Chapter 719: Capture Hao Tao

Li Jia nodded.

"Alright, I'll follow Mr. Zhao's arrangement. Now that we've captured Hao Tao, where should we lock him up?"

"This? I haven't found a suitable place yet. If worse comes to worst, we'll just go back to Zaocheng." I said.

Li Jia said,

"That works too; it'll be safe in Zaocheng.

This Hao Tao is a chatterbox; over a meal with me, he spilled everything about his overseas dealings.

He himself said he specialized overseas in auctioning artifacts for wealthy domestic clients, and he even knows a big shot from Sijiucheng.

Is he just bragging?"

I waved my hand,

"He's not bragging. Once we catch him, we'll ask him for details. You rest first." I told Li Jia.

Li Jia then went back to her room to rest.

Only I remained in the room,

hearing what Li Jia said, this Hao Tao specialized in auctioning artifacts for wealthy domestic clients.

What's going on here,

could it be that those treasures were smuggled out through his hands?

It looks like Hao Tao has something on him worth digging into; we might even dig up a lot of dirt on the Wang Family.

Just then my phone rang,

it was Ruan Wei's call,

"Brother Zhao, we've arrived in Huaihai."

"Alright, find a hotel to rest first. We'll talk in detail tomorrow when we meet." I hung up.

The next day, I found Ruan Wei.

I said to Ruan Wei,

"Ruan Wei, this time we're dealing with this person.

His name is Hao Tao.

I arranged for someone to lure him out, then you take the opportunity to tie him up.

After tying him up, you bring this guy straight to the Qi He Mine in Zaocheng.

By then, I'll have Ding Li arrange rooms for you, and you'll guard him at the Qi He Mine."

Ruan Wei said: "Don't worry, Brother Zhao, we're not new to this line of work,

he definitely won't get away."

I didn't say anything else.

I trust Ruan Wei; this guy isn't doing this kind of thing for the first time either.

After meeting with Ruan Wei, I hurried back to the hotel.

Two more days passed,

we took no action.

The purpose was to whet Hao Tao's appetite.

I believe these two days he'll keep looking for Li Jia nonstop.

As soon as Li Jia appears, he'll be eager to contact her.

Whenever Li Jia makes any request, this kid will agree.

According to our agreement,

Li Jia will drive herself to the island this time.

Then she'll drive and bring that Hao Tao off the island. If Li Jia suggests going for car sex with that Hao Tao, this guy will surely agree.

His mind is filled with nothing but bedroom matters.

Li Jia and Hao Tao arrived at our agreed-upon spot,

Ruan Wei directly tied him up, then drove him away from Huaihai, doing it silently and unseen.

Let Hao Tao disappear for a while.

After kidnapping Hao Tao, I just need to say a word to Zhuang Shi.

Everything is under my control.

Time quickly came to the evening we had agreed upon.

Li Jia drove alone to the club. Inside the club, Shi Yong was protecting Li Jia.

Ruan Wei hid in a secluded grove within Huaihai City, waiting for Li Jia and Hao Tao to arrive.

I, meanwhile, sat in the hotel directing the operation.

At ten o'clock at night,

I kept holding my phone, waiting for a call.

The ashtray in front of me was already piled with cigarette butts.

When something happens, I can only smoke to relieve my inner tension.

Zhuang Shi gave me that box of cigarettes, quickly letting me smoke a third of it.

If I keep smoking like this, I feel I'll eventually smoke myself to death. But if I don't smoke, I can't find another way to ease my emotions.

As soon as it passed ten, the phone rang,

I saw it was a message from Ruan Wei,

The message contained just two words: "Success."

I didn't reply to Ruan Wei.

No need to reply; Ruan Wei will definitely take Hao Tao to Qi He Kuang.

I had already told Ding Li in advance, asking him to arrange a room to host Hao Tao properly.

My heart settled.

The honey trap this time went well, and the main credit goes to Li Jia.

If it weren't for her, I wouldn't know how I could have tied up Hao Tao.

I stared for a while, then found Secretary Wu's phone; I needed to report to Secretary Wu,

letting him know that we had already succeeded with Hao Tao.

Secretary Wu replied with just two words: "Okay."

I said nothing more.

After Li Jia and Shi Yong returned,

we checked out overnight and left Huaihai.

When we arrived at Zaocheng, we checked into Zaocheng Grand Hotel and rested for a night.

The next day Li Jia and I talked about the process of capturing Hao Tao.

When this Hao Tao saw Li Jia again, his mouth was practically foaming.

He clung to Li Jia and wouldn't let go.

Li Jia seized the chance to suggest a date outside the club,

wanting to have some car sex.

Upon hearing Li Jia's request,

Hao Tao didn't even hesitate; he agreed outright and left his bodyguards on the island.

He wanted to have proper car sex with Li Jia.

In a small forest out in the suburbs,

Hao Tao, already impatient in the car, began to embrace Li Jia.

Just then, Ruan Wei and his group arrived, flung the car door open, and struck Hao Tao's neck hard.

Hao Tao let out a muffled sound and collapsed onto Li Jia, silent.

Ruan Wei took Hao Tao away.

Li Jia was very nervous. After calming herself, she finally returned to the hotel.

After hearing Li Jia's description.

I clapped.

"Li Jia, you're outstanding. By the way, the house in Xin Cheng has been renovated; you can go see it later. In a moment, I'll have someone bring the key over."

"Mr. Zhao, thank you. I never want to do something like this again; if it gets out, the impact would be terrible," Li Jia said.

Just as Li Jia finished speaking, Shi Yong knocked and came in,

"Brother, have you seen the Huaihai news?"

"No. Is there something?" I quickly asked Shi Yong.

"I was online this morning and just came across a news article. Huaihai City official Hao Tao fled with his mistress and his whereabouts are unknown," Shi Yong said, holding his phone up for me to see.

I quickly took the phone and looked at the Huaihai news.

Sure enough, it wrote that Huaihai City deputy Hao Tao mysteriously disappeared with his mistress.

Then the news showed images of Hao Tao together with Li Jia.

Hao Tao was embracing Li Jia while dancing.

Damn, the news spread that fast.

That is, after we finished speaking with Secretary Wu last night,

Secretary Wu had already prepared a press release,

and even photos, showing Hao Tao's incident at the club, which Zhuang Shi was already aware of.

Zhuang Shi has already prepared a plan to deal with Hao Tao,

but he just doesn't want to be the front man, so he lets us take the lead.

Now the news about Hao Tao's disappearance with his mistress has been reported,

Taking advantage of this, Zhuang Shi began to smear Hao Tao, attributing the embezzled money to him.

Hao Tao had no way to defend himself.

Even if Hao Tao resurfaced, he'd be finished.

Because the only thing awaiting him is legal punishment.

Working within the system, the biggest fears are the woman connection and the money connection; he's guilty of both.

Zhuang Shi has already prepared a meal for him.

It seems Zhuang Shi's chess skills are a cut above.

He's waiting for us to capture news about Hao Tao, then quickly spread negative information about him throughout society.

That way, no one can help Hao Tao make a comeback.

I stared at the phone, saying nothing.

Li Jia glanced at her own photo on the phone,

and said helplessly,

"Sigh, I've been someone's mistress again. No energy."

"Li Jia, then what would make it exciting?" Shi Yong replied beside her.