Chapter 2996: Pretending Nothing Happened

Han Wu, sitting in the passenger seat, saw Zhao Desan staring blankly at the street. He curiously followed Zhao Desan's gaze and saw a young man and woman being intimate on the street. Han Wu smiled and said: "Brother Liu, what are you looking at?"

Zhao Desan's train of thought was interrupted by Han Wu. He quickly came back to his senses, restarted the car, shook his head, and pretended nothing had happened: "Nothing."

Han Wu smiled and said: "Come on, Brother Liu, you wouldn't be hitting on that girl again, would you?"

"You kid, you can't speak a word of sense!" Zhao Desan gave him a sidelong glance and said.

"I'm telling the truth, Brother Liu. How come so many women like you, while I can't even find a girlfriend?" Han Wu asked Zhao Desan with a grin.

"Where do I have women liking me? If it were like you said, would I still be single?" Zhao Desan looked at Han Wu, feigning ignorance, though he felt a great sense of accomplishment in his heart.

"Come on, according to the brothers' long-term observation, Sister Lan probably has feelings for you, right? And that Jin Lulu, anyone can see it. As soon as you come to the bar, she runs over and sticks to you, wishing she could crawl into your arms. And you still won't admit it." Han Wu started counting on his fingers which women liked Zhao Desan. Through his long-term observation while watching the bar, Tong Lan and the little beauty had feelings for Zhao Desan, which almost every staff member in the bar saw, but everyone just didn't say it.

Hearing Han Wu was so clear about his current emotional situation, Zhao Desan's heart skipped a beat. He turned his head to look at the grinning Han Wu, then pretended to be very impatient and said: "Brother, let's say you're right, but don't you know I'm very troubled by these things now?"

Han Wu glanced at Zhao Desan dismissively and said with a grin: "Brother Liu, stop acting like you're suffering when you're actually benefiting. So many women like you, what trouble could there be?"

"You don't understand." Zhao Desan shook his head and sighed: "I can't offend Jin Lulu, right? I can't offend Sister Lan either, right? Now I'm caught in the middle of the two, having to pay attention to handling my relationship with them at all times. Handling these things is even more cautious than handling things in the officialdom. Tell me, isn't it annoying?"

"But that's true." Seeing Zhao Desan's helpless look, Han Wu nodded, "But Brother Liu, why is heaven so good to you? Look at you, not only are you tall, handsome, and dashing, but you're also a leader. All the pretty girls go to like you, leaving us brothers out in the cold."

Zhao Desan chuckled. This topic made him feel a headache, and he didn't want to continue it, so he changed the subject. He looked at Han Wu with a straight face and asked: "Wuzi, now that the matter has been investigated, what do you think Sister Lan's thoughts are?"

Han Wu thought for a moment, frowning, and said: "I'm really not sure about that. I don't really know Sister Lan's character well. You have to ask Brother Liu about that. You must know Sister Lan very well."

Zhao Desan smiled faintly and said: "The bar was smashed to pieces, and the losses were very heavy. Sister Lan opened the bar using all her savings plus Jin Lulu's investment. Now that she's lost over a million, she must want to recover the losses, don't you think?"

"Hmm." Han Wu felt Zhao Desan's analysis made a lot of sense and nodded.

After the group arrived at the bar, they saw renovation workers already redecorating, while Tong Lan sat on a sofa not far away, lost in thought. Zhao Desan brought Black Dog and Han Wu over and sat down opposite her. Seeing Zhao Desan and the others arrive, Tong Lan forced a smile, looked at them, and said: "You're here."

"Sister Lan, starting the renovation?" Zhao Desan asked as he sat down.

"Hmm." Tong Lan nodded, "I invested so much money, it's impossible to just quit after being smashed once. It doesn't matter if my money goes down the drain, the key is that Lulu's money is also in it. There's no way not to continue operating."

Black Dog couldn't hold back and interjected to Tong Lan: "Sister Lan, let me tell you some good news."

"What good news could there be?" Tong Lan smiled faintly, looking uninterested.

Zhao Desan glanced at Black Dog and said to Tong Lan with a smile: "Sister Lan, we've investigated the matter."

Hearing Zhao Desan's words, Tong Lan's eyebrows raised slightly, and she seemed to have some interest, asking: "Have you found out who ordered people to do it?"

Zhao Desan nodded and said: "Just as we expected, it was that old thing Money Leopard who ordered his men to do it!"

"That old bastard, why won't he let me go? We're all doing business fairly. His bar's business is bad, why does he have to do this!" Tong Lan's eyes flashed with fire, but when she knew it was Money Leopard who sent people to smash the bar, she showed a look of helplessness. Because Tong Lan knew what kind of person Money Leopard was. She had worked for him for so many years, and the business of the One Plus One bar was entirely built up by her ability. She didn't expect that old thing to return kindness with ingratitude in the end. Moreover, as a big shot in the Xijing underworld, that old fox had extensive connections, especially with the public security system. Even if it was found out that he did it, what could be done? With Deputy Bureau Chief Zhang Biao supporting him, the police would definitely not do their best to investigate this matter. In the end, the party with the heaviest losses would still be herself.

Seeing Tong Lan's angry and helpless look, Zhao Desan asked Tong Lan: "Sister Lan, since the matter has been investigated, what are your thoughts? Do you want to recover the losses?"

Tong Lan looked at Zhao Desan with a bitter smile and said: "Having lost over a million all at once, how could I not want to recover it? But what can be done? Even if it's investigated that Money Leopard, that bastard, is behind the scenes, what can be done? Will he admit it?"

"Sister Lan, you don't need to worry about this." Zhao Desan said confidently, gave Han Wu a wink, and said: "Wuzi, take out the phone and let Sister Lan see."

Han Wu nodded, took out his phone, and opened the video recording for Tong Lan to watch. After watching Zhang Hu, covered in blood, confess that Money Leopard was behind it, a glimmer of light appeared in Tong Lan's eyes, but then it dimmed again, and she said: "Even if Money Leopard is implicated, with his relationship with the police, the police will definitely not help us."

Zhao Desan chuckled and said: "We definitely can't count on the police. Sister Lan, just leave this matter to me. As for whether we can recover the losses, we only have to talk to Money Leopard, don't you think?"

Seeing Zhao Desan's confident look, and based on her understanding of him, she knew this guy had many tricks up his sleeve. Since he looked so confident, he must have thought of some solution, so she looked at him with great expectation, nodded, and said: "Then... then I'll listen to you."

"How about this, I'll call that old fox first." Zhao Desan wanted to test the old guy's reaction to this matter. As he spoke, he took out his phone, got Money Leopard's phone number from Tong Lan, and called him.

Zhao Desan put the phone on speaker and pressed the call button. The phone rang for a long time before it was answered, and Money Leopard's lazy voice came through: "Hello! Who is this?"

"Boss Jin, I'm Zhao Desan. How have you been lately?" Zhao Desan said with a very gentle smile.

"Oh, it's... it's Director Liu." Money Leopard was obviously very surprised that Zhao Desan would call him, "Director Liu, what made you think of calling me?"