Sure enough, although Liu Yilin's voice was not loud and very soft, as soon as the words came out, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Among everyone's eyes, Gu Xiangguo's gaze was the sharpest, and at the same time, to Xia Xiang's surprise, Ai Chengwen just glanced at Liu Yilin lightly, and then turned his head again, putting on a casual look.

Liu Yilin fiddled with a pen in her hand, and when she saw that everyone was looking at her with curiosity and inquiry, she nodded and smiled, and did not explain too much, but said: "So here, I only extend a warm welcome to Comrade Xia Xiang to work in Lang City, and I can also responsibly tell the comrades that Comrade Xia Xiang is indeed a trustworthy and good comrade." ”

Liu Yilin first whetted everyone's appetite, and then put it down gently, neither mentioning why she and Xia Xiang met in advance, nor explaining how Xia Xiang was a trustworthy and good comrade, and her words also clearly revealed a message - Xia Xiang had already arrived in Lang City yesterday! Of course, it will make people think about it, what is the relationship between Xia Xiang and Liu Yilin? No matter how calm Xia Xiang was, he was also faintly annoyed, Liu Yilin's move was completely a way to only care about himself and his feelings, and it clearly put him in an extremely disadvantageous situation, no matter what kind of consideration she had, it made him very dissatisfied.

However, Xia Xiang still maintained enough self-cultivation, and nodded slightly at Liu Yilin: "Thank you, Minister Liu, for your hospitality." ”

It is equivalent to admitting the fact of meeting in public.

Everyone was surprised, but after all, they were also people who had been in the officialdom for a long time, and after being stunned, they all regained their calm.

Lu Hongzhan coughed, with a faint displeasure on his face, I don't know if it was because he was dissatisfied with being robbed by Liu Yilin, or because of something else.

Many people like to cough before speaking, as if to attract everyone's attention, or it is just a habit that they have developed in a normal way - after being an official for a long time, they like to clear their throats before speaking, as if not coughing does not show their importance.

"Welcome Comrade Xia Xiang to work in Lang City, Lang City has a beautiful environment, social stability, a very low criminal crime rate, and has always been among the best in the province's public security ranking......" Lu Hongzhan is not so much a welcome speech, but rather that he is boasting about himself and making a work report to everyone present.

Xia Xiang didn't say anything, he listened with a smile, but Ai Chengwen quit and knocked lightly on the table: "Secretary Lu, today is a meeting, not a work report meeting, point to point, point to point......" Ai Chengwen's tone was not stern, half a joke, which caused everyone to chuckle.

Lu Hongzhan didn't blush, and smiled: "I just like to speak, I can't stop the car as soon as I speak, thanks to Secretary Ai's reminder, okay, my words are finished." ”

"After listening to Secretary Lu's speech, I will interject a few more words."

Liu Yilin stood up in time again, still with a comfortable smile on his face, "Speaking of the public security environment in Lang City, I think Comrade Xia Xiang must have a deep understanding, because yesterday Comrade Xia Xiang was besieged by a group of people and was almost beaten on the street of Lang City, and it was precisely because of this incident that I hurried to the scene to help him break the siege."

If this matter is transmitted to the provincial party committee, Secretary Lu's statement that the public security environment is stable will become a joke......" Lu Hongzhan's face suddenly turned cold: "Is this really the kind of thing?" Why didn't Comrade Xia Xiang tell me? Did you find out who did it? I immediately had them caught and repaired. ”

Xia Xiang didn't speak, he now knew that it was a trick between Liu Yilin and Lu Hongzhan, and he could be a bystander, so he smiled and didn't say anything.

Liu Yilin saw that Xia couldn't think of it, and suddenly remembered Mei Shengping's reminder in her heart - don't test Xia Xiang's intelligence - she hesitated slightly, hesitating whether to accept it when she saw it, and then thought about it, maybe Xia Xiang was really as smart as Mei Shengping said, so she was sure in her heart and replied: "The person who is the leader is an old thief!" The old thief's real name and surname Xia Xiang don't know, but obviously everyone here knows it, because as soon as Liu Yilin's words came out, many people's faces changed slightly.

It is estimated that they not only know who the old thief is, but also who the old thief is behind the scenes.

Oh Chen, it's really amazing to make several members of the Standing Committee famous and change color.

