At the Pinnacle of Power: The Female Leader and Her Chief Advisor

Lu Ming chuckled to himself.

He knew that Mu Xueqi was on the rooftop and had seen his ambiguous behavior with the woman in the cheongsam.

He thought about it seriously for a few seconds and said, "It's soft enough, but it's not big enough or perky enough!"

Mu Xueqi's expression changed, and she said irritably, "Hmph, I knew you couldn't resist a honey trap!"

Lu Ming chuckled, stepped forward, and put his arm around Mu Xueqi's slender waist, saying, "Why does Officer Mu sound so jealous?"

Mu Xueqi reached out and pushed Lu Ming away: "Who's jealous? Get to the point, don't get physical, or I'll report you for indecent assault!"

Lu Ming didn't care at all and said softly, "Alright, I was just putting on a show for Qian Kuo."

Mu Xueqi snorted and asked, "You stayed in there for so long, did you gain anything?"

Lu Ming patted her bottom, reached out to tug at her collar, and said mysteriously, "You've had quite a haul, but I've been busy all night. Let me take a shower and freshen up before I tell you."

"Then hurry up and go!"

"If you want to wash faster, you have to come in and scrub my back."

"You wish!"

"In that case, I guess I'll just have to wash it slowly."

After saying that, Lu Ming walked toward the restroom with a mocking expression.

Mu Xueqi, who was behind her, bit her lip lightly, let out a soft hum, and followed.

Before long, soft chanting of Buddhist hymns filled the bathroom.

After the battle, the two lay in bed embracing each other tightly.

Lu Ming briefly explained what had happened that evening, and Mu Xueqi asked, "So, what do you plan to do with this money?"

Lu Ming said, "Don't worry, I've already reported it to the mayor. Besides, this little bit of money is nothing. To completely dispel Qian Kuo's doubts about me, it would have to be at least ten times more."

"I've made up my mind. Starting tomorrow, I'll go play mahjong every day and win five or six million first."

Mu Xueqi discovered that Lu Ming's solution to the problem was truly ingenious.

Although it sounds incredibly improbable, upon closer inspection, it is indeed a good idea.

"Besides winning money, are you also planning to hook up with women there?"

Lu Ming shook his head and said seriously, "You can't just play around with the women there."

Mu Xueqi was taken aback and asked in confusion, "Are you worried that they might be sick?"

Lu Ming's lips twitched, and he explained, "It's unlikely I'm sick; I'm worried there might be surveillance cameras in the room!"

If you win money playing mahjong, no matter how much, just report it to Yu Wei.

But if you sleep with a woman and it's filmed, you'll never be able to clear your name, and it will inevitably become a stain on your reputation that others can use against you.

Lu Ming would never believe that Qian Kuo had created such a unique and secluded place in Qingwufang, without secretly installing pinhole cameras in the private rooms.

Mu Xueqi suddenly realized what was going on, and pouted, saying, "I thought you were a gentleman, but it turns out you're just afraid of being photographed without your consent!"

Lu Ming sighed, "I'm just an ordinary man. How could I not be tempted when a beautiful woman throws herself at me?"

"It's only because this is in Qingwu Lane. If it were somewhere without surveillance cameras, with so many beautiful women to choose from, I wouldn't be able to resist. I'd probably be a groom every night!"

After saying that, Lu Ming flipped over and started operating again.

……

For the next few days, Lu Ming appeared at Qingwufang on time every day.

He went to the banquet hall, ate and drank his fill, and then went straight to the casino to play mahjong.

In the first few days, he was relatively restrained, and he would stop playing after winning three or four hundred thousand.

But before long, his appetite grew, and he would only play if he won a million or two every day.

On his busiest night, he won 1.5 million before reluctantly leaving the table.

In more than ten days, he had won 8.3 million in Qingwufang.

Moreover, he is now entering and leaving Qingwufang more and more naturally, as if it were his home.

Sometimes when Lu Ming ran into Wang Yanchun's secretary Xu Lei or Jiang Ling's secretary Chen Pei in the banquet hall, he would take the initiative to go up and greet them.

However, to Lu Ming's surprise, he had not seen Jia Jitong, the head of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, since the first day he met him.

Similarly, Lu Ming had never met any other officials.

Lu Ming guessed that this was Qian Kuo's deliberate act, his purpose being to prevent him from knowing which leaders were his honored guests.

That day, Lu Ming continued playing mahjong in the private room.

His excited state at the card table was clearly seen by Qian Kuo through the surveillance camera.

"Chairman Qian, this Secretary Lu comes over every day and has already won more than eight million."

Upon hearing this, Qian Kuo remained calm and composed, saying indifferently, "Let him win."

He had witnessed Lu Ming's changes over the past ten days.

Qian Kuo had met many leaders in officialdom, including some who were upright and incorruptible.

Such people may seem unyielding, but they can easily break down a person's defenses by finding their deepest weaknesses and guiding them with a little effort.

Take Lu Ming for example, he's a gambling addict at heart!

This can be seen from his revenge against Zhu Chaoyang and his ex-girlfriend since he became Yu Wei's secretary, and later his killing of Li Ping and Wang Qiang.

Every step he took was a gamble!

Perhaps he himself didn't even realize that he had become addicted to gambling.

However, what he gambled on wasn't money, but his future!

Qian Kuo pointed to the video and said, "Send the video to Secretary Jia."

"yes!"

……

When Jia Jitong received the video and saw Lu Ming at the card table, who was playing like he was on steroids, he sighed helplessly.

This Lu Ming is finished.

In less than half a month, he was completely won over by Qian Kuo.

He thought he was winning money, but little did he know that he had already fallen into Qian Kuo's trap.

However, this is good news for him.

By taking down Lu Ming, Qian Kuo essentially planted a time bomb next to Yu Wei.

This might be a lifesaver in a critical moment.

Moreover, with Lu Ming's cooperation, what he was going to do would be more covert and safer.

As long as Qian Kuo doesn't provoke Yu Wei again, their actions will never be exposed to the world.

……

"Hahaha, everyone, I'm so sorry, I won again, hahaha..."

Lu Ming's mouth was practically stretched to the back of his head as he frantically shoved the chips in front of him, his eyes practically gleaming.

He glanced at the time, stood up happily, and said, "That's about enough for today. If we keep playing, it'll affect my work tomorrow. Let's continue tomorrow night."

Lu Ming led the woman in the cheongsam out of the private room. In a place without surveillance cameras, he slipped a 10,000 yuan chip into her cleavage through her neckline and gave it a squeeze.

After exchanging the chips and receiving a text message from the bank, Lu Ming went upstairs.

The woman in the cheongsam clung to his arm and said coquettishly, "Secretary Lu, you've been here for so long, and you still haven't soaked in the hot springs."

Lu Ming became wary. Was Qian Kuo getting impatient?

"Ugh, I have to go to work tomorrow, how can I have time for that stuff?"

"You don't know, for us secretaries, our time is all given to us by our superiors."

"Why waste time soaking in a hot spring when you could play a few more rounds of mahjong?"

The woman in the cheongsam deliberately rubbed her ample bosom against him, saying in a coquettish voice, "But I still want to take a bath with Secretary Lu."

Lu Ming pretended to be in a difficult position, then suddenly saw the restroom not far away, so he pulled the woman in the cheongsam over there...