Chapter 489

Chen Yang discovered that although Wang Haifeng had fled, his worries had not lessened at all.

Not long after Liu Jianghua's call ended, Sun Changqing's call came in, asking him to take over the Dongjiang Second Bridge Old City Renovation Project.

Chen Yang repeated to Sun Changqing what he had told Liu Jianghua, and politely refused the project again.

Of course, the Dongjiang Second Bridge Old City Renovation Project is not a dead end; as long as compensation is handled generously for the displaced households, the matter can be resolved.

Chen Yang's reason for refusing is mainly that the project offers him no benefit at all. If handled poorly, it wastes time and effort; if handled well, people will mistakenly think he stole Wang Haifeng's source of income.

Although Wang Haifeng has fled, Deputy Secretary Wang is still here. Dealing with him is as easy as crushing an ant.

If Liu Jianghua and Sun Changqing had not objected, Chen Yang would already have moved the Old Hundreds Agricultural Products Trading Company to Deep City.

After finishing his call with Sun Changqing, Chen Yang went to Shen Anna's villa and found Yexin there.

"Big sister, we've forced Wang Haifeng to flee to Hong Kong; will Deputy Secretary Wang retaliate?"

"What's there to fear! With your standing in Dongjiangsheng's business world, as long as you don't make a major mistake, he can't touch you." Yexin reminded Chen Yang: "Don't forget, you also have Governor Liu and Secretary Chen behind you. Our Provincial Party Committee Secretary also thinks highly of you."

Chen Yang could only half-believe what Yexin said. Old Master Chen was Lin Jianguo's former superior, surely on his side. Liu Jianghua has always been impartial; at most he'd give Chen Yang priority on projects. As for Secretary Cheng, they've only met a few times over the e‑commerce platform matter, so his attitude remains unclear.

Seeing Chen Yang silent, Yexin added: "According to the information I've received, the higher-ups plan to nominate you this year as a Xingcheng People's Congress Representative. If you try a little harder, the Provincial People's Congress and the National People's Congress will beckon you."

Chen Yang felt a pleasant surprise upon hearing this. With the status of a People's Congress Representative, he would gain an extra protective aura.

However, neither Liu Jianghua nor Sun Changqing had mentioned this, so its credibility is low.

Nevertheless, Chen Yang still looks forward to becoming a People's Congress Representative. If one day he truly attains that post, his efforts in Xingcheng will not have been in vain.

"Big sister, please don't joke with me!"

"Rest assured, my information is rarely wrong."

After speaking, Yexin opened her computer to check the stock market; seeing that Jiangshan Automobile's shares continued to open lower, she smiled satisfiedly.

"This Wang Haifeng thinks he can control Wuyouju just by his own ability. In fact, aside from a bit of background, he's just a big clumsy oaf."

Chen Yang also thought Wang Haifeng was just lucky, having an uncle who is a full‑time deputy secretary. Leaning on a big tree, he gets whatever wind or rain he wants. He suddenly recalled something and immediately asked Yexin:

"Big sister, isn't Deputy Mayor Zheng a follower of Deputy Secretary Wang? How did he end up aligning with Governor Liu?"

Hearing this, Yexin covered her mouth and laughed a moment, then said: "That Wang Haifeng is ruthless—he directly ruined the man who was supposed to carry on Zheng Weimin's lineage. Deputy Mayor Zheng's line has been single‑inherited for three generations; Zheng Weimin spends his days carousing outside, and before he could even think about the next generation, Wang Haifeng cut off his prospects. Don't you think he'd be anxious?"

"As a result, Deputy Secretary Wang not only showed no sympathy for Deputy Mayor Zheng, but also scolded him, claiming Wang Haifeng's current behavior is due to Deputy Mayor Zheng's indulgence, and told him to go report it to the police himself."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang looked at Deputy Secretary Wang in a new light. "Big sister, this shows Deputy Secretary Wang isn't the type to protect his own offspring, huh!"

Yexin snorted coldly and said: "If he truly didn't protect his own, how would Wang Haifeng have gotten the news and fled overnight?"

"Chen Yang, wise up! Anyone who can sit in their position is a thousand‑year‑old fox; how could their joys and anger be easily figured out by you?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang immediately withdrew his goodwill toward Deputy Secretary Wang.

Wang Haifeng has been bullying and dominating the market in Xingcheng for years; Deputy Secretary Wang couldn't possibly not know. Yet he took no action, and in the end pushed all responsibility onto Deputy Mayor Zheng. No wonder the latter ended up causing a scene at Liu Jianghua's.

From Liu Jianghua's tone on the phone, Chen Yang could tell that he didn't take Deputy Mayor Zheng's complaint seriously; what he cared about more was the follow‑up work of the old‑city renovation project of the Dongjiang Second Bridge.

As a result, Deputy Mayor Zheng not only failed to win Liu Jianghua's sympathy, he also pushed himself onto Deputy Secretary Wang's opposing side. Whether he will be retaliated against aside, his future prospects are surely ruined.

Of course, Chen Yang also feels no sympathy for Deputy Mayor Zheng. Like father, like son—Zheng Weimin's actions are likely also influenced by Deputy Mayor Zheng.

"Big sister, Wang Haifeng has fled—what are we to do about Worry-free Residence?"

Yexin said in an icy tone: "I am no longer a person of Worry-free Residence. Whether they live or die over there has nothing to do with me."

Chen Yang had enjoyed quite a few benefits at Worry-free Residence, and he said somewhat regretfully, "Such a good resource—throwing it away is truly a waste!"

Yexin laughed: "The resources of Worry-free Residence are all memorized in my mind; they can't run away."

Seeing that Yexin already had preparations, Chen Yang stopped asking further.

Jiangshan Automobile's share price dropped only one point today. At this rate it will keep slipping downward, and the several billion that Wang Haifeng invested—the more he loses, the graver the charges.

Of course, if Wang Haifeng stays in Hong Kong or goes to another country, the embezzlement of public funds will eventually be covered up by Deputy Secretary Wang.

To prevent Wang Haifeng from making a comeback, Chen Yang called Guo Jin, asking him to find a way to contact Wang Haifeng and then lure him to Macau to gamble.

Wang Haifeng is a greedy, unscrupulous person; the more of such a character, the more easily he is attracted by wealth and beauty.

Of those who go to Macau, nine out of ten get trapped; if Wang Haifeng falls into the trap, his overseas assets will end up in someone else's pocket.

After communicating well with Guo Jin, Chen Yang returned home satisfied.

Three days later, Guo Jin replied to Chen Yang, saying that he had already reached Macau with Wang Haifeng.

Upon hearing that, Chen Yang felt great.

Ten bets, nine losses—Wang Haifeng has jumped into this pit; he probably won't be able to get out of it in this lifetime.

Most importantly, once his overseas funds are lost, he loses his ability to survive; in the end he will have no choice but to return to Dongjiangsheng.

By then, the biggest headache will be Deputy Secretary Wang.

Leaving other matters aside, just the fact that he embezzled several billion in public funds to play the stock market is enough to put Wang Haifeng behind bars for many years.

If Wang Haifeng says something inappropriate during the investigation, Deputy Secretary Wang could also be implicated.