“Don’t you need to keep an eye on the news?” Jian Xiaodan was still a little worried about refreshing the web page. The comments on the internet were still very critical of Gaozhou City, Wuchuan Province. Some of them even revealed that they could not farm near the lake in Hook Village. There was also a lake that outsiders were not allowed to enter. However, the crowd said that the news was unbelievable, but it was enough to stir up public indignation.

“No need.” Gaoleng shook his head. “It’s just a prefecture-level city. They don’t post any response in the middle of the night.”

The pace of the government departments is very slow. They have to hold a meeting, re-examine it, and even peel off a few layers of old skin. For the sake of you or him, it’s almost midnight. They won’t make any new moves.

“Why don’t you rest, but I’m sure you won’t be able to sleep. Are you hungry?” Gao sneered and pointed at her stomach. “I’ve heard your stomach scream several times.”

“I’m hungry.” Jian Xiaodan rubbed her stomach and said embarrassedly, pointing at the hotel order book, “You can ask them to deliver it.”

“No need. Take a shower and put on some makeup. Someone will pick us up later and treat us to a big meal.”

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After hanging up the phone, Qi Feng sat down on the sofa with a panicked expression and straightened out his thoughts.

“If any special news comes out, then I’ll tell the media tomorrow. If I get slapped in the face again, I’ll definitely be investigated.” A layer of fine sweat appeared on Qi Feng’s forehead. It had been agreed at the meeting just now that big matters would be reduced to small ones and small matters would be reduced to small ones. It was said that although the tourist attractions had long been included in the tourism planning, they had always been unable to do so for various reasons and would be resolved as soon as possible. Then, when the storm was over, everything would be fine.

‘”That’s right. Although the lake inside can’t be entered, many people know that it was occupied by someone. However, most people don’t know who it was. Most of my peers still know. It’s normal for Secretary Fang to offend someone for so many years. This is someone else’s business!” Qi Feng rubbed his temples.

“They are fighting each other. Why should I be this cannon fodder?” Qi Feng made up his mind to call Deputy Secretary immediately. The phone rang for a long time before he answered. The vice mayor’s impatient voice rang out, “Director Qi, I can’t do anything about the organization’s decision, can I? I know you’re wronged, but since it happened, and it’s under your planning bureau, you as the planning bureau…”

“I just contacted the general manager of Xingsheng Magazine. I have some friends with him. He said that there will be another topic.” Qi Feng interrupted Deputy Secretary and said hurriedly, “This topic was ordered by the higher-ups!”

At this point, he heard a sudden braking sound and a nervous breathing sound.

They were all old foxes, and they all knew what these words meant.

Half an hour later, the originally quiet government building lit up again. A newly arrived official, some of whom were still on the road, yawned again and returned to the conference room. Deputy Secretary called them all back.

“What’s going on? I just got home and I’m trapped.” One of them couldn’t even open his eyes, so he sat down and put his fat body on the table.

“I’m just halfway through. The secretary’s tone is very serious. What happened?” The other one lit a cigarette and lowered his voice with a frown, “Didn’t we all agree that Qi Feng would come out to face the media?”

“It was originally a matter for his Planning Bureau!” An elderly official was holding a thermos cup in his hand, soaked in Cordyceps sinensis and extremely dissatisfied.

“What’s wrong? Why are we the only ones back for the meeting?” Suddenly, an official noticed something fishy. Only four returned to the meeting, and all of them had houses by the lake in Hook Village, or were digging for foundations before they could build a house.

Suddenly, the few of them realized that something was wrong.

“Something big has happened.” As soon as Deputy Secretary entered the office, his expression couldn’t be any more broken. Qi Feng had just told him the situation clearly. If he said that the first meeting only required someone to take the blame, and that the secretary was still calm despite being angry, then this time it would be a complete mess.

“What’s the matter?” The few of them hurriedly asked.

“I’m afraid that someone was eyeing Secretary Fang for this topic.” Deputy Secretary’s low voice was filled with panic as he explained the situation to the’neighbors’ of Hook Village. After he finished speaking, the foreheads of these people were covered with sweat.

In the conference room, apart from Qi Feng, who didn’t touch the land of Hook Village, the others were all built there. They knew that if anyone really wanted to use this land to fight against Secretary Fang, they would have to be pulled in.

“Is the information accurate?” One of them wiped away his sweat in disbelief. He nervously put his hands on the ground and asked, “Director Qi, is this information accurate or not?”

“I don’t dare to guarantee that either.” Qi Feng said, “It’s just that Xingsheng Magazine, the general manager of Gaoleng, told me personally, and did you notice one detail?” As he said that, he took out his phone and opened Xingsheng Magazine’s web page, pointing to the time when the topic was posted: “Their topic was posted within 10 minutes after Yuzhi withdrew his Weibo, 10 minutes!” How could they work out a topic in ten minutes? “Most of the reports in here revolve around Hook Village, and several of them criticize why Yuzhi’s Weibo was deleted.”

Gaoleng had told him this detail.

This detail was ironclad proof that this topic had been arranged in advance.

A few people hurriedly took out their phones and looked at them. One of them had presbyopic eyes that wished they could see it clearly with their toes between their phones. Their faces could no longer be described as ashen. In their eyes, the people above were fighting, and the people below were cannon fodder.

No one wants to be cannon fodder.

“Please invite President Gao, the general manager of Xingsheng Magazine, to come over.” Deputy Secretary said with a serious face.

“That’s right. To be able to invite him to publish such a topic, this is definitely something that can only be accomplished by the abilities above.” Another person hurriedly answered and said weakly, “He was the one who created the rotten meat case.”

“Rotten meat case?!” Hearing this case, everyone’s expressions changed.

Officials had just gone through a great clean-up a few days ago. How many people had been arrested for this case? This was one of the anti-corruption cases that spread throughout the country. Several food enterprises in Wuchuan Province had also used the meat of the Caesar Group to trap more than ten officials and entrepreneurs of all sizes.

“He’s in Wuchuan Province now. Why don’t I call him?” Qi Feng hurriedly said. Everyone nodded madly. He picked up his phone and called Gaoleng, “President Gao, this is your Brother Qi. Can I invite you over for a cup of tea? Yes, our boss is here too.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the few people in the office immediately heaved a sigh of relief. Hearing this tone, they could be considered to be on good terms with each other.

“What? No… No.” Qi Feng’s next words left the few of them dumbfounded. After exchanging a few more words, Qi Feng hung up the phone.

“What, you’re not coming?” Deputy Secretary asked anxiously.

“He said that a photo would be sent over. It’s top secret. I’ll know why he can’t come after looking at it.” Qi Feng said heavily. With a dingdong sound, the text message came and opened. He rubbed his eyes in surprise.

The few of them moved their heads closer to the screen.

“What should I do …”

“It’s over…”

“Motherf*cker, get ready to run … This is really over.”

The few of them looked at each other with ashes on their faces. These grasshoppers on a vine looked like the end of the world was approaching, and they were about to pee from that photo.