Chapter 58: The Impregnable Fortress

  After the meeting, everyone went about their own business. Sun Piaoyun called Yang Bin to a small office, while Qin Liang, under the supervision of three colleagues in the office, sullenly started doing cleaning work in the office. He even went to unclog the toilet, doing things he had never done before.

  In the small office, Sun Piaoyun smiled at Yang Bin with a smile, apparently she had recovered from the initial shock of being discovered by Yang Bin's corruption evidence, and understood that she still had great value to be used by Yang Bin, who would not expose her for the time being.

  So, she must make full use of this opportunity to either retrieve the video by all means or turn enemies into friends and drag Yang Bin down together, tying them up with one rope, thereby reducing her own exposure. Whatever it takes, stabilizing Yang Bin is now the top priority.

  "This is 40,000 yuan, and from now on... just leave it with you." Sun Piaoyun took out four stacks of 100-yuan bills from her bag and pushed them in front of Yang Bin.

  "Take it back! Find a safe place to stash it yourself, I promised not to expose this matter for the time being, but that doesn't mean I'll collude with you." Yang Bin gave Sun Piaoyun a cold glance, ignoring the stack of cash in front of him.

  He is indeed useful to Sun Piaoyun now, but that doesn't mean this matter will be settled. Sun Piaoyun wants to tie him up with a rope, how could he not see through such a small trick?

  "Xiao Bin, you say we're civil servants, with such low salaries, what's the point? Promotion? It's very difficult, and for a lifetime, it'll just be like that. At most, at retirement, we can get treatment as a department-level or deputy department-level official, how much money will we have? But we need to support our families, raise children, pay for education, medical expenses... so many places to spend money... relying on that little salary, won't we starve to death?" Sun Piaoyun began to gently persuade Yang Bin.

  Since the other party has already seen through my true face, it's pointless to pretend to be honest anymore. I might as well drag this scoundrel down with me and form a mutually beneficial alliance, then the bribery video will naturally lose its significance.

  "That's just your idea, if you insist that I take the money, fine, I'll turn it over to the Discipline Inspection Commission right away, along with the video, or post it online. What do you think, Director Sun?" Yang Bin's eyes stared straight into Sun Piaoyun's, and all she saw now was an impenetrable coldness, gone was the previous reverence she had for her.

  Sun Piaoyun obviously realized that she had underestimated Yang Bin before. A person who has been enduring under Qin Liang for a whole year, a person who joined the party in college, how could he be so simple?

  However, she didn't believe that this was an impenetrable egg. People all have desires and weaknesses, and for Sun Piaoyun, who often dealt with customers and attracted investment, there were no impregnable fortresses in the world, only ones whose weak points you hadn't found yet.

  "Don't be so serious! From now on, whatever you think should be done... just do it..." Sun Piaoyun said with a smile, while quickly thinking of her next move in her mind.

  "It's good that you know." Yang Bin relaxed his expression a bit, after Dai Hongfei left, he had no power in the Zhaoshang Bureau, and even now the matter of transferring from a temporary to a permanent official was still not finalized. To stand firm, he must make good use of Sun Piaoyun.

  The struggle within the Investment Promotion Bureau is far more intense than the one between He and Qin Liang in the project team. With her there to take the lead, he will have much less unknown pressure. At least before he fully understands the situation and grasps the overall situation, he can have a buffer time to prepare.

  "Yang Bin, I've already heard about what's going on between you, Zhou Xiao Yi, and Qin Liang. That Zhou Xiao Yi is a sly little thing, and she doesn't match someone as honest and down-to-earth as you. She's not worth your anger. There are plenty of other fish in the sea, after all! I have a cousin who just turned twenty, and she's got a great figure and looks. Her skin is so fair and smooth... every time I see her, I feel like reaching out to touch it. And she's very gentle, too - she hasn't even had a boyfriend yet. I think you two would be a pretty good match. Why don't I bring her over to meet you sometime?" Sun Piao Yun suddenly changed the subject, showing concern for Yang Bin's personal life.

