362: Chapter 362 The One Favored by Fate

Early the next morning, the five negotiation teams set off simultaneously.

Longnan City in Gansu Province was the closest, so the negotiation team heading there arrived first.

Longnan City had established three Settlements:

Hanwang Shelter, located east of Longnan City, was the largest of the three Settlements;

Wufengshan Shelter, located north of Longnan City;

and Bailongjian Shelter, located west of Longnan City.

Since the Settlements established by the Huaguo official government had already deployed Ultrasonic Emitters, the Chamber of Commerce had their basic information.

The negotiation team went directly to Hanwang Shelter, and the plane landed in an open space outside the Settlement.

The Security Guard patrolling on the city wall saw a plane landing nearby and hurriedly went to report it.

This place was remote and had no airport; they had never seen such a situation before.

Mayor Hou Zhongxiang of Longnan City was at Hanwang Shelter and rushed over after receiving the news.

At this time, the five members of the negotiation team had already disembarked from the plane and arrived in front of the Settlement gate.

"Hello, is this Hanwang Shelter in Longnan City?" the leading staff member shouted.

"That's right, who are you?" Mayor Hou Zhongxiang asked.

"Hello, we are from the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, and we are here today to discuss cooperation with you," the staff member, a Sister, shouted loudly, cupping her hand to her mouth as a makeshift megaphone.

She wore a gray business suit, and her face was fair, making her seem out of place in this desolate land.

"Huatong Chamber of Commerce? Quick, quick, quick, go open the gate!" When Mayor Hou Zhongxiang heard that people from the Huatong Chamber of Commerce had arrived, he hurriedly urged the Security Guard to open the city gate.

He himself frantically ran out of the city to personally greet them.

After all, as the Mayor of a prefecture-level city, he had heard the great name of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce many times.

"Hello, Uncle, we are from the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, and my name is Cheng Jin," the staff member extended her fair small hand, smiling as she greeted him.

"Hello! Hello!" Mayor Hou Zhongxiang seemed very excited.

He first wiped his hands on his clothes before shaking Cheng Jin's extended small hand.

"Uncle, do you know if the Mayor of our Longnan City is here?" Cheng Jin asked.

"I am, I am! I am Mayor Hou Zhongxiang of Longnan City.

May I ask what brings your esteemed company to Longnan?" Mayor Hou Zhongxiang was a little incoherent.

"Ah! I'm sorry, Mayor Hou Zhongxiang, I didn't know it was you, I was a bit presumptuous," Cheng Jin quickly bowed and apologized when she heard that the scruffy Uncle in front of her was Mayor Hou Zhongxiang.

"It's okay, it's okay.

How about this, let's go into the city to talk," Mayor Hou Zhongxiang suggested.

"Okay!" Cheng Jin nodded.

"Hey! You, Ergouzi.

Hurry up, bring people to drive two off-road vehicles over! Didn't you see we have guests? You have no discernment at all!" Mayor Hou Zhongxiang turned his head and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Hey! Alright, I'm going now!" The young man standing in the crowd not far away, watching the commotion, responded and turned to run into the city.

"Mayor Hou Zhongxiang, no need to trouble yourself, we can just walk," Cheng Jin advised.

"No trouble, no trouble.

We'll wait a moment, it'll be quick," Mayor Hou Zhongxiang was adamant.

Seeing this, Cheng Jin said no more and just waited quietly, complying with him.

Mayor Hou Zhongxiang looked behind her; the other four people were all wearing suits, with their right hands placed inside their jackets, unsmiling, standing there motionless.

In his experience, these four people should be bodyguards.

"Manager Cheng, please excuse the mess.

This is a small place, and very few people have come since the virus outbreak, so everyone is incredibly curious," Mayor Hou Zhongxiang said, making small talk.

"Mayor Hou Zhongxiang, what are you saying? I also came from a small place," Cheng Jin said with a smile.

"Oh? Really? Where are you from, Manager Cheng?" Mayor Hou Zhongxiang asked curiously.

"Not far from here, Qinzhou City," Cheng Jin replied openly, without concealment.

"Qinzhou? That's very close!

The Mayor of Qinzhou City and I are old friends; why don't I make a call and ask him to come over too?" Mayor Hou Zhongxiang was very surprised.

"No need, Mayor Hou Zhongxiang.

When I was in Qinzhou, I was just a little girl from a remote mountain village and didn't know the Mayor," Cheng Jin hurriedly waved her hand, a little shy.

"Oh? Is that so?

Then how did you end up at the Huatong Chamber of Commerce?" Seeing Cheng Jin's frankness, Mayor Hou Zhongxiang no longer insisted and continued to make small talk.

"I was attending university in Jingmen City before, and after the virus outbreak, I was trapped in Baisha Settlement in Jingmen City.

Later, I was fortunate enough to be selected and recommended by Mayor Xu to participate in the Huatong Chamber of Commerce's trainee program.

After the training, I started working at the Chamber of Commerce," Cheng Jin replied.

"So that's how it is," Mayor Hou Zhongxiang nodded.

Perhaps this was someone favored by fate.

"Then since you're from Qinzhou, why didn't you go to Qinzhou, but came to our Longnan instead?" Mayor Hou Zhongxiang asked.

"Sorry, I don't mean anything else, I'm just curious."

"Mayor Hou Zhongxiang thinks too highly of me.

We are just grassroots staff, where do we have the right to choose?

Wherever the Chamber of Commerce sends us, we go there," Cheng Jin didn't mind.

"Beep beep ~"

Soon, the car drove over.

Ergouzi swerved the steering wheel, stopping the car sideways in front of them.

Then he got out and actively opened the car door.

Mayor Hou Zhongxiang glared at him but didn't criticize him.

This raw impulsiveness wasn't something new; it had been going on for a while.