"What are you looking at?" Zhang Yi asked when he saw Chen Xing looking outside in a daze.
"Did you see that? The man standing next to the stone lion on the right side of the hotel entrance is the boss of the Xincheng Building." Chen Xing pointed in the direction of Qian Xinlai.
"From your tone, it seems that the other party is giving you a headache." Zhang Yi looked in the direction Chen Xing was pointing and said with a smile, "It's more than a headache.
It's not just a headache. I've been asking people to investigate him, but there hasn't been any progress. Every time we reach a critical moment, we can't investigate any further. You have to admit that the other party is very resourceful. Just look at the people he just sent out. A few of them are the main leaders of the city. It's not easy to investigate him. Chen Xing sighed helplessly. His heart was full of unwillingness.
"It seems that as you said, he's another local tyrant. However, there are such people everywhere. It's not a big deal. He's a frog at the bottom of a well. He acts like a tyrant in this small place. Outside the Mountain Gaze, who does he think he is?" Zhang Yi curled his lips. For someone at his level, he obviously didn't care about a local tyrant in a small place like Qian Xinlai.
"Brother Zhang, I don't think it's that simple. Forget it, let's leave here first and find a place to sit down. You haven't had dinner yet, right?" Chen Xing saw that Zhang Yi had driven over by himself. He thought that Zhang Yi must have not even had dinner yet.
He was so hungry that his chest was sticking to his back. "Hurry up and find a place to eat." Zhang Yi said with a smile.
With Chen Xing leading the way, the two of them found a place to eat. Perhaps because Zhang Yi was starving, he ate two large bowls of rice. After the meal, Chen Xing brought Zhang Yi back to the guest house. Zhang Yi could not return to Nanzhou at night, so he could only stay at Chen Xing's place.
"This is your residence in the Mountain Gaze? Not bad. " Zhang Yi sat in the living room of the small villa, looked at the furnishings in the room and said with a smile.
"This is a villa used by the city to receive important leaders and guests. When I took office last year, they temporarily arranged for me to live here. I've lived here for almost a year. Chen Xing said with a smile.
It hasn't been a year. You've only been transferred to Mountain Gaze for seven or eight months. Zhang Yi smiled. "I guess you're about to become the shortest-lived secretary of the Municipal Party Committee in the history of Mount Wang."
Tsk, what do you mean by the shortest life? Brother Zhang, are you cursing me? Chen Xing did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Fine, fine, let's just say that my tenure is the shortest, right? Zhang Yi grinned. But don't be discouraged. Where there's life, there's hope. At your age, you're already in the main hall. Who knows how many people are jealous of you?
Hearing Zhang Yi's words, Chen Xing smiled bitterly and remained silent.
Brother Zhang, you should tell me who is targeting the Zhang Family now. Chen Xing asked after a moment of silence.
It was the Lin family. Zhang Yi's face turned serious, no longer his usual cheeky expression.
Lin Family? Chen Xing was taken aback. He did not expect that the Lin Clan would have the guts and boldness to plot against the Zhang Clan. However, after giving it some thought, the answer did not seem surprising at all. The Zhang Clan was no longer the Zhang Clan of the past. They had long been on the decline while the Lin Clan was at the peak of their power.
Chen Xing did not know why the Lin family would choose to attack a family like the Zhang family. No matter how he looked at it, it did not seem to be in the Lin family's interest. After all, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. Even if the Zhang family was not as powerful as before, it was not impossible for them to fight back.
"Brother Zhang, what the Lin family is doing doesn't seem to be very good for them. Aren't they afraid of our counterattack? I'm afraid they won't be any better at that time." Chen Xing was puzzled.
Everything is driven by benefits. If there are no benefits for them, the Lin family naturally won't do that. Since they dare to do this, it means that the benefits are great enough for them to risk completely falling out with our Zhang family, and they are not afraid of our Zhang family's counterattack. Zhang Yi's expression was solemn. The current head of the Lin family, like Uncle Guohua, had entered the central government this year. The Lin family had clearly set their sights on a seat in the next Standing Committee. According to the secret compromises made during this meeting, some of the positions had already been decided. Currently, there were only two or three positions that were still in dispute. Uncle Guohua and the head of the Lin family were both in dispute. Whoever could push the other down would have a higher chance of winning.
So, I'm in trouble because of this? Chen Xing's brows furrowed slightly. Although Zhang Yi seemed to be talking about this matter casually, Chen Xing could already imagine the intensity and complexity of the struggle behind the scenes. The Lin family was already planning for something that would happen four to five years later.
That's right, if they found any problems with you, they would be able to use it against Uncle Guohua. Zhang Yi nodded. At this point, a cold glint flashed across his eyes. This time, the Wang family might also be involved.
The Wang family? Chen Xing was stunned. He looked at Zhang Yi inquiringly. He did not know if Zhang Yi was talking about Wang Zheng's family. Wang Zheng had come to Nan Hai Province and was now the mayor of Xing 'an City.
As if he knew what Chen Xing meant, Zhang Yi nodded. That's right, it was Wang Zheng's family.
Chen Xing was a little shocked. This answer was really out of his expectations. In the past, Wang Zheng had pursued Zhang Ningning crazily. The Wang family had also proposed marriage to the Zhang family. Who would have thought that the Wang family would be involved in this plot against the Zhang family?
No one knew how much of a role the Wang family played in this. Back then, Old Master Lin had rejected the Wang family's marriage proposal. The Wang family was probably a little resentful. Now that the Wang family was siding with the Lin family, they had a chance to kick us when we were down. No wonder the Wang family was willing to get involved. Zhang Yi shook his head. But this time, they had done it just right. They only targeted you and did not expand the scope. This meant that although they wanted to attack Uncle Guohua and were prepared to shed all pretense of cordiality, at the end of the day, they still had some leeway.
Leeway? Chen Xing raised an eyebrow. He was Zhang Guohua's son-in-law. The other party had secretly used their power to investigate him. Moreover, it was people from the highest department. How could this be called leeway? It was obvious that once they had something on him, they wanted to kill him so that he would never be able to make a comeback.
Chen Xing, I'll say something that might make you uncomfortable. Although you are Uncle Guohua's son-in-law, at the end of the day, your surname is not Zhang, but Chen. Zhang Yi glanced at Chen Xing and said with a deep meaning in his words.
Chen Xing was taken aback. At first, he did not understand what Zhang Yi meant. After a short daze, he quickly understood. The other party was certain that he was not a true member of the Zhang family. That was why they dared to target him and find a breakthrough point. This time, it seemed like the Lin family wanted to shed all pretense of cordiality with the Zhang family, but they controlled their actions well. They only targeted him. This was equivalent to giving Zhang Guohua a huge problem. If he was not found to be a problem, it would be fine. But if he was found to be a problem, even Zhang Guohua would not be able to protect him. Unless Zhang Guohua wanted to affect his chances of ascension.
And even if he was not found to be a problem, because he was Zhang Guohua's son-in-law, if Zhang Guohua wanted to stand up for him, he would also face a difficult situation. This was because the entire Zhang family was not truly united. Who knew how many pairs of eyes were watching how Zhang Guohua would steer the ship of the Zhang family.
Chen Xing understood the crux of the matter. He could not help but smile bitterly. At the end of the day, he, the son-in-law of the Zhang family, was actually an outsider. This was probably the real reason why Zhang Yi had come tonight. Zhang Yi was afraid that he would overthink things, so he came to comfort him.
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