354: Company chance encounter

Li Dongliang drove the car to the company's underground parking lot, and the three of them took the private elevator to the first floor.

Seeing Lin Zifeng and the others step out of the elevator, the two female receptionists at the front desk quickly stood up, bowed slightly, and said politely, "Hello, Boss. Hello, President Li. Hello, sir."

The three of them nodded in response with smiles. Led by The two sisters, Lin Zifeng began to tour the company floor by floor.

Over half an hour later, the three of them finally arrived at the fifth floor, where the Chairman's Office was located.

As the three of them walked toward the Chairman's Office, they happened to run into Yang Xiaohu and a very beautiful girl. This girl looked like she was of mixed race, and her perfect face was full of exotic charm.

Seeing Li Yanran and her brother accompanying Lin Zifeng on either side, Yang Xiaohu was slightly stunned. Her beautiful large eyes immediately lit up, and she walked over quickly to greet them.

Lin Zifeng and the others hadn't expected to meet Yang Xiaohu here either, as they had discussed in the car that Yang Xiaohu had only returned from filming out of town the day before yesterday.

They all thought she would be resting at home. Fearing he might disturb her rest, Lin Zifeng had even stopped Li Yanran from contacting her.

He didn't expect her to actually come to the company.

"Hello, President Lis. County Magistrate Lin, why are you at our company? This is such a surprise! Since you've come to Jingcheng, why didn't you contact me?"

Yang Xiaohu said with a face full of pleasant surprise.

Yang Xiaohu said this because she thought Lin Zifeng was still a County Magistrate!

"Hello, Xiaohu. I knew you were busy with work, so I didn't want to disturb you by reaching out."

"Sister Xiaohu, why are you calling my Brother Lin 'County Magistrate Lin'? That's old news. My Brother Lin is already a Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee of a Prefecture-level City and the Municipal Party Secretary of Yushu City."

"The former Yushu County has successfully completed its County-to-city conversion and is now the County-level city of Yushu City."

Li Dongliang said with a smile.

Hearing the news from Li Dongliang, Yang Xiaohu couldn't help but think that she had known Lin Zifeng had a bright future, but she hadn't expected him to be promoted so quickly. To already be a deputy department level Cadre at such a young age, he was definitely a rising political star.

"Since everyone knows each other, let's all go to my Office to chat! It's not convenient to talk standing here."

Just as Yang Xiaohu was lost in thought, Li Yanran suggested with a smile.

The group nodded and walked toward the Office together.

After they entered the spacious Office, Yang Xiaohu pulled Xiao Di over, looked at Lin Zifeng, and said, "Secretary Lin, this is my good sister and best friend, Xiao Di."

"Xiao Di, this is the person I often mention to you—the former County Magistrate Lin, now Secretary Lin."

Hearing Yang Xiaohu's introduction, Xiao Di gracefully extended her hand. "Hello, Secretary Lin. I've heard of your great reputation for a long time."

"Sister Xiaohu often mentions you to me, saying you are an upright official who is not afraid of power and is wholeheartedly dedicated to doing practical work for the common people."

"Sister Xiaohu has told me countless times about how you publicly and impartially handled those spoiled young masters."

"I've wanted to meet such a good official for a long time. I didn't expect you to be so young and handsome. It's an honor to meet you today. You can just call me Xiao Di; I hope we can be friends."

Lin Zifeng shook her hand briefly and said with a smile, "I'm also very glad to meet you. Those things were just what I should have done; they aren't worth mentioning."

"Since we're all friends, don't keep calling me Secretary Lin. I'm a few years older than you, so you can call me Brother Lin like Xiao Liang does, or just call me by my name."

Xiao Di and Yang Xiaohu happily agreed, and the three of them sat down on the sofas in the lounge area.

Hearing their conversation, Li Yanran asked curiously, "Did you have a conflict with the local spoiled young masters while filming the TV series in Yushu City? Did Zifeng help you?"

"President Li, you have no idea! If Brother Lin hadn't helped us back then, who knows what would have happened!"

After saying this, Yang Xiaohu recounted what had happened in detail.

Finally, she added, "Among those people, the leader was the son of a vice-ministerial level Cadre from Huanan Province. The others were either the children of officials or the children of the wealthy."

"In short, they were all people of wealth and status."

"But Brother Lin ordered the judicial department to handle them according to the law. Not only did their families compensate and apologize to us, but those people were all sent away. They only got out after serving a few months in prison. It was truly satisfying!"

Hearing Yang Xiaohu's vivid account, everyone understood how much pressure Lin Zifeng, who was only a Division-Head Level County Magistrate at the time, must have faced to send those well-connected young masters to prison.

One wrong move could have ruined his future, yet he insisted on doing it. Admiration for him naturally welled up in their hearts.

Li Dongliang clapped his hands excitedly and said, "Brother Lin, you're a real man. What you did is truly admirable!"

"Those lawless bastards deserve to be dealt with harshly."

"If I had been there, I would have definitely taught those bastards a lesson they'd never forget."

As Li Dongliang spoke, he forcefully pumped his fist.

"All you know is how to use force. You're in your twenties now; can't you be a bit more steady and mature?"

Li Yanran rolled her eyes at her brother. After scolding him, she turned back to Lin Zifeng and asked, "Zifeng, you weren't suppressed or retaliated against later, were you?"

Lin Zifeng shook his head and said, "Although those people had extraordinary backgrounds, they broke the law. It was also their parents' lack of discipline. It was only reasonable for them to be punished. On what grounds would they retaliate against me?"

Things weren't as simple as Lin Zifeng made them out to be. Back then, he had indeed been secretly targeted by certain people because of that incident.

Last time at the KTV, the other party still tried to frame him.

However, that was all in the past. Lin Zifeng felt there was no need to bring it up and cause further trouble.

Lin Zifeng was a smart man. From his interactions over the past two days, he was certain that the Li Family and the Yang Family were not simple; they definitely held a place among the families in Jingcheng.

Otherwise, Yang Zhongqiang wouldn't be able to serve as a Deputy Director in such an important department, and the Li siblings wouldn't be so successful at such a young age.

They had always wanted to repay him. If he named names, the two families certainly had the strength to target those people and take a series of actions.

He didn't want to change the current political landscape of Huanan Province because of past events, so he denied it nonchalantly.

Li Yanran knew it couldn't be that simple, but since Lin Zifeng had already been promoted to the deputy department level, it meant the incident hadn't had much of an impact on him.

Since Lin Zifeng didn't want to talk about it, she didn't press further and instead took the initiative to change the subject.