While Chen Yu and Liu Haoyu were talking in their office upstairs, Lin Lele and Yang Yue were catching up and chatting on the sofa in the lobby on the first floor.
"Let me tell you, if it weren't for me in that battle, Chen Yu would be overgrown with weeds by now!" Lin Lele said excitedly, gesturing with her hands, her face beaming with pride and smugness, as if that thrilling battle was being replayed before her eyes.
"That missile came straight at us. If I hadn't reacted quickly and used my superb piloting skills to pull the fighter jet up suddenly, we would both have been killed!"
At this point, Lin Lele feigned a look of shock.
"Hehe." Yang Yue smiled faintly, not responding to Lin Lele's words.
"What's with that look? Don't you believe me? Do you think I'm bragging?" Lin Lele said anxiously.
"How could that be?" Yang Yue said with a teasing look. "After all, with the current living conditions, people don't have any entertainment. I'm thinking, with your imagination and eloquence, if you could tell stories, you could bring a lot of joy to everyone."
"You still don't believe me? Just you wait, when the opportunity comes, I'll make sure you see me piloting a fighter jet!" Lin Lele said angrily.
"Oh," Yang Yue replied indifferently.
Seeing this, Lin Lele said angrily, "You...you look down on me, believe me or not, I'll blow you up in a fighter jet one day..."
"Ahem!" Chen Yu had just come downstairs when he heard Lin Lele, that big mouth, bragging to someone, so he immediately coughed to interrupt her.
"You don't do any real work all day, all you do is spout nonsense here," Chen Yu scolded sternly. "Who are you trying to blow up?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Lele's face stiffened, then she gave an awkward laugh and stuck out her tongue. "Hehe, I... I was just joking, don't take it seriously."
"Chen Yu, what did you and that guy Liu Haoyu talk about just now? Why did it take so long?" Yang Yue asked, frowning.
"District Chief Yang, let's find a safe place and I'll talk to you about this later," Chen Yu said mysteriously.
"This is the temporary office building of the Nanyang Municipal Government. Where could be safer than here?" Yang Yue said calmly.
"This..." Chen Yu was speechless for a moment after being asked a question by Yang Yue. He looked around and then fixed his gaze on the guards at the door, looking troubled.
As if seeing through Chen Yu's concerns, he said to Chen Yu with some impatience, "They were all police officers in Nandu City, and they were my father's trusted confidants."
"This matter concerns Mayor Liu and the safety of the Nandu Grain Depot," Chen Yu said to Yang Yue in a low voice, while glancing at a passing staff member.
"Stop bluffing me. Do you think I'll believe you?" Yang Yue sneered.
“My superiors never lie!” Lin Lele interjected.
Seeing Lin Lele's serious expression, Yang Yue frowned slightly. After a moment of contemplation, she said to Chen Yu, "Come with me."
Soon, Yang Yue led Chen Yu and Lin Lele to an office on the second floor.
“This is my temporary office while I’m here on business. No one will bother me. Now, you can tell me everything, right?” Yang Yue said in a deep voice.
"District Chief Yang, that old bastard Liu Haoyu is plotting against Director Yang!" Chen Yu lowered his voice, his eyes filled with worry and urgency. "I just learned from Liu Haoyu that he's secretly colluding with an unknown force, attempting to overthrow the Southern Capital government!"
"Heh, Chen Yu, is that all you wanted to tell me?" Yang Yue sneered.
"Isn't this serious enough?" Chen Yu asked in astonishment.
"Liu Haoyu was originally the mayor of our Nandu. Under his leadership, the survivors of Nandu were able to barely make a living in such a difficult environment. Isn't it a joke that he tried to overthrow the government?" Yang Yue said calmly.
“It seems that District Chief Yang still doesn’t trust me. Liu Haoyu has told me about the current situation in Nandu. He personally admitted that he is now just a puppet. The one who is really controlling Nandu is… You should know this very well.” Chen Yu smiled bitterly.
Yang Yue's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, but she quickly regained her composure and continued, "No one will compete with Liu Haoyu for the mayor's position, but he is indecisive. In this chaotic world, we just need someone more capable to take charge of the overall situation."
“District Chief Yang, no matter what you say, Liu Haoyu is still just a puppet, isn’t he? Anyone would be unwilling to accept this situation!” Chen Yu said.
"He doesn't have that ability!" Yang Yue still didn't believe Chen Yu's explanation.
"Just because he doesn't have it doesn't mean others don't," Chen Yu said seriously. "Have you ever heard of the 'Frost Alliance'?"
Yang Yue frowned slightly upon hearing this, clearly indicating that she was familiar with the name "Frost Alliance".
"You mean Liu Haoyu has gotten involved with that group from the 'Frost Alliance'?"
“Yes, Liu Haoyu told me this himself.” Chen Yu said with a solemn expression, “The ‘Frost Alliance’ was originally just a small force operating near Wenhan City, but recently they have expanded rapidly, and their influence has covered multiple cities. Their strength should not be underestimated!”
Yang Yue nodded slightly and said, "I know about this 'Frost Alliance.' They have indeed been quite active recently. I heard that they have been frequently spotted on the border of Anqing Province, and they seem to be planning to expand into Anqing."
At this point, Yang Yue suddenly stopped speaking, staring intently at Chen Yu and said, "You wouldn't be thinking of using this as a pretext to get my Nandu City to send troops to defend against the 'Frost Alliance' for you, would you?"
"How could this be! District Chief Yang, how could you think like that? Although I did reach a cooperation agreement with Anqing Province and was appointed as the 'Commander of the Anqing Province Cold Relief Militia Corps,' aren't both Anqing and Nandu the territory of our Great Xia?" Chen Yu said solemnly. "If they really cause trouble in Anqing, I don't believe that Director Yang would remain indifferent. If you really want to send troops to suppress the bandits, I will just ask directly. Why resort to these underhanded methods? Just like now, when they want to extend their reach to Nandu, didn't I come to remind you without hesitation?"
Hearing Chen Yu say that, Yang Yue felt a little embarrassed. She was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to respond.
After thinking for a moment, she asked suspiciously, "Then why would Liu Haoyu tell you all this?"
"To be honest, he actually wanted to recruit me to fight against you. After learning that I was the 'Commander of the Anqing Province Cold Relief Militia Corps,' he proposed having the 'Frost Alliance' pass through Anqing, saying he wanted to cooperate with me. Who am I, Chen Yu? How could I possibly cooperate with those people? However, in order not to alert them, I feigned ignorance and took the opportunity to extract more information about their conspiracy. Liu Haoyu thought he was clever, but he didn't know that I had already seen through his scheme. I was just playing along, hoping to expose their true colors as soon as possible and protect Nandu from harm," Chen Yu explained without batting an eye.
Hearing Chen Yu's explanation, Yang Yue's expression softened considerably. She nodded slightly, indicating that she had a certain degree of acceptance of Chen Yu's answer.
Yang Yue then said calmly, "The fact that you think this way shows that you are a decent person. However, you don't need to worry about this matter. My Nandu City doesn't even consider a small 'Frost Alliance' a threat."
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