Meanwhile, at the hotel reception, two staff members were still whispering to each other.
"How long do you think you can hold out this time?"
"Who knows? Anyway, Principal Zhang will just get tired of it and get something new."
"These girls are so pitiful, all for such a paltry sum..."
Shh, someone's coming!
Their conversation abruptly ended, and they reverted to their professional expressions.
...
On the other side, Zhang Haiyang hummed a little tune and excitedly arrived in front of the Sijiucheng Hotel.
He touched his slicked-back hair, a smile he couldn't hide playing on his lips.
Today is a good day; he can finally have Li Jinhua, whom he has been thinking about for three whole years.
The scene from three days ago is still vivid in my mind.
That afternoon, he was secretly drinking in the vice principal's office when there was a knock on the door.
He hurriedly stuffed the bottle into the drawer and called out, "Come in."
As the door opened, Li Jinhua's beautiful face peeked in.
"Principal Zhang, could I have a few minutes of your time?"
Her voice was softer than usual, and her eyes held a plea he had never seen before.
Zhang Haiyang's heart started racing; he was all too familiar with that look in his eyes.
That's the look in the eyes of someone who's desperate and has nowhere else to turn.
He cleared his throat, feigning seriousness.
"Teacher Li, please come in."
Li Jinhua carefully closed the door and stood in front of his desk, twisting her fingers.
Zhang Haiyang's gaze involuntarily lingered on the beauty before him, especially on the exposed skin on her chest.
"Principal Zhang, I...I've had a family emergency."
Li Jinhua's voice trembled slightly.
"My parents and older brother have been arrested by the police station."
Zhang Haiyang raised an eyebrow; he had actually heard about this before.
The middle school at the steel mill is only so big; if something happens to someone, the whole school will know about it the next day.
Moreover, he paid special attention to Li Jinhua's family affairs.
Well...
He deliberately dragged out his words, tapping his fingers lightly on the table.
"I heard about this. Was it because your parents and older brother beat up a retired veteran?"
Li Jinhua's face turned deathly pale instantly.
"No! He bullied us first..."
Zhang Haiyang waved his hand to interrupt her.
"Teacher Li, there's no use saying all this now. The key question is, how do you want me to help you?"
Li Jinhua bit her lower lip, a gesture that made Zhang Haiyang's throat tighten.
"I heard... I heard Principal Zhang has connections at the police station, could... could he put in a good word for me? My parents are old and are in detention..."
Zhang Haiyang squinted, a smug look on his face, and slowly took out a cigarette case from the drawer, lit a cigarette, and took out a cigarette.
He deliberately maintained the silence for a few seconds, watching Li Jinhua's uneasy appearance in front of him, a twisted pleasure welled up in his heart.
"Jinhua, this is not a good situation."
He cleverly changed his form of address and exhaled a smoke ring.
"Your parents have committed a very serious crime; if the circumstances are severe, they could face imprisonment."
Li Jinhua trembled involuntarily in fright.
"Principal Zhang, please..."
Zhang Haiyang enjoyed watching her panicked state and deliberately sighed.
"How about this, I'll try to find out for you. But..."
He gave her a meaningful look.
"This kind of help isn't done for nothing."
Li Jinhua's face flushed red; she understood perfectly what Zhang Haiyang meant.
This bald, pot-bellied vice principal has been eyeing her for a long time, and she always made various excuses to decline his dinner invitations.
But now...
"I...I understand."
She lowered her head, her voice barely audible.
Zhang Haiyang nodded in satisfaction.
"Go back first, wait for my message."
Recalling this, Zhang Haiyang couldn't help but laugh out loud.
That night, he couldn't wait to go to the Sijiucheng Hotel, where his elder brother Zhang Haishan was in charge.
Through his elder brother's connections, he got in touch with an acquaintance at the detention center.
"Old Liu, help me look up someone."
In the hotel's private room, Zhang Haiyang poured a glass of wine for Officer Liu from the detention center.
"Li Decai and his family were locked up a couple of days ago."
Officer Liu took a sip of his drink and squinted his eyes.
"You mean that family? They're perfectly fine; it's just a regular administrative detention, and they'll be released the day after tomorrow."
Zhang Haiyang paused for a moment.
"The day after tomorrow?"
"Yes, it wasn't a big deal to begin with, and Old Master Su didn't pursue it further."
Officer Liu picked up a piece of braised pork.
"What, is this family related to you?"
Zhang Haiyang rolled his eyes and immediately shook his head.
"No, no, I was just asking for a friend."
After seeing off Director Liu, Zhang Haiyang sat alone in the private room for a long time, and a plan gradually took shape in his mind.
Li Jinhua had no idea that her parents would be released the day after tomorrow; this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity...
The next morning, Zhang Haiyang couldn't wait to go to school.
He deliberately waited until school was over in the afternoon before calling Li Jinhua to his office.
"Teacher Li, I've inquired about your parents' situation."
He shook his head with a solemn expression.
"The situation is more serious than we thought."
Li Jinhua's face turned deathly pale instantly.
How serious is it?
Zhang Haiyang sighed.
"It was originally just administrative detention, but the other party is relentless and insists on pursuing the matter to the end. Now it may be changed to criminal detention."
Li Jinhua's hands began to tremble.
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