Chapter 770: The Mantis Catches the Cicada, While the Oriole Is Behind
"Professor Wang!"
Wang Guoping subconsciously turned around and saw Zheng Xia running out in a panic. He hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"
Zheng Xia panted and said, "Dan Ning, Dan Ning she..."
Wang Guoping frowned, "Didn't Shan Ning already return to Beijing?"
Others noticed the situation and gathered around.
Seeing that enough people had gathered around, Zheng Xia pretended to be calm and said, "Shan Ning didn't actually leave. She wanted to return to the inspection team."
"What nonsense." Wang Guoping frowned.
Zheng Xia pretended to be in a hurry and said anxiously, "Shan Ning just called Minister Li to talk and wanted to return to the economic inspection team. I was waiting outside the door and heard some strange noises inside. It seemed like they were arguing and there were sounds of things being smashed."
Upon hearing this, Director Cui asked her, "Isn't what you heard correct? Didn't you go in and take a look?"
Zheng Xia lowered her head and said fearfully, "I'm afraid I heard it wrong. If I go in rashly, Minister Li will definitely scold me."
Wang Guoping was afraid something might happen, so he quickly asked, "Where are they?"
"I know, I'll take you there!" Zheng Xia said immediately.
Director Cui and others followed him, while Jiang Chen took advantage of everyone's diversion and left the banquet hall sideways.
Li Rui was escorted up to the second floor. Noticing that Jiang Chen hadn't caught up, he hurried to look for him.
At this time, a waiter ran over, saw Li Rui, and whispered something in his ear.
After hearing this, Li Rui's anxious expression suddenly disappeared.
The matter is settled, and Jiang Chen's gang can no longer cause any trouble.
He stopped looking for Jiang Chen and followed everyone up to the second floor.
When he arrived outside the door, Wang Guoping heard no movement inside and was about to ask Zheng Xia if she had made a mistake.
Then I heard a woman's scream from the house!
Zheng Xia's expression changed, she pretended to call Shan Ning's name anxiously and pushed the door open.
As the door opened, the smell of alcohol mixed with an inexplicable fishy smell gushed out. Everyone gathered at the door and took in the situation in the room.
Clothes were thrown all over the floor, and Tannin pulled the quilt to cover his body, revealing large red marks on his skin.
Minister Li was completely naked. When he suddenly heard a noise at the door, he subconsciously turned around. When he met everyone's gaze, he panicked and crossed his legs, covering his lower body.
Seeing this, everyone's faces changed at once.
Wang Guoping's face darkened.
…
After a chaotic night, Minister Li was suspected and arrested.
Wang Guoping thought of Shan Ning and sighed deeply. Worried that she might be upset, he patted Zheng Xia on the shoulder and said, "She wants to see you. Go in and try to persuade her not to do anything stupid."
Zheng Xia pretended to be sad and agreed, then pushed the door open and entered the house.
When Shan Ning heard someone coming in, he subconsciously shrugged his shoulders and said, "Get out! Get out!"
"Don't you want to see me?"
As soon as Zheng Xia's voice rang out, Shan Ning immediately turned his head to look at her, his eyes bloodshot: "Why?"
Zheng Xia leaned against the wall, lit a cigarette expertly, took a puff of it between her red lips, and exhaled a grayish-white smoke ring: "It seems you are not too stupid. Have you figured it out?"
"It's you who did it." Shan Ning looked at Zheng Xia in disbelief, his body trembling: "Why, I trusted you so much, why did you treat me like this?"
"What's wrong with me?" Zheng Xia spread her hands and said innocently, "You were supposed to sleep with someone tonight. Jiang Chen and Minister Li are both men, so it doesn't matter who sleeps with you."
Hearing this, Shan Ning thought of the face that was lying on him when he was awake, and subconsciously hugged himself, breaking down and saying, "Shut up, shut up!"
Zheng Xia admired her collapse.
After a long while, Shan Ning slowly calmed down and asked with a heavy breath, "Why did you do all this?"
Zheng Xia flicked the ash from her cigarette and said, "Didn't you think I was cheap and used my body to get ahead?"
