Chapter 36: Deception (Part 2)

  Tang Yi listened to Junzi's words and smiled lightly, this was the result he wanted. As for Li Kechang, who had a bit of power in his hands, in the government agency with some connections, he wasn't afraid of the public security system at all. He might even play a small trick on the police officers, blow some hot air, and absolutely wouldn't accept the inspection honestly. Moreover, if there were people backing him up, inspecting him would surely stir up trouble. But what these bureaucrats feared most was those reckless big thugs, so he thought of setting up this trap with Junzi to deceive him a bit. Just as Tang Yi had expected, it achieved an extraordinary effect.

  "Junzi, doesn't he look like a vengeful fellow?"

  Junzi laughed and said, "With his appearance, I just scared him with a few words, he was so frightened that he wet his pants." But he didn't know that Li Kechang's crotch had been wet for a long time.

  "Anyway, be careful, this guy may seem harmless now, but he might just turn around and bite you when you least expect it. In the future, pay more attention and try not to go to the Commerce Bureau, so as to avoid running into him. Let things settle down for a while before doing anything else."

  Junzi nodded.

  Tang Yi said, "Next, Hu Xiaoling will be handed over to you. It seems that she is the one who did it, but I don't know if there is a mastermind behind her." Tang Yi had just called Li An, and indeed, after Li An made some inquiries, he found out that Hu Xiaoling had gone to the China Merchants Bureau on the afternoon of the day when the money was withdrawn.

  Tang Yi then roughly told the story to Jun Zi, and said: "When you find her, just say that you are Li An's person, and ask her what she did that day?" Then he smiled again, dealing with women from the streets, those rascals' experience is not ordinary.

  After Junzi left, Tang Yi felt a bit bored and came to the neighboring private room. Earlier, he had occupied Yao Xiaohong's office, so Yao Xiaohong could only hide in a private room watching TV to kill time. After all, she had "stolen" someone else's husband and needed to reflect on her actions, she couldn't let Director Li see her smiling and entertaining guests right away.

  When Tang Yi walked into the private room, Yao Xiaohong giggled and said: "I was scared just now, I thought Junzi really wanted to hit me."

  Tang Yidao said, "How could that be? His sister would not even eat with him!" He sat down on the sofa opposite Yao Xiaohong, poured himself a glass of orange juice, and asked, "How's business lately?"

  Yao Xiaohong sat on the sofa with her legs crossed, watching Qiong Yao's drama "Green Green Riverbank Grass", when Tang Yi blocked her line of sight, she pouted and said: "Hey you, why do you follow me wherever I go?"

  Tang Yi smiled and sat down in the corner with his juice, while Yao Xiaohong was startled. She had been watching TV dramas and was so absorbed that she hadn't thought before speaking. When she realized who was in front of her, she couldn't help but roll her tongue and think to herself that he was indeed good-tempered.

  Yao Xiaohong was well-versed in human relationships and naturally wouldn't ask what Tang Yi and Junzi were planning, but instead smiled and said: "Secretary Tang, sorry about that, why don't you come sit over here?" If it were someone else, Yao Xiaohong would have continued to tease with a sentence like "You look like a pushover", but she didn't dare do so with Tang Yi. However, thinking of the phrase "pushover" being applicable to Tang Yi made her unable to resist giggling.

  Tang Yi shook his head, and the calm demeanor immediately suppressed Yao Xiaohong's playful heart that had just risen. Yao Xiaohong secretly sighed, was it also so boring when she was with him usually? It really pitied her, no wonder every family has its own difficulties. Being with this man may look glorious on the surface, but in reality, happiness is not guaranteed.

  Tang Yi took a few sips of juice, put the cup on the coffee table, and said to Yao Xiaohong: "In a few days, there will be a joint inspection action in the city's entertainment venues. You'd better pay attention and don't make any mistakes."

  Yao Xiaohong had already received the news from Chen Da and others, smiling and nodding: "Don't worry, I have a sense of proportion."

  Tang Yi nodded and walked out, originally wanting to chat with Yao Xiaohong about Qijie, to alleviate the pain of longing. It's a taste that ordinary people can't experience, not having a confidant to share their troubles with when in love. However, after sitting down in front of Yao Xiaohong, Tang Yi knew she wasn't the right person to talk to. After exiting the private room and closing the door behind him, Tang Yi leaned against the wall and let out a sigh. Perhaps, once he sat in this position, he would never have a true confidant again. Are officials always so lonely?

