Chapter 1178

Zhao Desan was already embarrassed enough because of this disgraceful scene, and being mocked by her like this made him even more shy. He lowered his head, his cheeks flushed, his expression extremely awkward, and said in a low voice, "Sister He, please stop laughing. If you laugh again, I won't have the face to look at you."

"Giggle..." Another series of silver-bell-like laughter. After laughing, He Liping said seriously, "Alright, I won't tease this little brother of yours anymore. I didn't expect you to be shy." After finishing, He Liping couldn't help but giggle twice more.

"I said stop laughing, and you're still laughing." Zhao Desan rolled his eyes at her slightly angrily, but He Liping didn't get angry either. She still smiled and said, "I thought what was wrong with you, unzipping your zipper directly in front of me. Are you trying to do something bad?"

"I've long wanted to take down this slut!" Zhao Desan thought to himself. Being teased by her like this, the distance between the two further narrowed, so he wasn't so shy anymore. With a slightly red face, he smiled and said, "Sister He, even if you gave me a thousand guts, ten thousand guts, I wouldn't dare to do that kind of thing to you!"

He Liping pursed her lips into a charming smile, glanced at him, and said, "Alright, I won't talk idle with you. By the way, I want to know where Ma Debang put those things before he left?"

"In the warehouse of the old building," Zhao Desan said. "Didn't he tell you when he handed over the work to you?"

He Liping shook her head and said, "No. He was so unwilling when he left, how could he tell me these things? Besides, there were problems with the procurement procedures for those things, and Old Zheng didn't tell me either." After saying this, He Liping noticed she had slipped her tongue and explained with a smile, "I'm not much younger than Director Zheng, so I like to call him Old Zheng, hehe."

Zhao Desan said "Oh," and a sly smile flashed across his face. "Like to call him Old Zheng? I think when that happens, I'm afraid you'll even call him 'husband' when you're too excited!"

"By the way, Comrade Xiao Zhao, you said those things are kept in the warehouse of the old building, right?" He Liping said the real purpose of coming here and cut to the chase.

Zhao Desan nodded, "Yes."

"Then take me to see it?" He Liping looked at him with a pleading gaze. "I haven't seen what these procured things are yet."

Zhao Desan originally didn't have the power to take He Liping to open the warehouse door to see those procured things, but human desire is endless. Especially when Zhao Desan was driven by the power of desire, his motivation came from He Liping's eager gaze and ambiguous attitude. He didn't have the time and patience to wait for a pie to fall from the sky; he had to take the initiative to satisfy his desire.

He Liping saw Zhao Desan fall into deep thought and didn't answer. She felt that he might be a bit embarrassed and didn't want to agree to her, so she stood up and walked out of the office. Just as He Liping walked out of the office door, Zhao Desan suddenly came back to his senses and chased after her. He called He Liping to stop and said, "Sister He, wait a moment. Didn't you say you wanted me to take you to see those items?"

He Liping stopped, looked back at Zhao Desan, and asked with a smile, "Are you willing to take me?"

Zhao Desan glanced at the corridor, then leaned closer to He Liping and whispered, "Originally, I don't have the power to take you there, Sister He, but since you said it, Sister He, then I... I will violate the regulations once."

He Liping tilted her head and looked at Zhao Desan, looking mysterious, and said, "Aren't you afraid of being questioned by the leaders?"

"For you, Sister He, I... I'll risk it," Zhao Desan said in a moment of desperation, showing his fearless spirit in front of He Liping again.

He Liping didn't notice this subtle change in Zhao Desan. Taking her to the warehouse to see those things was indeed something Zhao Desan had no power to do. Perhaps because she was interested in these office supplies that were about to bring her a sum of income, she immediately urged Zhao Desan, "Alright, Sister He knows your heart. Go, take me to see."

Zhao Desan looked around the corridor, then raised his wrist to check his watch, and found that it was still early. There shouldn't be anyone in the unit at this time. Only then did he walk toward his office while whispering to He Liping, "Sister He, wait a moment, I'll get the key." The warehouse key he got from Han Rui when he helped He Liping carry the sofa to the warehouse that day hadn't been returned yet.

The Construction Committee's old building was located in a remote corner behind the new office building that was currently in normal use. It was a three-story building from the 60s or 70s. Since the new building was completed and normal office work began, the old building had been empty, so this place had always been a place with very few people in the Construction Committee.

