The Strongest Master Venturing Urban-Chapter 199: You Just Like Bullying Me

When Zhong Pengrun mentioned Chen Bin’s idea about planting fruit trees, Lu Huisheng let out a cold laugh.

He retorted, "Do you think he should be allowed to plant them?"

Although he had told Chen Bin that they would mind their own business, that was just an empty statement.

Chen Bin had taken the position that rightfully belonged to him; Lu Huisheng would never let him live in peace!

Clearing his throat, Zhong Pengrun nervously asked,

"I see Chen Bin is really invested in this. If I oppose him, there shouldn’t be any problems, right?"

"Don’t worry about that. The barren mountain belongs to the village collective. As long as the villagers are against it, what can he do to you?"

"Then what excuse should I use to reject him?"

Lu Huisheng replied impatiently, "Figure it out yourself. Don’t ask me about everything. Jiang Huai’s term as deputy director of the party administration office is about to end. This is your only chance, so think it through carefully."

Hearing this, Zhong Pengrun nodded excitedly.

"Rest assured, Mayor Lu. As long as I’m here, Chen Bin can forget about planting a single tree in Sun Village!"

"Good. I hope you’re smart enough."

After leaving Lu Huisheng’s office, Zhong Pengrun and Wang Yu had to walk back to the village on foot.

On the way, Wang Yu commented with a tinge of admiration,

"You know, that Secretary Chen, for someone so young, seems to genuinely care about the villagers."

With a cold snort, Zhong Pengrun’s face darkened.

"Care about the villagers? It’s just some rotten fruit trees, and that’s supposed to be caring?"

"It’s not just about the fruit trees. I heard Secretary Chen also planned to build a food processing factory in town. Unfortunately, the county didn’t have enough money, so it got shelved."

"Don’t believe any of that. Chen Bin only wants to rack up achievements to climb higher. All that talk about benefiting the villagers—total bullshit!"

"Secretary Zhong, regardless of whether the leaders have ulterior motives, as long as our village prospers, that’s what truly matters."

Hearing Wang Yu contradict him repeatedly, anger slowly bubbled within Zhong Pengrun.

He silently thought, "Damn it, once I get a position in town, the first thing I’ll do is strip you of your role as village chief!"

Back in the village, Wang Yu suggested calling a village committee meeting to discuss the fruit tree initiative.

But Zhong Pengrun disagreed, saying they should wait until evening.

When evening came, Wang Yu searched everywhere but couldn’t find Zhong Pengrun.

With no other options, he went door to door, gathering the village committee members for a meeting.

To his surprise, not a single member was home.

Even their family members didn’t know where they had gone.

Wang Yu knew this had to be Zhong Pengrun’s doing, but without proof or a lead, he could only return home, dejected.

That night, he didn’t sleep a wink. Early the next morning, Wang Yu went straight to the township government.

Entering Chen Bin’s office, he recounted everything that had happened after returning to the village the day before.

Hearing this, Chen Bin was fuming with anger.

But soon, a hint of doubt crept in.

"Aren’t you afraid of offending Zhong Pengrun and Lu Huisheng by telling me all this?"

"Of course I’m afraid. But I’m still the village chief. Planting fruit trees would greatly benefit the villagers. I can’t let personal greed cause us to deceive and harm others!"

Chen Bin was utterly astonished. Who would’ve thought such a poor village could produce a village chief with such high principles?

He patted Wang Yu on the shoulder, praising him.

"With a village chief like you, the villagers of your village are truly fortunate."

But Wang Yu merely sighed and said nothing more.

Clearly, compared to empty praise from his leader, he cared more about genuinely helping the villagers.

After a long moment of thought, Chen Bin suddenly asked,

"In your opinion, if the fruit tree project goes forward, will the villagers support it?"

Without hesitation, Wang Yu nodded.

"Of course they will! That mountain is just sitting barren. If it can be turned into money, only a fool would object."

"Alright, got it. You can head back for now."

After Wang Yu left, Chen Bin could no longer suppress the rage churning inside him.

He pounded his fist on the desk, old grievances surging in his heart.

When he first arrived, being targeted by Lu Huisheng was one thing. But even a lowly village party secretary dared to be so presumptuous?

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With that thought, Chen Bin immediately called Cheng Zhuang.

He instructed him to personally head to Tianhai and bring Ding Zi back.

But once she arrived, she was to be taken directly to the guesthouse—not the township government.

Cheng Zhuang didn’t understand why Chen Bin was ordering this.

But Chen Bin was his boss. His job was to act, not ask questions.

After Cheng Zhuang left, Chen Bin called Wei Kai and his group into his office.

After hearing Chen Bin’s instructions, everyone seemed thrilled.

But Wei Kai hesitated and asked worriedly,

"We’re fine, but what about Cai Lixia and Ding Zi? Are you confident?"

Chen Bin nodded, his face stern.

"Don’t worry. I never act without confidence."

"Alright, then I trust you. We’ve been under Lu Huisheng’s thumb for so long—finally, it’s time for payback!"

At noon, back at the guesthouse, Chen Bin had the kitchen prepare a meal of three dishes and one soup, delivered to his room.

He then had Cai Lixia join him.

Holding the clothes Chen Bin had draped over her last time, Cai Lixia looked nervous, her hands trembling slightly.

"This...this is your coat. I’ve washed it."

Chen Bin brought the coat to his nose, taking a deep sniff. A fragrant aroma filled the air.

He couldn’t understand why the clothes he washed himself never smelled this good.

Seeing him dazed while sniffing the coat, Cai Lixia’s cheeks burned with embarrassment.

Her voice was even less assured as she spoke.

"Why did you ask me to come here? If you don’t say anything, I’ll leave."

Snapping out of it, Chen Bin grabbed her wrist and led her to sit on the sofa.

"It’s nothing. I just wanted to have a meal with you."

"Just a meal?"

Cai Lixia didn’t believe him at all.

In her mind, Chen Bin was the type of man with a roguish charm.

There was no way he’d invite her to his room just to eat.

Chen Bin seemed to catch onto her thoughts, leaning closer and speaking teasingly into her ear.

"It’s daytime now, but if you really want to do that kind of thing, I wouldn’t mind."

Faced with such blatant words, Cai Lixia should’ve been furious.

But since it was Chen Bin, her anger evaporated instantly.

Suppressing her restless heart, she playfully chided,

"You’re the township party secretary! How can you say such things?"

"No, no, no. I only say things like this to you."

Pouting, Cai Lixia asked pitifully,

"Does that mean you think I’m easy to bully?"

"How could that be called bullying? This is clearly..."

"Clearly what?"

She stared at Chen Bin with wide eyes.

He gave her a sly smile, leaning in to whisper softly into her ear.

Three words escaped his lips slowly, "It’s because I like you."

In that moment, Cai Lixia’s face turned completely red.

The way she looked at Chen Bin now carried a hint of affection...