Lu Hongzhan is okay, although his face has changed, but it is very slight, he slapped the table: "It's too bold, I will arrest him into the bureau tomorrow, whoever dares to smear Lang Shi's face, he will do it!" As soon as Lu Hongzhan said his word, everyone looked at Xia Xiang, which means that Xia Xiang should also express it appropriately and give him a step down.

Unexpectedly, Xia Xiang just smiled, but did not speak.

The first quiet trick made many people understand the fact that Xia wants to be harmonious and harmonious, neither ostentatious nor low-key, and seems to take the golden mean, but there is one point, he is calm and moderate, not fooled, confused when he should be confused, and he is well versed in the essence of rare confusion.

Xia Xiang didn't answer, and Liu Yilin didn't give Lu Hongzhan the steps, so Lu Hongzhan couldn't get off the stage.

Fortunately, Li Xiaoliang answered in time and rounded the scene for him: "Today is a meeting, don't be too formal, and don't say too much off-topic."

The meeting is to meet and get to know each other.

Comrade Xia Xiang has just arrived in Lang City, and he doesn't know much about the situation in Lang City, so he should be given time, right? He turned his head to Xia Xiang and nodded and smiled, "I also extend a warm welcome to Comrade Xia Xiang to work in Lang City in my own name!" "Li Xiaoliang is the secretary general of the municipal party committee, with a medium build, slightly fat, and a relatively powerful appearance.

He is 43 years old, the same age as Ai Chengwen, but he looks a little younger than Ai Chengwen.

The main reason is that he is thinner than Ai Chengwen, although he wants to be fatter than Xia, but for his age, he is quite fat and thin.

Xia Xiang also responded to Li Xiaoliang, but he still didn't say anything about the unexpected episode just now.

Seeing this, Ai Chengwen glanced at Wu Xiaoming, who was sitting opposite him, and quietly glanced at him.

Wu Xiaoming understood, and smiled: "The introduction is too slow, I see that I am about to get off work, and there is a reception banquet specially prepared for Comrade Xia Xiang in the evening, I think Comrade Xia Xiang is also tired, and I guess I have long wanted to eat and rest, so I will do it for Minister Liu, Mayor Tu, Minister Pan, Commander Tian, plus myself, together warmly welcome Comrade Xia Xiang to work in Lang City!" Applause erupted.

Wu Xiaoming is the secretary of the municipal party committee of Wutang City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Lang City, because Wutang City is the closest county and city to the capital of Lang City, and Wutang City is Wutang City as soon as the capital is out of the east of the city.

Moreover, as a window for direct contact between Lang City and the capital, the importance of Lang City is self-evident, and the secretary of the Wutang Municipal Party Committee has always been a member of the Standing Committee.

Wu Xiaoming is the image of a white-faced scholar, but his speech is quite inflammatory, and he may have done propaganda work before.

Xia Xiang can see that no matter how agitating Wu Xiaoming's words are, as a Standing Committee member who is not very high-ranked, he does not have much appeal on the Standing Committee.

The crowd applauded in response, probably for another reason.

Xia Xiang didn't see Ai Chengwen's move to make Wu Xiaoming's eyes just now, but he also vaguely guessed that Wu Xiaoming should be Ai Chengwen's firm ally.

Several members of the Standing Committee who did not speak to Xia Xiang alone were Propaganda Minister Liu Kai, Vice Mayor Tu Yun, United Front Work Minister Pan Shuzhi, and Military Division Commander Tian Huishu.

Propaganda Minister Liu Kai is a little older, 50 years old, wearing a Mao suit and reading glasses, full of the image of a teaching gentleman.

Deputy Mayor Tu Yun is in her early 40s, is a plump, beautiful-looking, unsmiling female official, although it is a bit inappropriate to say that a woman in her 40s is a little inappropriate to describe her with a clear appearance, but Tu Yun is well maintained, people who don't know, will never think that she is in her 40s, and she can't look at it but about 28 years old.

If you don't look closely, she even looks younger than Liu Yilin.

When Tu Yun was 28 years old, he probably had a face like Lori.

I don't know how with her appearance, she sat in the high position of deputy mayor in the frightening officialdom, and she was still the deputy mayor of the Standing Committee.

There are two female members of the Standing Committee of the Lang City Party Committee, and the high proportion of female officials in the leadership of the Municipal Party Committee is the first in Yan Province, which can be regarded as a full reflection of the improvement of women's political status.

United Front Work Minister Pan Shuzhi has a strange name, but he is ordinary-looking, 45 years old, his face is expressionless, and he always keeps his head down and doesn't talk much when he is in a meeting, as if he is in a dull mood.