What Zhao Desan said to He Liping was a mixture of truth and falsehood. Ma Debang's "legacy problem" was indeed kept in the warehouse, which was true. But his promise to take He Liping to see those office supplies was for another purpose. He just used this as an excuse to take advantage of the situation and go to this desolate place with her, so he could carry out his next plan.

The two of them came one after another to the abandoned old office building, groped their way to the warehouse door behind the building, Zhao Desan took out the key, opened the door, and walked in without hesitation. Because it was in the shade, the environment was very quiet, the light was dim, and it looked a bit eerie, which was exactly the condition Zhao Desan wanted. But at this time, He Liping stood at the warehouse door, looking a bit hesitant. She wasn't thinking about anything else; she just looked at the environment in the dim light, which was full of ghosts, and felt a bit scared, so she stood at the door hesitantly and refused to come in.

Zhao Desan walked inside while whispering, "Sister He, the things Ma Debang procured are in the front." But after walking a few steps inside, he found that He Liping didn't respond to him. Looking back, he found that He Liping was still standing at the warehouse door without moving. His heart trembled, and he couldn't help but think: Could it be that she sensed that I had some improper thoughts about her... Fearing that this duck to his mouth would fly away, Zhao Desan asked He Liping, who was standing at the warehouse door, with an uneasy mood, "Sister He, what's wrong? Why aren't you walking?"

"I..." He Liping hesitated for a moment, then said, "Why is it so eerie here? It's scary." She didn't say directly that she was afraid, but used this way that wouldn't lose face to express her concerns.

Zhao Desan's heart immediately settled down. So she didn't sense his ghost thoughts; it turned out she was afraid! This was a good thing. Thinking of this, he patted his chest and said very manfully to He Liping, "Sister He, it's okay. This building was only vacated last year. Even if something happens, isn't there still a big man like me here!"

That's true. At this time, the role of having a man by her side was shown. He Liping thought so, and her feet began to move, saying, "Oh, it's okay. I just think there's too much dust here, it's dirty." She was still looking for an excuse for her fear.

After waiting for He Liping to walk up, Zhao Desan whispered sneakily, "Sister He, we came here so sneakily. If other leaders see us, they will definitely think we are stealing things. I'll go close the door."

The light in the warehouse was already dim because it was in the shade, and the only light was shining in from the door. Hearing that Zhao Desan was going to close the door, He Liping thought of the dark environment and felt her scalp tingle. She immediately said nervously, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, don't, don't close the door."

Her reaction was so strong; she really wouldn't have sensed his thoughts, right? Zhao Desan thought to himself, pretending to be very careful, and whispered, "Sister He, what's wrong? You wouldn't be..."

"The light is already not good. If the door is closed, it will be pitch black inside, and you won't be able to see anything. It's eerie." He Liping expressed her concerns.

So it was still because of fear! This was just right. The more afraid she was, the more Zhao Desan wanted to close the door. He said thoughtfully, "Sister He, I have already violated the regulations by bringing you here today. You don't want me, this little brother, to be caught by the unit as a thief, right? I'll close the door in a while and turn on the phone to light it up. It's okay, what's there to be afraid of? Even if there are ghosts, isn't there still a big man like me?"

He Liping didn't tell Zheng Tulu about her idea of coming to the warehouse to see these bulk office supplies procured by Ma Debang today. She was also afraid that if they were seen sneaking around in the warehouse, they would be caught as thieves, so she reluctantly agreed, nodded, and was still looking for an excuse for her fear, saying, "The main thing is that if there is no light, it's too dirty, and you don't know if you'll step on rat shit."

Zhao Desan smiled slyly, turned around, and walked quickly to close the warehouse door from the inside. The whole huge space was pitch black. The eerie environment made He Liping call him in fear, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, come here quickly, I can't see anything."

Zhao Desan took out his mobile phone, unlocked the screen, and with the faint light emitted from the screen, walked to her side. Because He Liping was really feeling numb in this eerie and terrifying environment, she unknowingly took Zhao Desan's arm.

Seeing her action, he became even more determined to take her down in this place. Being held by He Liping, he took her step by step toward the place where the office supplies were piled up in the back of the warehouse. Looking at the messy piles of old items, they outlined mottled shadows in the dim light, like ghosts standing in the dark watching them, which made He Liping feel a bit numb, her scalp tingle, and even her back felt cold. "Is there no light in the warehouse?" He Liping asked. ===== CHAPTER 1179 =====