At that moment, Wang Zhixing was smoking and chatting with two village officials, and the office was filled with smoke.
Wang Zhixing was stunned when he saw Li Xiuyuan at the door. Since Li Xiuyuan came to the central town, he had never been to Li Xiuyuan's office, and Li Xiuyuan had never come to his place.
"Mayor Li."
"Mayor Wang, do you have a moment?" Li Xiuyuan asked with a smile as he stood at the door without coming in.
Regarding Wang Yongde's matter, he still hoped to try diplomacy first and then resort to force. If Wang Zhixing was sensible enough to persuade Wang Yongde and resolve the matter smoothly, that would be the best outcome.
If Wang Zhixing doesn't know what's good for him, then we'll have to come up with other ideas.
"Yes, you can go ahead and get busy." Wang Zhixing nodded and sent the two village cadres sitting in his office away. When Li Xiuyuan came in, he frowned as he looked at the messy office.
Wang Zhixing also saw it, but remained unmoved. In that short time, he had figured out why Li Xiuyuan had come to him. It must be about the demolition of his cousin's house in Meilin Village.
The news about what happened in Meilin Village spread quickly, and now only five families remain, including his own cousin's. Although they don't get along with Li Xiuyuan and feel that Li Xiuyuan has taken his position as the executive deputy mayor.
However, Wang Zhixing still admitted that Li Xiuyuan was quite capable. He completed the demolition and land acquisition work for hundreds of households in just one month.
Only five households remain without signing the agreement.
However, these five households are the most difficult to deal with, as their relationships are intricate and complex, and they all have people behind them offering advice. If Li Xiuyuan dares to be forceful, things will escalate.
Li Xiuyuan came today hoping that Wang Zhixing could persuade Wang Yongde to agree to the demolition. Since Wang Yongde needed Wang Zhixing's help, Wang Zhixing didn't stand on ceremony with Li Xiuyuan.
Without even pouring a cup of tea, he looked directly at Li Xiuyuan and asked, "Mayor Li, what brings you here?"
Seeing Wang Zhixing's attitude, Li Xiuyuan knew that he had come for nothing. With Wang Zhixing's attitude, he was unwilling to do even the pretense of doing the work. However, Li Xiuyuan still proceeded with his plan.
"Mayor Wang, it's like this, do you know a man named Wang Yongde in Meilin Village?" Since Wang Zhixing was being straightforward, Li Xiuyuan decided to just go through the motions.
"Wang Yongde?" Wang Zhixing looked confused upon hearing this.
This pretentious act made Li Xiuyuan curse inwardly, and then he said, "Mayor Wang doesn't recognize him? This person is always using your name to flaunt himself in the village. If Mayor Wang doesn't recognize him, then I'll have the police station investigate. Impersonating a leader's relative is not good; he needs to be taught a lesson."
As Li Xiuyuan spoke, he stood up, preparing to leave.
Wang Zhixing's face darkened, and he quickly stood up to stop Li Xiuyuan: "Mayor Li, wait a minute, wait a minute, I remember now."
Li Xiuyuan looked at Wang Zhixing with a half-smile, "Serves you right for pretending! Keep going! Why aren't you pretending anymore? 'Remember now?'"
“I remember now, Wang Yongde is my cousin, but I usually call him by his nickname, Erpangzi. When Mayor Li mentioned the name Wang Yongde, I didn’t immediately realize he was my relative,” Wang Zhixing quickly said.
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