Chapter 1618 Attempt and Completion - Chapter 1619 Dragon Crossing the River
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"What?" Wang Er kept listening with his ears perked up, waiting for the other party to reveal his identity. When he heard that this guy was actually the director or deputy of the Phoenix Municipal Science and Technology Commission, he was so hung up that his breath was stuck in his throat. Chen Taizhong admitted that he was.
Zhongnanhai's bodyguard probably wouldn't surprise him any more.
"How dare you to deceive the secretary's brand?" Director Wang turned around and grabbed the tall and thin policeman's gun. How could Mengyi's No. 1 car fall into the hands of such a person? It must be a deception.
Chen Taizhong looked at him with a smile as if he didn't know what he said and didn't react at all. Secretary Xu heard this and shouted sharply, "Wang Erhua, what are you going to do?"
If Xu Ziqiang could become the secretary of the county party committee, he would not be too confused. It is certain that the Phoenix Science and Technology Commission has nothing to do with the provincial party committee. Moreover, Tongyu is a small place and he has not paid attention to Chen Taizhong. However, he is also sure that the Phoenix Science and Technology Commission is from
The deputy director must be a member of the system!
People in the individual system are still deputy directors." Such a young deputy director deceived the boss's license plate and dared to admit in public that he had made such a mistake. What kind of brain-dead person must he be?
Does the young man in front of him look like he's mentally retarded? He doesn't look like Secretary Xu at all. He even saw something worth pondering in his bright smile.
This guy is setting a trap for Wang Erhua again! Almost in an instant, he made the clearest judgment. Yes, Tongyu is a small place, but people in small places have narrow vision at most, but that doesn't mean they are mentally retarded.
So Xu Ziqiang immediately stopped Wang Erhua. The next moment, he looked at Chen Taizhong calmly and nodded slightly, "It turns out to be Director Chen. What's the deal with this license plate number? Can you please explain to me?"
There was no expression on his face, as if there was a possibility of being held accountable. In fact, this was just a last resort. Secretary Xu's heart was churning: Could this be a princeling? Whose child would dare to deceive the boss's license plate?
"Explanation? Okay." Chen Taizhong shrugged. He was not surprised by Xu Ziqiang's reaction. If a dignified county party secretary can't even figure out the cause and effect, he might as well go home and become popular.
So he spread his hands and looked at the other party with a half-smile, "But I said, Lao Xu, you don't realize it. Should you first explain to me how your party committee leads the law enforcement agency?"
Sure enough, Xu Ziqiang, the famous master, understood what he said. Wang Erhua finally came to his senses when he heard this. Chief Wang's education is not high, but that doesn't mean that his IQ is not high enough. If the young man in front of him is so arrogant at this stage, he must be confident.
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"The party committee is not mine. It belongs to the party." Secretary Xu forced out a smile. He shook his head and at that moment he had decided to get out of the incident. He had been getting along quite happily with the old secretary and his team.
But Wang Erhua relied on the fact that he was the godson of the old secretary and usually didn't buy into his fault.
You should settle the matter you caused yourself. Xu Ziqiang glanced at Wang Erhua, "Director Wang. The county committee doesn't know about this matter. Can you explain it to me?"
**When was it your turn to talk to me like this? Director Wang was very dissatisfied, but he couldn't help but answer and said, "I haven't come to a conclusion yet about who burned this mountain."
If Qiang heard that someone had wrongly accused him, it would be normal for him to come and verify it, right?"
"Is this how verification is done?" Liu Wangnan, who was filming this scene, couldn't stand it anymore after hearing this. He stopped the machine in his hand and found the beginning of the paragraph and pressed "Replay".
"I don't know this girl is yours. But I haven't touched her yet. If you want any compensation, just tell me the price." After hearing Wang Xiaoqiang's shameless words, he looked at the picture and the guy slowly mentioned it.
Even Xu Ziqiang couldn't bear the look of his pants anymore. He slammed the table hard and said, "You bastard!"
"The one who wasn't photographed earlier is even more disgusting," Chen Taizhong snorted, "And who is he? Can he represent the police to verify?" Ding Xiaoning had already stopped chasing the guy when he saw someone coming. Hearing these words made him feel endless new hatred.
Old resentments welled up in my heart, and as soon as I bent down, I wanted to pick up the stool again.
