Chapter 2113

"Who is it?" He Liping looked at him with a strange expression, as if she knew exactly whom he had seen.

"Just now, I saw a back that looked a lot like that Hu Tao, but I wasn't sure if it was him. Just as I was about to confirm it, who would have thought that pair of dogs in the dance floor would block my view. Damn it!" As he spoke, Zhao Desan glared angrily at the pair of dogs who were tightly embracing and acting intimate on the dance floor.

Hearing Zhao Desan's words, He Liping smiled without a word. She picked up a beer bottle, took a sip, then stood up and scanned the booth area. A strange smile appeared on her face. She sat back down, looked at Zhao Desan mysteriously, and asked, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, do you know why I asked you to come here today?"

That's right! When He Liping asked him to come here today, she said she had some secret to tell him. It couldn't just be to experience the feeling of having a public tryst, right? So, he hurriedly asked, "That's right, Sister He, you said you had something to tell me? What is it?"

He Liping gave him a mysterious look, then looked at a spot not far behind him and said, "Look over there, who is that?"

Zhao Desan looked at He Liping, completely confused, then followed her gaze to that spot. His expression turned to one of shock, and his eyes widened. He didn't just see Hu Tao; he also saw someone else—Li Fang. At a nearby table, Hu Tao had a cigarette in one hand and his arm around Li Fang, while Li Fang leaned against his chest like a little bird. The two would occasionally whisper intimately, and at other times, they would speak with serious expressions.

Seeing these two actually hooking up, Zhao Desan's first reaction was that the man holding Li Fang's waist in the MMS photo Han Wufa sent him was Hu Tao. It was him, no doubt. He carefully compared their heights and builds in his mind and confirmed that the man in the photo was indeed Hu Tao. Then, he associated it with the wage-chase incident. Could it be that Hu Tao was the one behind Li Fang organizing the migrant workers to chase wages at the Construction Committee? But how did Hu Tao and Li Fang hook up? What kind of unspeakable relationship did they have? After discovering this intimate relationship between Hu Tao and Li Fang, the mystery in Zhao Desan's heart became even more unsolvable, because he had no conflict with Hu Tao at all. Even if they had a conflict in this dance hall before, that was after the wage-chase incident. Hu Tao couldn't possibly have the ability to predict the future. The more he thought, the more confused he became; his mind felt like a mess of paste. He stared blankly at Hu Tao and Li Fang not far away, preparing to get up and grab Hu Tao to get to the bottom of it. Just as he stood up, He Liping grabbed his wrist and asked with a panicked expression, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, what are you doing?"

"Sister He, I think the wage-chase incident must have been orchestrated by Hu Tao. I'm going to get to the bottom of it," Zhao Desan said.

He Liping shook her head and said, "Hu Tao is a participant, but he is not necessarily the true mastermind. I asked you to come here today just to let you know that Hu Tao and Li Fang have a close relationship. He is definitely a participant in this matter, but as for who the mastermind is, you still need to dig slowly." He Liping actually knew perfectly well who the real mastermind was. The reason she didn't want to tell Zhao Desan directly was, first, she was afraid that if she told him now, Zhao Desan would misunderstand that she had known all along but didn't tell him in time; second, she didn't want to offend anyone or bring trouble upon herself. She could only guide Zhao Desan to find the real culprit little by little in this way.

Guided by He Liping, Zhao Desan vaguely understood a little. As he sat down, he said, "Sister He, do you mean the mastermind is someone else?"

He Liping nodded and said, "I think it should be someone else. No matter what, this Hu Tao wouldn't instruct Li Fang to organize migrant workers to chase wages at the Construction Committee. You have been responsible for handling this matter. Do you and Hu Tao have any conflict?"

"It's not that Hu Tao and I don't have a conflict. Sister He, have you forgotten that I met Hu Tao right here in this dance hall? That time, we almost made a huge scene," Zhao Desan said, reminding her of the clash that happened in the dance hall last time.

