After being reborn, I refused to be a sucker, and my whole family was dumbfounded.

Chapter 263

Lin Ling nodded, put his hands in his pockets, and followed the mayor into the reception room with a smile.

Cui Yan looked shocked.

He couldn't believe that a mere entrepreneur from Nanzhou could make the mayor bow down.

Inside the reception room, the mayor personally brewed tea and, with a solemn expression, asked, "President Lin, could you tell me more about this?"

Lin Ling glanced at Cui Yan, who was standing to the side.

“He’s one of our own, completely trustworthy,” Mayor Song said.

Cui Yan's face darkened. Wasn't this an insult to him?

"It's for your own good." Lin Ling glanced at Cui Yan and said calmly, "The more you know, the more dangerous it becomes."

Mayor Song finally spoke, "You may leave."

Cui Yan nodded and left, thoughtfully locking the door behind him.

Seeing Cui Yan leave, Song Gui looked at Lin Ling with a serious expression: "How did you know about these things?"

Lin Ling looked at him with a half-smile, without saying a word.

Seeing Lin Ling's arrogance, Song Gui felt he had more confidence, and his gaze became even more serious: "President Lin, I don't want to joke with you. This matter is of great importance."

"Can you tell me where you learned these things?"

Lin Ling shook his head and smiled: "Mayor Song, are you an idiot, or do you think I'm an idiot?"

"How could I possibly tell you these things?"

"And the day after tomorrow is when your former boss writes the recommendation letter. You must be very anxious now, right?"

"Because you also realize that the person your former boss wants to recommend is probably not the most suitable candidate."

Song Gui became increasingly alarmed as he listened, and gestured for Lin Ling to continue.

Lin Ling smiled faintly: "But you don't know who will be chosen, and you're afraid that your old boss will recommend the wrong person, and you can't find a suitable candidate to recommend."

Song Gui looked at Lin Ling with a horrified expression and disbelief, his eyes filled with vigilance.

How did he know that so clearly?

He even knew about the inner turmoil he was going through.

Could it be that he has been investigating me and my former boss's faction for a long time?

But how could a local entrepreneur from Nanzhou dare to reach such a high level?

Lin Ling continued, "But I know who will be the governor of Nanhuang Province in a week."

Upon hearing this, Song Gui was dumbfounded. He stood up in disbelief and said coldly, "Bullshit, even my old boss didn't know about this. How could you possibly know?"

"This, this is a matter from the capital."

Then his face darkened; "Are you playing me?"

Lin Ling shook his head and smiled: "Mayor Song, don't even think about getting anything out of me."

"You know, everything comes at a price."

"I can let your faction live, or I can watch your faction die."

"It all depends on how sincere you are."

Mayor Song remained silent for a long time, staring intently at Lin Ling: "As long as the information is genuine, I'm willing to pay any price, but I want to know how you obtained this information. Could it be that you have connections with the Yang family?"

Lin Ling smiled without saying a word.

He knew that Mayor Song suspected he had a connection with the Yang family, and he felt that the Yang family had told him about it.

But in reality, he only knew who the next governor of the Southern Wilderness Province would be because of his memories from his previous life.

But he didn't want to deny it; he just wanted to mislead Mayor Song into thinking that he had a connection with the Yang family.

This way, he could win over Mayor Song and even have the faction behind him work for him.

Upon seeing this, Mayor Song was horrified.

At that time, Yang Panlei's attitude towards Lin Ling was extremely poor, and it was impossible for him to acknowledge this brother-in-law.

They even forced Yang Mengyu to leave.

Could it be that Lin Ling is really capable of forcing the Yang family to acknowledge her as a kept woman?

Lin Ling smiled faintly: "Afterwards, I want you to do me a favor. It's a big favor, and I'll need your help, my old boss."

Mayor Song squinted, knowing that Lin Ling was negotiating, and his trust in Lin Ling increased even more.

After all, Lin Ling was referring to the announcement of the new provincial governor a week later.

Only if it succeeds will I help Lin Ling.

He calmly said, "Help you deal with the Zeng family? If you really do a great job, the little Zeng family is nothing to fear."

Lin Ling shook his head and smiled; "You've already said it, the Zeng family is nothing to fear, why would I need your help?"

"I can easily handle the Zeng family with one hand."

Mayor Song was speechless at his arrogant words.

Even if the Yang family has a good impression of him, they will not help him suppress the Zeng family.

After all, the Yang family is very proud and disdains doing such low-level things. They might even use this incident to test Lin Ling.

How could Lin Ling possibly be a match for the Zeng family on his own?

He frowned and asked, "So what are your conditions?"