Chapter 3057

The unbearable past was brought up again by Zhao Desan, causing a flush of embarrassment to spread across Shanzhu's face. He cast a resentful, red-faced glance at Zhao Desan, then lowered his head and said with extreme awkwardness, "Big Brother, I was talking about Sister Zheng. Why are you bringing that up? Isn't this just making a fool of me?"

Zhao Desan laughed heartily twice, then composed his expression, looked at Shanzhu with a straight face, and said solemnly, "Shanzhu, you are an honest man. You owe your life to Sister Zheng. Do you admit that?"

"Yes, yes, I know. If it weren't for you and Sister Zheng carrying me back that night and giving me food, I would have starved to death long ago. You are my saviors; I will remember it for the rest of my life." Shanzhu nodded repeatedly, looking at Zhao Desan with a face full of gratitude.

Zhao Desan knew that Shanzhu was a man who understood gratitude. He smiled slightly and asked him in return, "Then, now that Sister Zheng is facing difficulties at home, don't you think you should help her?"

"I should help, of course I should help." Shanzhu nodded, then suddenly said with some difficulty, "But I don't have any money. How can I help Sister Zheng?"

"You don't need to spend money. Since Sister Zheng has entrusted the management of the store to you, you need to be more attentive. As for that mahjong parlor next door, I've already dealt with those thugs who come to collect protection money. Take care of the business on both sides, earn more money for Sister Zheng, and let her relax a little. She has it very hard, you know?" Zhao Desan, as if his kindness had overflowed, solemnly set these requirements for Shanzhu.

Shanzhu nodded and said, "I will definitely work hard at this. Sister Zheng letting me work in her store and paying me a salary is already enough for me to be content."

Zhao Desan nodded and said, "As long as you know that, kid."

Shanzhu smiled lightly, then asked Zhao Desan with a mischievous grin, "By the way, Big Brother, how are things between you and Sister Zheng now?"

"What do you mean, how are things?" Zhao Desan asked, feigning ignorance.

"Doesn't Sister Zheng like you? And you like her too. Have you two thought about getting married?" Shanzhu asked with a sly grin.

Looking at Shanzhu's lecherous expression, Zhao Desan thought to himself that he hadn't expected this kid to be quite so sharp. He furrowed his brows, glared at Shanzhu, and retorted, "What of it? What does it have to do with you, kid?"

"Nothing, I'm just concerned, that's all." Shanzhu said with a 'hehe' laugh. "I just think Sister Zheng is truly a good woman. Look at how young and beautiful she is. Even with her husband in that state, she still keeps that home together. Big Brother, think about that Zeng Jinlan—she betrayed her husband, lured me to the city, and then abandoned me. That woman is truly despicable... Damn it!" In his heart, Shanzhu compared his savior, Zheng Jie, with the woman who had deceived and betrayed him, Zeng Jinlan. They were like heaven and earth, filling Shanzhu with hatred for Zeng Jinlan!

Seeing Shanzhu's dejected look as he recalled the past, Zhao Desan knew that Shanzhu, a man of seven feet, also had normal human desires and surely felt that living alone was too dull. He asked him with a mischievous grin, "Shanzhu, are you thinking about getting married?"

"Get married? Who would I marry?" Shanzhu said with a self-deprecating laugh.

"Find someone! You're a big, tall guy. If you shave your beard and clean yourself up, you'd be quite handsome. Are you afraid you won't find a wife?" Zhao Desan said with a chuckle.

"I won't look. Women these days are too realistic; they all want to find someone with money and power. I'm not looking." Shanzhu said with a grin.

"Then you'll be a bachelor for the rest of your life!" Zhao Desan said, deliberately provoking Shanzhu.

Shanzhu paused and said, "Big Brother, don't just talk about me. Talk about yourself. You're older than me, handsome, and have a good job. Why haven't you found a partner?"

