Zhang Hongyang looked helplessly at Mrs. Meng, then looked up at Liu Zhizhong.

Liu Zhizhong, however, wore a calm yet serious expression and said, "Mrs. Meng, County Head Zhang is truly remorseful. I ask you to..."

Mrs. Meng waved her hand dismissively, saying coldly, "Secretary Liu, there's no need to say anything more. Today was truly frightening for me. I need to go home and rest. Old Meng is resting after his surgery, I hope you won't disturb him. Secretary Wang, please handle things here for me, I'm leaving now."

With that, Mrs. Meng turned, picked up her bag, and directly walked towards the courtyard.

In the courtyard, a stylish young woman jumped out of a luxurious Mercedes G650, opened the car door for Mrs. Meng, and welcomed her inside.

As Mrs. Meng got into the car, the young woman entered the driver's seat and drove away from the villa.

Another black Audi A6 followed immediately. As the wife of a provincial-level official, security is indeed important for her. Yes, there's security in place!

Seeing this, Secretary Wang quickly said, "County Head Zhang, please get up! Kneeling here for a long time is not a solution."

"But... Mrs. Meng... sigh..." Zhang Hongyang held his bank card, stood up, looking helpless and hopeless, glancing at Liu Zhizhong, then at Secretary Wang.

Liu Zhizhong said calmly, "County Head Zhang, judging by Mrs. Meng's expression, she actually agreed with your way of showing apology. You needn't worry too much."

"Ah? This... why?"

Zhang Hongyang was stunned, finding it hard to believe Liu Zhizhong's words.

Wang Xuliang secretly admired, thinking Liu Zhizhong really had good intuition!

Wang Xuliang, unwilling to waste words, directly said, "County Head Zhang, Secretary Liu is right. It seems your ability to judge people is not yet at Secretary Liu's level!"

"Uh, I... haha..." Zhang Hongyang laughed awkwardly, yet he was impressed with Liu Zhizhong. Is this guy with eagle-eyed vision? So remarkable?

Liu Zhizhong could only smile humbly, "Secretary Wang is too kind, I was merely speculating. Of course, regarding Mrs. Meng's intentions, how to proceed specifically, please advise us, Secretary Wang."

Wang Xuliang pushed the bridge of his glasses lightly, saying calmly, "I wouldn't call it guidance, but I do understand Mrs. Meng relatively well. Let's do it this way: leave half of the meat that Secretary Liu and County Head Zhang brought here, and I'll have the other half sent to Mrs. Meng's residence. Both Mrs. Meng and the officials are quite fond of these local specialties, and you both have been thoughtful."

Of course, Liu Zhizhong and Zhang Hongyang complied immediately, dividing the meat in half.

Wang Xuliang, seeing the meat, also praised it quite highly and arranged for a driver to send it directly to Mrs. Meng's villa first.

Turning back, Wang Xuliang led the two into the living room, saying Meng Jixiang had indeed gone to sleep and shouldn't be disturbed, but he would provide a report on the relevant situation tomorrow.

Afterward, Wang Xuliang gave Zhang Hongyang an account number, an overseas one named Li Mingfang, telling him to transfer the money there.

Zhang Hongyang felt delighted inside, "Secretary Wang, is this really feasible? Is this Mrs. Meng's name?"

"An alias, definitely an alias. Haha..."

Wang Xuliang said, smiling mysteriously.

Zhang Hongyang felt reassured, indicating he could transfer the money right away, feeling secretly overjoyed.

Wow, not to mention, Liu Zhizhong's strategy of feigning vulnerability and leveraging money is indeed effective, haha...