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As Gao Qilin finished speaking.

Zhong Xiaoai on the other end of the phone gave a wry laugh: "A welcome dinner? Gao Qilin, are you canceling my invitation?"

"You know best what happened while I was away from Jinghai City, don't you?"

Gao Qilin gestured with his lip: "Alright, Xiao Ai, why are you getting so worked up?"

"I understand, it's about the Shanshui Group buying the land, right?"

Zhong Xiaoai sighed helplessly on the other end of the phone: "Yes, it's about this."

"When do you have time? I'd like to talk to you."

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Gao Qilin glanced at his watch, then quickly said, "Noon today."

"I'll come to your office to pick you up now, and we can have a simple lunch together."

Zhong Xiaoai readily agreed.

Gao Qilin quickly smiled and said, "Xiao Ai, this time when we meet... I'll give you a surprise."

Done.

Gao Qilin quickly hung up on Zhong Xiaoai's call.

There wasn't even time for Zhong Xiaoai to ask a question.

And at this moment.

Looking at the phone that had been hung up, Zhong Xiaoai's face was also full of confusion.

Before her lips could even utter a question, she opened and closed them.

They were forced to hang up the phone.

Zhong Xiaoai murmured to herself, her curiosity piqued, "A surprise?"

What surprises can Gao Qilin give me?

……

soon.

It's approaching noon.

Gao Qilin's car was also parked in front of the office of the Jinghai City guidance group.

Zhong Xiaoai quickly emerged from inside, even smiling and waving at Gao Qilin.

Zhong Xiaoai herself didn't know why.

Upon returning to Jinghai City and learning about the Shanshui Group, a lingering shadow seemed to hang over my heart.

But at this moment.

No.

It should be said that after hanging up Gao Qilin's call.

Hearing that Gao Qilin was coming to pick her up for dinner, the gloom in her heart immediately dissipated.

On the contrary, I felt a sense of joy.

And this moment.

Zhong Xiaoai quickly opened the car door with a smile and sat in the passenger seat.

He smiled at Gao Qilin beside him and said, "Boss Gao, where shall we go for dinner?"

Gao Qilin smiled faintly and said, "The usual place."

……

After a while.

Gao Qilin and Zhong Xiaoai were sitting in a private room at a restaurant serving northern Chinese cuisine in Jinghai City.

Zhong Xiaoai is a native of the capital. Although she has left the capital several times since childhood, she still prefers the tastes of the North.

The restaurant that Gao Qilin specially selected was indeed very much to Zhong Xiaoai's liking.

And this moment.

After putting down her bag, Zhong Xiaoai looked up at Gao Qilin and asked almost impatiently, "Gao Qilin, how much do you know about the Shanshui Group?"

"They acquired the land this time... Do you know who approved it?"

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As Zhong Xiaoai finished speaking, Gao Qilin merely curled the corners of his lips slightly before saying, "Xiaoai, you've asked the wrong person."

"How would I know about things that happen inside the city construction department?"

"I'm just an ordinary entrepreneur."

As Gao Qilin finished speaking.

Zhong Xiaoai looked at her with distrust.

What a joke.

Is he, Gao Qilin, just an ordinary entrepreneur?

Whether it's appearance and demeanor, or the things they actually do.

Or perhaps it is a sign of deep cunning and shrewdness.

How does he relate to an ordinary entrepreneur?

Including Gao Qilin's two brothers, they were not ordinary people either.

A small fishmonger successfully turned his life around and became the general manager of Gao's Real Estate within a year.

Not only did she not feel any discomfort, but she actually did it with great ease.

My younger brother is a top student at a science and technology university, and he has now been admitted to the Housing Management Bureau through the "273" exam.

The entire Gao family is probably far from ordinary.

Thinking this, Zhong Xiaoai kept looking at Gao Qilin with a suspicious gaze.

Seeing this, Gao Qilin could only helplessly raise his hands in surrender: "Well then, Xiao Ai, I really don't know who approved it, but I have a guess in my mind. Let me tell you about it?"

Zhong Xiaoai nodded.

Gao Qilin took a deep breath: "First of all, District Chief Meng Dehai can be ruled out; he's on my side."

Zhong Xiaoai hummed in agreement.

There is absolutely no problem with that.

Gao Qilin is Meng Dehai's son-in-law. What kind of benefits would make Meng Dehai turn against him?

Even if there were real benefits, Gao Qilin's contribution wouldn't necessarily be less than that of outsiders.

Weighing the pros and cons, there was no way Meng Dehai would do something like betraying Gao Qilin.

And soon.

After pondering for a moment, Gao Qilin spoke again: "Secondly, this person is not someone who is close to Qi Tongwei or Gao Yuliang."

"After all, given President Chen's experience, Qi Tongwei and his team cannot afford to take such a risk so quickly."

“Especially Gao Xiaoqin, after learning her lesson, she won’t rush to use those connections so soon. She should be your investigation team’s main target now.”

Zhong Xiaoai subconsciously replied, "That's right."

Gao Qilin smiled and continued, "Since that's the case, Qi Tongwei and Gao Yuliang both know how much risk they would take to cooperate with Gao Xiaoqin now, so they're even less likely to help."

"After excluding those high-ranking and powerful people who could interfere in this matter, the next people to be in charge are naturally those with real power."

"For example... the urban planning department, which has people who can directly get involved in land transactions."

As Gao Qilin finished speaking.

Gao Xiaoqin narrowed her eyes quickly, and a few names flashed through her mind.

He then said, "I remember there was a section chief in the Urban Planning Department named Li who seemed to be able to bypass Meng Dehai and directly manage the buying and selling of land plots."

Done.

Gao Qilin smiled faintly, his face showing an ambiguous expression.

"This is a problem that Team Leader Zhong needs to consider; it's not something that a small entrepreneur like me should be concerned with."

Zhong Xiaoai gave Gao Qilin a reproachful look and couldn't help but ask, "Gao Qilin, are you a small business owner?"

"If we calculate it that way, Shanshui Group can probably only be considered an ordinary company."

"If they claim to have been around for ten years, then they probably don't even amount to much, let alone the Shanshui Group."

As Zhong Xiaoai finished speaking.

Gao Qilin made a gesture of apology and said with a smile, "Please, Team Leader Zhong, stop making fun of me."

As he spoke, Gao Qilin took a small box out of his pocket.