As soon as these words were said, everyone in the room joined in the commotion.

Xue He was the most excited among them.

The two poised themselves and played rock-paper-scissors.

As expected, Yu Xiaohua lost.

It was obvious to everyone that she had lost on purpose, still she pouted and complained, "Annoying, the boss won't even let me win."

Xue He was impatient.

A cup of liquor poured into his mouth.

Under everyone's expectant eyes, he brought it to Yu Xiaohua's lips. She played coy, shyly going mouth to mouth to receive it, both opening their mouths as the liquor in Xue He's mouth transferred into hers.

This was what's known as 'kiss-feeding'.

In the process of the liquor exchange,

Xue He couldn't help but sneak his tongue in for a little exploration.

Afterward, he wiped his mouth and said, "Delicious."

With that,

Lv Aifang on the right became discontent, swaying her upper body, trying her best to make her "bunnies" bounce, and cooing, "No, no, I want to drink the boss's kiss-feed too, I want too..."

"Alright, alright, my little darling, you'll get some too."

Xue He poured another cup.

And went for a mouth-to-mouth with Lv Aifang.

But this time, Lv Aifang took the initiative, sliding her tongue into Xue He's mouth, which left him utterly enchanted, reluctant to part.

The others naturally clapped along in encouragement.

In such an atmosphere, both host and guests were thoroughly enjoying themselves.

Suddenly, the door to the private room was slammed open with a bang.

A young man hurried in and whispered something into Xue He's ear.

"What? Say that again."

Xue He emphasized.

The young man repeated, "Vice County Chief Chen Fang from the county office has arrived; he's already at the township government courtyard."

Upon hearing this,

The expressions of those present tightened.

Xue He, with a serious face, asked, "How many people came with him?"

The young man replied, "Just Chen Fang and his secretary."

Xue He's face relaxed immediately, he waved his hand and said, "Alright, I got it. You can go now."

As soon as the door closed,

Wang Weiping asked, "Leader, what should we do? Has Chen Fang found out about the situation with Houtang Village and come to demand an explanation?"

"Should we call someone higher up?"

Wan Qiang also asked nervously.

Seeing their flustered appearance,

Xue He knocked on the table and said, "What's there to panic about? It's after hours now, we keep drinking. Whatever the issue, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

"So we're just going to ignore Chen Fang?"

Lin Zhiyuan inquired.

Xue He sneered and said, "He'll find out sooner or later, otherwise why do you think I let Jin Lian go?"

Wang Weiping was taken aback.

He asked, "You intentionally let that Jin Lian woman go?"

Xue He revealed a mischievous grin and said, "Rest assured, Chen Fang can't touch us this time, nor would he dare. Everyone, drink up, eat up, there's nothing to worry about."

"With those words from our leader, we can be at ease. Come on, everyone, let's drink..."

Wang Weiping chimed in.

The atmosphere in the private room heated up once again.

Chen Fang waited in the Baihua Town township government courtyard for twenty minutes.

In that time, only the town party committee office director came by to bring a bottle of water; after that, nobody else showed up.

Just as his anger was about to erupt,

There came urgent footsteps from outside.

A woman in her thirties walked in briskly and as soon as she saw Chen Fang, she immediately displayed alarm, saying, "Vice County Chief Chen, I'm so sorry, we have really neglected you, I apologize to you."

"You are...?"

Chen Fang inquired.

The woman hurriedly said, "Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Qian Wei, and I am the Deputy Party Secretary of our Baihua Town."

"Oh, it's Deputy Secretary Qian. Where is Xue He? Call him over for me!"

Chen Fang said with a serious tone.

Qian Wei quickly said with animated gestures, "Secretary Xue has been busy with the reconstruction work of the village behind the pond recently. He hasn't slept for several days, and today he finally went back to rest for the night. Deputy County Chief Chen, if you have any matters, just tell me. By the way, Deputy Secretary Chen, since you've come so late, have you had dinner yet? Shall I arrange for the canteen to prepare something for you to eat?"

