Chapter Thirty-Three: Pointed Words and Counterattacks

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  "Miss, Yang Jie just called and booked a private room on the 4th floor of KTV for tonight. Do you think we should try it out tonight?" Luo Xiaoqian quickly reported to Li Muxue about Yang Jie booking a private room as soon as she saw that Li Muxue was awake.

  Li Muxue's eyes flashed with a bright light as soon as she heard Yang Jie's name, and her drowsy head suddenly cleared up. She sat up, stretched her waist, moved her neck and arms, looked at Luo Xiaojian in front of her, nodded and said: "You go arrange it! Remember to remind them not to hurt him."

  Lu Xiaojian nodded lightly and said: "The people below have their own measurements, so don't worry! Tonight, is it arranged for Xiaolan to go or arrange for Xiaoling?"

  "I'll go myself, no need!" Li Muxue's eyebrows furrowed slightly upon hearing this, seemingly not wanting any other woman to get involved with Yang Jie.

  "But..." Luo Xiaoqian was startled by his words and looked at Li Muxue in front of her, intending to persuade him again.

  "No need to say more, you go and arrange it!" Li Muxue's eyes flashed with determination, her tone firm and decisive, making Luo Xiaoxian swallow the words that had just reached her lips.

  "I know! I'll go arrange it." Luo Xiaoqian saw that Li Muxue's mind was made up and didn't dare to persuade her anymore, quickly walking out of Li Muxue's office.

  Looking at the luxurious but exceptionally empty office, Li Muxue's eyes revealed a hint of desolation, and her gaze showed loneliness. She got up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking through the glass at the many pedestrians on the streets below. Although she was in the midst of the bustling city, she felt as if she were still in the mountains, alone and without companionship.

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  Yueyang County Provincial Government Office

  The arrival of Deputy County Magistrate Deng Zixiang was more sensational than that of Vice Secretary Lei Shuping.

  Led by Zhu Jiangxin, the information group staff Wang Qunsheng, reception service group staff Zhang Wei and Zheng Xiaohang, office staff He Dongshan and Ren Huiling, security department staff Gao Zhiyun and others who work in the provincial government office, lined up to welcome Deng Zixiang's arrival at the provincial government office.

  Compared to Leishu Ping's visit to the Provincial Office, only Zhou Dequan, Yang Jie and Zheng Xiaohang received him. Deng Zixiang was undoubtedly much more glorious, with a special car and person picking him up at the train station, and upon arrival at the Provincial Office, most of the staff lined up to welcome him. This grand reception made some guests staying at the Bianhe Hotel take notice.

  "Director Deng, you must be tired from the journey, please go to the hotel and have a meal first! After you rest well, I will personally report to you on work!" Zhu Jiangxin was the deputy director of the county government office, originally a cadre in the same system as the county head. Since Deng Zichuang, a member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and executive vice-county head, had come to the provincial office, he naturally wanted to serve him wholeheartedly.

  Deng Zixiang is not very old, only in his early forties, strong and capable. At this age, he is at the peak of his career, if personally encountered well, before retirement, he can completely become a county magistrate, secretary, or even higher positions. It's precisely because of this that he wants to achieve outstanding results, dazzling results.

  "Old Zhu, you've made arrangements, has Secretary Lei arrived at the provincial office?" Deng Zixiang was very satisfied with Zhu Jiangxin's arrangements, and after shaking hands with the staff of the provincial office and encouraging them with a smile, he walked in the direction of the hotel with Zhu Jiangxin.

  Zhu Jiang understood Deng Zixiang's meaning as soon as he heard it, and smiled softly: "Secretary Lei arrived at noon, and we happened to have all gone out at that time, so only Director Zhou and Yang Jie went to pick him up. According to Old Zheng, in the afternoon he will invite his classmates from the Party School to Blue Dream KTV to get together, I guess it's for preparing for special funding."

  Zheng Xiaohang may not have offended anyone, but he also knows that Zhu Jiangxin is a dominant figure in the provincial office, and the newly arrived Zhou Dequan, although the director, has not yet familiarized himself with the business and cannot suppress Zhu Jiangxin. For now, major or minor matters in the provincial office are still decided by Zhu Jiangxin.

  It was because of this that Zheng Xiaohang would tactfully lean towards Zhu Jiangxin's side. Whatever Lei Shuping said to Zhou Dequan and Yang Jie, he reported it all to Zhu Jiangxin in detail, which is why Zhu Jiangxin knew that Lei Shuping wanted to host a party for their classmates at the Blue Dream nightclub.

  "Oh! Blue Dream KTV? You go to Blue Dream, book a private room for me too, best if it's next to Secretary Lei's room. I also want to gather with some old friends and classmates!" Deng Zixiang's eyes flashed with a fierce glint as he instructed Zhu Jiangxin in a low voice.

  "Alright! I'll go and do it!" Zhu Jiangxin's eyes lit up at the words, he knew what was going on in the county. Deng Zixiang and Lei Shuping had come over this time to fight for special funding from the province. Since they were competing openly, let's see who would laugh last.

  Last night at the Wangfu Hotel, Zhu Jiangxin made a fool of himself and learned a lesson about the importance of booking in advance. Since Deng Zixiang has already made up his mind, it's up to him to figure out how to get it done now.

  Turning to Wang Qunsheng, he said in a low voice: "Did you hear what County Magistrate Deng said? Hurry up and book a private room at Blue Dream KTV, ask around and find out where Yang Jie's private room is booked, it's best to book the private room next to theirs, give Secretary Lei a surprise tonight."

