Chapter 3187: Furrowing His Brows

"Actually, to tell you the truth, little brother, I have visited Minister He's home recently, and Minister He expressed the same sentiment. However, Minister He does seem to approve of me. It's one thing that too many people are looking for him to handle this matter, but there is another thing that Minister He is concerned about..." Qiu Qiming said, furrowing his brows slightly.

"What is it?" Zhao Desan raised his brows slightly, took a puff of his cigarette, and asked in confusion.

Qiu Qiming took a puff of his cigarette and said with a wry smile, "Minister He's concern is that he's afraid someone might be pulling strings with the Provincial Governor, which would make things difficult for him. His meaning is that I should try to find some connections at the provincial level. As long as there are connections above, things will be easy for him to handle."

Zhao Desan knew what Qiu Qiming meant—he was simply trying to leverage Su Qing through him. Zhao Desan nodded and said thoughtfully, "That's true. After all, Minister He doesn't want to offend anyone. Regarding this opportunity, surely you aren't the only one trying to compete for it, Brother Qiu. The competition must be very fierce."

Qiu Qiming laughed 'hehe' and nodded, saying, "Indeed. With this vacancy for deputy bureau chief, it's not just me; there are several bureau chiefs from the counties and districts below who also want to move up. The competition is indeed fierce. Little Brother Liu, I'm counting on you."

Zhao Desan said, "Brother Qiu, look at what you're saying. I can't guarantee that I'll be able to help 100%, but since I've promised to help you, I will certainly do my best."

"With those words from you, little brother, I am satisfied," Qiu Qiming said with a smile. This was because Qiu Qiming knew that since Zhao Desan had already accepted his money and expressed his stance, he wouldn't have done so if he didn't have a certain degree of confidence.

Zhao Desan smiled, thinking again of the phone call with He Fengnian, and said, "By the way, Brother Qiu, why don't you arrange another dinner party in the next two days? I'll invite Minister He over, and we can discuss this matter privately in person to work on Minister He. Old Qiu, what do you think?"

Qiu Qiming nodded with ecstatic joy and said, "Mm-hmm, I'll arrange it, I'll arrange it."

"Buzz... buzz... buzz..." Just at that moment, Zhao Desan's phone rang. Hearing the phone ring, he nodded to Qiu Qiming, stood up, went to his desk, picked up the phone, and took a look. It was an unfamiliar number. Feeling it was inconvenient to answer the call with Qiu Qiming present, he hung up directly.

Seeing Zhao Desan deliberately hang up the phone, Qiu Qiming realized it was because he was present, so he stood up tactfully and said with a smile, "Alright, Little Brother Liu, I won't delay your work. I'll arrange it as soon as possible in the next two days. I'll trouble you to invite Minister He then?"

Qiu Qiming's tactfulness made Zhao Desan feel very satisfied. He nodded and said politely, "Then Brother Qiu, you go ahead, I won't see you out."

"Little brother, you're busy, no need, no need." Qiu Qiming said while waving his hand, and walked out of Zhao Desan's office.

After Qiu Qiming left, Zhao Desan returned to his desk, sat down, took a sip of tea, picked up his phone, flipped to the number he had just rejected, pondered for a long time, and then called that unfamiliar number back.

"Doo... doo... Hello!..." The phone rang twice and was quickly answered, and a woman's voice came through.

Hearing that the other party was a woman, Zhao Desan felt a bit of a thrill while being surprised, and hurriedly asked gently, "Hello! Who is this?"

"Are you Director Zhao Desan Liu?" the woman on the other end asked coldly.

"I am. Who are you?" Zhao Desan was a bit puzzled.

"I am Chen Hong. Do you still remember?" the other party said straightforwardly.

Chen Hong? That big sister? Zhao Desan's mind immediately recalled the events of that day, and he then said without ceremony, "Oh, it's Sister Hong. How did Sister Hong know my number?"

Chen Hong gave a cold, indifferent laugh on the phone and said, "Does Director Liu forget who my sister is? My sister has an unusual relationship with Director Liu, oh!"

Zhao Desan also gave a cold, indifferent laugh and asked straightforwardly, "What do you want with me?"

"Director Liu, are you free at noon today? I, Chen Hong, will host a dinner and invite Director Liu to a meal. Director Liu wouldn't refuse to give me this face, would he?" Chen Hong said. ===== CHAPTER 3188 =====