“Minister Wei Hua, you’re right. I was overthinking this. Thank you, Minister Wei Hua. How about we have dinner together tomorrow night and sit down to talk?” Li Xiuyuan extended an invitation.
Actually, tomorrow noon is fine, but Li Xiuyuan is still considering one thing: whether it will be exposed.
If Li Xiuyuan were to have lunch with Qi Weihua, there would be many people around, and Zhang Xingguo might find out and take precautions in advance. It's not that Li Xiuyuan doesn't trust Qi Weihua, but Qi Weihua has known Hou Peng for many years.
Sometimes, minimizing variables is the best approach.
“Okay, no problem. I called you just to let you know, in case you didn’t know about this and weren’t prepared. Don’t worry about anything else. I support you on this matter no matter what.” Qi Weihua stated directly over the phone.
Li Xiuyuan expressed his gratitude repeatedly.
After hanging up the phone, Li Xiuyuan thought to himself that with Qi Weihua's vote, plus Ma Tao, Lu Zhenhai and himself, that would be four votes, which would secure his position at the town party committee meeting.
Moreover, after this incident, Ma Tao and Qi Weihua will be more likely to support him in other matters in the future.
If I control four votes, am I still the executive deputy mayor? I should be the mayor! I have the potential to sideline Hou Peng completely.
Hou Peng had cooperated well before, and I didn't want to fall out with him, but now he's gone back on his word and stabbed me in the back. If I just let it go like this, then anyone will dare to stab me in the back in the future.
Given how good the opportunity was, it would be a shame not to mess with Hou Peng.
However, if the town government of Zhongxin Town wants to sideline Hou Peng, there is one more person they need to deal with: Wang Zhixing.
Although Wang Zhixing was not very capable, he was disgusting. He already had a problem with his cousin Wang Yongde, and on top of that, Wang Yongde became a stumbling block on his path to advancement, so he had no choice but to commit suicide.
How to use Wang Yongde's case to get rid of Wang Zhixing is something we need to think about. It would be best to leverage the help of multiple parties.
"Brother Li, what are you thinking about? You seem so lost in thought." Wan Xinxin couldn't help but ask when she saw Li Xiuyuan lost in thought without saying a word after finishing the phone call.
Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyuan snapped out of his reverie, looked at Wan Xinxin, and shook his head with a smile: "Sorry, I was thinking about something."
"Brother Li, is there something you need from me?" Wan Xinxin asked directly. They had almost finished eating, and since they weren't dating, she took the initiative to ask since Li Xiuyuan hadn't said anything.
After all, she was in a weaker position in their relationship; they weren't equals.
Li Xiuyuan shook his head: "The matter has been completed."
"Is it all done?" Wan Xinxin was a little confused.
Li Xiuyuan didn't offer any explanation, but simply nodded affirmatively.
Wan Xinxin muttered "so mysterious," but she wasn't an ordinary girl, and she was determined to get to the bottom of things. There must be a reason why Li Xiuyuan wouldn't tell her.
After the two finished eating, Li Xiuyuan first took Wan Xinxin home, and then drove back to Meilin Village himself. He estimated that if all went well, Ma Tao should come to find him tomorrow.
But to Li Xiuyuan's surprise, when he drove to Meilin Village, Ma Tao's car was parked in the village committee compound.
Just like Wang Yonghua yesterday, as soon as Li Xiuyuan got out of the car, Ma Tao quickly walked over. There were many cigarette butts on the ground, indicating that Ma Tao had been waiting for quite some time.
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