Instead, he planned to return directly to the three northeastern provinces the next day, use his connections there to exert pressure, and then find an opportunity to ruthlessly sabotage Gongcheng.

The simplest way is to use the "expanding agent" you have on hand.

If a boss from Gongcheng unites with another company to produce "expansion agents" in Zhongzhou Province, it will definitely be a good opportunity to retaliate against those people.

After all, in the three northeastern provinces, it wasn't just the government that valued his skills; many people in the military also had their eyes on him.

"Return the money to the Gongcheng government tomorrow."

"We'll go back the day after tomorrow!"

Wang Hongcheng's eyes held a hint of smugness.

He seemed to already see the scene of Lam Yat-fung being imprisoned.

The next day.

Inside the Gongcheng office.

Wang Hongcheng leaned back in his chair, slightly raised his head, and revealed an extremely displeased expression.

Sitting opposite him were Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan. The atmosphere became somewhat awkward when the three met again, as Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan struggled to find a topic to talk about.

However, this time it was Wang Hongcheng who spoke first and seized the initiative.

"To be honest, the behavior of County Chief Wu, Secretary Li, and Lin Yifeng makes me very uncomfortable."

After saying this, Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan were somewhat embarrassed.

After what happened yesterday, they were unsure whether to continue siding with Wang Hongcheng.

Wang Hongcheng naturally noticed their hesitation and knew he couldn't continue to trick them, so he immediately changed the subject.

"to be honest."

“I really wanted to work with you.”

"But there's nothing I can do."

As he spoke, Wang Hongcheng took out a card from his inner pocket and pushed it in front of Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan.

"County Magistrate Wu!"

"Secretary Li!"

"This is the card you gave me; it's completely untouched."

"Take them back!"

"I can't accept such a generous gift!"

After saying that, Wang Hongcheng gave a sarcastic chuckle, then began to quietly observe the two men's reactions.

Wu Kang wanted to persuade him further, but just as he was about to leave, Li Chengxuan secretly pulled him back.

This created an awkward silence, with neither side knowing what to do.

Wang Hongcheng still held a sliver of hope that the two people could still believe in him.

Seeing the two men remain silent, Wang Hongcheng broke out in a cold sweat and, without the slightest hesitation, decisively began to speak to them.

"Alright, that's all."

"Let's part ways here!"

After saying this, Wang Hongcheng pulled his wife and strode out of the office.

As soon as they stepped outside, Wang Qilin anxiously tugged at Wang Hongcheng's sleeve.

"Old Wang! Just give it to me like that!"

"That's a million!"

"One million!"

Wang Hongcheng was furious when he saw his wife's expression.

"You damned piece of trash!"

"Are you risking your life for money?"

"Is that million ours?"

"Aren't you going to run and wait to die?"

Wang Qilin dared to take the money, but Wang Hongcheng wouldn't.

This money belongs to the Gongcheng government and is part of Zhongzhou Province.

Although he has some influence in the three northeastern provinces, Zhongzhou Province is, after all, their territory. If he takes this money and doesn't give it to them, it could directly cause conflicts between the provinces.

The matter escalated and really attracted the attention of those in higher positions. Even if Wang Hongcheng had eight heads, it wouldn't be enough to prevent him from losing them all.

Upon returning to the guesthouse, Wang Hongcheng immediately packed his luggage and headed to Makino City that same day, booking a train ticket to escape overnight.

Meanwhile, in the office of Gongcheng.

Wu Kang looked at the bank card on the table with a bitter expression.

"Old Li! You're something else!"

Why bother?

"What if Professor Wang really..."

Lee Seung-hyun sighed as he watched Wu Kang still unable to forget him.

"Old Wu, you've already tried it all, how can you still be thinking about this?"

"We're the government, we can't gamble with him!"

"You! You!"

Wu Kang also didn't know what to say.

The situation in Gongcheng is now hard to predict.

The Japanese devils ran away, and we were hoping that Wang Hongcheng could help the government get back on its feet.

As a result, Wang Hongcheng found himself facing a multiple-choice question.

Option one offers the chance to become rich overnight, but only has a 30% success rate.

Option two is that they abandon Wang Hongcheng and protect themselves wisely.

Clearly, even if Wu Kang failed, he still wanted to gamble on it and see if he could succeed and soar to new heights.

Lee Seung-hyun is different. Despite his initial support for Wang Hong-cheng, he is actually the most level-headed person in the city. As long as things can develop steadily, he doesn't care who he cooperates with.

After Wang Hongcheng left, Wu Kang leaned back on the sofa and let out a long sigh.

"Old Li, what do you think we should do this year?"

"We have to give an explanation to the city and the province, don't we?"

"We can't just go and stop the plan now, can we?"

Lee Seung-hyun closed his eyes, feeling an unusual difficulty in breathing.

Wang Hongcheng and the Japanese soldiers did not simply leave; their departure left the Gongcheng government with a huge mess.

In the 1990s, each province in China had a heavy bidding task. In order to win over the Japanese businessman and Wang Hongcheng, Li Chengxuan and his team deliberately added an extra quota when submitting the application for approval this year. Given their tight budget, they were essentially using up the quotas of other provinces.

This gave them enough funds to attract investment.

If they can't give the higher-ups a reasonable answer this year, the two of them will definitely be in deep trouble.

Of course, this is not unsolvable; they can simply go through the proper procedures to withdraw their application for the second half of the year's funding.

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