The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 301: Competing Backgrounds, I, Xu Qianli, Will Never Lose to Anyone!

Chapter 301: Chapter 301: Competing Backgrounds, I, Xu Qianli, Will Never Lose to Anyone!

Zi Yumo’s gaze quickly landed on Ji Yunxi.

"Hey, aren’t you the daughter of the Provincial Committee Secretary? How come you are getting involved with Xu Qianli?"

"Could it be that you two are already having an affair?"

Faced with Zi Yumo’s question, Ji Yunxi’s pretty face blushed with a hint of red, and she didn’t know what to say for a moment.

Really, how could Zi Yumo be so blunt, asking such a question outright? How was she supposed to answer that?

Xu Qianli cleared his throat and began, "It’s not what you think, me and Silly Girl, uh..."

Xu Qianli was interrupted when a sharp pain shot through his arm, as Ji Yunxi pinched him hard and gave him a stern glare.

Ji Yunxi warned him with her eyes, saying that it was okay for him to call her Silly Girl since they were childhood friends, but he shouldn’t say she was silly in front of others.

Zi Yumo saw this exchange and clearly interpreted it as flirtatious banter.

"So that’s the situation, you two really do have something going on!"

"I never expected that, Ji Yunxi, you would eventually choose Xu Qianli."

"I kindly remind you, this man is slippery as an eel and domineering like the fiercest tiger, and even a shallow water dragon that you cannot control."

"If you’re not confident, it’s better not to be with such a man."

Ji Yunxi was not sure whether Zi Yumo’s words were well-intentioned or malicious, but they definitely made her uncomfortable and gave her the feeling of being looked down upon. She immediately latched onto Xu Qianli’s arm and responded to Zi Yumo with a confident smile.

"Thank you for the reminder."

"But I am very confident in myself, and I don’t believe that Big Black Bull would ever leave me."

"By the way, you might not know about my relationship with Big Black Bull, we have been childhood friends and have always been close. We’ve had this good relationship for over twenty years now."

"As for you, I’ve heard you’ve been single and without a boyfriend. I really worry for you and feel sorry for Vice Secretary Zi, who knows when she will get to see a son-in-law."

Upon hearing this, Zi Yumo couldn’t help but grit her teeth and glared coldly at Xu Qianli.

Xu Qianli shrugged, implying this was an issue between the women and had nothing to do with him; why blame him? It wasn’t his fault.

Seeing Xu Qianli’s innocent expression, Zi Yumo became even more infuriated, her eyes filled with murderous intent.

Noticing that Zi Yumo was genuinely angry, Xu Qianli reached out and pulled Zi Yumo closer.

"Come on, don’t be mad. It’s true that she and I are childhood sweethearts, but we haven’t been in contact for over a decade. The last time we met, I was only ten years old."

"Today’s meeting was just a coincidence at the Provincial Committee, otherwise, we probably would never meet again in this lifetime."

"As for my relationship with her, we are indeed childhood friends, and that’s all there is to it. Don’t be mad."

Xu Qianli was busy explaining, after all, Zi Yumo was his woman; he couldn’t let his woman be unhappy.

Is that so?

Strangely, Zi Yumo felt much relieved inside, though she maintained a cool facade on the outside.

"Pfft, I am not related to you in any way. Who you’re with, who your childhood sweetheart is, or which woman you’re ambiguous with has nothing to do with me. I couldn’t care less."

"I can’t be bothered with you. That one over there is the boss, right? That guy has done a lot of evil things, and I’ve wanted to deal with him for a while now. This is a great opportunity to completely eradicate his influence!"

Having said that, Zi Yumo led her team to deal with the boss by first stemming the bleeding and taking control of the situation, then capturing all his henchmen.

Moreover, she contacted the department to quickly assemble police forces to raid the boss’s places and capture his subordinates, aiming to uproot his influence entirely!

Where there is light, there is darkness. The underworld also existed here in the provincial city. In the past, Zi Yumo could turn a blind eye as long as they didn’t go too far.

But today of all days, why did the boss have to provoke her man, forcing her man to fire his gun in what was clearly a dire situation?

Dare to mess with Zi Yumo’s man, and you’ll have her to answer to!

Under Zi Yumo’s orders, the Provincial Department acted swiftly. Hundreds of officers spread out and targeted over a dozen of the boss’ businesses and residences within the city, quickly gathering a pile of his criminal evidence and capturing many of his followers.

The boss was done for, it was an inevitable conclusion now.

At the dessert shop, Xu Qianli’s two female bodyguards were talking to a commanding officer from the Provincial War Zone’s elite task force who had come to help.

Standing a bit far away, Ji Yunxi couldn’t hear their conversation, and could only gaze at Xu Qianli.

"Hey Big Black Bull brother, just who are those two subordinates of yours? They seem pretty familiar with the Province’s elite forces."

"And I remember if I’m not wrong, it was they who made a call and not long after, the elite forces arrived by helicopter. They are too impressive, in some ways even more powerful than my dad, the Provincial Party Secretary."

Ji Yunxi was now full of curiosity towards Xu Qianli. Didn’t he say he was just from an ordinary family, serving as a minor rural Party Secretary under Jiang City? However, it turns out that’s not the case at all.

Can a mere rural Party Secretary, a minor department-level cadre in this city, casually stir the Provincial War Zone’s elite to protect him?

Probably in the entire province or even the nation, Xu Qianli was the only one with such uniqueness.

Xu Qianli then said, "The situation isn’t exactly a secret. They are sent by my girlfriend’s father to protect me, and her father happens to be the Commander of the East Sea Theater."

"What, your father-in-law is the Commander of the East Sea Theater?"

"Could it be Uncle Ye Zhanhua?"

Ji Yunxi exclaimed in amazement. Geez, his big brother Big Black Bull really was fierce, even winning over such a formidable man’s daughter. No wonder he was so bold to disdain even the Governor’s Son, Meng Tianran.

Meng Tianran might be formidable, but his dad is only the Governor, just a local official, and above him, there’s still the Provincial Party Secretary.

On the other hand, Ye Zhanhua, commanding the East Sea Theater, under his command tens of thousands of elite troops, possessing numerous planes, cannons, and ships, and his influence covering over a dozen provinces and thousands of miles of the eastern seacoast, is one of the top power figures in the country.

Comparatively, Xu Qianli’s background is evidently stronger.

After some discussions, the two female bodyguards returned to Xu Qianli’s side.

The special forces continued to stand guard nearby to ensure no one dared to harm Xu Qianli until the matter was adequately dealt with.

Over at Zi Yumo’s end, things were handled efficiently, and they soon coerced the boss into revealing why he targeted Xu Qianli.

It turned out Meng Tianran, bold as brass, wanted to target Xu Qianli. Enraged, Zi Yumo swiftly captured the pale-faced, trembling Meng Tianran who was hiding in a restaurant opposite the dessert shop and threw him in front of Xu Qianli.

"What do you say, Xu Qianli, how should we deal with this guy?"