Chapter 3443
Although Xingdao Shipyard is not well-known in the industry, its actual scale is not small at all. They just walked around the shipyard casually, and the afternoon passed unknowingly. By the time they left, it was already dinner time.
After last night's banquet and today's lunch banquet, Qian Shaobao's social activities in Xingdao did not end there. Li Dechang had already taken the initiative to invite him to attend the dinner hosted by the Li family.
The two traveled together from Sanya to the south, and then went to Phuket together to take up their posts. Naturally, this friendship had to be maintained well. Qian Shaobao had no choice but to refuse, so he could only accept the invitation and go to Li Dechang's house.
Although Li Dagui is in charge of an intelligence agency like the Ministry of Security, because he has supervised the shipping affairs of Xingdao for a long time before, he is mostly in the public eye. He is already a well-known public figure in Xingdao, so he will not be as popular as domestic ones. Intelligence officers keep a low profile.
Li Dechang returned to Xingdao after living in Sanya for many years. This was a big event for the Li family, and a grand reception banquet was indispensable. However, since it was the two senior officials Luo Jie and Tan Juren who came forward to organize the game yesterday, Li Dagui naturally did not dare to steal the limelight and could only postpone the reception banquet he had prepared until the next day.
There were quite a few familiar faces at the Li family's reception banquet. Qian Shaobao had already met them at yesterday's banquet, and most of them were from the government.
At today's banquet, there were many businessmen and celebrities from all walks of life among the guests, which was obviously more down-to-earth than yesterday's official reception banquet.
When these people heard that today's host and guest turned out to be Qian Tiandun's eldest son, they all showed great enthusiasm and lined up to toast Qian Shaobao and establish friendship.
Although Qian Shaobao has no intention of socializing, he also knows that in order for his father and the special forces to gain a foothold here, they still have to rely on the support of the Xingdao region, and these officials and business circles who control various social resources People are also connections that require effort to win over.
He could only cheer up, keep smiling and talk patiently with these people.
But what Qian Shaobao didn't expect was that he would meet an acquaintance here who he had met in Sanya before.
"Brother Qian, long time no see!"
"Brother Li, I never expected to meet you here!"
Qian Shaobao's "old acquaintance" is Li Yuande of Fulifeng Trading Company.
Li Yuande is the son of Li Fa, the current boss of Fulifeng, and has always regarded Qian Tiandun as his idol in life. Last year, he asked his uncle Li Nai to come forward and asked Qian Tiandun to agree to Li Yuande's request to act as logistics for the special forces division going south.
Then Li Yuande took a cargo fleet on his own, followed the special warfare division south to Xingdao, and took on the task of transporting materials between Xingdao and Hainan Island.
When Li Yuande returned to Hainan Island to organize supplies, he was entrusted by Qian Tiandun to visit Qian Shaobao, who was stationed in Haikou at that time. The two met at that time.
After Li Yuande came to Xingdao, Furifeng's property here was taken care of by him. With his status, he was naturally qualified to be invited to attend today's occasion.
Although they are said to be acquaintances, they are not actually very familiar. They have only met twice before. However, in the Xingdao area far away from the mainland of Haihan, if you can meet someone you know among a lot of strangers, then It’s also really rare.
Li Yuande exchanged greetings for a few words, then lowered his voice and said: "It's too inconvenient here. Let's catch up with Brother Qian after the banquet!" Qian Shaobao realized that he might have some special news to convey to him, so he nodded to express his approval. proposal.
After three rounds of drinks, Li Dagui announced to the many guests present that Li Dechang would take up a post in Phuket. It seemed that he had no intention of hiding this appointment.
Li Dechang sat next to him and sighed secretly, a little worried that if Minister He from Sanya learned about the situation on Xingdao, he would send a telegram to reprimand his father for acting too openly.
After all, according to the regulations of the Ministry of Security, the appointment and appointment of officials in overseas intelligence stations must be carried out in secret. There is no such thing as Li Dagui's publicity. The confidentiality regulations seemed to have completely lost their effectiveness when it came to Xingdao.
Naturally, all the guests did not care that there were so many people, and raised their glasses to congratulate the Li family and his son. Compliments such as "a tiger father has no dog son" kept coming out one after another.
"In the future, when you encounter dogs that need to be investigated, apprehended, interrogated, or temporarily mobilized by manpower and vessels, I hope that you can uphold your cooperative attitude and try your best to cooperate."
After Li Dagui made this request, no one present dared to refute it. Everyone hurriedly agreed, fearing to show any hesitation.
Qian Shaobao realized at this time that Li Dagui, who had been in charge of the Security Department in the Xingdao Region for so many years, was not a careless and simple person. Judging from the obedient behavior of the people present, Li Dagui probably also acted ruthlessly and decisively. Only in this way can such prestige be established.
Li Dechang was dumbfounded after hearing these words. Li Dagui's request undoubtedly helped him clear many invisible obstacles before taking office, and also built up a network of contacts for him. If Li Dechang is to remain anonymous and run his own business after taking office, who knows how long it will take to win over these celebrities present to his side.
But by then everyone knew that he was the intelligence officer of Phuket Island, and this secret front turned into an open operation. Li Dechang really didn't know what the situation would be like.
In the past few years in the Security Department, Li Dechang has been working in the technical department behind the scenes. He was already unsure about this job, and now that his father Li Dagui had manipulated him like this, he felt even more uneasy.
But he immediately thought that his father Li Dagui's behavior was actually taking care of him in advance.
From now on, anyone who wants to set a trap for Li Dechang must first consider whether he dares to offend Li Dagui and the Xingdao District behind Li Dagui.
To put it bluntly, even if Li Dechang performs poorly after taking office, there is at least a way out. The Li family can take over him at any time and let him return to Xingdao to develop.
Of course, judging from the current atmosphere, what is more likely to happen after Li Dechang takes office is that some credits will automatically and inexplicably fly into his hands.
This is not a big deal for those business giants who can mobilize resources across borders in the Malacca region. If we can build a relationship with Li Dechang through this, I believe many people will be willing to take action.
Even Li Yuande, who was watching with a smile, could do it without much effort. It is an ordinary operation to report a few colleagues who are smuggling Haihan goods to the Ministry of Security, or to collect some valuable intelligence information on the markets of other countries for the Ministry of Security.
(End of chapter)