Chapter 1842

Thinking of this, Zhao Desan chuckled and said, "Director Lan, you insisted on calling me over today; it couldn't just be because you wanted to scald me with hot tea, could it?"

As soon as Zhao Desan's words left his mouth, Lan Mei's expression immediately turned grave again. He glanced at Zhao Desan and said in a low voice, "I... I have a major matter I want to discuss with you."

Goodness, it seemed his guess had come true. Zhao Desan couldn't help but sigh inwardly, as if a sense of loss he had never felt before was rising from the bottom of his heart. But since he was already here, he had to make the best of it. Zhao Desan still asked with forced patience, "What major matter?"

Lan Mei looked very hesitant, sitting there with his head lowered, eyes fixed on his own toes. He remained silent for a long time, as if he still lacked the courage to speak.

Zhao Desan felt his guess was correct, so he took the initiative to test the waters, saying, "Director Lan, does this have to do with the migrant workers causing a scene and demanding their wages after the project funds were embezzled?"

Lan Mei suddenly raised his head, his melancholy eyes filled with a touch of sadness. He sighed and asked, "Xiao Zhao, what do you think I should do? I've been the one in charge of the pedestrian bridge project all along, and I'm the one who signed the project settlement statement. Before this, I never went down to investigate the situation regarding the payment of the migrant workers' wages."

Zhao Desan also felt a headache coming on because of this. If it were really as he said, Lan Mei would bear an inescapable responsibility. He didn't know what to say for a long time.

Seeing that Zhao Desan didn't express his stance, Lan Mei said with a helpless expression, "It seems I won't be able to get past this hurdle!"

Zhao Desan followed up on Lan Mei's words and asked, "Director Lan, what do you intend to do then?" In reality, he wanted to probe his true intentions.

"Isn't that why I brought you here to discuss it? I really don't know what I should do!" Lan Mei said with an anxious face.

"Do you think I can help you?" Zhao Desan continued to probe.