Chapter 1238

"I don't know." Zhao Desan chuckled, pretending to be calm.

Zheng Tulu knew this guy was well-informed, and coupled with his rebellious enthusiasm today, he knew this guy must know something. So he asked with a slow, chuckling smile, "Really don't know?"

Zhao Desan really couldn't withstand the "interrogation." Seeing that this old fox Zheng Tulu seemed to know what he was thinking, he chuckled and said, "Is it related to... related to the Deputy Section Chief matter?" The reason he used a probing tone was because Zhao Desan wasn't 100% sure; in case it wasn't, he could give himself a way out.

"Haha," Zheng Tulu laughed, forgetting himself, looked him straight in the eye, and smiled, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, you really are smart. That's right, it is indeed related to this matter."

"Then what does Director Zheng want to say by calling me here?" Although Zhao Desan felt that his promotion was almost a certainty, he still wanted to hear this old guy Zheng Tulu announce the decision and make a promise in person.

Zheng Tulu didn't answer his question directly. Instead, with a smile, he slowly picked up the red-headed document from the Personnel Department from the table and handed it over, saying, "Don't be anxious, look at the document first."

From afar, Zhao Desan could see it was an official document with a red title for communication between higher and lower levels. Zhao Desan hurriedly stood up, went forward, and respectfully took it with both hands, standing on the spot to read it carefully. Zheng Tulu chuckled and said, "Sit down and read slowly."

Zhao Desan looked up and gave him a grateful smile, took the document, retreated to the sofa, sat down, and lowered his head to read the red-headed document from the Personnel Department, "Notice on the Proposed Addition of One Deputy Section-Level Leading Cadre to the Hexi Provincial Construction Committee," carefully. The few hundred words were finished quickly, but in order to calm his excited mood, Zhao Desan read it several times before looking up at Zheng Tulu with a smile, waiting for him to announce the decision.

"Comrade Xiao Zhao, finished reading?" Zheng Tulu leaned back in his chair and asked with a gentle expression.

Zhao Desan nodded: "Finished."

"You've understood the meaning of the notice, right?" Zheng Tulu continued to ask with a chuckle.

"Understood." Zhao Desan nodded with a smile, thinking to himself, you grandmother's, hurry up and announce it, why are you still beating around the bush with me!

Zheng Tulu shifted his body and continued slowly, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, I've only let you see this document."

Zheng Tulu's beating around the bush and dawdling made Zhao Desan really anxious, but in front of this old guy, he couldn't lose his composure. He also appeared very calm and chuckled, "Director Zheng, then... then you... how many people are you planning to recommend?"

"Recommend a few people? Of course, it's just one person. If there are too many people, the organization will definitely conduct an investigation, which is too troublesome. If one person is reported, there's no need to investigate anything, and the lower level will just issue an official appointment document. Don't you think so? It's so much simpler." Zheng Tulu had already sensed Zhao Desan's thoughts. The reason he was so slow and didn't get to the point was to whet Zhao Desan's appetite bit by bit, deal a heavy blow to his psychology, and let him understand that a small person like him trying to fight with the head of the Provincial Construction Committee would be played until he didn't know north from south.

At this moment, Zhao Desan didn't know the true intention of Zheng Tulu's words at all. He naively understood from the phrase "of course it's just one person" that this person was himself. He looked at Zheng Tulu with a knowing expression and chuckled to show his agreement: "Also, reporting one person is not that troublesome. Then..." He wanted to ask further in his eagerness, but felt it wasn't appropriate to keep digging, so he waited for the old fox to say it himself, stopping mid-sentence.

"Comrade Xiao Zhao, if you have something to say, just say it directly. Don't be so hesitant, it really doesn't look like a man!" Zheng Tulu looked at him with a strange gaze and said.

Grandmother's, dare to say I'm not a man? If I weren't a man, would your wife take the initiative to deliver herself to my door for me to handle? Zhao Desan thought to himself with pride. He took a breath, thinking that since it was already a matter of mutual understanding, what was the harm in saying it? So he chuckled and said, "Director Zheng, is it convenient for you to reveal who you are planning to report?"

Zheng Tulu knew this guy was definitely eager to know his thoughts. He pointed at him and said with a strange smile, "I knew you wanted to know!"

Seeing the old guy smiling lecherously, Zhao Desan also chuckled and waited for him to answer the doubts in his heart.

Zheng Tulu smiled and said calmly, "It's definitely not you, Comrade Xiao Zhao!"

