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Chapter 2934 Power Grid Project

Although Qin Feng's trip to Xidu was a last-minute decision, since he was already there, he had to make the necessary visits to his network and take care of the necessary tasks.

A mayor who doesn't frequently visit the provincial capital is definitely not a good mayor. For example, today, Qin Feng personally hosted a dinner for the leaders of the power grid, with the aim of securing a project worth hundreds of millions of yuan from the power grid to be implemented in Shazhou. This project is jointly operated by the power grid and Gansu-Liangzhou Province. Qin Feng has already visited the provincial capital several times. Feng Changjun has been following up on this matter. Qin Feng's visit today is also a good opportunity to discuss this matter with the leaders of the power grid.

Of course, Qin Feng was only responsible for hosting the banquet and did not discuss the specifics. At most, he would give a general overview. The specific details would be followed up by designated personnel. As the mayor, his personal visit and invitation demonstrated the importance that the entire Shazhou City attached to this matter.

The purpose of securing this power grid project is not just about the project itself, which involves an investment of hundreds of millions. While an investment of hundreds of millions is indeed a large sum for a city, it has not yet reached the point where the mayor needs to travel back and forth.

Qin Feng's emphasis on this project was not due to the amount of investment, but rather because of the electricity aspect.

Shazhou itself is the industrial center of the entire Gansu-Liangzhou province and even the Northwest region. However, in recent years, under the leadership of Jiang Longjun and Shao Hongli, Shazhou's industrial center has not developed at all. It has been living off its past achievements and has even shown signs of regression.

Of course, the business environment in Shazhou is far from developing, and only someone with a screw loose would invest there.

However, there is no doubt that the foundation and advantages for developing industry in Shazhou are there; what needs to be addressed are the business environment and the government's attitude.

Jiang Longjun and Shao Hongli valued the real estate industry more, which brought in money faster and could increase the government's fiscal revenue. Jiang Longjun's vigorous development of Nanshan New Area was based on this logic. He had no interest in the industry, which was slow to develop and unlikely to bring political achievements in the short term. This was one of the reasons for the decline of the Shazhou industry.

Since arriving in Shazhou, Qin Feng has been paying close attention to the development of Shazhou's industry. He conducted detailed research and personally visited Shazhou's industries several times. In the end, Qin Feng confirmed that developing industry was the most correct path for Shazhou's development.

However, the current business environment in Shazhou and Jiang Longjun's attitude mean that Shazhou cannot pursue industrial development at present. But Qin Feng still firmly believes that Shazhou must take the path of industrial development in the future.

Therefore, he has been trying to prepare for the future industrial development of Shazhou, and this project focusing on the power grid is to prepare for the future development of Shazhou.

Industrial development requires complete infrastructure, and electricity is a prerequisite. That's why Qin Feng is so concerned about this project, demanding that the municipal government do everything possible to secure it, and he personally went to work on the project several times.

Once this project is secured and the electricity problem is solved, it will become a huge advantage for the development of industry in Shazhou.

Qin Feng stayed in Xidu for two days. When the plane landed in Shazhou, Chen Guohua drove directly to the airport to greet Qin Feng.

"There's some news that I find quite strange," Chen Guohua reported.

"what news?"

“Yesterday evening, Yang Guoqiang treated Jiang Longjun to dinner at the Lixin Hotel,” Chen Guohua said.

Qin Feng was stunned. The news came too suddenly, and the matter was definitely not that simple.

Qin Feng thought for a moment and asked Chen Guohua, "Who are the people eating this meal together?"

“Yang Guoqiang brought Yang Zhijie and Ding Haiyang, and Jiang Longjun brought Ma Shanming. That’s all,” Chen Guohua replied.

Qin Feng leaned back in his car seat, rhythmically tapping his thigh with his hand.

It would be one thing if Yang Guoqiang and Jiang Longjun met alone, but the fact that both of them brought people with them, even if Jiang Longjun only brought Ma Shanming, sends a different signal.

Jiang Longjun's agreement to have dinner with Yang Guoqiang was an unusual signal in itself. It should be noted that Jiang Longjun had deliberately avoided his relationship with the Yang family for many years. When the two sides cooperated to protect Shao Hongli last time, Yang Guoqiang only went to Jiang Longjun's house to meet him secretly, and there was no public dinner. It is clear that Jiang Longjun's agreement to have dinner with Yang Guoqiang this time is not normal.

Furthermore, Jiang Longjun's agreement to have dinner with Yang Guoqiang at the Lixin Hotel raises even more questions.

Jiang Longjun certainly knew what kind of place the Lixin Hotel was.

Qin Feng pondered for a moment, then asked Chen Guohua, "Didn't Yin Da go?"

“No, the only people I heard from who participated were Yang Zhijie and Ding Haiyang,” Chen Guohua said.

Qin Feng frowned; this detail made him think deeply.

According to Yang Yuxin's introduction and the results of the investigation he asked Jiang Yunpeng to conduct, this Yin Da is Yang Guoqiang's butler and brother, the person Yang Guoqiang trusts the most, and the second most important person in the Yang family after Yang Guoqiang.

Yang Guoqiang trusted Yin Da more than he trusted his own son. He handed over the entire Yang family mansion to Yin Da, and entrusted him with the most secret and important matters, such as the killing of Ding Wenbo.

Yang Guoqiang has lived a secluded life in recent years, rarely leaving the Yang family's old house. Whenever he does go out, it must be for something important that he must personally attend to, and Yin Da is always by his side when he does.

But Yin Da was not present for such an important event. Even Yang Zhijie's strategist, Ding Haiyang, had gone with him. It was strange that Yin Da was not there.

To an ordinary person, this would not seem strange at all; perhaps Yin Da was busy with other things. However, after deducing Yang Guoqiang's entire plan from such a small incident as Yin Da's trip to Myanmar, Qin Feng now began to pay close attention to Yin Da's movements.

"Do you know what we talked about?" Qin Feng asked again.

"I definitely don't know. I don't have that ability. It took a lot of effort to find out their whereabouts," Chen Guohua said with a smile.

Qin Feng had assigned Chen Guohua a task a long time ago: to find out what the municipal party committee was doing. Now, the task was finally paying off.

There's nothing strange about this. Qin Feng is certain that his every move has been under Jiang Longjun's surveillance. He must have many spies planted by Jiang Longjun around him, and Ma Shanming is definitely in charge of this matter.

Qin Feng nodded, lost in thought.

"Mayor, I don't understand why Jiang Longjun agreed to have dinner with Yang Guoqiang at this time. This is inconsistent with the strategy that Jiang Longjun has always followed. What benefit would he gain from doing this? However, I am certain that there must be something fishy going on here. Jiang Longjun is the kind of person who would never do something without benefit, let alone take risks easily," Chen Guohua analyzed.

"You think Jiang Longjun's behavior is a bit abnormal and illogical, right?" Qin Feng asked with a smile.

“Yes, when the Yang family was at the height of their power in Shazhou, Jiang Longjun deliberately kept his distance from them. Now, the Yang family is clearly declining day by day, and Jiang Longjun has started to contact them instead. Everyone knows that contacting the Yang family now is not only not beneficial, but also risky.” Chen Guohua nodded.