At the Pinnacle of Power: My Insider Report Alarms Bigwigs in Beijing's Elite Circle

Six pm.

Lin Yi and Shen Chuchu accompanied Tang Suzhen to the Qinghe Hotel.

"Teacher Tang, who organized and initiated today's gathering?"

Lin Yi looked at the Qinghe Hotel with some confusion.

As the best hotel in Qinghe County, Qinghe Hotel's prices are no lower than those of high-end restaurants in Yunshan City. A meal there can cost several thousand yuan, and if you drink Moutai, it can easily cost more than ten thousand yuan.

"Li Bin."

Tang Suzhen said.

Lin Yi was slightly taken aback.

In his previous life, he had seen Li Bin's name in a report from the Discipline Inspection Commission.

Li Bin was admitted to Southwest Jiaotong University. After graduation, he returned to Qinghe and worked at the county transportation management office. He was only a deputy section chief, but he embezzled tens of millions of yuan, almost all of which came from Longsheng Transportation Company.

Longsheng Transportation Company monopolized almost the entire coal mine transportation business in Qinghe County, like a money printing machine.

The CEO of Longsheng Transportation Company is also Lin Yi's high school classmate, named Zhang Sheng.

Zhang Sheng was a good-for-nothing when he was in school, and he dropped out in his second year of high school.

Zhang Sheng was able to become successful in just a few years because his sister married Gao Hu, the eldest brother of Yunshan.

Zhang Sheng, Gao Hu, and Gao Hu's brother, Gao Long, a notorious figure in the underworld of Dongjiang, all perished in the nationwide anti-corruption storm of their previous lives!

The cases of Gao Long and Gao Hu have been established by the Ministry of Public Security as typical cases in the fight against organized crime!

In his previous life, Lin Yi was assigned to the Water Conservancy Bureau to guard the reservoir. There, he encountered Zhang Sheng on Qinghe Street.

That day, in front of a group of classmates, Zhang Sheng severely humiliated Lin Yi:

"Hey, isn't this the pride of Qinghe High School? I heard you went to guard the reservoir? The top student from Qinghe, a top student from Tsinghua University, how come you're doing so poorly? Why don't you come work for my company? The salary will definitely be higher than guarding the reservoir!"

Just as this information was swirling in Lin Yi's mind, he followed Tang Suzhen to the door of the private room.

The private room is the largest in the Qinghe Hotel.

The members of the Qinghe County Party Committee hosted a banquet for Xiao Yuan last night, and it was in this private room.

In the private room, besides Zhang Sheng and Li Bin, there were more than a dozen other classmates present.

Zhang Sheng sat in the main seat facing the door of the private room.

"Welcome, Teacher Tang, and our class beauty, Shen Chuchu!"

The door to the private room opened, and Zhang Sheng saw Tang Suzhen and Shen Chuchu. He immediately stood up and clapped his hands to welcome them.

As soon as he took the lead, the others immediately followed suit and applauded, and enthusiastic applause rang out in the private room.

"This is for you, Teacher Tang and student Shen Chuchu!"

At the same time, Li Bin suddenly appeared at the door of the private room, holding two bouquets of flowers, and handed them to Tang Suzhen and Shen Chuchu respectively.

Shen Chuchu was taken aback: "Li Bin, you can just give flowers to Teacher Tang, why are you giving them to me?"

"Shen Chuchu, these flowers are a gift from Mr. Zhang to you and Teacher Tang. I was just running an errand."

Li Bin smiled slightly and said, "Also, tonight's gathering is hosted by me; Mr. Zhang is treating everyone!"

"Li Bin, don't keep calling me 'General Manager Zhang' in front of Teacher Tang. Teacher Tang doesn't like it. Just call me Zhang Sheng!"

Zhang Sheng appeared to be being modest, but he was actually being sarcastic.

because.

He has two purposes for organizing this class reunion today.

First, it's a slap in the face to Tang Suzhen.

Back then, during his school years, Zhang Sheng bullied classmates, insulted teachers, got into fights, and did all sorts of things that violated school rules.

Tang Suzhen tried her best to persuade Zhang Sheng, but Zhang Sheng remained unrepentant, and in the end, she had no choice but to dismiss him.

Zhang Sheng has always held a grudge about this.

Today, he's going to make Tang Suzhen open her eyes wide and see just how awesome Boss Zhang really is!

Second, he tried to win Shen Chuchu's heart with power and wealth.

As the class beauty, Shen Chuchu was secretly admired by many boys in the class, including Zhang Sheng.

"Zhang Sheng, I am very happy to see how successful you are now."

Tang Suzhen sensed the hidden meaning in Zhang Sheng's words, but as a teacher with a kind heart, she not only didn't take it to heart, but was genuinely happy for Zhang Sheng's success.

Upon hearing Tang Suzhen's words, Zhang Sheng's lips curled into a mocking smile. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Lin Yi standing behind Tang Suzhen and Shen Chuchu!

"Lin Yi, what brings you here?"

Zhang Sheng raised an eyebrow.

Lin Yi was admitted to the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University, which was the pride of Qinghe Middle School. After graduation, he worked in the Yunshan Municipal Government Office as the mayor's secretary. He was the subject of much discussion and envy among his classmates.

Even though Zhang Sheng is now quite wealthy, he understands that his standing among his classmates is not as high as Lin Yi's!

That way, he won't be able to show off at today's class reunion.

More importantly, he had heard that Shen Chuchu didn't date during her three years of high school because she had a crush on Lin Yi!

With Lin Yi and Shen Chuchu appearing at the same time, how can he possibly win Shen Chuchu's heart?

