Chapter 4965

Gao Haiping looked at Zhao Desan's indifferent attitude and realized that he was now completely caught in the middle, having been stabbed in the back by Zhao Desan. He hated it through gritted teeth. Right now, the district was about to hold an open competition. For the sake of his future, he could only endure it and say: "I understand, then I'll go first." After saying that, he turned and walked out of Zhao Desan's District Mayor's office.

After Gao Haiping left, Zhao Desan began to regret what he had just said. He had been carrying the lingering anger from Gao Haiping sitting in his chair just now, wanting to make things difficult for this guy, but now he felt that what he did was not perfect enough. He should have tried to handle this matter more smoothly, so that he wouldn't develop any resistance towards him, and even more so, he shouldn't let Zhang Xiaolong create a conflict with him because of this matter. This would instead reduce his room to retaliate against Zhang Dewang. If Gao Haiping caused some trouble for him below, and Mayor Zhang found fault from above, he would be caught in a pincer attack.

On the way back to the District Construction Committee, Gao Haiping recalled what Zhao Desan had said and realized that he was pushing the responsibility onto his head. He had originally helped him with the idea of currying favor with the mayor's son. Now that the matter was botched, Zhang Xiaolong naturally had resentment towards him. Not only did he not get any benefits, but he was also calculated by Zhao Desan.

Thinking of this, in order to shirk responsibility, Gao Haiping tried every possible way to find Mayor Zhang Dewang's cell phone number and hurriedly dialed it. Fortunately, the call went through quickly. Gao Haiping said tremblingly: "Hello, is this Mayor Zhang?"

"It's me, who is this?" It was impossible for the mayor to save the number of a small figure in the district on his cell phone, so he asked with some doubt.

"Mayor Zhang, hello, I am... I am Deputy Director Xiao Gao of the Chanba District Construction Committee." Gao Haiping hurriedly introduced himself.

A small figure suddenly called to find him, which made Zhang Dewang feel very strange. He asked in a cold tone: "What do you want with me?"

"Oh, nothing major, I just want to tell you, Mayor, about Xiaolong getting land in our Chanba District..." Gao Haiping hurriedly said tentatively.

"Hehe, you don't need to say it, I already know. You also put in some effort for Xiaolong. The work of the District Construction Committee is done quite well." After Zhang Dewang received his son's call, he concluded that this matter was Zhao Desan's trick. Not only did he not say anything bad about Gao Haiping on the phone, but he praised him instead.

"Oh, thank you, Mayor Zhang, for the praise." Gao Haiping hurriedly thanked him, feeling flattered, and continued: "However... however..."

"If you have anything to say, just say it, don't always be hesitant," Mayor Zhang stopped Gao Haiping's words and said.

"There is nothing major, it's just about this land matter. I was originally helping Xiaolong to get it, but our District Land Bureau suddenly canceled the listing of that land. I heard it was the meaning of the district government. I think... could it be that District Mayor Zhao has some ideas? And from the few years I've been in contact with District Mayor Zhao, it seems he did this on purpose. I also heard people say that he seems to have always had opinions about you, Mayor Zhang." Gao Haiping pushed all the responsibility onto Zhao Desan in one go.

"What? He has opinions about me? What opinions! I didn't interfere with Xiaolong getting the land. I think that kid is tired of living!" Zhang Dewang said very unhappily.

"Yes... yes, I also think District Mayor Zhao is a bit overestimating his capabilities, but..." Gao Haiping paused and continued: "Mayor Zhang, I think this matter should be settled peacefully. I'm afraid that once it spreads, it will be extremely unfavorable to you, Mayor Zhang. Once something happens, the impact on him is nothing, but because of this small matter, affecting your career, Mayor Zhang, it wouldn't be worth it." Zhang Dewang now desperately didn't want Zhang Xiaolong to think about this matter anymore. In this way, he could also get out of it.

"..." There was a deathly silence on the other end of the phone.

"Mayor Zhang?" Gao Haiping called out tentatively.

"That kid, I saw long ago that he wasn't material to be a District Mayor. Daring to expose my old bottom, just wait and see. This time, I'll let him off easy." Zhang Dewang finally shouted angrily on the other end of the phone.

