At seven o'clock in the evening on the third day after his phone call with Lian Mingyu, Li Yuanlang appeared at the Ruozhou Seaside Royal View Hotel under the Golden Shield Group.

In the huge private room of the banquet hall on the third floor of the hotel, Li Yuanlang and Kuang Zhongbin shook hands and exchanged greetings.

Kuang Zhongbin is sixty-three years old this year. He wears overalls, has a voluptuous chest and belly, and has a dark and shiny slicked back hair. He has the air of a boss.

Li Yuanlang had no contact with the Kuang family, so he only heard his name but never saw his person.

I had met Xiao Ce before and was considered a half-acquaintance.

Surprisingly, Gu Xiuan was also present.

He was busy making arrangements, and Guan Kuang Zhongbin kept calling him "godfather".

The flattering attitude made people have goosebumps all over their bodies.

Li Yuanlang understood why Gu Xiuan appeared.

I also know very well what the real meaning of tonight’s meal is.

Gu Xiuan always treated Li Yuanlang with respect and with a smile on his face.

If you don't understand who he is, it's easy to be deceived by his appearance.

When shaking hands, Kuang Zhongbin shook Li Yuanlang's right hand and asked with concern: "How is Comrade Linsong's health?"

Li Yuanlang replied, "You are in good health. Where is Mr. Kuang?"

"My father is also very good. Thank you for your concern."

At the repeated request of Kuang Zhongbin and Xiao Ce, Li Yuanlang took the main seat.

The floor-to-ceiling windows behind you are the brightly lit seaside.

You can clearly see the landmark buildings of Ruozhou, the 60-story Ruohai Building and the Haiglai Sightseeing Tower.

In mid-to-late November, the temperature in Ruozhou is neither cold nor hot, very moderate.

Kuang Zhongbin on the left made a speech, and Xiao Ce on the right echoed and added.

The main purpose is to welcome Secretary Li’s arrival and indicate that the theme of tonight is to strengthen the emotional exchange between Golden Shield Group and the Ruozhou Municipal Party Committee.

Similarly, Li Yuanlang expressed his attitude and hoped that Jindun Group would continue to contribute to Ruozhou's economic development.

"I know Secretary Li has a good drinker. It's best to drink some liquor, but not too much. Just have fun."

Kuang Zhongbin said this, and Li Yuanlang couldn't refuse.

The liquor is naturally Moutai, and its taste is close to the special standard.

At first, they exchanged useless polite words.

After drinking for three rounds, Xiao Ce excused himself to go to the bathroom, and Gu Xiuan left on the pretext of accompanying him. Only Li Yuanlang and Kuang Zhongbin were left on the large round table.

"Secretary Li, the moon is bright tonight and you can enjoy the sea breeze on the balcony. If you are interested, how about we go sit outside?"

Kuang Zhongbin did this for two purposes. First, it was quiet outside, which was conducive to conversation. Second, the open area could dispel Li Yuanlang's worry about whether electronic equipment was installed.

Li Yuanlang and Kuang Zhongbin walked side by side, walked slowly to the balcony on the second floor, and sat opposite each other on the chairs beside the railing.

The waiter brought oolong tea, and the two of them drank tea while admiring the exquisite night view of Ruozhou.

"Has Secretary Li been to Ruozhou before?"

Li Yuanlang took a sip of oolong tea, slowly put down the cup, shook his head and said, "This is my first time in Ruozhou, and even in Minzhong Province."

"Oh." Kuang Zhongbin said slowly: "Comrade Jinfeng has worked in Minzhong for many years, and most of that time he served in Ruozhou. Of course, that was a long time ago."

"It can be said that Ruozhou's achievements and development today are inseparable from Comrade Jinfeng's contribution."

"Yes." Li Yuanlang agreed, "Serving as an official brings benefit to one party. Comrade Jinfeng has made great contributions to Ruozhou. Even now, he is still well-known and praised by everyone."

"As leading cadres, we should learn from Comrade Jinfeng's simple work style and selfless work attitude, and always put the interests of the masses first."

Kuang Zhongbin smiled and nodded, "Secretary Li has understood Comrade Jinfeng's spirit to the extreme and learned the essence. Kuang has been taught a lesson."

"Director Kuang is humble." Li Yuanlang said: "Who can achieve this position without high political consciousness? Do you think so?"

"Yes." Kuang Zhongbin changed the topic and talked about the business of Golden Shield Group, and naturally mentioned Yuehua Group and Gu Xiu'an.

"Secretary Li, I believe you have grasped the Yuehua Group's smuggling problem, and I want to reveal a secret to you here."

Kuang Zhongbin leaned slightly towards Li Yuanlang and his voice became very low.

