The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 319: Beauty Trap? I Despise It!

Chapter 319: Chapter 319: Beauty Trap? I Despise It!

No matter whether Fan Wenbin was pretending or not, Xu Qianli waved his hand at him.

"Senior brother, it’s just a joke between us, why are you getting agitated?"

"Sit down, let’s talk."

"You and I both know that Lin Feng is here with bad intentions, specifically to cause trouble for me."

"All I can do is play it by ear."

"It seems his first move is to win over the cadres of Qingshan Town, using such tactics to sideline me."

"Such tactics aren’t really that strong, they’re quite simple to deal with as long as you, senior brother, keep standing by my side; we can easily counter them."

"After all, one of us is the Party Secretary of Qingshan Town and the other is the Mayor. If the party committee and the administrative leader unite, no matter how many other officials he recruits, it won’t be of any use."

"In other words, the crux of the matter lies in you, senior brother, in your attitude."

"If you intend to lean towards Lin Feng and latch onto his powerful influence, even if I rack my brains, what can I do?"

Xu Qianli spoke straightforwardly, putting Fan Wenbin on the spot.

Distressed, Fan Wenbin scratched his head and quickly stood up, pounding his chest as he pledged his loyalty to Xu Qianli, swearing that he would never betray him to side with Lin Feng.

While he said so, doubts involuntarily arose in Fan Wenbin’s heart.

Xu Qianli was formidable, truly formidable.

But even if he were formidable, he was just the Party Secretary of Qingshan Town; his influence was strong but only in this small area of Qingshan Town.

And Lin Feng, he was a top-notch young master from Beijing, coming to take up a post in Qingshan Town, accompanied personally by the Deputy Provincial Xia Guiyin.

Such a character was a real powerhouse, with influence extending far beyond just Qingshan Town.

If he really clung to Lin Feng’s coattails, he might reap great benefits in the future.

Who knows, Fan Wenbin might end up becoming the Jiang City County Secretary, or even get promoted to a higher position in the city.

However, Xu Qianli had another layer of background as the son-in-law of the "Asian Investment Queen" Wei Fang, which was also quite formidable.

For a while, Fan Wenbin hesitated between Xu Qianli and Lin Feng, unable to decide whom to align with.

After all, the choice was difficult; if misjudged, the one who laughs last would end up dealing with him.

Now attempting to gauge Xu Qianli’s intentions, this guy kept his lips sealed tight, revealing nothing, leaving Fan Wenbin even more unsure of how to choose.

But outwardly, he still pretended to be staunchly loyal to Xu Qianli, swearing oaths continuously, putting on quite a show.

After talking for a while, Xu Qianli shifted the topic elsewhere, instructing Fan Wenbin not to worry too much about his conflict with Lin Feng. The current main focus for Qingshan Town should still be on pushing forward the tourism and real estate projects.

The tourism projects had already been launched for some time, and presently two projects had broken ground, with the rest soon to follow.

As the officials of Qingshan Town, they must ensure adequate support.

After all this talk, Xu Qianli finally managed to send Fan Wenbin away, closed the door, and lit a cigarette to ponder over the matters.

Lin Feng had only been here for half a day, yet he had already started to solicit the officials of Qingshan Town, and even Fan Wenbin seemed tempted, not to mention others.

Faced with such a situation, rather than trying to stop it forcefully yet unsuccessfully, he thought it better to let things take their course and then intervene decisively, delivering a heavy blow to Lin Feng and intimidating the officials of Qingshan Town.

For now, he would let Lin Feng run wild.

To doom him, let him first be mad with power, and enjoy his moments of pride.

As he pondered, a knock echoed and Xu Qianli said, "Please come in."

The door opened, and Li Xiaoju, clad in a pink pleated skirt and a goose-yellow blouse with high-heeled sandals, entered the office.

"Secretary Xu, the progress report for the first phase of thirty tourism development projects in Qingshan Town you asked me to compile this morning is ready for your review."

Taking elegant steps with her long, slender legs, Li Xiaoju approached Xu Qianli’s desk, bent slightly, and placed a document on it.

Her outfit was strikingly beautiful, the pink and goose-yellow combination youthful and vibrant, with a low-cut neckline that was tempting enough when she was standing, but from Xu Qianli’s angle now, the view was even better, making him take a few extra glances.

Noticing that Xu Qianli was staring intently, Li Xiaoju gave a slight smile, casually sat on the desk, and reaching over, she took a cigarette from Xu Qianli’s hand, took a deep drag, and blew the smoke towards him, laughing lightly.

"Secretary Xu, you must be frustrated by that Mr. Lin’s antics. The achievements you had hardly earned in Qingshan Town, he wants to snatch them all, utterly detestable."

"I do have an idea that could easily solve him, are you interested?"

Xu Qianli said, "What’s the dubious idea, let’s hear it."

"It’s simple, dealing with a man isn’t complicated."

"How about, using the same method my uncle Li Zhu used on you, send a beauty to seduce him, then grip his vulnerabilities, and tidy him up."

"I just don’t believe he, the spoiled brat, can be as tough as you, Secretary Xu, to face beauty without a flutter, to handle it smoothly."

Li Xiaoju outlined her so-called brilliant plan, the beauty scheme.

Xu Qianli said, "That is indeed a dubious idea. Do you think someone like Lin Feng, a young master, lacks top-level beauties around him?"

"That’s not necessarily the case, perhaps satiated with rich food, he might fancy our Qingshan Town’s simple vegetables and mushrooms."

Saying this, Li Xiaoju shifted her waist closer to Xu Qianli, entirely sitting on the desk, a leg stretched out and with the tip of her shoe, she teased Xu Qianli’s chest.

"Secretary Xu, how do you find me?"

"If I doll up, I’m quite marketable, huh?"

"I’m willing to make any sacrifice to help you eliminate a rival, Secretary Xu."

Li Xiaoju outright clarified, she was willing to seduce Lin Feng, get him to sleep with her, and then falsely accuse Lin Feng of assaulting her, thus forcing him out of Qingshan Town.

Confronted with Li Xiaoju’s suggestion, Xu Qianli grabbed her foot, pulled her towards him so her curvy backside slid across the table into his embrace, then lifted her chin.

"Listen to me carefully."

"I, Xu Qianli, do not like having a rival come to Qingshan Town to challenge me. I might want to deal with him, but that doesn’t mean I would stoop to any methods!"

"Don’t ever bring up this idea again, and if you dare to suggest such dubious ideas in future, see if I don’t deal with you harshly!"

Hearing this, Li Xiaoju scoffed, continuing to coquettishly laugh within Xu Qianli’s embrace, her body trembling with giggles.

Perplexed, Xu Qianli asked, "What are you laughing at?"