He Liping remembered and nodded, saying, "Right, you and Hu Tao had a conflict here because of that woman, Zheng Jie." As she spoke, He Liping stared fixedly at Zhao Desan with a strange look, as if she were judging him. Then, she asked unhurriedly, "Since then, you also know that Zheng Jie is not a simple woman. Do you still have contact with her?" Although He Liping wanted to keep Zhao Desan for herself out of career considerations, a woman's narrow-mindedness made her unwilling to let Zhao Desan continue to maintain any improper relationship with Zheng Jie.

Seeing He Liping questioning him, Zhao Desan couldn't possibly say he was still in contact with Zheng Jie, even though such contact was based on his own selfish motives. So, Zhao Desan hurriedly shook his head and said, "No. A woman as fickle as Zheng Jie—it's not like I, Comrade Xiao Zhao, have been kicked in the head by a donkey to keep seeing her, hmph!"

Seeing Zhao Desan's righteous indignation, He Liping was fooled by his vivid performance. Her strange look softened a bit, and she said, "You know now, Zheng Jie is just Hu Tao's bed toy. You men, none of you are any good!"

Seeing that He Liping's topic had hit a dead end, Zhao Desan chuckled and said, "Sister He, let's talk about the wage-chase incident. Why are we talking about men again? Let's talk about the real business."

He Liping glared at Zhao Desan with a reproachful look. She turned her head to glance at the location of Hu Tao and Li Fang, then got to the point: "I think there is someone behind Hu Tao instructing him. As for who it is, you need to use your brain to investigate. I think with your intelligence, Comrade Xiao Zhao, finding out the truth shouldn't be difficult, right?"

Zhao Desan thought about the strange aspects of this matter while nodding and saying, "Now that I know that dog Hu Tao is involved in this, I will definitely find a way to investigate who is behind him."

Just at this moment, a man with a sleazy appearance walked toward Zhao Desan and He Liping. He came directly to Zhao Desan's side and said sneakily, "Brother, why don't you let your brother play with this big sister?"

Damn it, it seems this sleazy man mistook He Liping for one of those women who sell themselves here. Before Zhao Desan could speak, He Liping gave a contemptuous smile and said to this man, who looked a bit slovenly, "You want to play with me? Can you afford the price?"

Zhao Desan saw that He Liping wanted to tease this sleazy man, so he didn't answer. He saw the sleazy man, seeing that He Liping was a bit different from other women, ask stammeringly, "How... how much for a round?"

"How much are you offering?" He Liping asked, glancing at the sleazy man with disdain.

"Thirty," the sleazy man gave the default price in the dance hall.

"Anything under thirty thousand is not up for discussion," He Liping said directly, giving a price the sleazy man couldn't afford.

"Are... are you inlaid with gold or diamonds?" the sleazy man asked He Liping, clearly a bit unconvinced.

Zhao Desan said to him, "Damn it, are you blind? Do you think she looks like those who sell themselves? Open your dog eyes and see clearly! Get lost!"

As he spoke, Zhao Desan made a gesture of rolling up his sleeves, which immediately scared the sleazy man into scurrying into the crowd and running out of the dance hall.

Seeing the sleazy guy running away in such a pathetic state, Zhao Desan couldn't help but laugh triumphantly. Zhao Desan's imposing manner gave He Liping a sense of security she had never felt before. She acted a bit like a little bird and coquettishly said to him, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, look, you scared him away."

Zhao Desan smiled triumphantly and said, "Sister He, I've discovered that all the men who come here looking for fun are damn stingy. How can a stingy man have any guts?"

Just as Zhao Desan was fully shaping his image as an incredibly tall and mighty man in front of He Liping, He Liping poked his arm and said, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, look... look..."

Zhao Desan was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly looked in the direction of He Liping's gaze. He saw that Hu Tao and Li Fang had stood up, holding hands intimately, and walked into the dance floor together.

"Damn it, these two have quite the leisure and elegance," Zhao Desan said to himself, watching the two walk into the dance floor.

Hearing his words, He Liping turned back, her eyes looking at him with a bit of ambiguity, and she asked in a gentle tone, "Shall we two also have some leisure and elegance?"