Chapter 200: Mayor, I'm reporting to you

A sea of flowers in full bloom greeted you at the entrance to the West Lake Hotel. A red carpet stretched from the hotel entrance all the way out onto the road. Flower baskets were placed on both sides of the red carpet. The hotel manager greeted you at the entrance with a number of waiters and waitresses in uniform. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that a big shot was coming.

After a short while, two cars with Hangzhou City Government plates pulled up and stopped at the entrance. Seeing the cars pull up, the hotel manager hurriedly ran up a few steps. Then the car doors opened and a middle-aged man with glasses got out first. The hotel manager immediately said hello to him: 'Hello Mayor Chai, on behalf of all the comrades at the West Lake Hotel, I welcome Mayor Chai's arrival, and I sincerely wish Mayor Chai good health, good luck and success in everything!'

The middle-aged man is Hangzhou Mayor Chai Li. He has heard a lot of flattery, so when faced with the hotel manager's blessings, he simply says, 'Is everything ready? I have brought a very important guest today, a Hong Kong businessman, to try some of Hangzhou's special dishes.'

Following Chai Li's words, another short and skinny man got out of the car. After hearing Chai Li's words, he immediately said, 'Mayor Chai, you don't have to be so polite. The most important thing for me to come here is to discuss things. I can just eat something casual. After all, there is still a long time, and I am not that picky.'

This person is Dai Tingwei, the general manager of China for Siming Investment Company. When he saw Dai Tingwei get out of the car, the hotel manager also greeted him: 'Mr. Dai is an important guest invited by Mayor Chai, and also a big boss who comes to support the development of our motherland and Hangzhou City. It is not only the warm habit of the people of Hangzhou City to receive and serve you well, but also a political task that I personally shoulder.'

Hearing the hotel manager say this, Dai Tingwei didn't say anything more, but Mayor Chai still teased the hotel manager, 'This guy still likes to overgeneralise, but he's still very serious about his work.'

Chai Li said, making a gesture to invite Dai Tingwei. They followed the hotel manager into the hotel. However, as soon as they entered the hotel, they saw a group of people walking towards them despite the hotel waiters' attempts to stop them. The hotel manager's face suddenly paled when he saw this. He raised his hand, ready to call the security guard over to get rid of the people, when the young man leading the group said hello to Dai Tingwei, 'It's been a long time, Manager Dai. How have you been?'

This greeting made the hotel manager subconsciously stop, and he was full of confusion: do they know each other?

In fact, these people were Zhou Ming, Li Qingyuan, and the reporters. When they first entered, Dai Tingwei saw Zhou Ming, but did not take the initiative to greet him, but instead waited for Zhou Ming to greet him. Now that he heard Zhou Ming's words, he was even more unhappy. It was true that they had not seen each other for a long time. He had not appeared in more than 200 chapters, and he still remembered that the last time he appeared, he was slapped in the face by Zhou Ming. How could he feel good about it?

Now that he heard Zhou Ming's voice, Dai Tingwei had a strong urge to ignore him and let him lose face once and for all.

But in the end, Dai Tingwei could only think about such things. He knew that if he did that, with the relationship between Chairman Lin Muqing and him, he could pack up and leave tomorrow, not to mention that he had come to Hangzhou this time just to cooperate with him in putting on a show.

Damn it! I am at least the regional general manager of a multinational company, with an annual salary of millions. When I come to Hangzhou, the mayor himself comes out to greet me. Now I actually have to act for such a young man. It's really fucked up!

Dai Tingwei thought very unhappily in his heart, but no matter how unhappy he was, he still had to put on a smile when he saw Zhou Ming: 'Mr. Zhou Ming, it's been a long time. You are still so punctual. I think I can rest assured when I have you here today!'

'Mr Dai, who is this?' Chai Li curiously asked Dai Tingwei, as he did not know Zhou Ming.

'Hello Mayor Chai, my name is Zhou Ming. I am a special advisor to Siming Investment Company and was originally the development advisor for Nanjiang City in Lingnan Province.' Zhou Ming took the opportunity to introduce himself to Chai Li first, and Dai Tingwei immediately followed suit.

Listening to Zhou Ming and Dai Tingwei's back-and-forth, Chai Li was first taken aback, and then after repeating Zhou Ming's name several times, he suddenly remembered: 'You are the founder of the Nanjiang stock market and the one who auctioned off the first piece of land, Zhou Ming?'

'I didn't know that you knew about all this, Mayor Chai. Yes, I did it all,' Zhou Ming replied.

'So it's you, Mr Zhou Ming. It's really a pleasure to meet you here. Let's have dinner together,' Chai Li said, extending an invitation while greeting Zhou Ming.

As Chai Li shook Zhou Ming's hand, there was a clicking sound from the cameras around them. This made Chai Li freeze for a moment and ask, 'Mr Zhou Ming, what are these?'

'They are all comrades-journalists from various major Hangzhou media,' Zhou Ming introduced to Chai Li, 'Speaking of these comrades-journalists, I just happen to have something I need to verify with Manager Dai. There is a Mr. Solny who claims to be the head of the domestic region of Siming Investment Company, but I remember that you, Manager Dai, are not the head. Or is there some other adjustment within the company?'

