Chapter 784: Completely bewildered

"Brother Desan, what are you saying?" Hearing Hearing Yingying glanced at him and lowered her head shyly.

"Even close brothers settle accounts clearly," Zhao Desan joked.

"Brother Desan, tomorrow... after I get off work tomorrow, I'll find you, okay?" Hearing Hearing Yingying said in a low voice with her head down, her face flushed red, looking extremely shy. Having just tasted the wonders of the human world, Hearing Hearing Yingying had already grown fond of that strange feeling of numbness and pleasure throughout her body when he pressed down on her and galloped.

Damn! Once she got a taste, she was hooked, Zhao Desan thought to himself. Tasting something fresh was fine, but if she wanted to be clingy every single day, he really couldn't handle that. So he said, "We'll see. If I'm not busy tomorrow, I'll call you."

Hearing Hearing Yingying gave an "oh," and at that moment her phone rang. She took it out, looked at it, smacked her lips mischievously at Zhao Desan, and then answered the phone, her tone becoming extremely obedient.

From her phone call, Zhao Desan guessed it must be her family urging her to go back. It was also just the right time for him to go back and report to Sister Su, so he took the opportunity to leave. After she finished the call, Zhao Desan asked her, "That was your family calling, right?"

"Mm, my mom told me to go back quickly," Hearing Hearing Yingying said, sticking out her tongue, looking extremely mischievous.

"Then you should go back quickly. It's too late; don't let your mom worry about you," Zhao Desan said, helping her open the car door and putting his arm around her waist to send her into the car.

"Brother Desan, then... then I'm leaving." Hearing Hearing Yingying looked at him shyly, somewhat reluctant to part.

"Mm, drive slowly on the road," Zhao Desan instructed. He waved his hand and watched her drive away before checking his watch. He couldn't help but be shocked; it was already past one o'clock. He had to get back quickly, so he hailed a taxi, hopped in, and headed straight for Su Qing's home.

After returning, Su Qing was already lying in bed asleep. Zhao Desan had released himself several times with Hearing Hearing Yingying and was exhausted by now. He didn't even turn on the bedroom light, silently getting into bed and lying down carefully, preparing to sleep. Fortunately, tomorrow was the weekend, so he didn't have to get up early and could get a good night's sleep to recharge his batteries.

Waking up the next day, Zhao Desan rubbed his sore, sleepy eyes. Turning over, he saw Sister Su staring at him intently. Seeing that he had finally woken up, she asked somewhat coldly, "When did you get back last night?"

"Around one, I think," Zhao Desan said lazily, stretching. Seeing that Sister Su looked unhappy, he put on a cheeky smile, moved his face over, and gently touched her nose with his own, laughing, "What's wrong? Are you angry?"

"I've noticed that as you become more and more adept at your work, it seems your social engagements outside have also increased, haven't they?" Su Qing glanced at him, her tone somewhat flippant.

"No, last night... last night wasn't it my college classmate treating me? I asked for your permission, Sister Su, so why are you angry again?" Zhao Desan, in his anxiety, laughed and tried to justify himself.

Su Qing was angry that he had returned so late, leaving her to wait alone for most of the night. But it was true that he had asked for her permission to go out last night, so logically she shouldn't be angry. Her expression softened, and she eased her tone, saying, "Sister just wanted to wait for you to come back earlier. Who knew you'd be eating until past one o'clock? And as soon as you got back, you went to sleep without even saying a word to Sister."

"I... I was afraid of waking you up," Zhao Desan said with a chuckle, turning over to pull Su Qing into his arms. Whenever she was angry, the only way to make her stop being angry quickly was to conquer her with his body, letting the wonderful feeling of love replace her displeasure.

"You're quite concerned about Sister, aren't you?" Su Qing glanced at him, a charming smile appearing at the corner of her mouth. She immediately reached her hand into his trousers, grabbed his third leg, and began to stroke it while laughing mischievously.

"Sister Su, you want it?" Zhao Desan asked with a mischievous grin. Being grabbed and stroked down there just after waking up early in the morning made Zhao Desan feel aroused very quickly.

"Bad egg, what do you think?" Su Qing looked at him with charming, watery eyes, her hand gripping his root and stroking it incessantly. Before long, she had made it rock-hard.

Since his little brother had that intention, Zhao Desan, despite his aching back and exhaustion, dragged his tired body up, climbed onto Su Qing's plump body, spread her two long legs, and slowly entered her. Following her long, comfortable moan, he began to thrust nine shallowly and one deeply...

After a bout of passionate entanglement, having served the physically demanding Sister Su comfortably, Zhao Desan was so tired he took another nap. He was woken up the second time by Su Qing's phone call. Drowsily, he heard Su Qing ask the person on the phone with some surprise, "Really? The Discipline Inspection Commission is investigating Fang Jun?" and similar things. Driven by curiosity, Zhao Desan woke up, rubbed his eyes, and after the nap, his energy had recovered quite a bit. He sat up in bed and saw that Sister Su's expression was very surprised while she was on the phone in the living room.

