"You might not be able to take the position of Deputy Mayor of the Gaocheng District's Standing Committee. There might be other better positions. It all depends on how the Secretary adjusts it."
After ordering, Li Rui poured some tea into Ling Shuyao's teacup and whispered to her. The restaurant was neither big nor small, but there weren't many customers. The two of them sat in a corner, so there was still a lot of privacy.
Ling Shuyao raised her eyebrows and tried to look indifferent. She said lightly, "Can you say something else? What's in it for you to get promoted? Why are you more excited than me? The eunuch is more anxious than the emperor. "
Li Rui smiled and said, "First of all, you're not the emperor. Second, I'm not a eunuch. It should be 'the empress is more anxious than the emperor'."
Ling Shuyao laughed and scolded, "Get lost, I'm not your wife. But you're right to say that I'm the empress. It's' the empress is more anxious than the eunuch '."
Li Rui shook his head and said, "No, it's' the empress is more anxious than the emperor '."
Ling Shuyao sneered, glanced at him and ignored him.
Not long after they started eating, Li Rui received a call from Yao Xuefei. She said that she had made an appointment with Yang Xi at a teahouse across her neighborhood. Li Rui told her that he would rush over after eating and asked them to wait for a while.
After Li Rui hung up, Ling Shuyao muttered, "You're really busy. You can't even eat properly."
Li Rui said, "Yes, the emperor is always so busy. He's not like the empress, who can go home to shower and sleep after eating. I have to eat quickly and take a taxi. You can go home directly. "
Ling Shuyao said, "Otherwise, do you think I'll send you home?"
Li Rui saw that she was deliberately arguing with him. He was both happy and angry. He lifted his leg and kicked her under the table. Of course, he was gentle. His heart ached when he kicked her.
Ling Shuyao's face turned serious and said, "Are your shoes clean? Why did you kick my shoes?"
Li Rui smiled and said, "I'll wipe it for you. Take it off now and I'll wipe it for you. Do you dare? "
Ling Shuyao rolled her eyes at him and ignored him. However, there was an ambiguous smile on her lips, which was very seductive.
After a quick meal, Li Rui said goodbye to Ling Shuyao, paid the bill, and walked out of the restaurant. He stopped a taxi by the roadside and rushed to the teahouse where they had a date.
Ten minutes later, Li Rui arrived at the private room on the second floor of the teahouse. Yao Xuefei and Yang Xi were already sitting at the table, chatting while sipping tea. When they saw him enter the room, they both stood up to welcome him.
Li Rui greeted the two girls and said to Yao Xuefei, "I want to talk to Yang Xi alone. Can you go out for a while?"
Yao Xuefei didn't expect this change. She stared at him with her beautiful eyes. Her red lips opened as if she wanted to scold him, but in the end, she only expressed her dissatisfaction with her eyes.
Li Rui could tell what she was thinking from her eyes. "Why did you send me out? Are you secretly talking to Yang Xi? "
Li Rui was secretly amused. This was the first time he realized that this big baby could be jealous. He didn't explain and just gave her a look.
Yao Xuefei couldn't do anything about it and said, "Okay, then I'll wait in the car. You two can talk." After that, she picked up her purse and walked out quickly.
After the door closed, Li Rui noticed that Yang Xi was a little nervous. He smiled and said to her, "It's nothing. I just want to ask you for a small favor. Sit down and talk."
Yang Xi smiled and sat down. "Brother Li, you're such a big shot. What can't you do in the city? Why are you asking a small person like me for help?"
Li Rui picked up the teapot and refilled her tea. He sat in Yao Xuefei's seat beside her and said with a smile, "You're wrong. We're already friends. In front of friends, there are no big shots or small people. Besides, I'm not a big shot. If you say that, I'm embarrassed to ask you for help. "
Yang Xi hurriedly waved her hand and said, "No, no, I'm just joking. Brother Li, if you have something to say, I'll help as long as I can."
Li Rui nodded and asked, "You have a sister called Yang Chao, right?"
Yang Xi was surprised and said, "How did you know?" After that, she thought of something and said, "Oh, when I picked up her phone during the day, you heard it?"
Li Rui nodded slowly and said, "I didn't mean to. You were a little excited at that time and your voice was too loud. I didn't want to hear it, but I heard it. Don't mind."
Yang Xi shook her head silently and said after a while, "It's nothing. Why do you suddenly ask about her?"
Li Rui said, "I want to ask you for help to get Huo Zhisong's whereabouts from her. Isn't she going to follow Huo Zhisong to Shenzhen? Then she must have known where Huo Zhisong is staying. This is very important to me. "
Yang Xi was shocked. She straightened her waist and almost stood up. She cried out involuntarily, "You know Huo Zhisong?"
