Chapter 1091: Disguise

Zheng Tulu took the bottle of Wuliangye; the cap had actually already been opened because he had put the aphrodisiac in it. To prevent Zhao Desan from noticing that the bottle had been tampered with, he pretended to unscrew the cap while chuckling: "Not much. For this meal today at noon, you and your Section Chief Lan just need to finish this bottle of wine with me. Just one bottle, not much. Any problem?"

Drinking was a piece of cake for Zhao Desan. In the entire Construction Committee, Zhao Desan had almost no equal; a bottle of wine was only enough for him to rinse his mouth. Finishing a bottle of wine between three people was even more of a breeze. Regardless of whether Lan Mei was willing or not, he nodded and said with a fawning smile without a second thought: "Since you've issued the task, Director Zheng, there's definitely no problem."

"Xiao Lan, you don't have a problem either, right?" Zheng Tulu asked, raising his eyebrows while pouring the wine. "Just one bottle of wine; divided among three people, it's only about three taels each. It's nothing at all."

Lan Mei brushed the stray hair from her temples behind her fair ears, smiled with a somewhat unnatural expression, and looked as if she wasn't very willing but couldn't refuse.

"Director Zheng, let me, let me pour." Seeing Zheng Tulu pouring the wine himself, Zhao Desan immediately snatched the glasses from his hand, respectfully poured three glasses, placed one in front of each person, and without waiting for the dishes to arrive, began to show off by taking the lead. He raised his glass with both hands to Zheng Tulu and said: "Director Zheng, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting just now. This glass of wine is my way of making amends."

"You brat, showing off now, you won't be so cocky in a while." Seeing Zhao Desan charging into battle so actively, Zheng Tulu thought with malicious joy. A sly look flashed across his face, and then he raised his glass, chuckling: "As expected of Director Xiao Zhao, knowing the rules of the drinking table. Come, once this glass is drunk, the account for keeping us waiting will be wiped clean." As he spoke, Zheng Tulu laughed a few times, clinked his glass lightly with Zhao Desan's, and both of them drank the wine in one gulp in a very heroic manner.

Before Zheng Tulu could even put down his empty glass, Zhao Desan immediately bent over, took the glass from his hand, and said: "Director Zheng, let me top you up." He bent over to pour the wine.

Every move of Zhao Desan was imprinted in Lan Mei's eyes. Seeing his performance of being extremely adept at handling things at the drinking table, Lan Mei knew that this guy would definitely achieve great things in the officialdom of Hexi Province in the future. She had always detested and resented the numerous rules at the drinking table, especially the drinking sessions in officialdom; there were too many rules. But she knew Zhao Desan's character—his heart wasn't bad, and one could even say he had a sense of heroic justice. It was just that the general environment of the whole society was like this. As long as he could keep a clear head and stick to the correct stance on major issues of right and wrong, it didn't matter how false his words were or how hypocritical his performance was at the drinking table.

After watching Zhao Desan respectfully fill her glass, Zheng Tulu began to make things difficult for Lan Mei. This Hongmen Banquet today was the only way he could think of to deal with Su Qing. If Lan Mei didn't drink, this scheme couldn't be carried out as he wished. "Xiao Lan, shouldn't you also toast me a glass of wine? Look, Xiao Zhao came to Sanya and is with you; he's a young comrade from the Construction Committee after all, and you didn't even tell me. You are his leader, after all; you aren't being very competent as a Section Chief." Zheng Tulu launched a targeted attack on Lan Mei.

Although she had fallen for Zheng Tulu's scheme last time and was drugged and raped by him in a drink, today she had seen Zheng Tulu unscrew the wine cap with her own eyes. She thought he wouldn't dare to tamper with the wine, would he? Besides, being seen by this old guy with Zhao Desan was already embarrassing enough. If she didn't give him face, she was really afraid he would have some other bad ideas, so Lan Mei hesitated.

At this moment, Zhao Desan persuaded her with a fawning smile as if nothing was wrong: "Section Chief Lan, look, the leader has proposed to drink with you. Everyone knows you can't drink, but you can't not give the leader face, right? Just drink one glass."

This brat, he's helping me count the money after being sold by me! Looking at Zhao Desan, who was kept in the dark and still helping him persuade Lan Mei to drink, Zheng Tulu felt extremely triumphant. He took the opportunity to praise her with a smile: "Xiao Lan, look, you are Xiao Zhao's immediate superior. Xiao Zhao is so sensible, and you are the leader; you should be even more sensible. It's just this one bottle of wine tonight. I have to take everyone out for a stroll in the next two days, so we won't drink much."

Lan Mei hesitated for a moment, bit the bullet, raised her glass, touched it lightly with Zheng Tulu's glass symbolically, raised her chin, elegantly brought the glass to her fragrant lips, and slowly poured the wine into her mouth.

Zheng Tulu, who had finished his wine in one gulp, secretly watched her actions. Seeing the wine in her glass getting less and less until it was bottomed out, he put down his glass and said with a flushed face and a smile: "It's such a surprise to run into Xiao Zhao in Sanya today."

After drinking the first glass, Zhao Desan felt that this bottle of Wuliangye tasted different from what he had drunk before. He couldn't taste exactly what was different, but he felt that the taste wasn't as mellow and smooth as the Wuliangye he had drunk before, as if there were tiny particles in the wine. He pursed his lips and tasted it carefully. Hearing Zheng Tulu bring up the topic of himself, he came back to his senses and said with a fawning smile: "Actually, I also knew that you were going to lead a team to Hainan for inspection, Director Zheng. I wasn't qualified, but I wanted to come and learn with the leaders, so I came alone."

