The next day, around 9:30 in the morning, three cars were parked in front of the Longcheng Municipal Cadres Sanatorium. A middle-aged man got out of the middle car. He was Ouyang Zhen, who flew in from District 1 today.
Ouyang Zhen was accompanied by some leaders from other departments of the company. They were all here to attend the seminar. Many of them knew Lao Li. Their relationship was not distant, but not particularly close either.
At the gate, Su Tianyu saw Ouyang Zhen getting out of the car and immediately went over to greet him, saluted and shouted, "Hello, Commander Ouyang!"
Ouyang Zhen glanced at Su Tianyu and said, "The people who are popular with Lao Li don't need to salute me. If Lao Li and I have a falling out and we start a fistfight, don't come up to break up the fight. That would be considered as being considerate of me."
"What are you talking about!"
"Haha, you are just saying that you are afraid. Your Longcheng is full of dangers. Even the mayor can throw a tantrum and beat people up after drinking. Is there anything you dare not do?" Ouyang Zhen is also an old yin-yang man. He said with his hands behind his back and walked into the courtyard.
The commotion was over, the goal was achieved, and the only thing left was to get the attitude right. Han Xian was dismissed, and Ouyang Zhen came to Longcheng in person, which already explained a lot of problems, so Gou Liuzi, as Lao Li's loyal lackey, must know what he should do now.
In a word, flattery!
I have to clearly tell Ouyang Zhen what Lao Li is reluctant to say.
Gou Liuzi followed behind Ouyang Zhen happily, chattering non-stop: "After the leader hit him, he was very regretful. He was really drunk that day and didn't recognize me. When I went up to stop the fight, he punched me...!"
Ouyang Zhen just walked quickly without responding.
"But then again, the higher-ups shouldn't have sent Han Xian here! How many people in Longcheng know him? Does anyone know what department he is in?" Su Tianyu followed Ouyang Zhen and kept chattering, "Longcheng is in its current situation because of the mayor's wisdom and your wise decision. To put it bluntly, it's because of your and the mayor's efforts that we have achieved the current results! So, if the higher-ups have any problems, they should have asked you to come here as soon as possible... You and the mayor have been friends for many years, and he has always listened to you, so your words must be effective. You see, our leader said yesterday... If Ouyang had come to talk, I wouldn't have made such a mistake!"
"Haha." Upon hearing this, Ouyang Zhen turned his head to look at Su Tianyu, pointed at his mouth and replied: "Your tongue, is it made of Gangben? It's so elastic, you can say anything? So now that things have come to this, you still blame me? Blame me for not coming?!"
"No, no, that's not what I meant..."
"Come on!" When Ouyang Zhen replied, he had already been taken to the meeting room on the second floor. He pushed the door open very rudely and shouted directly: "Hey, Mayor Li, I heard that you are sick? When will the funeral be held?!"
Outside the door, Su Tianyu was about to follow in when he suddenly felt his cell phone vibrate. He took it out and saw that it was a text message from An Qiqi.
"… How long should I wait? Do you have nothing to say, or do you just want this to end?"
Su Tianyu frowned as he looked at the text message and immediately replied: "I'm busy. I'll call you when I'm done."
As soon as he finished sending the message, Li Yuan came over and asked, "Should we just let the leader and Ouyang talk alone for a while? Let's take the others away?"
Su Tianyu was so busy that he really didn't have time to fiddle with his phone. He immediately looked up and said, "Let's see what happens. Let's go in first and listen to how the conversation goes."
After that, the two of them walked into the meeting room together.
Inside the room, Lao Li sat by the window, pretending to be listless, with an IV drip on the back of his hand, looking as if he was seriously ill.
But in fact, Lao Li is also a talented actor. Before Ouyang Zhen came, he was still scolding Su Tianyu and Li Yuan with full of energy, just like the biggest smuggler in Longcheng. Moreover, the injection he gave was just a health and nutritional injection.
