In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong!

In the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee compound, late at night, Secretary Qin hung up the phone, looking somewhat tired. This was already the fifth call he had received.

After putting down his phone, Secretary Qin sighed and then slowly leaned back in his chair.

While Qin was resting with his eyes closed, a man in his forties came over with a thin blanket and covered Qin's legs with it.

"Dad, the air conditioner is too cold. Your health hasn't been what it used to be these past two years, so you need to be more careful."

After Qin Tianlong finished speaking, he sat down on the chair next to him and continued, "Brother Pei Yun called me during the day and said that the group has recently encountered some difficulties."

Dad, as you know, although I enjoy doing business, it doesn't mean I need to stand at the top of the business world.

"A tall tree catches the wind, didn't you say that? I heard Wu Qiguang is under investigation. What if he lets something slip and reveals all the things he's done..."

Upon hearing this, Secretary Qin slowly opened his eyes.

"Tianlong, you don't need to worry about that."

Wu Qiguang did what he wanted to do; there is no evidence to suggest that I instructed him to do so.

"Then why do you look so troubled?"

Secretary Qin rolled his eyes.

"The problem doesn't stem from Wu Qiguang, but rather from someone eyeing Tianlong Group, wanting them to take over a mess—a mess that's guaranteed to lose money..."

Upon hearing this, Qin Tianlong slowly stood up, then brewed a cup of tea for his father and handed it to him.

"Dad, I don't know much about politics, but one thing I'm very clear about is that at your level, you often have to consider the interests of the majority."

Our family is already at the top in terms of both power and wealth; there's really no need to value these things too much.

Hearing this, Secretary Qin became angry.

"Hey! You got a beating, huh?"

And now you're lecturing your old man? Who have I been supporting Tianlong Group for all these years in my spare time?

"I just left you some food so you wouldn't go hungry, and you're still not happy about it."

Upon hearing this, Qin Tianlong pouted and retorted, "Dad, I know you mean well, but... it's no use having more and more money. In the past ten years or so, I've only spent two or three hundred million in total, and it's mostly spent on entertaining and socializing."

"Don't try to fool me, kid. All those girlfriends of yours cost you money, don't they?"

Qin Tianlong blushed slightly at these words, and shook his head somewhat embarrassedly, saying, "Dad, I don't have multiple girlfriends at the same time. Each girlfriend only costs tens of thousands of yuan a month. How much could that possibly cost?"

"Am I talking about how much it costs? I'm 68 years old. Other people already have a house full of children and grandchildren, but I'm still stuck with my old son, staring at him every day."

I don't object to you not wanting to get married, but you can't just not have children, can you? Let me tell you, if I don't have a grandson within a year, you're not welcome in this house!

"No, no, no, Dad, I recently met a girl who is well-behaved and sensible. I originally planned to give her 50,000 yuan a month, but she insisted on only 5,000 yuan. Of that, 4,000 yuan was used to pay off loans. When we go out to eat, she doesn't go to fancy restaurants, but takes me to eat at small street shops instead."

Most importantly, this girl is incredibly beautiful, only twenty years old, and has a high IQ; she's studying at Chongqing University.

The problem is that my family life wasn't very happy; my parents divorced early on.

Last year, her father fell ill again, and after exhausting all their savings and incurring debts, she finally met me.

I like this girl, and I haven't been using contraception lately.

Upon hearing this, Secretary Qin, who had been quite depressed, immediately sat up straight.

"Where is this girl from? How tall is she? Do you have a photo?"

"Haha, Dad, what's the rush? I have the photos, take a look."

After saying that, Qin Tianlong took out his phone, opened the photo album, and handed the girl's photo to Old Qin.

"Wow! This girl is really pretty, and her face is quite nice too. Let me tell you, you can't bully her!"

"Dad, how could that be? She's the one who bullies me all the time. Haven't you noticed how much better my physique has become lately? It's because she's been urging me to exercise more."

Hearing this, Secretary Qin's eyes welled up with tears. His son had finally come to his senses, and he figured he'd be a grandfather soon!

Thinking of this, Secretary Qin's frustration vanished. What could be more important than a harmonious family?

After letting out a long sigh, Secretary Qin stared at the phone on the table for a few seconds before resolutely picking it up.

After gesturing for his son to be quiet, Secretary Qin found a number and dialed it.

In the compound of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, Chen Luo had just finished washing up and was about to lie down to rest when the phone rang.

He picked it up and saw it was an unfamiliar number. Then he looked at the location of the caller ID: Chongqing! Chen Luo frowned and answered the call.

"Hello, is this Comrade Chen Luo?"

The other person identified him in their very first sentence, and their tone was neither warm nor cold, so Chen Luo roughly knew who it was.

"Hello, Secretary Qin!"

"Tsk, you guessed it already?"

"Secretary Qin, what is the purpose of your call to me...?"

"Don't be nervous, Comrade Chen Luo. You should know the relationship between Tianlong Group and my family, right?"

"Ahem, Secretary Qin, I do know some of that."

"You're quite frank, but you're not being fair! Hengda Group has run into problems, and you actually suggested that Tianlong Group step in to clean up the mess?"

Wouldn't that result in a direct loss of hundreds of billions?

"Um... Secretary Qin, I didn't make that suggestion, did I?"

"Don't change the subject, just tell me what to do about it!"

Hearing this, Chen Luo felt a headache coming on. The other party seemed to be there to interrogate him, but their tone...

"Secretary Qin, what should we do?"

"You're asking me about this now?"

"The main problem is that I don't know how to solve it either..."

In Chongshi, Qin Guangyuan rolled his eyes. The other party was slippery and wouldn't take the bait at all!

"Alright, alright, I'm not going to play games with you anymore. The Hengda Group's situation is indeed having a significant impact, and it's not impossible for Tianlong Group to shoulder this burden... However..."

"Secretary Qin, are you sure you haven't come to the wrong person?"

Shouldn't this kind of thing be discussed with higher-ups? What promises can I make?

"I don't care, you were the one who suggested it first, which is why they've set their sights on Tianlong Group. You owe me a favor, that's not unreasonable, is it?"

"Theoretically speaking, it's not unreasonable..."

"Sigh, young people are just like non-stick pans, it's so good to be young!"

However, Comrade Chen Luo, in the end, Tianlong Group has put up real money, and I don't ask for anything else.

I just hope that after I retire...

"Please, for the sake of Tianlong Group's massive financial losses, don't make things difficult for my son and adopted son, Pei Yun."

Hearing this, Chen Luo fell silent for a moment.

"Old Qin, I recently came across a very interesting scene in a movie. Historically, when the national treasury is in deficit, the government either targets the common people or the merchants."

If I remember correctly, you only have one son, and he didn't pursue a career in government.