70: Chapter 70: The Money for Road Construction is Insufficient 70: Chapter 70: The Money for Road Construction is Insufficient Just after talking with Quinn Walker for a while, Denzel Evans called.
As soon as the call went through, Denzel Evans said loudly, “CEO Wang, it’s said that the road construction funds managed by the county have been misused.
What should we do about our road?”
Peter Brown has always considered the road construction to be of great importance.
The village needs to develop, and the road must be built.
The funds are already in place, so how could they be misused?
This matter made Peter Brown put Quinn Walker aside for the moment and said solemnly, “Alright, I’ll ask about this.”
“Peter, you can go ahead and attend to your business.”
Quinn Walker said considerately.
Peter Brown kissed Quinn Walker on the face and then walked out amid her blushing.
After calming down his emotions, Peter Brown dialed Reuben Taylor’s number.
Before Peter could say something, Reuben Taylor said, “Peter, I was just about to call you.
I just got the news that the new Executive Deputy County Mayor Rafael Murphy has misappropriated a large sum of road construction funds to other townships.
My dad couldn’t stop it, and Rafael somehow got the support of several Standing Committee members.”
Peter Brown was infuriated.
He had allocated some funds for this project, with one million dollars from the county and another four million from the provincial level.
No matter what, this money should have been earmarked for this project, so how could it have been misused without any explanation?
Peter Brown’s voice seemed calm, but his heart was filled with rage.
“Peter, don’t worry, my dad reported this to Mr.
Prentice, and there should be an explanation.”
After hanging up, Peter Brown’s face turned gloomy.
If the road were built according to the initial design, his six million would have been enough.
However, the design was later modified, and funds were added from the county and provincial levels.
Especially with the four million from the provincial level, the entire road would cost over 10 million dollars to be completed.
This is no ordinary road; it’s a high-grade road.
After the county misappropriated some of the funds, the construction would inevitably be compromised.
Would it still be the road in the original design?
After some thought, Peter Brown called Edward Martin.
“Edward, could you help me find out what’s going on with the road construction funds?”
Peter Brown explained the situation to Edward Martin.
Edward Martin didn’t know about this and said he would call his father to ask.
After a while, Edward Martin called back and said, “I asked my father about it.
Your leader Rafael Murphy has some connections.
He wanted to make some political achievements, so he proposed a project to build roads throughout the county.
The Transportation Department directly issued a task to our province to take charge of the funding.
Our province’s annual funding is tight, and there’s no room to spare.
Rafael Murphy proposed to divert the funds for the road leading to your village because he thought that there was no need for such a large sum, claiming it was a wasteful behavior.
So, now, except for your six million, the one million from the county and the four million allocated by the province, a total of five million, have all been diverted.”
As soon as Peter Brown heard this, he was furious and said in a low voice, “He diverted the funds without even a heads-up?”
“Peter, although my father tried to argue against it, eventually, the majority supported Rafael Murphy’s proposal.
Edward Martin knew that Peter Brown was upset and hurriedly apologized.
After that, Edward Martin said, “If it wasn’t for this, I would have found someone to pay for the funds.
In any case, we have to make the road in the design come true.”
“No need, I’ll handle it.
This is not a matter of money!”
Peter Brown hung up the phone.
Indeed, for Peter Brown, several million dollars are not a big deal.
He can come up with the money himself.
But this matter was not handled properly.
Rafael Murphy can’t just misuse funds so inexplicably to achieve his political goals, right?
Humph, what’s the use of having someone backing you?
Piss off Peter Brown and you’ll pay the price!
Peter Brown was furious with those who manipulated power.
After thinking for a moment, Peter Brown picked up his cell phone and dialed Priest Wilson’s number.
“Peter, what made you think of calling me?” Priest Wilson asked with a smile.
“Taoist priest, can you help me with something?
If you can’t help, I’ll solve it myself!”
As for this mysterious National Organization, Peter Brown believed that they still had some energy and wanted to test how much power they had.
Hearing Peter Brown say this, Priest Wilson changed his casual tone and said earnestly, “Go ahead.”
Peter Brown explained the road construction issue and said, “I don’t care about the money.
I’m just annoyed by that damn deputy minister!”
After listening to Peter Brown’s words, Priest Wilson knew that he was utterly irritated.
Some people might not know Peter Brown’s abilities, but Priest Wilson knew it very well.
Peter Brown is not an ordinary person.
He is a mysteriously powerful man on Earth, capable of handling things that even the mysterious organization can’t.
After watching Peter Brown deal with those fierce ghosts, Priest Wilson reported on Peter Brown’s tremendous energy when he returned to Kingston.
As a result, he received an order to recruit Peter Brown into the country’s organization at all costs, as the nation needed such powerful individuals.
Priest Wilson and the country’s most secretive organization didn’t take such a person seriously, and of course, they stood on Peter Brown’s side.
With this in mind, Priest Wilson said solemnly, “Peter, I understand your feelings.
This is not about money.
We’ll help you vent this anger, and there will be results soon!”
If not, I’ll do it myself!”
Peter Brown asked again.
“It’s just a small leader, right?
I know some of his affairs.
Rest assured, even if there’s nothing wrong, we’ll make sure he pays a heavy price for this!”
“Alright, I want to see the result within three days!”
Peter Brown finished speaking and hung up the phone.
Peter Brown despised those who would hurt others to achieve their political goals.
If Priest Wilson and his organization couldn’t handle the matter, Peter would be willing to do it himself.
Hearing the busy tone on the other end of the phone, Priest Wilson’s face changed.
He knew that this time, those people had offended Peter Brown.
Recalling Peter Brown’s power, he knew that he couldn’t handle this issue lightly and had to give Peter Brown a satisfactory deal.