Chairman Qi had brought quite a few people this time: four sturdy young men and a female assistant in her early thirties.
The Agriculture and Forestry Department had sent Zhang Baishu, the head of the municipal bureau. He had five people with him as well: a driver, the office manager, a deputy minister surnamed Wang, a division chief, and a technician.
That made twelve people in total between the two groups. It was indeed quite a sizable entourage.
However, Li Shishi and the others who had come to receive them stated that the Agriculture and Forestry Department's group could enter, while only Chairman Qi and his female assistant from Shengshi Company were allowed in.
Chairman Qi expressed strong dissatisfaction. "Isn't this discriminatory treatment?"
The sturdy young men accompanying him were naturally there to guard against any unexpected incidents. It was not that he feared for his life; rather, if he got hurt in some accident while in Yang City, that would be utterly humiliating.
"I'm truly sorry," Li Shishi apologized at just the right moment. "The manor is off-limits to uninvited guests. Even if my family came, I couldn't bring them in without Boss Feng's approval. I hope Chairman Qi can understand."
Chairman Qi said nothing, but one of the sturdy men spoke up. "We're responsible for Chairman Qi's safety. We can't let him out of our sight."
Xu Leigang sneered. This was where he proved useful. "We didn't invite Chairman Qi either. You don't have to come in!"
Someone in the Agriculture and Forestry Department's group wanted to say something, but Minister Zhang stopped them with a cold look.
—This was a dispute between Shengshi Company and Luo Hua. The Agriculture and Forestry Department had only come to escort Chairman Qi into the manor. Even if you wanted to