Chapter 1876

The office door was pushed open, and a small head poked in, saying softly, "Deputy Division Chief Liu, there's a man who wants to see you…" It turned out to be the little secretary.

Zhao Desan was stunned, thinking it must be the migrant workers coming to demand their wages. Why was it so poorly timed? It would have been better if they had come a little later. Zhao Desan had wanted to tell the secretary to have the person wait a while, but before he could speak, the people outside pushed the little secretary aside and swarmed into the room.

Before Zhao Desan could see who it was, the man who entered shouted, "Big Brother, I've come to see you."

Zhao Desan looked closely and saw that it was none other than the little hoodlum Wuzi. Zhao Desan couldn't help but frown and asked unhappily, "What are you here for?"

Wuzi probably sensed Zhao Desan's displeasure, so he said with a grin, "Big Brother, don't be angry. I was changing my dressing at the hospital next door and happened to hear you were working here, so I came to see you." After speaking, he quickly stepped back and added, "Don't worry, Big Brother, I won't affect your work."

Zhao Desan shook his head helplessly, then withdrew his gaze and looked at Du Xiaochan, who was sitting to the side with her head down. He immediately picked up a pen and paper, quickly wrote a note, and said, "How about this, Little Du: you go to the hospital next door first, find someone called Sister Afang at the nursing department on the second floor, and she will arrange things for you."

Du Xiaochan stood up, took the note Zhao Desan handed over with both hands, bowed respectfully, said, "Thank you, Brother Liu!" and turned to walk toward the office door. But just at this moment, a group of people swarmed in from outside…

This time there was no need to guess; it must be that group of migrant workers. Zhao Desan sat silently in his seat, waiting to endure the endless insults of this group.

It seemed this group had informants inside the Construction Committee. Today, without any communication with Zhao Desan, they had brought so many migrant workers all at once. They must have been prepared, just waiting for Zhao Desan to say no before they started using force.

Zhao Desan felt a bit faint-hearted; after all, he had never experienced such a big scene before and had no idea how to handle it. If he tried to resolve it with force, two fists couldn't fight four hands; how could he win against so many people? It seemed he could only wait to be beaten.

Because the office was too small, only a few of the migrant workers could get in. Those who did enter the office weren't polite at all and found seats to sit down themselves. The leader was still that woman, who said with a smile, "Deputy Division Chief Liu, today is the day you promised to give us an explanation. I don't think you've forgotten, have you?"

Zhao Desan tried his best to calm down, took a deep breath, and said with a composed manner, "Sister Li… Li Fang, I… I was just waiting for you, wasn't I? Don't worry, I've always kept my word; I absolutely… absolutely won't go back on it." Although he tried his best to hide his inner panic, his words were still a bit intermittent.

"Good, I like hearing you say that. Come on, tell me your thoughts!" Li Fang's face was calm, with a hint of charm.

"Sister Li, I think it's necessary for the construction unit to bear some responsibility for this matter, but as victims ourselves, we also have grievances with nowhere to vent. I hope you can understand…" Zhao Desan wanted to continue, but was interrupted by Li Fang, who was already impatient. She slapped the table with a 'slap' and shouted sharply, "Bullshit! You're victims too? Damn it, you eat public food, sit in offices, and blow air conditioning—when did you become victims?"

Zhao Desan felt a jolt in his heart but tried his best to remain calm and said, "Sister Li, don't be anxious. Can't we discuss anything?"

"Discuss? Discuss my ass! There's no discussion for this matter. If you don't come up with an explanation today, don't even think about walking out of this office in one piece. I'll let you know the consequences of deceiving me!" Li Fang said fiercely.

Zhao Desan really had no other options, so he had to bring out his final trump card. He secretly adjusted his inner panic and said in a deep voice, "Sister Li, let's speak plainly. Let's put it this way: aren't you just here for money?"

"It's good that you understand. But we aren't just here for ourselves; we also want to eliminate harm for the people. We must find out who embezzled this money, otherwise, we're not finished." Li Fang was taking it all, not letting anything go. This kind of person was the hardest to deal with.

Zhao Desan pondered that he was definitely going to get beaten today. Hey! At least it would be for the sake of playing the hero to save the beauty for Lan Mei; otherwise, how could he demonstrate his greatness? Even at this moment, Zhao Desan was still thinking about Lan Mei.

