The pinnacle of power: starting with having sex with a female leader-Chapter 75 - 00: Double Regulations

Ma Guotao clearly had heard some rumors, he didn’t consider Cheng Yuan significant at all, looking at him with a mocking gaze.

"Yes, Mayor Cheng indeed didn’t invite me! Kicking me out is no problem! But with so many villagers spontaneously coming to visit, could you, Mayor Cheng, please kick out all the villagers as well? Surely, you won’t tell me that all these villagers were invited by you, will you?"

"..."

Cheng Yuan was at a loss for words, he dared not say that, for all he knew, there might be spies planted by Ma Guotao among the villagers.

"You can visit! But, no getting close! No causing trouble!"

Xue Yang, standing nearby, said very confidently, "Mayor Cheng, with our police presence, you can be completely at ease! I believe, there certainly will not be any troublemakers! Right, Mr. Ma?" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Ma Guotao gave Xue Yang a cold glance and said with a sneer, "Xue Yang, I’d advise you not to celebrate too soon. It’s still uncertain who will have the last laugh! The Weidong River project is destined to belong to our Rongji Construction company!"

Pfft...

Cheng Yuan and Xue Yang couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

This Ma Guotao, still daydreaming at this point?

Cheng Yuan, uninterested in dealing with Ma Guotao, turned and walked towards the leaders of several companies.

"Gentlemen, have you been waiting long?"

The crowd quickly shook their heads.

"We just arrived as well. Thank you, Mayor Cheng, for this opportunity. We companies will certainly focus on quality control and not let down the trust of Mayor Cheng."

Cheng Yuan said seriously, "Wrong, you just need to not let down the trust of the eighty thousand citizens of Lingshan Town. I personally don’t really mind."

"Right, right, right, Mayor Cheng is truly enlightened."

After a round of business mutual praises, the atmosphere became much more harmonious.

Taking advantage of his relationship recommended by Xue Yang, Han Lei boldly asked, "Mayor Cheng, I heard that Executive Shen is coming in person to cut the ribbon. Is that true?"

This was no secret, and Cheng Yuan nodded readily.

"Of course, this is the first major project under the Executive’s leadership, and she values it greatly."

With Cheng Yuan’s confirmation, everyone got excited!

Only Ma Guotao scoffed dismissively, muttering quietly, "Just afraid the greater your hopes, the greater your disappointment!"

Time ticked by, second by second, and soon it was nearly two o’clock.

Yet Shen Manwen was nowhere to be seen.

Many started to get anxious, looking at Cheng Yuan with questioning eyes.

Yang Lei quietly reminded, "Mayor Cheng, it’s almost two o’clock. If the Executive doesn’t arrive soon, it might delay the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Should we contact the Executive to ask?"

Cheng Yuan also felt something was off.

Although Shen Manwen was often harsh with him, frequently using coarse language,

as far as he knew her, Shen Manwen was decisive and action-oriented; she was absolutely not someone who would be late.

Cheng Yuan dared not call Shen Manwen, fearing a severe scolding, and instead chose to call Liu Xi.

However, to Cheng Yuan’s surprise, a mechanical female voice came from the phone.

"Sorry, the number you have dialed is turned off. Please try again later."

A chill ran through Cheng Yuan’s heart as a bad feeling surged.

Liu Xi was Shen Manwen’s secretary; with so much daily business and so many calls to handle, why would she turn off her phone?

Cheng Yuan, no longer fearing Shen Manwen’s potential scolding, switched to calling her directly.

But to Cheng Yuan’s despair, the same mechanical female voice was heard.

"Sorry, the number you have dialed is turned off. Please try again later."

Cheng Yuan’s heart sank!

Executive Shen also had her phone turned off!

Something definitely had gone wrong!

As Cheng Yuan’s mind was in turmoil, Ma Guotao strode forward, looking at Cheng Yuan with a smug glare.

"Mayor Cheng, why such a gloomy face? Having trouble contacting Shen Manwen, are you?"

Cheng Yuan’s expression darkened, and he harshly scolded, "Ma Guotao! What are you? What gives you the right to address the Executive by her name?"

Ma Guotao laughed.

"Mayor Cheng, still pretending to have authority here? To the uninformed, they might actually think you are Shen’s lapdog! Do you think I don’t know? How many times has Shen scolded you these past few days?"

The crowd’s gaze toward Cheng Yuan grew strange, and clearly, many had heard the rumor.

Cheng Yuan’s face couldn’t hold up, but in such a situation, he could only tough it out.

"What do you know? Only when a leader truly values you, seeing you as a confidant, will they scold you without saving face! If the leader isn’t close to you, they instead remain polite."

Hearing this, the initially puzzled crowd nodded, finding Cheng Yuan’s explanation reasonable.

But Ma Guotao curled his lip in disdain.

"Mayor Cheng, stop being stubborn! If you really were Shen Manwen’s confidant, how could you not know that Shen Manwen has been detained for investigation? Instead, here you are foolishly trying to call her?"

Executive Shen detained for investigation??

The entire venue instantly erupted into chaos.

Everyone crowded around.

Looking anxious, Han Lei asked, "Mayor Cheng, what’s going on? Has the Executive really been detained? Is today’s groundbreaking ceremony still happening??"

Cheng Yuan felt panicked inside, but his tone was very firm!

"Mr. Han, don’t worry. The Executive couldn’t possibly be detained! The groundbreaking ceremony will proceed on schedule!"

Ma Guotao laughed wildly, "Cheng, won’t you see reason until you see the coffin? Do you think, with Shen Manwen detained, you can still keep your position as the project director? Go wherever it’s cool and stay there!"