"Where have you been? You've been missing since early morning, and my phone isn't working! I couldn't get in touch with you the entire morning! I went to the front desk to get your room card, but when I opened your room, I found you weren't there at all! I almost thought Gu Zhijie had kidnapped you!"
As soon as I got through to Chu Yinyin, her anxious voice came from the receiver.
Because of anxiety, the voice sounded a little loud.
When Chen Yan called Chu Yinyin to inform her, he did not choose to avoid these giants in front of him.
I played it while following the giants to the conference room.
In addition, the mobile phone's reception ability was average, so the several giants walking beside her could also hear Chu Yinyin's anxious voice clearly.
An embarrassed look appeared on his face. Chen Yan coughed dryly and said, "I had something urgent to report to a few bosses. Plus, it was already that late, and I guess you were asleep, so I didn't tell you. I thought I'd tell you in the morning.
Unexpectedly, several senior experts here have been surrounding me with questions all morning. Until just now, they were exhausted and went to rest, so I finally took the time to report to you. I really didn't expect it to be so busy.
I'm about to have a meeting with some big guys right now, and they're right next to me. Please be careful with your words. My phone is average quality, and even though it's not on loud, they can still hear you if you speak too loudly."
"I can't hear you, I can't hear you. We're all in our sixties and seventies, with poor eyesight and hearing. How can we possibly hear you?"
The leading giant smiled and joked.
Several other giants also laughed.
Chen Yan felt a little embarrassed and was not used to the approachable attitude shown by the giants.
After Chu Yinyin understood what was going on, her voice instantly dropped.
"What's wrong again? Even if I fell asleep in the middle of the night, you wouldn't have woken me up! You made me worry for nothing the whole morning! I almost called Brother Le! But when I thought about how Brother Le treated you last night, I felt that no matter how much of a jerk that Gu Zhijie was, he definitely wouldn't dare to do anything to you. In the end, I was just sitting in the hotel with my imagination! I haven't even had breakfast yet! How are you going to make it up to me?"
Chu Yinyin's tone sounded a bit more coquettish.
Chen Yan was stunned for a moment, then asked in confusion, "You didn't even let me into your room last night, and you still want me to compensate you? Isn't that a bit too much? You'd tie a carrot in front of a donkey pulling a millstone, and you're just going to rely on words?"
"You're not sincere. You want compensation and you want to come in? How about I just take off my pants and invite you in? Really... Hey? They can't hear me at this volume, right? Although my dad isn't on their level, they should know him. And now because of you, I suspect they'll start chatting with my dad about family matters more often. He's my elder, and if they hear me, I'll be too embarrassed to face anyone!"
Before Chu Yinyin could finish her words, she suddenly realized something was wrong and asked hurriedly with a little nervousness.
"They can't hear you. You're almost as noisy as a mosquito. How can they hear you? Okay, I have a meeting here. I'll come back to you after I'm done. You can just wander around by yourself. Or if you're bored, I'll talk to the bosses and have you come in to see the scenery."
Chen Yan said with a smile.
"No, I won't. It's so depressing in there. The environment is nice, but you have to be quiet even when you walk. Someone is always watching your every move. You're always under surveillance. It's not comfortable at all! I won't talk to you anymore. Go to your meeting. I'm going to have dinner with my dad. Call me when you're done."
After saying that, Chu Yinyin hung up the phone directly.
Seeing Chen Yan put his phone away, the leading tycoon sighed, "It's still good to be young. Seeing you all, I feel like I've been transported back to forty years ago. Back then, I was just over thirty and had just arrived in southern Fujian. It coincided with the country's opening up to the outside world and the need to focus on local economic development. Looking back now, it seems like a lifetime ago."
I was a bit older than you at the time. While it wasn't my first time leading a local government, as a squad leader, I was still one of the youngest cadres in the country. So, I felt a lot of pressure, fearing I'd make a mistake and cast an indelible shadow on my career.
But if you want to achieve big things, being cautious isn't enough. So I had to learn how to unite the majority of my comrades while constantly looking for room for trial and error. Those were truly turbulent times, and it felt like I had endless energy.
Chen Yan smiled and continued, "You are now in the prime of your life. Perhaps due to your age, your energy is not as strong as before. But your experience in governing is certainly much greater than it was then."
While the two were talking, they had already arrived at the meeting room.
This conference room is not very large and is obviously used for small meetings.
After taking their seats according to the ranking, Chen Yan sat at the very bottom.
Before he could say anything, the leading figure took the initiative to speak: "After a serious discussion this morning, we have determined the punishment for the Gu family. Gu Zhijie's grandfather will voluntarily apply for retirement due to illness within the next week. And after retirement, he will not participate in the National People's Congress or the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
In addition to Gu Zhijie's grandfather, the Gu family has four other direct relatives with the surname Gu and other surnames who hold important positions in the system. They will all complete the handover of their current work within one month, and then be transferred to the local party history offices at the same level, enjoying the corresponding treatment according to their level.
Their ranks won't change, and their basic benefits won't be reduced, but all their existing rights will be stripped away. Are you satisfied with this form of punishment? After careful consideration, we believe the conflict between you isn't serious enough to warrant a life-or-death struggle.
Therefore, we believe that placing all members of the Gu family on idle payroll, completely cutting off their future advancement within the system, but ensuring they maintain a comfortable standard of living, should be a more appropriate punishment. Of course, if you have other ideas, feel free to raise them.
I know young people tend to have hot tempers, enjoy taking revenge, and can't stand being wronged. But from what I understand, this incident isn't a big deal. So if the Gu family is completely wiped out, it's likely to chill many people..."
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