mesbooks Chapter 197 Be careful, be extra careful
Chapter 197 Be careful, be extra careful
Li Taoying is preparing to use her body to enter the game.
Mentioning gold is tantamount to mentioning Li Taoying's insurance.
The idea was to deposit the gold there, so that the cunning Zhou Xiangzhang wouldn't suspect anything.
Otherwise, if she kept asking about the location of her lodgings, the other party would definitely have some suspicions.
"You don't need to be too pessimistic, Ah Ying."
Mayor Chen has now taken Cai Zhengjie down.
With these two bigwigs reaching an agreement at the city level, the city is in a stable position.
If things are stable in the city, then things are stable for me too.
Mayor Chen won't abandon us.
If anything happens, Mayor Chen will definitely notify me in advance, so I can make plans then.
I am a provincial-level cadre.
Chen Dawei can't touch me.
Let alone Chen Dawei, even the city authorities can't take me down directly.
If you want to touch me, you need the provincial government's approval.
The municipal party committee may intervene in the investigation and make recommendations to higher authorities, but the final disciplinary action must be approved by the provincial party committee.
So, before they even had a chance to deal with me, Mayor Chen would definitely have heard about it first.
He didn't call, which means he's still okay.
We're safe right now.
This is the normal situation.
Li Taoying was worried that this wasn't a special circumstance.
"Before Chen Dawei was appointed, no one consulted Mayor Chen or you."
This guy has connections in the province.
Let's be careful.
Be careful, be very careful.
I'm just afraid... I'll say something you won't like to hear, don't be angry.
I'm afraid they might pull off a surprise attack and kill Mayor Chen and you together...
Have you forgotten about the crackdown on prostitution in Xiaotang Town?
How come Mayor Chen didn't hear about such a big operation?
This means that someone in the province already knows that your relationship with Mayor Chen is unusual, and you're deliberately avoiding the city.
Li Taoying nestled against him, looking pitiful, and continued with a wronged expression while holding his large belly: "Xiangzhang, it's not that I don't believe your judgment."
I think it's always good to take precautions early.
I'm a woman, and I don't have a family.
When the accident happened, only my gold and other valuables could save me.
I've been feeling uneasy these past few days; I have a constant feeling that something bad is going to happen.
Seeing her pitiful and aggrieved look, Zhou Xiangzhang's heart softened a bit, and without thinking much, she blurted out, "Okay, okay."
As you wish.
"The day you bring the gold over, I'll have someone hide it for you."
Li Taoying punched him in the chest and said angrily, "I don't want it. You can steal it from me later."
"Haha, you don't even have this much trust?"
"I don't want anyone else to handle this either. Is your place outside safe? I'll go check it out and then I'll deliver it myself."
"It's safe, it's safe. Don't worry, it's in Humen."
The location has finally been revealed.
But Humen is so big, where are we supposed to look?
Li Taoying remained calm and composed, her mind racing, and continued to whine, "Hmph, you don't even consider me one of yours."
You had already prepared a place to stay, but you didn't tell me.
Tell me quickly, what kind of place is that? Is it a safe house?
What are the conditions from all sides?
"It has water and electricity, right? Is it safe to live in?"
Zhou Xiangzhang touched her little face and smiled with a hint of pride, "Of course you can stay here."
Didn't Zhou Dongliang stay there a while ago?
No problem.
You can see the sea, and the scenery is quite nice.
It was found by Jiang Xiong, so it's safe.
I paid 10 years' rent upfront, just in case I ran away with the money.
Not only did I prepare a safe house, I also prepared a boat.
But you can't go out anytime you want.
We need to hide first; when we go to sea, we need to consider the weather and the situation of martial law in the surrounding area.
We also need to consider the reception arrangements made by people overseas after we go abroad, and we need to work backwards from the time when people overseas will pick us up.
Do you think it's that easy to smuggle yourself out?
There was no safe house, no place to hide, and we were caught immediately.
Zhou Xiangzhang was coaxed by the woman and revealed important information.
It is often said that a strong fortress is breached from within, and this is absolutely true.
Upon receiving the news, Li Taoying's heart was pounding. She touched her nose to hide her inner turmoil. Fortunately, she was nestled in Zhou Xiangzhang's arms, so Zhou Xiangzhang couldn't see the subtle changes in Li Taoying's expression.
"You're so thoughtful."
"If I weren't careful, would I have gotten to where I am today? Hehehe."
"Humen is so far away... Should I leave my valuables there first? I thought it was nearby..."
"Why leave it there? It's your life-saving money. How can you feel at ease leaving it so far away without keeping an eye on it? Just keep it at home. You can move it when you need to evacuate."
Li Taoying nodded obediently in agreement.
I originally thought that his safe house outside wouldn't be too far away.
Now that she knows the gold is in Dongguan, Li Taoying can no longer insist on sending it there, which seems unreasonable.
After all, that place is too far away, and I can't go there to look after it often, let alone entrust someone to look after the valuables, as it would easily tempt people to covet the money.
Therefore, Li Taoying chose not to ask for the specific location.
Zhou Xiangzhang's words just now revealed an important clue.
That's where Zhou Dongliang used to live, and he said that Jiang Xiong helped him find the place.
With these clues, the location is easy to pinpoint; there are at least two leads: Zhou Dongliang and Jiang Xiong.
"Xiangzhang, I'm a little tired, I'm going to take a nap."
"Cough cough..." Zhou Xiangzhang became nervous: "Aying, why don't you go back to sleep?"
"You're kicking me out again..."
"No, I'm worried that it would be bad if I ran into someone who came to my house to talk to me one night."
Actually, he was worried that his wife might suddenly call and make things awkward for everyone.
Li Taoying seized the opportunity and got up to leave.
She had no intention of staying here any longer. If it weren't for completing the task assigned by Dawei and for her future prospects, she would never have come here like this.
Having been out in the world for so many years, Li Taoying knew better than anyone that offering herself up so readily would be looked down upon by men and wouldn't be cherished.
After leaving Zhou Xiangzhang's house, Li Taoying wanted to call Dawei and quickly discuss the situation with him.
Everything must be explained and every matter must be responded to.
I thought this was a huge deal.
It's better to say it face to face.
So I drove the car to Dawei's residential area, and only after arriving at the parking lot under the building did I send a message to Dawei.
"I'm in the parking lot downstairs; it's urgent."
David was about to rest, but after seeing the text message, he immediately went downstairs.
Upon seeing Li Taoying's car, he walked straight over, opened the passenger door, and got in.
The car lights were off, and the interior was pitch black.
The light from the distant buildings shone through the windshield, illuminating half of Li Taoying's face, making her look somewhat melancholy.
"What's up?"
David didn't really like her coming to the neighborhood; it felt like his territory was being invaded.
"If I'm not mistaken, that protective talisman is hidden in Humen."
"Humen?"
"right."
Li Taoying recounted everything that happened that night, omitting the details of what happened with Zhou Xiangzhang.
But Dawei could also guess that otherwise, there wouldn't have been a situation where Zhou Xiangzhang was sleeping while Li Taoying went to the study to find something.
Something must have happened.
This is not the point.
The key point is the place she mentioned.
How can you be sure it will be there?
He forbids you to leave your valuables there, so why would he leave something as important as the Protector's Talisman at Humen?
That's unreasonable.
Is it any different if we just leave it there and no one takes care of it?
Could it be somewhere else in his villa in Yuanshan County, like a bedroom or the basement?
Li Taoying had just made the same guesses as Dawei.
However, Li Taoying had her own judgment.