Li Jing said bitterly, "That's right. But then again, there was a gang fight at the Expo, and it has something to do with the legal system. Sigh, why did it have to be so careless? How unlucky. That reporter, too, took advantage of the situation and added insult to injury. How despicable. I heard from Jin Rui that the reporter's face was very ugly. It was obvious that he wanted to blackmail the city … "
While Li Rui was talking to Li Jing, Song Chaoyang came out of the inner room. He was going back to Qingyang Hotel to take his medicine and have his meal.
Li Rui put down his phone and covered the mouthpiece. He said to him, "Boss, why don't you go to the hotel with the Secretary-General for dinner first? I'm on the phone with Mayor Li Jing. Something happened at the Expo, and I'll help her deal with it first. I'll report to you when I get back." Song Chaoyang's face turned cold. "What happened? Is it serious? "Li Rui smiled apologetically." It's not too serious. It should be settled. "
Song Chaoyang nodded. He did not ask any more questions and walked out.
Li Rui put the phone back to his ear and said, "I'll contact Minister Zheng now. Wait for my news." Li Jing said, "Okay, sorry to trouble you." Li Rui pretended to be angry and said, "Are we siblings? What's the point of saying this?" Li Jing smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm not too anxious. Okay, I won't stand on ceremony with you. Hurry up and help me contact Minister Zheng."
After hanging up the phone, Li Rui tried to call Zheng Zijuan's cell phone. He called once, but as expected, he could not get through. He thought to himself, "Where did she go? Is she in the underground parking lot or in the mountains? Why is there no signal on her cell phone? " However, he did not give up and called Ji Xiaojia instead. There was no problem with Ji Xiaojia's cell phone. The call went through immediately.
Li Rui was overjoyed and immediately asked, "Where's Department Head Zheng?" Ji Xiaojia was confused and said, "I don't know." Li Rui's joy froze and he cursed, "F * ck, how can you not know?" Ji Xiaojia felt wronged and said, "Why do I have to know? Even though I'm her secretary, I'm not always by her side. She's not working today, so I'm on leave. " Li Rui thought for a moment and asked, "You must have her home phone number. Give her a call and see if you can find her." Ji Xiaojia asked, "What happened? Why are you looking for her? "Li Rui said," I don't have time to talk to you now. You call her first. "
Ji Xiaojia snorted angrily and hung up the phone.
Li Rui waited for less than a minute before his cell phone rang. When he saw that it was Zheng Zijuan calling, he was overjoyed and quickly answered the call.
On the other end, Zheng Zijuan said happily, "Xiao Rui, I heard from Xiaojia that you're looking for me?" Li Rui sighed and said, "Oh, my dear sister, where did you go? Why can't I get through to you?" Zheng Zijuan was puzzled and said, "Can't you get through to me? I didn't go anywhere. I'm at the Standing Committee Building's house … "Li Rui did not have time to talk nonsense with her and said," I'm looking for you for an urgent matter. It's Mayor Li Jing from the Municipal Government. He's looking for you … "As he spoke, he told her about Li Jing's encounter and his request.
After listening, Zheng Zijuan sneered and said, "That reporter from the Provincial Legal Daily must have drunk too much water into his brain. How dare he blackmail and threaten the municipal government? Tell Li Jing to ignore him and let him write whatever he wants. No matter how much he writes, no matter how beautiful or fancy it is, it won't be able to pass the chief editor's review! This cultural exposition is organized by the Qingyang Municipal Government. No media organization in the province will publicly publish any articles that slander, belittle, expose, or discredit the cultural exposition and the Qingyang Municipal Government. He has the guts to mess around, but the chief editor won't play along with him unless the entire Provincial Legal Daily is against Qingyang City. But that's impossible. "
Li Rui thought about it and said, "If that's the case, why does that reporter have the guts to blackmail us? If he wants to keep his mouth shut, Mayor Li has already agreed to give him the money. He didn't say that he thought it was too little, he just didn't want it. Could it be that the leader of the newspaper incited him to do this? When did Qingyang City offend the people from the Provincial Legal Daily before? "
Zheng Zijuan laughed and said, "Don't think too much. It's never happened. In my opinion, that reporter either drank too much, took the wrong medicine, or is a liar. Tell Mayor Li that nothing will happen at all. Tell her not to worry … "Speaking of this, she suddenly realized something and said," Hey, why are you so close to Li Jing? If she wants to find me, she can find me. Why does she have to go through you? What's your relationship with her? "
Li Rui secretly laughed. He thought that this girl's sensitivity was no less than that of a Qingman. She was jealous at every turn. In fact, there was no need for that. He listened carefully to make sure that there was no one outside the door and whispered, "What kind of relationship do you think I have with her?" Zheng Zijuan said angrily, "Who knows? Anyway, I think you two are quite close. Sigh, I was wondering why a certain someone hasn't been paying much attention to me recently. It turns out that he's with the beautiful deputy mayor. " Li Rui was angry and amused at the same time. He lowered his voice and said, "Don't talk nonsense. My relationship with her is very pure. It's not as impure as my relationship with a certain someone." Zheng Zijuan asked, "Who are you impure with?" Li Rui said, "Uh, actually, it's quite pure." Zheng Zijuan laughed and said, "Don't tease you. Hurry up and get back to work. We'll talk about it another day when you're not so busy."
