Chapter 577

The scene of him forcibly pinning Bai Ling down had been seen clearly by Zhao Desan, who had pushed the door open and walked in. Coupled with Bai Ling's tearful confession, Zhang Da could not deny it. He could only accept his bad luck, nod his head, say nothing, and cast a hateful glance at Bai Ling.

"Section Chief Zhang, brother, I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have barged in so recklessly without knocking just now. But then again, Section Chief Zhang, you're in the wrong here. Since Bai Ling isn't willing, just let it go. There are plenty of other women to play with; why pick on a married woman?" Zhao Desan put on the act of a good guy, took two steps forward, and said.

Zhang Da's mood at this moment was like a spilled spice jar—a mix of bitter and sour. He snapped at Bai Ling, "Get out, now!"

"I... I'm not leaving!" Bai Ling had finished dressing and wiped away her tears; her reaction suddenly became assertive.

"Since Section Chief Zhang didn't rape you, what are you still doing here?" Zhao Desan asked her.

"He... he didn't just rape me this time. Last time he already... ra... raped me once." Bai Ling lowered her head and stammered, "He said he would lend me money, but he didn't... I... although I'm just a temp working under him... I... I have my dignity too..."

"You..." Zhang Da glared at her in a rage. "What do you want?"

"You... you compensate me with one hundred thousand yuan." Bai Ling wiped away a tear and said.

"One hundred thousand?" Zhang Da exclaimed in shock. "That's a lion's share!"

"I... I didn't ask for too much!" Bai Ling retorted, lifting her tear-stained face to steal a glance at him.

"Impossible!" Zhang Da said furiously.

"Then... then I'll go... go to your house and find your wife, and tell her... tell her what you've done." Bai Ling said. When she first arrived at the Coal Bureau, in order to repay Zhang Da's kindness, she had specifically bought gifts and delivered them to his home as he instructed. That guy had tried to force himself on her then, only to be caught in the act by his wife, who had chased her home in a foul mood. Bai Ling still remembered that scene vividly; Zhang Da hadn't dared to let out a peep in front of his wife. She knew Zhang Da was definitely afraid of his wife finding out about these shameful things he did at the office.

It was just as she thought. As soon as Bai Ling said this, Zhang Da's face flushed red with anxiety, and he quickly said, "Don't..."

Seeing that things were developing as expected, Zhao Desan took the opportunity to pretend to mediate, calling out, "Section Chief Zhang, come out for a moment."

Zhang Da glared at Bai Ling angrily and followed Zhao Desan out. Outside the office, Zhao Desan leaned into his ear and whispered, "Section Chief Zhang, I don't think this Bai Ling is a good person. She's not someone you want to mess with for long. If she goes around the Bureau spreading this, I'm afraid..."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Da turned his head and asked, "Then what do you think I should do, brother?"

"In my opinion, you should satisfy her demands first. If she really goes to your house and your wife finds out, that wouldn't be good..." Zhao Desan whispered.

After hearing his suggestion, Zhang Da thought about his career at the Coal Bureau. If it were to end because of a temp, wouldn't that be a huge loss? But one hundred thousand yuan was not a small sum. After struggling with his thoughts, he reluctantly took his "advice" and said, "Then... then I'll agree to it."

"Good, don't ruin your future over a rotten woman. I'm telling you the truth as a brother. We're both men; we can't let women lead us by the nose, especially not a temp like Bai Ling." Zhao Desan gave him some "heart-to-heart" advice. Zhang Da nodded helplessly, while at the same time feeling extremely hateful toward Zhao Desan, this uninvited guest. If he hadn't suddenly barged in, even if he had forced himself on Bai Ling, as long as there were no witnesses, who would believe her? But today, he had been caught by Zhao Desan, so he could only accept his bad luck.

"Decided?" Zhao Desan asked. "Then I'll tell her and get rid of her quickly, so as not to have more trouble later." With that, he turned around "righteously" and walked into the office, intentionally raising his voice and saying with a tone of deep disgust, "Bai Ling! Section Chief Zhang has agreed to your request, get out of here now!"

"I... when can I get... get the money..." Bai Ling looked at Zhao Desan with teary eyes, lowered her head, and said.

