The game of power begins with the police officers at the local police station.

Guo Ying put down her wine glass. She was wearing high heels and lost her balance, falling into Chen Shi's arms. She hugged him tightly and said breathlessly, "You scared me to death! If it weren't for Chen County's strong chest protecting me, I would have been disfigured."

Guo Ying's hands roamed over Chen Shi's body. Chen Shi said, "Just hug me, don't touch me like that."

"A grown man, you think you can just touch him and he'll lose a piece of flesh?" Guo Ying looked at Chen Shi: "I'm a little dizzy, Magistrate Chen, could you help me to my room to rest? My bed is big and warm."

Chen Shi couldn't help but pinch Guo Ying's buttocks: "Boss Guo is staying at the restaurant."

"I have many houses, I can stay wherever I want. If you don't want to stay in a restaurant in Chen County, you can go somewhere else. I have a villa in Minghu, the scenery there is beautiful."

Chen Shi smelled the perfume on Guo Ying's body, and her two plump breasts pressed against his chest. He really wanted to take Guo Ying right there and then.

It's said online that men are driven by their lower instincts, and sometimes that's really true.

At that moment, the door was pushed open, and Yang Bin walked in. Upon seeing this scene, he quickly turned and left.

Seeing a savior, Chen Shi exclaimed, "Yang Bin, has Director Ding been delivered home?"

"It's delivered, County Chief Chen. I'll be waiting for you outside."

"Let's go back to the hotel, I drank a bit too much tonight." Chen Shi pushed Guo Ying away: "Boss Guo, I'm leaving now, I'll come back to patronize your business again next time."

"Chen County Magistrate, keep your word. Don't keep them waiting too long."

Chen Shi left quickly; if he stayed any longer, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to control himself.

Chen Shi returned to the hotel, slept soundly, and felt refreshed, but was still at a loss as to how to meet Zhu Xiaoyong.

I spent the whole morning thinking in my room, but I still couldn't come up with a good solution.

In the afternoon, I decided to go to Wan Xirong to see if he could help. He has been in Yizhou for many years and knows many provincial leaders, including more than just Zhao Ji. Perhaps he has a way to meet Zhu Xiaoyong.

He took out his phone to call Wan Xirong, but the phone suddenly rang; it was Gu Jia calling.

What's this woman up to now? We haven't been in touch for so long.

Chen Shi answered the phone: "Gu Jia, is something wrong?"

"I can't contact you unless there's something wrong."

"I'm very busy, I'm hanging up now."

"I wanted to talk to you about something important, but you're so busy, never mind."

Chen Shi thought to himself, "What important business could you possibly have?" but still asked, "What is it? Tell me."

"Do you have time?"

"Stop keeping me in suspense, just say what you have to say, or I'm really hanging up."

"You are in Yizhou"

Chen Shi hummed in agreement.

"Is it about getting the highway approval done?"

Chen Shi was somewhat surprised: "How did you know?"

"I'm guessing. Governor Zhu is in charge of approving highways. Perhaps I can introduce you to him."

"Really?"

"Fine, don't believe me then, I'm hanging up."

Chen Shi quickly said, "Don't hang up. I would be extremely grateful if you could introduce me to Governor Zhu."

"I'm also in Yizhou. I happen to be free this afternoon. Come to my room and we can talk in detail."

Regardless of whether Gu Jia's words are true or false, we should still try to fight for it, even if it's a last resort, since there's no better way right now.

If there is even a 1% chance of success, you must put in 99% effort.

Send me the address, I'm coming now.

"Come back at four o'clock this afternoon. I have something to take care of."

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

Chen Shi was bored in his hotel room, so he asked Yang Bin to drive him out for a drive to clear his head and hopefully spark some inspiration to come up with a solution.

At 3:30, Chen Shi arrived at the hotel address provided by Gu Jia and waited.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, I received a call from Gu Jia.

"I'm at the hotel now, come here."

"Okay," Chen Shi said, hanging up the phone. He went to Gu Jia's hotel room and gently knocked on the door.

Gu Jia looked through the peephole and saw Chen Shi. She was a little surprised that he had arrived so quickly.

He opened the door: "Were you following me?"

Chen Shi walked into the room: "I was at the hotel entrance when you made the call."

Gu Jia poured Chen Shi a glass of red wine: "Have a drink with me."

Chen Shi picked up his wine glass, clinked it with Gu Jia's, and took a sip of red wine.

Chen Shi smelled the same perfume on Gu Jia as on Guo Ying.

"Do you know Guo Ying from Xinfulou?" Chen Shi asked casually.

Gu Jia looked at Chen Shi: "How did you find out?"

Chen Shi was surprised that the two actually knew each other. He calmly said, "Last night I was at Xinfu Restaurant, having dinner with Guo Ying's brother-in-law. I chatted with her for a bit. I'm in Yizhou; she must have told you that."

"You guessed wrong. She didn't tell me. We've known each other for a long time; we're best friends."

Let me introduce myself again. I am now the general manager of Mingzhou Jiajia Development Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Jiajia Group.

Our group signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Mingzhou Municipal Party Committee and Government to develop real estate in the Mingzhou Economic Development Zone.

"Don't you sell building materials?"

"We only make a little money from building materials. Our group has expanded its business to include real estate development, highway construction, and water conservancy station construction."

Chen Shi nodded: "Congratulations on becoming the general manager."

Gu Jia looked at Chen Shi: "I earned my position as general manager through performance. Last year, I was the group's top salesperson, with sales of 50 billion yuan in building materials."

Chen Shi thought to himself, "Nobody would believe you didn't sleep with people. There are so many top salespeople, why did they set up a separate company just for you?"

Thumbs up: "President Gu's pragmatic spirit is worth learning from."

"You're not bad either. In just a few years, you've become a deputy director-level leader. Many people work their whole lives and never reach your level."

Gu Jia stood up and took off her coat: "It's a bit hot, I'm going to change my clothes."

A short while later, Gu Jia came out of the bedroom, wearing a sexy cheongsam that showed off her figure.

That figure is so good it'll make your nose bleed.

Chen Shi had no interest in admiring Gu Jia's figure and asked, "Do you know Governor Zhu?"

"I not only know Governor Zhu, but I'm also very familiar with him."

"Please introduce me to Governor Zhu, I would be extremely grateful."

Gu Jia looked at Chen Shi: "County Chief Chen, you are also the head of a county. Do you think that just because you meet Governor Zhu, the highway project can be approved?"

The Department of Transportation and the Provincial Development and Reform Commission are suppressing at least a dozen expressway projects reported by various counties across the province, some of which have been pending for four or five years without any progress.

From Governor Zhu's perspective, the approval and funding should be granted only for highways that are essential to the province's overall development, considering the overall situation of the province's development.

This expressway in Chunyang County has no connection to the development of the province, nor to the city; it is only crucial to the development of the county.

Even if you meet with Governor Zhu, you won't be able to solve the problem.

Chen Shi looked at Gu Jia: "Do you have a solution?"

The president of Jiajia Group just set up a branch in Mingzhou for her, but many shareholders in the group disagree. Gu Jia needs to prove herself in order to gain a foothold in Jiajia Group.

She needed several large projects to prove her capabilities. She looked around and found that Chunyang had several large projects: building a highway, constructing a thermal power plant, and developing the Greater Bay Area Economic Development Zone. All three were large projects with investments of over 10 billion yuan.

Jiajia Group has money, and Chunyang County has projects. It's a win-win situation. She feels that Chunyang County needs Jiajia Group, not Jiajia Group, but Chunyang County.