Liu Wangnan raised his hand to stop her and turned to look at the pale Wang Erhua, "My little girl came with me to the grave. Even if Director Wang, you haven't investigated the situation clearly, you have confirmed that it has nothing to do with her. She is still young. Why?
To bear such humiliation?"
"Playing the piano randomly" Xu Ziqiang couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to turn around and leave, but he didn't dare yet. Who knows what the background of this deputy director named Chen is? Today's incident is so big and bad in nature, what if it offends others?
I'm not satisfied with the hat on my head. Maybe I should move it.
"Inform Secretary Chen of the Discipline Inspection Commission and Secretary Liu of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission to come over now!" Secretary Xu finally made up his mind and said without even looking at Wang Erhua, "It's time for the political and legal team to be reorganized."
"But he attacked the police and beat everyone like this." After being slapped twice, the short man said in a deep voice. He is Wang Erhua's confidant and said that this time I have to rush in front to protect the boss from disaster. If the boss falls into trouble,
I wouldn't have a good time if I just pointed at the wounded on the ground and said, "Secretary Xu, look.
Chen Taizhong ignored this guy at all. He turned to look at Liu Pannan, "Secretary of the Discipline Inspection and Political and Legal Affairs Committee of Tongyu County?" Seeing her nodding slightly, he couldn't help but chuckle, "Secretary Xu, with all due respect, there should be an avoidance principle.
Bar?"
Avoid? Wang Erhua has his godfather to support him. You can't find a place to avoid in Tongde! Xu Ziqiang smiled bitterly in his heart but his face was calm as usual. He licked his lips at the wounded people on the ground, "Do you have these people, Director Chen?"
It would be best if the suspicion of over-defense could be resolved within Tongde. Don’t worry, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer.”
Do you want to cover the lid? Chen Taizhong grinned and smiled silently, "Old Xu, don't worry about me. I'm not afraid of being too defensive at all. I don't know whether it's more serious to rape a woman in a police station or to be too defensive."
The crime is serious."
"It was an attempt." Three words finally came out of Wang Erhua's mouth, but he said no more. However, his meaning was already very obvious. Since it was an attempt rather than a success, the responsibility is much smaller.
"If it succeeds, you will be dead." Chen Taizhong snorted and looked at him with disdain. "It is not a criminal retreat, nor a cessation of the crime. It is an attempt under the interference of external forces." Tell me about the law?
"But it was indeed an attempt." Before Secretary Xu could say more, Chen Taizhong interrupted him with a wave of his hand. "Whether it was an attempt or not depends on the law and interpretation. Old Xu, do you dare to make a bet with me that I can handle Fengzi?"
Is it done?
Who can afford this bet with you? Secretary Xu smiled bitterly and said to himself that this guy really deserves to be the master who drove the No. 1 car and dared to say such things nakedly.
However, in the lower counties and districts, this is often the case. The grassroots struggle method is more direct, and those who come down from the top have a strong sense of superiority, and it is easy for them to let go of the tail they usually hold between their legs.
Xu Ziqiang was waiting to say anything more. However, a call came to his cell phone. The voice on the receiver was loud, which was obvious dissatisfaction. "Xu Ziqiang Provincial Party Committee Car No. 1 has gone to you, Tongyu, don't you know how to report it to the organization?"
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"Secretary Li, am I not implementing the situation?" Secretary Xu tried his best to put on a smile. This incident actually reached the ears of the boss of the municipal party committee? "This time it was not Secretary Meng but Chen Taizhong, the deputy director of the Phoenix Science and Technology Commission.
I drove this car."
"Chen Taizhong?" There was a buzz on the phone. It was obvious that Secretary Li was no stranger to this name. "I wonder how he could drive Secretary Meng's car?"
Secretary Li really knows that Chen Taizhong has a good relationship with Chen Jie. Of course he knows that there is such an eye-catching figure in the Science and Technology Commission in charge of Governor Chen. He also knows that this person has been very prosperous in Tiannan recently and is a hard-core Mongolian man.
He even knew that Li Wufeng could become the director of the Forestry Department with a little bit of Chen Taizhong in his mind.