Tian Huishu, the commander of the military division, is not tall and has a very strong figure, and at first glance he is a powerful type.

He sat at the end of the seat, his eyes always drifted to the ceiling, no one called him, never said a word, as if he was outside the spirit, the person was in the venue, and his heart was far away.

After the meeting ended, Xia Xiang went back to the office first, and there was a banquet in the evening, which was a welcome banquet invited by the municipal party committee team alone, and he had to go.

There are local traditions in various places, and even if Xia Xiang doesn't want to take the opportunity to exchange feelings with everyone, there are also many leaders of the municipal party committee who want to take the opportunity to eat and drink.

As soon as he sat down in the office, someone knocked on the door, Xia Xiang thought it was Li Caiyuan, because just now Chang Shuxin said that Li Caiyuan was coming to thank Xia Xiang, but he didn't expect that the person who pushed the door in was Tu Yun.

There are three standing committee members of the municipal government team, Gu Xiangguo is the number one, needless to say, there are two more people who are him and Tu Yun.

Although he is the executive deputy mayor, he is the same as Tu Yun in terms of rank, and if Tu Yun is more deeply appreciated by Gu Xiangguo, even if he is the executive vice mayor, she may not be able to eat well in the city government.

Xia Xiang got up politely and greeted him: "Mayor Tu is here, please take a seat."

I'll pour you tea...... "In fact, Xia Xiang was deliberately tempted, just to lower his posture, and after he picked up the kettle and poured water for Tu Yun personally, Tu Yun still looked faint and didn't say anything, and calmly took the water cup he handed over, and I don't know if he didn't realize that the executive vice mayor poured water in person was a kind of lifting, and she was just a deputy mayor of the Standing Committee, so she should be humble.

Xia Xiang saw that Tu Yun was very supportive, without a trace of humility, and he was not angry, so he smiled: "May I ask Mayor Tu to find me, what are you doing?" Tu Yun was a little distracted, stunned for a moment, and then put down the water cup in his hand again, and said, "I heard that Mayor Xia wants to use Li Caiyuan?" Are you unaware of Li Caiyuan's personal problems? "I know very well what mistakes he has made, but that doesn't mean he won't have no future in the future, and it doesn't necessarily affect his normal work."

Xia Xiang glanced at Tu Yun in confusion, thinking to himself how Tu Yun also cared about Li Caiyuan's affairs, could it be that Li Caiyuan's affairs at that time caused public anger? Tu Yun glanced at Xia Xiang suspiciously, his face changed slightly, and he opened his mouth, as if he had made up his mind: "Let's work together in the future, don't blame me for not reminding you in advance, Li Caiyuan will be annoying." ”

After speaking, Tu Yun nodded slightly, turned around and left.

Xia Xiang looked at Tu Yun's graceful back, but there was no restless thought in his heart, in his eyes, Tu Yun not only had a not very friendly attitude, but also a little arrogant, taking his action of pouring water for her for granted, it is estimated that she has always been superior to others in the city government team.

The one who shouldn't have come came, the one who should have come didn't, Li Caiyuan didn't appear as scheduled.

At the banquet in the evening, all the members of the Standing Committee and some middle-level cadres were invited, but almost all the middle-level cadres arrived, but five members of the Standing Committee did not show up, and they could not shirk it under the pretext that something was wrong.

There are a total of 13 Standing Committee members, almost half of which is missing, which greatly reduces the momentum of the welcome banquet, and fully shows that Xia Xiang's weight is not enough, or rather, someone is deliberately embarrassing him.

When he first arrived in Lang City, there would inevitably be resistance and stumbling blocks in all aspects, and Xia Xiang had already been mentally prepared.

The few people who did not come were Deputy Secretary Zhang Yingji, Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee and Director of the Public Security Bureau Lu Hongzhan, Propaganda Minister Liu Kai, Military Division Commander Tian Huishu, and United Front Work Minister Pan Shuzhi.

Xia Xiang is not a person who will repay him, but if a few people don't give him face today, he will also keep it in mind.

Gu Xiangguo didn't have any explanation for the absence of a few people, Ai Chengwen was okay, and he deliberately explained to Xia Xiang, saying that a few people happened to have something, and it also meant to comfort Xia Xiang.

Xia Xiang expressed his gratitude to Ai Chengwen for his ideological work, and expressed his complete understanding that several people did not attend the banquet.

