38: Chapter 38 Killing Two Birds with One Stone

It was forty minutes later by the time he arrived at Wenxin Residential Compound.

The situation that evening was just as Zhao Xue had guessed.

A pair of lovebirds were whispering sweet nothings to each other, while one lonely bachelor was left feeling cold, lonely, and miserable!

The next day, Sun Ning arrived alone at the entrance of the County Government compound to quietly await the arrival of Secretary Xue Hongtao.

Ten minutes before their appointed time, Secretary Xue Hongtao's car arrived.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries before heading off in opposite directions.

Sun Ning's visit today had been scheduled in advance, and before going upstairs, he deliberately called Secretary Li Chengping.

Since Sun Ning's last appearance here, the two had exchanged contact information.

Both of them had the intention of strengthening their connection, so they often shared information with each other on ordinary days.

By the time Sun Ning reached the 6th floor, Secretary Li Chengping was already waiting at the elevator entrance.

"Township Head Sun, the County Mayor is already waiting."

See, this is the benefit of having your own people by a leader's side.

Since everything had been reported in advance, there was no need to sit idly in the hallway.

In the County Mayor's office, Secretary Li Chengping refilled Secretary Wang Shengli's water glass, poured a cup for Sun Ning, and then stepped out of the office.

At this moment, his duty was to intercept anyone outside who wanted to report on their work.

After Secretary Li Chengping left, Sun Ning handed the report he had written to Secretary Wang Shengli.

"I heard from Secretary Li Chengping that you went down to the grassroots level for a month and a half. That's very good. Being able to settle down and focus makes me believe this report of yours should be quite excellent."

Secretary Wang Shengli had a very good impression of Sun Ning, which is why he had asked Secretary Li Chengping to pay more attention to him after Sun Ning left last time.

"Thank you for the compliment, County Mayor. If there are any shortcomings, please feel free to point them out."

Sun Ning maintained his consistent style of humility.

Secretary Wang Shengli nodded with satisfaction and picked up the report to read.

He read the report, examining it very carefully.

When he reached the brilliant parts, he would occasionally applaud.

During this time, Sun Ning refilled his water twice before Secretary Wang Shengli finally looked up.

He took a sip of tea, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and said happily, "Brilliant!"

"Xiao Sun, your report is quite ambitious!"

"If you change the title of this report and make a few slight modifications, it could easily serve as an outstanding government report!"

"Only someone like you, a heaven-sent talent from the capital, would have such a high perspective!"

"However, your goals might be difficult to achieve!"

Secretary Wang Shengli was different from Secretary Xue Hongtao; the level he occupied was one layer higher than Secretary Xue Hongtao's.

Do not underestimate this level; one must know that in ancient times, a county magistrate was compared to a feudal lord of a hundred miles.

While a Township Head was merely a small village head.

A leader of one village versus a lord of a hundred miles—this perspective was more than a notch higher.

Furthermore, Secretary Wang Shengli took economic development as his personal responsibility, and his sensitivity to the economy was different from Secretary Xue Hongtao's.

However, he also doubted the feasibility of this report.

Because if this report were truly realized, it could completely radiate across the entire county.

After reading through the report, Secretary Wang Shengli felt exceptionally moved.

Sun Ning had already prepared for Secretary Wang Shengli's skepticism.

Anyone who saw this report would think this person was a bit grandiose.

Because the investment involved here was not just a small amount.

If Secretary Wang Shengli suspected that Sun Ning had a deep background, he wouldn't just say the goals were hard to achieve; he would definitely say Sun Ning was delusional.

Since the leader had asked, Sun Ning explained, "County Mayor, the aquaculture and food deep-processing enterprise mentioned in this report already visited Mishui Township yesterday for an inspection."

"The first phase of the one hundred million investment can be followed up at any time."

Sun Ning quietly dropped a bombshell, but Secretary Wang Shengli did not show any surprise.

Instead, he thought for a moment, looking thoughtful.

"The enterprise you mentioned is a Hong Kong businessman? Is the name Shenlan Food?"

As Secretary Wang Shengli revealed the answer, Sun Ning looked down on Vice-County Mayor Pi Yingshi even more.

