Chapter 2855

On the other side, Sun Changsheng seemed to be waiting for Zhao De to call. When the phone rang, he glanced at it and saw the name Zhao De on the screen. His reaction was not surprised at all, but a cold sneer twisted at the corner of his mouth. He lit a cigarette unhurriedly, then reached out, picked up the phone slowly, and pressed the answer button.

The call was finally connected. Zhao De chuckled twice and said, "Is Bureau Chief Sun very busy? You don't even have time to answer the phone?"

Sun Changsheng laughed 'hehe' and said, "I'm not busy, but I didn't expect it to be a call from Director Liu. Director Liu, what's the matter with calling me at this time?"

Zhao De 'hummed' and didn't beat around the bush. He said straightforwardly, "Bureau Chief Sun, let's not beat around the bush. Was my friend Zhao Da beaten by your people?"

Sun Changsheng was stunned for a moment, laughed and played dumb, "Hehe, Director Liu, I'm really not clear about this. However, that brother of mine has always liked to stand up for me. Maybe he did it, but I'm not very clear about it."

Zhao De sneered twice and said, "Bureau Chief Sun, the matter between the two of us, let's not involve others. Isn't it a bit unmanly for you to do this?"

Regarding Zhao De's questioning, Sun Changsheng sneered and said, "Young man, you say I'm unmanly for doing this. Is it manly for you to use those crooked means to coerce me to do things according to your wishes? It's a pity, it's a pity, it turns out you and that Xu Min were just performing a double act for me to see, but it still failed and was exposed, hahaha..." Speaking of this, Sun Changsheng laughed uncontrollably.

Sun Changsheng's uncontrollable laughter made Zhao De feel very harsh. He asked Sun Changsheng, "Bureau Chief Sun, since you know I have no leverage to force you, what do you want to do?"

Sun Changsheng stopped laughing and said, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, to tell you the truth, the thing we officials fear most is making enemies in officialdom. I wanted to make friends with you from the beginning, but you didn't give me this face. I still have the same meaning now: let's pretend this matter never happened. Another day when we are both free, let's have a meal together, have a drink, let go of our previous suspicions, and make friends. How about it?"

"Bureau Chief Sun, I can promise you that I won't make things difficult for you in the future, but don't let that fat guy harass my friends again. How about it?" Zhao De put forward his own request.

Sun Changsheng laughed readily and said, "Okay, as long as Director Liu can make friends with me, I will tell that brother of mine not to go and disturb those friends of Director Liu again."

Zhao De said, "Alright then, let's talk slowly when we have time another day."

After finishing this call, he knew that once he softened his stance toward Sun Changsheng, this old fox would no longer let people harass his friends. However, the relationship with Sun Changsheng having reached this point meant that there was no way to change the ownership of the land from his side. And he had once stated to Ma Lan that he would definitely help her get the land. Now the result was that all his efforts were in vain, which made his head a mess, and he didn't know how to face Ma Lan in the future.

Zhao De's mood was extremely bad, and he drove aimlessly on the street. It was truly a coincidence that his driving route happened to pass by the Dongfeng Hotel. And just as he was passing by the entrance of the Dongfeng Hotel, he happened to see Zhang Hui and Lin Da walking out of the hotel with glowing faces, getting into their respective cars one after another, and driving away.

Seeing this scene, Zhao De suddenly thought of the secret that He Liping had told him that day, which instantly gave Zhao De a feeling of 'after endless mountains and rivers, there is a village with willows and flowers'. His brain instantly had a flash of inspiration, thinking that since he couldn't start from Sun Changsheng's side, he would start from Lin Da's side. If he could really grasp the relevant evidence of the incest between Lin Da and his daughter-in-law Zhang Hui, this matter would easily have a result. He could be sure that Lin Da would definitely not sacrifice family contradictions and his own reputation for a piece of land. Hey! At this time, Zhao De was like seeing a glimmer of light in a dark and desperate situation, not to mention how excited he was. Thinking of this method, this guy had a ecstatic smile on his face, drove his car and followed behind Zhang Hui's car quietly, always keeping a car length distance in the traffic.

With a feeling of coming back to life, Zhao De drove his Passat and followed Zhang Hui's Mercedes until finally Zhang Hui's car stopped at the largest shopping mall in Xijing City, and his car also stopped.

Seeing Zhang Hui walk into the shopping mall, Zhao De sat in the car and smoked a cigarette, thinking that it was boring anyway, so he might as well go to the shopping mall to stroll around. So, he also got out of the car and walked into the mall gate swaggeringly.