Zhou Ming pointed behind him as he spoke, and it was only at this point that Ye Jianlin and Solny followed hesitantly. Solny was a little guilty and was about to run away when he suddenly felt everyone's attention focused on him.

This sudden situation took them by surprise, and they also saw Zhou Ming, Chai Li and Dai Tingwei. Although they didn't understand what was going on, they could tell from the way Zhou Ming and Chai Li were still shaking hands that it must not be a good thing.

At this time, Solny's reaction was still very quick. He immediately said with a surprised expression, 'Mr. Dai, isn't this our boss, Mr. Dai?'

Solny said while walking towards Dai Tingwei. Seeing Dai Tingwei's puzzled and confused expression, he said again, 'Mr. Dai, don't you recognise me? I'm Solny, we met at the Christmas banquet in Gangcheng, we even took a group photo together!'

Dai Tingwei still shook his head and said, 'I'm sorry, Mr. Solny, I still can't remember if we've met before.'

Solny's expression was very disappointed. He was about to speak, but at this time, Zhou Ming preempted him and said, 'Manager Dai, you don't know him, but this Mr. Solny does know you. He is here swindling people in the name of you and Siming Investment Company. I don't know about the past, but now he is talking about a joint venture with Ye Jianlin of this Doll Smiling Company. He says he is the general manager of Siming Company in China.'

Zhou Ming's words sent ripples through the water like a stone thrown in, causing an uproar among everyone around him, including the mayor Chai Li.

Dai Tingwei is the general manager of Siming Investment Company in China, so he is the person in charge of the country. Yes, especially since he is now accompanied by the Hangzhou mayor, there can be no mistake. So where did Solny come from and what kind of person in charge is he?

'No, that's not what happened. This is a big misunderstanding!' Solny immediately explained, 'I didn't deceive anyone. I didn't say I was the general manager of Siming Company. I just said I knew the general manager, Mr. Dai Tingwei. If Dollface needed anything, I could help them introduce them to Mr. Dai. They naturally misunderstood, but I didn't deceive them. Besides, I did take a photo with Mr. Dai at the banquet, but Mr. Dai was busy at work and forgot about it.'

Solney explained in a flustered manner, but his explanation sounded very unconvincing, and no one was even attracted by his words.

Everyone's attention remained on Zhou Ming, because his words did not end there. He continued, 'Mayor, and this comrade Ye Jianlin, I also want to report to you. Just now, the chairman of the Dollface Company, comrade Li Qingyuan, saw through the problem and reported it to the media, but Ye Jianlin colluded with the police station to have comrade Li Qingyuan arrested. I think this is a very serious crime. What are they doing this for? Isn't it just embezzling state property?'

If Zhou Ming's words just now only surprised and shocked everyone, then with these words of Zhou Ming's, the scene was about to explode. In particular, the reporters who followed Zhou Ming out were even more excited. In their view, just now in the box, Zhou Ming suddenly barging in could be compared to the beginning of a play, and now Zhou Ming reporting Solny and Ye Jianlin in front of the mayor's face had obviously reached the climax of the play!

No one here is stupid, and just now, Zhou Ming's words have made it very clear: Ye Jianlin wanted to join forces with Solny to embezzle Doll Laugh Company in the name of a joint venture. The company's chairman, Li Qingyuan, told the media that he would let the police station arrest him. Such behaviour is not just a simple violation of regulations, but a very serious crime.

More importantly, Zhou Ming's direct disclosure in front of so many reporters and the Hangzhou City Mayor has also left the matter with no room for manoeuvre.

'Is this true? How can such lawlessness happen in Hangzhou?' The mayor, Chai Li, frowned and asked Zhou Ming seriously.

It was obviously a bit redundant for Chai Li to ask this question, but he still had to ask it, the purpose being to give Zhou Ming a signal that he needed to calm down. After all, as the mayor of a city, the current situation had made him lose face a bit, and he was only the mayor, not the secretary of the municipal party committee. In case there were political issues involved, the trouble would be even greater.

'The mayor thing is absolutely true,' Zhou Ming said, obviously Zhou Ming did not understand the mayor's good intentions, or he knew but didn't do it. 'I just brought Comrade Li Qingyuan out of the police station, and I still asked Secretary Chen of the Nanjiang Municipal Party Committee to help make the call. By the way, I still have the proof that Comrade Li Qingyuan was illegally detained by the police station.'

As Zhou Ming spoke these words, Chai Li was completely backed against the wall, with no way to retreat. Faced with so many reporters, he could only nod solemnly and say, 'Please rest assured, Mr Zhou Ming, I will investigate this matter thoroughly!'

After Chai Li finished speaking, he turned to his secretary and instructed him to call the head of the public security bureau to deal with the matter. At that moment, the scene suddenly changed.

'Zhou Ming, you son of a bitch, I'm going to get you!'

Ye Jianlin could be heard shouting, and he lunged towards Zhou Ming with his teeth bared.

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