Chapter 2355: Show your sincerity

Chen Guohua kept nodding like a robot, not because he liked to nod, but because what Qin Feng said was true, without a single mistake.

"You know your situation very well. As soon as I, the new mayor, take office, Shao Hongli and Peng Zhen will start looking for ways to punish you, and you won't even have the chance to fight back."

"And your only option is to get close to me, the new mayor. As long as I am willing to protect you, Shao Hongli and his men will not be able to touch you."

"So you secretly took people to Beijing to contact me in advance. Have you been trying to get close to me since I left Shazhou, just like today when you drove Tao Yun away and sent me home?"

"Director Chen, are my guesses correct?" Qin Feng stopped and turned to look at Chen Guohua and asked.

Chen Guohua nodded: "My little thoughts can't be hidden from the mayor's eyes. But mayor, I really want to know how you know all this? You just came to Shazhou, and you haven't contacted anyone since you came here, so it's impossible for anyone to tell you this."

"Some things don't need to be told, you can guess them." Qin Feng smiled, then walked to a chair by the lake and prepared to sit down.

Chen Guohua was quick-witted and quick-handed. Seeing that Qin Feng was about to sit down, he quickly ran over and wiped the chair with his hand. Only after he had wiped it clean did he let Qin Feng sit down.

The chair was very clean and did not need to be wiped. Qin Feng was not a very particular person. But Chen Guohua's action showed that he was very experienced.

"Like Comrade Qi Yaqiu, I was directly assigned by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee. So when you heard the news, you were very happy and felt that you were saved. After all, Comrade Qi Yaqiu and I were both assigned by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee. So naturally, I am on the same front with Comrade Qi Yaqiu. That's why you secretly ran to Beijing to pick me up."

"But after I came to Shazhou, through your observation of me over the past two days, you suddenly became unsure about what kind of person I am, because I live in the big villa of Lixin Group and I don't refuse the beautiful nanny they arranged for me."

"The most important thing is that I didn't seem to have any intention of confronting Shao Hongli. Instead, I was like a coward and took the initiative to admit defeat to Shao Hongli before I even got there."

"So you are hesitant and uneasy, not knowing whether you should put your entire future on me, but you have no other choice."

"That's why you're trying every way to get close to me and make me like you, but you don't dare to tell me anything."

"Director Chen, is my analysis correct?" Qin Feng asked Chen Guohua again with a smile.

"The mayor has a keen eye. Nothing can escape your eyes. I am as naive as a child in front of you." Chen Guojun did not deny it at all.

"Don't flatter me. I was born poor and I only like to eat solid food. So, if you really want me to protect you, then you have to be honest and show some integrity." Qin Feng said, leaning back in his chair.

Chen Guohua didn't expect that a mayor would say such words.

"Mayor, I have never lied to you. I wouldn't dare to do that even if you gave me the courage." Chen Guohua stood up.

"I didn't say you lied to me, but you didn't tell me the truth either. Chen Guohua, I'm a real and straightforward person. If you want me to protect you, that's fine, but you also have to let me see that you are worthy of my protection. Otherwise, why should I protect you? Why should I offend Shao Hongli for you and make myself unhappy on Shazhou?" Qin Feng spoke more and more directly, like two small vendors bargaining.

Chen Guohua was completely stunned. He had been in this circle for more than 20 years, and this was the first time he met such an "atypical" mayor.

"Mayor, since you were not promoted from Shazhou, nor were you transferred from the province, but were directly parachuted in by the Organization Department of the Central Committee, I can be sure that you are definitely not in cahoots with the Lixin Group."

"There is one thing you may not be aware of. The death of Mayor Qi Yaqiu is actually questionable. No one knows exactly how he died, but the official investigation result is that it was a car accident. But I think it's too coincidental." Chen Guohua said.

"What? Are you still planning to talk to me in secret?" Qin Feng asked Chen Guohua.

Chen Guohua was stunned. The fact that Qin Feng asked this meant that he knew the answer clearly.

"You already know everything?" Chen Guohua was surprised.

"I don't know anything. I can only know after you tell me. And it's not important whether I know it or not. What's important is whether you intend to let me know." Qin Feng said slowly while smoking.

Chen Guohua suddenly felt a chill on his back. This might be the true appearance of the mayor in front of him. He was definitely not a "fool" as rumored in the city government today.

"Yes, then I'll be frank, Mayor. I think Mayor Qi Yaqiu's death was not a car accident, but a murder. No one knows who murdered Mayor Yaqiu, but I guess it has something to do with the Lixin Group. Perhaps Shao Hongli is also an insider." After Chen Guohua finished speaking, he looked at Qin Feng.

After Chen Guohua finished speaking, his whole body was a little up and down, as if he had just finished a marathon. No one knew how much courage it took for him to say these words to Qin Feng, how long it took him to prepare himself mentally, and what it meant.

Chen Guohua was gambling. He was betting that Qin Feng was the same person as Qi Yaqiu. If Qin Feng was not willing to confront the Lixin Group, or even be corrupted by the Lixin Group in the future, then he would be the first sacrifice sent out by Qin Feng.

Qin Feng went to question Chen Guohua today because he was actually waiting for this sentence from Chen Guohua.

Qin Feng had known for a long time that Qi Yaqiu's death was related to the Lixin Group, so what was important was not the news that Chen Guohua told him, but the attitude with which Chen Guohua said this.

"You continue." Qin Feng smoked nonchalantly.

"You were also sent by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, and you seem to know that Mayor Qi Yaqiu's death was related to the Lixin Group. This further proves that you and Mayor Qi Yaqiu share the same political philosophy. I can see this, and the Lixin Group can see it too. This is why Yang Zhijie went to Xidu to invite you to dinner."

"They are testing you. If they find out that you are the same as Mayor Qi Yaqiu, they may treat you the same way they treated Mayor Yaqiu."

"You have also seen how much preparation the Lixin Group has made for your arrival. It seems that they are trying to please you, but in fact, this is their double-handed preparation. One is to please you and corrupt you. If you are really a money-hungry person, they can use money to control you."

"Secondly, they made such arrangements to monitor you. Originally, your driver and secretary were arranged by me, but now they are arranged by Peng Zhen. Why?" Chen Guohua said.