Lu Tao read through the important contents of the encrypted folder, took out a USB flash drive that he had prepared in advance and copied the entire folder. He then closed the folder and exited the USB flash drive. He casually opened a news website and browsed for ten minutes before leaving the study and going to the kitchen to cook with Du Xiaoyu.
During dinner, Du Xiaoyu opened a bottle of red wine and toasted with Lu Tao. She raised a pair of watery eyes and looked at him affectionately. She blushed and asked in a low voice, "Brother, can you not go back tonight?"
Lu Tao saw her eyes full of expectation and her charming face. His heart couldn't help but waver. He couldn't help but want to agree. But when he thought of the USB flash drive in his trouser pocket, his heart surged with guilt again. He showed hesitation on his face and didn't answer her.
Du Xiaoyu saw that he didn't speak and her face darkened. She said faintly, "Brother, I know that your prejudice against my family hasn't been eliminated, so you don't want to take a substantial step with me, right?"
Lu Tao didn't directly answer her question. He thought for a moment and asked, "Xiaoyu, if one day I have a fierce conflict with your family again and expose the O 'Neal Group's illegal crimes and send your father, your sister, and others to prison, what will you think in your heart? Will you think that I am a cold, heartless, and ungrateful person? Will you regret falling in love with me? "
Du Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment. Her face showed a trace of a blank expression. She lowered her head and thought for a moment. Her eyes were suddenly filled with tears. She held her cheeks with both hands and sobbed in a low voice, "I don't know what I should do … Brother, I know that you are a very righteous and upright person. I also know that my family, especially my father, has done a lot of shameful things and should be punished by the law. But they are very good to me, especially my sister. She has always loved and taken care of me. If she goes to prison, although I know that she deserves it, I will still be sad and upset … Brother, do you understand how I feel? "
Seeing her helpless and helpless appearance, Lu Tao couldn't help but feel a surge of pity and guilt in his heart. He pulled her into his embrace and said softly, "Little Yu, I understand your feelings. You are a pure lotus flower that grows out of the mud without being tainted. You hate the crimes committed by your family as much as I do. However, they are still your father and your elder sister. Therefore, even if you hate them, it is difficult for you to give up on your familial ties. To be honest, I'm also rather conflicted and hesitant right now. Your beauty, your kindness, and the tenderness you have for me all make my heart beat faster. You've asked me many times whether I like you or not. I'll repeat it again: I really like you, I love you, and I really want to marry you and start a family with you.
"But every time I think about your family and the O 'Neal Group, I feel hesitant. I can't help but think about our future. I once saw this sentence: A marriage that is not blessed by the family is a painful marriage! If I personally send your family members to prison in the future, they will definitely hate me for the rest of their lives, and they will also hate and hate you. What are you going to do then? Are you going to choose family or love? Little Yu, this is a huge gap. I have to consider it carefully. What do you think? "
Du Xiaoyu buried her head in his arms and sobbed, "Brother, I don't want to think so far ahead. I just want to know that you like and love me …"
Speaking of this, she suddenly raised her head and said in a pleading tone, "Brother, can you not care about the O 'Neal Group and the Liu family? You are now the director of the Inspection Bureau of the Local Taxation Bureau. You are not a cadre of the discipline inspection, nor are you a law enforcement officer of the Public Security Bureau. It is not your responsibility to investigate the O 'Neal Group and the Liu family's crimes. If you don't care about this matter, it is not a dereliction of duty, and no one can blame you, right?
"I know that the O 'Neal Group and my family are very problematic. They have done a lot of evil things and will be punished one day. However, you have not exposed their responsibility and obligation. As long as you are not directly involved in this matter, my family will not hate you, and I will not feel guilty for my family. In this way, we can fall in love and get married without any burden. Is that okay? "
Lu Tao looked at Du Xiaoyu's eager eyes and quietly touched the USB flash drive in his trouser pocket that had a lot of secret information of the O 'Neal Group. After hesitating for a while, he finally sighed and said, "Little Yu, I promise you. As long as your family no longer targets me, I can get along with them peacefully and not fight with them. However, I want to remind you that the O 'Neal Group's crimes are very serious, and it involves the corruption of many officials. Even if I don't expose them, according to the current anti-corruption situation, the day of the collapse of the O' Neal Group will not be long. I suggest that you stay away from the Liu family and the O 'Neal Group, just like you did in the past. "
Du Xiaoyu saw that he had agreed not to be enemies with the Liu Clan and couldn't help but be overjoyed. She held his face and kissed his cheeks madly while saying in a happy tone, "Brother, thank you … thank you …"
That night, Lu Tao couldn't stand Du Xiaoyu's repeated pleas and stayed at Liu Feiyan's house.
At eight o 'clock the next morning, Lu Tao had just walked into the office when he suddenly received a call from Xie Benzhu. He only heard that Xie Benzhu asked in a somewhat anxious tone, "Little Lu, now that Li Weijun's whereabouts are unknown, the secret investigation team targeting him may be disbanded soon. Last time you said that it was possible to use your relationship with Du Xiaoyu to get some clues and evidence about the O 'Neal Group's crimes. How is it going now? Is there any progress? If there is no progress on your side, our efforts in the past two months may be in vain. "
Lu Tao was silent for a moment and replied, "Secretary Xie, I'm very sorry. I haven't made any progress on my side. Please find another way!"
The reason why Lu Tao didn't tell Xie Benzhu that he had copied some of the O 'Neal Group's core secrets was that he had repeatedly weighed and considered.
First of all, he felt that the means he used to obtain the secret information was dishonorable and even a little despicable. He completely took advantage of Du Xiaoyu's kindness and innocence. Although his motives were good, if this matter was known by others, his character and reputation would suffer great damage. At that time, he was impulsive and wanted to take the risk to steal the information from Liu Feiyan's computer. In fact, he lacked consideration and consideration. It could be said that it was a very childish behavior.
Secondly, he also had to consider Du Xiaoyu's feelings. She loved him so much, trusted him so much, worshipped him so much. If one day she knew that he used the convenience of being with her to steal the O 'Neal Group's secrets from her eldest sister's computer and send her family to prison, it would definitely be a fatal blow to her. Maybe it would completely break her spirit!
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