"Hey, I’m talking to you about something serious, stop being so annoying."
Waving Lin Fan’s hand away, Zhao Qianyue pouted, "You know organizing such large events can have a very bad influence on a cadre. My dad said this matter has already alerted the district. If he hadn’t intervened to help suppress it, people from the Commission for Discipline Inspection would have already come knocking."
"Whether they come or not, what’s it got to do with me? I didn’t pay the money, nor did I accept the gifts. I just attended a regular birthday banquet as the boyfriend of the granddaughter. If they want to pin this all on me, then I might as well quit this job. I’ve long been disenchanted with it anyway."
Lin Fan once again stuffed his hand into her cropped top, fondling her soft voluptuousness.
"You became a deputy county magistrate at twenty-seven, with such a promising future. How can you just say you’re quitting? Are you crazy? If it weren’t for you sitting there as a deputy county magistrate, how could so many people be attracted to bring gifts? What’s the use of arguing with me? The discipline inspection commission wouldn’t listen to such nonsense."
Zhao Qianyue pouted, finding his touch too comfortable to push away.
"I don’t care about making sense or not. When they set me up as the deputy county magistrate of Red Flag County, I realized it was a trap. It’s like they’re pushing me to the edge. From the start, I had no intention to do the job well."
Lin Fan climbed into the passenger seat with a mischievous grin, looking closely at Zhao Qianyue’s face and said, "But getting my hands on a little elf like you was certainly unplanned, so if I stop being the deputy county magistrate, would you still want to be with me?"
"You’re annoying. Why do you talk about Red Flag County like it’s some terrible beast? Sure, the environment is a bit messy, but that’s due to the coal industry. You’re complaining about being a deputy county magistrate as if it’s a huge grievance, as if someone’s harming you."
Feeling embarrassed by Lin Fan’s glare, Zhao Qianyue couldn’t help but turn her head away.
"You’re the high and mighty young lady, of course you wouldn’t know how wild Red Flag County really is. Did you forget how Huo Ben humiliated me before? A dignified deputy county magistrate got blocked and checked by a private businessman at the car door. Isn’t that pure humiliation?"
Lin Fan laughed as he turned Zhao Qianyue’s face back towards him. Perhaps she was simply out of touch, unaware of the stakes, but ultimately she was Zhao Chuanchun’s spy to gather information on him. She might not even realize that the things he said to her were relayed back to Zhao Chuanchun.
She truly was the mole Zhao Chuanchun planted by his side.
"Didn’t he already lose face enough? Ever since that incident, he’s been hiding indoors all the time. Even if he wanted to harm you, didn’t you end up outsmarting him?"
Zhao Qianyue muttered discontentedly. And as they spoke, Lin Fan’s phone started ringing. Seeing Zhu Zhixuan’s video call, Lin Fan adjusted his posture, yet still grabbed Zhao Qianyue’s soft hand and slid it into his pants, guiding her slender fingers to stroke the iron pestle.
Answering the call, Lin Fan curiously looked at Zhu Zhixuan, whose expression seemed off. In unusual cases, she definitely wouldn’t call him, but she nervously told Lin Fan, "A group of people came to the shop, looking fierce and demanding that I call you. It feels like they’re ready to make a move anytime. The one leading them calls himself Lord Nine."
Zhu Zhixuan turned the camera, showing that Da Xiaoshuang stood at the counter looking very tense, while at the opposite tea table sat a bald, scar-faced man in his forties, glaring sternly at the camera. Behind him were more than a dozen fierce-looking men who all eyed Da Xiaoshuang and her sister with greed.
"See, these are the goblins and demons of Red Flag County."
After showing the phone to Zhao Qianyue, Lin Fan said, "Pass the phone to him."
Zhu Zhixuan complied, and Tang Dashuang immediately took the phone to Che Laojiu. Taking the phone, he sneered at the camera, "So this is the famous County Magistrate Lin. I’ve long heard of your reputation."
"Che Laojiu, it seems you didn’t heed what I had my brother convey to you."
Lin Fan squinted, his right hand fondling Zhao Qianyue’s voluptuousness.
"I’m here today to seek justice for my brother."
Che Laojiu snorted, "Now that my brother’s hand is crippled, how does County Magistrate Lin plan to settle this account?"
"Your guy demanded my woman sleep with him right off the bat. Crippling one of his hands was already letting him off easy."
Lin Fan said coldly, "If you’re here to stand up for him, I’m really curious to hear how you plan to settle this account?"
"My brother spent years in the big house, and having just gotten out, his hand got crippled. He can’t even handle his own needs now. I see the boss lady is quite pretty. Giving her to him as a wife should count as compensation. If County Magistrate Lin has any objections, you’re welcome to bring your people to Red Flag County to find me, and we’ll see who’s tougher!"
Che Laojiu leered at Zhu Zhixuan, but Lin Fan suddenly laughed, "So you’re after a woman, huh? That’s easy. I’ll just give you a woman as compensation."