Chapter 95

The three of them looked back.

Lu Guanghong and Zhang Shen'er stood at the door.

Now, all matters in the Lu family were decided by Lu Chengwen.

The elderly couple thought their eldest son would do everything to save the younger one, but to their surprise, after two days, Lu Chengwen showed no concern for his brother, acting as if nothing had happened.

Only then did Lu's mother decide to come and demand an explanation.

Lu Guanghong knew his son's temperament and was afraid his wife would get upset, so he hurriedly followed her.

As a result, they met Officer Zhang Shen'er at the door and came in together.

Standing at the door, they heard Lu Chengwen explaining things to his mother.

After listening for a while, Lu Guanghong lowered his head and remained silent, while Zhang Shen'er was deeply moved inside.

Is this Lu Chengwen?

So rational, law-abiding, and principled?

To be honest, with his wealth, he could indeed give his brother a small favor.

The world is not fair, and sometimes, with money, one can do as they please.

Moderately reducing the responsibility for Lu Chengwu's actions could allow Lu Chengwen to make greater contributions to the city's development.

This is not a difficult calculation for any leader.

If you say it's a big deal, it is a big deal.

Counterfeiting drugs, how outrageous? Not sentencing him to ten or eight years would be a disgrace to his ancestors.

But if you say it's a small matter, it is a small matter.

Subjectively, there was no malicious intent; it was just a cost-cutting measure, which is entirely different from genuine drug counterfeiting. Even their legal team insisted it was an internal technical error, and there was nothing they could do about it.

Moreover, the internal halt, destruction, and all procedures were legal and compliant, swift and thorough.

No fake drugs circulated in the market, and no harm was done to society.

Intentionally doing evil to harm others; intentionally doing evil to save costs; and unintentionally doing evil but promptly correcting it without causing any harm to society.

These are three levels.

The first one deserves execution.

The second one could result in a long or short prison term.

The third one is purely a technical issue.

Zhang Shen'er was also there to discuss this case.

Such a big incident made Mayor Zhao very difficult.

He urgently needed the Lu family to benefit the hundreds of thousands of people in Xuecheng's shantytowns, affecting many families' housing, employment, children's schooling, and future stability, all depending on this project and Lu Chengwen.

On a larger scale, the development trajectory of Xuecheng in the next few years, the scale of urban construction, and even the economic lifeline for many years to come, all depended on this project.

Mayor Zhao could not completely cut off the Lu family and make them feel disheartened.

However, the law is impartial, and no one dared to bend the law to protect criminals.

Therefore, a balance needed to be found among the law, human emotions, interests, and the bigger picture.

This is the difficulty of governance.

Zhang Shen'er was sent here as a result of a meeting.

Everyone agreed that Lu Chengwen was a big pervert, and a beautiful woman would have many advantages in negotiations.

Of course, the risk was that Lu Chengwen might make improper demands on the beautiful woman.

Mayor Zhao didn't think it would come to that, so he took a gamble.

Zhang Shen'er recounted the situation, her face stern.

"Anyway, there are now three options. The first is to sentence him for intentionally counterfeiting drugs for profit. Given the amount involved and the potential massive consequences, he could be sentenced to at least five to seven years, even with all the fake drugs destroyed and appropriate remedial measures taken."

"The second is to handle it as a quality issue due to cost-cutting. Similarly, with no serious consequences, his medical enterprise management qualifications would be permanently revoked, and the sentence would likely be one to three years."

"The third is to handle it as a serious error in internal execution parameters, leading to substandard drug components. Considering the proper remedial measures taken by the Ninth Pharmaceutical Factory and the lack of major accidents, his medical enterprise management qualifications would be revoked, and he and the Ninth Pharmaceutical Factory would be heavily fined, with a three-month detention."

Zhang Shen'er looked at Lu Chengwen coldly.

"Lu Chengwen, which one do you think is better?"

Lu Guanghong remained silent, but Lu's mother became active.

"Officer Zhang, our Chengwu is not a bad kid. He just wanted to save some money, no, that's not right, he made a mistake. I think revoking his license is enough, no detention, and we can pay more fines."

Zhang Shen'er smiled slightly. "Aunt Lu, this is the maximum leniency we can give the Lu family. If it weren't for the Great Saint Group's significant contributions to urban construction, Mayor Zhao wouldn't care about this matter! I, Zhang Shen'er, have always hated those who seek favors in the police department. I'm here today not to haggle with you."

Zhang Shen'er gave no face.

She didn't want to do this kind of thing!

What is this? Opening backdoors for the rich, disgusting!

These villains should be executed en masse!

Lu's mother became anxious. "Guanghong! Say something! You and Mayor Zhao have a good relationship, why don't you make a call, speak up, Chengwu is counting on you!"

Could Lu Guanghong not be heartbroken for his son?

As a father, he was both heartbroken that his son would suffer in prison and angry that his son was lawless and almost caused a major mistake.

Lu Guanghong looked at Lu Chengwen sternly, gritted his teeth, and said, "Now, the Lu family is decided by Chengwen. Officer Zhang, I won't get involved in this matter. Talk to Chengwen."