Halfway through the banquet, Gu Xiangguo answered a phone call and left early under the pretext of having something to do.

Tu Yun seemed to hesitate for a while, wanting to leave and looking a little undecided.

Ai Chengwen peeked at it, and saw that Xia Xiang had a calm face, and there didn't seem to be any unhappiness, and he secretly admired in his heart, it is impossible for ordinary people to be snubbed like this, they will not be affected, they will be angry, it is rare for Xia Xiang to be so young and have the style of a general.

However, Ai Chengwen immediately thought that his silence only showed that Xia Xiang was big, and it did not necessarily mean that he had real skills.

A group of people in Lang City, not only are they not united, but they also tear each other down, plus some people are close to the provincial party committee, some people are close to the capital, and there are even people who have the same interests as investors in Jincheng, it is a muddy water under the muddy sand, and then there is the influence of Oh Chen and Wang Qiangrose, no matter how skilled Xia is, it is difficult to make a difference in Lang City.

Whether it is the capital or the provincial party committee, they all want to completely control Lang City but can't, Xia Xiang No matter whose chess piece it is, he is destined to not be able to walk a bright road in Lang City.

When the banquet was about to end, Xia Xiang thanked everyone in turn, and then Ai Chengwen was about to announce that the banquet was over, when suddenly there was a knock on the door of the private room, and a crisp and beautiful voice came from outside: "Secretary Ai, can I come in?" Not to mention that Ai Chengwen knew who the owner of the voice was, even ordinary people couldn't bear to refuse when they heard such a beautiful voice with a slightly pleading tone.

Ai Chengwen glanced at everyone suspiciously, and was slightly stunned: "Please come in." ”

There was a knock on the door, and a man pushed it in.

The private room of the municipal party committee banquet Xia Xiang was decorated with splendor, and under the reflection of the light, it was as bright as day, and the flowers were full of flowers, which can be said to be very luxurious and dazzling, but when the person came in, the huge private room was suddenly silent, and everyone only felt that the light was dim, and compared with the radiant face of the person, it seemed that even the light was ashamed of itself, and it was a little more restrained.

The person standing at the door with a smile was Jasmine - but whether she was a golden jasmine or a silver jasmine, Xia Xiang couldn't recognize it, and everyone must be unable to figure it out, because she was dressed in black, neither gold nor silver, and there was no way to judge.

Today's banquet was held at the Caesar Hotel, which is the property of Oh Chen, and is also the designated hotel of the Municipal Party Committee, so it is not surprising that Jasmine appeared here.

However, Jasmine's eyes flowed, turned in the crowd, and finally landed on Xia Xiang, grinning: "Mayor Xia, Dad said, because I inadvertently offended you, today I specially asked me to apologize to you, all the consumption today is not only free, but everyone has gifts, please take a slow step and go downstairs to sign and receive gifts." ”

After speaking, she winked at Ai Chengwen again, with a flattering smile: "Secretary Ai, you don't think I'm angry if I didn't greet you first, right?" "Delicate as a flower, coquettish and coquettish tone, no man has the power to resist in front of her, and Jasmine is dressed in black, graceful and exquisite, showing the most proud demeanor of a woman.

Ai Chengwen is no exception, where do you care about the rules of officialdom, with a smile on his face: "Where, where, do you think I'm such a stingy person?" Not only do I not blame you, but I also want to thank you and Mr. Chen for the free order...... Hehe, I have to say that Xia Xiang's face is really not small. ”

Ai Chengwen's eyes fell on Jasmine, greed, unwillingness, and a trace of regret that he couldn't ask for.

Yes, Jasmine is none other than her, she is delicate, but it is almost impossible to succeed, because she is a father who makes people talk about it.

Everyone didn't expect that Chen would give Xia Xiang face like this, and those who didn't leave early were secretly glad that they didn't take a step earlier, oh Chen raised Xia Xiang so much, doesn't it mean that if people who don't come today don't give Xia Xiang face, it means that they don't give face to Xia Xiang? Oh, is it the intention to find out who came and who didn't come by asking everyone to sign and receive gifts? If that's the case, you have to hurry up and talk to Mayor Xia.

Many people's minds flashed, and they immediately remembered the intimate relationship between the previous executive vice mayor and Oh Chen, and there were rumors that Mayor Rui embezzled tens of millions, but he still retreated, and Oh Chen was behind him to protect him! Many people are secretly frightened, today's incident is really unexpected, could it be a bureau set up by Mayor Xia and Oh Chen?