Chapter Forty-Four: Just One Room

  Mayor Chen was furious when he heard that Comrade Liu Siyuan had been beaten by a hired thug, and reportedly slammed his fist on the table. He said that the beating of a comrade who was working on an inspection task was a blatant provocation against the municipal government. He ordered the Public Security Bureau to immediately organize its best personnel to crack the case quickly and give Comrade Siyuan an explanation.

  The next day, after Liu Siyuan was 'injured', he came to the hospital with Secretary General Zhang Zhengdong of the Municipal Government to visit Comrade Liu Siyuan and had a cordial conversation with him for half an hour. Then the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department began to promote People's good official Liu Siyuan everywhere. This time he really became famous...

  Liu Siyuan lay comfortably in his hospital bed, with Fang Xinyu, Ouyang Qian, and Ding Hui taking turns to keep him company. The first two asked him questions with concern, while Ding Hui took care of him attentively throughout, making him feel like he was enjoying the tender loving care of beautiful women during his stay in the hospital.

  Out of guilt, Liu Siyuan honestly told each of the three girls not to worry, that it was just a fake injury. Fang Xinyu praised him for this, thinking that he had made a good move, while Ouyang Qian rolled her eyes and said "no wonder my dad thinks highly of you, you're indeed a sly one who's on the same wavelength as him".

  Only Ding Hui seemed to be puzzled by his actions and complained that she had been worried for nothing for several days. However, she didn't probe further.

  Liu Siyuan was comfortably lying in the hospital enjoying first-class medical care, while outside was a scene of killing and bloodshed.

  The news that came first almost made Liu Sihuan faint, the Public Security Bureau actually caught the murderer the next day, and he was so shocked that he couldn't even speak. What's more shocking is that it's said that the murderer insisted that a certain leader of the chemical plant had instructed him, and then this news somehow leaked out. Very quickly, the media in Hanjiang City began to publish news articles about the polluting factory ordering thugs to beat up the people's supervisor, with extremely inflammatory language, and some newspapers even used the phrase "Hanjiang poison tumor" to describe Xinyuan Chemical Plant. After reading the reports, he realized that things had been thoroughly stirred up because of his injury, and his cleverness had obviously been exploited and amplified by someone more cunning.

  But all of this has nothing to do with him anymore, and he might as well take advantage of it. Now everyone is showing off their skills, and for a small fry like himself, staying out of trouble is the best strategy. He also took this opportunity to have an in-depth discussion with Fang Xinyi about the situation in each prefecture-level city in Qianhu Province.

  Qianhu Province, apart from the provincial capital city of Hanjiang City, has jurisdiction over eleven prefecture-level cities, one autonomous prefecture, and three province-administered county-level cities that are at the deputy prefectural (departmental) level, as well as a nature reserve - the Wild Man Nature Reserve.

  After some discussion, Fang Xinyi focused her attention on Ziwai City, the second largest city in Qianhu Province, located northwest of the province.

  Liu Siyuan stayed in the hospital for about a week, until it was almost time to go to Beijing with Ouyang Qian, and then he left the hospital. As soon as he left the hospital, he immediately set off on his journey to Beijing with Ouyang Qian.

  It's quite embarrassing to say that this is Liu Siyuan's first time taking a plane in his life, and he accidentally let it slip out, only to be teased by Ouyang Qian for the entire journey. As it was summer, she wore a light blue low-cut top and short skirt today, attracting many admiring glances along the way, and Liu Siyuan also received several envious and even jealous looks.

  However, when it comes to short skirts, Ouyang Qian may sometimes wear more revealing outfits and doesn't mind wearing super short skirts or shorts. But she pays attention to some details and never wears dresses or pants made of thin materials that can be seen through. On the other hand, Ding Hui rarely wears very short skirts, but she is not careful in this regard, and sometimes her underwear can be seen by others. There have been several instances where it was quite visible until Liu Siyuan reminded her, after which she gradually improved. As for Fang Xinyi, she loves wearing tight jeans that accentuate her nearly perfect buttocks curve, so there's no need to worry about wardrobe malfunctions. Comrade Chen Jun also likes wearing skirts but always wears multiple layers underneath, greatly increasing the safety factor.

  He thought about the characteristics of the clothes worn by several women around him, but overall he had always been a bit naive about men and women. Although he also liked beautiful women and had even had relationships with two women, which made him understand that the original monotonous repetitive mechanical movement was quite interesting. However, he still couldn't understand why men would have an impulse when they saw women dressed sexily, but couldn't really do anything about it.

  The two arrived at the capital's international airport, already past three o'clock on Friday afternoon. Due to their tight schedule of only three days, Liu Siyuan had only brought a backpack with some basic clothes to change into. In contrast, Ouyang Qian had brought a huge suitcase, creating a stark contrast that left him wondering what she could possibly have packed. Of course, the task of pulling the suitcase soon fell on his shoulders.

  "First go to the hotel to check in, tonight there is an arrangement, to visit my dad's old leader." Ouyang Qian said as they walked out of the airport.

  Liu Siyuan hummed in response and suddenly thought of something, then asked back: "Which old leader was it after all?"

  Ouyang Qian nodded, "Surnamed Yan, I call him Uncle Yan. About ten years ago, my dad was his secretary for a few years."

  Liu Siyuan didn't expect that Director Ouyang had also been a secretary to someone before, and couldn't help but ask: "What rank is the old leader now?"

  Ouyang Qianbai gave him a glance and said after a while: "It seems to be the first vice chairman of the People's Congress ranking, Central Political Bureau member."

  Liu Siyuan suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. A member of the Central Political Bureau, that was the highest position one could attain. Among the vice-national level officials, only 25 members of the Political Bureau existed in the entire Republic, excluding the nine top national-level members of the Politburo Standing Committee. In fact, among the more than 30 provincial governors and mayors, only four municipal party secretaries and the Guangdong Provincial Party Secretary were almost certain to be members of the Political Bureau. Other officials rarely had such opportunities, for example, the former Xinjiang Autonomous Region Party Secretary was once highly appointed, but after the change of term, it did not continue.

  The two booked a five-star hotel, Shangri-La, with its luxurious and grand lobby, luxurious design with Chinese style, and colorful decorations. Liu Siyuan was full of praise, while Ouyang Qian had an expression of disdain, saying that this was nothing, and that there were many better places to go in the capital city, but they weren't at that level yet. She said it with a hint of longing.

  "Right, you said we book one room or two?" Ouyang Qian suddenly turned back to ask, completely ignoring the surprised expression of the uniformed beauty at the front desk.

  "This is just casual talk." Liu Siyuan said casually.

  Soon he heard Ouyang Qian say to the front desk without hesitation, "Oh, then we'll have a deluxe twin room."

  Liu Siyuan was startled and jumped, fortunately thinking that it was still a double bed, which slightly calmed him down. To be honest, after getting drunk last time and having a passionate night with her, he regretted it afterwards. He had already gotten himself entangled with two girls, adding another one would be unbearable. Although Ouyang Qian kept saying she didn't need him to take responsibility, in reality, he always felt something was off, like today when she dragged him to Beijing and booked a room.

  Deep in thought, they unknowingly entered the room together.

  "I'm changing in the bathroom, don't come in and peek!" As soon as she entered the room, Ouyang Qian hastily said while rummaging through her large trunk.

  Liu Siyuan didn't think much of it and casually said: "Oh, just lock up then. Besides, there's still plenty of time, you don't have to be in such a rush."

  Ouyang Qian raised her head and glared at him fiercely, ignoring him. She held a pile of clothes in her hand and entered the bathroom. From the sound, it seemed that Liu Siyuan hadn't locked the door.