  Wang Qunsheng smiled and nodded vigorously, then quickly turned around and ran to the parking lot, got into Zhu Jiangxin's Santana and drove out of the hotel, heading in the direction of Blue Dream KTV.

  Zhou Dequan had just arrived in Chengdu to take up his new post and didn't know that Lan Meng also had her reasons.

  Zhu Jiangxin and Wang Qunsheng have always been people from the provincial liaison office, Lan Meng is not far from the provincial office, plus Lan Meng is very famous in Chengdu, advertisements are played every day, even if they want to know nothing, it's impossible.

  Deng Zixiang was very satisfied with Zhu Jiangxin, who still knew how to get things done. Every time he came back to the provincial office, Zhu Jiangxin would make him feel like a guest in his own home. The service was impeccable, never a mistake. That's why Zhu Jiangxin was reused by the county magistrate and got to preside over the provincial office.

  An hour later, Wang Qunsheng, who had finally managed to book a private room at Blue Dream after much effort and at great expense, drove back to the Huahe Hotel, hastily walked into Deng Zixiang's dining room, with a smirk of schadenfreude on his face. When he saw Zhu Jiangxin and Deng Zixiang, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  Zhu Jiangxin saw Wang Qunsheng, in front of the leader's face, actually so unrecognizable, his face sank, just wanting to say a few words, but heard Deng Zixiang curiously ask: "Little Wang, you come in with a smile on your face, is there something exciting?"

  "Sorry, County Head Deng, Director Zhu, I'm Xiao Yangjie, who is not good at getting things done." As soon as Wang Qunsheng spoke, he immediately caught the attention of Deng Zixiang. Seeing that Deng had put down his chopsticks and was looking at him, Wang quickly said: "Just now, I went to Blue Dream KTV, because it's the weekend, all the private rooms were booked up early."

  I went to great lengths, spent a lot of money and queued up to get a private room. And I asked, the people who booked the private rooms didn't include Yang Jie, Zhou Dequan or Secretary Lei's name, which means they probably didn't book a private room.

  Zheng Xiaohang, who was sitting next to Deng Zixiang, suddenly became anxious upon hearing this. His face changed in an instant as he looked at Zhu Jiangxin, who had turned his head towards him. He hastily and sincerely swore: "Director Zhu, I am absolutely certain that I heard Yang Jie say he wanted to go to Blue Dream! Originally, Yang Jie wasn't in a hurry to book a private room, but Director Zhou was worried, so he specifically asked him to call and book a private room. I was right next to him at the time and heard it with my own ears."

  Deng Zixiang smiled lightly and said to Zheng Xiaohang, who was anxious beside him: "Old Zheng, you've worked at the Huanhe Hotel for so many years, we trust your character. No matter whether Yang Jie and his friends booked a private room or not, I'll still entertain my friends and classmates at Blue Dream tonight."

  "Right, when Secretary Lei goes out this afternoon, remember to notify me. Since they didn't book a private room, we'll go later and let them know that I'm entertaining friends and classmates at Blue Dream, let them get annoyed!"

  Zhu Jiangxin and Zheng Xiaohang couldn't help but burst out laughing upon hearing Deng Zixiang's words.

  Yang Jie rose to prominence through attracting investment, and it can be said that luck played a major role in his success. As a result, Yang Jie's true ability to get things done is not well understood by the people of Xunhe County, and overlooking his abilities is understandable.

  When Lei Shuping learned that there was no private room, Deng Zixiang couldn't help but smile faintly on his face. After asking Wang Qunsheng for the reserved private room number, he picked up the big brother's phone on the table and started dialing the numbers of his friends and classmates in the provincial city.

  The competition between the Secretary and the County Magistrate had already begun at the moment they arrived in Chengdu, both sides were vying for power, trying to crush each other's morale, their methods were extreme, Deng Zixiang deliberately entertained friends at Blue Dream KTV, just to make Lei Shuping feel embarrassed.

  Zhu Jiangxin looked at Deng Zixiang who was enthusiastically making phone calls to his classmates and friends, with a hint of gloom in his eyes.

  Last night, when he was having dinner with Qin Le, he encountered Yang Jie's matter and didn't dare to tell Deng Zixiang about it. After all, he is an old man in the provincial office, who has made remarkable achievements over the years and made great contributions to the county's work.

  That's why he didn't dare to tell others that Yang Jie had established a stronger relationship network than him as soon as he arrived in Chengdu. Wang Qunsheng looked at Zhu Jiangxin, whose face was smiling but his eyes were full of worry, and felt that Zhu Jiangxin was a bit too tense.

  What happened last night, he also saw with his own eyes. When did Yang Jie become Gong Shanxing's closed disciple? No one in Xunhe County knew about it, and they only learned about the news from Pang Zheng. However, Old Gong's influence in Chengdu is mostly in academic circles and has nothing to do with the Transportation Department.

  As for the special transfer payment, it's not that different from the general transfer payment. Every county and city is scrambling to get more, so even if Yang Jie has a relationship with Gong Lao, he may not be able to get an advantage over others. Therefore, in Wang Qunsheng's view, both parties are at most just starting from the same line.

  Want to get special funds, still have to rely on their own abilities, operating and managing, Deng Zixiang is the executive vice mayor of Tonghe County, his relationship in the provincial capital is not worse than Lei Shuping's, plus many people in the provincial office are all promoted and cultivated by Zhu Jiangxin, everyone has experience in running projects and funds, absolutely not comparable to Zhou Dequan and Yang Jie's rookie.

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