Zhao De didn't know how long it had been since he came to this kind of place. The dazzling array of goods and all kinds of people made him a bit dazzled. He strolled around the men's clothing area a few times, wanting to buy a suit for himself by the way. Grandma's! Picking up the label and looking at it, that string of numbers made him unable to help but click his tongue. These clothes were really not cheap. Although there were hundreds of thousands on the card, he still couldn't bear to buy them. He endured it and walked out of the men's clothing area.

The mall was really too big. Zhao De walked out of the men's clothing area and looked outside. The sun hadn't set yet. Anyway, there was still time, so he might as well stroll slowly floor by floor.

Zhao De looked at the people strolling in the mall. Most of them were two or more people, and very few were alone. A big man strolling in the mall was even rarer. After walking for a while, his face couldn't help but feel hot, so he sat down on a chair by the glass railing. Looking at the people coming and going, it was very lively.

"Comrade Xiao Zhao, why are you here?"

Zhao De heard someone calling him, and his heart couldn't help but skip a beat, thinking, could it be Zhang Hui? He raised his head with curiosity, looked in the direction of the sound, and seeing the person, he couldn't help but be happy, saying happily: "Sister Yang Liu, so it's you. Are you here to buy things too?"

Yang Liu shook her head and said, "No, looking for a friend. How about you? Didn't you have something to do this afternoon? Why are you here?"

"Oh, I'm done, and I just came over." Zhao De said while lying, and followed Yang Liu's gaze. It was a man, looking about the same age as himself, very tall, and also quite decent-looking. Seeing that Yang Liu was still with a handsome man, this made Zhao De feel inexplicably uncomfortable, thinking about what kind of relationship this man had with Yang Liu. While guessing the relationship between the two in his heart, he looked at the man in front of him with hostility.

Realizing that Zhao De's eyes were a bit wrong, Yang Liu introduced: "Liu Shuai, the son of my father's former colleague, just returned from studying abroad."

After introducing Liu Shuai to Zhao De, Yang Liu turned her head and introduced Zhao De to Liu Shuai, saying: "This is Zhao De, we met while studying at the Provincial Party School this term. He is the Director of the Construction Committee of the Chanba Development Zone, and now he is also my good friend."

Liu Shuai reached out his hand politely and said, "Nice to meet you, nice to meet you."

Zhao De nodded with a smile, reached out and shook hands with Liu Shuai symbolically, looked at Liu Shuai with a fake smile, and thought, Liu Shuai? Am I, Zhao De, handsome? Zhao De's appearance made Yang Liu feel very embarrassed, not knowing how to smooth things over. Just at this time, Liu Shuai's phone rang, and he said apologetically: "Sorry, you guys chat, I'll take a call."

Yang Liu nodded, and Liu Shuai walked aside to answer the phone. Zhao De hurriedly asked Yang Liu, "A returnee?"

Yang Liu nodded and said, "What are you doing here?"

Zhao De's face turned red and said, "Just strolling around, buying something for a friend."

Hearing Zhao De say that he was going to buy something for a friend, Yang Liu's heart felt inexplicably sour, and tears almost fell down, thinking that she might not be able to receive a gift from Zhao De in this life.

After a while, Liu Shuai finished the call and walked over, saying to Yang Liu: "Liu'er, I have something temporary, I can't accompany you to go shopping."

Yang Liu smiled and said, "It's okay, you go ahead."

Liu Shuai nodded at Zhao De and walked away quickly.

Seeing that Yang Liu was alone now, Zhao De said, "Then I'll accompany you to go shopping."

Yang Liu looked at her watch and said, "It's almost time for dinner, I'm a bit hungry, let's have dinner together?"

Zhao De said, "Okay."

Yang Liu led Zhao De to a Western restaurant. Zhao De smiled and said, "This is my first time in a Western restaurant." To be honest, Zhao De hadn't been to a Western restaurant many times, and every time he came with a woman, he said it was his first time.

Yang Liu teased, "So you gave your first time to me, hehe."

Zhao De said wickedly, "Then you have to be responsible for me."

Yang Liu shrugged, indicating okay.

Zhao De looked at Yang Liu and asked seriously, "That man, he's not just an ordinary friend of yours, right?"

Hearing Zhao De's sensitive question, Yang Liu's heart was startled. Zhao De looked at Yang Liu, still hoping that Yang Liu would say that she and that man were ordinary friends. He looked at Yang Liu with full hope, but the reality was cruel. Yang Liu smiled a bit embarrassedly and said truthfully: "He is a boyfriend introduced by my family."

Hearing Yang Liu's unexpected answer, Zhao De had a mournful face and asked anxiously: "You agreed?"