The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

At KTV, selecting hostesses has always been based on appearance and figure.

Several to a dozen women stand in a row.

Patrons signal their preference with a point, and if they're not satisfied, they call for the next batch.

But today was different.

After the red cloth was lifted,

what appeared was a huge wooden board.

The board had several holes of neither too large nor too small size

arranged in a character product formation.

Two on top, one below.

In total, there were ten sets in a row.

From the two holes on top, protruded ten pairs of "bunnies" of various sizes and shapes.

And from the holes below were all sorts of "forests."

Of course, some could be called forests, while others were merely bush.

All naturally had different shapes and poses.

It was obvious that behind each hole stood a woman, and moreover, they were of the scarcely dressed variety.

Standing behind the three holes, they displayed their bodies.

This method of selection,

even Mei Shikang had not encountered before.

"Director Mei, this time we're not looking at faces, but feeling with hands. You can try each one out. If you're satisfied, we'll keep them, if not, we can switch to another batch,"

Fan Gaoteng said proudly at his side.

"Hahaha..."

Mei Shikang laughed loudly, pointed at Fan Gaoteng with his finger, and said, "President Fan, you really are quite creative. I like it."

Having said that,

he walked over to the first hole.

He felt the two bunnies above, commenting, "Not full enough, lacking in fleshiness, I don't like it very much."

Then, he reached into the hole below, felt around for a while, and said, "The steamed bun type, nice to the touch."

After getting his fill with the first one,

he then moved to the second.

Just like before, he touched and groped, then critiqued.

Clearly, he was enjoying the process.

After "examining" all ten, half an hour had passed.

Fan Gaoteng quickly approached and asked, "Director Mei, did you see anyone you liked?"

Mei Shikang, stroking his chin and smiling slightly, said, "The second and the sixth ones."

Upon hearing this,

Fan Gaoteng quickly handed him a room card, whispering, "Director Mei, room 888 upstairs has been prepared for you. Please go up and rest first. Number 2 and 8 will come over in a moment."

"Ah, hahaha... wonderful, truly wonderful. President Fan, you are very thoughtful. I like you very much."

After leaving these words,

Mei Shikang took the room card and left.

As soon as he left,

Fan Gaoteng took out his cellphone, dialed a number, and said, "Old Zhao, Mei Shikang has gone upstairs."

On the phone, Zhao Shoujiang's voice came through, "Is everything arranged?"

"All set up, full surveillance, not a single blind spot."

"Okay, proceed according to plan."

After finishing,

Zhao Shoujiang hung up the phone.

At this moment, Mei Shikang was unaware that his night of carnal pleasure was leading him into an abyss from which there was no return.

Monday.

The Safety Supervision Bureau held its routine Party group meeting.

As usual, the work content of the previous week at the bureau was reported.

The meeting was about to conclude in less than half an hour when Mei Shikang suddenly coughed and said to He Duo, "Director He, the position of deputy director of our bureau has been vacant for some time and it's been quite busy. Now that Deputy Director Chen has come on board, it's time to get moving on some matters."

He Duo nodded.

He revealed his signature smile and asked, "Comrade Chen Fang, you've been with us at the Safety Supervision Bureau for several days now. How well have you gotten acquainted with the work?"

"Basically, I'm almost there."

Chen Fang nodded and replied.

Just as He Duo was about to speak,

he was interrupted by Mei Shikang, "Director He, I just received some news. After we issued the rectification notice to Tiancheng Garden, not only did they have no reaction, but they also forcibly resumed construction. How about we let Deputy Director Chen handle this matter?"

As soon as these words were said,

the expressions of the party committee members present all changed at once.

This included the smiling He Duo.

"This matter…"

Director He Duo really didn't seem to have any authority at all.

He had only said three words when Mei Shikang cut him off again, turning to Chen Fang to ask, "As the first task for Deputy Director Chen since taking office, I don't think you would refuse to handle it, right?"

Chen Fang was no fool.

He naturally noticed everyone's unusual behavior.

It didn't take a genius to figure out that there was something unusual about this task.

If he agreed, he would step right into the trap Mei Shikang had set for him.

If he refused, then Mei Shikang could easily accuse him of being choosy, unable to take responsibility, or lacking the ability. In that case, the authority he had worked hard to establish would collapse.

"Alright, I'll handle this matter."

After pondering for a moment, Chen Fang said.

This answer.

Caused a smile to appear on the corner of Mei Shikang's mouth.

He quickly said, "Deputy Director Chen is really up to the mark. Alright, then let's have Deputy Director Chen take the lead on this matter. However, Deputy Director Chen, our party group meeting isn't child's play. Since you've agreed, you must handle this well. If you don't succeed, of course, you'll have to accept punishment. I suppose you have no objections to that?"

"What's the punishment?"

Chen Fang asked.

Mei Shikang smiled slightly and said, "We are all colleagues here. It will definitely just be a symbolic punishment. If you fail to complete the task, you will have to make a self-criticism in front of the whole bureau. I believe that shouldn't be difficult for Deputy Director Chen, right?"

"Okay, if I cannot complete the task, I will make the self-criticism in front of the entire bureau. Since there's a punishment, there must also be a reward, right? If I complete the task, what reward will there be?"

"What reward would you like?"

Mei Shikang asked.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Fang said, "Director Mei just said that we are all colleagues here. Since the punishment is symbolic, the reward can also be symbolic. If I complete the task, how about Director Mei performs a striptease for everyone to liven things up?"

As soon as these words were spoken,

the other party committee members all began to snicker.

Out of respect for Mei Shikang's face, none of them dared to laugh out loud.

"Chen Fang, don't you think your request is a bit too ridiculous?"

Mei Shikang said angrily.

Chen Fang gestured dismissively and said, "Well, if Director Mei can't take a joke, it would seem reasonable for me not to take on the task, right?"

Seeing the cooked duck about to fly away.

Moreover, it was certain that Chen Fang couldn't possibly complete the task.

Mei Shikang gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, we'll do as you say."

It seemed that, to bring down Chen Fang, Mei Shikang was really throwing caution to the wind.

As soon as the meeting was over,

Chen Fang had just returned to his office when Zhu Tan, the deputy head of the Comprehensive Supervision and Management Division, followed him in.

There were two deputy division heads in the Comprehensive Supervision and Management Division, and Zhu Tan was the one least favored by Tang Weiping.

Since Tang Weiping was prejudiced against him, he certainly didn't receive much regard from Mei Shikang either.

As soon as Chen Fang arrived,

Zhu Tan was the first one to lean towards him.

"Deputy Director Chen, I heard that you just took over the matter of Tiancheng Garden during the meeting?"

Zhu Tan's expression seemed somewhat panicked.

Chen Fang nodded and said, "Yes, is there a problem?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Tan stamped his foot and said, "Deputy Director Chen, you've just taken on a hot potato. Tiancheng Garden is a bomb, and it's the kind that could blow you to pieces."