111: Chapter 110 I'll also give you two choices

Captain Zhao was stunned.

"Vice County Mayor Wang, why are you here?"

Vice County Mayor Wang glanced at him, his gaze icy.

"You fool! If it weren't for the trouble you caused, would I have come here?!"

The captain's face turned pale instantly.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but nothing came out.

The rain was falling harder and harder.

Vice County Mayor Wang stood outside Su Bai's car window, rainwater dripping from the edge of his umbrella, pooling into a small puddle at his feet.

He knocked on the window, his posture very humble.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

The car window slowly rolled down.

Su Bai leaned back against the seat, turning his head to look at him.

Rainwater streamed down from the car roof, forming a thin curtain of water at the edge of the window, separating the two of them.

"Vice County Mayor Wang."

Su Bai said indifferently,

"It's no wonder no investors are willing to invest here; you arrest investors at the drop of a hat... With a business environment like this, who would dare to come?"

Vice County Mayor Wang stiffened for a moment, then struggled to force a smile in the rain.

"Mr. Su, it's all a misunderstanding," his voice was steady, carrying just the right amount of apology—neither too strong nor too weak,

"The people below were ignorant and disturbed you, Mr. Su. On behalf of Cang County, I apologize to you."

Su Bai looked at him without speaking.

Vice County Mayor Wang stood in the rain, his waist slightly bent, his smile unchanged.

The matter began several hours earlier.

On the way here, Su Bai had called the general manager of the group's East China region.

The call was very short, and he didn't say much—

"I want to build a new media entrepreneurship park in Cang County, five hundred million. Have the person in charge of their investment promotion department call me back."

After hanging up, he continued to watch the scenery flying past outside the window.

Less than half an hour later, a strange number called in.

The person on the other end was very enthusiastic, as enthusiastic as if they had met a long-lost relative.

"Hello, Mr. Su! I am Wang Changgeng, in charge of investment promotion for Cang County. I heard that your group is interested in investing in our county? This is a great occasion for our county! When would you be free? Shall we meet and discuss it in detail?"

Su Bai leaned back against the seat, his voice very faint,

"I am on my way to Cang County right now."

Vice County Mayor Wang froze for a second, then his voice became even higher,

"That's great! Mr. Su, call me when you arrive, and I'll come to pick you up! I'll arrange everything for tonight, and we can have a good chat!"

Su Bai didn't pick up on that thread,

"We'll talk when I get there."

He hung up the phone.

Long Wu turned his head from the passenger seat, glanced at him, and couldn't help but say,

"Mr. Su, are you really going to invest five hundred million in a place like this?"

Su Bai looked at the gray sky and bare fields outside the window,

"Depends on my mood."

— After hanging up the phone, Wang Changgeng was almost going crazy with excitement!

Cang County was a poverty-stricken county; for so many years, it had worn this hat, unable to take it off.

It wasn't that no one had come to inspect it, but they would leave after the inspection; no one actually invested money.

The geographical location was poor, transportation was inconvenient, there was no industrial base, no talent pool—it had nothing.

The county officials went out for investment promotion every year, and every year they returned empty-handed.

Wang Changgeng had been in charge of investment promotion for three years and had harvested nothing. The county mayor's expression grew uglier year by year, and his own hair grew thinner year by year.

Now, suddenly someone wanted to invest five hundred million! Five hundred million!! What kind of concept was that? How much was Cang County's annual fiscal revenue anyway?

Five hundred million dropped on them would be enough for them to live off of for several years!

Moreover, a project like a new media entrepreneurship park wasn't a one-off deal; it was about the flow of people, logistics, and information; it was an industrial chain; it was about solving employment and taxes!

Within a few years, they might even be able to take off the hat of a poverty-stricken county!

More importantly, with this achievement, he would be able to take another step up!

He had sat in the position of Vice County Mayor for six years; if he didn't move soon, his life would just be like this.

So, after hanging up the phone, he started preparing. He arranged a dinner party, prepared materials, and even washed the best business car in the county.

As a result, before the dinner party even started, he received a call from Su Bai: "Mayor Wang, I've been detained in your county."

He was dumbfounded. He rushed over without stopping for a moment!

Su Bai was now his God of Wealth, his ticket to promotion, that east wind he had been waiting for for six years!

Whoever touched Su Bai was taking his life!

Thinking of this, his smile deepened, and his waist bent even lower, "Mr. Su, please calm your anger. I will definitely handle this matter seriously and give you a satisfactory explanation."

"A misunderstanding?" Su Bai finally spoke, his voice faint. "I don't think so."

Vice County Mayor Wang forced a smile and said, "Mr. Su, it was my failure in management."

Su Bai didn't reply.

Vice County Mayor Wang straightened up and turned toward Captain Zhao, who was standing to the side with an ugly expression.

Captain Zhao stood there, his face very ugly, looking at Liu Bo with a guilty conscience.

"Zhao Gang!" Vice County Mayor Wang's voice wasn't loud, but it was deep, like a stone thrown into deep water.

Zhao Gang walked over, standing straight, "Here!"

Vice County Mayor Wang looked at him and began to berate him, "What are you good for? How could you act so recklessly toward a legitimate businessman like Mr. Su?"

His voice grew louder and louder, sounding exceptionally clear in the rainy night, "Did you understand the situation on the scene? Did you investigate? On what grounds did you arrest people? Who gave you that authority? I think you don't want to do your job anymore!"

Captain Zhao's face turned pale and then green. Rainwater streamed down his face; it was hard to tell if it was rain or sweat.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but Vice County Mayor Wang didn't give him the chance.

"Hurry over and apologize to Mr. Su!"

Captain Zhao turned around, facing the car window, and decisively bowed ninety degrees! He shouted, "Mr. Su, I'm sorry! I was deceived by someone; it was my work error. Please forgive me!"

Su Bai watched him quietly.

Captain Zhao maintained the bowing posture and didn't straighten up. Rainwater hit his back, and the black of his riot gear looked even deeper in the rain.

"Just now I said," Su Bai's voice was very slow, as if savoring something, "you'd better be able to bear the consequences." He paused and said playfully, "Do you still think you can bear it now?"

Captain Zhao's body stiffened. He didn't straighten up, and his voice came from beneath his bent waist, muffled, "Mr. Su, I'm sorry, I... I'll reflect on this."

Su Bai looked at him for two seconds, then shifted his gaze to the person standing at the entrance of the building.

Liu Bo stood there, still holding the cigarette he hadn't finished smoking; the glow of the cigarette butt flickered in the rain.

His expression was extremely ugly, bordering on despair! Captain Zhao was bowing and apologizing to that man! The reinforcements he had called had become the other party's stepping stone!

He wanted to run, but his legs wouldn't listen to him; they were nailed to the ground as if filled with lead.

Su Bai withdrew his gaze and looked at Captain Zhao, "Just now, that bald guy gave my friend two choices." His voice was very calm, "Now, I am also giving you two choices."

Zhao Gang's body trembled. He straightened up and glanced quickly at Liu Bo, that look filled with hatred. That bastard, he had screwed him over!

Vice County Mayor Wang's gaze also swept over, that look not like he was looking at a person, but more like he was looking at a dead man.