Chapter 192
He didn’t want Ye Zhi to miss out on his happiness for a lifetime. In his view, no career or anything else would be more important than staying together.
“I’m sorry, sir, we’re just operators and can’t meet your request. Is there anything else I can help you with?”
Qing Qing was completely anxious. It wasn’t easy to make this call, and who knew how long it would be until the next time. His mind was in a mess, and suddenly he thought of a name, “Lin Xiuming! Can you transfer me to Lin Xiuming? He’s the secretary next to Mayor Huo.”
When Huo Youqiao came to visit Huo Youcheng, he was occasionally accompanied by that secretary. Qing Qing had seen him once, and he didn’t remember the person’s name and appearance very well, but he suddenly remembered it in his anxiety.
“Secretary Lin has other job responsibilities and is not responsible for answering calls from the public. And he’s very busy. He should be preparing for a meeting at this time. Even if I transfer you, he may not be able to answer.”
Qing Qing heard a glimmer of hope and quickly said, “Please help me try once. I really do! I have something very important to tell Mayor Huo in person.”
“Okay, please wait a moment.” After a moment of hesitation, the other party finally softened and agreed.
“Thank you, thank you…”
After a beep, the sound of dialing continued. With each ring, Qing Qing’s heart tightened a little, and his palms sweated. After seven or eight rings without being answered, Qing Qing felt uncomfortable.
Was he really going to miss this opportunity?
As the last ring sounded, just as Qing Qing was on the brink of despair, there was finally a voice at the other end of the communicator, a young male voice with a hint of professionalism, “Hello, this is the Mayor’s office. Who are you looking for?”
In that instant, Qing Qing almost welled up with tears of relief. Suppressing his excitement, his voice was a little hoarse when he spoke, “Is this… Secretary Lin Xiuming?”
“Yes, it’s me.”
“I’m looking for Mayor Huo Youqiao. Can you put him on the line?”
Secretary Lin replied, “Sorry, Mayor Huo is in a meeting. Is there anything I can convey to him?”
Qing Qing couldn’t directly reveal Ye Zhi’s privacy, so after much hesitation, he could only say, “Can you ask him if he wants to know about Ye Zhi’s whereabouts? If he does, he can contact me anytime.”
There was silence from the other end for a few seconds, and then the calm and composed tone became excited, “Do you know where Mr. Ye is?”
Qing Qing was stunned for a moment and said blankly, “Uh… I know…”
The Black Earth Mountains were at the southernmost tip of the planet. Due to the many mountains, transportation was not very developed. The first choice for going out was by boat, but because the waterways were also winding, it seemed very far to go to another place. The other option was to take the train. There was a train station in Black Earth Town, but it only ran once every three days, and there were few people on board and alighting.
As for other high-tech transportation methods, such as airships, spaceships, and supersonic aircraft, the indigenous people here had basically only seen them on TV.
So when a cool-looking aircraft grew larger and clearer as it approached from the clouds, almost everyone outdoors couldn’t help but look up, and many people even murmured, “So cool!”
It was indeed cool, a military model with a black-gold coating, sleek lines, and perfection in every detail, with the planet’s emblem being extremely eye-catching. At first, no one thought it was headed for this area, after all, Black Earth Town was too small, with no suitable landing pads, and there were no important people here. There was no reason for such a high-end aircraft to stop here.
But as it flew closer, so close that everyone could feel the wind it brought, many people began to hesitate.
Someone couldn’t help but ask, “Has Mr. Jia really reached the point where he can afford a plane? He can afford it?”
Another person retorted, “Impossible, even if he’s rich, he can’t afford it. This is a military aircraft. Only government officials can use it.”
The person joked, “Is the government going to take our mayor to the central city for an official position?”
