The next day.
Dawn came and the sun shone in.
Wang Fu Hotel. Dong Xuebing woke up in the VIP room. He looked at his watch and yawned. He got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash up before leaving the room.
Outside, a waiter was standing not far from Dong Xuebing's room. Dong Xuebing was not sure how long he had been standing there. When he saw Dong Xuebing, he immediately went up to him. "Mr. Dong."
Dong Xuebing asked. "Yes?"
The waiter said cautiously, "You can call me anytime if you have any instructions."
Dong Xuebing laughed. "Nothing much. I need to go out in the morning."
The waiter magically took out a Mercedes-Benz car key. "The manager told me to give you the car key if you go out. It's in the parking lot. It's our hotel car."
Most of the bigger hotels have car rental services, like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, etc. These are all good cars and have their own chauffeurs. Wang Mansion's people knew Dong Xuebing did not drive his car here and prepared this for him. But Dong Xuebing had to accept this favor. He knows this is because of Xie Huilan or the Xie Family.
Dong Xuebing waved his hand. "Thank you, but I need to attend to something and cannot drive such a good car." They were a country-level poverty-stricken county, and they were going to the Ministry of Finance to ask for money. Oh, they were driving a Mercedes-Benz there to ask for money? Did he have money or not? It wasn't a good influence either!
The waiter had a bitter look on his face as he said stubbornly, "But the manager told me to …"
Dong Xuebing immediately replied. "Alright. I can't go out today, but I will borrow your car tomorrow or the day after. Is that ok?"
"En!"
"Go ahead, thank you."
"You're welcome, you're welcome."
"Also, thank your leader."
Dong Xuebing walked towards the end of the corridor.
The attendant quickly ran over and pressed the elevator button for him.
Dong Xuebing smiled at her. Ding! The elevator doors opened, and Dong Xuebing entered.
"If it's convenient, shall I clean up your room for you?" Before the elevator door closed, the waiter quickly asked. Normally, the hotel closed at midnight, and the rooms would be cleaned up.
"Ok. Thank you." Dong Xuebing replied.
The attendant nodded and said, "Take care then."
The elevator doors closed.
…
Eight forty.
In the hotel lobby.
When Dong Xuebing came down from the elevator, Yan Yizhi and Chen Xiaomei were already there. They said they will be meeting at the lobby at 9 am. But their ranks are lower than Dong Xuebing, and they cannot let the leaders wait for them. So, they arrived at around 8 am and are chatting on the sofa.
Chen Xiaomei said, "Director Yan, I didn't sleep last night. I asked for a drink in the middle of the night, but when I wanted to pay, they wouldn't take it."
Yan Yizhi was taken aback. "Huh? Are you the same? "
"Yes, did you order anything?" Chen Xiaomei asked.
Yan Yizhi said, "I asked someone to bring a pack of cigarettes up, but I didn't charge them. They said that someone had already paid for it. They also said that you can ask them for anything you want. It's all free."
Chen Xiaomei smiled bitterly and said, "Did Mayor Dong pay?"
Yan Yizhi wondered, "That shouldn't be the case. This kind of money is paid on the spot. Why do I feel that something is wrong? Aren't they being too nice to us? "
Chen Xiaomei paused for a second. "Maybe Mayor Dong had deposited money into the hotel room?"
Yan Yizhi sighed. "Maybe. Sigh … I think we will have to spend at least a few tens of thousands this time."
Chen Xiaomei nodded. "Mayor Dong seems to be from a wealthy family. I have seen him spending money without batting an eyelid."
Yan Yizhi said. "Mayor Dong is from Beijing and used to work in big cities. He should be better than our Zhen Shui County's leaders."
"Eh, Mayor Dong is here." Chen Xiaomei said.
Dong Xuebing and Dong Xuebing immediately stopped this topic and walked over.
"Mayor Dong."
"Good morning, Mayor Dong."
"Yes. Good morning. Are you ready?"
"I am ready. I had contacted Chief Chen's cousin."
"Alright. It's getting late. Let's go."
"Ok. I will go out and get a taxi."
… …
Half an hour.
One hour.
It was not a long journey, but Beijing's traffic was too bad. Because of the traffic jam, the taxi stopped at the Ministry of Finance's main entrance at around 10 am.
After alighting, Chen Xiaomei called her cousin, Zhang Hui. "Hello, cousin. We are here … … Yes. We are at the main entrance."
After hanging up and waiting for a while, the figure of a middle-aged man slowly walked out. Zhang Hui frowned as he looked at his cousin and said, "What took you so long?"
Chen Xiaomei smiled. "There was a traffic jam on the way."
"Then you should have come out earlier."
"Huh? I didn't expect the traffic to be so bad."
"I had spoken to the person in charge earlier, and he agreed to meet you all. If you had come earlier, he would be free. But now, Chief Qian is in a meeting. He will not be able to meet you all." Zhang Hui replied impatiently. "Alright. Let's go in first. I will ask for you all later."
Chen Xiaomei apologized, "I'm sorry, cousin. Yes, let me introduce you. This is Director Yan. You met him last time. Well, this is our county's Mayor Dong. This time, Mayor Dong led the team to Beijing."
Zhang Hui was surprised and looked at Dong Xuebing. "Mayor?" So young?
Dong Xuebing smiled and shook Zhang Hui's hand. "Nice to meet you, Dong Xuebing."
"My name is Zhang Hui." Zhang Hui shook Dong Xuebing's hand and nodded to Yan Yizhi. "Let's go in first."
At the entrance of the reception room.
Zhang Hui walked over and said to the person inside. "My friend is here on business."
The person inside replied. "Chief Zhang, the checks are very strict recently. In the afternoon, there will be a leader coming for an inspection. Let them register."
Zhang Hui nodded. "Alright." Then, he went back and told them.
Dong Xuebing, Yan Yizhi, and Chen Xiaomei registered outside before entering the compound with Zhang Hui.
Zhang Hui does not seem to care about Dong Xuebing, Yan Yizhi, and Chen Xiaomei. He only spoke to Chen Xiaomei once in a while. Yan Yizhi was not surprised. Zhang Hui was now a deputy director of the Ministry of Finance. Naturally, he was very confident. This was a central ministry. No matter how insignificant the cadre was, he would be more than one head higher than Yan Yizhi. Therefore, Yan Yizhi did not dare to say anything about Zhang Hui's attitude. Dong Xuebing, on the other hand, does not seem to mind. He walked casually as if he does not care about Zhang Hui's disregard. At least, he did not show it on his face.
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