197: To put pressure on farmers

Accompanied by Zhang Linhua, Lin Zifeng and Wan Guoliang arrived at the Small Meeting Room.

Seeing the three of them walk in, a man in his thirties and two women wearing work uniforms hurriedly stood up.

The man extended his hand with a full face of smiles, "Hello, leaders. I am Zhang Heng, the manager of the Yushu County branch of the insurance company."

Seeing that it wasn't just Deputy County Mayor Zhang Linhua who came to meet him, but even the County Party Secretary and the County Mayor had come, Zhang Heng felt a mix of excitement and nervousness.

The two insurance company employees who had accompanied him were even more nervous.

After a few pleasantries, the three sat down. Zhang Linhua got straight to the point: "Manager Zhang, your insurance company already sent people to survey the scene early this morning."

"We have also made a preliminary estimate. In this poisoning incident, the six farmers suffered a total loss of nearly 1.2 million. How much can your insurance company compensate?"

"Three leaders, according to our company's claims policy, for this kind of man-made economic loss, our company can compensate a maximum of thirty percent of the share."

Zhang Heng did not beat around the bush and directly stated the specific compensation ratio.

"Manager Zhang, aren't both natural disasters and man-made accidents within the scope of insurance company claims? Why is it that as soon as an incident occurs, you can only compensate such a small amount?"

"For the affected farmers, this can only be described as better than nothing!" Lin Zifeng said in a calm voice.

"This?" Zhang Heng did not know how to respond.

"Manager Zhang, so many enterprises and individual businesses in the county have insured with your company. If your compensation ratio is just this little, how do you expect your customers to view your insurance company?"

"How about this, I don't need your company to compensate one hundred percent, just compensate according to your company's maximum compensation ratio! What do you think?"

Wan Guoliang also spoke, his words carrying a deeper meaning.

Zhang Linhua hadn't expected that the county's top two leaders would actually join forces to pressure the insurance company manager in order to secure more compensation for the farmers.

Facing the powerful aura of the two men and hearing what they said, Zhang Heng couldn't help but think to himself that it seemed he would have to bleed a little this time.

As the saying goes, 'The prefect who destroys families, the county magistrate who ruins households'—these were the top two leaders of the county, and there was even a Deputy County Mayor by their side.

If he couldn't show some sincerity, how would the branch office continue to operate in Yushu County in the future?

If they just slightly twisted their lips, he would be unable to move an inch in Yushu County.

Thinking of this, Zhang Heng made a decision in his heart and hurriedly said: "Three leaders, there are some things that I, as a branch manager, cannot make the final decision on."

"I have to apply to my superiors, but I am confident that my superiors will approve my request."

"I can increase the compensation ratio to seventy percent; this is already the limit of what I can do. I hope the three leaders can understand."

Hearing Zhang Heng's reply, the three felt a joy in their hearts, but on the surface, they remained calm.

Wan Guoliang was the first to stand up and proactively extended his hand to Zhang Heng. While shaking hands with Zhang Heng, he said: "Thank you for your efforts, Manager Zhang. This is what a responsible enterprise should be like, isn't it?"

"Secretary, this is all what we should do." Zhang Heng hurriedly said.

While shaking his hand, Lin Zifeng said: "Manager Zhang, your insurance company can also be considered to have contributed to the construction of Yushu County. On behalf of the affected farmers, I thank you."

"County Mayor, you are too polite. We are honored, deeply honored."

Having received praise from the county's top two leaders, Zhang Heng felt in his heart that this exceptional increase in the compensation ratio was worth it.

The three people from the insurance company left, and Lin Zifeng and the other two also returned to the Large Meeting Room, with the whole departure taking less than ten minutes.

After the three sat down again, Lin Zifeng said: "Director Zhu, please report on the progress of the case! Have you locked onto the criminal suspect?"

"Secretary, County Mayor, according to the investigation by our Public Security Police Officers, there are relatively few cameras near the six breeding ponds. It is only hundreds of meters away that there are three cameras."

"They captured a blurry figure of the criminal suspect. Because the criminal suspect covered themselves tightly during the process of committing the crime, it is impossible to identify them."

"Our Police Officers are currently taking the video footage to visit nearby villagers, collecting useful information, and trying to find a way to lock onto the criminal suspect."

"I guarantee to the leaders that within three days, I will definitely lock onto and arrest the criminal suspect." Zhu Yushan hurriedly made the guarantee.

Lin Zifeng and Wan Guoliang nodded respectively. Zhang Linhua proactively said: "Secretary, County Mayor, for the breeding ponds of the six farmers, we can only bury the fish and shrimp for harmless treatment."

"The water in the breeding ponds can only be drained and hauled away for treatment. As for the adjacent breeding ponds, no fish or shrimp died, but for the sake of being safe, we still collected water samples and took them back for testing. There will be results tomorrow."

"Arrest the criminal suspect as soon as possible. Hetao Town must cooperate well with all departments, do a good job in all follow-up work, pacify the public, and restore normal order as quickly as possible." Wan Guoliang gave the instructions.

Everyone hurriedly agreed. At this moment, a farmer stood up and said somewhat excitedly: "Leaders, even if you catch the criminal suspect, so what?"

"What about our losses? That was our entire livelihood, and we still owe some bank loans!"

"Yes! If the leaders cannot make the decision for us, we won't be able to go on living." Others also chimed in one after another, all with faces full of excitement and helplessness.

Wan Guoliang looked at Lin Zifeng and nodded slightly. Only then did Lin Zifeng speak: "Everyone, please calm down. We called you here because we naturally have a solution."

Seeing that everyone's emotions had calmed down, one of them asked nervously: "County Mayor, please tell us quickly, how will this matter be resolved?"

"It is like this: just now, the Secretary and I already communicated with the person in charge of the insurance company. The person in charge of the insurance company has already promised that they will compensate seventy percent of all losses, and the compensation money will arrive within half a month."

Lin Zifeng announced this news. While all the farmers breathed a sigh of relief, they happily said one after another: "Thank you, government, thank you, Secretary, thank you, County Mayor."

Being able to obtain seventy percent compensation, these farmers were already very satisfied. When the insurance company staff came to survey the scene in the morning, they had also inquired, and they had said that it wasn't even certain if they would compensate at all.

Even if they could compensate, the compensation amount would not exceed twenty percent. Now that they could obtain seventy percent compensation, how could they not be satisfied? At the very least, they wouldn't have to go bankrupt.

For them, this was nothing short of great news. The Cadres of Hetao Town were also happy; being able to resolve this matter so simply, they also put down their hanging hearts.

They all thought to themselves that it seemed the two big bosses of the county had joined forces to pressure the insurance company's person in charge. Otherwise, the compensation amount could not have been so high.