Chapter 872: Reaching a Reconciliation with Chen Qing!

Chen Qing left the County Party Secretary's office and turned to come to Tang Ye's office.

Tang Ye had calculated that Chen Qing would come, had already brewed tea, and raised his hand in a gesture of invitation.

"County Magistrate Chen, please have some tea."

Chen Qing sat down opposite Tang Ye, picked up the teacup, and said self-deprecatingly, "I've long heard that the tea Secretary Tang uses to entertain guests is exceptionally refined; today I finally have the chance to taste it."

Tang Ye smiled, "If you find it to your taste, I'll give you a box to take back later."

Chen Qing did not stand on ceremony, "Then I won't be polite!"

Tang Ye mused to himself that Chen Qing was not as difficult to get along with as all that.

Sometimes, contradictions and conflicts are merely a matter of differing positions, being led astray by emotions.

"Secretary Tang, I must apologize to you; my attitude when resolving the problem earlier was poor." Chen Qing set down the teacup, his tone exceptionally sincere.

Tang Ye could tell that Chen Qing was acting.

However, in this day and age, what one fears most is that some people aren't even willing to act with you.

"County Magistrate Chen, I can understand your feelings. We will have many opportunities to work together in the future; if there are differences, we can discuss them, but we must speak on principle and address the matter as it stands. Once the matter has passed, let's not keep it on our minds."

Tang Ye also began to act.

"Good." Chen Qing set down the teacup again, "In the future, I will be more cautious in my work; at the time, it was indeed just delegated down, and I didn't follow up."

"Regarding the matter of demolition compensation, I have already communicated with Secretary Ou, and it will be based on the standards of other previous demolition zones. As for the demolition company's suspected violent demolition behavior, the County Public Security Bureau has already established a Special Case Investigation Team; once it is verified, they will be severely punished without leniency." Since the knot in his heart was untied, Tang Ye saw no need to beat around the bush with Chen Qing.

Chen Qing nodded slightly, "Fine, I will have someone go and terminate the contract with the demolition company later, and at the same time, have them provide a reasonable explanation for the violent behavior."

Tang Ye pondered to himself that Chen Qing's method of resolution was still not decisive enough.

What he wanted was not just an "explanation," but to dig deeper and ensure the evil was completely eradicated.

However, there was no need to emphasize this to Chen Qing again.

After all, the two were in a peer relationship, not a superior-subordinate one.

In Chen Qing's view, only Secretary Ou and County Magistrate Jiang could issue orders to him!

"County Magistrate Chen, please stay your step; please take this box of tea leaves."

"Oh my, that is so embarrassing!"

"Not taking it would be looking down on me."

"Fine, then I shall respectfully obey."

The tea packaging bag was printed with the three characters "For Internal Use Only."

This was something Tang Ye had specifically had the tea factory print on it.

The same product, the same production process—once "For Internal Use Only" was stamped on it, the prestige was maxed out.

Within this lay the public's curiosity and yearning for the privileged class.

Chen Qing left the office carrying a box of Hanzhou Green, his mood much more relaxed.

In fact, he had always wanted to get along well with Tang Ye, as he knew Tang Ye had outstanding ability, but he was afraid Tang Ye would ignore him.

It was mainly because Qiao Lin was always bad-mouthing Tang Ye in his ear, causing him to develop a prejudice against Tang Ye, thinking he was a young man who was arrogant, unruly, and difficult to communicate with.

Thinking about it carefully, Chen Qing felt he could no longer let Qiao Lin spout nonsense in the future.

Everyone in the County Party Committee Compound knew that Tang Ye had a major issue with Qiao Lin.

The fact that Qiao Lin didn't get promoted to Deputy County Magistrate was all blamed on Tang Ye.

After having contact with Tang Ye, Chen Qing discovered that Qiao Lin was far too full of himself.

With Tang Ye's vision and perspective, he wouldn't look down on a petty person like Qiao Lin at all.

Qiao Lin sat in his office, feeling exceptionally frustrated.

Starting an hour ago, he had felt his eyelid twitching violently!

How could such a huge oversight occur in the land acquisition and demolition work for the Anthracite Project?

He and the demolition company boss, Zhang Tongshan, had a good relationship; when a death occurred previously, it was he who helped smooth things over.

Qiao Lin was the Government Office Director and was familiar with people in the Land and Resources Bureau and the Public Security Bureau, so if he stepped forward, he could suppress the matter.

He had originally thought that Chen Qing and Tang Ye would eventually have a dispute over some matter and come to blows.

This scene had indeed occurred.

However, the result did not go as he had wished!

Chen Qing returned to the office and called Qiao Lin into the office.

"I just communicated with Secretary Ou. The matter of the gate-blocking at the Anthracite Project requires an explanation from the demolition company side. We need to terminate the contract with them immediately, and furthermore, hand over the perpetrators."

Qiao Lin said softly, "We have a contract with them."

Chen Qing took a deep breath, "As a government department, we must of course follow the spirit of contract, but the premise is that the other party must abide by the law. You go and implement this quickly!"

Qiao Lin left helplessly, and after sitting down, he dialed Zhang Tongshan's phone number.

"Boss Zhang, there is a matter I just need to communicate with you about."

Zhang Tongshan said with a smile, "Why don't we meet and talk? I'll treat you to a meal."

Some things were indeed only appropriate to discuss in person.

After getting off work, Qiao Lin arrived at a manor.

Guided by a waiter, he walked into a private room.

To his surprise, Zhang Tongshan had not arrived.

After Qiao Lin sat down, he called the waiter, "Serve the food!"

The waiter paused for a moment, "Are you the only one?"

Qiao Lin said, "Let's serve the dishes first!"

Ten minutes or so later, the room door was pushed open.

Zhang Tongshan walked in with a smile on his face, "My apologies, Director Qiao, I'm late."

Qiao Lin's face was frosty, and he was furious.

If it were any other time, being late would be one thing.

But with things being so urgent, he was still acting so sluggish.

Seeing that Qiao Lin wasn't speaking, Zhang Tongshan knew he was angry, so he picked up the white liquor on the table, poured a glass, and said with a smile, "I ran into something when I left, and then I hit a traffic jam caused by a car accident on the way. I'll drink this first as a sign of respect!"

Qiao Lin picked up his soup bowl, took a sip of soup, and glanced at Zhang Tongshan with an expressionless face.

Zhang Tongshan was stunned for a moment, then quickly squeezed out a smile, "Not sincere enough, how about this, I'll finish this small carafe."

After speaking, he picked up the glass carafe and drank the entire thing, a spicy sensation rising in his throat.

Only then did Qiao Lin stand up nonchalantly, wiped his hands with a wet towel, tossed it onto the table, and walked straight out.

Zhang Tongshan stared at Qiao Lin's departing back in astonishment, a look of surprise appearing at the corners of his mouth, which immediately gave way to a trace of coldness.

He took out his phone and sent a message to Qiao Lin.

Immediately after, he pulled out a chair, sat at the table, and began to eat slowly and leisurely.

After counting to ten silently, the door to the private room was opened.

Qiao Lin walked into the private room with a smile on his face.

"General Manager Zhang, I was just joking with you."

Zhang Tongshan pursed his lips toward the seat beside him, his attitude completely different now.

Qiao Lin sat down cautiously.

Seeing Qiao Lin being manipulated by him.

Zhang Tongshan sneered inwardly!

He tapped the empty wine glass on the table.

Qiao Lin hurriedly picked up the white liquor bottle, preparing to pour for Zhang Tongshan first.

Zhang Tongshan, however, covered his own glass and sneered.

"I've already finished mine. Now it's your turn to drink."