"Did you just call the municipal bureau?" Dong Yuanzhong asked, glancing at Minister Wu.
"The former director who took office at the municipal bureau a few months ago was a subordinate of mine," Minister Wu said disdainfully. "This kid can't manage his subordinates properly. I need to give him a good warning!"
Dong Yuanzhong: ...
Secretary Liao saw the leader and Minister Tang leaving in a hurry. He wanted to dissuade them but knew it was useless, so he gave up the idea.
"Leader, the meeting later..."
"We'll be back before the meeting."
Dong Yuanzhong's mood had calmed down a bit, and his tone softened.
Hearing that they would be back before the meeting, Secretary Liao was relieved.
He quickly followed the two of them out.
Dong Yuanzhong initially thought he didn't need to follow, but he eventually acquiesced to his action.
As they were leaving, someone approached them. It was none other than Minister Chang.
Minister Chang saw Dong Yuanzhong and greeted him.
"Leader, are you going out? I have something to report to you!"
Minister Chang had also learned that the leader was in his office and had rushed over, only to find him leaving.
"Minister Chang, if your matter is not urgent, we can discuss it later. I have some personal matters to attend to," Dong Yuanzhong said urgently.
Minister Chang quickly replied, "The matter is a bit urgent and will only take about ten minutes of your time. If it's convenient, can I report it to you on the way?"
If he missed this opportunity, he didn't know how long it would take to find another suitable time.
"Alright!" Dong Yuanzhong thought for a moment and nodded.
"Then I'll take a separate car," Minister Wu said proactively.
"Alright!" Dong Yuanzhong agreed.
Minister Chang looked at the two of them suspiciously. Didn't the leader say he had personal matters to attend to? Why would his personal matters involve Minister Wu?
However, Minister Chang knew the principle of not asking questions if they could be avoided.
Minister Chang reported the matter in the car, and Dong Yuanzhong discussed it with him. While they were discussing, the car arrived at the entrance of Yiming Pavilion.
Through the car window, Minister Chang saw the familiar Yiming Pavilion restaurant outside and was very surprised.
The leader said he had personal matters to attend to, and he was coming to Yiming Pavilion?
"Leader, you..."
Minister Chang couldn't help but ask in surprise.
"This restaurant is opened by my elder brother. It was vandalized today, and I'm here to take a look!" Dong Yuanzhong said, preparing to get out of the car.
"I have some connection with Xiao Tian from the restaurant, so I'll go in and take a look too!" Minister Chang said quickly.
He had already seen the police officers standing outside the restaurant and knew that the matter might not be simple.
"You know Xiao Tian?" Dong Yuanzhong was very surprised by this.
How did Minister Chang and Xiao Tian get to know each other?
Xiao Tian really was capable.
As expected of their family, excellent!
"I met her when the German foreign guests came. I really like Xiao Tian." Minister Chang recalled the smart, clever, and beautiful young girl, his face full of smiles.
However, as soon as his smile appeared, Minister Chang remembered that such an excellent young girl had been bullied.
His smile immediately faded.
"Xiao Tian is not only proficient in German but also in French," Dong Yuanzhong praised Su Xiao Tian with great pride.
Minister Chang was secretly surprised. This relationship was extraordinary.
He heard that Leader Dong was an orphan who grew up eating from many families. When did he get an elder brother?
To praise a child with such pride, it was clear that he considered the child his own.
Obviously, the relationship between the two families was definitely not that of distant relatives.
Leader Dong's elder brother was also truly low-key, opening a small restaurant in the capital and never revealing his relationship with the leader's family.
It was precisely because of his extreme low-key nature that he encountered someone with bad eyesight who vandalized the Yiming Pavilion restaurant!
This scoundrel had kicked a steel plate this time.
"Leader, you're right. This child is indeed excellent," Minister Chang quickly echoed Dong Yuanzhong's praise for Su Xiao Tian.
Last time, the young girl had helped earn a lot of foreign exchange, so praising her was not insincere.
Minister Chang got out of the car with his mind racing and saw Minister Wu also getting out.
"Minister Wu, do you also know someone here?"
"Yes, my old ailment was cured by Xiao Tian from Yiming Pavilion." Minister Wu said with a stern expression.
Minister Chang had only recently been transferred to the capital from another place and did not know that Minister Wu had been plagued by a stubborn illness before.
However, he was still very surprised to hear that Xiao Tian could treat illnesses.
Was this little girl so capable?
Meanwhile, inside the restaurant, Director Duan received a call from his old leader and knew that the matter was serious. He personally led people to handle it.
As expected, he saw the restaurant smashed to pieces, with a room full of elderly, weak, sick, and disabled people being threatened by a group of burly thugs.
Although he found the scene a bit unusual, the fact that his old leader had directly called him to handle it proved that this family was very important to his old leader.
Moreover, he indeed did not see any police officers at the scene, which chilled him by three points and angered him by seven.
When did the people under his command become like this?
After he understood the whole story and had his subordinates collect evidence, he planned to take the culprits back to the bureau for punishment.
However, before he could leave, he saw his old leader appear at the entrance of Yiming Pavilion.
He was even more shocked.
His old leader not only made arrangements by phone but also came in person. What was the relationship between this Yiming Pavilion and his old leader?
"Minister Wu, why are you here personally?" Director Duan quickly stepped forward to greet his old leader.
"You are also in charge now. There are some things I cannot interfere with, but you should know the importance of the matter." Minister Wu said with a stern face, giving Director Duan no face at all.
Director Duan felt his face burning.
It was his inadequate management of his subordinates that led to this situation.
"Leader..." Minister Wu called out "Leader" and then saw that the usually cold and stern leader had already rushed to Xiao Tian's side to comfort the young girl.
Alright, the leader was here to comfort Xiao Tian, and he should focus on the remaining matters.
Director Duan hadn't reacted immediately when he heard his old leader call out "Leader."
When he finally reacted, he realized that the person who was quietly comforting the young girl and saying a few words to others in Yiming Pavilion was none other than the person he had seen on television before.
He instantly felt that the hat he was wearing was unstable.
Without a doubt, the people in Yiming Pavilion had a very good relationship with the leader.
"Old leader..." he asked in a low voice.
"This is the restaurant opened by the leader's elder brother's family!"
After all, he was his old subordinate. Minister Wu was disappointed but still had to remind him.
Director Duan instantly felt a burning sensation on his forehead.
The leader's elder brother's family...
Why wasn't the surname the same?