But he also knows very well that Boss Meng is similar to most provincial party committee secretaries. Car No. 1 is usually not used and is only used when something big happens. So he can't figure it out. With Boss Meng's low profile, it is impossible to lend him this license plate.
How could it be lent to Chen Taizhong for his wife or daughter’s use?
Gee, does Secretary Li know this person? When Secretary Xu hung up the phone, his look at Chen Taizhong was even more complicated: This guy is definitely someone with a big background. No wonder he dares to be so arrogant.
As for the question of why car No. 1 ended up on the opposite side and why it was not an Audi or a luxury bus but a Mercedes-Benz, this was not what he wanted to focus on.
"Director Chen, how do you want to deal with this matter? If you want to avoid it, who should the case be handed over to review?" Xu Ziqiang came back from the outside after answering the phone and could no longer think so much. He had to ensure that he was in this case.
Neutrality in the matter. "We at the Tongyu County Committee will do our best to cooperate."
"Let me tell you, this off-site interrogation is very necessary. I think Phoenix is good." Chen Taizhong smiled and raised his eyebrows. "Of course, if you think I have selfish motives, you can go to Subo. But the influence will be difficult to control."
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You bastard Wang Erhua felt confused when he heard that your woman's lower body is made of gold? It's just an attempt. You actually want to interrogate across the region or go to Phoenix. That's your home. Why don't you just avoid it now?
When Secretary Xu heard this, he felt dizzy again. Of course he didn't want this matter to be brought to Subo, but it wasn't a problem to go to Phoenix. I thought that if I went there, I would just let you rub it. Wasn't that steel egg being tried in Tongyu?
How could Wang Erhua agree to this?
But he didn't have the guts to refute Chen Taizhong. What is absolute neutrality? It's called absolute neutrality when you don't provoke any party. The thing under your nose called Wang is your mouth. If you don't object to others, they will bear the thunder for you?
Just then Director Wang's cell phone rang.
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The person who called Wang Erhua was Mayor Sheng Huasheng. He also got the news that Provincial Committee Car No. 1 had appeared in Tongyu, but his news was different from Secretary Li's. He even knew that the car was parked at the county police station, so he called Wang Erhua first.
Call up.
"The person who did not come to reduce the number of Secretary Changmeng is a man named Chen Taizhong, who is from the Phoenix Science and Technology Commission." Director Wang replied calmly. Even if he had ideas, he would not show them nakedly. "The authenticity of the license plate is between me and Xu.
Secretary Ziqiang is in the process of implementation, so we did not report it rashly. Once there is definite news, we will report it to the city as soon as possible.
While talking, he gave Chen Taizhong a sinister look at the matter regarding the boy Tongde. After all, the Tongde people have the final say? Wait, something seems to be wrong.
"Is this Chen Taizhong here?" To his surprise, Mayor Sheng actually knew such a person. However, the more tragic news was yet to come. Director Wang finally knew what was wrong because the next moment Shenghua changed the subject.
I was no longer obsessed with car No. 1 but talked about another thing.
"I heard that Ding Xiaoning was aggrieved at Tongyu Elementary School. Xiao Wang, you have to do her ideological work well. Ding is always a person who has great kindness to Tongde. She donated a total of 1.5 million to Tongde for the flood last year, of which Guang Tongde got it.
500,000 Du Governor met with her specially for this purpose. Xiao Wang, if you let her leave with resentment, even if I don't care, someone will.
With a "click", Wang Erhua's cell phone fell to the ground and broke into pieces. He finally realized why he looked familiar to the little girl with thick lips and black eyes.
I bet this is the "beautiful orphan entrepreneur" who made a lot of noise last year. I heard that this girl didn't even buy Du Yi's face. In Governor Du's office, I questioned that the disaster relief funds might be misappropriated for other purposes. Governor Du could only
He responded with a wry smile and did not even dare to say harsh words. Many things were spread from the top to the bottom, and they became more and more evil.
"**!" Director Wang didn't even care about his cell phone, he picked up a pound of stool and smashed it on the head of the unconscious Wang Xiaoqiang, "I'll beat you to death, you bastard!"
With a "snap" sound, the stool was knocked away by Chen Taizhong with one hand. He looked coldly at the berserk Director and sneered, "Wang Bureau, are you going to jump over the wall and kill someone to silence him?"
