233: Chapter 233 This pile of shit, everyone come and have a taste!

"Of course it's Gao Qiqiang from Jinghai." Ouyang Jing turned on the lane centering mode and spoke to the center console, "Hongdou, Hongdou, play 'Woman Flower'."

Anita Mui's highly recognizable voice immediately filled the car.

Secretary Li Dakang pointed at the dashboard. "This car can understand human speech?"

"This is called voice control." Ouyang Jing said proudly, then spoke to the center console again, "Hongdou, Hongdou, report today's weather." A voice immediately came from the speakers, "Today's high temperature is thirty degrees. It's quite hot..."

Secretary Li Dakang squinted. "What if I want to listen to Beijing Opera?"

"Just tell it to play it yourself." Ouyang Jing said with some impatience. "I don't want to listen to that, so don't change it on me."

"Oh..." Secretary Li Dakang paused and brought the topic back. "Where were we? Gao Qiqiang, right? What does he want with me?"

Ouyang Jing rolled her eyes at him. "How should I know? Dalu just asked me to inquire. Qiangsheng Group is a major enterprise in Jinghai. He's probably looking to invest or something."

Secretary Li Dakang pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, I'll meet with him."

Early the next morning, Zhao Yang arrived at the venue for the "Dafeng Factory Equity Dispute Multi-Party Briefing Meeting." The venue was set up in an indoor basketball Court. On one side, a circle of tables was arranged for representatives from all parties to hold discussions, while the other side served as spectator seating, allowing journalists and other worker representatives to observe the entire process.

As the representative of the Procuratorate hosting the meeting, Zhao Yang sat at the head of the round table. This kind of dispute mediation should have been handled by the Court, but in the case of the Dafeng Factory, the Court itself was a respondent, so only the Procuratorate could host it.

Back when he was in Magic City, Zhao Yang's understanding of the Dafeng Factory incident was limited to what he knew from the original drama. At the time, he felt the whole thing was rather absurd—both the workers demanding their equity and Shanshui Group completely ignored the issue of land transfer fees.

When industrial land was converted to commercial land, the land value jumped from tens of millions to one billion, requiring over nine hundred million in unpaid land transfer fees.

Shanshui Group believed this money could be handled under the table and waived through Ding Yizhen's manipulation. Meanwhile, the Dafeng Factory workers believed that as long as they got their equity back, they would reap the benefits of the land's appreciation.

But in this era, land transfer fees were one of the main sources of fiscal revenue. Anyone who dared touch this money would make themselves an enemy of all civil servants in Jingzhou City.

Whether it was Shanshui Group or the shareholding employees of Dafeng Factory, they all actually believed they could monopolize all the benefits of the land conversion. Other than the phrase "dream on," Zhao Yang really didn't know how to describe it.

This was already absurd enough, but after Zhao Yang conducted a deeper investigation, he found things that were even more ridiculous.

Dafeng Factory was a product of the restructuring of state-owned enterprises, and the land happened to coincide with the state's promotion of the "compensated use of land" policy during the restructuring.

At that time, to avoid paying, Dafeng Factory obtained the land use rights in the form of a "retained allocation." The term for this "retained allocation" was only five years. Once it expired, they either had to pay land rent or pay land transfer fees to directly obtain use rights for a certain number of years.

Consequently, after the retained allocation period expired, whether the people at Dafeng Factory forgot or did it on purpose, they never paid rent again, nor did they pay the land transfer fees. As for the Jingzhou City Government, whether it was due to personnel turnover or out of respect for Chen Yanshi's Face, no one ever went to Dafeng Factory to demand the money.

This money had been in arrears for over ten years. If anyone really tried to look into it, it would turn out to be a complete mess.

Therefore, today, in addition to calling representatives from the Jingzhou Municipal Government, Dafeng Factory, Shanshui Group, and the Court, Zhao Yang also summoned people from the Land and Resources Bureau.

Having people from so many departments gather to solve the same issue—this kind of collaborative synergy—could be considered a major characteristic of state governance in the Dragon Kingdom.