"Tomorrow, you'll get it tomorrow. Get out now!" Zhang Da, hearing her words from outside the room, walked in while glaring at her with hatred.

Bai Ling looked over, and Zhao Desan, taking advantage of the fact that Zhang Da wasn't paying attention, gave her a wink. Only then did Bai Ling lower her head, wipe her messy hair without a word, and walk out.

Mission accomplished, Zhao Desan gave Zhang Da a cigarette and lit it, playing the good guy again to enlighten him: "Hey, Section Chief Zhang, you just have to accept your bad luck today. From the first day I saw this woman Bai Ling, I knew she wasn't simple. Look at her, she's got some looks, how could she possibly be willing to work as a temp in our unit cleaning floors? Especially since she's a married woman, her schemes must be quite heavy."

"If it weren't for the fact that she looked decent back then, I wouldn't have let her work here. I didn't expect that slut to use such tricks on me!" Zhang Da truly regretted being greedy for Bai Ling's beauty and "recruiting her under his command," but what was the use of regret? Trading one hundred thousand yuan for one moment of pleasure with her was really not worth it!

"Men, who isn't lustful? It's just not worth it to get hooked by a married woman." Zhao Desan said with a light laugh.

"If I'd known this would happen, I wouldn't have let her work here even if I had to fuck her a hundred times!" Zhang Da felt it was particularly not worth it when he thought about having to give her one hundred thousand yuan in hush money tomorrow.

"Exactly, one hundred thousand yuan could buy how many young girls?" Zhao Desan agreed.

Just then, Zhao Desan's phone rang. He took it out and saw it was Su Jing calling, so he answered, "Su Jing, what's wrong?"

"Have you arrived at the Bureau?" Su Jing asked.

"I'm here, in the Logistics Department, chatting with Section Chief Zhang. What's up?" Zhao Desan asked.

"Come to the office for a moment, I have something to tell you." Su Jing said.

"Alright, I'll be up in a bit." Zhao Desan hung up the phone and said to Zhang Da, "Section Chief Zhang, Xiao Su wants me back at the office, probably something came up. I'll head up first, and I'll come back to chat when I have time."

"Fine, go ahead." Zhang Da said.

Walking out of Zhang Da's office, Zhao Desan was full of pride. Dealing with someone like Zhang Da was just a piece of cake for him, and he had easily helped Bai Ling vent her anger.

When he reached the bottom of the office building, Zhao Desan saw Bai Ling pacing at the Bureau entrance. She stopped when she saw him, her eyes fixed on him as if she had something to say. He made a gesture to contact him by phone and waved his hand; only then did Bai Ling leave.

Going upstairs, as soon as he pushed open the office door, Su Jing came forward and said anxiously, "Did you know that Bureau Chief Zhang and Deputy Bureau Chief Wang both went to the countryside with city leaders for research today?"

"Nobody notified me." Zhao Desan was completely confused.

"I only found out when I came in just now. I ran into Zhang Xiaoyan at the stairwell, and she asked me why I didn't accompany the city leaders to the mine today, saying Bureau Chief Zhang and Deputy Bureau Chief Wang both went." Su Jing said nervously, "Did you turn off your phone last night?"

Zhao Desan suddenly realized he had indeed turned off his phone. He thought to himself that Zhang Ailing would definitely use this incident to make a big deal out of it. He asked her, "Did you turn off your phone?"

Su Jing shook her head, "I didn't."

"If they were going to the countryside for research and couldn't get through to me, they would definitely have called you to tell me. Since they didn't call you, I guess they probably didn't even think of me?" Zhao Desan guessed.

After his speculation, Su Jing felt what he said made sense. Even if they couldn't get through to his cell phone, someone from the Safety Quality Section, which is in charge of safety, should have accompanied them for the research trip. But she hadn't received a call either, which led to the conclusion that Zhang Ailing and Wang Anguo definitely didn't take Zhao Desan seriously.

As the old saying goes, "When the person leaves, the tea goes cold." He hadn't even left yet, and those two were already playing this game with him. It really was, "If you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext."

Thinking this way, he didn't feel nervous or worried. He was leaving anyway, so why worry about what charges they wanted to add to him? A cold sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth as he said, "I think they want to drive me away."