Everyone gathered around to greet him, then quickly responded to his words: "Today, we received a report from Yunqiao Village. We heard they have a big influencer with a million followers." Chief Zhang’s face twitched: "That village with the old lady?" He didn’t say which old lady, but among the ten miles and eight villages, there weren’t many old ladies that they could all remember by name. Officer Chen chuckled: "Yeah, that village, but we didn’t encounter her this time. But Chief Zhang, there’s a university student who went back to start a business in their village. Within a year, they nurtured a big influencer with a million followers for their family!" At this point, Officer Chen’s expression became a bit complicated: "I heard they have deep connections with the Imperial City. They’ve sent experts and arranged for veterans... In less than a year, they’ve wrapped up deals for over 1,000 acres of village land without relying on loans." Chief Zhang was shocked! "Where did you hear this gossip?" "Don’t just chat idly with the old folks for no reason. They exaggerate everything 100 times. During New Year visits, they even asked me if someone in the village went to university, learned skills, and brought back billions for constructing a farm..." Chief Zhang felt speechless thinking about the confident way people said that. Who would have thought, just coming here, he didn’t hear about billions of funds, but the connections reached the Imperial City and arranged for veterans... "And what about that influencer with a million followers... How can there be any secrets in our area? If there was such an impressive influencer, wouldn’t the people around have spread the word proudly? How come we haven’t heard a peep—" He suddenly paused: "Wait, let me think." At the end of the year, when the county leaders went to meetings, it seemed they heard something about ’keeping up with the times, new rural developments... influencers driving...’ Could it really be true? This topic was a bit dangerous. A big influencer capable of driving rural economies emerged in his jurisdiction, but the leadership was unaware... Chief Zhang dared not think further, and he quickly changed the subject: "Isn’t the case inside resolved yet?" Officer Xiaozhang took a stroll next door and came back: "Mediation is happening, Sister Chen is talking with them—how are we going to handle this first drone report?" Follow current novels on N0veI.Fiɾe.net Everyone joined in the discussion, but their attention was still on that big influencer: "What’s the name of that influencer? I’ll look it up online." "Umm..." Officer Chen hesitated: "Strictly speaking, that influencer... well, on the xx platform, ’Tian Yuan Chronicles’ livestream, the host Qiaoqiao." "It really has a million followers, but Qiaoqiao..." Officer Chen tapped his temple: "His mental age is only six years old, born that way." The group was both shocked and curious, fiddling with their phones, and soon found his livestream: "There are replays too—whoa! No wonder they don’t let others film, this morning’s livestream, the mountain scenery is amazing!" As they watched the replay, they dragged the progress bar randomly, and no matter how they dragged it, each frame was a beautiful landscape shot, truly breathtaking. No wonder those two influencers inside, despite repeated warnings, were reluctant to recall their drones. Officer Chen hadn’t seen the livestream and now pulled out his phone: "Their villa is impressively built! Not at all like our rustic countryside style, with white walls and gray tiles, the design is so refined and tasteful." "And the interior decoration, they definitely hired a designer. The aesthetics are phenomenal! When my dad plans to build a house, it would be great if it could look !" Officer Chen was getting older, and his family was considering renovating the old house to prepare for his marriage, which everyone knew, so they curiously gathered around: "What does the interior look like?" Chief Zhang also silently joined in—his daughter was getting married too, and he needed to renovate his urban apartment. Officer Chen captured everyone’s attention, and proudly opened the photo album: "Look! This is what I took—eh eh eh???" Just as he was showcasing, the phone was snatched away mid-air. Turning his head, he saw Chief Zhang holding the phone, staring closely at the photos with a particularly stern expression. The crowd instantly quieted down, and after a while with no reaction, they saw Chief Zhang enlarging and shrinking the photos, squinting to examine them carefully. Officer Chen couldn’t help but ask: "What’s wrong? Did I miss some details? Should I take another shot when I drop Zhu Xinyu back?" He was about to say more when he saw Chief Zhang calmly raise his hand and gesture, then pull out his own phone to search for something. After a long time, he finally put down his phone and let out a long sigh. Everyone stared at him eagerly, hoping to hear some news. But Chief Zhang mumbled for a while before finally letting out a deep sigh: "No wonder they were in such a hurry, fixing roads, upgrading electricity... On one hand, they complain about financial strains, while on the other, mountain construction continues without missing a beat..." Turns out everything they said was true. Just from the few accidental photos Officer Chen took of the layered background walls, there were some people he, as a mere police station chief, didn’t recognize, but he did have an impression of that village secretary Zu Jun, who was rumored to have connections up high. Then there were the provincial leaders and their deputy frequently seen in local official pushes. And then, it was the city leaders. These people stood there, their postures relaxed, but their expressions were especially kind and approachable, posing for photos with an obviously nervous and happy rural couple and their family, even voluntarily standing to the side... Old Zhang had been rooted in this mountain village for decades, yet how did he not know there were such impressive people and connections around?! Thinking this, the notion of billions in funding, who knows, might actually be true. And the experts from the Imperial City and arranged veterans... Could there be a secret mission?! Was his rank too low, hence, not privileged to know? Reflecting on last year’s rumors during Laba Festival, saying top leadership came for secret rural visits, causing a rush among county leaders to inquire, yet they found nothing... Thinking now, this ’nothing was found’ is quite intriguing! Moreover, when receiving documents earlier, he heard the city also planned to award a local influencer the title of ’Regional Agriculture Promotion Ambassador’... It’s just the start of the year with many things, and the proposal hasn’t been addressed yet... Chief Zhang stood there in thought: Was it truly unaddressed, or did the leaders deliberately want to keep it low-key? After pondering, the first thing he did upon snapping back was to urgently press Officer Chen: "Uh... hasn’t that security guard finished being questioned? Why is the mediation taking so long?" He paused and continued earnestly: "They are the victims of drone privacy invasion, be efficient, don’t unnecessarily delay their work!"