civilization Office.

The handling of Futong Company's case was like a trigger, causing these complaints to spring up like mushrooms after rain.

If these were first-time complaints, it would be alright, just symbolically handling one or two would suffice.

But evidently, for these people, it wasn't their first time reporting.

They came to the Civilization Office because other places couldn't address their issues when they reported complaints.

These kinds of complainants are the most difficult to handle.

Their anger and dissatisfaction with injustice had accumulated to a breaking point.

If the Civilization Office couldn't handle it, they might take drastic actions.

Should anything happen, she had no doubt that Secretary Lu and Mayor Zheng would seize the chance to make news and attack her in the media!

"Ask Director Jiang to gather complaint information and transfer it to the relevant departments."

"Okay."

Song Guanchao went out to make a phone call.

Meanwhile, Wu Qiangwei grabbed her phone to call Director Yang of the Tax Bureau.

"Hello Secretary Wu, what instructions do you have?"

"Hello Director Yang." Wu Qiangwei communicated the situation encountered by the Civilization Office with him.

Then, Wu Qiangwei suggested: "For companies with tax evasion issues, if it's a first offense, just have them pay the back taxes, without penalties, and don't publicize it. For companies with past tax evasion records, a symbolic penalty is sufficient."

She thought the penalty on Futong Company was a bit high.

Of course, this was the first caught tax evasion case in Lingjiang this year.

As a typical case, it served as a warning, which was fine.

But subsequent penalties shouldn't be too high.

Too high, and it might cause problems.

So many companies being reported, just imposing maximum penalties or even symbolic ones could affect private enterprises' faith in Lingjiang's business environment.

For first-time offending companies, not imposing penalties is fine.

"Alright, I understand."

Director Yang had just hung up when he received a call from Zhu Qiushui.

These days, seeing Zhu Qiushui's name made him uneasy.

Like Director Feng, he had some compromising information held by Zhu Qiushui.

"Miss Zhu."

"Director Yang, have you received the complaint information from the Civilization Office?"

Director Yang was surprised; how did she know?

He had just learned about it from Secretary Wu.

This woman's information was highly up-to-date.

"I've heard, but it hasn't been sent to the Tax Bureau yet."

Director Yang immediately relayed Wu Qiangwei's requests regarding penalties to her.

After all, the maximum penalty on Futong Company was at Zhu Qiushui's request.

He feared Zhu Qiushui would ask him to continue in this vein.

Zhu Qiushui responded with some surprise, not expecting such a quick response from Secretary Wu.

She chuckled lightly, saying, "Let's follow Secretary Wu's words then."

Director Yang breathed a sigh of relief, but the next second he heard her say: "Don't rush to issue penalty notices yet; make rounds to these companies during this time, and tell them the city intends to impose maximum penalties and will initiate prosecutions."

Director Yang was taken aback and instinctively asked, "Why do that?"

Zhu Qiushui's voice turned cold instantly: "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."

She hung up after saying that.

Looking at the disconnected call, Director Yang frowned deeply.

Deliberately telling these companies that the city plans to impose maximum penalties and initiate prosecutions?

Why?

What is Zhu Qiushui trying to do?

Suddenly, uneasiness crept into his heart.

On Friday.

Jiang Yiren organized all the complaint information she had collected and delivered it to the Tax Bureau.

Director Yang, looking at these complaint details, felt a chill on his scalp.

More than a hundred complaint materials!

This meant over a hundred companies were reported.

You should know, the complaint information Jiang Yiren received included issues like failing to pay social security, kickback-taking, and tax evasion.

Typically, more complaints are about the former, and while there are quite a few tax evasion complaints, finding evidence is rare.

Yet, all this hundred materials had evidence of tax evasion!

This isn't right, something is very wrong!

These complaints seem like they were all prepared in advance and released all at once!

This unusual situation suggests a hidden plot!

As the head of the tax bureau, Director Yang sensed problems; big problems!

He could feel that Zhu Qiushui seemed to be setting a trap, one that could potentially affect his political future!

And now, it seemed like... he had already stepped into this trap!

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