Zhao Desan didn't know who Fang Jun was, only learning from Sister Su's call that this person named Fang Jun was being investigated by the Discipline Inspection Commission. Since he himself had entered the complex and ever-changing world of officialdom, he was particularly concerned about the political life of people in officialdom. Hearing that this person named Fang Jun was being investigated by the Discipline Inspection Commission, although he didn't know what he did, he curiously waited for Su Qing to finish the call, walked out of the bedroom, and asked her, "Sister Su, you're so busy even on the weekend?"

"You're awake?" Seeing him walk out, Su Qing returned to her normal expression and said with a smile.

Zhao Desan stretched and sat down on the sofa, lighting a cigarette. Su Qing sat down as well and suddenly said to him earnestly, "Desan, you must pay attention to your own behavior recently."

Su Qing saying this suddenly made Zhao Desan completely bewildered. He thought to himself, could it be that Sister Su knows his private life hasn't been very honest lately? He turned his face, looking at her with a confused expression. Perhaps because he had a guilty conscience, he asked somewhat stammeringly, "Sister Su, what... what do you mean by this?"

"I just received a call. I heard that someone anonymously reported Fang Jun of the Provincial Party Committee for bribery. The Discipline Inspection Commission has already started investigating him, and his work has been suspended." Su Qing told him the whole story. The reason Su Qing felt somewhat nervous after receiving this news was partly because, some time ago, she had accepted that 300,000 yuan Vacheron Constantin watch due to the introduction of a deputy secretary-general of the Provincial Party Committee, and partly because Zhao Desan had turned around and given that watch as a gift to the head of the Construction Commission, Zheng the Bald Donkey. From the phone call, Su Qing learned that after Fang Jun was anonymously reported for bribery and corruption, the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission had increased its efforts to pursue the case, and relevant leaders of the Provincial Party Committee had made clear instructions to severely crack down on these parasites among Party members and cadres, launching a six-month campaign for Party member and cadre style and clean government construction. That was why Su Qing was slightly nervous.

"It has nothing to do with me anyway; I don't even know him," Zhao Desan said, appearing indifferent. After all, in his view, he was just a low-level comrade working in the Construction Commission. Even if the Discipline Inspection Commission launched a clean government style construction campaign, it wouldn't be their turn to investigate a small staff member like him.

"Don't forget, you gave your Director Zheng a watch, right? That's enough to count as bribery." In fact, this kind of gift-giving behavior was common in officialdom. For Su Qing, she had seen too much of this kind of small-time gift-giving. Take the few high-level figures in the province she knew; they still accepted favors and did things for people, receiving millions in money at a time. It was just that these figures were at the center of power in the Hexi Province political scene, so even if the Discipline Inspection Commission investigated, they wouldn't take the initiative to investigate them. In the end, it was always those in positions that were neither high nor low who were unlucky. So Su Qing was just overthinking for a moment. Now that she thought about it, Zhao Desan's behavior really didn't count as anything. She said this just to scare him. In short, in the political storm of the unpredictable and surging officialdom, caution is the parent of safety.

"Ah? Then even if... even if it counts as bribery, who... who would investigate a small person like me?" Zhao Desan felt slightly nervous when he heard Su Qing say this.

"Hehe, Sister was scaring you. It's fine, don't worry. There are plenty of people like you," Su Qing said with a faint smile.

"Sister Su, you scared me to death," Zhao Desan said with a long sigh of relief.

"But having said that, since the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee have given instructions to grasp Party style and clean government construction, it's better to be careful in normal times and not run into the muzzle of a gun," Su Qing warned seriously.

Zhao Desan nodded and said, "I know that. I only gave Director Zheng a gift because he hinted at it; otherwise, I wouldn't have taken the initiative to bribe him."

"You don't understand this. Since you've entered this path, you must be good at understanding how to use the means within this path. Bribery is also a technique. If you want to move up, you can't do it without these techniques. It's just that you have to aim for the right timing and grasp the trends from above," Su Qing imparted some big truths about mixing in officialdom to him in the tone of someone who had been there.

Zhao Desan listened attentively while nodding; every word Su Qing said was reasonable. Zhao Desan thought to himself that it seemed if he wanted to get by in the officialdom in the future, he would need to be more shrewd, especially in a place like the provincial capital where political relationships were even more intricate and complex—it was not comparable to the simple interpersonal network of Yuyang City. The waters of officialdom here were deeper and filled with more hidden reefs; he had to be cautious and move step by step, otherwise, it was highly likely he would strike a reef and capsize without even realizing it.

"Sigh, I don't know who had such a big grudge against that Fang Jun to actually report him anonymously. This matter has made some officials in the province who frequently take bribes feel insecure," Su Qing said with a sigh. Having been in officialdom for so many years, she had seen reporting before, but this anonymous report was different; she heard it had written out the specific details of Fang Jun's bribery clearly and even included photos of Fang Jun at the scene of taking bribes.