novellhall Chapter 230 Let your master come and talk to me
Chapter 230 Let your master come and talk to me
When Lu Congyue opened the envelope, he found five or six photos inside, all depicting Zhuang Qingxiang meeting with a man.
He understood that Zhuang Qingxiang was photographed every time she handed in documents, and that this was used to blackmail him.
He had already anticipated this, and while he inwardly scoffed, he feigned fury: "What is this thing?! What are you going to do with this?"
"Shh... keep your voice down." The man put his index finger to his lips to signal him to be quiet. "If we alert the joint defense team, your wife's affair won't be able to be covered up anymore. Director Lu wouldn't want to see his beloved wife arrested and investigated, would he? You've only just been transferred to work in the province. You might lose your job and be taken away for investigation as well."
Lu Congyue was silent for a moment, then scoffed, "You think you can fool me with a few photos? My wife just picked up some noodles with a friend, what's the problem?"
"Director Lu is really persistent. Take a look at this then."
The man then handed over three more photos, which were the documents provided by Zhuang Qingxiang.
Lu Congyue's expression changed drastically: "What is this? How did this end up in your hands? Who are you?"
"Who I am is unimportant. What's important is that the documents were provided to us by your wife. If this gets out..."
"Impossible!" Lu Congyue interrupted sharply. "She wouldn't do that. She's just an honest, law-abiding country woman. She wouldn't have the guts to do such a thing. You've framed her. I will investigate this matter thoroughly!"
After Lu Congyue finished speaking, he turned around and left, walking quickly.
The man chased after him, scoffing, "Director Lu, don't think anyone will believe you just because you say that. You know perfectly well who she is! I didn't take these three documents for nothing. You can go back and ask your wife how much money she took from me. Where do you think her clothes and shoes came from?"
Lu Congyue paused, as if he had suddenly thought of something.
The man chuckled. "What? You remembered? Don't you know how many clothes your wife has bought at the department store lately? She's not that honest, simple rural widow anymore. Now she loves to look pretty, dress up, and spend money, but you can't afford to support her, can you?"
Lu Congyue remained silent.
The man remained silent.
After a long while, Lu Congyue finally asked through gritted teeth, "What exactly do you want to do?"
"Director Lu, please don't misunderstand. I just want to make friends with you so we can benefit each other in the future..."
"You? You're not worthy! If you want to be friends with me, have your master speak to me!" Lu Congyue scoffed.
The man paused for a second, then said angrily, "I don't have any master; you can only cooperate with me."
Lu Congyue scoffed again, shining his flashlight from the man's feet upwards: "Black cloth shoes, coarse cloth trousers, coarse cloth cotton-padded jacket... You don't even have money to buy yourself decent clothes, where would you get money for my lover? A lowly errand boy... Why would I cooperate with you on something that could cost me my head? I'm afraid if I tried to negotiate with you, you wouldn't even have the right to agree. So why waste my time telling your master that I don't want any mutually beneficial cooperation with you? I only want a one-off deal. Take it or leave it!"
After Lu Congyue finished speaking, he turned off the flashlight and left quickly.
By the time the man realized what was happening, Lu Congyue had already disappeared into the darkness.
"Pah! A one-off deal? Keep dreaming!" the man cursed and turned to leave.
When Lu Congyue returned home, Dai Hongying and Zhuang Qingxiang were both waiting for him.
I just didn't dare turn on the lights.
Lu Congyue was almost startled by two figures when he entered the house.
"Why aren't you asleep yet?" he asked in a low voice.
"How is it?" Dai Hongying asked anxiously. "We can't sleep at all if you don't come back."
Lu Congyue sighed and explained the situation.
Dai Hongying wrung her hands anxiously, "Director Lu, isn't this too risky? Won't such a tough stance scare them away?"
"Probably not!" Lu Congyue said in a deep voice, "Unless they have other ways, they won't abandon Zhuang Qingxiang and my connection."
"What if they have other ways?" Zhuang Qingxiang asked with some concern.
Now that things have come to this, and they've done so much, she's afraid that all their efforts will be in vain.
If Dai Hongying hadn't been there, Lu Congyue would have loved to hold her hand and comfort her, but now he could only hold back.
"If they had other options, they wouldn't risk letting Ma Ting win over other people, especially given the current tense situation," he said softly.
The commotion at the military factory and in the county town was quite significant, and even various departments in the provincial capital received orders to conduct strict self-inspections.
On the surface, the people arrested at the military factory after he left had nothing to do with him.
Zhuang Qingxiang's identity and her biological father's identity gave those people a natural sense of trust in her, which also gave him some convenience, preventing them from suspecting him of the failure of the military factory operation.
Meng Shuisheng was also very careful, only claiming to the outside world that the failure was caused by the two educated youths' overly flamboyant behavior.
That's why these people dare to approach him now.
Lu Congyue had discussed the psychology of these people with Meng Shuisheng and others, and now he had some understanding of the psychology of this group of people in the provincial capital.
Instead of bombing factories or anything like that, they set their sights on the documents he could access in his position. They even impatiently sent Ma Ting to turn and win over other people, probably hoping to pull off a big operation and escape to the other side of the sea with the documents. With these documents, they could be considered meritorious.
Zhuang Luping's arrival was probably their last chance to escape.
After all, they've been here long enough and just want to go to the other side of the sea and enjoy a life of luxury and extravagance.
Lu Congyue had thought all these things through and explained them in detail to Zhuang Qingxiang and Dai Hongying.
Dai Hongying had heard some of these things before, but now they were clearer and clearer, so she went back to her room to sleep with peace of mind.
Zhuang Qingxiang felt heavy-hearted.
Lu Congyue closed the door to the main room and saw that Zhuang Qingxiang was still sitting in the same place without moving, so he knew that she had something on her mind.
I sat down next to her, finally able to take her hand and squeeze it gently: "Don't worry."
"Is Zhuang Luping really coming?" Zhuang Qingxiang's voice trembled slightly.
She was skeptical when they said Zhuang Luping would come.
Why would someone who has already escaped walk right into a trap? He's not stupid. He took so much wealth with him. He should be living a life of luxury outside. Does he really have the guts to come back?
"Someone will definitely come, but I don't know if it's him," Lu Congyue said softly. "Otherwise, these people wouldn't be in such a hurry, contacting me after only three transactions with you. If there's a way to come, there's a way to go; they all want to go with that person."
Zhuang Qingxiang bit her lip: "What if it really is him?"
"There's nothing I can do. You've already published a notice in the newspaper severing your father-daughter relationship with him. To you, he's a stranger. Haruka, if you can't bring yourself to do it, just leave everything to me. You can just pretend you don't know anything."
"Hard-hearted?" Zhuang Qingxiang murmured.
Lu Congyue gripped her hand tightly: "If you can be ruthless, then seize him yourself, or personally turn him to the enemy, making him a significant figure in your record of achievements!"