"It's said that Chen Guangda has a good relationship with Wang Qidong, the head of the county's Organization Department," Zhang Xingdong said.
Li Xiuyuan nodded. That made sense. How could such a large business be run without a county-level leader backing it up? Last weekend, he did receive an invitation from Chen Guangda to have dinner, but he declined.
As the person in charge of this project, it would be inappropriate for me to have dinner with the boss of the bidding company before the public bidding process ends.
While Li Xiuyuan was in his office getting detailed information from Zhang Xingdong and Wang Zhitao, Hou Peng was waiting for Li Xiuyuan to arrive after arriving at the town mayor's office.
Last night, Wang Yonghua left him in a huff. Although Wang Yonghua didn't show it and was trying to control himself, it was clear that he didn't agree with his own ideas.
Thinking about this, Hou Peng felt a little uncomfortable. He admitted that he had acted somewhat unfairly in this matter, but he also promised that he would definitely give Wang Yonghua extra attention in other projects in the central town in the future.
But Wang Yonghua just couldn't understand; people were obsessed with money. All they thought about was making money, and they didn't even consider his own position. He was a deputy director of the Municipal Party Committee's Organization Department—and not just any deputy director, but a member of a ministry-level committee! Could Wang Yonghua afford to offend him?
I'm only in my early forties now, and I still have ambitions. The door to the deputy director level isn't closed yet. Being in the system, how could I not have the desire to advance?
Over the years, hasn't Wang Yonghua earned enough money on his own? Why is he so ungrateful and doesn't he think about himself?
However, judging from Wang Yonghua's expression, he was definitely going to tell Li Xiuyuan about this. Li Xiuyuan would definitely come over today to question him, since he had suddenly changed his mind about what they had agreed on.
However, Hou Peng waited and waited but did not see Li Xiuyuan.
Even when someone came to his office to report on their work, he specifically asked, "Has Deputy Mayor Li come today?"
The answer was yes, Li Xiuyuan had arrived and was in the office, but Hou Peng waited and waited for Li Xiuyuan for a long time.
After Zhang Xingdong and Wang Zhitao finished their reports, Li Xiuyuan asked Wang Zhitao to call Zhang Yaozong over.
Soon, Zhang Yaozong knocked on the door of Li Xiuyuan's office.
"Li Zhen, you were looking for me?"
"Yes, Director Zhang, please have a seat." Li Xiuyuan smiled and stood up, making tea for Zhang Yaozong while closing the office door behind him.
"Li Zhen, what do you want to see me about?" Zhang Yaozong asked, somewhat puzzled, as he watched Li Xiuyuan close the door.
After placing the teacup in front of Zhang Yaozong, Li Xiuyuan sat down opposite him and quietly recounted to Zhang Yaozong what Wang Yonghua had told him the previous night.
Zhang Yaozong frowned after hearing this: "Li Zhen, what do we do now?"
"That's right, I wasn't planning to use Ma Tao's card before, but now I have no choice," Li Xiuyuan said, looking at Zhang Yaozong.
Zhang Yaozong was taken aback, his face immediately filled with difficulty and hesitation. Li Xiuyuan had promised before that he would not use Ma Tao as a trump card, since it involved the old secretary's affairs.
But in this situation, it seems we can't blame Li Xiuyuan, since it was an unexpected and sudden turn of events.
Seeing Zhang Yaozong's expression, Li Xiuyuan guessed what he was thinking and smiled, saying, "Don't worry, this matter won't be exposed. Sometimes, an arrow on the bowstring, yet held back, is more intimidating than an arrow already shot."
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