Seeing Zhao Desan tighten his face and remain silent, Li Fang asked, "Why aren't you talking? Are you thinking of some other trick to fool us?" In reality, she was intentionally provoking Zhao Desan's anger. As long as Zhao Desan lost his composure and said something excessive, she could wave her hand and have them beat Zhao Desan until he was crawling on the floor! This was actually what the boss of these migrant workers had secretly instructed Li Fang, the person in charge. Just a short while ago, after Zheng Tulu walked out of Zhao Desan's office, he had gone straight to his car and left the Construction Committee to meet with Hu Tao, telling him to have these migrant workers, who had actually already received their wages, take this opportunity to properly deal with Zhao Desan. As long as his attitude wasn't good, they were to beat him up. He figured Zhao Desan would be like a mute eating coptis—unable to voice his bitterness.

However, just at this moment, there was a commotion outside the office, as if people were pulling at each other, and it was getting more and more intense. Immediately after, the sounds of fighting could be heard…

What was going on? Zhao Desan's first reaction was confusion. Why had things turned chaotic outside before they had even started fighting inside? Could it be that they had caught Zheng Tulu and were beating him up?

The people inside the office had the same reaction as Zhao Desan, not knowing what was happening outside, so they all swarmed to the office door, stretching their necks to look out. Zhao Desan didn't want to be outdone, but just as he moved toward the office door, he heard Li Fang shout at the group of tall migrant workers, "Keep an eye on this kid, don't let him slip away!"

"Damn! Don't push people too far! I've been watching from the side for a long time without saying anything; don't think I don't exist!" It turned out that Wuzi, who had been standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up while cursing.

Originally, he had just been standing to the side waiting for Zhao Desan to finish dealing with things so he could exchange a few pleasantries and leave, but the more he heard, the more wrong it felt. Then, hearing this woman dare to be so arrogant toward Zhao Desan, he couldn't help but lunge out…

Li Fang turned around, looked at Wuzi blankly, then turned to Zhao Desan with a contemptuous smile and said, "What? You've even arranged for a bodyguard?"

Zhao Desan waved his hand and said anxiously, "No, that's not it. You, you misunderstood. He is…" He knew very well that this woman was just looking for trouble.

"Stop the nonsense. Since you are heartless, don't blame me for being unrighteous…" She turned back and shouted at the few people peeking at the excitement at the door, "Brothers, today depends on you!" After speaking, she stepped aside, signaling for them to go up.

Believe it or not, Wuzi was loyal enough. At this moment, knowing full well that the other side had the numerical advantage and that going up would be useless, he still lunged to Zhao Desan's desk in one stride, crossed his arms, glared with his little bull eyes, and shouted, "I'll see who dares to make a move!"

"Fuck you!" The tall man was standing right in front of the desk. Seeing Wuzi step forward to block the way, he slapped Wuzi across the face, leaving it a mess.

Wuzi's nose already had an injury; how could he withstand this slap? With an 'ouch,' Wuzi clutched his face and fell to the ground.

Zhao Desan's eyes turned red. He gripped the back of the chair tightly with one hand, his bloodshot eyes staring fixedly at the tall man, repeatedly instructing

himself: stay calm, stay calm, you cannot hurt anyone, otherwise you will become the target of Zheng Tulu's handling of this matter because of the assault, and he might even use this to smear your record. This way, not only would you fail to protect Zheng Jie and Lan Mei, but you would also implicate yourself! This was what He Liping had repeatedly warned him about last night: it's better to take a beating than to fight back.

The tall man slapped Wuzi down, didn't even look at him, and turned to walk toward Zhao Desan. Zhao Desan watched the tall man approaching step by step and thought: It's over, this beating is inevitable! He simply closed his eyes.

"Stop!" A roar broke the silence. The tall man's hand had already been raised high, but he was shocked by this roar and stopped in mid-air.

In an instant, three police officers entered the office, led by Xu Min. He was glaring with rage, pointing at the tall man, and continued to shout, "You stop! Daring to run wild here, do you not want to live?!" It turned out that Lan Mei, who had been on the first floor, had learned of Zhao Desan's unfavorable situation and had quickly walked out of the Construction Committee to the nearby police station to report it. At this moment, Xu Min had rushed over.

Believe it or not, the tall man was quite obedient and immediately withdrew his raised arm, standing in place properly.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? What are you doing?" The woman's shrill scream rang out again. Li Fang blocked Xu Min's path like a madwoman and shouted loudly, "So what if you're police? I've seen plenty of you; who are you trying to scare?!"

Xu Min was also stunned, knowing he had met a shrew, so he immediately said sternly, "Don't obstruct my official business here, otherwise I won't be polite to you!" ===== CHAPTER 1877 =====