Chapter 1075

"The unit people are eating together. We are staying at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Call me again when you get to the hotel."

"Section Chief Lan, I want to tell you a funny thing." Zhao Desan wanted to tell her about the thrilling scene he encountered on the plane, to let her understand that he had paid the price of his young life to come to Sanya to accompany her through a beautiful Spring Festival.

Because a group of people from the Construction Committee were eating, Lan Mei felt it wasn't good for her to hide away alone to answer the phone, so she said, "I'll let you tell me slowly when you get here. Let's not talk for now. Contact me by text message when you arrive."

Lan Mei hung up the phone and walked back to the dining table with a slightly nervous expression. As soon as she sat down, Zheng Tulu, who had been observing her secretly, laughed and said, "Xiao Lan, you're quite busy with business while eating, aren't you?" This old guy Zheng Tulu already knew that this call must have been made by Zhao Desan. Because for Lan Mei, since her ex-husband Fang Jun was arrested, she didn't interact much with others; the only person she had close contact with was Zhao Desan. Moreover, Xiao Xia had reported to him that he saw her and Zhao Desan in an intimate scene. Indisputably, it must have been that stinky brat who called.

Secretary Zhang, this hypocritical stinky old man, knew that Zheng Tulu had those kinds of thoughts about the elegant, refined, and beautiful Lan Mei, and had once drugged and raped her. Tonight, he wanted to borrow flowers to offer to Buddha, so he looked at Zheng Tulu with a strange gaze, hinted something to him, and then smiled kindly while pouring wine for Lan Mei, saying, "Xiao Lan, you're not unaware of the rules at the wine table. If you leave the wine table, you have to be punished with a drink. It's usually three cups, but you can just show your intention and drink one."

Lan Mei didn't know that this old man Zhang was originally a jackal from the same lair as Zheng Tulu. She hadn't intended to drink, preparing to keep a clear head to wait for Zhao Desan to arrive, but she understood the rules at the wine table, and Secretary Zhang only asked her to drink one cup and didn't deliberately make things difficult for her. So, Lan Mei smiled faintly, took the wine glass, raised her chin slightly, brought it to her mouth, drank a cup of wine, put down the glass, and smiled.

Zheng Tulu joked from the side, "Xiao Lan, you drank the wine Secretary Zhang poured for you quite readily, huh."

Ma Debang, perhaps not knowing the inside story, joked, "Secretary Zhang is in charge of our unit's Party and Government work, after all. Drinking is also a part of Party and Government work. How could Section Chief Lan not do the work arranged by Secretary Zhang?"

Everyone echoed and laughed loudly. A group of people came to Sanya under the guise of inspection, staying in high-end hotels with public funds, eating delicacies from mountains and seas, talking and laughing. The atmosphere at the wine table was very relaxed and active.

Secretary Zhang wanted to take this opportunity tonight to get Lan Mei drunk and contribute her to Zheng Tulu, who was drooling over her. However, Lan Mei had another appointment tonight and held her ground very well. After drinking only a few collective toasts, she used the excuse that she was feeling unwell and refused to drink any more no matter what.

About an hour later, Lan Mei's mobile phone rang in the bag she was carrying. Zheng Tulu's strange gaze immediately gathered over. Lan Mei met his eyes, and her face unknowingly turned slightly rosy. With a panicked expression, she took out her mobile phone from her leather bag. As expected, it was a message from Zhao Desan, telling her that he had already arrived at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and asking her which floor she was on.

Lan Mei stood up and said, "Director Zheng, Secretary Zhang, you guys eat first, I'm going to the restroom." With that, she turned and walked out of the private room, turned left after leaving the restaurant, and walked toward the Ritz-Carlton Hotel fifty meters away while sending a message to Zhao Desan: I'm coming over right away, wait for me for a moment.

In the private room, Zheng Tulu hooked his finger, and Secretary Zhang leaned over. Zheng Tulu whispered in his ear, "Old Zhang, let me tell you an explosive piece of news about our Construction Committee."

Old man Zhang looked at him with a thirsty-for-knowledge gaze, tilted his head, and waited for him to speak. "The relationship between Xiao Lan and Comrade Xiao Zhao from the Planning Section is unusual."

Old man Zhang immediately asked in a low voice with a face full of surprise, "Are you saying they have that kind of relationship?"