Zheng Tulu narrowed his eyes with a smile and said: "Xiao Zhao, you young man are too enthusiastic about work. Our Construction Committee lacks talents like you. The child is teachable, the child is teachable." As he spoke, Zheng Tulu laughed.

"You flatter me, Director Zheng." Zhao Desan said with a humble smile.

Zhao Desan could liven up the atmosphere at any drinking table, so even Lan Mei, who had a guilty conscience, gradually relaxed her nervous mood. She said she wouldn't drink, but in the end, she also drank three glasses. As the bottle of Wuliangye gradually went down and only one-third was left, Zheng Tulu felt a bit dizzy, and his vision seemed to be gradually blurring. Measuring by the amount of wine he had drunk, Zheng Tulu felt that Lan Mei and Zhao Desan shouldn't take long before they "went wild with animalistic desires." Fortunately, he had taken the antidote in advance. After having this feeling, the effect of the drug was also coming up. So, taking advantage of the fact that these two hadn't been drugged yet, Zheng Tulu patted his round belly and said: "I'm going to the bathroom. Xiao Lan, you and Xiao Zhao chat slowly."

Zhao Desan immediately stood up and said: "Director Zheng, let me help you."

How could he let him help? This wasn't really going to the bathroom, but going to set up the battlefield in advance. "No need, no need. You sit down and eat. You've had diarrhea for so long, eat more to replenish your strength for doing things." Zheng Tulu laughed and pressed him back into his chair, swaggered out of the private room, and looked back vigilantly as he walked, finding that they hadn't noticed anything. So he slipped to the front desk in the lobby, used his identity as the Director of the Construction Committee to get the room card for Lan Mei's room, slipped into the elevator, returned to his room, took out a digital DV from his travel bag, went upstairs, opened the door to Lan Mei's room, and slipped in. He carefully examined the layout of the room, finally chose a hidden corner by the window, turned on the DV, aimed the lens at the large bed, and everything was ready. He smiled slyly, left the things in the room untouched, and turned to leave.

Returning to the private room, Zheng Tulu could clearly see that the faces of Zhao Desan and Lan Mei had become flushed. This kind of red was different from the red after drinking too much wine; it was a deep red. Their eyes also seemed to be drifting and blurred. "Xiao Zhao, Xiao Lan, have you finished eating?" Zheng Tulu sat down and asked with a smile.

Just after Zheng Tulu left, Lan Mei told Zhao Desan that her head was a bit dizzy and she wanted to go up and rest early. Zhao Desan also felt that his drinking capacity had suddenly failed today. He had drunk at most half a catty of wine, but this swaying feeling was as if he had drunk a catty. However, thinking of the indulgent lingering and unrestrained release between him and Section Chief Lan from last night until now, perhaps it was the influence of physical exertion that led to the temporary decline in his drinking capacity. "Hmm, I've eaten a lot." Zhao Desan leaned on the chair and said with a fawning smile.

Zheng Tulu said: "Since you've finished eating, then have a good sleep this afternoon and go out to play tomorrow. Xiao Zhao, I see your Section Chief Lan's face is red after drinking some wine. You send her upstairs. Secretary Zhang just called me, and I have to go out again. You two go up first."

Lan Mei clearly felt her head getting dizzier and heavier, so she winked at Zhao Desan, signaling him to agree. Zhao Desan nodded with understanding and said: "Alright, Director Zheng, then I'll send Section Chief Lan back to her room first. This money?" Looking at the leftovers on the table, Zhao Desan was afraid of being asked to pay the bill; this table would cost a lot of money.

Zheng Tulu waved his hand: "Don't worry about it. Put it on the Construction Committee's account, and we'll settle it with the hotel uniformly when the time comes. You send Section Chief Lan upstairs to rest."

Lan Mei had already stood up, so Zhao Desan also stood up, greeted Zheng Tulu, and feigned helping Lan Mei walk out of the private room.

Watching the two who had drunk the wine with the aphrodisiac leave the private room, Zheng Tulu's face was full of slyness, a cold sneer squeezed out of his lips. He lit a Zhonghua cigarette and leaned on the chair, puffing away with pride. Now everything was ready, only waiting for Zhao Desan and Lan Mei to return to the room and stage a crazy, passionate scene under the influence of the aphrodisiac. Zheng Tulu leaned on the chair, smoking leisurely, looking at his watch from time to time, preparing to wait for about half an hour before going upstairs to eavesdrop and see if things would go according to his plan. This battle was related to whether he could successfully promote his daughter before he retired and strive for a successful "god-making" before he stepped down.

After waiting patiently for half an hour, Zheng Tulu called the waiter to sign the bill, rubbed his temples, stood up, walked out of the private room, entered the elevator, and pressed the number of the floor where Lan Mei's room was. A few dozen seconds later, with a "ding," the elevator arrived. Before the door was fully opened, Zheng Tulu rushed over, went straight to the door of Lan Mei's room, pricked up his ears, and pressed them against the door panel to eavesdrop on the movement inside.

Just as he pressed his ear against the door, a sound of Lan Mei's extremely pleasurable "Ah" made Zheng Tulu's eardrums ache faintly, followed by the sound of flesh colliding, Lan Mei's low and comfortable moans, and Zhao Desan's intermittent panting. ===== CHAPTER 1092 =====