Chapter 304: Chapter 304: Picking a Quarrel at the Door
“Hahaha…” A burst of laughter erupted from the crowd.
“You can be careless with food, but you can’t be careless with your words!” Xiao Han sneered.
“Kid, stop trying to claim connections here.” The disdainful voice of the firefighter said, “You say Young Master Mo is your brother, and that makes him your brother? Besides, even if Young Master Mo were your brother, do you think I wouldn’t dare to issue a rectification notice?”
Xiao Han wasn’t in a rush; he took out his phone and called Mo Shaocong.
After Mo Shaocong picked up the phone, he reassured, “Don’t be afraid, I’ll sort this out for you.”
For Mo Shaocong, such a thing was a trivial matter, too insignificant to be worth ntioning.
Upon receiving the ssage, Mo Shaocong imdiately called the leaders of the Provincial Committee departnt. Mo Shaocong was not like those ordinary second-generation officials; he was a well-known figure in the provincial city. Moreover, his father was a leader of the Provincial Committee. Many departnt heads wished to brown-nose Mo Shaocong but couldn’t. Now that Mo Shaocong had taken the initiative to call, these people were naturally very enthusiastic and vowed not to let Hann Restaurant suffer the slightest harm.
He hung up the phone.
An eerie smile ford on the corner of Mo Shaocong’s mouth. The main reason Mo Shaocong had always refused to follow his father’s advice to enter politics was that he disliked those who flattered and fawned in Officialdom. He also didn’t want to go with the flow and beco one of those flatterers. Mo Shaocong liked to follow his own instincts. Establishing his own territory in the business world was his ultimate goal. He aid to prove his talent through business and to establish his own power with a business empire.
Hann Restaurant.
Several departnt officials were finalizing the closure of Hann Restaurant. The fire departnt had issued a rectification notice for substandard fire-fighting facilities. The tax bureau, citing unclear tax issues, handed down a rectification notice…
“Kid, it’s been half an hour.” The smile on the firefighter’s face showed contempt: “It looks like you can’t escape this.”
“We’ll see,” Xiao Han glanced at him then replied, “You’ll understand soon enough.”
An official from the Industrial and Comrcial Bureau laughed and said, “Give it up. They’re just trying to scare you, and you took it seriously?”
With that, he tore off the rectification notice from his hand and said, “Xiao Han, this is your rectification notice. Complete the rectification within three months. Otherwise, your business license will be revoked.”
At that mont, the firefighter also tore off his rectification notice and handed it over to Xiao Han.
Almost all the departnt officials had torn off their rectification notices. It seed like they had united front.
As they were preparing to withdraw, the phone of an official from the Industrial and Comrcial Bureau rang. He walked away while taking out his phone. But just as he answered, he heard the voice of the director of the Industrial and Comrcial Bureau on the other end.
“Li Honghua, are you at Hann Restaurant?” The director’s voice sounded very annoyed.
“This…” Hearing this, he hurriedly said, “This…”
“Don’t beat around the bush with , spit it out!” The director’s voice brooked no argunt.
“Yes, yes!” Li Honghua quickly nodded. As the deputy director of the Industrial and Comrcial Bureau, he had always been at odds with the director. There was a gap between them. However, Li Honghua was just a deputy director and certainly lacked the power and status of the director. Therefore, he had to answer the director’s question obediently. With an embarrassed look, Li Honghua said, “Director Zeng, I… I am enforcing the law. Is there sothing you need from ?”
“Enforce my ass!” Director Zeng snorted coldly and said, “Don’t think I don’t know about your nonsense. I’m ordering you to leave Hann Restaurant imdiately. Don’t cause trouble for Hann Restaurant, or else, don’t bla for not being nice!”
“Ah?!” Li Honghua was stupefied when he heard this and awkwardly asked, “What… What exactly is going on, Director Zeng? What happened?”
“You don’t need to know what happened!” Director Zeng snorted coldly, then said, “Leave imdiately, and don’t look for trouble. Otherwise, I’ll make trouble for you.”
“Alright, alright!” Li Honghua nodded hastily.
After hanging up the phone, Li Honghua imdiately felt embarrassed. No help for it, the situation really was very awkward indeed. The rectification notice had been issued, and if it were to be retracted at this ti, wouldn’t that be a laughingstock? With an embarrassed expression, Li Honghua turned to look at Xiao Han behind him.
Xiao Han glanced at Li Honghua and then smirked, “Why haven’t you left?”
“This…” Li Honghua chuckled awkwardly, his earlier arrogance completely gone. He looked at Xiao Han and said, “Xiao Han, I think… I need to review this again. I’ve been thinking about it, and you’re right. We’re paid by the people; we need to be serious about our work.”
After saying that, Li Honghua hurriedly walked around the restaurant and then smilingly said, “There’s nothing major, just so minor issues, no need for a rectification notice. From now on, just be more careful during operations. Oh right, I’ll take the rectification notice with for now. We’re leaving.”