"I'm different from you. I'm currently in a period of career development. How could I let finding a partner affect my career? Right?" Zhao Desan found a high-sounding excuse for why he hadn't found a partner yet, and immediately added, "Alright, enough chatting with you. I'm leaving." As he spoke, he carried the micro-camera and walked downstairs.

Shanzhu followed Zhao Desan downstairs and saw him all the way to his car. After exchanging a few words, Zhao Desan drove away from the store.

After driving a few hundred meters, while waiting for a red light, Zhao Desan turned his head to glance at the micro-camera on the passenger seat. He suddenly remembered that it contained the video recording of Zheng Jie and that Director Zhang doing 'that' deed. Although he felt extremely uncomfortable, curiosity drove him to want to appreciate Zheng Jie's 'style' while with another man. Thus, Zhao Desan impatiently drove toward the four-star hotel where he had been staying for the past two days.

Ten minutes later, Zhao Desan drove into the underground parking lot of the four-star hotel and took the elevator to the lobby. Just as Zhao Desan stepped out of the elevator and looked up, he suddenly saw a familiar back hunched over the front desk. After a two-second pause, Zhao Desan hurriedly walked to the side, squatted down, and pretended to tie his shoelaces. While feigning this, he carefully and stealthily turned his head to look. Sure enough, when that familiar back turned around, it was exactly who Zhao Desan had guessed—Lin Da.

Beside Lin Da were two other middle-aged men. Judging by their attire and the aura they exuded, they appeared to be business owners as well. Zhao Desan noticed that Lin Da was checking out at the front desk. After checking out, he picked up a kraft paper file bag from the counter and walked out of the four-star hotel, laughing and talking with the two men.

Zhao Desan, still squatting on the ground pretending to tie his shoelaces, waited until Lin Da got into a car before standing up. With a suspicious heart, he walked to the front desk and opened a room with a large bed. Throughout the entire process from the front desk to the room, Zhao Desan kept wondering: What were Lin Da and those two men doing here? Seeing him holding a kraft paper file bag, it looked like they were discussing some business. Running into Lin Da here today, Zhao Desan felt it was time to apply more pressure to make him make a choice as soon as possible: either give up the fight for that plot of land, or risk total ruin.

Thus, Zhao Desan temporarily set the micro-camera aside, sat on the edge of the bed, took out his phone, and exported a racy photo of Lin Da and his daughter-in-law Zhang Hui engaged in intense combat on the bed. He edited it into an MMS and attached a line of text: "Boss Lin, it's been a long time; you should have considered it enough by now, right? Do you really want to continue fighting for that plot of land at the cost of your reputation, or will you prioritize the big picture and discard that worldly possession?"

After editing the MMS, Zhao Desan looked at the content on the phone screen, especially the image of Lin Da kneeling behind his daughter-in-law Zhang Hui, his two large hands gripping her willow waist, working hard. If this secret were ever made public, the Lin family would likely be ruined from that day on, and such a chain reaction would cause the Lin family's business empire to collapse overnight! Looking at the photo on the screen, a sinister smile flashed across Zhao Desan's lips. He then pressed the send button in the bottom left corner, waited for the MMS to be sent successfully, set his phone aside, leaned against the headboard, lit a cigarette, and began to puff away.

Just as Zhao Desan expected, in less than two minutes, his phone rang. Picking it up, he saw that the screen indeed displayed Lin Da's number. He gently pressed the answer button, and Lin Da's somewhat agitated voice immediately came through the phone: "Zhao Desan, don't push people too far. Can you give me some time to consider?"

The more agitated and uneasy Lin Da became, the more certain Zhao Desan felt about the matter. He smiled calmly and said unhurriedly, "Hehe, Boss Lin, it's been such a long time; I believe you should have considered it enough. I really don't have that much patience and am afraid I can't wait. If I give these photos to your son Lin Jianyang, the consequences will be unimaginable. Boss Lin, you had better make a decision as soon as possible!"

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