"We are currently facing a huge existential crisis, and the international environment and domestic political ecology are at a very critical juncture."

"Overseas forces adopt webbage to suppress us, which greatly restricts the development of various fields, especially high -precision technology."

"Because we relied heavily on imports before, there was obviously a lack of research and development in this area. Exports were suddenly cut off, and our technology was not up to standard. As a result, many aspects, especially the military field, were greatly affected."

"Many of our high-precision weapons are controlled by computer chips. We have finally successfully developed some smart high-end weapons, using domestically produced chips that we independently developed."

"The rapid development of domestic chips has a lot to do with our previous mastery of imported chip technology. Especially during the critical period when foreign countries stopped exporting our chips, we used private enterprises and their special network resources to obtain the products we urgently needed.

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"This method is not new now, it has been used frequently before. What I want to say is that Yuehua Group is one of them."

"If you think about it, the reason why Yuehua Group has existed for so long is that it would have been impossible without the tacit approval from above."

"People in the bright side don't tell secret stories. Secretary Li, if you want to investigate the Yuehua Group or even destroy it, please think twice and consider the pros and cons."

"Yes, the superiors have sent you and Governor Lian to Minzhong this time, and they are determined to thoroughly investigate the Yuehua Group, but you must be clear, what is the purpose of doing so?"

Kuang Zhongbin said so much, and only the last few sentences got to the point.

Li Yuanlang said nothing until Kuang Zhongbin mentioned the key issue, and he did the same.

Kuang Zhongbin did not hesitate, reached for the Chinese cigarettes on the table, took out one and handed it to Li Yuanlang.

"I don't smoke, thank you." Li Yuanlang waved his hand and declined.

After lighting it up, Kuang Zhongbin took two deep breaths and continued slowly: "Secretary Li is a smart man. I think you can guess that this is a last resort act to kill Ma Su with tears."

"It was a decision made under tremendous pressure from the external environment. To put it bluntly, it was just to show off to those who had objections to this. We took action to block the sources of improper acquisition of technology, so that

Some people shut up."

"Secretary Li, you can investigate the Yuehua Group. The bigger the action, the better. Even if you arrest Gu Xiu'an, it won't matter."

"However, I want to remind you, hold high and be gentle, be merciful, and leave a fire on this line for us so that we can continue to operate secretly in the future."

"If Yuehua Group collapses, other companies will be spawned. It will be beneficial to us to retain this line after all."

Kuang Zhongbin spoke so straightforwardly and transparently, which greatly exceeded Li Yuanlang's expectations.

In fact, what Kuang Zhongbin said was not unreasonable. Li Yuanlang had some control over this matter, but it was still very different from the reality.

During the phone call with Lian Mingyu, Li Yuanlang came to the conclusion that Gu Xiuan's Yuehua Group was emboldened and used the banner of a red private enterprise to seek personal gain for itself, seriously disrupting Ruozhou's economic environment and causing a great negative impact.

Various reporting letters continued to pour in, and many old comrades wrote to the Beijing Commission for Discipline Inspection, accusing Yuehua Group of blatant illegal smuggling.

Faced with accusations from all sides, after a long period of discussion and research, we finally made a decision.

Presumably there will be many arguments and twists and turns, and the facts are by no means smooth sailing.

According to Lian Mingyu, just facing the pressure from the military, Yu Jinfeng did a lot of work during that time and often talked to people.

Every conversation went beyond the allotted time, and with some key figures, they lasted half the night.

In other words, to be a leader, you need to have a good body, good physical strength, and good spirit.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to do the job.

Li Yuanlang remained silent and drank tea carefully.

As the sparks from the cigarette butt flickered in and out, Kuang Zhongbin kept looking at it.

He was surprised that after he had said so much, everything that should be said and should not be said poured out of his head, but Li Yuanlang didn't respond at all. What on earth was he thinking.

"Daddy, Secretary Li, it's cold outside. I brought you a blanket to cover your legs to prevent you from catching a cold."

Gu Xiuan moved his fat body and covered the two of them with blankets himself.

"No need to bother." Kuang Zhongbin stood up and said, "Secretary Li, let's go back to the private room and continue."

"It's getting late, I want to eat and drink well. Thank you, Mr. Kuang, for your warm hospitality. Goodbye." Li Yuanlang nodded to Kuang Zhongbin, strolled back to the private room, opened the door and left.

Gu Xiu'an looked at Li Yuanlang's back, the hand holding the blanket, and even stood frozen in mid-air.

Xiao Ce came over and looked at Kuang Zhongbin blankly, "What does Li Yuanlang mean? Why are you leaving?"
Chapter completed!