Chapter 397: You are sober and restrained all day long, but others are the ones who are happy. Why?
In addition to the executives and their bodyguards, there were also ministers and cabinet members in the banquet hall. Although everything was kept simple, there were actually dozens of people. People gathered in twos and threes and talked in low voices. Although no one said it explicitly, everyone knew that they were waiting for the executive from Maple City.
As soon as Chang Jiayi finished speaking, the brightly lit banquet hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at each other, all shocked by the news.
Cui Zhengrong had seen Ai Wanxin's arrogant style before. He said sarcastically, "Today is a welcome dinner specially held for the executive officers of the major bases. She said she couldn't come and she didn't come? It seems that this General Ai doesn't take the executive officers seriously at all."
Everyone knows that Ai Wanxin doesn't take the Speaker who hosted this banquet seriously, but no one will uncover the truth. Just think that she doesn't take the other executives seriously. Just be happy.
Chang Jiayi sneered, "The crisis at Zhangcheng Base happened only two days ago. General Ai had just finished an arduous battle and rushed back to Guanghui City without stopping. He was tired from the journey and felt unwell. How come these objective facts no longer exist when Councillor Cui said this?"
Cui Zhengrong pointed at Li Fanbo and sneered, "The executive officer of Zhangcheng Base is still here. Commander Li is not even a sentinel, and she is not sick. How come General Ai, who is known as the sentinel with the highest mental strength, is sick? Do you mean to say that Commander Li did not contribute as much as General Ai in the battle of Zhangcheng?"
Li Fanbo said sternly, "You are right. General Ai not only led the troops in the battle and stood at the most dangerous front line, but also single-handedly turned the tide and saved the lives of everyone in the Zhangcheng base. After the battle, she did not rest at all and personally led us to rebuild and transform the base. The energy and effort she put in are really hard to imagine if you haven't seen it with your own eyes. If you don't know, you can come back to Zhangcheng with me to take a good look, or you can go to the front line next time you fight and witness it yourself."
Cui Zhengrong's face trembled. "Old witch, can you just say something like going to the front line? Don't be too outrageous!"
Seeing Cui Zhengrong's expression of having eaten shit, Jin Mincai cursed him in his heart as a cowardly waste. He stepped forward and said, "Master Li, what you said is true. Which of the executive officers present did not go through extremely difficult battles to keep the base safe? Moreover, among all the bases, Zhangcheng Base is the closest to Guanghui City. Other executive officers did not get sick after long journeys. Isn't this General Ai a little too frail? Can a person with such a physique be qualified for such an important position as a base executive? I think we should reconsider it."
Li Fanbo nodded: "Okay, you can ask the general yourself, I will help you connect."
Jin Mincai had a smug look on his face, but when he heard that Li Fanbo was going to call Ai Wanxin, the next sarcastic words he wanted to say got stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say them or swallow them, and his pretty face turned red.
Seeing that Li Fanbo really opened the terminal, Jin Min said anxiously: "Today's dinner is to welcome all the hard-working executives. Don't steal the show!"
Jian Huaixi burst out laughing, and he leaned close to Tai Shi Ning's ear and whispered, "Wasn't he the one who was mentioned first? Why are you so scared when you heard that you were going to call them? I heard that when the parliament was meeting that day, that General Ai made them dizzy and confused. It was even more exciting than it is now. Glory City is really fun."
They were standing quite far away, so Feng Jingyi could not hear Jian Huaixi's voice. However, Feng Mengduo, who was standing behind him, heard it clearly. She swept her eyes, as sharp as a knife, and glared at Jian Huaixi with a warning.
Jian Huaixi was not at all embarrassed about being caught talking nonsense, and he nodded to her in a very artificial and elegant manner.
Feng Mengduo turned her face away as if she would be contagious if she looked at her any longer. Jian Huaixi was very sure that she rolled her eyes when she turned her head.
He Shifeng raised his hand to stop Li Fanbo's action. He put his strong arms on the armrests, stood up, and said calmly: "Since General Ai cannot come to the banquet, Mr. Speaker, shall the dinner begin?"
Feng Jingyi sat on the sofa without saying a word. This He Shifeng didn't even give her an excuse that he was feeling unwell due to the long journey, not giving her any face at all.
But he had to swallow his anger at this moment. Feng Jingyi slowly exhaled, calmed his boiling emotions, stood up and said, "In this case, let's get started."
The dinner here started in a weird atmosphere, and over there Li Youchuan had not yet caught up with Fengcheng's convoy.
The two black military SUVs at the end of the convoy were always in front of their car, not allowing them any chance to overtake. Even though the drivers honked their horns until they were worn out, they pretended not to hear anything.
It was not until Ai Wanxin's car drove into the Lizhu Wetland Park and into the villa area in the shallow mountains that the SUV accelerated and followed.
Li Youchuan hurriedly asked the driver to catch up, but was stopped by the sentry at the entrance of the villa area.
Li Youchuan's subordinates got out of the car to negotiate, but before he could say anything, the guard said expressionlessly, "Who are you, what are you doing here, how many people are there in the car, who are they, do you have an invitation letter from our general?"
The subordinate was stunned and replied, "There are three of us in the car: the driver, the speaker's assistant and me. We don't have an invitation letter, but this is the car of the Bingqiao Residence, and we are here to pick up General Ai for the dinner."
The young guard said, "Please get out of the car and be inspected, then open the trunk."
The subordinates' scalps tingled. Wasn't this what the first security check they arranged said?
He smiled and said, "Little brother, you may not have heard clearly. The person in the car is the assistant to the speaker. He is here to pick up General Ai to attend the dinner. If you delay him, you cannot bear the responsibility."
The guard said with a dull face, "Oh, all people and vehicles entering and exiting must be carefully checked. This is for the safety of our general. Everyone else got out of the car and checked. Why do you want to be treated specially? Do you have something hidden in your car that you want to harm our general?"
Sitting in the car, Li Youchuan looked at the time on his watch, anxious. At this moment, he did not care whether he was being tested for obedience or not. He opened the door and got out of the car, saying, "If you want to check, hurry up."
The young guard said, "Our deputy captain said that those with bad attitudes are not allowed to enter, so as not to offend the general. Please go back."
"You!" Li Youchuan's subordinate asked anxiously, "Do you know who you are making things difficult for?"
The young guard shook his head innocently: "I'm not trying to make things difficult for you. If you had a good attitude and cooperated well, you would have been in long ago. Our deputy captain said that you should look for the reasons in yourself for everything."
On the other end of the communicator, Qi Tongtian laughed loudly, and the little anger that was left in front of the official residence just now suddenly dissipated.
Jiang Baota glanced at him but did not stop him. Captain He said anyway, as long as he followed the general, he would not have to endure anyone's anger. He would be sober and restrained all day long. Others would be the ones who were happy. Why?