"Chen Feng, from your tone, can you clarify the dispute from the last cooperation project between Mingshan Town and Lianhua Town?" Fang Feng asked Chen Feng with a dismissive expression.
Chen Feng was just a driver. It was absolutely impossible for him to resolve such a complex engineering project dispute. Otherwise, the 1.5 million yuan debt would not have been shamelessly delayed by Lianhua Town until now.
"Vice Mayor Fang, to be honest, this dispute is indeed very troublesome. Not to mention me, even our mayor cannot sort it out," Chen Feng said unhurriedly.
"If you can't sort it out, why are you babbling so much here? Isn't it boring? Hurry back to Mingshan Town with your colleague Cheng Lu. I don't have time to entertain you," Fang Feng said coldly.
"Vice Mayor Fang, you are happy a bit too early. The dispute between Mingshan Town and Lianhua Town's cooperation project is very complicated, but no matter how complicated things are, there are always solutions."
"Keep bragging. I don't believe it. If even your mayor of Mingshan Town can't solve a problem, how can you, a mere driver, solve it?" Fang Feng said dismissively.
"My method is very simple. Since Mingshan Town and Lianhua Town's cooperation dispute cannot be sorted out, then let's not sort it out. Since you are reneging on the payment, then don't pay..." Chen Feng said unhurriedly.
"Hahaha, I thought you had some skills. After all this, what's the difference between you and those people from Mingshan Town who came to collect debts before?" Fang Feng burst into laughter.
"Vice Mayor Fang, it's not too late to laugh after I finish speaking," Chen Feng said seriously.
"Spit it out quickly, do you think I have a lot of time?" Fang Feng roared.
"When I came, Mayor Wang had already authorized me. To get back the 1.5 million yuan debt, I can decide anything regarding the cooperation project between Mingshan Town and Lianhua Town. Given that Lianhua Town is reneging on the payment, I have decided to stop the project cooperation between Mingshan Town and Lianhua Town from now on," Chen Feng said word by word.
"Hahaha... This is too funny, Chen Feng, Chen Feng. You're just a driver, just be a sycophant and drive your car properly. Why do you have to meddle in things you can't handle? What can you achieve besides bringing disgrace upon yourself? With just a word, you say the cooperation project between Mingshan Town and Lianhua Town stops? Think carefully, the main project is in Mingshan Town. If the cooperation really stops, Mingshan Town will suffer the most, not Lianhua Town. You think you can threaten me with this? Hahaha..." Fang Feng replied with a laugh.
"Vice Mayor Fang, you've said so much, which shows you fully understand the cooperation project between Mingshan Town and Lianhua Town. Since that's the case, let me remind you of one thing: a core technology in the cooperation project is held by Mingshan Town. Once the cooperation stops, the main project of Lianhua Town's large cooperation project will become a mere decoration."
"Are you threatening me?" Fang Feng retorted stubbornly.
"For the 1.5 million yuan debt, and more importantly, for the dignity of Mingshan Town, I am not threatening you at all," Chen Feng replied seriously.
"Don't be rash. I will go and discuss it with them. 1.5 million is not a small sum." Fang Feng's attitude softened immediately.
In today's society, core technology is the most valuable. Since Mingshan Town holds the core technology for the cooperation project, Lianhua Town has no initiative. Chen Feng nodded slightly. The matter was settled. Fang Feng's so-called discussion with others was not really a discussion, but rather finding a way to save face. With this in mind, Chen Feng immediately called Cheng Lu and asked her not to wait in the car but to come and prepare to collect the money.
"Chen Feng, really? Vice Mayor Fang has really decided to return 1.5 million?" Cheng Lu asked excitedly and incredulously.
"Vice Mayor Fang refused to repay the money by using the dispute in the Mingshan Town and Lianhua Town cooperation project as an excuse. So, I'm hitting the nail on the head by threatening to halt the project cooperation, and he will obediently behave," Chen Feng said directly and truthfully without any unnecessary words.
"This method sounds quite good. However, I heard them say that the main body of the cooperation project is in Lianhua Town. Halting the project cooperation doesn't seem to threaten Vice Mayor Fang," Cheng Lu asked with confusion.
"The main body of the cooperation project is indeed in Lianhua Town, but the core technology is in Mingshan Town. Vice Mayor Fang has no choice." As Chen Feng reminded her, Cheng Lu understood immediately and her admiration for Chen Feng skyrocketed. For so many years, several groups of people had racked their brains but couldn't think of using core technology to force Lianhua Town's hand. In less than a month since coming to Mingshan Town, Chen Feng had grasped the key to solving the problem. His mind was extraordinarily intelligent. The two sat in the hallway chairs, in a good mood, waiting for Fang Feng to call them into the office again to repay the 1.5 million yuan. They waited for an hour.
"Miss Cheng, something feels wrong," Chen Feng said with a frown.
"What's wrong?" Cheng Lu asked tentatively.
"I have a feeling that Fang Feng has found an excuse not to repay the 1.5 million yuan."
"That's unlikely, right? The core technology of the Mingshan Town and Lianhua Town cooperation project is with us. How could Fang Feng find an excuse not to repay the 1.5 million yuan?" Cheng Lu replied, astonished.
"It's not impossible." Chen Feng sighed deeply. The political arena is different from the ordinary workplace. In the political arena, various relationships are intricate. Regardless of the size of the matter, due to power struggles, unexpected situations can always arise.
"What possibility?" Cheng Lu asked, completely bewildered. At this point, recovering the 1.5 million yuan was a sure thing. She couldn't fathom any accidents, no matter how hard she tried. Was Chen Feng being too sensitive?
"I suspect Vice Mayor Xiao has stabbed us in the back," Chen Feng said truthfully.
"What? Vice Mayor Xiao stabbed us in the back? Vice Mayor Xiao is from Mingshan Town. There's no reason for him to betray us," Cheng Lu became even more confused. Even a three-year-old child would understand the道理 of interpersonal relationships, so the shrewd Vice Mayor Xiao couldn't possibly not understand.
"Miss Cheng, according to common sense, you are right. However, don't forget that we are in the political arena now. To deal with us, Vice Mayor Xiao is fully capable of betraying us," Chen Feng replied seriously.
"Chen Feng, are you being too sensitive? I admit that Vice Mayor Xiao considers me, you, and Vice Mayor Qin as rivals, but to suppress us, Vice Mayor Xiao wouldn't go so far as to sacrifice the collective interest. Vice Mayor Xiao is the second-in-command of Mingshan Town. He should have this basic principle," Cheng Lu said quietly.
Chen Feng didn't explain. According to the timeline, Vice Mayor Fang should have appeared triumphantly by now. Facts speak louder than words. As long as Vice Mayor Fang appeared, Cheng Lu would have to believe it, even if she didn't want to. Just as Chen Feng predicted, less than a minute later, Fang Feng called Chen Feng and Cheng Lu into the office together.
"You two can go back now," Fang Feng said with an excited smile.
"You haven't returned the 1.5 million yuan to us yet, so we won't leave. Vice Mayor Fang, you are an intelligent person. You should know the implications. If you deliberately renege on the payment, then I'm sorry, the cooperation project will be halted. Once halted, Lianhua Town will lose more than 1.5 million yuan!" Cheng Lu deliberately said the words "cooperation project" very loudly.
"I knew you two would bring this up, hahaha, come, let me show you something good..." After a burst of laughter, Fang Feng placed a letter of intent for technology transfer in front of Chen Feng and Cheng Lu. On the letter of intent for technology transfer, Xiao Ming's signature was clearly visible.