Zhang Shen'er showed a hint of a contemptuous smile.

Hmph! Rich people, caring about their reputation, right?

Mayor Zhao and our chief didn't show up, leaving me to do this disgusting thing.

Lu Guanghong didn't show up either, leaving his son to talk to me.

How funny!

This is the face of these rich people, these black-hearted capitalists!

Lu Chengwen bit his finger and paced back and forth.

Zhang Shen'er said, "Hurry up, we still need to discuss today's matter. Just a reminder, Mayor Zhao's intention is to handle it as a technical error. If it's an error, it's not illegal, but a major error. No court, just normal penalties."

Zhang Shen'er pulled out an intention letter from her bag and said sternly, "Sign here if you agree."

Lu Chengwen glanced at it, his grip tightening.

Zhang Shen'er became impatient. "Hey, such a big boss, be quick, sign it."

Lu Chengwen said, "What the hell is a technical error! He damn well did it on purpose!"

Lu's mother immediately shouted, "Chengwen! What are you saying!"

Lu Chengwen said, "Old Lu, take your wife home, I have work to do."

Lu Guanghong was stunned.

Lu Chengwen had never spoken to him like this before.

Not just him, but even Leng Qingqiu and Zhang Shen'er found it amusing.

Especially Leng Qingqiu.

Just a moment ago, Lu Chengwen was flustered and shy when she confessed to him.

But now, facing such a big matter, he suddenly became domineering and decisive.

Lu Guanghong was stunned, then got up and pulled his wife. "Let's go, leave it to Chengwen."

"No, no, Old Lu, this kid has grown up, disregarding brotherhood, you can't ignore it!"

Lu Guanghong suddenly glared. "Don't you understand? Even the Heavenly Emperor can't save your younger son now! Every time he causes trouble, you react like this! Now, he almost caused a huge mess!"

Tears welled up in Lu Guanghong's eyes. "Do you think I want to? If we bail him out this time, next time he might cause a disaster that warrants execution! A doting mother spoils her child!"

Lu Chengwen said impatiently, "If you want to argue, do it at home. I have work to do."

He patted his father's back.

This made Lu Guanghong's tears almost uncontrollable.

He looked at his eldest son, nodded, feeling both relieved and deeply moved.

His son had grown up and become sensible.

He could rely on him even if the sky fell.

His stern words were to cut through the chaos, not letting them interfere, and to handle it himself.

The gentle pat was a comfort, telling them, "I won't abandon my brother or you."

"I will do my best and bear everything I should."

Lu's mother knew Lu Guanghong's temperament but didn't expect Lu Chengwen to be the same.

Once they decided, it wouldn't change.

Crying wouldn't help.

She could only cry and leave, looking pitifully at Lu Chengwen as she left.

Lu Chengwen didn't dare to meet his mother's eyes, just staring at the intention letter.

The elderly couple left.

Lu Chengwen said, "Officer Zhang, I will specially thank Mayor Zhao later. As for my brother's case, you can sentence him as you see fit. He intentionally cut corners to save costs. But please consider our proper handling afterward and be lenient. I thank you for that."

Lu Chengwen bowed deeply.

Zhang Shen'er's lips twitched. "Mr. Lu, your integrity and willingness to sacrifice your own family for the greater good are truly moving. Rest assured, the law will not wrong a good person or let a bad person go unpunished."

"Thank you."

Lu Chengwen was tired.

"These past few days have been non-stop, I can't even catch my breath, one thing after another."

"The family needs my care; my friends need my protection; and so many scoundrels are causing trouble in this city..."

"Heaven! I'm just a small villain! Other villains are so cool! Why am I so miserable?"

"I really want to let go. But at the very least, I must give a home to the 300,000 people moving out of the shantytowns!"

"I'll do it! I've never had the chance to do something for so many people in my life. This time, even if it costs me my life, I must help those people build their homes!"

Zhang Shen'er was truly shocked!

Lu Chengwen... is he really such a person?

Internally speaking... he wouldn't lie to himself, right? That would be too分裂了!

But from childhood to now... he has always been a scoundrel!

What's going on! Why has he suddenly started doing good deeds?

Leng Qingqiu looked at Lu Chengwen's back, smiling with relief and happiness.

My man is a great hero, building a home for hundreds of thousands of people? What a noble ideal!

To support you, I am willing to go through fire and water!

Lu Chengwen turned around and suddenly met Zhang Shen'er's eyes.

Zhang Shen'er didn't know why, but she suddenly panicked, quickly turning her head and adjusting her facial expression.

Lu Chengwen squinted his eyes.

"This little policewoman is really exciting! If I throw her on the bed and play with her, it would be so enjoyable!"

"Angry! Hehe! The angrier she gets, the cuter she becomes!"

"Tying up the policewoman and spanking her, what a unique flavor!"

Zhang Shen'er's face turned green.

Leng Qingqiu's lips twitched.

So, Chengwen is a big pervert?