It would not be an exaggeration to call him a rotten piece of wood.

Yet, it was such a person, along with his marriage connections and subordinates, who had managed to trap him in his previous life in Mishui Township for decades.

Sun Ning didn't know whether to feel sorrow for his past self or for them in this life.

However, Sun Ning pretended not to know anything and asked, "County Mayor, do you know this enterprise?"

"I've heard of it. Yesterday, Vice-County Mayor Pi Yingshi called me saying that Shenlan Food has an intention to build a factory in Gongfan County, and he even invited me to attend a welcome banquet this noon."

Actually, there was one thing Secretary Wang Shengli didn't mention: Vice-County Mayor Pi Yingshi had boasted that Shenlan Food's intention to build a factory was very strong.

He also said that he was taking a group of people to inspect Huikuo Town this morning.

And he expressed that he would strive to place the breeding farm in Huikuo Town, and the feed factory and food processing plant in the county seat.

At that time, Secretary Wang Shengli had even praised Vice-County Mayor Pi Yingshi a few times over the phone.

And he even indicated that he would claim credit for Vice-County Mayor Pi Yingshi.

Vice-County Mayor Pi Yingshi had made the same call to Vice Mayor Wang Pingan first.

Because Vice-County Mayor Pi Yingshi was a loyal lackey of Vice Mayor Wang Pingan.

And at this moment, Sun Ning was surprisingly certain in stating that Shenlan was going to invest one hundred million in Mishui Township.

The key was that Shenlan's business scope exactly matched the initial planning of Sun Ning's work report.

So, was there something worth discussing here?

Sun Ning had just arrived and didn't yet know about the complex relationships among the leaders in the county.

So he didn't think much of it and explained, "Vice-County Mayor Pi went to Mishui Township yesterday and invited the investors to the county."

"Old Pi was really quite negligent. When inviting investors, he didn't even think to ask the staff of Mishui Township to accompany them. After all, Shenlan is the enterprise you brought over. Judging by your expression, this investment from Shenlan Food is a sure thing."

Secretary Wang Shengli's evaluation of Vice-County Mayor Pi Yingshi was not good; this didn't seem like a normal superior defending a subordinate.

Sun Ning felt that he seemed to have sensed something.

Therefore, he replied firmly and powerfully, "Reporting to the County Mayor, Shenlan can sign an investment agreement with Mishui Township at any time. When that happens, I would like to invite the County Party Committee and the County Government to come to Mishui Township to guide our work."

"Hmm, I see that Vice-County Mayor Pi is quite attentive to these investors. The agreement can be signed in the county, with your Mishui Township Government as the signatory."

This is why he is the County Mayor; look at this level of skill, being able to dig a pit for a political rival in just a few words.

If Vice-County Mayor Pi Yingshi ran around busily for a long time only to find out it was all for nothing, his prestige would take a hit.

Then his wish to curry favor with Vice Mayor Wang Pingan by placing the Shenlan breeding farm in Huikuo Town would also be shattered.

Who in the county didn't know that Huikuo Town was Vice Mayor Wang Pingan's hometown and his private preserve?

No one knew why Vice Mayor Wang Pingan's hometown was in Gongfan County, yet his household registration was in Zhongzhou City.

And Secretary Wang Shengli was quite happy to see such a strategy of killing two birds with one stone.

However, there was one thing he was betting on: betting that Sun Ning had a powerful background, betting that members of prominent families were petty, and betting that Sun Ning also wanted to vent his anger.

Actually, one could tell from this point that Secretary Wang Shengli's perspective was only so broad.

He simply relied on his own imagination to conclude that all members of prominent families were playboys.

It might also be that the members of prominent families in his cognition were all of the likes of Young Master Zhao Bo.

If it were anyone else, Sun Ning really wouldn't want to be this target.

But since this person happened to be Vice-County Mayor Pi Yingshi, Sun Ning was willing to be this spearhead.

If it weren't for the fact that he had no evidence of Vice-County Mayor Pi Yingshi's corruption and law-breaking activities in his memories, he would have already gone to Zhongzhou to report him by name.