Chapter 2134: Finding Excitement

Hearing this question from He Liping, Zhao Desan narrowed his eyes, smiled lecherously, and guessed: "Sister He, could it be that you also want to come to this dance hall to dance a slow dance with me, Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, and find some excitement?"

Zhao Desan's answer made He Liping very dissatisfied. She pouted, glared at Zhao Desan with feigned anger, and then revealed the answer, saying: "To be honest, I asked you to come here tonight just to let you know that Li Fang and Hu Tao know each other. You saw it just now, they have that kind of relationship."

Hearing He Liping say this, and looking at her expression, Zhao Desan felt that He Liping seemed to be hinting that he shouldn't associate with Li Fang or something? So, he appeared slightly panicked and uneasy, and feigned ignorance: "This... what does this have to do with me? I'm not even close to them."

Seeing Zhao Desan's terrified expression, He Liping saw a clue. She knew that this playboy Zhao Desan must have had designs on that beautiful young married woman Li Fang. It seems she shouldn't let Li Fang get close to Zhao Desan in the future. However, He Liping didn't point this out in front of Zhao Desan. She smiled gently and said: "How could it have nothing to do with you? Have you forgotten the multimedia message you showed me last time? The man holding Li Fang's waist, don't you think it's Hu Tao?"

Reminded by He Liping, Zhao Desan frowned and thought. He took out his phone, opened the message box, found the multimedia message Han Wu had sent, and stared at it intently for a long while. He reached the same conclusion as He Liping. He looked up and said to He Liping: "That's right, that man is Hu Tao."

"You should know now that Li Fang came to our unit to chase wages, and Hu Tao must also be a participant, only he didn't show his face." He Liping led Zhao Desan bit by bit toward the answer, but in order not to arouse Zheng Tulu's suspicion, she wouldn't tell him directly who was playing tricks behind the scenes and who wanted to set Zhao Desan up.

Zhao Desan's head was very clever. Since he discovered the relationship between Hu Tao and Li Fang today, he also associated this point. However, not knowing the truth of the matter, what he thought was naturally much shallower than He Liping, who almost understood the whole truth. He thought Hu Tao should be the planner of this matter. Why did he think so? Because of Zheng Jie. Hu Tao snatched Zheng Jie away from him, gave him a green hat, and was afraid that he would counterattack, so he wanted to use this method to set him up, making him use all his energy to deal with this matter, leaving him no time to care about Zheng Jie's side, and no time to win back her heart. But when he knew that He Liping asked him to come here tonight just to let him know that Li Fang was not simple, not only did she have a relationship with Hu Tao, but more importantly, Hu Tao was not the planner of this matter either. The real mastermind behind the scenes had not yet surfaced, and as for who it was, this was another mystery. "Sister He, according to what you said, someone deliberately wants to set me, Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, up?" Zhao Desan asked, following He Liping's meaning.

He Liping certainly couldn't show a very certain appearance; that would make Zhao Desan think she knew who wanted to set him up, and she couldn't point it out to him directly. So He Liping feigned a thoughtful look and said: "I think it shouldn't be Hu Tao. He has no grudges against you, so why would he spend so much effort to set you up?"

"Because of Zheng Jie..." Zhao Desan threw out his own view, but he understood that He Liping was very unwilling to hear the name Zheng Jie, so when he said the name Zheng Jie, Zhao Desan lowered his head and stammered: "Hu Tao wants to set me up because of this, right?"

He Liping looked at Zhao Desan seriously and put forward her own thoughts. She said: "Hasn't Zheng Jie already been with Hu Tao? Besides, do you still have feelings for that woman Zheng Jie? Otherwise, why would Hu Tao do that? Isn't it? I think Hu Tao wouldn't do that."

Hearing He Liping's analysis, Zhao Desan immediately shook his head and denied: "Who still has feelings for that fickle woman! I, Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, was blind before and helped that woman out of kindness. I didn't expect her to be such a fickle woman!" He felt He Liping's analysis was very reasonable. For a man, having completely conquered that woman from a competitor, would he still need to spend so much effort to compete with the competitor? If it were him, he certainly wouldn't, and presumably Hu Tao wouldn't either. After thinking about it, Zhao Desan asked He Liping suspiciously: "Then, in that case, the person who wants to set me up not only has a relationship with Li Fang, but also has a relationship with Hu Tao, and the relationship with these two people should be very close?" Under He Liping's guidance, Zhao Desan's thinking was on the right track, but at this time, he still couldn't think that the person who had a close relationship with these two people was that old fox Zheng Tulu. From beginning to end, Zheng Tulu had never had any dealings with Hu Tao and Li Fang in front of people.

