Chapter 4036

Zhao Desan laughed, looked at He Liping with full confidence, and said, "Sister He, don't worry. Although I, Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, am not as cunning as that old fox Zheng Tulu, I've been through many battles. Their wishful thinking started too early. Wanting to fix me? It's not that easy!"

Seeing Zhao Desan's confident look, He Liping felt he must have thought of a countermeasure, otherwise he wouldn't be acting so composed. Only then did she feel a bit more at ease.

The two lay on the bed chatting for a while. Zhao Desan's stomach growled, protesting. Zhao Desan had been immersed in work since arriving at the unit early that morning and hadn't eaten all day. By now, he was starving, so he said to He Liping, "Sister He, I'm hungry. Shall we eat?"

He Liping nodded, looked at Zhao Desan's naked body with a coquettish smile, and reminded him, "You put your clothes on first, I'll have the waiter bring up the food."

Only then did Zhao Desan lazily climb out of bed and put on his clothes. He Liping pressed the intercom in the room and ordered two steaks and a bottle of red wine from the waiter. Before long, a waiter pushed a dining cart into the room, placed the meal He Liping had ordered on the table, opened the red wine for them, poured half a glass for each in the high-stemmed glasses, and then exited the private room.

After enjoying this dinner, Zhao Desan and He Liping left the restaurant.

That night, Zhao Desan lay on the bed in his rented room, feeling a bit uneasy. Although He Liping had tipped him off, letting him know that Zheng Tulu, Ju Weidong, and Lin Dafa might try to make a big deal out of him accepting benefits from Ju Weidong, and although he had anonymously turned the bank card over to the District Commission for Discipline Inspection as a precaution, Zhao Desan knew that the enemies he had made were all very powerful. Zheng Tulu went without saying; Lin Dafa was a wealthy tycoon with extensive connections in official circles; and Ju Weidong had been engaged in construction projects in Hexi Province for a long time and also had extensive connections. If these three old bastards teamed up to deal with him, he had to be on high alert.

Having learned from He Liping today that Ju Weidong was about to make a move against him, Zhao Desan knew the Discipline Inspection Commission should be coming for him soon. He had already prepared himself mentally, waiting for the commission to come and investigate him.

Not long after starting work the next day, Zhao Desan received a call from Wu Min. On the phone, Wu Min said in a serious tone, "Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, look at what kind of mess you've made!"

Being scolded by Sister Wu first thing in the morning left Zhao Desan confused. He asked with a bit of suspicion and grievance, "Sister Wu, what's wrong? What happened?"

Wu Min said angrily on the phone, "A group of migrant workers ran to the District Committee to cause trouble, saying they were working on the ecological tourism city project site. Now that the project has been stopped, they have no money to earn, so they ran to the District Committee to cause trouble. Look at what you've done. How important is the tourism city project to the district? How could you stop it entirely?"

Hearing Wu Min say this, Zhao Desan understood. This must be Ju Weidong and the others playing tricks behind the scenes, deliberately trying to use public opinion to pressure the District Committee so the district would turn a blind eye to this matter. Zhao Desan hurriedly explained to Wu Min, "Sister Wu, this was arranged by Secretary Jin himself. Besides, there are too many safety and quality hazards in the project. If we don't investigate them, then if something goes wrong in the future, it will be a huge problem. No one can bear that responsibility!"

Wu Min knew Zhao Desan took his work very seriously, and she understood him. She softened her tone slightly and said, "Then what do you say we should do? The migrant workers are now causing trouble at the District Committee, making everything chaotic. It's having a very bad influence!"

Zhao Desan hurriedly said, "How about I go over and take a look first?"

Wu Min said, "Forget it, I've already explained it to them, and they've gone back for now. But if the matter can't be resolved, they'll probably come to cause trouble again this afternoon. You handle it then; I'm not going to worry about it anymore!" After saying this, Wu Min hung up the phone.

Zhao Desan knew Sister Wu must have been very annoyed by this matter today. It seemed those three old bastards were playing for keeps. Zhao Desan cursed inwardly. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel terrified. Zhao Desan wasn't afraid of a head-on confrontation with the enemy; what he feared was the enemy using the uninformed masses to pressure him, because given his current status, he absolutely could not have a conflict with the ordinary masses. And sometimes those people only cared about money and didn't listen to reason at all, which was the most headache-inducing problem for Zhao Desan.

Not long after starting work in the afternoon, Zhao Desan heard the sound of messy footsteps and noisy talking in the hallway. Just as Zhao Desan was wondering why it was so noisy, Liu Yue walked quickly into his office and said to Zhao Desan with an anxious face, "It's bad, a group of migrant workers has come to our unit to cause trouble."

"What?" Zhao Desan shouted. He tried his best to remain calm; he absolutely could not let this group of people see that he was feeling guilty. But the uncontrollable trembling of his liver made his heart beat like a drum, and his hands couldn't rest calmly on his chest.

"They are coming toward your office. Why don't you avoid them for a while?" Liu Yue said with concern, fearing Zhao Desan might meet with some misfortune.

Zhao Desan tried to remain calm and said, "It's fine, just let them come in. I want to see what they want!" Although he said this, Zhao Desan knew very well that this group of people must be the same ones who caused trouble at the District Committee in the morning, and they must be acting under Ju Weidong's instructions to pressure him.

Sure enough, the visitors were ill-intentioned. The leader was a sharp-mouthed, monkey-cheeked man with triangular eyes. He brought five or six people with him, and under the leadership of the triangular-eyed man, they charged straight into Zhao Desan's office.

Zhao Desan feigned ignorance and asked them, "What are you doing here?"

The leading triangular-eyed man tilted his head and asked Zhao Desan, "Are you Deputy District Mayor Zhao Desan?"

Zhao Desan didn't equivocate, nodded, and said, "That's me!"

The triangular-eyed man asked again, "Then are you the Deputy District Mayor in charge of our district's urban construction work?" ===== CHAPTER 4037 =====