  ……

  Junzi returned at a late hour of eleven o'clock when it was dark outside, but the news he brought made Tang Yi laugh and cry.

  Junzi and a few others guarded the entrance of Hu Xiaoling's home for over an hour before finally catching her as she came out to pour water while humming a tune. They dragged her into the car, drove to a desolate area, and held a dagger to her neck. Hu Xiaoling was already crying hysterically when Junzi reported his unit number, and immediately thought he was one of Li An's fugitives. She poured out all her secrets at once.

  Hu Xiaoling indeed intentionally approached Li An, but Director Li was unaware of it. The person who instructed her was her lover, Deputy Director Gu of the Investment Promotion Bureau. Deputy Director Gu's original intention was to use Hu Xiaoling as a long-term pawn to extract information from Li An's mouth. He was also the one who obtained the keys to Li An's safe and office. It was likely that he was preparing to overthrow Li An in the future. Unexpectedly, Hu Xiaoling was bold and greedy. On the day Director Li was hospitalized, she took care of him and he complained about his troubles, saying that today's returns might not be able to enter the finance department, fearing that Li An would have a bad impression of him and complaining about his poor health.

  Hu Xiaoling was moved by the news, so she made an excuse to go to the Commercial Bureau. Unexpectedly, she had the opportunity to sneak into Li An's office, took the money and returned home to hide it. She thought that even if Li An suspected her, he wouldn't dare report it to the police. For the past two days, she has been thinking about how to delay if Li An found out and wanted to settle privately. To be honest, having such a large sum of money made her feel uneasy. Recently, she had been in contact with her brother who was doing business in the south, planning to take the money and flee far away.

  Who would have thought that just as she was getting in touch with people and preparing to fly to Shenzhen the next day, a few desperados found her. She never expected Li An to make such a move. Several thugs were pawing at her, but she could still bear it; however, when they drew circles on her face with a dagger, she got so scared that she spilled everything she knew in one breath.

  After hearing the whole story, Tang Yi let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, things weren't as bad as he had thought. Li An was lucky that the woman had spilled the beans for money. If in the future some confidential documents were stolen by that woman and manipulated outside, then Li An's career as the head would be over.

  Deputy Director Guo? Isn't that someone Old Yao promoted? Tang Yi furrowed his brow, probably with some of Old Yao's factors at play. Looks like he really wants to take himself down. Well, this chess piece Hu Xiaoling can be utilized by me.

  Junzi put a large paper bag on the table: "Brother, count it, this is one million yuan, Hu Xiaoling hasn't moved yet."

  Tang Yi nodded slightly, knowing that Junzi had counted it and didn't move again. After thinking for a while, he asked: "What do you think Hu Xiaoling is like as a woman?"

  Junzi smiled: "Greedy for wealth, ***, as long as it's a woman's shortcoming, I think she has them all."

  Tang Yi smiled and said, "You're greedy for wealth? That's interesting."

  After some thought, he asked again: "Are those few friends of yours tight-lipped?" The thugs didn't know that the mastermind behind the incident was such a big shot, but they had heard rumors about Li An and other secrets from the China Merchants Bureau. If this affair were to be exposed, it would have a great impact on the China Merchants Bureau's team. No matter what, the establishment of the China Merchants Bureau was also his own proposal, and it was a very useful tool for him, so he had to maintain its normal operation.

  "Brother, don't worry, they and I are bound by a life-and-death friendship."

  Tang Yi was about to remind Junzi to stay away from them, listening to the style of these thugs doing things is not a small gangster, has already had some black society nature, but the words reached the mouth and swallowed back, lost smile in heart, black society in politician's eyes really is just a night pot, use when very comfortable, after using hate to kick as far as possible, oneself isn't also like this?

  In the past, I scolded Junzi because his way of socializing was like being a gun used by others. In these six months, Junzi's tolerance has made Tang Yi very satisfied, knowing that he has been moved and had his own thoughts, and doesn't need to be reminded of everything, so there's no need to say more, just saying: "Be careful when doing things."

  Junzi nodded in agreement.