Li Honghua snatched the rectification notice from Xiao Han’s hand and quickly left Hann Restaurant.
The staff from the fire departnt and tax office, seeing the situation, quickly shouted, “Hey, hey, Old Li, don’t go!”
Without looking back, Li Honghua left the scene, and the administrative vehicle from the Industrial and Comrcial Bureau rapidly departed from the entrance.
This scene left the staff from the fire and tax departnts dumbfounded. Just when they were at a loss, suddenly, one of the fire departnt staff received a phone call. The sound of the urgent ringing made him tremble on the spot.
Because the call was none other than from the leader of the fire departnt, specifically his imdiate superior.
“Old Liu, you bastard.” A roaring voice ca from the other end of the line, the other party bellowed, “Who told you to go looking for trouble with Hann Restaurant, you old fool? Are you looking to die?”
“Ah? Director, I…” Old Liu panicked, awkwardly saying, “This… I…”
“Get your ass back here now!” The director roared, almost scaring Old Liu enough to wet his pants. Old Liu was not like Li Honghua, who, being a deputy director, wielded considerable power, whereas Old Liu was just an average staffer at the fire departnt. It just so happened that he was responsible for the fire safety work of the street in University Town. With power in hand, so ca the responsibilities. He hadn’t expected to be targeted by the director. Old Liu imdiately felt his career prospects were in jeopardy.
“Yes, yes, yes!” Old Liu hurriedly nodded his head.
After hanging up the phone, Old Liu’s face turned green.
Not far away, Xiao Han was waving the rectification notice at Old Liu. Old Liu suddenly felt as though he had been insulted. His face was ashen, but only now did he realize the background behind Hann Restaurant was much thicker than he had imagined. Otherwise, a single phone call wouldn’t have led to leaders of several departnts calling and reprimanding his subordinates.
Although Old Liu did not hold a high position, he was a seasoned figure in officialdom. He was well aware of the tricks of the trade within the circles of power.
If Xiao Han’s connections weren’t so strong, his own director would definitely not have chastised him so, nor would he have made him suffer such an embarrassnt. Normally, even leaders would not easily offend their subordinates. After all, the mbers of a unit and a departnt need to stick together. Even if there were internal conflicts, they would definitely not be so openly exposed but would rather involve stealthy struggles. However, Liu had just been harshly scolded by the director. This was completely out of character for him.
Therefore, Old Li did not dare to make a sound.
“Hehe…” Xiao Han laughed, “You guys… why aren’t you leaving?”
“That…” Old Li swallowed hard. Although he hated Xiao Han to the core, he had to put on a smiling face. He awkwardly said, “Xiao Han, I just checked the fire safety equipnt, and though there were lapses, they are not severe enough for a rectification. So… I’ll retract the rectification notice for now. You should hurry up and correct these issues in your restaurant’s fire safety equipnt, so you don’t make our work difficult!”
While speaking, Old Li naturally took the rectification notice from Xiao Han’s hand.
“Alright, we’re leaving now.” Having said that, Old Li hurriedly led his people away from the scene.
The staff from the tax office imdiately withdrew from the scene.
They had just received a phone call, and most importantly, the rectification notice from the tax office had not yet been given to Xiao Han. They tore up the rectification notice on the spot and quickly left. The usually bustling restaurant suddenly beca quiet.
“Why did everyone leave?” Yang Lu, who was distributing vouchers at the entrance, rushed in.
“Hehe, what, are they supposed to stay and eat?” Xiao Han replied with a nonchalant smile.
Upon hearing this, a smile crept up the corner of Yang Lu’s mouth as she said, “Don’t tell you’ve called upon so deity again?”
“If you don’t have so backing in this line of work, sooner or later soone will take you down!” Xiao Han shrugged his shoulders.
“Right!” Yang Lu nodded, “I knew it. It’s a pity my connections are all in Linjiang City and not in the provincial city. So, here, I’m really helpless and feel quite frustrated; otherwise, I wouldn’t have called you.”
“I know!” Xiao Han nodded.
“But this ti, the sudden inspection by several departnts clearly indicates soone is targeting us!” Yang Lu said through clenched teeth, “I suspect it must be Yujian Restaurant across the street!”
“Hmm!” Xiao Han nodded, “Fang Hao is a senior at Shuimu University. His family has so background. So, it’s very likely him. However, we don’t have evidence right now, so we can’t make wild guesses. After all, you need to catch the thief with the loot, and catch the cheater in the act.”
“I know!” Yang Lu nodded.
Xiao Han walked to the entrance of the restaurant, looking across at Yujian Restaurant.
……
Today, Fang Hao was in Yujian Restaurant, ready to enjoy the drama at Hann Restaurant. He had already co to Hann Restaurant at noon, wanting to witness the commotion. Sure enough, after school in the afternoon, inspectors from several departnts conducted a surprise inspection. A smile crept onto Fang Hao’s face.
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