Bai Juyang hesitated for a moment.
"All I can tell you is that it's a woman."
"So, did she report it by phone, or did she come to your bureau in person to report it?"
“I’ve spoken to her by phone and she’s been there in person. I can’t tell you her name, but she’s in her thirties, very beautiful, and has connections with the Ocean Shipping Cabaret. That’s all I can tell you. If anything goes wrong in the future, I haven’t said anything.”
"Don't worry, Brother Bai! I guarantee you won't be implicated."
Although Bai Juyang did not directly reveal the whistleblower's name, Liang Liang was already certain that it was Tao Yanhong.
Based on Bai Juyang's words, Tao Yanhong reported him not just twice, but multiple times.
Is he deliberately going against himself?
The inspection team led by Bai Juyang went through the motions and left.
Liang Liang asked Han Chui to accompany them to have a meal.
After taking Bai Juyang and the others away, Liang Liang fell into deep thought.
How much water has gotten into Tao Yanhong's head? What's the meaning of staring at the Haiyun Dance Hall?
If you're harboring resentment because you lost the Ocean Express cabaret, you should hate yourself too! Isn't all of this your own doing?
Without your constant meddling and stirring things up, things wouldn't have come to this.
Spendthrift women are born that way. If anyone doesn't know what a jinx looks like, Liang Liang can take them to see what Tao Yanhong looks like.
This problem needs to be solved, otherwise this kind of person will keep bothering you endlessly. Anyway, she doesn't lose anything; at most, she'll spend a couple of phone calls or wear down the soles of her shoes.
However, solving this problem is not an easy task.
Taking extremes is certainly not advisable, and Liang Liang would not even consider that approach.
Pay me?
This path is also not advisable. If the other party is greedy and keeps asking for money every few days, wouldn't he be living off a mother?
The internet isn't as developed now, so it's impossible for her to hire an online troll army to spread rumors and smear her grandfather.
I devised a predatory loan scheme to trap her, so that she couldn't stay in Lianwan unless she ran away.
This strategy, though not essential, is worth considering for now.
Another option is to use a handsome man to seduce Tao Yanhong, and then take nude photos of her and post them on telephone poles.
Given Tao Yanhong's personality, this plan has a greater than 90% chance of success.
But who should we send?
He certainly wouldn't go himself. Although he wasn't exactly a respectable person, he wouldn't seduce a woman like Tao Yanhong who wasn't to his liking.
Besides, they've met before; they might not be fooled.
What's Han Chui like?
If Han Chui is sent, he is 100% capable of handling this task.
This guy is shameless and has a sweet tongue, so it wouldn't be too difficult for him to seduce Tao Yanhong.
The thought of Han Chui and Tao Yanhong having sex made Liang Liang burst out laughing.
"I can tell you're up to no good just by looking at your lewd smiles."
Xiao Yu entered at some point, glancing at Liang Liang with a disdainful look.
"Women shouldn't always look at people sideways; it gives the impression that they're not serious. Why are you here so early? Why aren't you sleeping at home?"
She just got home early this morning, why is she here so early in the morning?
"No one was home at noon. My father went to attend some social events, so I didn't have any food. I came here to freeload."
"Ah! How could a young lady like you have the nerve to say she has no food to eat? Can't you cook for yourself?"
"Won't!"
Liang Liang looked at Xiao Yu with a regretful expression and shook his head: "No matter how beautiful a woman like you is, no one will want you in the future. You can't even cook. You'll just be a pretty face when you marry her!"
"Can I marry a chef?"
"Of course you can, but I have some experience to tell you: there's a greater than two-thirds chance of having a girl if you marry a chef. But if you don't have a preference for sons over daughters, then disregard what I said."
"I don't believe your nonsense!"
"How can this be nonsense? Of the male chefs I've met, eight out of ten have daughters after marriage. You can go and interview them if you don't believe me!"
"I can't be bothered with you!" Xiao Yu turned to leave.
"Xiao Yu! Let me ask you something. Suppose someone keeps talking bad about you behind your back, what method can you use to make them shut up?"
"Put his mouth shut with tape!"
This is a good approach; it's simple, direct, and effective, with minimal cost.
A brain made up of single cells can come up with ideas.
"Alright! You can go to the kitchen to eat now."
Asking Xiao Yu about this is less effective than asking your own heels.
But after thinking it over, Liang Liang decided it would be best to greet Zheng Tuo first.
We should act like gentlemen first and then like villains. If Zheng Tuo can keep his wife from talking, that would be the perfect solution.
If he can't control his wife's mouth, then Liang Liang will have to do it for him.
Liang Liang checked the time; it was 10:40. Normally, Zheng Tuo should be in her office at this time.
Liang Liang had Zheng Tuo's office phone number; it was left over from before.
Of course, it wouldn't work now if he changed his phone number, but that's unlikely.
After all, getting a phone number back then was a huge hassle, and nobody would be so foolish as to bother changing phone numbers.
Liang Liang took a deep breath and dialed a phone number.
After a few dial tones, someone picked up the phone.
Hello! Who are you looking for?
"Brother Zheng! It's me, Xiao Liang!"
The person on the other end of the phone was visibly taken aback.
"Oh, Xiao Liang! Is there something you need?"
“Brother Zheng! We met in the midst of hardship, so I won’t beat around the bush. I’ve only been managing the Haiyun Dance Hall for Boss Qin for three days now, and I’m still unfamiliar with many aspects of the dance hall. The people who know this dance hall best are you and your wife.”
Zheng Tuo pondered for a moment, wondering what Liang Liang was talking about.
"Xiao Liang! I don't quite understand what you're saying. What are you trying to say?"
"Here's what happened. The day after I started managing this nightclub, the fire department came to inspect it, and the Haiyun Nightclub was shut down for a day."
"Is that so?"
"The firefighters said they came after receiving a tip from the public. You've been in business for a long time, so you know that reporting people usually offends someone. I've only been managing this nightclub for two days; I can't afford to offend anyone in such a short time. The people who used to work here are still here; they wouldn't risk their livelihood for no reason. Excluding outsiders and internal staff, the suspects are the people who left Haiyun Nightclub. Do you understand what I mean, Brother Zheng?"
"Xiao Liang! Are you doubting me? Think about it, could it have been done by a competitor nearby?"
“There is no other dance hall within several miles of this street. Even if there were, they couldn’t possibly know the detailed safety hazards inside the Haiyun Dance Hall. I didn’t even know these hazards existed, let alone outsiders. Yet the fire department found them all when they came, which shows that the whistleblower had a very detailed understanding of the Haiyun Dance Hall.”
There was a long silence on the other end of the phone.
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