Zheng Tulu nodded calmly and continued in a low voice, "I estimate that the call just now was made to her by Comrade Xiao Zhao. This is something someone saw specifically in Xiao Lan's office—the two of them messing around, caught in the act."

Old man Zhang frowned, looking dissatisfied, and said seriously, "Old Zheng, shouldn't this matter be stopped? Although there is no explicit regulation from the organization, Lan Mei is a divorced woman after all, and she's over thirty. Comrade Xiao Zhao came to work this year and is seven or eight years younger than her. If this spreads, wouldn't it damage the reputation of our Construction Committee? No, we must give the two of them a profound ideological education, let them realize that what they are doing is against morality, is wrong, and is behavior that the organization cannot accept."

Zheng Tulu felt it wasn't convenient for him to come forward in this kind of matter. On one hand, he didn't want to have any direct conflict with Zhao Desan; on the other hand, he wanted to obtain some leverage from their intimate interaction to completely control the two of them. But Secretary Zhang seemed very dissatisfied with their underground love affair, so Zheng Tulu laughed and said, "Old Zhang, you are in charge of Party and Government work. Shouldn't you be the one to talk to them about this kind of thing?"

The reason Old man Zhang had sat firmly in the position of Construction Committee Discipline Inspection Secretary for so many years was that he had one magic weapon: he didn't easily offend people. He looked kind and amiable all day long, basically only knowing how to watch movies and ignoring the world outside his ears. Naturally, the old man didn't want to offend Zhao Desan and Lan Mei either, so he smiled and said, "Director Zheng, is there really such a thing? We are only talking about it now; without proof or evidence, it might be a bit inappropriate to talk to them. It wouldn't be too late to talk to them after we have solid proof."

Zheng Tulu knew that this old guy also didn't want to cause trouble, so he smiled tacitly and greeted the table of people to drink and eat. Just at this moment, Zheng Tulu's mobile phone rang. Under Ma Debang's reminder, he took the phone out of his leather bag, picked it up, and looked at it. It showed the name "Minister Su," which made Zheng Tulu a bit puzzled. Why would Minister Su call at night? With a confused frown, he stood up, took the phone, pressed the answer button, and walked out.

"Minister Su, why did you think of calling me? How has Minister Su been lately?" After the call connected, Zheng Tulu was extremely polite.

On the phone, Su Qing smiled faintly and said, "Director Zheng, I heard that you organized the people in your unit to go to Hainan for a trip? You, this leader, really know how to think for the people below."

Zheng Tulu laughed and said, "It's an inspection. Taking advantage of the holiday during the New Year, I brought them here to learn about the urban planning here."

"Inspection, huh. Hehe." Su Qing smiled tacitly on the phone and continued, "Then Director Zheng, study and inspect well, learn from others' strengths to make up for your own weaknesses, and after you return, plan and build our Xijing City into an international metropolis quickly."

Zheng Tulu laughed and said, "Minister Su, look at you, you really know how to joke."

Su Qing smiled lightly and said, "Alright, I won't joke with you, Director Zheng. Let me tell you a serious matter."

"Minister Su, please speak." Zheng Tulu said, seemingly sensing something ominous. Every time she looked for him, it was definitely nothing good.

"It's like this. I heard from our Deputy Minister Li today that after the New Year, your Construction Committee is going to appoint a Deputy Section-level cadre for the Planning Section. I won't beat around the bush. I hope Director Zheng can give serious consideration to my cousin. He missed the opportunity to go to the Party School to study last time, and this time I don't want him to miss another opportunity. It can also be considered as your compensation to my cousin, Director Zheng. I don't know what you think, Director Zheng?" Lan Mei said with a light smile.

Damn! She knows about this too! It was precisely because he was afraid of causing unnecessary debate and wanted to promote his daughter Zheng Ru to Deputy Section Chief that Zheng Tulu had kept this news strictly sealed. Almost no one in the entire Construction Committee had been told about this. Yet, at this very moment, Su Qing had gotten the news. This made Zheng Tulu suddenly feel his head grow large. He was stunned for a long time, neither saying he agreed nor saying he didn't, but instead played dumb, asking her with a look of surprise, "Minister Su, you say there is such a thing? I... I haven't heard of it yet. The province hasn't issued any documents or anything; there's no movement at all?" **CHAPTER 1076** **【1076-0】 There is a superior strategy**