Tang Ye was troubled when he saw that he could not convince Fan Mingzhu. He no longer had any expectations for the results that could be achieved today, and even began to worry that things would go in the completely opposite direction.
She vaguely regretted not insisting on her own opinion and hastily arranged this meeting at Fan Mingzhu's repeated requests. It is indeed true that one cannot eat hot tofu in a hurry.
Tang Ye has always been steady in her work, just like writing a novel, which requires careful planning, laying out the plot, setting traps, and then finishing the plot with one blow. So she took the opportunity of reporting the Shunyi grain case to cleverly connect with Wen Huaiming, and made full use of her own advantages, not hesitating to use some ambiguous means to quickly close the distance between them, intending to find this person's weaknesses.
Everyone has weaknesses!
This is the only truth that Tang Ye believes in after years of struggling in the world! Sometimes she was tactful and sometimes she was straightforward. The cold gaze hidden in her charming eyes seemed to be looking for prey and roamed back and forth on Wen Huaiming. However, whether she was attacking indirectly or deliberately showing goodwill, she was surprised to find that it was almost an impossible task to find enough flaws in this man to exploit.
Wen Huaiming was in his prime, but he was not interested in women. Although he became famous, he was cautious, well-mannered, and proper in his words and deeds. He was warm and gentle in private conversations, but he was vigorous and resolute at work. Like many old-timers in officialdom, he understood the rules well and was stern, but he was also energetic and determined to reform, fully embodying the brand-new image of the new generation of officials.
Facing such a person, it was really difficult to figure out everything about him in just a few interactions. So Tang Ye once patiently advised Fan Mingzhu to wait for a while. Anyway, if Fan Hengan wanted to regain his freedom, he would have to waste a few years in prison. As long as he got in touch with Wen Huaiming, he would always have a chance if he took his time!
Unfortunately, Fan Mingzhu didn't want to wait even a minute! In order to save her father, she had lost too much, and the price she paid was far beyond her ability to bear. Moreover, in the past few days, she clearly felt that the strong arms that she had exchanged for all her family property and her body were beginning to become boring after the novelty, and were slipping away from her waist inch by inch.
Fan Mingzhu took a deep breath, making herself look as strong as she appeared. She left Tang Ye behind, walked to Wen Huaiming, leaned over and put down a bank card, and said, "Secretary Wen, what do you think? Here is 500,000 yuan, which represents Mingzhu's small thoughts... Actually, to put it bluntly, you don't need to do anything. I will smooth over the relationships that need to be smoothed over, and I will definitely not make things difficult for you. As long as you can help say a few words at the appropriate time, Mingzhu will be grateful!"
A few words can be exchanged for hundreds of thousands of dollars, and there is no need to take any risks. Only a fool would not do such a deal. However, Wen Huaiming did not even look at the bank card. He shook the water cup in his hand, raised his head and looked at Fan Mingzhu, and said in a deep voice: "Ms. Fan, how your father's case is tried and sentenced is determined by national laws and party disciplines. Don't say that I, a small deputy secretary-general, can't intervene. Even if I can, we have different positions and there is no reason for me to help you. I hope you understand this!"
"There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests, right?" Wen Huaiming sang in a loud official tone. Fan Mingzhu's patience was almost exhausted. She sneered, "If half a million is not enough, we can still talk! But Secretary Wen, please think about it. Since I can make the task force change its position, I can also make your career not as glorious as it looks now!"
Coercion, inducement, soft and hard tactics, this is the limit that Fan Mingzhu can think of. Putting down the water cup, Wen Huaiming stood up and said lightly: "That's all I have to say. As for other things, it may not be possible for Miss Fan to do what she wants!"
Tang Ye watched coldly from the side. She was almost certain that Wen Huaiming really didn't care about the five hundred thousand! What kind of freak is this? He is not lustful or money-minded. The only thing he is interested in for men is power. But when Fan Mingzhu threatened her with her career, it aroused a stronger backlash.
Just as expected, she had not yet found Wen Huaiming's weakness. This feeling made Tang Ye, who always liked to be sure of victory, feel a little irritated and uneasy.
Wen Huaiming turned around and tried to leave. Tang Ye saw that the situation was about to collapse after the two had exchanged a few words, so he tried to smooth things over again, saying, "We came out tonight mainly to reminisce about the past, and we can talk about other things later. By the way, speaking of this, I have an old score to settle with you. Last time in Guanshan, you agreed to do an exclusive interview with me, but you stood me up. Secretary-General Wen, it's not too much to apologize with a dinner, right?"
Women's specialty is that as long as you don't want to break up, you have to pester them endlessly! Wen Huaiming realized that agreeing to this dinner tonight was an unforgivable mistake. He made a prompt decision and said with a smile: "Director Tang, I'm not shirking my responsibilities. I really have something to do. Have fun, I'll leave first."
