Yang Wanquan gradually calmed down. He also knew that it was impossible that all 32 merchants could not be contacted at once. There must be some unknown reason behind this.

What happened? Was there someone behind the scenes, or did these people plan to play a trick on the Pingyang Municipal Government?

It’s not that simple!

Yang Wanquan walked out of the meeting room and Li Lin followed him out.

In the corridor, the two exchanged a few words in a low voice.

"I was too anxious just now and lost control of my emotions. There must be deeper reasons behind this incident. You organize people and continue to contact customers on the one hand. On the other hand, assign a few more people to check what happened! Remember, you must act quickly!" Yang Wanquan stood face to face with Li Lin and whispered with a serious expression.

Li Lin had already considered this issue. He immediately notified Liu Haidong and Hou Yaodong who were in the provincial capital, asking them to find out the cause as soon as possible.

Li Lin raised his wrist to look at his watch and said to Yang Wanquan, "I know the situation is urgent. I have already started an investigation. I will give the leaders a reply before tonight."

"Okay, Mayor Qian and I will be waiting for your news. I hope you won't let us down." Yang Wanquan patted Li Lin on the shoulder, his tone full of expectation, as if Li Lin was the last hope.

Li Lin nodded indifferently, his eyes firm.

When Liu Haiwu, Liu Yuan and Lin Yanan heard the news, they rushed to the city hotel and sat down in Li Lin's office.

The three of them looked at Li Lin nervously, their hearts filled with worry.

They also knew the significance of this investment promotion conference to Pingyang, and were also very clear that if Li Lin, as the person in charge of this event, messed up, it would be extremely detrimental to his personal future.

"Secretary Li, don't worry. My second brother is trying to find a solution in the provincial capital. I believe we will be able to get the news soon." Liu Haiwu said.

Lin Yanan also said calmly, "Uncle Lin, there is no point in being anxious. Those businessmen are basically concentrated in the provincial capital. We can only rely on Mr. Hou and others to investigate.

You know how powerful Mr. Hou is in the provincial capital. He will definitely get to the bottom of this matter. As for those businessmen, don't worry. As long as Mr. Hou can find them, he will bring them here!"

Liu Yuan has been standing beside Li Lin like a secretary...Looking at Li Lin's cold expression, she wanted to say a few words of comfort, but she hesitated.

At this time, Li Lin's cell phone rang.

I hurriedly picked it up and saw that it was Xu Wen calling.

He hung up directly and continued to wait for a reply from Hou Yaodong and others in the provincial capital.

Just one minute after I put down my phone, Xu Wen called again.

Li Lin looked at Xu Wen's name on his phone and couldn't help but frown.

In this situation, how can I have the time and mood to chat?

He hung up again.

Just when Li Lin thought Xu Wen would not call again.

Suddenly, a guard's voice came from outside the door, "Reporting to Team Leader Li, someone is looking for you outside. She claims to be a teacher at the School of Journalism at Hanjiang University."

Why are you here again?

Li Lin was surprised and wondered if Xu Wen had something urgent to do.

So, he looked at Liu Haiwu and Lin Yanan apologetically and said, "I'm going to go out for a while. Call me if you have any news."

When Li Lin walked out of the office, he saw Xu Wen standing at the end of the corridor.

She saw Li Lin coming out and waved to him. "Li Lin, I'm here."

Li Lin trotted over to her and asked, "What's wrong, Teacher Xu? Is there something urgent?"

Xu Wen said, "I heard that the entrepreneurs invited by Pingyang will not come tomorrow. I just came to ask you, will the investment promotion event be held tomorrow?"

Hearing this, Li Lin frowned slightly and asked in surprise, "Where did you hear the news?"

It had only been half an hour since the merchant went missing, so the news couldn't have spread so quickly. Li Lin was very curious about how Xu Wen got to know about it.

Seeing Li Lin's nervous look, Xu Wen realized the seriousness of the matter and said cautiously, "I... heard from a friend of mine that her father is one of the merchants invited by Pingyang."

"What else did your friend tell you? Did she tell you why her father didn't come to Pingyang to participate in the event?" Li Lin was very surprised and asked quickly.

Xu Wen shook her head and said, "No, she told me that all the merchants would not participate. I was also surprised when I heard the news. I didn't believe it at first because I didn't receive any official notification from Pingyang, so I came to ask you."

After thinking for a moment, Li Lin said to Xu Wen, "Teacher Xu, please do me a favor and contact your friend again. Be sure to find out why her father can't come to Pingyang to participate in the event. Thank you!"

Xu Wen was stunned for a moment when she saw Li Lin's serious expression, then quickly nodded and agreed, "Okay, I'll contact her right away."

Without waiting for Li Lin to respond, she suddenly said, "Li Lin, don't call me Teacher Xu anymore. Call me Wenwen. That's what my friends call me."

Her tone suddenly slowed down and softened, and she asked with concern, "Also, are you in any trouble? This is the first time I see you so nervous... Can you tell me if it's convenient? Maybe I can help a little?"

Li Lin certainly didn't expect her to help. But since she already knew everything, it wouldn't hurt to tell her.

He said calmly, "As you heard, the more than 30 merchants invited by Pingyang suddenly changed their minds and said they would not come. The municipal government has put a lot of effort into this investment promotion, but now it's all gone to waste... That's it. I hope you can keep it a secret before tomorrow. We are still trying to contact them and do our best to reduce the losses."

Li Lin's tone was a little lost. It was too late to say anything now. "Reducing losses" was just self-consolation.

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