"I'll silence your mother!" Wang Erhua is really going crazy. His brother has recruited people from Meng Yi to try to rape. It's Du Yi's people who are trying to rape. You still say that I silence you? I have done something sinful and need to silence you.
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However, impulsiveness will always be punished. When the sun sets, Chen Liuzhong slaps him hard twice in the face, followed by the shield on the foot. "Grandson, what are you talking about?"
"Director Chen, Director Chen." Xu Ziqiang understood as soon as he heard that it was the pressure from Shenghua. Wang Erhua was so angry that he hurriedly tried to persuade him, "Yun Zhuhe, the secretary of the Municipal Law Committee, has already driven over. What's the matter?"
It’s not too late to speak slowly.”
Yunzhuhe's name sounds quite elegant, but he is thin, has small eyebrows, and has windy ears. He wears glasses, has yellow teeth, has a small chest, and is very high. During the Anti-Japanese War, he didn't need to wear makeup, and he looked like a Japanese.
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"I was ordered here by Secretary Li." As soon as he entered the door, Secretary Yun announced his address in a cold tone, as if he was angry. "Let's understand the situation first."
It's no wonder that the road from Tongde City to Tongyu was not easy to walk and it was a night drive. Even if the driver was an experienced driver, it took him a full two hours to get there.
As soon as Yun Zhuhe arrived, Wang Erhua's face became even worse. Tongde City knew that Secretary Yun was promoted by Secretary Li when talking about competition. The short-term deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee was more than inferior to the official of the Public Prosecution and Justice Department, and he was promoted like this.
.The strength of Secretary Li’s actions can be seen clearly.
Fortunately, Secretary Yun is not a strong person and fulfills his coordinating role of the Political and Legal Committee. Behind him is the top leader of the Tongde Party Committee, and the heads of the Public Prosecution and Justice Department all give him face.
Of course Secretary Li arranged for Yun Zhuhe to come here for a reason. If I take it seriously this time, it will not only attack the local forces in Tongde, but also use it to give Chen Taizhong some face and make it convenient for me.
In fact, Secretary Li has also heard about Chen Taizhong's destructive ability. He is a good old man and does not want uncontrollable situations to occur under his rule.
Xu Ziqiang knew very well that Yun Zhuhe came late at night. In all likelihood, Wang Erhua would not be able to survive this level. Secretary Li was afraid of being tormented by Old Secretary Guan. Therefore, even if he knew that the No. 1 car was parked in the courtyard, he sent it first.
A secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee came to listen to the news to determine his course of action. Of course, this can be regarded as respect for the old secretary.
However, what he knew better was that there was a video in Chen Taizhong's hands, and it would be useless even if the old secretary came forward.
The exact news came down the next morning. The city sent a joint investigation team on the matter, and of course the county unanimously supported it. At this moment, no one dared to come forward to defend Wang Erhua.
Once the news came out, Director Wang wouldn't even dare to run away. Ordinarily, given his strength in Tongde, if Secretary Li wanted to touch him, the investigation team should be sent down secretly, otherwise it would be obvious to others.
Wang Erhua knows very well what this smells like. This is what Secretary Li said: Run. Run if you want. Destroy the evidence if you want. Even if I can't find out what's wrong with you, there are still people who won't let you go.
Director Wang had personally experienced Chen Taizhong's unreasonableness. He was very sure that if Secretary Li took action, he would still have a chance to survive. But if that bastard named Chen took action, the consequences would be unimaginable.
In fact, it seems that Secretary Li is making such a big show to save the old secretary's face. If Wang Erhua has something to do, he is only trying to save face. It's okay. He is also trying to save face and take care of the secretary. If you are not convinced, you can go to Chen Taizhong.
If Director Wang dares to run away, then the Secretary’s reputation will be lost forever. Your godson has run away.
Therefore, upright conspiracy is always the most difficult to resist.
However, Wang Erhua still underestimated Chen Taizhong's ability to cause trouble. The next morning at about eight o'clock, a dozen large cars drove over in a mighty manner. More than 300 strong young men jumped out of the cars and immediately surrounded the county police station.
Everyone was speechless and shouted in unison, "Wang Xiaoqiang, get out!"
The young men were all wearing blue workers' uniforms. The big words "Heli Auto Repair" on the uniforms were very eye-catching. For a while, people couldn't help but ask around - what happened? Does anyone dare to
Attack the police station?