Shan Ning glared at her fiercely: "I saw it with my own eyes, am I wrongly accusing you?"
"Humph." Zheng Xia sneered: "I do want to climb up, but I never thought of relying on my body."
"It's because of you!" Xi said this and rushed towards Shan Ning with hatred.
"You invited all of us to your birthday party. It was at your birthday party that Li Zhiping got me drunk and dragged me to a corner. I desperately begged for help, but no one came to save me. Everyone was celebrating your birthday!"
Zheng Xia thought of that scene and her nails dug into her flesh.
The lights were turned off, a three-tiered birthday cake was rolled out, and candlelight illuminated Shan Ning's radiant face. Li Zhiping covered her mouth and pinned her against the wall. As Shan Ning, dressed in a gorgeous gown, made a wish in front of the birthday cake, Li Zhiping robbed her of her innocence.
She hated Li Zhiping, and hated Shan Ning even more.
In order to take revenge on them, she lay low, dealt with Li Zhiping, suppressed her temper in front of Shan Ning, and became friends with her.
Zheng Xia's heart had been eaten away by hatred, and she had long wanted to drag the two of them to hell with her.
What’s funny is that Shan Ning actually thought she loved Li Zhiping, haha.
Danning's voice collapsed: "But I don't know, why do you blame me!"
Zheng Xia took in her embarrassment and hatred. Seeing that Shan Ning's eyes were cloudy and no longer as clear as before, she curled her lips and smiled: "Your smile is too dazzling. I can't stand it."
She turned to leave, but suddenly stopped and said coldly, "By the way, I have to tell you that Jiang Chen is gone."
Shan Ning hugged himself tightly, broke down and cried hysterically, just like Zheng Xia that day.
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The evidence was conclusive and Li Hu was sentenced to death for smuggling cultural relics.
Li Rui was not affected at all because there was no evidence pointing to him and the officials from Jinshi acted as his guarantor.
When Jiang Zhao saw Li Rui return safely, he couldn't hide the disappointment on his face.
Li Rui patted him on the shoulder and praised him, "You are indeed a good son to your father. You have done a good job. Thanks to you, things are going so smoothly."
He had a smile on his face, but his hands were squeezing Jiang Zhao's shoulders with extra force.
Jiang Zhao ignored the pain in his shoulder and looked at Li Rui in disbelief: "You let me know on purpose."
He subconsciously looked at the phone.
Everything makes sense.
No wonder Li Rui didn't let him go out and had someone watch him, but he also left a phone in the house.
Jiang Zhao's heart went cold: "Li Hu has been by your side for more than ten years and is loyal to you. If you let him die in your place, you will regret it!"
Li Rui said nonchalantly, "Without me, he would have starved to death on the street. He owes me his life. He knows this better than you."
Jiang Zhao took a step back and shook his head: "Devil, you are a devil!"
Li Rui laughed at his naiveté and patted his face: "Good son, you should be happy! From now on, everything I have will be yours."
Jiang Zhao couldn't be happy.
Li Rui: "Okay, the matter has been resolved. I'll take you to see your grandma."
"My grandma?" Jiang Zhao was surprised.
As far as he knew, Li Rui's mother had died a long time ago and he didn't have a good relationship with his stepmother. Where did his grandmother come from?
Li Rui was in a very good mood throughout the journey and kept talking about how gentle his grandmother was and how good she was to him.
After a while, the car stopped in front of a yard.
Li Rui couldn't wait to get off the car, and Jiang Zhao followed hurriedly.
When I opened the door, I saw people lying unconscious all over the yard.
Li Rui's face changed drastically. This was the first time Jiang Zhao saw panic on his face.
He rushed into the house and as soon as he opened the door, he saw the nanny and Song Xiaoqin tied up on a stool with rags stuffed in their mouths.
Seeing the two of them, Song Xiaoqin struggled excitedly.
Li Rui pulled the cloth out of her mouth.
Song Xiaoqin ignored her sore mouth and shouted, "It's Jiang Chen, he kidnapped grandma!"
Li Rui took a step back and the rag in his hand fell to the ground.
"Jiang Chen!!!"
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