Chapter 1189: The Hidden Card

Li Xingquan was having a meeting, and his son, Li Jun, was also having a meeting.

Guo Zidan sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, holding a glass of red wine, his expression more solemn than ever before.

"If Xiangjiang Qiudongfang is really going for rare earth, our plan to monopolize the rare earth mines will definitely go bankrupt."

Fan Yu frowned, pacing back and forth in the room: "Xiangjiang Qiudongfang is Hong Kong capital. If they really came for the rare earth mines, we can't stop them."

"Otherwise, we'll offend too many people. Even my old man wouldn't dare to risk universal condemnation to stop foreign investment."

"Damn it," Fan Jie cursed loudly: "With such a big country, where can't they invest? Why come to our Ganzhou to stir up trouble?"

"This is hard to handle," Guo Zidan took a sip of wine and looked at Li Jun, who was holding a fruit knife and picking at his nails: "Xiangjiang Qiudongfang coming to Ganzhou for an investment inspection is a huge temptation for everyone in the city."

"As long as they can be kept here, everyone can benefit and get some good things. Especially since Lian Wenyuan is about to be transferred to the provincial level, and Uncle Li is seeking the position in the East Courtyard."

"Xiangjiang Qiudongfang's arrival is a huge political achievement for Uncle Li. So, whoever dares to target Xiangjiang Qiudongfang, Uncle Li will be the first to kill him."

Li Jun naturally knew this, so even if he was unhappy, he didn't express any opinion, and even less could he undermine his own father.

Otherwise, his father would definitely break his legs without any hesitation.

"Then what should we do?" Fan Jie wouldn't give up: "Just wait like this?"

"What do you want to do?" Li Jun looked at Fan Jie gloomily.

Fan Jie opened his mouth and muttered: "If I knew what to do, would I ask you?"

"It's too early to say these things now," Li Jun's voice was always so gloomy: "Maybe Xiangjiang Qiudongfang isn't going for the rare earth mines? So, let's wait and see."

City government, the meeting ended. Liu Zhengming returned to his office but didn't rush home, instead standing in front of the window.

Through the dim light outside, he watched Li Xingquan and the others leave by car, a smile appearing on his face.

He stood in front of the window for a while, then checked the time before opening the door and leaving the office.

Yu Wei was already waiting outside: "Leader."

"Let's go!" Liu Zhengming nodded and walked toward the stairwell.

After leaving the office building and getting in the car, Liu Zhengming said to the driver: "Old Ma, go to the supply and marketing cooperative."

Driver Old Ma responded, started the car, left the city government compound, and arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative in just a few minutes.

Liu Zhengming said: "Little Yu, go buy a bottle of Jiangzhou Yugong liquor."

Yu Wei pushed the car door open and got out. It was already past seven in the evening, and the supply and marketing cooperative had long since closed.

But for some special groups, even if it was closed, it wasn't difficult to buy what they wanted.

Yu Wei didn't go through the main entrance, but went around to a small door on the west side and knocked.

"Who is it?"

A shout came from inside, and then, a small square sales window on the side window opened, revealing an old face.

Yu Wei took out his ID from his pocket: "Grandpa, I'm Vice Mayor Liu's secretary. The leader wants to drink Jiangzhou Yugong liquor."

The old man reached out, took the ID, looked at it carefully, and then handed it back with a face full of smiles.

"Secretary Yu, please wait a moment, I'll go get the liquor right away."

"Here's the money," Yu Wei took out the money and handed it to the old man.

The old man left with the money. It didn't take long for him to return and hand the liquor out through the sales window.

Yu Wei took the liquor, said thanks, turned back to the roadside, and got in the car.

Liu Zhengming took the liquor, looked at it, and said with a smile: "I've always heard this liquor is good, but it's too expensive, so I couldn't bring myself to buy it. Today I'm in a good mood, so I bought a bottle to see if it's really good."

Yu Wei laughed along, but just as he was about to say something, he thought of the driver, Old Ma, and immediately swallowed the words he was about to say.

Liu Zhengming arrived home, and his wife, Cui Shuyun, was waiting for him to eat.

Seeing him return with a smile on his face and a bottle of liquor in his hand, she was very strange.

"Old Liu, what good thing happened today? You look so happy."

Liu Zhengming laughed loudly, placed the liquor on the dining table, then went to the washroom to wash his hands, returned, and sat in the chair.

"It's a good thing, but it can't be said yet. Just wait, it won't be long before you know."

Cui Shuyun rolled her eyes at him: "Forget it if you won't say. Let's eat."

Liu Zhengming opened the liquor: "Shuyun, keep me company for a drink."

"Okay!"

Cui Shuyun went to the kitchen to get two glasses, then picked up the liquor and poured a glass for Liu Zhengming and herself.

"Jiangzhou Yugong liquor, how could you bring yourself to buy it?"

Liu Zhengming said very mysteriously: "I paid for this bottle of liquor, but believe it or not, in the future, I won't have to spend a penny to drink this liquor."

Cui Shuyun said with a smile: "What's going on? Is Zhou Andong your long-lost brother? You don't have to pay for liquor."

Liu Zhengming laughed happily again: "He's not my long-lost brother, but he's my close comrade-in-arms. How could I have the nerve to pay for his liquor?"

Cui Shuyun shook her head with a smile and raised her glass: "Come on, Old Liu, seeing you in such a good mood, I have to have a drink with you."

Over the past year, she had seen Liu Zhengming go from high spirits to low spirits.

She knew Liu Zhengming's situation very well, but she had no way to help, so she could only be anxious inside without showing it.

It had been more than half a year, and today was the first time she had seen Liu Zhengming laugh so happily.

Naturally, the gloom that had been pressing on her heart also dissipated quite a bit.

The couple toasted each other, and before they knew it, a bottle of white liquor was gone.

Liu Zhengming felt more energetic the more he drank, while Cui Shuyun's face was flushed red.

"I drank a bit too much today. You clean up the table in a while; I have to go back to the room and lie down for a while."

"No problem, you go rest," Liu Zhengming promised. Only then did he notice someone was missing: "Where's Liu Rui?"

Cui Shuyun got up and walked toward the room: "She went out to play with her classmates, she should be back soon."

"The college entrance exam is coming up, and she's still going out to play blindly. It's too outrageous," Liu Zhengming said with dissatisfaction.

Cui Shuyun pulled the bedroom door handle and snorted.

"If you have the ability, say it to her face when she gets back."

"You think I don't dare?" Liu Zhengming said stubbornly.

Cui Shuyun looked at Liu Zhengming with contempt and pushed the door into the room.

Liu Zhengming gave a wry smile, cleaned up the table, went into the study, sat in the chair, and lit a cigarette.

"Hoo!"

Liu Zhengming took a deep breath and then exhaled a long breath. The smoke instantly dissipated before his eyes, and then he grabbed the phone and quickly dialed a string of numbers.

It only rang twice before the other side answered: "This is Xiao Qun."

Liu Zhengming said: "This is Liu Zhengming, let's meet tomorrow night."

"Okay!" Xiao Qun promised and hung up the phone.

Liu Zhengming leaned against the back of the chair, looking up at the ceiling: "Do you really think I don't have any cards in my hand?"