Chapter 275: Apology

Their first meeting ended in a heated argument.

Later interactions only increased the distance between them.

Unexpectedly, because of Liu Yunshen's death, they let go of past grudges and became drinking buddies.

Liu Yanxi once thought Zhou Wanting was someone who would do anything for a promotion.

But that idea was too narrow-minded.

In fact, Zhou Wanting's mind was filled more with the idea of eliminating harm for the people.

Getting promoted was just a side matter.

Zhou Wanting tightly gripped Liu Yanxi's hand, slurring, "Bureau Chief Wu is nothing but a hypocritical pretender, cowardly as a mouse, daring not to uphold justice for the people—such a person is utterly unfit to be bureau chief!"

"Yes, yes, yes, everything you said is right!"

Liu Yanxi prepared to help her up.

But she herself was drunk and had little strength.

Instead, Zhou Wanting pulled her back onto the chair.

"No way, I've already cursed, you have to curse a few times too!"

"Your Bureau Chief Zhao is no good either!"

Hearing that, Liu Yanxi sighed again.

"Exactly, Bureau Chief Zhao is no good!"

"He clings to life, fears death, and bows to evil forces!"

"He doesn't stand up for the people!"

"Are you satisfied now?"

Looking at Zhou Wanting's foolish smile.

Liu Yanxi poured her a cup of sobering warm tea.

"That said, I still have to tell you!"

"The two leaders have their difficulties; perhaps this is the best solution!"

"As long as we can keep our jobs, we can continue to uphold justice for the people!"

"Otherwise, we'll have nothing left!"

"They're not afraid; they're protecting us!"

Zhou Wanting understands this principle all too well.

But she just can't accept it in her heart.

Clearly, if she just hardened her heart, she could root out the evil forces lurking in the darkness.

"What about Li Jiaci?"

"How are we going to answer to him?"

"Lin Niansheng died, and then Liu Yunshen died!"

"Li Jiaci has helped us so much!"

"This isn't the result he wanted to see!"

Zhou Wanting's words dealt Liu Yanxi a heavy blow.

"Yeah, how is she going to answer to Li Jiaci?"

All these events, without Li Jiaci's help, they could never have accomplished.

Liu Yanxi whispered, "Anyway, we're both unemployed now—you can't go back to the Anti-Corruption Bureau, I can't return to the Police Bureau, so let's just go together to apologize to Li Jiaci!"

"Really? Let's go now?"

A glint of anticipation flashed in Zhou Wanting's eyes.

Seeing that, Liu Yanxi helplessly nodded: "Alright, let's go now!"

Shiqiang Mu Cai Chang.

Woof woof.

The gatekeeper Blacky suddenly barked.

Li Jiaci woke with a start from the beauty's arms, suspiciously got out of bed to check the situation.

Meanwhile, at the factory gate.

Liu Yanxi was teasing Blacky through the railing.

"Blacky, could you help me open the door?"

"Exactly, that lock—if you chew it open, I can get in!"

"Come on, Blacky!"

Li Jiaci narrowed his eyes and walked over.

Looking at the two drunk women outside, he asked with a headache, "Why aren't you two staying home at this hour, coming here to cause a drunken ruckus?"

Liu Yanxi raised her head, and upon seeing Li Jiaci, she frightenedly hid behind Zhou Wanting.

Meanwhile, Zhou Wanting stood there stunned, unable to utter a word.

Blacky jumped up and down, trying to open the door.

Li Jiaci chased it back to the doghouse, took the key, and unlocked the door.

Clatter.

The chain fell all over the ground.

The two of them, however, stepped back a few paces.

Li Jiaci's expression was speechless.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm a ghost, can I still eat you two?"

Zhou Wanting shrank her shoulders and whispered softly: "That... we came..."

"Jiaci bro!"

Wang Yingna suddenly appeared.

She looked at the two women outside the door and couldn't help but frown.

"How did you end up like this?"

"Hurry inside, find a place to sleep!"

"I'll go get two blankets!"

Wang Yingna greeted them with a few quick words.

Li Jiaci couldn't refuse either, so he brought the two into the dormitory.

He arranged an empty bed for them to stay.

Wang Yingna brought the bedding and carefully spread it out.

"You two hurry up and lie down, don't fight!"

Zhou Wanting nodded obediently.

At the same time, Liu Yanxi took off her coat and slipped into the blankets.

Wang Yingna looked at the two and said helplessly: "Tomorrow you'd better give me a perfect explanation!"

After saying that, she pulled Li Jiaci and left.

The next day.

Until the sun was high in the sky.

Only then did the two come out of the dormitory.

The lumber mill's business was booming, and the workers were swamped.

Li Jiaci also went out to discuss cooperation.

Only Wang Yingna, the female boss, remained to hold down the fort at the factory.

The two entered the office.

Wang Yingna looked up and said: "Breakfast is warming on the stove, hurry up and eat!"

"Let's not eat yet!"

"Yeah, we're not that hungry!"

The two said in turn.

Wang Yingna pursed her lips.

Looking at the ledger in her hand, she asked: "What's up with you two? You got dead drunk last night, didn't go home, but came here instead."

Zhou Wanting gave an embarrassed chuckle, her eyes darting left and right.

"What about Li Jiaci?"

Wang Yingna replied: "He went to see a client; you can tell me anything you need!"

"Then we'd better wait until he comes back to talk!"

"Exactly, we have nothing else to do now; we have plenty of time to wait for him to return!"

Listening to the two's words.

Wang Yingna curiously glanced at them.

"What's up, you two don't have to go to work?"

"Is the work at the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Police Bureau really that leisurely?"

Women's sixth sense is usually spot on.

The two's hesitant manner is really suspicious.

Wang Yingna put down the ledger.

With her legs crossed and arms crossed, she asked: "Spill it, what exactly happened?"

Liu Yanxi let out a sigh.

"Sigh, actually we've been suspended!"

Wang Yingna furrowed her brows: "Why?"

"Liu Yunshen died."

"What?!"

"Don't interrupt, let us finish first!"

Liu Yanxi explained the whole thing.

After a long while, Wang Yingna asked in a complex tone: "So you came looking for us in the middle of the night just to apologize to my man and seek his forgiveness?"

"Yes."

Liu Yanxi nodded.

"Hahaha!"

"Do you two have paste for brains?"

"My man would overreact over such a small thing..."

"Forget it, let's wait until he comes back to talk!"

Wang Yingna's words had hidden meaning.

By evening.

Li Jiaci drove back to Mu Cai Chang.

Seeing that the two hadn't left yet, he couldn't help but curiously ask: "Do you have something to tell me?"

"Hmm, let's talk in the office!"

Zhou Wanting nodded.

After a while.

Li Jiaci exhaled a mouthful of smoke, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Liu Yunshen's death was neither a good thing nor a bad thing for him.

Because from the start he had wanted Liu Yunshen to die.

However, Liu Yunshen died too suddenly, so the money he had previously bribed the prison with and the connections he had pulled were all rendered useless.