Chapter 4066

Director Wang, who had been standing behind Zhao Desan, nodded and left Secretary Zhao's office.

Zhao Desan sat in Secretary Zhao's office and waited for nearly half an hour. During these thirty minutes, Zhao Desan and Secretary Zhao had been playing a battle of wits. Secretary Zhao seemed to have become a different person, acting like a 'good old man,' earnestly trying to persuade Zhao Desan to confess honestly. Zhao Desan, on the other hand, kept smoking and ignored Secretary Zhao completely, which made Secretary Zhao extremely angry at him, secretly resolving to take this opportunity to get rid of Zhao Desan. Although the old leaders in the district looked down on young and promising cadres like Zhao Desan, they wouldn't go so far as to kill him. The reason Secretary Zhao was determined to destroy Zhao Desan was due to the hints from Zheng Tulu, as well as the interest temptations from Lin Dafa and Ju Weidong. There is such a phenomenon in officialdom where officials are kidnapped by the interests of businessmen, and often the decisions made on many matters are not what they themselves want to make.

Half an hour later, the door to Secretary Zhao's office was pushed open. Ju Weidong's beautiful female secretary was brought into the office by Director Wang and several staff members of the Commission. Zhao Desan turned his head to look at Xu Qian, his eyes revealing a fierce gaze. At the moment their eyes met, Xu Qian's body couldn't help but tremble. Since yesterday afternoon, when she was suddenly caught by Biaozi with her unknown secret and threatened to overturn her previous slander against Zhao Desan at the Commission, Xu Qian knew that this scene would come sooner or later. She stood in the center of Secretary Zhao's office, head lowered, not daring to look at anyone.

Zhao Desan couldn't wait any longer. He glanced at Secretary Zhao with disdain and reminded him, "Secretary Zhao, the person involved is here now. Why don't you ask her what the real situation was like that day? But let me say first, she and I are dating in private, and we have a romantic relationship..." The reason Zhao Desan said this was to give Xu Qian, who was standing to the side and looking at a loss, a hint to follow his line of defense, so they could unify their stories and leave the Commission with no clues to investigate him.

Secretary Zhao looked at Zhao Desan, then at Xu Qian, and said in an extremely serious tone, "Xu Qian, is the content of your real-name report to the District Commission that day true? Did Deputy District Mayor Liu forcibly demand that you have a sexual relationship with him? Don't be afraid. Our District Commission is a department specifically for investigating violations of law and discipline by Party members and cadres. As long as the matter is true, we will definitely seek justice for you." Secretary Zhao was also an old hand and knew how to hint to Xu Qian in his language to follow his meaning.

Xu Qian raised her head and looked timidly at Secretary Zhao, then secretly glanced at Zhao Desan with the corner of her eye. When she looked at Zhao Desan, Zhao Desan said, seemingly casually, "You must have a conscience when you speak! Although our romantic relationship couldn't continue, there's no need to slander me like this! Otherwise, you will have to bear the consequences yourself!"

The power of Zhao Desan's reminder to Xu Qian could not be underestimated. Hearing him say this, Xu Qian knew that Zhao Desan was hinting that he possessed evidence of her and Ju Weidong having an affair in the hotel. Once that video was posted on the internet, Xu Qian knew her reputation for life would be ruined. She was young and had only wanted to get some money from Ju Weidong; she hadn't expected things to become so complicated. This was a result she was extremely unwilling to see. Besides, she had a very good impression of Zhao Desan and didn't want to harm him.

Xu Qian stood there with her head lowered, her hands rubbing against each other in a daze, looking down at the tips of her high heels, appearing very difficult to answer this question. Because she knew that if she chose to continue insisting on her previous report, Zhao Desan would be sent to the procuratorial organ by the Commission, and her own reputation for life would be damaged as a result; if she overturned her previous report, Ju Weidong might not let her off.