Everyone in the police station was also stunned and looked at the foul-mouthed boss outside, wondering why these people looked like gangsters. How could they be workers?
But you said attacking government agencies? You can't say that the Chen family has been secretary of the Political and Legal Committee for two days. The relevant standards are relatively clear. Everyone just blocked the door and didn't rush in.
So some people went out to learn about the situation. After a while, everyone realized that the girl who was almost raped yesterday was the chairman of Heli Auto Repair. The boss was bullied and the workers below quit working!
Is this a worker? It’s not like the police have never seen gangsters before, they already knew in their hearts that they are dragging gangsters to demonstrate. Isn’t Wang Xiaoqiang, the so-called Big Brother in Tongde? Today I’ll let you see what Big Brother means overnight.
I dragged more than 300 people from 700 kilometers away!
The police still have their own ways of dealing with the gangsters. Some people pretended to be kind and persuaded, "Even if you are not attacking the party and government agencies, you are seriously disturbing social order. Our county has a riot brigade. Let's disperse. Please disperse."
"Riot brigade? You scared me to death." The gangster on the opposite side replied with a playful smile while pouting at the large sedan in the distance. "There are three more cars, all filled with old people, women and children. If you have the guts, call me now."
It’s the grandson who will pass the riot brigade or not!”
Hearing this, he was speechless. There was Mercedes-Benz No. 1 parked in the yard. Anyone who dared to call the anti-riot brigade was not enforcing the law but was working against Boss Meng.
But it’s not a problem to keep going on like this, isn’t it? So not long after, Jiahua got the news. Mayor Sheng hesitated and dialed Ding Xiaoning’s phone number. “Mr. Ding, you have contributed and have feelings for Tongde. Isn’t it a little bit to continue doing this?
Not suitable?"
"I have contributed and have feelings for Tongde. Yes." Ding Xiaoning sneered, "But has Tongde contributed to me and has feelings for me? Is this what I deserve?"
Sheng Hua was almost speechless by her. After a long time, she sighed, "We have already started to deal with Wang Erhua's matter. You have to believe in the party and the government. Let's talk to your people. Let's break up."
"I can't talk to them." Ding Xiaoning simply refused. "These are the laid-off workers of Phoenix Textile Factory when no one cares about them. I care about them. They are called consciences."
"Alas" Sheng Hua silently hung up the phone again. He, a dignified mayor, was so embarrassed that he was left speechless. It's really embarrassing.
This is really a hot yam and cannot be dealt with seriously. He is not only afraid of Chen Taizhong, but also Ding Xiaoning. He has indeed made a great contribution to Tongde. He has suffered such a great grievance and even cried in front of Governor Du.
What else will the Sheng family have left without the support of Governor Du?
But what if the situation gradually escalates if we don’t deal with it seriously?
Just let them do the hard work. At this moment, Mayor Sheng felt a heavy sense of powerlessness in his heart. If I had known it would be like this, I should have dealt with it more seriously when Xiao Ding called yesterday.
Secretary Li was shocked when he heard this kind of thing and said he had to call Chen Jie quickly. "Governor Chen, please help persuade Chen Taizhong. I can't stand it if this goes on."
I knew this Chen Taizhong was not a fuel-efficient guy! After Chen Jie hung up the phone, she thought about it carefully: Xiao Chen is quite respectful to me. Let’s give it a try.
Chen Taizhong showed great respect to Governor Chen. After hearing the leader's instructions, the people surrounding the door of the county police station dispersed not long after.
But after they dispersed, this group of workers went out in small groups on the street to ask what kind of gangsters were following Wang Xiaoqiang in Tongyu County. For a time, the streets were full of "Heli Auto Repair." People in the county were shocked.
Eyes dizzy.
Wang Xiaoqiang has been domineering in Tongyu for many years. Of course, someone is willing to secretly give them some advice. So the workers who got the news showed up at the door of the gangster's house the next moment and wrote down all the house numbers and other things in a small book.
This kind of "settlement of accounts" smelled too strong. Some gangsters were really unhappy about being bullied and rushed out to fight with others. However, these workers were well prepared and pulled out brightly large spanners, pipe pliers, etc. from their waists.