"Zhang Sheng, Lin Yi happened to be back in Qinghe for the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, so I asked him to come along."

Tang Suzhen explained.

"Mr. Zhang, are you saying I'm not welcome?"

Lin Yi stepped forward and stood with Tang Suzhen and Shen Chuchu, looking at Zhang Sheng.

"Welcome, but it seems we're full. We'd appreciate it if the waiter could add a chair near the door."

Zhang Sheng sneered.

Other classmates envied Lin Yi and wanted to get along with him, but he didn't need to.

Because of his brother-in-law Gao Hu, he didn't take Lin Yi seriously at all, and deliberately made Lin Yi sit at the door to humiliate him!

"Then I'll trouble the waiter."

Lin Yi's smile remained unchanged; he neither got angry nor left.

because.

He was standing behind Tang Suzhen and Shen Chuchu when he heard Zhang Sheng deliberately making sarcastic remarks about Tang Suzhen, and he noticed that Zhang Sheng's gaze towards Shen Chuchu was strange.

This made him realize that Zhang Sheng's purpose in organizing the class reunion tonight was not pure.

In his past life, Zhang Sheng humiliated him, and in this life he still wants to play with fire. How could Lin Yi possibly let him have his way?

"Hehe, I'm sorry to have troubled Secretary Lin."

Zhang Sheng smiled jokingly and then sat down in the main seat.

"Teacher Tang, Shen Chuchu, this way please!"

Li Bin acted as his underling, inviting Tang Suzhen and Shen Chuchu to sit on either side of Zhang Sheng.

"Teacher Tang can go over there; Lin Yi and I will sit together."

Shen Chuchu refused outright.

Zhang Sheng raised an eyebrow and said, "Chu Chu, there are no seats there!"

"It's okay, students can just move up a bit."

As Shen Chuchu spoke, she sat down in the seat next to Lin Yi.

Zhang Sheng's face turned cold, but he didn't say anything.

Seeing this, Li Bin quickly said, "Everyone's here, please sit down. I'll have the waiter bring the food."

The other students sensed that something was wrong, but after hearing what Li Bin said, they all sat down.

Soon, the waiters brought out one expensive dish after another.

Abalone, lobster, sashimi, and shark fin are all available, and the liquor is specially supplied Moutai.

Li Bin and Zhang Sheng each offered a toast, and then they began to toast Tang Suzhen one by one.

Tang Suzhen drank fruit juice because she had to prepare lessons in the evening, so it didn't have any effect.

"Classmates, we all know that Lin Yi was the top scorer in the college entrance examination in Yunshan City, and he is the pride of our Qinghe Middle School! After graduation, Lin Yi went on to work for the Yunshan Municipal Government as Mayor Xiao's secretary. He has a bright future ahead of him. Shouldn't we all raise a glass to Secretary Lin?"

After Tang Suzhen finished toasting, Zhang Sheng suddenly made a suggestion.

"Mr. Zhang is right!"

"It's a rare occasion for us to see Lin Yi, so let's raise a toast!"

"Lin Yi, when you become a high-ranking official in the future, don't forget your old classmates!"

……

Immediately, responses poured in.

More than a dozen classmates took turns toasting Lin Yi.

Some of them realized that Zhang Sheng was targeting Lin Yi and deliberately cooperated with Zhang Sheng.

Some people genuinely wanted to deepen their 'relationship' with Lin Yi so that they could ask him for help in the future.

"Lin Ke, you work in the municipal government office and are the mayor's chief secretary. You'll have to mentor me a lot in the future!"

Li Bin, holding a wine glass, walked up to Lin Yi.

"Li Bin, you've already had Secretary Lin mentor you, one drink isn't enough! You have to down three bottles with Secretary Lin!"

Zhang Sheng spoke again, his tone leaving no room for doubt, as if a leader were issuing an order.

"Let's finish three jugs then, Lin Ke, I'll fill them up for you!"

Li Bin understood immediately and picked up the wine bottle on the table to refill Lin Yi's wine dispenser.

Lin Yi frowned: "Li Bin, let's treat everyone equally, we'll just have a drink together."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yi raised his head and took the lead in drinking.

"Ok."

Seeing this, Li Bin knew that Zhang Sheng would definitely be unhappy, but he couldn't force Lin Yi to drink, so he had no choice but to drink the wine in his glass.

Seeing this, Zhang Sheng's face turned as black as coal.

Then, he suddenly stood up, picked up a freshly opened bottle of Moutai, and walked straight toward Lin Yi.

"Li Bin, you really don't have a brain. Lin Yi is the chief secretary of Yunshan City. He drinks with the leaders almost every day. How could a little bit of alcohol possibly get him drunk?"

Zhang Sheng scolded Li Bin as he walked.

As soon as he finished speaking, he walked up to Lin Yi and said with a forced smile:

"Lin Yi, you are the pride of our class and the glory of Qinghe Middle School. I toast you!"

A toast?

Upon hearing Zhang Sheng's words, the private room fell silent instantly.

Everyone except Lin Yi was somewhat shocked!

Shocked, Tang Suzhen quickly said, "Zhang Sheng, how can you toast with just one bottle? Aren't you just being ridiculous?"

"Teacher Tang, you might not know this, but in Qinghe, there aren't many people I can toast. Usually, others toast me. And whenever I do, it's always at least a bottle!"

Zhang Sheng said arrogantly.

Lin Yi sneered: "Zhang Sheng, your arrogance is even bigger than athlete's foot!"

Zhang Sheng's expression changed, and he angrily said, "Lin Yi, are you fucking disrespecting me?"

"Who do you think you are, to ask me to give you face?!"

Lin Yi stood up and stared coldly at Zhang Sheng.