"Oh, you're here... I thought... I almost couldn't see you anymore." Lao Li looked at Ouyang Zhen and said, "Han Xian, you were too ruthless. Your attack was a killing move... You hit me so hard that my chest was flattened."
Ouyang Zhen walked up to Li Mingsheng with his hands behind his back and said, "What do you want to do at the memorial service? Should we hang your adult photo or your baby photo?"
Lao Li looked up at him and said, "We've been friends for so many years, do you really want me to die?!"
Ouyang Zhen looked at Lao Li coldly and really wanted to curse him in his heart, but after careful consideration, he realized that he had brought a lot of people with him and it was not appropriate to quarrel or argue at this time.
After a brief silence, Ouyang Zhen turned around and said to the entourage, "Let's not talk about business now. You guys take a break first. I'll have a chat with this old guy."
Everyone looked at each other and turned towards the door.
"Come on, leaders, I'll take you to the lounge..." Li Yuan immediately stepped forward, opened the door, and left with the group.
Li Yuan was busy settling the leaders, while Gou Liuzi was serving tea and water in the house: "Come on, two heads of the family, let's drink some water and sit down to have a good chat... Don't quarrel...!"
The two generals beside Lao Li have clear division of labor and are both very capable.
Gou Liuzi placed the tea on the conference table, then immediately pulled a chair for Ouyang Zhen and helped him sit down.
"well!"
After Ouyang Zhen sat down, he pointed at Lao Li and said, "If I don't dodge this, have you thought about the consequences? The higher-ups will send me to propose the conditions Han Xian proposed, and then you and I will be in a confrontational position."
Lao Li pulled out the nutrient solution needle himself and picked up the teacup with full energy: "After so many years, don't we have this tacit understanding?"
Ouyang Zhen frowned and said, "Stop talking nonsense! You are cooperating with the Chinese Workers' Union. Do you want to die?! Do you know what kind of organization they are?"
"What kind of cooperation do I have with them?!" Lao Li took a sip of tea: "Did I sit at the same table with them to discuss business, or do I have any financial dealings with them?"
"Let me ask you, what is the purpose of the Chinese Workers forcing the Third Division to rebel?" Ouyang Zhen interrupted and asked.
Lao Li paused and replied, "Why do you care what his purpose is? I ask you, have I weakened the strength of the garrison and divided the relationship between the old faction and the Tan faction?!"
"What I'm asking is what benefits the Chinese workers have gained and whether their goals have been achieved!"
"If you don't let them get any benefits, can they help force the Third Division to rebel? Can Tan Hengqiang be made like this? Can their Yidan faction be split?" Lao Li shouted back, "The Chinese Workers' Union is not my father. If you want to use their power, you must give them benefits! Otherwise, how can you command them with your mouth?"
Ouyang Zhen was silent.
"The Chinese workers want to establish a garrison, which is the same as our demands at this stage. So what's wrong with us cooperating? Is it necessary to make a big deal out of it?" Lao Li spread out his palms, "The most important thing is that the military supplies were robbed, and the garrison was in trouble, but we were not caught by them in any way! Have I caused trouble for the upper echelons? Moreover, the Chi Army also incorporated the Third Division, which is equivalent to our extraordinary performance and squatting behind the overall situation to pick up a loophole. It would be fine if the upper echelons did not reward me, but they also sent that idiot Han Xian to show off to me! Who does he think he is?! He is so capable, why didn't he dare to take the lead and become the mayor?"
"Even if you say something out loud, the higher-ups will put a tight rein on you this time. They won't let you do whatever you want."
"You can wear it, but you can't read it. If you read it once, I will quit." Lao Li said directly: "I really don't want to do it anymore. Whoever wants to do it can do it...!"
"Aren't you being a hooligan?!" Ouyang Zhen was furious: "You are just a scoundrel!"
"Have tea, have tea!" Su Tianyu kept wiping the sweat off his face and trying to smooth things over.
…
Washington.
An Qiqi sat in the taxi, holding her chin and looking at the scenery on the street, her eyes dull and red.