The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

"Smack!"

Without the slightest hesitation,

Zhao Shoujiang's whip swung down upon Luo Lan's body.

Luo Lan uttered a little cry.

A bloodstain appeared on her pale chest.

The appearance of this bloodstain instantly aroused the twisted side of Zhao Shoujiang's heart, and a demonic smile crept across his face.

What followed was lash after lash, round after round; after a dozen or so strikes, Luo Lan's body was covered in welts.

Of course, such actions were quite physically demanding.

Zhao Shoujiang was getting on in years, after all.

He stopped to light a cigarette.

He had just taken a few puffs when his gaze landed between Luo Lan's parted legs.

It seemed he had an idea in mind.

Glancing at the cigarette butt in his hand, he stood up...

Luo Lan knew Zhao Shoujiang all too well; just one look from him, and she knew what was coming next.

She pleaded from her mouth, "Leader, leader, please don't do this, don't..."

"Don't? You slut, does that mean I shouldn't just because you say so? You knew I was going to screw over Chen Fang, yet you still helped him catch people. It seems you've taken a fancy to that dog Chen Fang."

Zhao Shoujiang cursed.

He squatted down with the cigarette butt pinched between two fingers.

Watching the searing object move toward her lower body,

Luo Lan closed her eyes.

At that moment, she had lost all hope.

No one was coming to save her.

Things happened in the blink of an eye.

Just as she had given up all hope, there was a loud bang, and the door was kicked open.

Zhao Shoujiang shuddered and stood up; Luo Lan also opened her eyes, almost reflexively.

Chen Fang!

The person standing at the doorway was none other than Chen Fang!

He had appeared.

"Who do I have here, if it isn't Vice Bureau Chief Chen?"

Zhao Shoujiang was somewhat flustered at the sight of Chen Fang.

But his panic lasted only a moment.

He soon sat down brazenly, legs crossed, turned toward Luo Lan, and asked, "Chen Fang knows we're here, it must be you, this wretched woman, who informed him, right? I knew there was something between you two. Looks like I wasn't wrong, huh?"

"Zhao Shoujiang, do you even qualify as a human being?"

Chen Fang, seeing the state Luo Lan was in, roared furiously.

"Oh, feeling sorry for her, are we? The two of you are having an affair? A young bull eating old grass, how's that going? Is Luo Lan quite the fire extinguisher? Hahaha..."

Zhao Shoujiang said contemptuously.

Chen Fang gave a cold laugh and said, "Zhao Shoujiang, you put on a righteous facade by day, but at night, what makes you different from those heartless beasts? A man like you as deputy county head? You'd even taint the dung you scavenged."

"Curse me all you want. I've come a long way, Zhao Shoujiang. If I were afraid of being cursed, I wouldn't be where I am today. Besides, what's wrong with me? Isn't joy between a man and a woman allowed? We're in a consensual relationship. This is just one of my sexual preferences. What's it to you, an outsider?"

Even though he'd been found out, Zhao Shoujiang remained shameless.

To him, Chen Fang's arrival seemed to mean nothing.

Noticing Chen Fang's silence,

he pressed the cigarette he was holding against Luo Lan's fair arm.

Sssss...

The faint sound of scorching flesh rose.

He glared at Chen Fang provocatively, as if to say, what can you do to me?

Then he turned his gaze to Luo Lan and said, "Little Lan, how does it feel? If it hurts, just think more about yourself, about your career. It should hurt less then."

These words.

Were an outright threat.

A blatant threat.

He was telling Luo Lan,

Everything you have now, it's all because of me, Zhao Shoujiang. If you aren't grateful, whatever I gave you, I can take it all away just as easily.

Luo Lan clenched her teeth.

She wanted to break free, to resist, but she didn't dare.

She couldn't bear to give up everything she had now, even in the face of physical torture.

"Bastard!"

Chen Fang could no longer tolerate it.

He clenched his fists and charged towards Zhao Shoujiang.

Seeing his anger, Zhao Shoujiang remained indifferent, stood up, patted Chen Fang's face with his hand, and said, "What? Angry? So what if you're angry? Do you dare to hit me?"

"Smack."

As soon as the words fell.

Chen Fang slapped him across the face.

It hit Zhao Shoujiang's face.

The slap was so powerful that Zhao Shoujiang staggered and almost fell to the ground.

"You son of a bitch, how dare you hit..."

The rest of the sentence wasn't even finished.

Chen Fang then lifted his foot and kicked Zhao Shoujiang, who couldn't fend it off this time, stumbled several steps, and fell to the ground, face first.

"Rebellion, it seems you've rebelled!"

Zhao Shoujiang muttered as he tried to get up from the ground.

Chen Fang picked up the leather whip from the bed, mustered all his strength, and swung it down at Zhao Shoujiang on the ground.

"Whack whack whack..."

Several lashes in succession.

Zhao Shoujiang, who wanted to stand up, couldn't withstand it at all.

He lay prostrate on the ground again.

With each stroke of the whip.

He grimaced in pain and could only curl up on the ground.

At first, he cursed and swore, but then he could only scream in agony.

Just like Luo Lan.

Now, Zhao Shoujiang's body was also marked with bloody traces, looking even more miserable.

After countless strikes.

Chen Fang stopped.

He untied Luo Lan from the ropes, found a bath towel for her to cover her body.

"Chen Fang, you're in trouble, you're in big trouble, you shouldn't have hit him, it's all my fault, it's all my fault. If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have let you come over. Leave now and I'll take care of the rest, I'll give up my life for him if it comes to it..."

Seeing Zhao Shoujiang beaten like that.

Luo Lan was both afraid and regretful.

She was pushing at Chen Fang.

Trying to get him to leave as quickly as possible.

"Leave? You think it will help to leave? Oh Luo Lan, let me tell you, you're ruined, I will destroy everything you have now, and when you're begging on your knees, I will not let you off, Chen Fang, you think you're tough? I want to see what you can do to protect her."

Zhao Shoujiang, gasping for air, stood up from the ground.

"Deputy County Chief Zhao, I'm wrong, it's all my fault, please let Chen Fang go and punish me however you want. You like hitting me, right? Come on, hit me as hard as you can..."

Anticipating that the consequences would be severe.

Luo Lan was at a loss.

She picked up the leather whip from the ground and tried to hand it to Zhao Shoujiang.

Seeing this.

Zhao Shoujiang burst into laughter.

Looking at Chen Fang, he said, "Oh Chen Fang, look at her, she's born a lowlife, what can you change?"

"I can! At least from today, you won't control her career anymore!"

Chen Fang spoke calmly.

"I won't control it? You think you can? Oh Chen Fang, young but bold, who do you think you are?"

"I'm nobody."

Chen Fang paused.

He reached into his pocket, took out a piece of paper, and handed it to Luo Lan.

"What is this?"

Luo Lan took the paper cautiously.

Chen Fang said, "Take a look at it first."

Luo Lan opened the paper with suspicion, glanced at it, and was immediately stunned.

When she looked up again, the fear in her eyes had turned into raging fire, burning fury.

"Playing tricks, Luo Lan, don't say I didn't give you a chance. Now kneel on the ground, shout three times that you, Luo Lan, are a slut, and I'll consider letting you off,"

Zhao Shoujiang said coldly.