Chapter 343

"Not at all, not at all. We are all reasonable people, haha." Section Chief Song laughed and boasted about himself.

"By the way, Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, how is your alcohol tolerance?" Gao Husheng repeated the question from just now, "If your alcohol tolerance is good, let the three of us brothers have a good drink today, drink until we're drunk. Your Bureau Chief Zhang isn't here today, you can drink with peace of mind."

"My alcohol tolerance isn't good, haha." Zhao Desan said.

Who knew that this idiot Section Chief Song would expose his lie, laughing and revealing, "Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, don't be modest. General Manager Gao is a generous man, you should be generous too. To tell the truth, Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao has the title of 'God of Alcohol' in our bureau. When drinking inside the bureau, this guy has never been drunk yet."

Gao Husheng took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Is Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao not giving me face?"

Seeing the slightly cunning smile on this guy's face, Zhao Desan knew that since he wanted to secretly take him down, he couldn't be at odds with him on the surface, so he smiled and said, "General Manager Gao, look at what you're saying. It's my honor, Zhao Desan, to be able to drink with such a prominent figure as you. It's just that I have to work in the afternoon, and I'm afraid that drinking too much will affect my work."

Gao Husheng smiled, "What are you afraid of? Your Section Chief Song isn't afraid, why are you? Besides, aren't your Bureau Chief Zhang and Deputy Bureau Chief Wang at the municipal government for a meeting today?"

This old guy actually had a clear grasp of the movements and whereabouts of the bureau leaders, Zhao Desan thought to himself. No wonder these people could make such a splash in Yuyang City.

"It's fine. Since General Manager Gao has the interest to drink today, let's accompany General Manager Gao for a drink." Section Chief Song said.

Zhao Desan smiled at Gao Husheng, then turned his head and smiled at Section Chief Song, "Since you've said so, Section Chief Song, as long as you don't blame me, it's fine."

"It's fine, drink. Our work in the Quality Inspection Section is usually busy. Although you worked in the Logistics Section before, you got the hang of the Quality Inspection Section quickly and shared a lot of work for me. I haven't thanked you properly yet. Today, just take this opportunity, the two of us brothers can have a good drink." Section Chief Song said, already calling Zhao Desan brother.

From the beginning, when Section Chief Song followed Deputy Bureau Chief Wang's arrangements to secretly make things difficult for Zhao Desan, to Zhao Desan using a strategy of sowing discord, Section Chief Song now had no guard against him and trusted him in every way.

"It's my duty, it's my duty. That's my essential work, and it's all thanks to your guidance, Section Chief Song." Zhao Desan flattered him while grabbing the wine bottle to pour a glass for Section Chief Song and himself, raised it to toast him, "Come, Section Chief Song, I toast you."

"Come." Section Chief Song raised his glass generously, clinked it with his, and drank it in one gulp.

Gao Husheng chimed in from the side, "Section Chief Song, Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, this dinner party has suddenly become a mutual toast within your Coal Bureau."

Section Chief Song realized he had neglected the protagonist of this dinner party for a moment, and hurriedly instructed Zhao Desan, "Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, hurry, pour wine for General Manager Gao."

Zhao Desan stood up and went over to pour wine for Gao Husheng, returned to this side to fill up Section Chief Song's and his own, and had another drink with the General Manager.

Drinking and eating back and forth like this, Zhao Desan was still waiting for Gao Husheng to state the theme of this dinner party. Generally speaking, businessmen inviting officials to dinner must have something to ask of them. This was common sense in the officialdom, not to mention that Gao Husheng's mine had just had many people die due to a water seepage accident. Although Bureau Chief Zhang promised to hide it for him, he couldn't ignore the role of these people below just because of a word from the big leader in the bureau.

What made Zhao Desan puzzled was that throughout the dinner party, Gao Husheng didn't mention that matter at all, just kept drinking with them as brothers. Not until the end, when Section Chief Song was drunk, did he remind him without any scruples, "General Manager Gao, what is the theme of our drinking today? We can't just keep drinking like this. If you have anything to say, just say it. If I can help you, I will definitely help."

Gao Husheng gave a thumbs up, "Section Chief Song, a straightforward person! Actually, it's just that matter at my mine. Section Chief Song needs to help suppress it."

"What's the problem with that?" Section Chief Song said with great loyalty, "Bureau Chief Zhang has already specifically spoken, what other problem could there be?"

Gao Husheng gave a wink to the person beside him. That person took out two square objects wrapped in newspaper from a black leather bag, walked up to them, and placed them on the tabletop.

Zhao Desan glanced at the rectangular objects wrapped in newspaper. Without guessing, he knew that it must be RMB inside. Looking at the weight, it was at least 50,000.

Gao Husheng grinned, "Section Chief Song, Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, this is just a small token of my appreciation for you."

Section Chief Song was drunk, his face flushed. Under the beer-bottle-bottom-like spectacle lenses, his small eyes were shining with thief-like light. He didn't mind at all, picked up the "rectangular objects" on the table, and while stuffing them into his carry-on leather bag, laughed, "General Manager Gao, don't worry, there won't be any problems with this matter. You can rest assured and continue mining to make big money, haha."

"Section Chief Song, in the future, if there's anything else at the mine, I'll have to rely on you to settle it, haha." Gao Husheng saw that he had accepted the money, lit a cigarette, and his expression was very relaxed.

Zhao Desan looked at the "rectangular objects" placed in front of him and didn't reach out to take them. This attitude instead made Gao Husheng worry again. The smile on his face stiffened a bit, and he straightened his body and said, "Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, pack them up, they're for you."

"General Manager Gao, this… this isn't very good, is it?" Zhao Desan said.

"It's fine. I know Bureau Chief Zhang was present that day, so it wasn't convenient for you to take it. That's why I invited you and Section Chief Song out separately today. Hurry up and accept it." Gao Husheng smiled and gave him a shot of confidence.

Section Chief Song had already put the money into his leather bag. If Zhao Desan didn't accept it, he would feel a bit embarrassed, so he also persuaded him, "Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, hurry up and pack it up. It's not good to leave it on the table."