It’s not illegal to carry some tools with you to repair your car, right? Even though those tools are brand new.
In just one morning, there were six or seven fights in Tongyu County. However, the police could only try their best to cooperate with the fierce dragons of Phoenix and kill them across the river. Anyone who was not afraid of death would go and arrest them.
In fact, there are also people injured in Heli Auto Repair. The gangsters in Tongyu know that they have become young, but since they have joined society, they have to have the consciousness of being buried in a ditch. So the people in Heli Auto Repair use "car repair tools". These gangsters
However, some people use controlled knives.
However, there are probably a lot of people in the world who are afraid of death. By noon, most of Tong Yu’s followers who had followed Wang Xiaoqiang had escaped, leaving only the blue “Heli Auto Repair” wandering around the streets.
Even the common people knew that Wang Xiaoqiang's people were being blatantly hunted down by a group of more ruthless bosses. Then a very strange thing happened. The people in Ben were so polite to the outsiders who beat them that the hotel owner secretly gave him
Those who come to dine at "Heli Auto Repair" are free of charge.
"Those who are fighting and killing all over the street are really ashamed of this police uniform." Two young people were leaning at the door of a store with a closed rolling shutter. The young man glanced at the situation on the street and sighed. The audio-visual store behind him
The man who owned the store was Wang Xiaoqiang's thug. The only female owner of a video store in Yuxiao County was afraid of being implicated. She actually closed it in broad daylight.
"You're wearing plain clothes." The other sneered. "You are torturing Tongyu around with your big eyes closed. Do you think you are worthy of this police uniform?"
"Chen Taizhong is really a fierce man." The man gave a wry smile. Director Chen's name left Tongyu in silence all morning, at least among the police. "It's strange that you said he is such a boss and gangster with an unlimited future."
What's involved?"
"They are obviously workers, but you think they are gangsters." This guy obviously sees things more clearly than the other guy, so he gave me some kind guidance. "It's up to you to decide whether he's a gangster or a worker. It's up to others."
"Yeah." The man nodded and sighed deeply, "I don't know how Chen Taizhong managed these people so that no one caused trouble. The "Godfather of the Underworld" in Phoenix City is well-deserved."
The Tongyu County Police Department sent out personnel to observe whether the situation would escalate. These two men were tasked with such a task, but the other one clearly disagreed. "These people are all wearing uniforms. Who dares to cause trouble? Who dares to follow and stir up trouble?"
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At this time, Chen Taizhong encountered a little trouble. When the old secretary heard about Wang Erhua, he came over from Tongde to find out what happened. After the old secretary sighed again and again, he went to Chen Taizhong and asked to talk to him privately, "This
It’s Xiao Chen, right? Can you find a place where I can talk to you?”
There were many people eating with Chen Taizhong. In addition to the four who were detained yesterday, there were also Xu Ziqiang and the deputy director of the Agriculture Bureau. Secretary Xu wanted to resolve the grievances of the Chen family. As for the deputy director's intentions, there was no need to ask.
If such a powerful person doesn't come to join in the fun, that's
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"Let's talk about it here." Chen Taizhong didn't intend to give Old Secretary Guan this face. If you hadn't indulged the Wang brothers, would they have reached this stage? But seeing that Old Guan's hair was all white, he hesitated and said, "Add a stool."
Let’s eat together?”
Secretary Guan felt uncomfortable hearing this and said in his heart, old man, I have influence all over Tongde. I almost became a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee back then. How could you, a young deputy, not even stand up when talking to me?
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I don't need to be polite to you anymore. He snorted, "I just found out that the license plate of car No. 1 is still hanging on an Audi car owned by the Provincial Committee."
Do you know that your kid is forging the No. 1 license plate? I originally wanted to save some face for you.
"Oh? Are you talking about this?" Chen Taizhong took out his mobile phone and dialed the number. "Secretary Meng, you lent me the license plate of the No. 1 car last time. I am hanging it now. Someone asked me what happened."
"Huh?" Meng Yi hummed in surprise and was stunned for a while before humming again, "Give the phone to the person who asked you."
Huh? Secretary Guan took the phone and was quite puzzled. Then he put the receiver to his ear and a majestic voice came out, "I am Meng Yi. I have two license plates. Do you need me to report this to you?"