Besides the TV station crew recording on-site, some spectators were also livestreaming. Among them was Zheng Shengli, the son of Dafeng Factory's labor union chairman Zheng Xipo, and his girlfriend, Zhang Baobao.

Zhao Yang glanced in their direction and smiled faintly.

Broadcast away. This piece of shit that is Dafeng Factory shouldn't only be eaten by the people of Jingzhou; the people of the entire country should get a good taste of it.

Zheng Shengli was currently talking animatedly to his livestream audience: "My friends, today is the mediation meeting regarding Shanshui Group's forceful seizure of Dafeng Factory. As I told you last time, the workers of Dafeng Factory worked hard their entire lives, only for their equity to be snatched away by Shanshui Group in collusion with the Court. Today, I want to see whose side the Procuratorate's mediation will favor."

Although there weren't many people in the livestream chat yet, the atmosphere was quite lively.

"Watch it! Definitely watching!"

"They'll definitely shield one another. It's just for show."

"What if they actually stand up for the workers?"

"Look, everyone, there's someone upstairs who hasn't woken up yet..."

"My family's tea leaves are ready. Any brothers here like green tea? DM me..."

Suddenly, Zheng Shengli noticed that Zhang Baobao's phone had turned to Face the round table. He couldn't help but frown. "Baobao, focus on me! Me!"

"Shut up!" Zhang Baobao glared at him. Her phone remained still, a look of obsession appearing on her Face as she even licked her lips.

Zheng Shengli looked back and happened to see Zhao Yang smiling in their direction. He also smiled subconsciously and waved at Zhao Yang.

When he turned back again, he found that Zhang Baobao's phone had completely shifted its angle, aiming directly at the handsome prosecutor, her expression even more infatuated.

Feeling a surge of jealousy, Zheng Shengli grabbed her arm and forced the phone back toward himself. "Baobao! Take your work seriously! Record me! Record me!"

Zhang Baobao pouted in dissatisfaction. "What is there to record about you!"

By now, the tone of the comments in the livestream had changed.

"Who is this blond guy? Tell him to get lost!"

"I want to see the handsome guy! This big sister wants to see the handsome guy!"

"Hurry and turn the camera back! I want to see the handsome guy in uniform!"

"So handsome! Have all the handsome guys been handed over to the state?"

"New tea is on the market. Brothers who know, DM me..."

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Zhang Baobao shrugged at Zheng Shengli, and the camera pointed back toward the round table. Frustrated, Zheng Shengli ran a hand through his hair, leaned back in his chair, and gritted his teeth. "Baobao, you've changed!"

Zhang Baobao glanced at him. "I haven't changed. I've liked looking at handsome guys since I was a kid."

"Then look at me!" Zheng Shengli said, stiffening his neck as he smoothed his hair.

Zhang Baobao's lips twitched. She rolled her eyes and turned her gaze back to Zhao Yang.

As time passed, the attendees arrived one after another. The first to arrive was President Gao Xiaoqin, the head of Shanshui Group. She wore a blue office lady uniform, her tight pencil skirt outlining her beautiful curves, swaying gracefully as she walked in high heels. The moment she entered, her gaze was firmly captured by Zhao Yang. Her heart skipped a beat, and her breathing tightened slightly.

"Hello, Chief Prosecutor Zhao." President Gao Xiaoqin quickened her pace to walk up to Zhao Yang, proactively extending her fair hand. "I've long heard that Prosecutor Zhao is exceptionally handsome. Seeing you today—Prosecutor Zhao's grace is truly captivating."

Zhao Yang shook her hand lightly and said in a calm tone, "Hello, President Gao. Please have a seat."

President Gao Xiaoqin deliberately sat right next to him, her beautiful eyes darting about as she put on a wronged expression. "Prosecutor Zhao, as you know, with the current economic climate, things are really not easy for our enterprise. Supporting over a thousand employees is a heavy burden. You must stand up for me later."