The Strongest Master Venturing Urban
Chapter 274: Prince of Dragon Mountain

Chapter 274: Chapter 274: Prince of Dragon Mountain

Xiong Wubing slightly leaned to one side, and Ye Pei immediately fell to the ground headfirst.

In an instant, blood streamed uncontrollably from his forehead.

At this moment, a passing waiter let out a scream.

"Help! Murder!"

These words, once spoken, instantly caught the attention of others.

When everyone saw Ye Pei’s head covered in blood, they panicked.

In no time, the hotel lobby descended into utter chaos.

Even Xiong Wubing hadn’t expected things to escalate like this.

He picked up the phone that had been smashed on the ground and walked into the private room.

When Chen Bin saw that Xiong Wubing’s expression didn’t look good, he asked what was wrong.

The latter, with a grim face, recounted the events that had just transpired.

Upon learning about the conflict with Ye Pei, Chen Bin wasn’t too surprised.

Instead, he smiled and replied, "Secretary Xiong, don’t be too upset. Young Master Ye is like this with everyone; it’s unlikely he’s targeting just you."

"What, he’s always like this?"

Hearing Xiong Wubing’s question, Yao Pang and the others nodded repeatedly.

Then they began to recount all of Ye Pei’s "heroic deeds" one by one.

After listening, Xiong Wubing’s expression softened a bit, but his brows remained tightly furrowed.

After the meal, everyone left one after another.

Since Xiong Wubing had the best relationship with Chen Bin, the two left together.

Just as they passed through a secluded alley, an empty wine bottle suddenly flew from a distance, headed straight for Xiong Wubing’s head.

Realizing something was off, Chen Bin quickly pushed Xiong Wubing aside.

Crack!

The wine bottle hit the ground and shattered into countless fragments instantly.

Xiong Wubing also snapped out of it. If it hadn’t been for Chen Bin’s help, he would have ended up with a bleeding head at the very least.

"County Magistrate Chen, this is not the place to linger. Let’s..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he was suddenly kicked hard from behind.

Having just fallen to the ground, he was quickly pulled up by Chen Bin.

"Run!"

It wasn’t until they got into the car that the two finally let out a sigh of relief.

"County Magistrate Chen, I really have to thank you for earlier. Otherwise, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have gotten away."

Faced with the thanks, Chen Bin simply waved it off.

"No need to be so polite. We’re friends after all!"

He then asked, "Do you think you might have offended someone? The fact that they only targeted you shows their intent was quite specific."

After some thought, Xiong Wubing said in a low voice, "I’ve only just arrived in Dragon Mountain County. How could I have offended anyone? If we really have to talk about grudges, it could only be Ye Pei."

Seeing that his objective had been achieved, Chen Bin didn’t press further on the topic.

After all, everyone here was smart—saying too much wouldn’t be necessary.

On the way back to Dragon Mountain County, Chen Bin kept chatting with Xiong Wubing as he drove.

After what had just happened, their relationship took a step closer.

Before long, they began addressing each other as brothers.

Seeing that Xiong Wubing was in high spirits, Chen Bin took the opportunity to ask, "Brother Xiong, I’ve heard that your family background is quite extraordinary. I wonder if there’s any truth to that."

But Xiong Wubing replied with a laugh, "For those of us in politics, family background isn’t what’s most important. The key is whether you’re capable."

"So young, yet already a deputy secretary of Dragon Mountain County’s committee. You must be one of those people with both capability and background."

"You’re even younger than me and already a deputy magistrate. By that logic, wouldn’t your family background be far more impressive than mine?"

Chen Bin never imagined that Xiong Wubing would be so adept at skirting around questions.

He couldn’t get a single useful detail out of him even after a long time.

Precisely because of this, however, Chen Bin became even more intrigued by Xiong Wubing.

After dropping Xiong Wubing off at his residence, Chen Bin returned alone to the town’s guesthouse.

The next morning, after sobering up, Ye Pei touched the bandage on his head with a dazed expression.

It was clear he had drunk himself into oblivion the night before.

When he learned that the injury on his head was caused by Xiong Wubing, his anger flared up.

Just as he was about to send people after Xiong Wubing to settle the score, he was informed that two of his underlings had already avenged him the night before.

He took a deep breath, and his mood finally calmed a bit.

After all, in his mind, his father was the secretary of the County Committee.

As the "Crown Prince" of Dragon Mountain County, anyone who dared to lay a hand on him wouldn’t meet a good end!

On the last day of December, Dragon Mountain County held a countywide economic work meeting.

At the meeting, Ye Hong made it clear that improving the saline-alkali land should be the top priority.

After all, land was the foundation of development. If Dragon Mountain County wanted to change its state of poverty, it would have to seize this opportunity firmly.

Although Ye Hong wasn’t particularly capable, his speeches were quite compelling.

After hearing him, everyone enthusiastically applauded.

Chen Bin, however, sneered internally.

In his opinion, no matter how good the words sounded, without real action, it was just pie in the sky.

Utterly useless!

At the beginning of the new year, Dragon Mountain County held another County Committee standing meeting. Chen Bin was present as a participant.

Ye Hong said, "Today, I want to ask everyone, following the improvement of the saline-alkali land, how should we go about planning it?"

At this, Fang Quanjie was the first to stand up and answer.

"The biggest issue in our county is the large population and limited land. As long as the saline-alkali land improvement succeeds, all problems will solve themselves. At that point, we just wait for shared prosperity."

Everyone knew how close Fang Quanjie was to Ye Hong.

So naturally, they all expressed their agreement.

Ye Hong couldn’t be bothered to listen to this kind of parroting.

He turned directly to Chen Bin, who was sitting to the side.

"County Magistrate Chen, what do you think about my question?"

Chen Bin didn’t hold back and replied directly.

"If we manage the land well and let the farmers tend it themselves, their lives will probably improve a bit. But to maximize profits, that won’t work."

"Then what do you think we should do?"

"Distribute part of the improved land to the farmers, and let the county retain a portion."

"And how would you propose the county uses its portion?"

"I haven’t figured that out yet."

At these words, the others present burst into laughter.

Clearly, they thought Chen Bin was just showing off without any real plan.

Cai Weiguo, seeing this, immediately spoke up.

"I think County Magistrate Chen has a point. If our county wants to escape poverty, we must come up with something different from other places. Keeping some land for centralized planning is a good idea, as it saves us from having to negotiate land use with villagers later."

At this moment, Xiong Wubing also stood up and said.

"I also believe we should keep up with the times and not settle for the status quo. If the government isn’t proactive in providing guidance and lets the people stumble around on their own, it’ll be far too difficult."

Although Ye Hong had no clear vision for Dragon Mountain County’s development, he did trust Chen Bin to a certain degree.

After all, Chen Bin’s capabilities were evident, and following his lead was unlikely to go wrong.

"Enough, no more discussion. Let’s go with County Magistrate Chen’s idea. If he still doesn’t know how to plan the county’s retained land later, we’ll hold him accountable."

What the hell?

Hearing this, Chen Bin was completely stunned.

He never expected this old fox Ye Hong to set him up so blatantly in front of everyone...