Old Jiu's legs were trembling; how could he possibly say that?
I'm too ashamed to say it!
The tenth brother got anxious and glanced at the captain and Hou Taotao, "Ninth Brother, are you hanging out with Liu Feifei again? Were you at her place last night?"
Everyone looked at the ninth brother who was standing there.
Old Nine moved his lips, "Take the helm..."
Zhao Xiaoyue laughed in exasperation, "What? Has your soul still not left the bed?"
"Take the helm..."
"If you don't tell the truth, get the hell out of here!"
Hou Tao was furious. "You clueless brat, can't you see the captain is angry?"
Still stammering here, as if you don't want to die soon enough!
Zhao Xiaoyue found it strange; was this the first time she had inquired about their private lives?
How did you become so afraid?
Her eyes sharpened instantly. "You didn't reveal something you shouldn't have to her, did you? Like, that there was a meeting at Changyuan today!"
Lao Jiu quickly denied it, "No, no, I just... I just..."
He lowered his head again.
Zhao Xiaoyue chimed in, "You just went to bed late last night and woke up late!"
Zhao Xiaoyue picked up the lid of the teacup that Hou Taotao had just replaced and twirled it in her hand. "Let me change the subject and talk about this Liu Feifei."
Old Nine showed a moment of tenderness, but it vanished in an instant.
Old Nine composed himself, realizing that the series of actions the captain had just taken had indeed nearly terrified him.
The wooden carving behind him is made of ironwood and has been there for quite some time.
He didn't expect the captain to suddenly turn on him. Seeing his hair fall out, his legs were still trembling.
Glug!
In the quiet conference room, the sound of swallowing was exceptionally clear.
"Liu Feifei is my...girlfriend..."
This all started after their meeting last year...
The fifth brother and his colleagues will get back to work after the New Year.
The ore mined this year is not as good as the finished products from previous years, and there are still various problems from time to time.
While waiting for their flight at the airport, they heard a commotion, and Liu Feifei, dressed in flowing white, suddenly came into their view.
You have to understand that not many people travel by plane these days, especially during the Chinese New Year.
There were only a few of them in the waiting hall. Liu Feifei ran towards them in a panic, glancing back every now and then. Her flustered appearance seemed like a performance to everyone else.
In Lao Jiu's eyes, it was a delicate pink lotus flower swaying in the rain, charming and tender, as if it would break at the slightest touch.
Liu Feifei's appearance instantly aroused Lao Jiu's protective instincts.
So he stepped in front of the group and helped up the person who had fallen in front of them.
The skin was as smooth and white as jade to the touch, and the woman in front of them had a pair of alluring eyes that seemed to be looking at the group of people in front of them.
She said she was being targeted by human traffickers, which is why she rushed here in a panic.
My hometown is in a remote mountain village, and I work at a restaurant in Shanghai.
Today was supposed to be her birthday, and she was thinking of going out to buy herself some clothes to celebrate.
Unexpectedly, she was targeted by several people. Judging from the slap marks on her face and the fact that she had lost one shoe, you could tell how disheveled she was being chased.
I later found out that she was indeed a very pitiful woman.
"She was initially unwilling to be with me, but one time I got drunk and forced Feifei, so that's how it happened."
The tenth brother raised his hand, wanting to speak.
Zhao Xiaoyue indicated that she could speak.
"I can vouch for the fact that Lao Jiu is very loyal and would never leak anything."
"We've also met Liu Feifei. She's really just a delicate and weak young woman. Ninth Brother being late... I guess it has nothing to do with her, right?"
Zhao Xiaoyue squinted, "Hou Taotao and Yu Muqi stripped Lao Jiu's clothes off and checked him thoroughly inside and out, Zhang Xiaomeng!"
Zhang Xiaomeng outside shouted back, "Take the helm!"
Zhao Xiaoyue said, "Go and invite Director Fu from Liaotong Hospital here. Bring the equipment, and make sure he keeps quiet!"
Zhang Xiaomeng, showing great understanding, immediately replied loudly, "Yes, sir!"
Old Nine, who hadn't quite caught on, was dumbfounded. Hou Taotao blinked her little eyes, "Helmsman, strip...and check...?"
The crowd looked at each other, completely bewildered.
Old Nine is a womanizer, but he doesn't act recklessly. Wouldn't the captain be afraid of catching some disease?
Old Nine isn't sick!
"No, helmsman, I'm not sick!" Old Nine said urgently, taking a step forward.
Hou Taotao and Yu Muqi pulled Lao Jiujiu towards the outer room.
Hou Taotao: "Steering, checking... what should be the main focus?"
Zhao Xiaoyue: "Check if there are any needle marks on his body."
Everyone's eyes widened.
Injection... a needle prick?
Hou Taotao understood.
People like them are bound to be targeted sooner or later; the only question is how they might be approached.
Yu Muqi frowned. Could the captain suspect that Lao Jiu was using heroin?
This was strictly forbidden when Sixth Brother was around; it was punishable by death!
Hou Taotao pulled Lao Jiu out of the conference room.
"What can I say to you? Don't you know what day it is today? Let's go!"
After all, we've been brothers for over ten or twenty years, so we both know what kind of person they are.
"I'm sorry, Brother Tao. Feifei has been sick these past few days and has been in a bad mood, so I stayed with her for a few more days."
Once inside the room, Hou Taotao lit a cigarette and leaned against the table to smoke.
Yu Muqi asked, "Should you take it off yourself, or should we help you?"
Old Nine had no qualms and stripped naked.
He checked it himself first; it was clean and white.
"Hey, you guys go ahead and check. I don't know what the captain was thinking. Doesn't he know whether I've had an injection or not? Honestly!"
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