Chapter 2419 Attending the Dinner Party

A deputy mayor who is about to retire and has no connections with the upper echelons is a person of no value to either Shao Hongli or Jiang Longjun, so Sun Yuanwei has become a transparent figure in Shazhou’s political arena for many years.

But this is not the case for Qin Feng.

To Shao Hongli and Jiang Longjun, Sun Yuanwei has no value, but to Qin Feng, Sun Yuanwei is a treasure.

First of all, for Qin Feng, who is now "poor and penniless", he must unite all the forces that can be united, let alone a deputy mayor like Sun Yuanwei.

Secondly, although Sun Yuanwei did not have much influence at the upper level or even in the municipal party committee and government, he had a huge influence on the middle and lower-level leading cadres in the entire Shazhou.

When Qin Feng came to Shazhou, he lacked support from the province and a foundation from the cadres and the masses below. Qin Feng often laughed at himself. He said that his coming to Shazhou to take up the post was a typical case of a one-track mind that ended up being blocked at both ends.

If he could win over Sun Yuanwei, he would be able to gain influence among the middle and lower-level cadres and masses in Shazhou, which would be a godsend for Qin Feng.

So from the very beginning, Qin Feng had his eyes on Sun Yuanwei, and he had to take down Sun Yuanwei.

As for why Qin Feng has not taken action against Sun Yuanwei until now, on the one hand, Qin Feng must observe and understand Sun Yuanwei carefully, and on the other hand, Qin Feng must wait until a time he thinks is appropriate.

He chose Sun Yuanwei, and Sun Yuanwei had to choose Qin Feng. This had to be a two-way choice, just like doing business, both parties had to agree. It was not that as soon as Qin Feng opened his mouth, Sun Yuanwei would immediately agree out of gratitude.

For an old comrade who is about to retire, Mayor Qin Feng does not have much appeal to him.

There is another important reason why Qin Feng is interested in Sun Yuanwei, that is, there is nothing wrong with the relationship between Sun Yuanwei and the Lixin Group. This shows Sun Yuanwei's character. He naturally hates the Lixin Group, but due to his personal ability, he can only choose not to have contact with the Lixin Group.

Secondly, Sun Yuanwei has a deep hatred with Shao Hongli, which is even more important to Qin Feng. After all, there are few people in the entire municipal government who have no connection with Shao Hongli.

Because Sun Yuanwei chose to lie low and withdraw from political disputes a long time ago, he does not have much connection with the municipal party secretary Jiang Longjun, and even has a clear distinction with former mayor Qi Yaqiu.

According to Chen Guohua, Qi Yaqiu had the same idea as Qin Feng back then and went to talk to Sun Yuanwei several times. However, Sun Yuanwei firmly rejected Qi Yaqiu every time. He was unwilling to get involved in the political situation in Shazhou again, so Qi Yaqiu gave up later.

Just because Qi Yaqiu gives up doesn’t mean Qin Feng will give up. Just because Qi Yaqiu can’t invite Sun Yuanwei doesn’t mean Qin Feng can’t invite him.

Qin Feng waited for several months in order to invite Sun Yuanwei. What was he waiting for?

Qin Feng carefully analyzed Sun Yuanwei. Is Sun Yuanwei willing to accept this? Of course not. Who can accept the fact that someone who was once a big shot in Shazhou is now unknown? If Sun Yuanwei was a willing person, he would not have done so many earth-shaking things in Shazhou, and he would not have come this far.

Moreover, Shao Hongli and Sun Yuanwei had a deep hatred. It was said that Shao Hongli had done many things to insult Sun Yuanwei. Given Sun Yuanwei's character, wouldn't he want to retaliate against Shao Hongli? No man could bear this. The reason why he didn't mention this matter in recent years was because he knew that he was no match for Shao Hongli and could only swallow this anger.

Qin Feng did not go to find Sun Yuanwei at first, because he knew that Sun Yuanwei looked down on him at that time.

Would Sun Yuanwei, a foreign clay Buddha who can't even protect himself, be stupid enough to jump onto his ship?

So Qin Feng kept waiting until today.

Qin Feng personally called Sun Yuanwei to invite him to dinner, and then asked Chen Guohua to personally arrange tonight's dinner, and at the same time asked Chen Guohua to invite Hu Haihui, deputy director of the Finance Bureau, to come and drink with him.

It is no secret that the city is going to adjust the positions of the Secretary General of the Municipal Government and the Director of the Finance Bureau, and it has long been clear to Deputy Mayor Sun Yuanwei that the successors to these two positions are Chen Guohua and Hu Haihui.

The meaning of Qin Feng bringing Chen Guohua and Hu Haihui to invite Sun Yuanwei to dinner today was very clear. He was telling Sun Yuanwei that he, Qin Feng, had already established a firm foothold in the municipal government and had enough strength to protect him, so that he could follow him without any worries.

For the municipal government, there are three very critical positions: the director of the Finance Bureau, the director of the Public Security Bureau and the secretary general of the municipal government.

Qin Feng naturally cannot get the position of Public Security Bureau Director. Neither Shao Hongli nor Lixin Group can let Qin Feng take this position. Jiang Longjun is also unlikely to give this position to Qin Feng. What's more, this position cannot be changed just because of Shazhou City.

However, Qin Feng has successfully taken down the director of the Finance Bureau and the secretary general of the municipal government. This is why Qin Feng has the confidence to take down Sun Yuanwei.

Chen Guohua knew very well what Qin Feng was thinking, so Chen Guohua suddenly said these words to Qin Feng.

Qin Feng naturally didn't believe that there was such a coincidence in the world. It was such a coincidence that Xie Kang came to the city today to report his work to Qin Feng.

Qin Feng is the mayor. If you want to report work to Qin Feng, you have to ask for instructions in advance. It is impossible that Xie Kang does not understand this rule.

Moreover, everyone knows that Qin Feng is going out for an inspection today. How could Xie Kang come to report to Qin Feng today?

So this is just a set of speaking skills of Chen Guohua. In fact, Chen Guohua wants Xie Kang to attend the dinner hosted by Qin Feng for Sun Yuanwei tonight.

As the mayor of the largest county in Shazhou, Xie Kang's status in Shazhou's officialdom is naturally not to be underestimated. If Xie Kang is also called tonight, it will be more helpful for Qin Feng to take down Sun Yuanwei.

However, Chen Guohua also had his own plans. Last time, he specially arranged for Qin Feng to go to Pingshun City for inspection, and specially asked Xie Kang to accompany him. His original intention was to let Xie Kang come to pay homage to Qin Feng.

In Chen Guohua's opinion, this is a two-way journey for Qin Feng and Xie Kang, which will be of great benefit to Qin Feng's great cause in Shazhou.

But what Chen Guohua couldn't understand was that since Qin Feng's last inspection, he had never expressed any opinions about Xie Kang. This made Chen Guohua unable to understand what Qin Feng's attitude towards Xie Kang was.

The most anxious person was Xie Kang, who had been secretly asking Chen Guohua and Qin Feng what they thought of him.

Today, Chen Guohua took the initiative to propose that Xie Kang also attend the dinner in order to test Qin Feng's attitude towards Xie Kang.

Those who can sit at this table tonight are all those whom Qin Feng considers to be his "most trusted comrades". If Qin Feng agrees to let Xie Kang participate, it means that Qin Feng agrees with Xie Kang. Otherwise, it means that Qin Feng is dissatisfied with Xie Kang.