Li Rui nodded and said, "I can take you there when I'm free this weekend. But for now, let's eat first. If we don't eat, the food will get cold. Hehe." He picked up his chopsticks.
It turned out that while the two were talking, the dishes were served one by one. But the two were talking so happily that neither of them wanted to eat. Now that they had finished talking, it was time to enjoy.
Fang Zhitong smiled shyly and picked up her chopsticks. But the shy smile on her face quickly froze and turned into flattery because Li Rui put a prawn ball on her plate.
"Ah, Li … Director Li, don't worry about me. Eat by yourself. I'll eat …"
Li Rui said, "I'm not worrying about you. I'm just thanking you for helping me solve a puzzle. What's the big deal about giving you some food to express my gratitude? Hehe, hurry up and eat. "
Fang Zhitong tightly pursed her red lips, the corners of her mouth carrying an embarrassed and embarrassed smile. She deeply looked at him a few times before starting to eat.
Li Rui wasn't the type of person who liked to cause trouble at banquets, and Fang Zhitong was a scholarly and elegant woman. Thus, the two of them ate the meal in silence. Although the atmosphere was calm, it didn't lose its warmth.
While they were eating, Li Rui suddenly received a call from Yu Zhenhui, the secretary of the Northern District's Commission for Discipline Inspection. Yu Zhenhui told him a piece of good news. During the day, the investigation team in charge of Ding Zhiguo's case had finished a hasty final investigation of Ding Zhiguo. They had started to write the final report of the case. They would release Ding Zhiguo the next day. After that, they would issue a party disciplinary punishment.
Li Rui was very happy when he heard this and promised to treat him to a meal. Yu Zhenhui agreed with a smile and told him not to be polite. The two of them exchanged some pleasantries and hung up the phone.
Li Rui didn't thank Yu Zhenhui verbally over the phone because Yu Zhenhui had helped him a lot. Verbally wasn't enough to express his gratitude. It was better to treat him to a meal and make friends. If she really thanked him over the phone, she might be looked down upon by him.
Not long after Li Rui hung up, Fang Zhitong also received a call. When she saw the caller's name, she frowned and her face was filled with impatience. When she picked up the call, her tone was icy cold. "… Dinner … with friends … Why are you asking so much? This has nothing to do with you … You can't control it … Don't go, it's useless even if you go. No matter how much you make my parents happy and like you, it's useless … Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need it!"
Li Rui saw that she was not in a good mood and asked curiously, "What's wrong?" Fang Zhitong looked up at him and opened her cherry lips, wanting to say something but hesitated. Li Rui smiled and said, "Then let's eat. The sooner we finish eating, the sooner we can go home." Fang Zhitong pursed her lips and smiled. Her smile was a little distressed and helpless. She sighed and said, "Let me tell you, my aunt introduced me to someone. He … likes me a lot. After meeting me once, he started to chase me crazily. He told me that as long as I married him, he was willing to help me pay off my family's debt … which is the two hundred thousand that I owed you. He even bought me a house, a car, clothes, jewelry, and a lot of other things …" Li Rui smiled and said, "Isn't that great? Then? "
Fang Zhitong shook her head and said, "Then I didn't agree. I told him that the money that my family owed, I would pay it back myself. I wouldn't let anyone else help me. Even if I got married one day, I wouldn't bring this debt with me." Li Rui was speechless. He thought that this girl really had a backbone. Fang Zhitong continued, "Then I rejected him, but he wouldn't let me go. He would pester me every day …" Li Rui lost his voice and said, "Such a good guy, why did you reject him? Even if you want to pay off your debt, you can't reject his good intentions towards you. " Fang Zhitong shook her head contemptuously and said, "You don't know, he … he always wanted to touch me. When we were watching a movie, he grabbed my hand. When we were shopping, he hugged my waist. That night when he sent me home, he even hugged me but I pushed him away."
Li Ruixin thought that there were two possibilities. One was that the guy wasn't a good guy to begin with. When he saw a pretty girl, he wanted to do it. The other was that he could barely be considered a good guy, but when he saw a beauty like Fang Zhitong, he couldn't hold himself back. Therefore, Fang Zhitong rejected him. It was understandable. He said, "The one who called you just now was him?"
Fang Zhitong nodded her head and said, "Yes, it's him. He asked me where I was and what I was doing. Seeing that I was ignoring him, he said that he would go to my house and wait for me to come back. Actually, he went to my house to curry favor with my parents. Every time, he would buy a lot of gifts and make my parents happy. My parents would always persuade me to marry him and have already become his lobbyists. I'm so annoyed, but I'm too embarrassed to tell them about the matter of him taking liberties with me. Even if I tell them, they might still help him speak up.