Li Rui hung up the phone and was about to call Li Jing when he received a call from her. It seemed that she was anxious, so he quickly picked up the call and said, "It's fine. I've already …" Before he could finish, Li Jing interrupted, "How do you know it's fine? It's just been resolved. "Li Rui cried out," Huh? Resolved? How was it resolved? " Li Jing said, "I gave that reporter a hundred thousand dollars to hush him up. He promised not to publish any reports about this matter." Li Rui was shocked and said, "A hundred thousand dollars? Hush money? "Li Jing sighed and said," What else could I do? I was afraid that if this matter blew up, it would bring about all kinds of negative effects and turn a good thing into a bad thing. So I asked someone to continue negotiating with that reporter. In the end, that reporter asked for a hundred thousand dollars, and this matter was resolved. "
Li Rui was inexplicably shocked and said, "But Department Head Zheng just told me not to pay any attention to that reporter. Even if he went back to write a report, it wouldn't be able to pass the censors, let alone publish it in the newspapers. Just ignore him. He won't be able to make a splash." Li Jing was shocked and said, "What? Department Head Zheng meant that? She said it herself that there was no need to pay any attention to that reporter? " Li Rui said, "Yes, there was no need to pay any attention to him at all. No matter how much he screamed, why would you give him a hundred thousand dollars? You … Why didn't you wait for me? I just called Department Head Zheng. In such a short time, you already gave out a hundred thousand dollars? " Li Jing was shocked and regretful. She was very ashamed and stammered, "Then … Then now I … What should I do?" Li Rui said, "Hurry up and get that hundred thousand dollars back. Do you still need to ask?"
The phone suddenly hung up. Li Rui seemed to be able to see Li Jing's embarrassed and angry round face through the signal network. He sighed in his heart. This sister looked like a very stable and experienced leader. Why was she so impatient and panicky? She said that she would give the other party a hundred thousand dollars and she gave it to him in minutes. She was even more efficient than calling him himself. Sigh, it seemed that the hundred thousand dollars wasn't her own, so she didn't feel bad about giving it away.
"Sigh, what is this called?!"
He sighed, put away his phone, took his briefcase, and hurried downstairs to Qingyang Hotel.
When he found the two leaders, Song Chaoyang and Du Minsheng, they had just finished ordering and were chatting. Seeing him come over, Song Chaoyang asked him about the incident with Li Jing. Li Rui told him the whole story and the latest changes.
Song Chaoyang was slightly surprised and said, "She gave that reporter a hundred thousand dollars? Wow, Li Jing is really generous. " Du Minsheng commented, "She might be afraid of causing all kinds of negative publicity. But that reporter from the province is really bold. He actually dares to extort a local government." Song Chaoyang thought for a while and said, "Zheng Zijuan has already said that we don't have to pay attention to that reporter at all. The Provincial Legal Daily will definitely not publish his article. I think he should know this himself. If that's the case, what else does he have to extort Li Jing? Could he be the chief editor or leader of the newspaper and have the authority to publish any article? "
Li Rui and Du Minsheng both shook their heads slowly. Naturally, they couldn't figure out the logic behind it.
After dinner, Du Minsheng went straight home from the hotel to rest. Song Chaoyang also went back to his room in the VIP building.
Li Rui strolled out of the hotel, wondering if he should call Zhang Mingfang, the director of the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau, out now and transfer the hundred thousand dollars that Xu Da had given him to her. Or should he wait until he met her in the future? When he went to work today, he put the hundred thousand dollars that Xu Da had given him into his briefcase. Although it wasn't a lot, it was always heavy in the briefcase. It was quite awkward to carry it around. It was better to get rid of it as soon as possible.
Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly saw a golden Audi Q5 drive slowly over and stop at the entrance of the main building of the Qingyang Hotel. A tall, long-legged, graceful woman got out of the driver's seat. Judging from her figure, it was Dong Jieyu. Dong Jieyu didn't see him. After getting out of the car, she hurried into the hotel. Li Rui raised his hand to stop her, but before he could say anything, his phone rang. He had no choice but to give up. He took out his phone and saw that it was Li Jing calling. He hurriedly answered the call.
"It's over, Xiao Rui. I've been deceived. That reporter ran away. He ran away as soon as he got the money. Now I can't find him at all …"
As soon as the call was connected, Li Jing's panicked voice sounded from the other end.
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