Chapter 108 Hiring a Killer Behind the Scenes

"Director, will Liu Hongmei go to Toyama Prefecture after the New Year?"

Su Li didn't know whether Shao Ting'an had made a promise to Liu Hongmei, but he was so anxious to let her go because he was probably afraid that the news of Zhao Xinran's miscarriage would spread.

His quick response further proves that he is not ambiguous at all about this matter.

Having an affair, pregnancy, and two women fighting over each other, such highly talked-about events, once exposed, are enough to destroy his image of being gentle, humble, and doting on his wife.

How could the old factory director still support him?

Director Guo nodded and said, "After the New Year, I'll report directly to Toyama Prefecture for work."

Su Li didn't know what Shao Ting'an was up to, but this matter was definitely not simple.

"Director, thank you for your hard work today. I did this so that you can re-investigate my brother's case. Shao Ting'an must be well aware of this matter."

Su Li said this to make her behavior today more reasonable, and not to be hasty in destroying Shao Tingan's image in Director Guo's mind.

Director Guo shook his head. "The factory security department has already investigated your brother's case and has handed it over to the police. We will fully cooperate. I still have high hopes for your brother and have always considered him and Ting'an my right-hand men. I thought that if I step down, with Ting'an in charge and your brother assisting him, we will definitely be able to take Pingjiang Machinery Factory to greater heights and further developments."

Su Li was deeply touched when she heard what the old factory director said. The old man had worked tirelessly for the factory all his life and wanted to retire and hand over the factory to capable people.

"Okay, I understand. I won't embarrass you."

Su Li took advantage of the situation and after the matter was resolved, she apologized to Director Guo with tea instead of wine, and did not let him leave until there was no one in the yard.

When Director Guo returned to the factory, he saw Wang Shengli going to Shao Ting'an's office. Thinking that he would have some things to report to Shao Ting'an about the year-end work in the afternoon, he followed him.

Just as he was about to knock on the door, he heard Shao Ting'an's cold voice, "If you can't even handle this little thing, what else can you do?"

"Captain Shao, the guys I found were all quite skilled, and they were beaten pretty badly too. That guy was just too skilled. But we weren't at a disadvantage, after all, that guy's injuries were worse than ours."

Wang Shengli didn’t understand why Shao Tingan was angry. Isn’t it enough that he stabbed someone?

Shao Ting'an was naturally pleased with Fu Jinzhou's injury, but he wanted Su Li to be stabbed even more. He also had to avoid letting Wang Shengli know he was pleased, or he'd get cocky.

What he has to do cannot be done carelessly. Now there is no one he trusts, so Wang Shengli can be used as a last resort, but he must prevent him from doing anything bad.

"You should be more calm in the future. Once you set a goal, you can't change it or replace it casually."

"I understand. Chief Shao is right."

Wang Shengli saw that he had a distant expression and visible indifference, which showed that he was unhappy, and the smile on his face froze.

Shao Ting'an lowered his eyes and took out an envelope from the drawer. "Here's a hundred yuan. Take it to treat their injuries and give them fifteen yuan each. Tell them you have something to talk to them about in the next two days and tell them to wait for your news."

Wang Shengli was secretly happy. One hundred yuan was more than enough. He didn't even need to look at the injuries on those guys. He could make a lot of money.

"Thank you, Chief Shao. I'll get to it right away."

Although Director Guo didn't know the details, it was obviously not a good thing.

Seeing that Wang Shengli was about to come out, he quickly turned around and left, took a few steps and hid in the bathroom.

Director Guo already had some grievances against Shao Ting'an, and now after hearing his conversation with Wang Shengli, he felt a little confused.

Have I really misjudged him all these years?

Not only is he involved with women, but he also hired someone to kill him!

When Director Guo came out of the bathroom, Wang Shengli had already gone downstairs. He walked back to his office with heavy steps and sat dejectedly at his desk.

At this time, Yang Shiming, secretary of the Party Committee of the Machinery Factory, pushed the door open with a cup of water.

"Director, you have to treat me to a drink tonight."

Seeing Director Guo looking worried, he slowly approached and sat down opposite him.

"What's wrong? Is there anything else at the factory that's bothering you?"

When the factory director saw Yang Shiming coming, his expression relaxed. "Nothing, it's just that my youngest son is annoying."

"There are few children who are not naughty, especially boys of his age."

Director Guo didn't want anyone to know about Shao Tingan's affairs. After all, he didn't know everything and couldn't spread rumors casually.

"Shiming, what do you think of Ting'an? Can he handle the burden of the factory? I should probably let him go after the New Year. I'm feeling uneasy."

Director Guo's words were somewhat contradictory. Everyone in the factory knew that Shao Tingan was his apple of the eye, and now many decision-making matters would be asked for his views and opinions.

Yang Shiming laughed and said, "Old Guo, you're being a bit self-deprecating when you say that. You said before that you could put it in Ting'an's hands and be at ease."

Director Guo shook his head secretly, "Maybe it's just that the time is getting closer, and I'm a little confused."

Yang Shiming sighed, "Old Guo, you've worked hard for the factory your whole life. It's time to take a break and relax for a few days."

He was silent for a moment, then whispered, "I've been confident in Ting'an's work ability over the past few years, but..."

"That's what?"

Director Guo didn't know why, but he was inexplicably looking forward to what Yang Shiming would say next.

"Well, how should I put it? Accountant Liu from the factory has been pestering him for several years, and I haven't seen him do anything out of the ordinary. Maybe I'm overthinking it."

Yang Shiming has always been brooding over what he saw with Shao Tingan and Zhao Xinran that night. Sun Weiliang has always said that he saw with his own eyes that Shao Tingan had an unusual relationship with that woman.

"What are you trying to say? Why are you hiding it from me?"

When Director Guo heard him say to keep half and half, he became even more anxious.

It's not that Yang Shiming didn't want to talk about it; he just found it difficult to bring himself to speak. Seeing Director Guo pressing him with questions, he gritted his teeth and said, "It's nothing serious. One night, I saw Ting'an with a woman, and that jerk Sun Weiliang saw them. He insisted that the woman had her hand in Ting'an's crotch."

After hearing this, Director Guo's heart skipped a beat and he asked hurriedly, "Did you see that?"

"I didn't see it. I had just finished dinner when Sun Weiliang came knocking on my door, insisting he drag me along to watch the show. When I saw him, he was indeed standing face to face with the woman, quite close. I called out to him from behind, and he slapped her, telling her to stand still."

Director Guo was stunned when he heard this. It was just a coincidence that Yang Shiming shouted and he slapped him in the face, forcing him to stand firm?

"Do you know that woman?"

Seeing Director Guo's persistent questioning, Yang Shiming seemed very interested and jokingly said, "Director Guo, we're already old, so please stop asking. Your interest might lead me to mislead you."

Director Guo looked at Yang Shiming's sly smile and glared at him, "You old brat, you're making fun of me again."

"Hahaha"

Yang Shiming laughed heartily and said, "That female comrade came to our factory. Ting'an had injured his foot, and she happened to be there, so she took care of him for several days. Also, I saw that she did look drunk at the time."

It’s hard to say whether Director Guo was drunk or not, but the woman was Zhao Xinran, so that made sense.