The person sitting in the back seat of Jiang Yuying's car was Xiang Tianliang.

  "Xiao Xiang, you scared me to death."

  Jiang Yuying let out a long breath with her hand covering her chest, looking somewhat exaggerated, because she suddenly saw the little man she had a crush on, and her eyes began to shine.

  "Drive faster." Tian Liang gave a cold command.

  Jiang Yuying didn't dare to tarry and the sedan chair quickly left the teahouse.

  "Kohaku, you heard everything from next door just now, didn't you?"

  "Hmm, you winked at me just now, and I knew you found out that I was next door. I'm curious, how did you discover me?"

  Jiang Yuying smiled and said, "It's really a coincidence. I received a call from Ya Juan, saying that you would be coming back to Qinghe from Binhai this afternoon to meet the new Vice Secretary Zhang. She asked me to wait for you in front of the Municipal Committee building, and then pick you up after your conversation was over. But unexpectedly, when you came out, you were caught up by those two stinky cops, Xiao Jianan and Yu Zhonghao. So I waited outside, and just as you were about to leave, you discovered Sun Zhanlu, but actually, Sun Zhanlu and Yu Feilong had made an appointment with me. So I didn't follow you, but instead went around the block and headed to our meeting spot. I knew that with your cunning ways, you would definitely enter the teahouse."

  Xiang Tian brightened up and curiously asked, "Why did Sister Li ask you to pick me up at the Municipal Committee building? Is she afraid that after I meet with the municipal leaders, I won't be able to tell east from west?"

  "That's not it, she said her home might be under surveillance, including your and her pagers being tapped, she suspects that there are bugs or something installed at home, but she doesn't understand, wants to wait for you to come back and do a thorough check."

  "Where are we going now?"

  "My home." Jiang Yuying flicked her long hair and smiled sweetly.

  "Really?"

  "This is an order from your sister Li, I'm just executing it."

  "Is what you're saying true?"

  "She'll be back in a little over an hour, don't believe me? Go ask her yourself."

  "Oh...alright then."

  Arriving at Jiang Yuying's home, Xiang Tianliang habitually sized up the room first. It was also an apartment building, but unlike Li Yajuan's home which was built over a decade ago, Jiang Yuying lived in one that was jointly constructed by major state-owned banks in the financial system two years prior. Not only did it have an area of at least 150 square meters or more, but judging from the security guards at the entrance and several imported elevators, this should be the highest-end residential building in Qinghe City.

  "How is it?" Jiang Yuying changed her clothes, revealing a sensual and alluring figure.

  As soon as the lights came on in front of him, this girl, no wonder she was a dance major, her figure was really too seductive, and his lower body had an instant chemical reaction.

  "Hmm, this house is pretty good." Xiang Tianliang pretended to be confused and asked Jiang Yuying a question that wasn't about the house.

  Jiang Yuying straightened her waist and puffed out her chest, gave a sideways glance with a hint of annoyance and said: "Xiao Xiang, I'm talking about myself, okay?"

  "Hehe, it's nothing special, just so-so."

  "Heh heh... don't be so presumptuous, look at you over there, heh heh..."

  Jiang Yuying smiled and suddenly fell forward, landing on Xiang Tianliang's body.

  There was no way to dodge it, so he could only reluctantly stretch out his hand to catch it.

  Before he could say a word, his face had been wildly kissed by Jiang Yuying.

  "Hey... hey, Jiang sister, have you forgotten the discipline I set?"

  "I... I couldn't help it." Jiang Yuying panted.

  "Besides, you're still within the trial period I set for you. If you commit another offense, I'll kick you out with one foot."

  Jiang Yuying held onto everyone's hands and said reluctantly: "Xiao Xiang, anyway, since Ya Juan hasn't come back yet, you...you..."

  "Damn it." He cursed towards the sky and slapped Jiang Yuying's butt, "What if your husband bursts in suddenly?"

  "He just finished his vacation and went back, don't worry." Jiang Yuying's hands had already begun to knead the big dough that was facing upwards.

  It's true, Jiang Yuying's skills are quite good, and she made Xiang Tianliang feel itchy all over.

  "Alright, but don't take advantage of me." Xiang Tianliang actually also had the intention to enjoy himself, and came up with a smooth push, "Tell me what's going on today, why did Yu Feilong and Sun Zhanlu want to make an appointment with you?"

  Jiang Yuying was overjoyed, reporting the situation while quickly moving her hands, using her heart and mind, surprisingly being in order, not delaying anything, making Xiang Tianliang admire her endlessly.

  This is what they call a career woman.

  "Xiao Xiang, it's not just Yu Feilong and Sun Zhanlu who came to see me. In the past few days, my office has been like a marketplace, with everyone who should come having arrived. Even Zhang Haifeng, the newly appointed deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, called me twice."

  Xiang Tianliang asked in surprise: "Zhang Haifeng? What did he say?"

  Jiang Yuying said: "Someone like Zhang Haifeng with a certain status, of course, wouldn't speak as bluntly as Yu Feilong and Sun Zhanlu, but I'm not an idiot either. I can tell that he was hinting at me, hoping I could hand over your things to him. He even promised that when the time is right, he would recommend me for the position of president of the city branch or deputy director of the municipal finance office."

  A cold smile, Tian Liang said: "What a big tone, it seems that Zhang Haifeng is new to the scene and doesn't want to be lonely."

  "I just don't know why he also wants to stir up this muddy water." Jiang Yuying said, her hands moving even faster.

  Pushing away Jiang Yuying, he thought for a moment and then said to Tian Liang: "I understand now, his purpose in finding me and you is the same, which is to get me to hand over what I have mastered."

  "What is his purpose?"

  "He shouldn't be doing it for Xie Zixuan and Yu Feilong, but for himself. Among the things I have in my grasp, there's one thing that interests him greatly. If he gets his hands on it, he'll be able to quickly gain a foothold at Qinghe Station. Before long, he'll be standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the Municipal Party Secretary and Mayor, forming a three-way standoff."

  "Is there such an important ingredient in your stuff?"

  "Hmm, now I can tell you that one of the three notebooks belonging to the old director records a large number of cadres' economic problems. Once Zhang Haifeng gets hold of it, he can completely control them and use them for his own purposes. Doesn't this mean he'll have his own power?"

  "Oh, isn't he afraid of getting burned by things? Just like you now, how many people are staring at you?"

  He stood up towards the bright sky, took a few steps, and smiled: "Actually, if those things fell into Zhang Haifeng's hands, Zhang Haifeng would be very safe because he is in a superior position, high above others, only he can threaten others, while others cannot threaten him. I am different, a small soldier with something in my hand, I am safe. Once the thing is handed over, I will become an ant that anyone can trample to death. As for Yu Feilong and Sun Zhanluo, they want my things but do not dare to ask openly because once others know, they will be restless."

  Just then, the phone rang.

  Jiang Yuying picked up the phone, listened for a while, and handed the receiver to Xiang Tianliang.

  "It's strange... You came to pick her up, it was your unit's Old Husband Xu's phone call, he said that Ya Juan was taken away by her ex-husband."