Zheng Tulu's words immediately struck Zhao Desan like a bolt of lightning, making his brain buzz. He widened his eyes, looked at him in shock, thought his ears had gone wrong, and asked stammeringly, "Director Zheng, I... I didn't hear wrong, did I?"

"If your ears are fine, you didn't hear wrong!" Zheng Tulu put away his smile, but still looked very kind. However, such words that Zhao Desan had never expected made him really unable to believe his ears.

Grandmother's, what kind of play is this old guy putting on! What medicine is in his gourd! After beating around the bush so much, he gave me such an answer! Zhao Desan's smile disappeared unconsciously, replaced by confusion and anger. He furrowed his brows slightly, narrowed his eyes, and his attitude took a 180-degree turn. He asked coldly, "Director Zheng, what do you mean? Are you playing with me?"

"Alright, let me explain to you sentence by sentence what I mean." Zheng Tulu said, took a sip of tea, crossed his legs, leaned back in his chair, and said slowly, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, this opportunity, I want to leave it for our Ruru. I advise you to give up. Next time there's a better opportunity, I definitely won't leave you out. How about that?" Zheng Tulu stated his true thoughts in a slow tone.

As soon as Zhao Desan understood his meaning, he got angry. In a fit of anger, he said directly, "Grandmother's, so you were playing with me!"

The more Zheng Tulu saw Zhao Desan's excitement, the more refreshed he felt. He wanted to see him being angered to the point of jumping up and down, letting him know that he was just a small person, and returning him to his original form. If it were anyone else who dared to say the three words "grandmother's" to Zheng Tulu, it would be a miracle if they weren't destroyed. But today, Zheng Tulu wasn't angry because Zhao Desan said the three words "grandmother's" to his face in his excitement. Instead, he chuckled and said slowly, "Young man, don't be so hot-headed. Listen to me finish first."

Zhao Desan came with great hope and anticipation, but received such an unacceptable result. Naturally, he was very angry. His back teeth were grinding, his face was tense, and anger was burning in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, "What else do you have to say! You've already played with me once, and this time you're playing with me again!"

"Young man, lower your attitude. Don't 'I' this and 'I' that. I am negotiating with you very formally. If you voluntarily withdraw this time and give the opportunity to Ruru, I can guarantee that I will definitely promote you next time. How about that?" Zheng Tulu adopted a "courtesy first, force later" approach, not wanting to take extreme measures from the beginning. Even a dog will jump over a wall if cornered, and he was afraid that if he angered this guy, he would do something irrational.

"Zheng Tulu, you gave the opportunity to study at the Party School to Xia Jian the first time, and I didn't cause you trouble. This time you want to play with me again? You're dreaming! I don't have the ability to fight you! But don't forget, you also have people you're afraid of!" The meaning of Zhao Desan's words was self-evident: he was telling Zheng Tulu not to think he was easy to bully, because he had a backer!

Hearing Zhao Desan's threatening words, Zheng Tulu laughed, forgetting himself, and said, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, aren't you just trying to use your cousin Su Qing to suppress me? It's best not to let Minister Su get involved, otherwise some things will really be hard to handle!"

"What? Scared?" Seeing Zheng Tulu's tone change, Zhao Desan raised his eyebrows and asked coldly.

Zheng Tulu snorted and said, "I'm not scared. I'm thinking of solving this matter peacefully, not wanting to end up with both sides suffering. This time, as long as you voluntarily withdraw, I will definitely promote you next time there's a good opportunity. I hope you consider it carefully, don't be so excited!"

"Director Zheng, I'm not a fool! It seems you said the same thing last time! And you're saying it again now. How do you expect me to believe you! Do you take me for an idiot! Honestly, I'm determined to be this Deputy Section Chief!" Relying on Su Qing as his backer, Zhao Desan said without showing weakness.

Zheng Tulu chuckled, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, you seem quite confident. Then what if I insist on not letting you be it?"

"Then let's try it!" Zhao Desan sneered, "I'll make a call to my cousin, and you can explain it to her yourself!" As he spoke, he took out his phone, ready to call Su Qing.

Before settling Zhao Desan, he couldn't let Su Qing know his thoughts. Zheng Tulu immediately said anxiously, "Zhao Desan! Don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit! I have leverage on you and your Section Chief Lan!" In his urgency, Zheng Tulu began to dismantle Zhao Desan's confidence from a psychological perspective.

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Zhao Desan stopped his action of making the call. He looked at him in confusion and asked, "You have leverage on me and Section Chief Lan?" At the same time, Zhao Desan's brain accelerated its rotation. ===== CHAPTER 1239 =====