Chapter 439 – Following me? (1/2)

Da Feng County, Rui He Hotel.

Dong Xuebing just woke up and lit a cigarette. He is considering if he should switch on his phone. He decided to switch it on after a long consideration. He needs to know his County Government’s attitude towards his actions. In the past, he will keep his phone off whenever he does outrageous things as he is afraid others might scold him or he will offend others. Xie Huilan is still fine as she is not an outsider. But others like Secretary Cao Xupeng might call him and order him to return. If he refused, he would be offending him.

Ring… ring… ring… within ten seconds after switching on his phone, it rang.

It is from the Investment Promotion Agency, and Dong Xuebing answered. “Hello…”

“Chief.” Luo Haiting was relieved to get in touch with Dong Xuebing.

Dong Xuebing snubbed his cigarette. “What’s the situation like in the County? Did Mayor Xie and Mayor Zhao say anything or scold me?”

“… no.”

“Eh? What happened?”

No one had reprimanded him?! This is impossible!

Luo Haiting sniggered. “The City Mayor Zheng, who is in charge of investment, had called to reprimanded our County, and Mayor Xie got mad. She argued with Mayor Zheng and ordered the Fire and Health Departments to seal Peng Kenong’s teahouse again. This time, it will be sealed for at least a month, and the fines are increased, and… the City and Provincial Government did not say anything else after that.”

Huilan got mad?

Argued with the City Leader and sealed the teahouse?!

Dong Xuebing was shocked after Luo Haiting told him what happened yesterday. Xie Huilan must have done something to shut Zheng Shizhang up, or else he will not keep quiet. “Did the County Government say anything? Are they asking me to come back?”

“This… the County Government had not said anything and did not mention about asking you to come back.”

Are they not ordering me to go back? This is weird.

Dong Xuebing thought for a while. “Alright. Help me look after the Agency. I should not be back this week.”

After hanging up, Dong Xuebing thought about what happened. Xie Huilan was facing all the pressure from the higher-ups and cleared the path for him. If he cannot get back at Da Feng County, he will be letting Sister Xie down. All Yan Tai County Leaders are not saying anything means they agreed with his actions. He felt Xie Huilan is also establishing her authority through this incident. Her ‘adjustment period’ in Yan Tai County had ended, and she is making her move now?

This is not the time to make guesses.

I should do what I need to do!

Morning.

Dong Xuebing got dressed and left his room for the elevator.

A few moments later, the elevator doors opened, and Dong Xuebing saw two familiar faces inside. Li Feng and his secretary Wang Bo.

Li Feng’s face changed when he saw Dong Xuebing. He had called the higher-ups and hoped the City Government could force Dong Xuebing to leave and punish Yan Tai County. But things did not go according to plan. He heard Yan Tai County’s Leader got mad and scolded Deputy Mayor Zheng and even ignored the Provincial Leader’s secretary’s orders by sealing the teahouse again. At night, he called Zheng Shizhang again and noticed his attitude changed towards him. Zheng Shizhang brushed this matter off, and Li Feng knew the City Government would not interfere. They are allowing Dong Xuebing to do whatever he wants in Da Feng County.

Li Feng is really angry.

Peng Kenong had called Li Feng for help again after the teahouse is sealed again. But what can Li Feng do? That is Yan Tai County, and even the local leaders ignore the Provincial Government Leader’s Secretary. The most he can call the Provincial Government to ask for help but cannot ask them to interfere directly. He does not have the influence or power to do that. Many people say he is a distant relative with a Provincial Government Leader. Still, only a handful of people knows his distanced relative is not a leader. He is only the Leader’s relative. That’s why Li Feng cannot do anything to Yan Tai County and had made him lose ‘face’!

The City Government is not going to do anything about this?

Then we will settle it ourselves!

Li Feng’s character is overbearing. This is shown by his refusal to apologize after snatching Yan Tai County’s investment and the fake injury incident. This time, he is really angry as a lowly Investment Promotion Agency Chief from another County disrespects him. How dare he come to my turf to create trouble?!

In the elevator.

Li Feng ignored Dong Xuebing.

Wang Bo glanced at Dong Xuebing and closed the elevator’s door to go up.