  "Thank you, Director Sun, for your concern, but I don't want to consider personal matters right now." Yang Bin firmly rejected Sun Piaoyun's "good intentions", of course, he knew what purpose she was trying to pull him in with, even going so far as to bring up the matter of a cousin and relatives.

  "As an older sister and someone who's been through it, I still want to advise you a bit... You're such a big boy, living alone outside must be very lonely? When you've suffered injustice, there's no one to confide in; when you go home, there's no one to cook or do laundry for you; at night, sleeping is also not warm without someone by your side. If you can find the right person and settle down early, it will be very helpful for your work...” Sun Piaoyun said while pretending to casually reach out and grab Yang Bin's hand, gently kneading it.

  Can't help but say, Sun Piaoyun is very good at using a woman's gentleness to confuse people... With her usual sweetness and the charm of a mature woman, people whose minds are not firm enough will probably get lost.

  A gentle trap is laid at your feet, just waiting for you to step into it.

  Yang Bin stretched out his other hand and grabbed Sun Piaoyun's hand that was pinching her, looking straight into her eyes.

  Sun Piaoyun's smile at this moment was even sweeter, and a hint of blush appeared on her cheeks. If it were an ordinary boy, he would definitely have thought that she had fallen in love.

  Yang Bin is not an ordinary little boy, and his mind is also unusually firm.

  So he forcibly pulled Sun Piaoyun's hand away from his, putting it back in front of her, and then replied to Sun Piaoyun with six words...

  "Director Sun, please restrain yourself!"

  Sun Piaoyun's face suddenly turned bright red... She wasn't a very cheap person, and the previous move was almost her last resort, she wouldn't have used it if she hadn't been desperate, and if she still couldn't deal with Yang Bin, she would soon be completely out of tricks.

  Especially the six words that Yang Bin finally threw out made her old face almost nowhere to be placed.

  However, Sun Piaoyun was not an ordinary person either. After covering her face and remaining silent for over ten seconds, she reached out to smooth the hair on her forehead, and in those few seconds, her eyes had already turned bright red, with tears welling up inside.

  "Xiao Bin, to be honest with you... my daughter Xiao Huan... has congenital heart disease... The doctor said she's still young and can't have surgery now, but it must be done before she turns 10. It's a major operation that will cost hundreds of thousands of yuan, otherwise, she won't be able to grow up healthy and lively like other kids, with the same future as them..."

  "With my and my lover's salary, it is impossible to save up this amount of money before she turns ten. Everything I'm doing now... is out of desperation. If I can't prepare for her in advance, I will lose her forever when she reaches her teenage years... Please forgive a mother's selfishness!"

  Sun Piaoyun was already crying and unable to speak, and with trembling hands, she took out more than a dozen medical records from her bag and put them in front of Yang Bin.

  There is also a photo of a pretty little girl in the open wallet, with Sun Piaoyun's face stuck to her face and smiling happily.

  "My husband is a useless man, if I weren't around, he wouldn't even be able to keep his job. If something happened to me, my daughter and my whole family would be completely finished..." Sun Piaoyun lowered her head, tugging hard at her own hair.

  Her behavior at this moment is hard for Yang Bin to believe that she's pretending. Hmm, plus these medical records.

  Yang Bin casually flipped through the dozen or so medical records in front of him, his expression unchanged, and even colder than before. It wasn't that he didn't have sympathy, but rather he simply didn't trust Sun Piaoyun at all.

  "Director Sun, I'm saying the same thing again: cooperate with my work and stop playing tricks on me behind my back with Qin Liang. I guarantee you won't get into trouble! But if I find out again that you're secretly colluding with him, don't blame me for being ruthless! This is your only chance; next time I take action, it will be to put you in a desperate situation! Also, stop playing coy and pretending to be pitiful in front of me - it's just a waste of both our time!" Yang Bin said as he threw the dozen or so medical records and 40,000 yuan back at Sun Piaoyun.

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