The reception dinner hosted by the municipal government tonight is of a very high standard, and the local leading cadres invited to attend must be at least at the department level.
Of course, the situations of Gou Liuzi and Li Yuan are rather special. They are exceptions and their ranks are not high, but they look decent and many leaders take the initiative to greet them.
In the banquet hall, forty or fifty people were walking back and forth, but no one took the initiative to talk to Han Xian and others. Instead, they deliberately avoided them and only chatted with acquaintances.
Finally, Li Mingsheng, the protagonist of the night, arrived. He walked in from the door with seven or eight followers and greeted Han Xian at the sofa area with a big smile on his face: "Hey, Minister Han, long time no see!"
Although Han Xian was somewhat disgusted and dissatisfied with Lao Li, he had to give him enough respect in this situation, so he took the initiative to stand up and extend his hand: "I heard that you were sick, are you feeling better?"
"Much better, much better." Li Mingsheng showed the back of his right hand: "Look, didn't I just get the injection? I'm really sorry, Han Bu, I haven't treated you well these days, please bear with me."
"It's a small matter. As long as you recover, we can talk about business now." Han Xian replied expressionlessly.
"There's no rush. I've heard about the higher-ups' demands. Let's talk about it later." Li Mingsheng smiled and took Han Xian's hand, saying softly, "Come on, let me introduce you to our Longcheng leaders. They are all good comrades who follow orders. They have made indelible contributions to Longcheng's current situation."
Han Xian frowned and said, "Let's talk business first. I've been here for three days and need to give a reply to the higher-ups as soon as possible."
"Hey, I'll definitely let you take the answer with you tomorrow." Lao Li pulled him and turned to Su Tianyu and Li Yuan and ordered, "Go, bring some wine to our leader."
"good!"
The two of them ran away happily.
…
When the wine tray was brought, Li Mingsheng immediately led Han Xian to various corners of the venue. With a smile on his face and polite words, he patiently introduced the cadres of Longcheng to Han Xian one by one.
Han Xian was patiently socializing with Lao Li at first, but he found that not only did he have to say some false polite words to Long Cheng's group, but he also had to drink non-stop.
This ineffective social interaction was gradually consuming Han Xian's positive emotions, and at the same time, the dissatisfaction accumulated in his heart was increasing.
Han Xian knew very well that what Lao Li was doing was just a Tai Chi move. Lao Li didn't want to talk to him about the Chijun issue, but was avoiding it and wasting his time.
In the hall, Han Xian stopped walking, reeking of alcohol. He reached out and pulled Lao Li, "I really can't drink anymore. If I drink any more, I'll lose my composure. Lao Li, I'm here on official business. I have to give a detailed report to the leaders of the company before tomorrow, so let's sit down and talk about business."
"Oh, it's just that. We can sit down and talk it over in a few words. Don't worry. I will definitely give you an answer tomorrow." Lao Li pulled Han Xian and shouted with a smile: "Jin Maohui!"
"Hey, here it comes!"
When Jin Maohui heard the shout, he immediately came over, holding a glass of wine and said to Han Xian: "Hello, leader!"
Han Xian glanced at Jin Maohui and nodded slightly.
"Minister Han, let me introduce you to this man. He is a sharp knife in our Longcheng Judicial Department." Lao Li pointed at Jin Maohui and said, "Longcheng has been busy recently, and he has helped me a lot. He has devoted himself to our cause. His name is Jin Maohui, and he is the chief of the terrorist brigade."
"Very good." Han Xian nodded.
"Come on, Captain Jin, have a drink with the leader!" Li Mingsheng greeted him with a smile, "If you don't flatter now, when will you flatter? Why do people become more dull as they get older? Come, toast the leader."
Jin Maohui raised his glass and said, "Minister Han, I toast you!"
Han Xian looked at Jin Maohui, waved his hand and said, "I really can't drink anymore. I have to talk to your mayor later. Let's do it another day!"
"Minister Han, I've raised my glass. Please take a sip. I'll drink it all." Jin Maohui replied with a smile.
Han Xian didn't need a glass of wine, but he knew that if he continued like this, he would definitely be carried away. Not only would he lose his composure and make a fool of himself, but he would also fail to get his job done.
"No, I don't want to drink anymore." Han Xian didn't give any face and replied with a serious face.
Jin Maohui seemed a little embarrassed. He stole a glance at Lao Li, raised his glass and said, "Okay, you are the leader, your work is more important. I'll drink it, as a toast to you!"
After saying that, Jin Maohui raised his glass and was about to drink the wine.
“Bang!”
At this moment, Lao Li reached out and grabbed Jin Maohui's wrist, turned his head and said to Han Xian: "He is really a man who has made great contributions to our party. Leader, he has already drunk one cup, so it doesn't matter if he drinks one more cup. Give him some face!"
Han Xian looked at him and replied concisely, "Lao Li, I've given you enough face tonight, and I hope you can give me some face too! I've been here for three days, and you haven't shown up, and you don't want to talk to me about business. Are you doing this... Do you want me to hand in a blank paper?"
"I told you, we'll talk about Chi Jun's problem later. Now let's talk about the wine." Li Mingsheng looked at him, and the smile on his face disappeared: "You'd better drink this glass of wine. After all, he is mine."
"I can't drink it." Han Xian replied.
Jin Maohui lowered his head and scratched his nose, then walked aside with his wine glass.
"Don't want to drink?" Lao Li asked.
"Yes, I don't drink!"
"If you don't drink, we can't discuss the rest." Lao Li said bluntly: "Wait until I recover, and then I will write a report to the higher-ups."
“Mayor, look at you…!” Director Liu acted as a peacemaker and stepped forward to persuade.
"What are you looking at? You have no respect at all. What else is there to talk about?!" Li Mingsheng turned around and left: "Let's not talk about it anymore. Let's go back to sleep."
Han Xian looked at Li Mingsheng and said word by word: "You have grown wings, haven't you?!"
Li Mingsheng suddenly turned around and looked at him; "Yes, I have become too independent!"
When Han Xian heard this, he was immediately filled with dissatisfaction and anger. He pointed at Li Mingsheng and said, "I'm telling you, don't think that without you, no one else in Longcheng can handle the city! I don't want to investigate your shit. If I did, you'd be sentenced to death!"
"What are you talking about?" Jin Maohui was about to step forward upon hearing this.
Lao Li reached out and pulled Jin Maohui, then picked up the glass of wine that Su Tianyu was holding and poured it directly on Han Xian's face: "Are you pretending to be a bastard in front of me? ! ! I risked my life to achieve this achievement, but not only did you not say a single considerate word, you even sent people to cut the leeks! I'm telling you clearly, I'm the biggest smuggler in Longcheng! Sentence me to death! ! ! "
Han Xian's face was covered with wine stains. He looked at Lao Li in disbelief and reached out to grab the man's collar: "I think you are so proud that you don't even know your own last name!"
"Get away! Who do you think you are!!!"
Li Mingsheng punched the other man in the face, reeking of alcohol. He rolled up his sleeves and yelled, "Get out of my way, don't do anything. I want to fight him alone!!!"
"Hahaha… !"
In the crowd, Li Yuan covered his mouth and burst into laughter when he heard this, and whispered to Su Tianyu: "How can this be a mayor? Isn't this just a bandit?! What kind of quality is this? He even exposed his true colors..."
"Get out of the way, get out of the way," Su Tianyu immediately pulled everyone aside, "Let the leader do his job freely!"