He Liping heard Zhao Desan's logical thinking moving in the right direction, feigned a thoughtful nod, and expressed agreement with his thoughts. She said: "It should be like this. I think you should pay attention to who Hu Tao and Li Fang usually associate with, and among the people they associate with, who are the same people." He Liping pointed out a correct method for Zhao Desan to solve the answer.

Zhao Desan felt that He Liping's suggestion was very sound; she was truly an old hand who had spent many years in officialdom. If she hadn't pointed out such a simple and feasible method, he was afraid he wouldn't have known where to start. He nodded, then chuckled and buttered He Liping up: "Sister He, you are truly a leader. Your way of thinking is indeed much more practical than what I, little Zhao, could come up with. I truly admire you to the ground, Sister He! Admirable, truly admirable!" As he spoke, Zhao Desan cupped his hands and shook them at her.

He Liping felt very useful being praised by Zhao Desan. However, it was also true. Although Zhao Desan was flexible in his mind, smart in doing things, and had his own ways, he had only entered the power circle for a few years, and the people and things he encountered were still very shallow. Looking around, perhaps the most complex and unfathomable organization was the system they were in. Compared to Zhao Desan's shallow understanding of some things, for He Liping, who had struggled for many years, she certainly had a deeper understanding. Some things can only be seen through the surface to see the essence. Some enemies will always hide in the dark and shoot random arrows, and will never show their faces. This requires one to learn keen observation and smell, and be able to distinguish the enemy's smell. Obviously, Zhao Desan hadn't been able to do this. "No matter what, I have struggled in officialdom for so many years, and I must have more insight than you, Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao. Some things, you may only see the surface phenomenon and define the matter, but in reality, it is likely not that simple, but has a world of difference in substance. These observation and thinking skills, no matter how smart you are, cannot be learned in a day or two, but rely on time to accumulate slowly. The difficulties and setbacks you encounter now can be said to be just a drop in the bucket, and it hasn't reached the point where someone wants to put you to death. In the future, the higher your status, the more competitors you will have, and the capabilities of those competitors will be even more powerful. And don't always think that you can sit back and relax just because you have Deputy Secretary Su as your backing. In officialdom, anything can happen. On one hand, you must have ability and skill yourself, and on the other hand, you must stand in the right team and have the correct route." Under Zhao Desan's flattery, Su Qing began to tell him her experience.

However, these old-fashioned experiences of He Liping made Zhao Desan feel that he had benefited a lot and learned a lot. He had some deep understanding of some things. For example, regarding competitors, the lower the level, the more limited the level of those competitors. Take himself, for example. At the beginning, in order to get the appreciation and importance of Lan Mei in the Planning Division, he and Xia Jian fought fiercely. Both of them were standing in the open and fighting against each other. But when competing for the current position, the competition with the opponent was not that both were in the open and knew themselves and the enemy. Instead, he was in the open and the enemy was in the dark. Although he knew from the beginning that Xia Jian would spare no effort to compete with him for this position, he didn't expect that the real competitor who surfaced later was Zheng Ru. It was precisely this old guy Zheng Tulu who, relying on many years of experience, had been secretly doing things without making a sound from the beginning. But fortunately, there was this 'third party' Xia Jian who was extremely dissatisfied with the promotion and appointment result, and took the risk to secretly poke this matter onto the internet, causing a huge uproar, so that he borrowed the momentum to rise without knowing it, and finally sat in the position of deputy division chief. Perhaps in the future competition for a higher-level position, the competitors he faces will be even more powerful than these people before, with more competitive means and richer methods. These things He Liping mentioned were also part of the hidden rules of officialdom struggles. The higher the level, the more harmonious and united the surface phenomenon presented to people, but this surface phenomenon is just a false prosperity. The calmer it is, the more it shows that the struggle is fierce.

Zhao Desan pondered He Liping's words for a while, then looked at He Liping with a look of understanding, and said: "Sister He, then it seems that I must stand in the right team and take the correct route in the future?"

Seeing the look of feigned understanding in Zhao Desan's eyes, He Liping let out a 'hehe' laugh and said, "To put it bluntly, for young comrades like you who haven't been in the unit for long, the key is to follow the right leader so that you can rise faster in the future. Take you for example: do you think if you work yourself to the bone for our Director Zheng, you'll rise quickly?"

Zhao Desan was a smart person and knew why He Liping asked this. He didn't answer He Liping's question directly, just smiled and said: "Sister He, I think it's better for me to follow you."

Zhao Desan's answer made He Liping very satisfied. She smiled knowingly and said directly: "Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, as long as you are willing to secretly assist me in your work and stand on my side, as long as there is a suitable opportunity in the future, I, Sister He, will certainly not treat you badly. But you must also remember the promise you made to Sister He at the beginning." He Liping always remembered that Zhao Desan once said that he would use his ability plus the ability of his backing to push her to the position of number one.

1167. Chapter 1154: Promise

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