Panting and moaning ebbed and flowed incessantly.
Xu Jingyi, in a frenzied state, had experienced for the first time what true taming was all about.
A variety of exotic moves were unabashedly demonstrated by Lin Fan, moves she never imagined her body could be capable of contorting into.
Not until the blazing heat had filled her abyss did Xu Jingyi, lying there, twitch yet again, clinging to Lin Fan’s chest, as both of them, relishing the dissipation of their warmth, finally ceased to move.
"You little scoundrel, why so many tricks tonight... really trying to kill your auntie, huh."
Resting on Lin Fan’s body, still inseparable, Xu Jingyi couldn’t believe she could indulge this way.
"I just wanted my aunt to experience ecstasy, to be at death’s door. Now, thinking back, which move just now was the most thrilling?"
Lin Fan asked with a smile, caressing Xu Jingyi’s smooth back.
"It was the best... when on that pig’s face... In my mind, I kept picturing him hitting me, so that feeling was the most satisfying... and the most perverse."
Xu Jingyi, ever the obedient and adorable one, provided answers without hesitation.
"To seek revenge, naturally one must be more ruthless; otherwise, how can it be called vengeance? In fact, I have an even crueler method."
Lin Fan pinched Xu Jingyi’s cheek, whispering a few words into her ear. Hearing this, she immediately looked at Lin Fan with a face full of shock, "Isn’t that too perverse?"
"Anyway, you control the resources, whether to proceed is up to you. I’m just making a suggestion."
Lin Fan said with a mischievous grin, "By the way, auntie, how many years have you been working for the county?"
"Ten years, I joined the county government right after graduation, got married, had kids, all the way until now—what’s up?"
Xu Jingyi was taken aback by Lin Fan’s sudden shift to talking about work.
"I’ve heard that the previous county magistrate of Red Flag County died in an accident, and some say it was at the hands of Zhao Chuanchun. Have you heard this gossip?"
Lin Fan asked nonchalantly, kneading Xu Jingyi’s plump rear.
"I’m just a clerk in the archives; how would I know so much? But behind closed doors, everyone talks about it. There was a time I saw Mayor Huang arguing with Zhao Chuanchun in the office. Later, it was said that the car lost control and flipped over into the river, drowning him, but I don’t really know what happened."
Xu Jingyi shook her head, her position in the government too low to be privy to the high-level dealings, so she only listened to the gossip.
Lin Fan narrowed his eyes, "That doesn’t sound like a natural death. No wonder they say Red Flag County is under the thumb of Zhao Chuanchun. The Zhao family’s influence is deeply rooted there—is that true?"
"Yes, it’s true. Zhao Chuanchun’s father was the county magistrate of Red Flag County, Zhao grew up from grass-roots level, and the Zhao family is a large clan. Just Zhao Chuanchun alone has five brothers, and his father had seven or eight. With all the branches of the family spreading out, I’ve heard that they have to set up more than ten tables for their New Year’s Eve dinner. The number of people who visit their house to give New Year greetings is too many to count. Your uncle and I have been there twice, and their house is like a palace."
Xu Jingyi pursed her lips, sharing everything she knew.
"So, your uncle and Zhao Chuanchun, they could be connected?"
Lin Fan frowned slightly, it was better to clearly understand who was on his side.
"Him, connected? Otherwise, why would he still be stuck in a dead-end job? He’s claimed to be at the section chief level, but he’s just a deputy, and there are only two people in the whole department; he’s nothing but a lackey. He even tried to foster a closer relationship with Mayor Huang, but with Huang’s untimely death, all the money he’d given went down the drain. He attempted to make connections with the Zhao family once more, but they ignored him."
Speaking of this pathetic loser, Xu Jingyi couldn’t help but express her scorn.
"Everyone knows Zhao Chuanchun is untouchable in Red Flag County. Why did he bother trying to establish a relationship with Mayor Huang?"
Lin Fan looked at Xu Jingyi quizzically. There had to be something abnormal about the situation.
"It’s because he thought Mayor Huang was part of Mayor Hou’s inner circle. But despite that, Huang died not even two years into the job."
Lin Fan’s eyes widened in surprise; the situation appeared to be connected to Hou Changyao. It seemed he needed to have a good talk with Chen Jiayi about Red Flag Town.
After a pause, he continued to ask, "So in Red Flag County, is there no one who can withstand Zhao Chuanchun? Or say, someone who opposed him and still lived?"
"How could that be? Whether they are transferred laterally or sent on a provisional assignment, no one has lasted more than three months. The Zhao family is united, always presenting a united front. I’ve heard from your uncle that several people who were sent in, even with connections, were ostracized and left. It’s said County Magistrate Luan managed to stay for more than two years because he had ironed things out with Zhao Chuanchun beforehand. Without Zhao’s approval, no one can make it in the Hongqi County Committee."
Xu Jingyi’s answer sent chills down Lin Fan’s spine. Now, recalling what Zhu Defu said, he found it laughably absurd, "Without a single person who can stay on, he wants me to gain experience there. He is a True Dragon, so what the hell am I, a True Tiger?!"
Xu Jingyi, having not caught Lin Fan’s murmured words, asked curiously.
"Nothing much. I just can’t wrap my head around what Red Flag County has that’s so attractive to the Zhao family, so much that they dare openly defy the city authorities."
Lin Fan waved the question off, a question he had also asked Zhu Defu, but he had told him to investigate it himself. Just as he thought Xu Jingyi wouldn’t know either, she blinked and replied, "Of course, it’s the mines!"