The villagers were practically dumbfounded, breaking into low murmurs:
"What's going on? Why is Mayor Li chatting so happily with Zhao Tiezhu?"
"He completely ignores the village chief, yet treats Zhao Tiezhu with such special regard. How does he pull that off? Could Zhao Tiezhu have connections at the township level too?"
"No way, is the mayor actually taking him to meet higher-ranking officials while leaving the village chief standing off to the side?"
"Why does today feel so bizarre?"
Puzzled expressions filled the villagers' faces as they had no clue what was happening.
Seeing the high-ranking officials arrive, Bai Fugui had to rein in all his arrogance, forcing a smile onto his face.
He grabbed his megaphone and trotted eagerly through the raindrops to greet them.
For him, today was an immensely crucial day.
As long as the road construction project went through, he could remain village chief.
He couldn't afford to mess this up!
When he squeezed through the crowd and reached the front of the motorcade, what met his eyes was Zhao Tiezhu exchanging friendly pleasantries with Lin Zhongtian and the others.
His mind went instantly blank!
How could this be?
Chapter 193