Chapter 1189

He Liping looked at him with some confusion and asked, "Then, Old Zheng, aren't you afraid that Comrade Xiao Zhao will use his cousin, Minister Su, to pressure you?"

Zheng Tulu sneered and said, "That brat got his cousin to call me as soon as he heard the Construction Committee was adding a Deputy Division-level position."

"Then what did you say? Did you agree or not?" He Liping asked.

"Minister Su called personally to say hello; do you think I could refuse? I can't go against anyone, but I certainly can't go against the Minister of the Organization Department who holds our future and destiny in her hands." Zheng Tulu said vaguely, leaving He Liping confused for a moment. She looked at him and asked in bewilderment, "Then I don't understand, Old Zheng. You promised Minister Su you'd promote Comrade Xiao Zhao, but you also said you wouldn't promote him. Isn't that contradictory?" He Liping still couldn't figure out what medicine Zheng Tulu was selling in his gourd. Perhaps he had a win-win idea, but she really couldn't guess it.

Zheng Tulu sneered confidently, took a puff of his cigarette, exhaled leisurely, and said, "It's not contradictory, not at all. The key is to see what measures you take when facing such a dilemma. If I go directly against Minister Su, it's definitely like throwing an egg against a rock. I'm not stupid. Since I can't solve the problem from Minister Su's side, I can change the angle and solve it from Comrade Xiao Zhao's side." Zheng Tulu still didn't make his words clear, circling around until He Liping, who knew a little about officialdom, was confused. She squinted slightly, looking at him with a blank face, and said, "Old Zheng, you're circling around and have me all confused. You say you don't dare go against Minister Su, but you also say you want to suppress Comrade Xiao Zhao and not let him get ahead. Then I really don't understand, what good way do you have to solve this problem?"

"Comrade Xiao Zhao wants to fight with me? He's still too green!" Zheng Tulu took a puff of his cigarette and sneered, "I have his handle in my hands. As soon as I make a move, he will definitely withdraw from the competition for the Deputy Division Chief position voluntarily. I want him to take the initiative to tell Minister Su that it's he himself who doesn't want to be promoted, not that I don't want to promote him!" The old fox finally cut to the point.

He Liping finally understood that Zheng Tulu wanted to start from Zhao Desan's side and make him voluntarily withdraw from the competition. But what handle did he have that could make Zhao Desan retreat in the face of difficulties? He Liping was very interested and asked, "Old Zheng, what handle do you have on Comrade Xiao Zhao? How can you be sure he will voluntarily withdraw from the competition?"

"Ha!" Zheng Tulu laughed uncontrollably, got up, pulled up his pants, walked back to the desk, opened the drawer, took out a few photos, walked over, and placed them on the coffee table, looking at He Liping triumphantly.

He Liping looked at him suspiciously, picked up the photos he placed on the coffee table, and was shocked to see the scene of Zhao Desan and a woman naked in bed having sex. She glanced sideways at Zheng Tulu in surprise and hurriedly looked at the next photo. It wasn't until she saw the last photo that He Liping discovered the woman in the photo was Lan Mei from the Planning Division. She widened her eyes instantly. Thinking of the photos of this woman and Zheng Tulu "having sex" that she had also seen on Zhao Desan's phone, she couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Lan Mei is a slut!"

"Liping, what did you say?" Zheng Tulu asked, looking at her with a smile.

He Liping put down the photos, suppressed the contempt for Lan Mei in her heart, and said with a seductive smile, "I didn't expect you to have these photos, Old Zheng. The woman in the photos seems to be Director Lan from the Planning Division, right?"

Zheng Tulu said with a mischievous grin, "You didn't see wrong; it's her. Liping, if I put these photos in front of Comrade Xiao Zhao, do you think he'll still dare to fight for the Deputy Division Chief position? I think he probably won't ruin his future for the sake of a Deputy Division Chief position, right?"

He Liping blinked her crystalline eyes, a seductive smile on her lips, and said, "I was wondering why you looked so confident, Old Zheng. So you have these magic weapons."

Zheng Tulu laughed triumphantly, "Liping, you didn't expect it, did you? Do you think that with these unspeakable photos of Comrade Xiao Zhao and Director Lan in my hands, he'll still dare to compete with my daughter for this Deputy Division Chief position?"

He Liping smiled lightly, "Then he definitely wouldn't dare. No one would dare. But I think that guy Comrade Xiao Zhao is still very clever. You'd better be careful, Old Zheng!" The reason He Liping said this was because Zhao Desan had let her see the photos of Lan Mei and Zheng Tulu without showing their faces on his phone in the warehouse. She had been misled by Zhao Desan into thinking he also had Zheng Tulu's unspeakable photos. She thought that even if Zheng Tulu had Zhao Desan's lewd photos, Zhao Desan also had his, which would at most be a draw. Besides, Zhao Desan also had his cousin Su Qing. She said this just to hint at Zheng Tulu. As for who would be promoted to Deputy Division Chief of the Planning Division, she didn't care at all. Maybe Zhao Desan would even be of help to her after he was promoted.

He Liping and Zheng Tulu exchanged views on this matter and didn't rush to leave until after work, waiting for the employees to leave the unit so the air conditioner supplier and office supply supplier could come over and take back the excess.

Having forced himself on He Liping in the warehouse today, Zhao Desan felt smug on one hand, but on the other, he was still a bit worried. After all, he had only used Lan Mei's nude photos to bluff He Liping today. He thought that since she could make a triple jump and be promoted directly to the position of Deputy Director of the Provincial Construction Committee, she must have her own strengths. If she didn't believe he had photos of Zheng Tulu and her, and told Zheng Tulu about what happened in the warehouse, then his official career in the Construction Committee wouldn't just face pressure from Zheng Tulu, but double resistance from her and Zheng Tulu. Even more fatally, if this He Liping was ruthless and pushed him to court on charges of rape in a fit of anger, he probably wouldn't have a chance to enter officialdom again in his life. Thinking of these various adverse consequences, Zhao Desan began to regret that his behavior in the warehouse today was too reckless. Why did he have to force himself on her? But then he thought about He Liping's reaction after he finished with her today, and how she had specifically warned him not to tell anyone about it. "Remember, you must never let Old Zheng know about what happened in the warehouse today! Otherwise, I'll peel your skin off!" He Liping's words, filled with threats and commands, echoed in Zhao Desan's eardrums, further dispelling his worries.