The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

"Lu Mingxian? Are you talking about the Lu Mingxian who caused a disturbance at the county government a few days ago?"

Chen Fang asked.

Lan Lv nodded, "That's him."

"What does he have to do with the Safety Supervision Bureau?"

As soon as Chen Fang finished speaking,

Lan Lv burst out laughing, and with a touch of sympathy said, "Brother, looking at your age, you should be older than me. As a journalist, your information network is not very good, huh."

"Heh heh, so you're my senior."

This comment seemed to please Lan Lv.

She said proudly, "Of course."

After that,

She intentionally lowered her voice,

and said, "Lu Mingxian was beaten up, badly. He's been bedridden for a while now."

"What does that have to do with the Safety Supervision Bureau?"

"It was someone from the Safety Supervision Bureau who did the beating."

Lan Lv's words took Chen Fang by surprise.

A few days ago, he indeed had heard in the office about someone named Lu Mingxian causing a ruckus at the county government and later being taken away by the police. It had been just office gossip, but he hadn't expected there to be a connection to the Safety Supervision Bureau.

"What are the details? Tell me about it."

Chen Fang showed an attitude of seeking guidance.

Only then did Lan Lv explain the whole story in detail.

Lu Mingxian was a local from Changming County, 27 years old this year.

He had been apprenticing as an electrician.

Now, as his master was getting older, he planned to strike out on his own. So, he thought about taking the exam for an electrician operation certificate.

This certificate was issued by the Safety Supervision Bureau.

Therefore, he went to register at the Safety Supervision Bureau.

For someone who started learning to be an electrician at 17, the bureau's test was a piece of cake.

But to his surprise, he didn't pass the first attempt, not the second, and again failed the third time.

This puzzled Lu Mingxian.

Others with lesser skills had passed, but he just couldn't.

After asking around, he discovered that passing the exam wasn't just about ability; there was a missing link—bribing the officials with red envelopes.

Two thousand yuan for an electrician's certificate.

As long as you paid this money, you could get the certificate in hand.

Lu Mingxian was a stubborn man who believed in his own skills, wondering why he should pay this money. So he went to the Safety Supervision Bureau to ask for a re-examination of his test results, only to be driven out by the bureau staff.

He was furious,

and so he went to the county government to file a complaint.

He caused a scene at the county government.

In the end, he was taken away by the police and given a stern lecture.

Unwilling to give in, Lu Mingxian loudly proclaimed that if there was no place in the county to speak reason, he would take his case to the city.

But on the very day he made this bold declaration,

a group of people broke into his home in the middle of the night and beat him severely.

He suffered three fractured ribs, a broken arm, not to mention the myriad of bruises all over his body.

Mysteriously beaten out of the blue,

one would think he would learn his lesson,

Lu Mingxian didn't.

He called the An'an Evening News from his hospital bed, seeking media assistance.

That day, it just so happened that Lan Lv was on duty, so she came.

Hearing this,

Chen Fang already understood most of what had happened.

He asked, "Your visit to investigate this time, the newspaper didn't agree, did they?"

"How did you know?"

Lan Lv's expression became tense.

Chen Fang smiled slightly and said, "Even if it's an undercover investigation, you'd need at least two people. Plus, as an intern journalist, the newspaper wouldn't send you on such an assignment."

"Then aren't you also here alone?"

Lan Lv retorted, not content to concede.

Chen Fang didn't argue and instead asked, "So, are you here this time to secretly get Lu Mingxian's test paper?"

Lan Lv nodded and said, "It was a spur-of-the-moment decision for me as well."

She told Chen Fang that her intention of coming to the Bureau of Work Safety today was to apply for an electrician's operation certificate, to see if there were really any under-the-table dealings. She didn't expect the bureau to be closed for the day.

She had planned to go back first but saw a man and a woman sneaking in through the back door of the courtyard and then into the back door of the building.

During this interval.

She secretly followed them in.

It was from the conversation of that man and woman that she eavesdropped on the reason why the Bureau of Work Safety was closed today.

After silently entering the building of the Bureau of Work Safety, she suddenly had a change of heart, wanting to steal Lu Mingxian's test papers. By doing so, the truth would be laid bare for all to see.

"The archives room is at the end of this corridor, but the man and woman entered the room next to it. I did not dare to go over there, I could only wait for them to leave before I could go,"

Lan Lv said.

At this point.

Chen Fang had cleared up all the ins and outs.

He inspected the storeroom and then moved a few boxes aside, only to discover a window behind them.

Looking out of it, he turned around and asked, "Do you dare to climb through the window?"

Lan Lv clambered up to the window and took a look.

Outside the window, there was a ledge about thirty centimeters wide.

Chen Fang meant that if they used the ledge, they could go directly to the archives room.

"What's there to be afraid of? Don't forget, I am an undercover journalist."

Seemingly afraid that Chen Fang might look down on her, she pouted her lips in a show of defiance.

Chen Fang smiled.

With a leap, he climbed out of the window and landed steadily on the ledge.

Seeing that Chen Fang had already made it out.

It would be embarrassing for Lan Lv if she did not follow suit.

With Chen Fang's help, she too climbed out the window.

The moment her feet landed on the ledge, her expression began to turn frantic.

"Scared?"

Chen Fang asked.

Still unwilling to admit defeat, Lan Lv said, "I am not scared at all!"

Chen Fang caught on and said, "If you're scared, you can hold my waist later."

After saying that.

He began to move along the ledge, bit by bit.

They were on the third floor of the Bureau of Work Safety building.

Not too high, not too low.

Although Lan Lv claimed not to be scared, a single glance downwards made her legs tremble.

She grabbed Chen Fang's hand.

"I'm not scared, I'm worried you might be scared,"

she said, still trying to appear capable.

After moving about five or six meters, they arrived near an office where people were working. Chen Fang initially wanted to duck his head and go past, but then he heard a seductive whisper.

A woman's moan.

"You're so bad, you're really killing me..."

Out of curiosity.

Chen Fang slowly peeked his head out.

He discovered the window was slightly ajar.

A flowerpot on the windowsill perfectly obscured his protruding head.

Before him was a salacious scene.

A middle-aged woman sat naked with legs apart on the sofa.

And nestled between her thighs was a head.

"Delicious, really delicious. This is the tastiest abalone I've ever had,"

the head remarked with a sigh, before resuming his busy work.

The woman, under such stimulation, could no longer maintain any semblance of composure; even the muscles on her face began twitching, shaking uncontrollably as if she were in a frenzy.

"What are you looking at?"

Lan Lv behind him muttered softly.

She too poked her head up.

Chen Fang wanted to stop her but it was too late.

The explosive scene instantly came into view.