As soon as I got into the car, the driver turned the steering wheel and drove forward.

Li Yuanlang glanced at the driver's back and asked, "You are so interesting. You didn't even ask me where I was going."

The driver, a man in his forties, glanced through the rearview mirror and blurted out: "Aren't you going to Mojia'an?"

"How did you know I went to Mojia'an?" Li Yuanlang asked with a frown.

The man explained: "The only tourist check-in place nearby is Mojia'an. From your accent, I guess you are not a local."

Li Yuanlang thought for a moment and did not answer. He glanced out the car window without saying a word.

The three-kilometer journey is just around the corner.

After getting off the bus and paying the fare, Li Yuanlang looked up.

The tall stone archway stands in front of you, and the three big red characters "Mojia'an" are very eye-catching.

He walked through the stone archway with his hands behind his back.

It was already around seven o'clock in the evening, and there were many shops on both sides of the street.

There are mainly snacks, tourist souvenirs and accessories shops.

The lights are bright and there are not many pedestrians.

Li Yuanlang walked into a jewelry store and was greeted warmly by a middle-aged female salesperson.

"Boss, what do you need?"

Li Yuanlang said casually: "I just want to take a look."

"Okay." The female salesperson did not leave and followed Li Yuanlang. Wherever Li Yuanlang's eyes fell, she would fluently introduce the advantages of this kind of jewelry and emphasize the meaning of wearing it.

It is also said that Wakashu City is famous for its pearl production.

Because of the temperature and depth of the sea water here, it is very suitable for artificial cultivation of clams.

Although the quality of cultured pearls is not as good as that of wild pearls, they are not expensive.

As Shu Jiazhen pointed out, the Guangji District Committee and District Government, where Mojia'an is located, attaches great importance to standardizing the improvement of product quality and service awareness in tourist attractions.

Ruozhou is a tourist city. To create this business card and create a good reputation, it is fair and honest, and the price is fair. The city government has always strongly advocated and implemented it, and strictly investigated it.

After years of management, businesses like them have deeply remembered one purpose: service first, and never deceive customers.

Li Yuanlang walked around the store and listened to the female salesperson's familiar explanations. He couldn't help but curiously asked: "Are you really the salesperson here?"

The woman was stunned, then smiled professionally, "Of course I am, don't you think it's different?"

Li Yuanlang did not answer directly, but asked again: "Do you know me?"

"know."

"Know who I am?"

"You are..." The woman hesitated for a moment, "You are the boss!"

Li Yuanlang shook his head slightly, turned around and walked out of the jewelry store.

The woman looked confused and at a loss.

After that, Li Yuanlang went to several shops one after another and came to similar conclusions.

The construction of Mojia'an is indeed good. The streets are clean and tidy, pedestrians obey order, and the merchants are honest and enthusiastic.

All of these are fully in line with the requirements of the municipal party committee and government.

However, Li Yuanlang couldn't be happy.

After only walking a little part of the way, Li Yuanlang was not in the mood to continue the rest of his private visit.

I planned to leave now, but my stomach kept ringing unsatisfactorily, so I had to find a rice roll shop on the roadside.

The shop is not big but very clean.

There was only one table of guests, a man and a woman, like a couple.

The boss came over enthusiastically and asked Li Yuanlang what he wanted to eat.

Li Yuanlang looked at the menu and ordered two rice rolls with different flavors.

While waiting for his meal, he looked out the window at the street scene.

But the reflection from the glass made him suddenly make a new discovery.

Calmly, Li Yuanlang took out his mobile phone and fiddled with it, secretly observing the couple from the corner of his eye.

It looks like glue, but it gives people a strange feeling.

Deliberately showing affection.

Yes, that's the impression.

At this moment, the boss brought out two portions of rice rolls and asked Li Yuanlang to taste them and give his valuable opinions.

After taking a bite, it tasted really good, salty and slightly sweet, which suited the taste of a northerner like Li Yuanlang.

Perhaps because he was very hungry, Li Yuanlang devoured his food and ate it all in a few mouthfuls, leaving only a little soup.

Pulling some tissues and wiping his mouth, the boss came over with a smile on his face and said, "Boss, how does it taste?"

"Not bad." Li Yuanlang replied: "Are you a chef in a big hotel?"

The boss was stunned and said, "Are you kidding me? I am just a businessman who makes rice rolls. How can I be a hotel chef?"

Li Yuanlang smiled, threw the tissue into the trash can, stood up and walked out.

After walking dozens of meters away, the boss stood at the door, silently watching his back.

Strangely, Li Yuanlang suddenly stopped, turned around, walked a few steps and then turned back.

The boss was so frightened that he hurried back. The couple who stretched their necks also lowered their heads and ate the rice rolls on their plates.

Both of them ate in small bites, very politely, unlike Li Yuanlang who wolfed down their food.

Li Yuanlang came in, took out a fifty-yuan note from his pocket, and handed it to the boss apologetically, "I was in a hurry just now and forgot to pay."

The boss was startled at first and then responded politely, "Look at my memory. You didn't pay the bill and I forgot to remind you. I'm really sorry."

Go to the cashier, give Li Yuanlang the remaining money, and send him to the door politely.

It's just that this time he didn't continue to take aim at Li Yuanlang.

Some people may ask why Li Yuanlang doesn't pay via mobile phone.

There are deep considerations here.

That would expose his WeChat ID or Alipay account.

Ruozhou's situation was complicated and Li Yuanlang didn't want to add new troubles. Only using cash could avoid all this.

Walking on the commercial street of Mojia'an, Li Yuanlang was not interested in the bustling crowds coming and going. Instead, he peeked to see if there was anything suspicious.

Due to his doubts, Li Yuanlang had no time to browse the scenery here, so he simply returned the same way, stopped a taxi, and still sat in the back. Apart from telling him the destination, he was no longer in the mood to ask any questions.

Returning to the townhouse in the municipal party committee's residential area, Li Yuanlang picked up his landline and called Cheng Yong.

"Secretary-general Cheng, cancel the conversation between the three secretary candidates and ask the two men in the building to report to me tomorrow,"

Cheng Yong put down the phone and was confused. He mentioned it again and again, but Li Yuanlang used various excuses to explain it away.

I don’t know why his attitude changed so quickly!

I really don't understand why Secretary Li did this.

Is it because he went back on his word or for some other reason? Cheng Yong was confused.

No matter how you say it, you finally got what you wanted, and you feel so happy that you can't help but buy it at Lou Zhongshuang.

Li Yuanlang took a shower, wiped his wet hair and walked into the bedroom.

Only then did I notice that there was a missed call on my phone, and it was Aimingao's number.

"Ming Gao, what's going on?"

Ai Mingao said bluntly: "Secretary Li, I want to see you."

Li Yuanlang felt something strange in Aimingao's tone.

"Send me the location and I'll rush there immediately."

Aimingao thought briefly and gave an address.

Li Yuanlang got dressed and walked out of the gate of the Municipal Party Committee's residential compound. A taxi happened to drive by and he waved to get into the back seat.

Before he could reveal the meeting place, the taxi sped out like an arrow.

"Master driver, please slow down a little. You have to pay attention to safety when driving so fast in urban areas."

Unexpectedly, the driver took off his baseball cap and said, "Secretary Li, it's me."

Li Yuanlang quickly looked at the rearview mirror. It didn't matter if he didn't look at it. He was shocked when he saw it!

Darling, it turned out to be Ai Mingao.
To be continued...