Chapter 131: Opportunity or Trap?

Deng Qili still disliked Xia Yuhuan and ignored her.

Zhao Xiaolan greeted Xia Yuhuan warmly.

"Yu Huan, you're up so early?"

"Yes, if you leave early, you'll arrive early."

Xia Yuhuan responded enthusiastically, and the work atmosphere was quite good.

While everything went smoothly for her, Xia Jianyong ended up on the 'backup plan' that Xia Yuhuan had paved for him.

As soon as Xia Jianyong arrived at the military region, Zhao Desheng summoned him to his office.

"Xia Jianyong, what's wrong with you lately? Why are things going on one after another, without any end in sight?"

"Look at you, you're an experienced old man, how could you make such a big mess with your personal conduct?" Zhao Desheng said sternly.

Since losing the election and becoming Zhao Desheng's defeated opponent, Xia Jianyong has been very depressed and not very proactive at work.

Xia Jianyong was outwardly convinced but inwardly resentful of Zhao Desheng.

But no matter how dissatisfied he was, he dared not show it.

After all, a higher rank can have an advantage, and he didn't want Zhao Desheng to find fault with him and teach him a lesson.

"Chief of Staff Zhao, I know you are of a higher rank than me, but I have done everything within my responsibilities. Even if you don't like me, you can't deliberately pick on me, can you?" Xia Jianyong said with a sneer.

He recently met a leader through that person's introduction, and now that the leader is protecting him, he is not so afraid of Zhao Desheng anymore.

"I don't like the look of you, so I'm deliberately picking a fight with you? Xia Jianyong, is that what you think?" Zhao Desheng asked him, amused and exasperated.

Xia Jianyong sneered. Although he didn't say anything, his attitude was clear.

He seemed to think Zhao Desheng was just looking for trouble.

Seeing his reaction, Zhao Desheng didn't waste any words and simply handed him a document.

"This is a report submitted to you. Take a look for yourself."

Xia Jianyong was taken aback upon hearing this.

He initially thought Zhao Desheng was deliberately picking a fight to get back at him, but he never expected that there would even be materials for a report.

Could it be that Zhao Desheng prepared this in advance?

With a skeptical mind, Xia Jianyong took the document and began to read it with some doubt.

After reading it, Xia Jianyong's face turned ashen.

He said angrily, "Slander! This is slander! Things are not as described here at all."

"I have absolutely no connection with the pregnant woman who had a miscarriage last time. I just happened to see her fall and miscarry, and adhering to the principle of 'when people are in trouble, I will step up', I rushed over to help save her!"

"My wife and I aren't childhood sweethearts as described here. We met after my wife passed away."

"She fell in love with me at first sight and also liked the child I adopted. She was willing to help take care of him. I married her because I thought the child was still young and needed someone to take care of him."

"Over the years, our reconstituted family of three has been known for its harmony and love, which is well-known in the compound. You can ask around if you don't believe me."

"This whistleblower letter is utterly fabricated slander! It's pure fabrication!"

Xia Jian was furious, and the veins on his forehead throbbed.

He appeared righteous and indignant, but inside he was panicking.

The contents of the whistleblower letter shocked him.

He never expected that the events of that year would be brought up again.

He was already careful enough back then, and never let Li Rouyue appear in public, so why would someone dig up his past with Li Rouyue?

Not only that, the other party also knew that Xia Zhuyu was the child of him and Li Rouyue.

Who is it?

Who exactly submitted the whistleblower letter?

Who knows all this so clearly?

Xia Jianyong felt as if an invisible hand was gripping his throat, threatening to snap his neck at any moment and suffocate him. His heart was filled with fear and panic at the unknown.

"Whether it's fabricated or slanderous, I don't know. I only know that since there's a report, it has to be investigated."

"Considering your decent performance over the years, I'll give you a chance to self-examine and correct your mistakes. As long as you can clarify the rumors and calm the storm, I will report to my superiors and not pursue the matter further."

“If you can’t handle this matter yourself, then just wait for the discipline inspection and supervision department to get involved,” Zhao Desheng said coldly.

These words sent a chill down Xia Jianyong's spine.

If the disciplinary inspection authorities get involved, he's really finished!

I wonder how many things from these past years will be dug up.

Although he did try to clean up the mess, the people in the disciplinary inspection department aren't just sitting idly by. Once they start investigating, they'll leave him with nothing but his underwear.

"Okay, I will conduct a self-examination and give you a satisfactory answer as soon as possible." Xia Jianyong immediately agreed.

At this moment, he dared not hesitate in the slightest.

Even if he had any objections to Zhao Desheng, he could only behave himself at this moment.

They were afraid of angering Zhao Desheng, who wouldn't even give them a chance to conduct a self-examination, thus depriving them of their last chance to make amends.

"Go ahead," Zhao Desheng said with a slight nod.

Xia Jianyong left Zhao Desheng's office and returned to his own, feeling somewhat dazed.

Given his current behavior, he naturally wouldn't dare to take leave or act recklessly anymore, and could only stay in the office, waiting for the end of the workday.

He has to wait until after get off work to find an opportunity, someone, and a way to resolve this matter.

When it was time to leave work, Xia Jianyong wanted to leave immediately, but he was held up by something.

By the time I finished, it was rush hour.

Xia Yuhuan came out around the same time and happened to see Xia Jianyong in the crowd.

The group arrived in the city together, then parted ways and headed towards their respective homes.

Xia Yuhuan had noticed Xia Jianyong's strange expression earlier and had been following him from a distance.

Seeing him like this, she quietly followed him.

Although she had only discussed with Yan Hu yesterday how to deal with Xia Jianyong, the time was now for the bombs they had planted for Xia Jianyong to explode.

Therefore, Xia Yuhuan felt that Xia Jianyong should take some action today.

Sure enough, following Xia Jianyong, Xia Yuhuan saw him sneak into a courtyard.

She followed from a distance, but did not rush in.

While following Xia Jianyong, she intently observed the movements around her.

They quickly discovered two people who were different from the ordinary people around them.

She hesitated for a moment, but still went up and greeted them.

"Hey, are you people sent by Uncle Yan?"

Xia Yuhuan suddenly stepped forward to greet him, almost making the two people who were secretly watching him explode.

They forced themselves to remain calm and did not respond to Xia Yuhuan.

They were deceiving themselves, thinking: as long as Xia Yuhuan didn't come up to them and talk to them, she hadn't discovered them or was talking to them.

But when Xia Yuhuan walked up to them and looked at them, the two of them felt a little devastated.

"Comrade Xia, how did you find us? Are our concealment skills really that bad?" one of them couldn't help but ask.

Their presence was discovered by an ordinary person, which made both of them doubt their own abilities.

Xia Yuhuan raised her hand and touched her nose, saying, "No, it's just that Uncle Yan said he sent someone to keep an eye on Xia Jianyong, so I came up to ask. I just happened to be lucky and it happened to be you guys."

Ever since she discovered that her senses became extremely sharp when she focused on her surroundings, she began to use this ability for reconnaissance in case of emergencies.

However, using this ability would deplete her mental energy extremely quickly, so she would not use it lightly.

The two: "..."

Xia Yuhuan said, "You've discovered his stronghold. Don't you need to send someone back to report? Just wait until he leaves and then immediately send someone to raid it?"

If they don't leave and stay here to keep watch, it will be inconvenient for her to move around!

She needs to find a way to get them away.