"But I'm not willing to accept this!"

Yang Shenglong said with great distress, "That corrupt official was clearly abusing his power for personal gain. Why should we accept this? This is a society governed by law. Are we just supposed to swallow our anger after suffering such unfair treatment?"

"But what can we do if we can't swallow our anger?"

Wang Qian sighed and continued to pull Yang Shenglong back to the roadside. "Alright, stop talking. Come back with me now. We can't bring this up again."

"Sigh, fine!"

Yang Shenglong seemed to have been persuaded, and left with Wang Qian with a helpless expression.

Zhu Xingwang remained silent, but his brows furrowed more and more deeply.

The two young men who had just been arguing in front of him had already walked further and further away.

"Hehe, what a joke. He only gave Director Zhu a box of candy that cost two yuan. How dare he even bring that?"

"Who can argue with that? He's so good at it, I'm embarrassed for him."

"When you ask someone for a favor, you have to act like you're asking for a favor. Even if you're poor, you can't only afford a box of candy that costs two yuan, right?"

"But don't be so sure, that guy was dressed in rags, so he was probably dirt poor. Besides cheap stuff like that, he probably couldn't afford any expensive gifts."

A faint sound of mocking laughter could be heard from the surroundings.

Zhu Xingwang's previously hesitant expression suddenly became firm.

"Fine, I'll just consider it me being a good person this time!"

He muttered something to himself and immediately rode away on his bicycle.

On the main road ahead.

"Xiao Qian, do you think Director Zhu will come after us?"

Looking back, Yang Shenglong still hadn't seen Zhu Xingwang catch up, and felt somewhat unwilling. "We should have acted a little longer just now."

That's enough!

Wang Qian waved his hand, "If he's willing to help us with this, he should come after us. If he's not, the more we act, the more resistant he'll become."

After a moment's thought, Wang Qian added, "From a certain perspective, although he is a bit stubborn, he is not stupid. He should be able to see through our deliberate act of feigning injury in front of him."

"Am I a terrible actor?" Yang Shenglong asked.

"It's not a problem with acting skills!"

Wang Qian shook his head and said, "Our purpose was too obvious!"

"Is the purpose too obvious?"

Yang Shenglong thought for a moment, then slapped his thigh and said, "That's right! We put on this show of suffering in front of him to indirectly complain to him, and he can see through it very easily."

Then, Yang Shenglong frowned and said, "Now that he has seen through us, he will be even more resistant to us. Does that mean our plan will fall through?"

"uncertain!"

Wang Qian said, "We may see through him, but we are wronged, that is an indisputable fact. Otherwise, we wouldn't have put on this show in front of him."

"I... still don't quite understand!"

Yang Shenglong scratched his head, looking embarrassed.

In his view, since the act had been exposed, they should only be seen as two clowns by Zhu Xingwang.

"If it were just a simple acting mistake, he would definitely look down on us!"

Wang Qian patiently explained, "However, we just left him with a big question mark. If he still has any curiosity, he should come to us on his own!"

"What's with that big question mark?"

The more Yang Shenglong listened, the more confused he became.

You'll find out soon enough!

Wang Qian was a little tired, so he simply stopped explaining.

The self-inflicted injury he just had Yang Shenglong perform was not only a way to indirectly tell Zhu Xingwang about his grievances, but also a way to lure him into a trap.

As for the bait that led to his arrest, it was the conversation he had just had with Yang Shenglong.

In summary, it can be summarized into the following three aspects.

First, feign pitifulness to gain sympathy;

Second, only say half the story, leaving enough suspense to arouse the other party's curiosity;

Third, praise the other party as an honest official to maximize their sense of mission to uphold justice.

If the above three conditions are met, even if Zhu Xingwang sees through their self-inflicted injury scheme, he should still willingly take the bait.

As expected...

"Hey, you two, stop right there!"

Wang Qian and Yang Shenglong hadn't gone far when they heard Zhu Xingwang's voice behind them.

Looking back, Yang Shenglong was overjoyed. He tugged at Wang Qian's sleeve and whispered, "Xiao Qian, you were right! Director Zhu is catching up!"

"Brother Long, I'm sorry you had to go through that trouble earlier. I'll take over from him now!"

Wang Qian whispered this to Yang Shenglong, then stopped and looked back at Zhu Xingwang, who was catching up on a bicycle.

"Weren't you looking for me?"

Riding his bicycle up to Wang Qian and the other man, Zhu Xingwang said in a deep voice, "I know you were singing and harmonizing just now, and you were doing it on purpose for me to hear. But since we've already said half of what you wanted to say, why don't we just get to the point?"

Yang Shenglong did not answer, but instead gave Wang Qian an excited look.

Wang Qian stopped being coy and said directly, "Director Zhu, we have long heard that you are an honest official who can distinguish right from wrong. We have just been persecuted by some people within the system, so we would like to ask you to help us uphold justice."

"Okay, tell me then!"

Zhu Xingwang said impatiently, "But I hope what you say is true. If you fabricate stories or deliberately slander staff members of certain departments, I will hold you accountable according to the law!"

We know that!

Wang Qian nodded solemnly and immediately recounted how his shop had been fined 12,000 yuan and required to close for rectification because of a trash can.

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