306: Chapter 306 Negotiations Break Down, Feud Begins

He hoped Young Master Zhao would be sensible and voluntarily give up the Qinglong Bay project; otherwise, he would have to have a serious talk with him.

Putting away his phone, Qin Chuan looked at the public opinion online.

After several hours of fermentation, the incident of Zhang Ping hitting someone at the Municipal Government entrance had already hit the hot searches, and a large number of netizens spoke up, demanding severe punishment for this person.

There were also some netizens questioning why Zhang Ping, who had clearly been criminally detained, appeared at the entrance of the Xizhou Municipal Government and arrogantly hit someone.

Qin Chuan looked at the online opinion, even watched the video. Fortunately, he only showed a side profile, not a full face, so people who weren't very familiar with him generally wouldn't recognize him.

Heh.

Zhang Ping was going to be in for a rough time now.

With such huge public opinion and it involving him, Young Master Zhao definitely wouldn't dare to help Zhang Ping anymore, and the Xizhou City side certainly wouldn't either; they would only punish her severely.

Zhang Ping was not a clean person, and her problems were very serious. If he demanded an investigation into her, many issues would be exposed, and spending the rest of her life in prison would be her ultimate fate.

In the evening, Qin Chuan went to the appointment on time.

He wanted to meet Young Master Zhao, have a few drinks, and if they could reach an agreement, that would be best; if not, he would deal with it then. Also, he wanted to see his attitude towards handling Zhang Ping.

This woman was too despicable; she must be severely punished.

As a deputy leader of the Central Inspection Team, he generally wouldn't privately interact with certain big bosses in society. Setting aside the Zhao family, Young Master Zhao was a big boss, the kind with hundreds of millions in assets; he had many industries.

Since he had decided to attend the appointment, he wouldn't go alone. Qin Chuan brought Old Liu and Little Zhao, and he had also reported to Team Leader Xue Guanglin and Party Secretary Qian Gang in advance and obtained their consent.

Xilin Hotel.

In a luxury private room of this five-star hotel, Young Master Zhao was waiting there with several of his subordinates.

As loyal henchmen and confidants, they had all followed Young Master Zhao for many years, and this was the first time they had seen Young Master Zhao waiting for someone else to arrive for an appointment.

Usually, it was others who waited for Young Master Zhao. Whether to go to an appointment or when to go depended entirely on Young Master Zhao's mood. Today, the situation was completely reversed.

They couldn't help but have some guesses in their hearts about who exactly was coming to the appointment, and they really wanted to see for themselves.

Feeling that it was about time and that Qin Chuan should be arriving soon, Young Master Zhao urged again, "All of you, show some respect later, do you hear me!"

"Yes, we hear you!"

Several people responded almost in unison. On the surface, nothing could be seen, but their hearts were already in turmoil. Who was coming later to be worthy of such attention from Young Master Zhao, and for him to repeatedly urge everyone to be respectful?

A few minutes later, footsteps sounded outside the private room, and Qin Chuan walked in with Old Liu and the others.

Seeing this, Young Master Zhao didn't dare to put on airs and immediately stood up warmly to welcome him. Even though he was several years older than Qin Chuan, he called him "Brother Chuan" with every breath.

In private, he no longer addressed him as "Director Qin"; he felt that the title "Brother Chuan" sounded more intimate.

"Brother Chuan, seeing you again, I'm so happy."

Since the other party was polite, Qin Chuan didn't put on airs either. After exchanging a few pleasantries, shaking hands, and briefly introducing Old Liu and the others, he sat down in the main seat at Young Master Zhao's enthusiastic invitation.

Old Liu, Little Zhao, and the others sat in the accompanying seats, looking at the eloquent Qin Chuan, feeling a sense of unreality.

Little Zhao even quietly pinched his own thigh. Feeling the pain, he knew he wasn't dreaming and that everything before him was real.

That was the famous Young Master Zhao!

His posture in front of Qin Chuan was actually so low, calling him "Brother Chuan" enthusiastically, which was completely inconsistent with the high and mighty image in rumors.

This definitely wasn't because of Qin Chuan's status as a deputy leader of the Central Inspection Team; it must be that Qin Chuan had an heaven-defying background, even more powerful than Young Master Zhao's.

After guessing this in his heart, he was completely shocked, and the look he gave Qin Chuan was completely different, with a hint of awe.

Old Liu's situation was similar.

He was an old hand from the Sixth Inspection Office, in his forties, and had worked in the Discipline Inspection Commission for over twenty years. Seeing that Qin Chuan was a deputy director at such a young age, he had guessed that he must have a very powerful background.

He just hadn't expected it to be this powerful. Even Young Master Zhao had to be so polite in front of Qin Chuan, calling him "Brother Chuan" every chance he got.

Young Master Zhao said some polite words, trying his best to close the distance with Qin Chuan.

"Brother Chuan, this dish is the hotel's signature dish. I think it's not bad; you should try it."

He personally served food to Qin Chuan. He poured wine and offered a toast himself.

After a few drinks, Young Master Zhao first spoke about Zhang Ping's matter.

"Brother Chuan, regarding that stupid woman Zhang Ping, I will definitely demand that the relevant departments deal with her strictly and give you a satisfactory answer."

With these words from Young Master Zhao, that arrogant and domineering woman Zhang Ping was completely finished.

Being just a small character, Qin Chuan didn't want to pay too much attention to her, just nodding and saying, "General Manager Zhao, this woman indeed needs to be punished. I will wait to see the handling results."

"Definitely, definitely." Young Master Zhao guaranteed, then clinked glasses and drank with Qin Chuan. Feeling the time was right, he finally got to the main point.

"Brother Chuan, to tell you the truth, Hongli Real Estate is my property. I came to Northwest Province this time for the suspension of the Qinglong Bay villa project. Could you give your little brother some face, and let's find a way to settle it? For example, we can pay some fines, or push a few people out to take the blame, just let our project continue construction."

After hearing him finish, Qin Chuan said with a stern face, "General Manager Zhao, the Phoenix Mountain area is a national ecological zone. You have already crossed the red line. Continuing construction is definitely not okay. Listen to my advice and give up this project early..."

Before he could finish, he was interrupted. Giving up was absolutely impossible. Young Master Zhao was obviously a little anxious, "Director Qin, I have invested over ten billion in this project. The loss will be too great if I give it up. Can we adopt a compromise method?"

He had been calling him "Brother Chuan" earlier, but seeing that there was a big difference of opinion between the two, he changed to addressing Qin Chuan as "Director Qin," and his tone was much colder.

He felt a bit unhappy in his heart. I, Young Master Zhao, have never begged anyone. You are the first. I have already lowered my posture, but you actually said it so definitively. Doesn't that mean there is nothing to talk about in this matter?

Since that's the case, why should I keep calling you "Brother Chuan"? If you don't give me, Young Master Zhao, face, I won't give you face either.

"Director Qin, we have invested so much money, giving up this project is impossible. How about this, I will come to your place tomorrow, just the two of us, and have a good talk."

Although there were no outsiders here and they were basically all reliable, there were still some things that were inconvenient to say. For example, promising some benefits; would Qin Chuan change his mind? But it was inconvenient to say it here. Such things could only be discussed face-to-face between two people, and a third person could not be present.