You should know that Xie Shanglin is just a market manager.

While the others are leaders from the city government.

In this situation, not only did Xie Shanglin not behave submissively, on the contrary, he even had an aura of having everything under control.

Chen Fang's first impression.

Was that this man was no simple character.

"Minister Yuan is here too?"

Zhao Yiping asked.

Yuan Yunqiu smiled slightly and said, "I remember the city government's published schedule didn't include a visit to the Starlight Night Market for Mayor Zhao. Had I known Mayor Zhao was going to do a site visit, I would have come along."

Yuan Yunqiu's remark was clearly a sarcastic hint that Zhao Yiping had an ulterior motive for his visit.

Zhao Yiping gave a hearty laugh.

He said, "Minister Yuan also knows that my schedule as the mayor is arranged by the city government office. Comrade Chen Fang arranged for me to come here, so here I am."

Although the statement was modest,

it also hinted to Yuan Yunqiu to some extent that today's visit to the Starlight Night Market was Chen Fang's idea.

Xie Shanglin, standing nearby, heard this.

He laughed heartily.

He said, "It seems that Secretary-General Chen is really concerned about our Starlight Night Market. With such care from a leader, I believe the market will only get better and better."

Experts exchanging moves.

Every word sounds smooth to the ear.

But between the lines, there was a clash of swords and daggers.

Just like Xie Shanglin's remark.

On the surface, it was gratitude, but Chen Fang could tell there was more mockery than thanks.

Chen Fang was not upset.

He smiled.

He said, "To have Xie Shanglin's understanding is the best I could ask for. The Starlight Night Market is a showcase of Wulan City, representing the city's image. Showing it a bit more care is always right."

"Hahaha... Leaders, don't just stand here, come, let's go inside and take a look,"

Xie Shanglin said, laughing.

A group of people,

Surrounding Zhao Yiping and Yuan Yunqiu, entered the market with great fanfare.

Although it was a night market,

many of the stores were also open during the day.

Zhao Yiping stopped in front of a snack shop.

When the owner and the staff learned that the person at the door was the mayor, they all eagerly gathered around.

Zhao Yiping cheerfully asked, "Shop owner, how is business here for you?"

"Great! The business environment here is really good. We receive a lot of support from Manager Xie and Manager Wang; they are truly good people,"

the snack shop owner said exaggeratedly.

Chen Fang was taken aback.

He asked, "Owner, is the rent here expensive?"

The owner hastily waved his hands and said, "Not expensive, not at all. It's very cheap. The rent for my small shop here is less than 1000 yuan a month. If this was outside, it would cost at least four to five thousand, not to mention the foot traffic here is great. I really have to thank the government's good policy and the care from the market."

1000 yuan?

Chen Fang had made inquiries before.

A shop like this in the market would start at no less than 10,000 yuan, and there would also be high management fees and sanitation fees, and they would even take a cut of the sales revenue.

How did it suddenly become 1000 yuan?

He puzzledly looked towards Xie Shanglin.

His face was filled with smugness.

It was as if he was telling Chen Fang that in this turf, he was the boss. He could make them say whatever he wanted, and they had to comply.

"Not bad, not bad, boss, keep up the good work, we won't disturb you any longer,"

Zhao Yiping naturally detected something was off.

However, he did not show it.

The group continued to visit several more shops.

Like the first shop owner, every one of them praised the market management to the skies. After this round, if you weren't aware of the situation beforehand, you might really think Xie Shanglin was a philanthropist.

The investigation ended.

The crowd began to head back.

Yuan Yunqiu said to Zhao Yiping, "Mayor Zhao, how do you feel about today's investigation?"

Zhao Yiping knew.

Yuan Yunqiu wanted him to speak words of high praise.

If he really complimented Xie Shanglin.

Then Chen Fang would not dare to have any ideas about Starlight Night Market.

Zhao Yiping suddenly stopped in his tracks.

He turned his head to look at Chen Fang, who was walking behind him, and asked with a smile, "Secretary-General Chen, what are your thoughts after this visit?"

"Not bad. I personally think that President Xie has done a very good job. The market's vendors are all very satisfied. Since the people are satisfied, we officials are naturally satisfied as well,"

Chen Fang said.

Upon hearing this,

Xie Shanglin quickly took up the conversation, "Thank you for the praise, Secretary-General Chen. Rest assured, as long as I, Xie Shanglin, am at the market, our Starlight Night Market, this tourism brand, won't fall. Of course, I still hope the leaders can come more often to offer guidance and valuable suggestions, so we can continue to improve."

As he said this,

Xie Shanglin's face was filled with pride.

His look towards Chen Fang became somewhat contemptuous.

It was as if he was mocking Chen Fang, suggesting his tactics were nothing special.

Just when everyone thought the investigation was about to end without issues,

Yu Zhengchuan suddenly emerged from the crowd and walked up to Chen Fang's ear, about to whisper something.

Chen Fang glared at him.

He said, "What's with the sneaking around? They are all our leaders here. Is there anything that can't be said openly?"

Yu Zhengchuan looked somewhat timidly at everyone and said, "Secretary-General Chen, the police branch from Qingling District called. Wang Gaoxing has confessed. Starlight Night Market has a set of Yin Yang Accounts. The accounts on the surface are all reasonable and legal, but behind the scenes, the fees have been increased several times. The business owners here have been suffering for a long time, but because of Xie Shanglin's tyranny, they dare not speak out."

As soon as this was said,

The chatter suddenly fell silent.

Xie Shanglin angrily retorted, "You're talking nonsense; there's no such thing."

Yu Zhengchuan said with a sense of grievance, "I'm not the one who said it; Wang Gaoxing did. Even if it is slander, it's his slander against you."

Seeing Xie Shanglin about to erupt again,

Chen Fang quickly said, "President Xie, don't be angry. Wang Gaoxing has been arrested, and he might be spouting nonsense. Don't take it too seriously."

"What do I care? I'm not worried at all. I'm upright, so I'm not afraid of a crooked shadow,"

Xie Shanglin explained.

Chen Fang nodded.

Then he said to Zhao Yiping, "Mayor Zhao, I also believe this is slander from Wang Gaoxing. We just walked through the market, and everyone's opinion of President Xie is quite good. But to protect President Xie's reputation, I suggest that we take another walk through the market without President Xie present. Additionally, we should send someone to find this so-called Yin Yang Accounts and have the Audit Bureau check the market's cash flow, to clear President Xie's name, what do you think?"

Zhao Yiping tasted the intent behind the words.

It turned out, Chen Fang had a backup plan.

With a slight smile, he turned to Yuan Yunqiu and asked, "Minister Yuan, what do you think?"

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