Li Rui thought for a moment and said, "Well, I'll take you home later and help you deal with him." Fang Zhitong asked curiously, "How are you going to deal with him?" Li Rui looked into her beautiful eyes and said, "I'll say that I'm your boyfriend. He doesn't have any chance. I'll make him give up." Fang Zhitong's face turned red. She said angrily, "How … how can you say that?" Li Rui said with a smile that was not a smile, "In order to solve your problem, I can only say that. But don't worry, I won't turn the act into reality. "Fang Zhitong's face turned even redder. She muttered," You really want to … "
After dinner, Li Rui paid the bill and walked out of the restaurant with Fang Zhitong. They stopped a taxi by the roadside and rushed to the Fang family's house.
On the way, Li Rui pondered over a puzzle that he still had no answer to. The cave under the Pusan Mountain Temple was the branch of the Qingyang branch of the Incense Cult. How could he explain the treasure map on the iron block in the pottery jar unearthed under the foundation of the old house? Thinking of the record in the "History of Folk Religion of Qingyang", the branch of the Incense Cult in Qingyang had once revolted and captured the county in the northern district of the city, but it was quickly wiped out.
After the failure of the uprising, the Qingyang government increased the search for the followers of the Incense Cult. The followers could only tuck their tails between their legs and live a hard life among the people. Even the leader of the Incense Cult in Qingyang did not dare to move around the Pusan Mountain Temple. He could only hide in Yongyang Village, east of Pusan, and pretend to be a good citizen. He temporarily avoided the limelight and secretly carried out missionary activities, hoping to make a comeback. He hid all the weapons and treasures he needed for the uprising in the branch, waiting to use them in the future. But later, something happened. Either the Azure Sun Incense Cult was purged again, or he suddenly fell seriously ill. In short, he was unable to fulfill his long-cherished wish. He had no choice but to give up on the idea of an uprising and become a wealthy landlord, living an ignoble existence for the rest of his life.
Before he died, he thought of the gold, silver, and jewelry gathered in the branch. He did not want to bury them, so he left a treasure map and buried it with the pottery jar, intending to leave it for his descendants. But who knew that the future was unpredictable. His descendants did not know about the pottery jar at all, or perhaps they did not find it. So the pottery jar was buried underground, experiencing the fate of darkness for hundreds of years, and finally appeared in front of Li Fugui.
Of course, this was only one of thousands of possibilities. No one knew what happened at that time. There was a treasure in the village and on the mountain, and the treasure map in the village led to the mountain. Unless Li Rui could travel to ancient times, he would never know the truth. He wanted to ask Fang Zhitong and exchange ideas with her, but he guessed that she would not be able to tell him the reason. After all, there was no record on the token and the register, and there was no mention of it in the books.
He could only sigh, "There are so many mysteries in history!"
While he was lost in thought, Fang Zhitong secretly observed him, her beautiful eyes sparkling like stars …
Rushing to Fang Zhitong's residence, Li Ruixian saw a white Land Rover Sport Range Rover parked at the entrance of her alley with the help of the taxi's headlights. This car was grand, overbearing, and full of the aura of a tycoon. It even boldly blocked the entrance of the alley and the main road outside. It blocked the two roads, one big and one small. It didn't care about the feelings of passersby, just like a local tyrant.
"Is this his car?"
Li Rui asked Fang Zhitong who was sitting next to him. The "him" in his words was naturally referring to the young man from a rich family that she refused to let go of.
Fang Zhitong's face was perplexed as she shook her head and said, "He drives a Mercedes-Benz, but he told me that he has three cars at home. He can drive whichever he wants. This might also be his car." After saying this, she unhappily said, "He really came!" A look of disgust appeared on her face.
Li Rui smiled and said, "So what if he came?" After saying this, he took out money to pay the bill. Fang Zhitong was shocked and shouted, "Aiya, I'll pay!" After saying this, she hurriedly went to search her bag. Li Rui had already paid the money, and smiled as he patted her bag and said, "Let's go, get off the car!"
When they got out of the car, Fang Zhitong hummed and said, "You're the one who paid for the meal, and now you're paying for my ride home. I … you're really …" Li Rui said, "I just scolded you when we were eating, why are you being so polite with me? Is this ten or eight yuan still considered money? If you really feel sorry, don't forget this old friend of yours when you get rich in the future, hehe. " Fang Zhitong smiled bitterly and said, "I work in an archeological team, and I get a fixed salary every month. How can I get rich?" Li Rui pretended to be serious and said, "Hey, don't say this, one day when you get rich, you can become a millionaire all of a sudden."
Fang Zhitong laughed again at his words, and looked at him with a gentle gaze.
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