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Qin Feng didn't say anything. He knew Zhou Qian must know why he said sorry.

"Actually, I am the one who should say sorry. Our marriage was ruined by my willfulness, and I am also the culprit of your marriage with Hong Yue. All along, it was not you who hurt me, but I who hurt you."

"Qin Feng, I've said it before, as long as you have me, my daughter, and this family in your heart, it doesn't matter whether you have that piece of paper or not."

"In my daughter's heart, you are her father whether there is a piece of paper or not. In my heart, you are my husband from beginning to end, and it has never changed."

"If marriage brings you pressure, then don't have it. The way it is now is good." Zhou Qian said to Qin Feng seriously.

After listening to Zhou Qian's words, the haze in Qin Feng's heart instantly disappeared, and he felt warm.

The next day, Qin Feng got up early and drove to the hotel alone.

As soon as Qin Feng walked into the hotel gate, he saw Xie Zhiguo coming out and his secretary Gao Wei following behind him.

Qin Feng received a call from Xie Zhiguo yesterday afternoon. Xie Zhiguo asked Qin Feng to accompany him to Zhongjiang today. Qin Feng told Xie Zhiguo that he was in Zhongjiang.

Xie Zhiguo arrived in Zhongjiang at midnight last night, so Qin Feng did not go to greet Xie Zhiguo, so he came early in the morning.

"Thank you, Secretary."

"Get in the car." Xie Zhiguo didn't say much and directly asked Qin Feng to get in the car parked at the door.

Qin Feng and Xie Zhiguo sat in the back seat of the car, Gao Wei sat in the passenger seat, and the car drove out immediately.

"Where are you going?" Qin Feng asked.

"Let's go have breakfast first. You are more familiar with Zhongjiang than I am. Let's find an authentic local breakfast shop and treat us." Xie Zhiguo said with a smile.

Qin Feng smiled and told the driver an address.

"When did you come to Zhongjiang?" Xie Zhiguo chatted.

"I left yesterday morning and arrived at noon. I came to see my daughter on the weekend." Qin Feng explained, and then said: "Hu Jiayun called me the day before yesterday and said that her father asked me to come to their house for dinner last night, so I rushed over."

Qin Feng had no reservations about Xie Zhiguo, but in order not to be too "shocking", after all, the driver and secretary Gao Wei were sitting in front of him, so Qin Feng did not say the word "governor", but called Hu Jiayun's father. Anyway, Xie Zhiguo knew that Hu Jiayun's father was Governor Hu Guangxiang.

Xie Zhiguo still looked at Qin Feng with some surprise, although he had long known about the close relationship between Qin Feng and the governor.

"The leader held a celebration banquet for me and also drank wine with me before going to the battle." Qin Feng used two metaphors to roughly summarize what Hu Guangxiang said to him last night.

Xie Zhiguo nodded, smiled, and said, "Is it stressful?"

"No matter how much pressure I am under, it is not as great as yours." Qin Feng also said with a smile.

"In fact, I don't agree with the leader's opinion. You know the current situation in Xiquan. It's not time to show our cards yet. If we start now, the whole of Xiquan will be in chaos. It's not a question of whether I can bear this responsibility, but no one knows how big a turmoil this will cause."

"But I also understand the pressure from above. We can't afford to lose in Xiquan's poverty alleviation, and neither can the province. We have to obey the overall situation, so we must carry out the execution," said Xie Zhiguo.

Qin Feng nodded. Xie Zhiguo has always been a man who plans before taking action. He learned this from Zhou Qiming. However, this time Hu Guangxiang did not give Xie Zhiguo enough time to plan.

"Since you went to the leader's house last night, there's no need to say what I was planning to say to you today. I think the leader must have told you everything, and you can realize what he didn't say."

Qin Feng nodded again. What Xie Zhiguo wanted to tell him must be about the danger of this matter.

Qin Feng took Xie Zhiguo and others to a streetside breakfast stall to have breakfast, and then got in the car again after breakfast.

"Now you have to tell me where you have been, right?" Qin Feng asked.

"I have an appointment to visit Vice Governor Qi's home. You and Vice Governor Qi are old acquaintances, so I asked you to come over to give me courage." Xie Zhiguo said jokingly.

Although Xie Zhiguo was the secretary of the municipal party committee, he did not have much in common with Vice Governor Qi Jinliang. Although Qi Jinliang gave him face and agreed to Xie Zhiguo's visit, the two were strangers after all, and Xie Zhiguo had something to ask for, so Xie Zhiguo called Qin Feng, an "acquaintance", to come along, just to save Qin Feng's face in front of Qi Jinliang.

Qin Feng was also a little surprised. He was not surprised that Xie Zhiguo asked him to meet Qi Jinliang, but why Xie Zhiguo wanted to meet Qi Jinliang.

Even if Xie Zhiguo had work to do with Qi Jinliang, he could have gone to Qi Jinliang's office on weekdays instead of going to Qi Jinliang's home on weekends. Going to the office on weekdays and visiting Qi Jinliang's home on weekends are two completely different things.

While Qin Feng was still thinking about this, Xie Zhiguo said to Qin Feng: "Do me another favor."

"what?"

"Please find a way to make an appointment for me. I want to visit Minister Zhao's home today. I called Minister Zhao's secretary and wanted to go to Minister Zhao's office tomorrow to report to Minister Zhao, but Minister Zhao is not free tomorrow." Xie Zhiguo said.

Qin Feng did not respond to Xie Zhiguo immediately, but continued to think about Xie Zhiguo's intentions.

"Are you planning to take action against Wang Jiahao?" Qin Feng asked Xie Zhiguo after a while.

There is nothing strange about Xie Zhiguo going to see Zhao Hongjian. Not only does he want to see Zhao Hongjian, but he also wants to visit Qi Jinliang. Qin Feng can't think of any other reason except that he wants to touch Wang Jiahao.

"Do you think we should take action?" Xie Zhiguo did not deny it.

"It's time to move. If you hadn't stopped me, I would have moved last time." Qin Feng said.

“Of course, I figured it out later. We really couldn’t move at that time. If we moved, the entire Xiquan City would be in tatters. By then, not only would Yian not be able to survive to this day, but the entire Yian poverty alleviation strategy might even be ruined.” Qin Feng added.

"But now I have to move. However, I still don't want to confront it head-on. I hope the organization can transfer Wang Jiahao away and ease the situation for a while. Whether it is Xiquan or Yian, this development has not come easily." Xie Zhiguo sighed.

Qin Feng nodded. He could understand Xie Zhiguo's dilemma. His caution was not because he was afraid of trouble, but out of consideration for the interests of Xiquan as a whole and for the overall situation.

"This matter requires the support of Vice Governor Qi. Qin Feng, you have to put in more effort. You know, I am not familiar with Vice Governor Qi." Xie Zhiguo said again.