At this moment, Chen Yu was calculating the strength of Nandu City. The Type 191 automatic rifle was a new generation of standard rifle used by the Great Xia army. Its performance and accuracy had reached world-class levels. The fact that Yang Yue, who had not received any military training, could obtain it made him realize the subtle relationship between the Nandu military town and the resettlement area.
Given the current situation, a direct confrontation is probably not an option. He may have no choice but to employ a roundabout tactic, or even to strive for "friendly cooperation" with Nandu City.
If that's the case, Chen Yu is still somewhat unwilling. After all, what he needs is absolute control, not cooperation with the other party. He wants to keep the researchers from the Academy of Sciences, including Yang Yue and Li Qing, at his "Tianyu Base" all day long. If it's just "friendly cooperation," will they release people?
However, there was nothing he could do now. After all, Nandu Military Town was one of the five major military towns of the Great Xia Dynasty, controlling nearly one-fifth of the Great Xia's armed forces. Even though the military strength of the army was greatly reduced due to the extreme cold disaster, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. He was not arrogant enough to be able to confront the military town head-on.
We can only take it one step at a time. Hopefully, things aren't as bad as he imagines.
They drove in silence for an hour until a cleared industrial park came into view.
As soon as the sled arrived at the entrance of the industrial park, the soldiers guarding the gate opened the gate and gave the sled a standard military salute.
Clearly, they recognized the car.
This is the first resettlement area, which is also the temporary location of the municipal government.
At this time, the snow on all the factory buildings in the industrial park had been cleared, and some factories had even resumed production.
If it weren't for the energy shortage, the entire industrial park could probably be operational.
Although most of the factories have now ceased operation, those factory buildings have become a good place to centrally resettle people.
According to Yang Yue, the entire first resettlement area accommodates no fewer than 300,000 people, more than half the number in the third district under her jurisdiction. Moreover, it is currently the only industrial production site in Nandu City, and all 36 resettlement areas rely on it for living supplies other than food. Its importance is self-evident.
Before long, the sled stopped in front of an office building.
The group followed Yang Yue out of the car. When the guards in the office building saw Yang Yue, they also gave her a standard military salute.
Yang Yue nodded slightly, then asked, "Is the mayor here?"
"Yes, I am," the guard replied.
"Please inform them that I need to see them," Yang Yue said.
“Since you are District Chief Yang, there is naturally no need for notification.” The guard responded with a smile, then stepped aside to make way, clearly showing a high degree of recognition and respect for Yang Yue’s identity and status.
"Thank you." Yang Yue didn't stand on ceremony and nodded gently, leading Chen Yu and his group into the office building.
The office building is spacious and bright. Although it is a bleak winter outside, it is unusually warm inside, and it looks like it is at least -20 degrees Celsius or higher, which means it has a good heating system.
The group walked through several corridors and arrived at the floor where the mayor's office was located.
The office door was ajar, letting in soft light. Yang Yue gently pushed the door open, gesturing for Chen Yu and the others to follow her in.
Inside the office, a middle-aged man was reviewing documents with his head down. Hearing the noise, he looked up in surprise. When he saw that it was Yang Yue, he frowned slightly at first. However, he quickly put on a warm smile, stood up, walked around the large desk, and approached Yang Yue and her group.
"District Chief Yang, what brings you here today? Please have a seat." The middle-aged man smiled broadly, seemingly taking Yang Yue's arrival very seriously.
His voice was warm yet powerful, carrying an aura of authority that commanded respect without anger. This was Liu Haoyu, the mayor of Nandu City.
"Hehe, Mayor Liu, actually, it's not that I wanted to see you today, but rather that my friend has something to discuss with you," Yang Yue said with a smile.
Liu Haoyu's smile froze instantly, and his eyes quickly swept over Chen Yu and Lin Lele.
“District Chief Yang, this is, after all, the temporary municipal government office building. It’s one thing for you to do this, but for other people to come here to do business without even informing or making an appointment, isn’t that a bit inappropriate?” Liu Haoyu said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, Chen Yu raised an eyebrow. He had just seen Lin Yue travel unimpeded and assumed that she had a deep relationship with Mayor Liu. Now it seemed that all of this was just a facade. All signs indicated that Liu Haoyu probably had some complaints about Yang Yue for a long time, but for some reason, he hadn't expressed them directly.
Yang Yue was slightly taken aback when she heard Liu Haoyu's question, but she quickly regained her composure and smiled, "Mayor Liu, I really didn't do well today. Next time, I will definitely do better next time."
Seeing Yang Yue's obvious perfunctory attitude, Liu Haoyu's expression darkened slightly, but he did not immediately react, only nodding silently.
He turned around and went back behind his desk, sitting down again, his gaze shifting back and forth between Chen Yu and Lin Lele.
"Which of you is a friend of District Chief Yang?" Liu Haoyu asked in a deep voice.
"This is Lin Lele, my best friend from college," Yang Yue introduced.
After introducing Lin Lele, Yang Yue did not intend to continue introducing Chen Yu.
Liu Haoyu remained seated calmly behind his desk, without uttering a word.
Seeing this, Chen Yu smiled wryly and had no choice but to take the initiative to break the deadlock: "Hehe, Mayor Liu, I've come to you today specifically to discuss cooperation matters."
"And who is this...?" Liu Haoyu looked at Yang Yue with a puzzled expression.
"She was with my best friend, someone I don't know well," Yang Yue said with a faint smile, seemingly wanting to see Chen Yu make a fool of himself.
Hearing Yang Yue's words, Liu Haoyu raised an eyebrow, then said in a deep voice, "Young man, do you know where you are? And who are you trying to cooperate with? Me personally, or the Nandu Municipal Government?" Liu Haoyu continued in a deep voice, "Although you are a friend of District Chief Yang, it doesn't mean you can spout nonsense in the Nandu Municipal Government!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Lele secretly glanced at Chen Yu and saw that Chen Yu's expression was somewhat unpleasant. She then angrily retorted, "This is my superior, surnamed Liu. What are you so arrogant about? Even Zhao Jiangying from Baqing City has to be respectful to my superior. And you dare to act like a big shot?"
Normally, Chen Yu would definitely stop Lin Lele from doing such a thing.
But at this moment, instead of stopping Lin Lele, he just looked at the group with a smile.
He figured it out: Liu Haoyu, for some reason, didn't dare to lose his temper with Yang Yue. Seeing how cold Yang Yue was to him, he took the opportunity to vent his anger on him. Since that was the case, there was no need for him to shamelessly try to curry favor with her.
Let Lin Lele make a scene. While it may dampen Liu Haoyu's arrogance, it will also be a good opportunity to test Liu Haoyu's true attitude and bottom line towards Yang Yue.
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