"No need."

Chen Fang flatly refused.

Qian Wei's eyes shifted, and she asked, "Then Deputy County Chief Chen must have come for the subsidy funds issue, right?"

Chen Fang was startled.

He asked, "How do you know?"

Qian Wei slightly smiled and said, "Deputy County Chief Chen coming over in such a hurry, wanting to see Secretary Xue and not eating dinner, it must be about this matter, of course."

"So you admit there's a problem with the subsidy funds?"

Chen Fang asked.

Qian Wei leaned in, whispered, "Deputy County Chief Chen, can we speak alone for a moment?"

As she spoke, her eyes flicked toward Qin Yi standing behind Chen Fang.

Chen Fang realized and said, "My secretary, in front of him, anything can be said."

Qian Wei, although a bit troubled, still nodded her head.

She took out a bank card from her pocket and handed it to Chen Fang, saying, "Deputy County Chief Chen, this is a modest token, meant as a sign of respect. There are a hundred thousand yuan in here, and I earnestly request Deputy County Chief Chen to accept it."

Chen Fang frowned and asked, "A bribe?"

"How could it be called a bribe? Deputy County Chief Chen, this money was originally secured by you."

Qian Wei said with a smile.

The moment Chen Fang picked up the bank card, his anger had reached its peak.

The folks in Baihua Town really had an enormous nerve; he had already shown up at their doorstep, and they dared to directly offer him money.

Just as he was about to erupt in rage, Qian Wei lowered her voice and said, "My brother often praises Deputy County Chief Chen in front of me for being courteous and thorough in your dealings. If Deputy County Chief Chen thinks it's too little, in a few days, I'll have my brother add some more for you."

"Your brother? Who is your brother?"

Chen Fang asked in confusion.

Qian Wei got the reaction she had been waiting for.

With a smile, she said, "My elder brother is called Qian You, and he has been working as a secretary beside County Chief Ding for several years now."

A buzz went through Chen Fang's mind.

He took a deep breath and asked, "Are you trying to tell me that Secretary Qian is also involved in this?"

Qian Wei chuckled and said, "Deputy County Chief Chen, the way you put it... Even if we had the gall, we wouldn't dare to mess with the subsidy funds. But rest assured, Deputy County Chief Chen, my brother said that since you are in charge of the reconstruction work, there will be no skimping; everything will still go smoothly. It's just that with the construction company, we'll earn just a little bit."

What an understatement—earning 'just a little bit.'

The initial offer is a hundred thousand.

And that's just for Chen Fang alone.

With so many people in Baihua Town to be paid off,

who knows how many hundreds of thousands that would amount to.

At this very moment,

Chen Fang's thoughts were in disarray.

If this affair was truly orchestrated by Qian You, then the problem was grave.

Qian You was Secretary Ding Yuan's secretary.

And Ding Yuan had just taken up the post of acting county chief; he was not yet formally appointed.

If at this time it came to light that Qian You was tampering with the subsidy funds, it would significantly impact Ding Yuan, and he might lose the hard-earned position of county chief.

There was another point.

Over the past few years, to take revenge for Chen Zhiguo, Ding Yuan had done many unlawful and indisciplinary things, and as his secretary, Qian You was privy to all of that. If Qian You were dealt with and he spilled all of those secrets, not to mention the position of county chief, Ding Yuan might even end up in prison.

In other words,

If Qian You was touched, Ding Yuan would be ruined.

No wonder Xue He dared not show himself when he arrived in Baihua Town.

No wonder Qian Wei could speak so bluntly to him.

They were confident in this point, which gave them their brazen fearlessness.

But how could they be sure that Chen Fang would protect Ding Yuan? Even Qian You was not aware of this.

In an instant,

A certain individual popped into Chen Fang's mind.

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