Chapter 476: Dealing with Deputy Mayor Zheng and His Son

From the first time Chen Yang met Sun Changqing, he noticed that the mayor of Xingcheng liked to undermine foundations. Seeing his preoccupation with the ordinary people's meat industry limited company, fearing further talk would cause trouble, Chen Yang hurriedly got up to say goodbye.

"Mayor Sun, I still need to visit my elders at home for a bit, so I won't disturb your rest."

"What's the rush? I haven't finished talking about my matter yet!" Sun Changqing called Chen Yang into his study, had his wife brew him a pot of tea, then said: "I've heard that in Xingcheng some second-generation officials are targeting you."

Chen Yang nodded; this matter Sun Changqing should have known long ago, but now it suddenly became a "rumor"……

It seems he definitely has something up his sleeve?

Sun Changqing looked at Chen Yang with a solemn expression and said: "If I were willing to help you secretly, would you want to strike back?"

Chen Yang was somewhat surprised by Sun Changqing's reaction. Previously, the other party always acted as a mediator. Even though Zhu Junhao had been used as a pawn many times, he had never taken extreme action.

"Mayor Sun, do you have something on your mind?"

Sun Changqing put on a calm facade and said: "What could I possibly have? I just feel uncomfortable seeing you bullied by that bunch and want to vent some anger. That way, your future investments in Xingcheng won't have so many worries."

Chen Yang pretended to be moved and said to Mayor Sun: "Thank you for your good intentions, Mayor Sun. But aside from Wang Haifeng, I don't know who else wants to cross me. As for that Wang Haifeng, his backing is strong; I dare not offend him."

Sun Changqing quietly stared at Chen Yang, and after a minute said: "You little brat, you were originally a member of that organization; how could you not know who's against you? Or do you think I'm joking with you?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang gave a wry smile and sighed: "Mayor Sun, the organization you're talking about couldn't be Worry-free Residence, could it? Apart from Chairman Zhu, I really don't know anyone there. I'm not a member of their organization either."

Sun Changqing was a bit surprised, not expecting his intelligence to be wrong either. "No way? Zhu Junhao told me you're a member of Worry-free Residence!"

Chen Yang nodded in acknowledgement: "Mayor Sun, I am indeed a member of Worry-free Residence. But being a member doesn't make me a shareholder; I know nothing about their internal affairs. I haven't seen any of those people in over a year at Worry-free Residence. Not even Chairman Zhu—I only met him through the Dongjiang New City project."

Sun Changqing frowned slightly. That damned Zhu Junhao had been stringing him along all this time!

"Chen Yang, let's discuss this after the New Year. I'll look into the situation first and then plan accordingly."

Chen Yang suddenly thought of someone and said to Mayor Sun: "Mayor Sun, there's a guy named Zheng Weimin; you really need to investigate him thoroughly. He keeps urging Chairman Zhu to do bad things, which indirectly damages your reputation."

Sun Changqing's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness, and he said in a low voice: "Since Deputy Mayor Zheng can't educate his son properly, I'll give him an unforgettable memory."

Chen Yang saw Mayor Sun's ferocious side for the first time and felt a bit nervous. "Mayor Sun, is your relationship with Deputy Mayor Zheng not good?"

Sun Changqing snorted coldly: "Like father, like son. These days, many merchants close to Deputy Mayor Zheng have come to me bearing gifts, and all of them are shady items."

Only then did Chen Yang understand why Mayor Sun was annoyed by the gift-giving; he guessed he'd been troubled by those merchants Zheng Deputy Mayor had bewitched.

First Zheng Weimin urged Zhu Junhao to do wrongdoings, and now his father is stirring up Xingcheng merchants to bribe Mayor Sun. This father-and-son pair is dead set on toppling Mayor Sun!

However, Mayor Sun is the mayor of a sub-provincial-level city and also a member of the Dongjiang Provincial Party Standing Committee; how could he be easily smeared?

Chen Yang felt Zheng Weimin and his father were playing too lowly.

"Mayor Sun, you summoned me here not to have me deal with Zheng Weimin, right?" Chen Yang suddenly realized Mayor Sun wanted to use his hands to deal with the Zheng father and son.

"How so?" Mayor Sun glanced at Chen Yang and said: "You don't want to?"

Chen Yang said helplessly: "I'd like to take revenge, but I've never even seen the other party's face. I don't know where to start."

Mayor Sun said: "Zheng Weimin partnered with his maternal uncle to set up Tianhe Real Estate Company, which has been operating for four years. The first phase of the Dongjiang New City project was originally earmarked for their company. But since you wanted to contract the whole project, the city, after careful consideration, ultimately revoked their contracting rights."

Now Chen Yang finally understood why Zheng Weimin had been lurking in the shadows to undermine him: it was because he'd snatched their business!

Moreover, as the supervising leader of this project, Mayor Sun had also earned the grudge of that father and son.

"Mayor Sun, you're not going to have me ruin Tianhe Real Estate Company's business, are you?" Chen Yang, intending to deal with Zheng Weimin, could only act on the economic front.

Mayor Sun didn't respond directly, but said: "Tianhe Real Estate Company has four ongoing projects in Xingcheng. If you want to ruin them, you need to be mentally prepared to clean up the mess."

Chen Yang couldn't fathom Mayor Sun's meaning—was he supposed to do it or not?

Seeing Chen Yang not responding, Mayor Sun added: "Actually, dealing with Tianhe Real Estate Company is simple. As long as you make their houses unsellable and cut off their funding chain, Deputy Mayor Zheng will naturally be unable to sit still. At that point, things that were mere rumors will become reality."

Chen Yang now understood a bit: Mayor Sun was setting a trap for Deputy Mayor Zheng to walk into. He said, a little worried:

"Mayor Sun, Zheng Weimin has the backing of Worry-free Residence; he shouldn't be short of working capital, right?"

Mayor Sun smiled calmly: "The Dongjiang Second Bridge project that Wang Haifeng is undertaking has such a huge setup; there probably aren't spare funds to bail out Tianhe Real Estate Company."

Chen Yang didn't quite grasp Mayor Sun's meaning: "Mayor Sun, although Zhang Haifeng says he'll invest a hundred billion, aside from the funds for buying land use rights in the early stage, he wouldn't spend much else. How could there be no money to rescue Tianhe Real Estate?"

Mayor Sun said: "You don't need to worry about that; I naturally have a way to immobilize their funds. Just think about how to cause major problems in Tianhe Real Estate Company's cash flow."

"Mayor Sun, do you have any data on Tianhe Real Estate Company over there? I'd like to take it back to study first." Chen Yang, knowing nothing about Tianhe Real Estate Company's situation, could only ask Mayor Sun for help.

Mayor Sun shook his head: "Time's too tight; I haven't looked into their details either. You kid have plenty of ideas—figure out a way to investigate yourself!"

Chen Yang was speechless. With only a few hours left until New Year's Eve, aside from the e-commerce and logistics departments, most workers were off, and he'd sent the bodyguards back to their hometowns—where could he go to find people to investigate?

Or we could just wait until after the New Year to talk about it!