The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

"What do you mean? Didn't you say you were going back to the company? How did it become your mom made you come?"

From Cui Qisheng's words, Momo detected something fishy.

Cui Qisheng shivered.

He quickly changed his story: "I didn't intend to go back to the company today, but my mom urged me to come back, I..."

He didn't get a chance to finish.

Bang.

The door was pushed open.

Then the lights were turned on.

The glaring light blurred the vision of both until they adapted and managed to see clearly. In front of them stood five or six men, each looking fierce and daunting, with one of them eyeing Momo greedily, as if wanting to devour her whole.

"Brother Tietou, it's her."

At this moment.

A lackey pointed at Momo and said.

The so-called Brother Tietou, Momo recognized as well.

The very person who pursued her and Chen Fang with his men in Liutiao Alley.

Brother Tietou was average in height, very lean overall, with a scar breaking his left eyebrow.

Sporting a buzz cut.

He exuded a vicious aura.

Just as he was about to approach Momo.

The lackey whispered something in his ear.

Tietou furrowed his brows.

Pulled up a chair, and sat down facing Momo.

At this moment.

Momo and Cui Qisheng were sitting side by side in two chairs, except they were tied up with ropes, unable to move at all.

"You're Cen Mo, the reporter from the provincial TV station?"

Tietou asked.

Momo adopted a determined look and said, "Yes, that's me!"

"This person, you should know, right?"

Tietou took out a phone.

Waved it in front of Momo.

Randomly tapped the screen, the lock screen was a selfie, none other than Jin Ming.

And this phone, Momo recognized it as Jin Ming's own.

At that moment.

Momo seemed to understand something.

She shouted, "Did you guys text me to trick me into coming here? What have you done to Jin Ming?"

"You want to know what happened to her? Hand over the secretly taken files, this deal should be fair, right?"

Tietou asked.

Momo gritted her teeth and said firmly to Tietou, "You wish! I'm going to expose you for what you've done, get you scums of society locked up, make you pay the price!"

Seeing Momo's expression filled with righteous indignation.

Tietou took a deep breath.

Said, "Looks like we can't come to an agreement?"

Once he finished.

His gaze fell on Cui Qisheng.

Cui Qisheng shivered at his stare, stammering, "You... You better not harm us... My... My dad... My dad is the Deputy City Secretary of Shangqing City, if you touch me... You're... You're done for..."

"Oh, your dad is the Deputy City Secretary? Well, my dad is the City Secretary."

A lackey sneered.

Another nearby chimed in, "Then my dad would be the Provincial Committee Secretary."

"Hahaha..."

Laughter erupted.

To them, Cui Qisheng's words were completely unbelievable.

Tietou remained silent.

Pointed at Cui Qisheng and asked, "What's your relationship with her?"

Cui Qisheng wasn't stupid.

He knew if he let these people know about his close relationship with Momo, he'd be in for it.

Steeling his heart.

He said, "We're not involved, we... we're just ordinary friends, very ordinary friends."

Hearing this.

Momo was somewhat in disbelief.

On the way, Cui Qisheng kept belittling Chen Fang, while professing his love to her, saying how much he loved her, wanting to engage and marry her.

Unexpectedly, faced with calamity, the story changed entirely, now claiming they had no connection.

"Oh? Ordinary friends? I don't believe it."

Tietou said.

Cui Qisheng was anxious.

He retorted righteously, "Really, we're just ordinary friends, I don't like her, she doesn't like me, she likes another man, not me..."

"Is that so?"

Tietou asked Momo.

Momo didn't have time to answer.

Cui Qisheng hurriedly said, "Yes, that's it."

"Then why are you two together late at night, in the same car?"

Tietou continued questioning.

Cui Qisheng knew he had to play his trump card, or he'd be finished.

He gritted his teeth and said, "I... I deliberately accompanied her to Shangqing City. I arranged a woman to seduce the man she liked in hopes she'd detest him, really, I have transaction records with that woman on my phone, you can check it yourselves."

"Cui Qisheng! You bastard!"

Suddenly aware of the truth, Momo yelled in anger.

Cui Qisheng felt no shame.

He scoffed coldly, saying, "Momo, can't blame me, who told that Chen Fang to ruin my plan? He shouldn't have appeared, otherwise, we wouldn't be in this mess. If you're blaming someone, blame Chen Fang, not me! You really think he's some good guy? You even called him, you think he really cares about you, will really come save you?"

"No matter what, he's still better than you, you sneaky bastard!"

Momo shouted.

"Enough!"

Tietou roared, cutting them off.

Then he said, "What do you think this is? A place for your arguments?"

After finishing.

He asked Momo again, "Are you handing it over or not?"

"You wish! I won't hand it over."

Momo said firmly.

Tietou nodded.

"Alright, you won't hand it over, you're stubborn, I want to see just how stubborn you can be. Eagle, come here."

Tietou called out.

From the crowd emerged a tall, skinny man, resembling a reed.

The man had a hooked nose, quite distinctive.

Guessing his nickname, Eagle, came from that.

"Eagle, from now on, she's yours. I don't care what you do, get me the files."

"Yes, boss, rest assured, I've got a way with women."

Glimmering with sleazy intent in his eyes.

Rubbing his hands, he said excitedly.

After Tietou left with his crew.

Only three were left in the room.

Momo and Cui Qisheng, obviously.

And another, this nauseating Eagle.

Eagle went behind Momo, pressed his nose against her hair, taking a deep sniff, her scent and hair fragrance crazily invading his nostrils.

His face twisting, Eagle said, "So fragrant, you're the most fragrant woman I've ever smelled."

"You scumbag, get away from me!"

As if humiliated.

Momo screamed.

"Scumbag? Women love scumbags, don't they?"

While speaking.

Eagle extended his hand.

Placing it on Momo's shoulder.