Tang Ye knew that this was his only chance to contact Wen Huaiming. If he let him go, how much time and effort would it take to get through to him? But Wen Huaiming had made up his mind and was determined to stay away from this mess. How could a mere Tang Ye keep him
Tang Ye had a headache, but he could only stand there, helpless. His mind couldn't help but think of the meeting with that man half a month ago.
In the bright and luxurious presidential suite, he was flipping through the newspaper as usual. The sunlight shone through the curtains on the back of his hand, and the simple dandelion ring on his ring finger looked even more gloomy. Next to him stood a young girl with elegant temperament and beautiful appearance.
That was the first time she met Fan Mingzhu!
"Mingzhu is in a little trouble. Aren't you just busy with that matter with Qingzhou? Give her a hand while you can."
Just because of this extremely simple sentence, Tang Ye had to rack his brains to create an encounter, and finally approached Wen Huaiming without making a sound. However, he did not expect that because of Fan Mingzhu's impatience, he ultimately failed.
Fan Mingzhu knew that using such a radical method to deal with Wen Huaiming was a bad idea. She had to either control him or offend him. There was no third way. But the problem was that, up to now, she had no choice at all!
Fan Mingzhu's eyes were filled with deep hatred. More than a month of hard work made her suspect that she was hallucinating. She looked at Wen Huaiming's back as he walked out, which was sometimes hideous and sometimes blurry, like a monster with its bloody mouth open, constantly devouring her body, mind and soul.
How did it come to this
She doesn't know!
In fact, Fan Mingzhu is both lucky and unfortunate! The first fifteen years of her life were filled with poverty, quarrels, beatings and hiding. At that time, Fan Hengan was still an insignificant gangster. In a place like Qingzhou where people are tough, the family members of gangsters are also miserable. So when he turned over and became the master, Fan Hengan's reward to his family was also very generous. After graduating from junior high school, Fan Mingzhu was sent abroad. The last ten years of her life began to change dramatically.
She studied there, made friends, fell in love, and happily thought that her life could continue in this happy way. Until a month ago, Fan Hengan was arrested for being involved in the Qinghua Factory case. The company under his name, which was already in danger, collapsed. All kinds of old stories were dug up with the intention of settling scores later. No matter from which angle, he was doomed!
But Fan Mingzhu refused to accept her fate. She sold everything she had abroad, and after returning to China, she dealt with some hidden assets and raised more than 10 million yuan to make arrangements. But she had no connections, and all her father's old acquaintances avoided her, so she took a lot of detours. However, Jiangdong Province is so big that there are always people who don't want Xu Zuo and others to be too proud. After being guided by someone with a caring heart, Fan Mingzhu finally found Dandelion, the person.
Only then did Fan Mingzhu understand that in China, where interpersonal relationships are so complicated, one does not necessarily have to be in a high position to control the situation. Sometimes, some people have tremendous power that you can't imagine.
So she gambled everything, including herself. Although the man loved money and sex, he kept his word. A month later, Fan Hengan escaped death!
But Fan Mingzhu had risked all of the Fan family's property and her life, so she obviously would not stop there - she wanted to get Fan Heng'an out of prison! When she confidently made this request, the man smiled and touched her face, and said something that made her feel cold whenever she thought of it.
"Mingzhu, I only promise that Fan Hengan will not die, and ten million and you are only worth this price!"
It turned out that her beauty and wisdom, which she had always been confident of, could only keep this person for a month! Later, unable to resist her pleading, flattering, and enduring humiliation to do many things that she had never dared to think of before, the man asked Tang Ye to help, but his perfunctory attitude was beyond words.
That's why she couldn't wait to use the power of the tiger behind her to force Wen Huaiming to surrender. You know, maybe in one day, maybe two days, the tiger behind her will get tired and leave - that is her last resort!
Wen Huaiming's hand was on the door handle. Just as he was about to open the door and go out, he heard a "hiss" behind him, followed by Fan Mingzhu's extremely calm voice:
"If you dare take one step out of the door, I'll scream rape!"
Wen Huaiming turned around suddenly. Fan Mingzhu's hair was messy, her shoulder straps had fallen off, her collar was half open, her skirt was torn in several places at the waist and legs, and her fair skin was faintly visible. He finally regretted being alone with these two women tonight. His eyes were slightly focused, as sharp as a knife, and he angrily said, "Tang Ye!"
Tang Ye never expected Fan Mingzhu to do such a thing. She was immediately confused and overwhelmed by Wen Huaiming's aura that she had never seen before. She hurriedly took the coat on the hanger to cover her body. Fan Mingzhu smiled sadly. She didn't know when a fruit knife appeared in her hand, and it was pressed against her chest: "Wen Huaiming, you threatened the prisoner's family, extorted money, raped a woman and forced her to death. Any of these crimes are enough for you, right? Ha, I know what you want to say. You can always find a pretext to accuse someone, right? But I know that you officials are most afraid of these things, right?"
(Okay, I'm going to say something wrong. A lot of things happened today, and I caught a cold. I've been feeling groggy since taking the medicine, and I've barely finished writing a chapter. I beg you to extend it for a day or two, and I'll make up for the chapters I owe)