Please, mature women, have some self-respect. I just want a raise and a promotion.

Lin Zheng lit a cigarette to ease his tense mood.

He never expected that someone would dare to be so brazen despite the high-pressure crackdown on organized crime from above.

"Boss, I've said everything I needed to say, can you please help me?"

"I'll do anything for you, like a slave, as long as you let me leave here."

Zhou Lili clung to Lin Zheng's leg, pleading with him.

Lin Zheng thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "I can help you, but you have to be patient."

"Also, you should cut ties with your husband as soon as possible, so that I can do something about it."

"I'm divorcing that gambling addict tomorrow. How will I contact you then?"

"No need to add contact information, I'll come here to find you if I need anything."

"We absolutely cannot let a third person know about this, not even your best friend, understand?"

"It's getting late, and I have some things to do. I'll pay you the full amount later."

After Lin Zheng finished speaking, he prepared to leave.

Zhou Lili pulled Lin Zheng back.

"Boss, don't rush off."

"If you go out now, it will definitely arouse the suspicion of the lobby manager, and I don't know how to explain it to her then."

Lin Zheng stopped in his tracks: "So how do I operate it?"

"Well... let's make this a real-life charade."

"Anyway, I can't get out of here anytime soon. You're a good person, and I want to give you my first time, besides my husband."

"Don't worry, I'm very clean, and I learned a lot during the training."

Seeing Zhou Lili's pleading expression, Lin Zheng nodded in agreement.

Zhou Lili pulled Lin Zheng to the large round bed and then pressed him down onto it.

Under Lin Zheng's watchful gaze, she unbuttoned her cheongsam one button at a time.

"Boss, relax, I'm going to do a handstand now."

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhou Lili stood upside down, her feet wrapped around a purple ribbon that had been prepared on the roof beam.

The surging waves faced Lin Zheng and slowly descended.

Lin Zheng felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.

He admired the beautiful scenery before him and took out his phone to record it.

The phone rang as soon as I reached for it on the bedside table.

Lin Zheng picked it up and saw that it was Lin Mei calling. He answered without thinking much about it.

"Lin Zheng, are you at Yang Feng's foot massage parlor?"

Lin Mei kept her voice very low, amidst the clamor of pedestrians nearby.

Lin Zheng was taken aback and asked, "How did you know?"

"Run! Yang Feng is leading his men to surround you!"

He wants to capture you and force you to do things for him.

Upon hearing this, Lin Zheng was terrified.

Without saying a word, he quickly got out of bed, grabbed his clothes, and rushed out of the room.

"When Yang Feng comes back later, remember not to mention our affair."

I'll find a way to get things done for you.

As he rushed out of the room, Lin Zheng turned back and gave Zhou Lili a reminder.

Lin Zheng didn't dare take the elevator, so he went down the stairs from the third floor, bypassed the lobby, and left through the back door.

He had just started his car when he saw three bread trucks screeching to a stop at the entrance of the clubhouse.

The leader was a gaunt man with long hair, followed by nine burly men.

That long-haired, skinny man was Yang Feng, the owner of this club.

He came in, chatted briefly with the lobby manager, and then quickly led his entourage into the elevator.

Lin Zheng didn't dare linger and quickly started the car and drove away.

Back at his residence in the town government, Lin Zheng was still shaken.

Yang Feng and his gang of bastards are reckless; it will be very difficult to carry out the work from here on out.

He sat back on the sofa, lit a cigarette, and tried to calm himself down.

After finishing a cigarette, Lin Zheng regained his composure.

He took out his phone and dialed Lin Mei's number.

"Lin Zheng, have you come out of the club yet?"

As soon as the call connected, Lin Mei's worried voice came from the other end.

"You're out? How did you know I was at Yang Feng's club?"

"Also, how did Yang Feng know I was at his club?"

Lin Mei responded, "How am I supposed to answer all these questions?"

Where are you now? I'm coming to find you.

"I'm in the town government dormitory, third floor, room 307."

"Please be careful when you come over."

"Okay, wait for me a moment."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Zheng took out another cigarette and started smoking.

The incident at the club was definitely not accidental.

Yang Feng found his whereabouts so accurately, could it be that he sent someone to monitor him?

If it wasn't surveillance, then someone must have called Yang Feng.

Thinking of the second possibility, Lin Zheng felt a chill of fear, and his palms became sweaty.

After finishing a cigarette, Lin Zheng picked up his water glass, took a sip, and continued to ponder the various possibilities.

About ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door.

Lin Zheng opened the door and saw Lin Mei, who was wrapped up tightly.

Lin Mei walked in quickly and told Lin Zheng to close the door.

Lin Mei only took off her long coat after the door was closed.

"What happened, Sister Lin?"

Lin Zheng was completely puzzled.

Lin Mei said, "You have no idea how much risk I took to come see you."

"If Yang Feng knew about our relationship, he would definitely make things difficult for me."

"What about Li Xiaohua and the others...?"

Lin Mei waved her hand, interrupting Lin Zheng.

"Don't worry, they won't."

Lin Zheng sat down next to Lin Mei and asked, "How did you know I was at Yang Hui's club?"

"I didn't know you were at Yangfeng's place."

"But how Yang Feng knew you were there is a question you should think about."

Hearing this, Lin Zheng was even more bewildered.

Lin Mei didn't keep them in suspense and continued, "Here's what happened: another sister and I were having dinner with Yang Feng and a group of cadres including Tan Guozheng."

"During the meal, Yang Feng received a phone call. After hanging up, he said he would take people to arrest you."

"Tan Guozheng immediately made a decision: 'If we catch you, we'll cripple you first, then find a secluded place to lock you up and play with you slowly, so you'll know the consequences of offending the Tan family.'"

Lin Zheng's face turned pale upon hearing this, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead once again.

The officials in other towns use underhanded methods, but the Tan family is doing this openly and brazenly.

This method is even more outrageous than that of bandits.

If he falls into Yang Feng's hands tonight, he will definitely end up crippled.

Seeing that Lin Zheng remained silent, Lin Mei continued to persuade him, "Lin Zheng, why don't you apologize to Secretary Tan and side with him?"

"You'll be transferred with the town mayor anyway, so there's no need to risk your life to fight the Tan family to the death."

Lin Zheng waved his hand and said, "Sister Lin, you don't understand the situation inside."

"I can't afford to back down even a step now."

"If I switch sides, will the new mayor let me off the hook?"

"If the new mayor knew I had defected, she probably would have crushed me before the project even started."

Lin Mei paused, then asked, "So what do you plan to do?"

"Are we really going to fight the Tan family to the death?"

Lin Zheng frowned, took out another cigarette, lit it, and quietly smoked it.

A few minutes later, his eyes lit up.

"Since we're going to die anyway, we might as well just accept it."

Lin Mei was completely stunned when she heard this.

She couldn't understand what Lin Zheng meant at all.