"Oh, yes, I understand your meaning, Mayor Zhang. Then I won't delay your time. Mayor Zhang, if there is nothing else, then I'll hang up first." Gao Haiping realized the mayor's meaning. Since the mayor didn't want to make this matter public either, presumably he would also give an explanation to his son Zhang Xiaolong, so there was no need to worry about anything anymore.

Gao Haiping put down the phone and wiped the sweat from his forehead. After all, this was the first time he had presumptuously called the mayor himself.

After Gao Haiping finished this call to Mayor Zhang, he knew that Mayor Zhang would consider his own identity and would not trouble Zhao Desan for the time being. Thinking that he could be considered to have saved Zhao Desan's life, should he call him to claim credit? Maybe it could have a certain effect on the open competition.

Gao Haiping sat in front of his desk pondering his next move and decided to find Zhao Desan. Therefore, he stepped out of the office again to find Zhao Desan at the district government. And this time when he went to find Zhao Desan, he also played a little trick, stuffing an envelope in his bosom and coming to the district government.

When he pushed open the door of Zhao Desan's office, Zhao Desan was lying on the desk having a spring dream. The office door was suddenly knocked twice and pushed open, which gave him a fright.

The person who came in was none other than Gao Haiping again. Zhao Desan said unhappily: "Why did you come in without knocking first, just coming in directly? You gave me a fright!"

"Oh, sorry, sorry, I was in a hurry for a moment, forgot, forgot!" Gao Haiping nodded, apologizing.

"Why are you here again?" Zhao Desan asked while pondering Gao Haiping's intention.

"District Mayor Zhao, I've figured out those words of yours just now, and I've also thought it through, so I came to discuss it with you..." Gao Haiping said, leaning his head to Zhao Desan's ear very mysteriously.

Gao Haiping leaned on Zhao Desan's ear and told him about his call to Mayor Zhang. Zhao Desan raised his head and looked at Gao Haiping's expression, which carried a hint of pride, and asked: "Did Mayor Zhang say anything else?"

"No, after all, family members of officials above the section level are not allowed to do business now. If this matter spreads, it won't be good for Mayor Zhang's reputation. Besides, District Mayor Zhao and I can be considered to have helped Zhang Xiaolong, just didn't succeed." Gao Haiping said with a chuckle.

Zhao Desan felt that Gao Haiping did quite well in this matter, which could be considered as saving him from some future worries, so he couldn't help but smile and praise him: "Old Gao, you did quite well in this matter."

Gao Haiping chuckled and leaned his mouth to Zhao Desan's ear again. Zhao Desan saw Gao Haiping's mysterious look and wondered what this guy wanted to say again. He wanted to listen and didn't want to listen, but regardless of whether he wanted to listen or not, Gao Haiping had already whispered in his ear: "District Mayor Zhao, for our district's open competition, you must think of a way to pull me up. I've taken out all my private savings from these years. You help me grease the wheels. I don't know if this is enough." Saying this, Gao Haiping took an envelope out of his clothes pocket and placed it on Zhao Desan's desk.

Hearing Gao Haiping's words, Zhao Desan then understood that the real purpose of this guy's visit was this, to claim credit and ask for a reward from him. This made Zhao Desan feel both disappointed and sad. Looking at the envelope Gao Haiping placed on the desk, he was stunned for a long time without speaking.

Gao Haiping thought Zhao Desan felt it was too little, so he immediately said: "If this is not enough, I'll go home and ask my wife for more immediately. District Mayor Zhao, what do you think?"

Zhao Desan was distracted for a while, then immediately came back to his senses, looked at Gao Haiping, and said seriously: "Old Gao, you are doing this wrong. Your work in the Construction Committee during this period has been done very well. What are you afraid of in the open competition!"

Seeing that Zhao Desan refused to accept it, judging from Gao Haiping's many years of experience in giving gifts, Zhao Desan was pretending to be upright and being polite to him, so he said with a smile: "This is a little bit of my heart, District Mayor Zhao, just accept it."

Zhao Desan saw that Gao Haiping regarded him as the same kind of person as other leaders. It wasn't that he hadn't received gifts, but for the sake of safety, he still couldn't take Gao Haiping's money. So he said with a serious face: "Old Gao, are you trying to make me commit a crime? This money is not a question of how much, but a question of whether I should take it or not. In my opinion, I shouldn't take it! I accept your heart, you go back and do your work well. As for the competition, it's not as scary as you think. You are an old comrade, I will pay special attention."

(Chapter 2689: Tipping off)!