Li Rui said, "Of course I know. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have asked to see you. Let me tell you about the current situation …" Then he told her about Huo Zhisong's escape and the terrible consequences of his actions. Finally, he said, "You must help me. Only you can help me. I can't contact your sister directly. Your sister is wholeheartedly on Huo Zhisong's side. She will never tell us where Huo Zhisong is staying. "
Yang Xi was stunned. She didn't speak for a long time.
Li Rui didn't urge her. He gave her enough time to think. After all, this matter involved her sister and could even affect her sister's future. It was impossible for her not to think about it.
After about three minutes of silence, Yang Xi opened her mouth and said, "Will this matter involve my sister?"
Li Rui thought for a while and said, "No matter whether your sister tells us Huo Zhisong's whereabouts or not, she has already been involved. Huo Zhisong's secretary has already sold her out. She will definitely be investigated. Of course, she will only be investigated and won't be punished. However, her car and house were bought by Huo Zhisong with his illegal income. It is very likely that they will be confiscated. "
Yang Xi asked with concern, "Won't she be sentenced?"
Li Rui said, "Absolutely not. I can guarantee that. She didn't do anything bad. She can be considered half a victim. "
Yang Xi hesitated. Li Rui looked at her nervously, hoping that her next sentence would be to agree to help.
However, Yang Xi shook her head with an ugly expression and said, "No, even if she won't be sentenced, I can't ask her. Otherwise, when she finds out that I betrayed her in the future, she will turn against me."
Li Ruiqi said, "We won't let her know that you betrayed her. In fact, the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection has already learned of her existence from Huo Zhisong's secretary. After that, we will say that we followed her to Shenzhen and found out that she and Huo Zhisong were together. How can she suspect you?"
Yang Xi looked at him pitifully and said, "But I will feel uncomfortable in my heart. I will continue to feel uncomfortable. Maybe one day I can't help but tell her …"
Li Rui didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He thought for a while and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't say it. We already know that Yang Chao is going to Shenzhen. Then we will ask the arrest team to follow her. We can still catch Huo Zhisong. Although it will take some effort, it will save you from trouble."
Yang Xi said faintly, "She … she has already set off. How are you going to follow her?"
Li Rui was taken aback and said, "No way, right? So fast? She just called you in the afternoon, and now she has already set off? "
Yang Xi said bitterly, "When she called me, she was already at the train station. I couldn't persuade her no matter how hard I tried."
Li Rui was stunned for a while and said, "This is a little troublesome." After that, he thought for a while and got up. "No matter what, I want to thank you. I will contact the arrest team and ask them to confirm the train Yang Chao took and the time to arrive in Shenzhen through the railway police. Then we will arrest her before she gets off the train. This won't count as you betraying her, right? "
Yang Xi was silent. After a while, she looked up and said, "Brother Li, you … can you ask the arrest team to help and scare my sister? Let her know that … the way she chose to live is wrong and very dangerous. It is very likely that she will harm herself. For example, you can scare her and say that she will go to jail. In short, you can scare her as much as possible so that she will turn over a new leaf and be a good woman in the future. If you can do this, I … I will go all out and tell you her specific whereabouts. It will be easier for the arrest team to follow her and find Huo Zhisong. "
Li Rui thought that there was no chance, but he didn't expect her to play a trick. He was so happy that he almost laughed out loud. He nodded and said, "No problem, I promise you. Leave it to me. If I don't let your sister turn over a new leaf, I will let you down …" Speaking of this, he felt that the words "I am sorry" were not very effective, so he changed his words and said, "If I can't do it, I will no longer be surnamed Li."
Yang Xi smiled awkwardly and said, "Sorry to trouble you, brother Li. I really want my sister to learn well, but she has never learned well. Maybe her personality is like that. She said a long time ago that she was the same as Guan Zhilin, destined to be a princess. She could only enjoy her life and not suffer. In order to enjoy herself, she would do anything, including sleeping with men … However, she is quite good to me. She has taken care of me since I was young. My current job was found by her. She is a good sister, but she is not a good daughter, and she is not a good woman …" At this point, her eyes were already red, and tears were about to fall from her eyes.
Li Rui sighed and said, "Don't worry, I will be Yang Chao's guardian in the future. She can't learn bad things even if she wants to."
Yang Xi nodded deeply and took out a tissue from her bag to wipe her tears. She sobbed and said, "Then I will say it. My sister first took the train to Beijing, then took a plane from Beijing to Shenzhen to meet Huo Zhisong."
Li Rui was shocked again and said, "What? Didn't she take the train directly to Shenzhen? Why did she have to take a plane to Beijing? If she really wanted to take the opportunity, wouldn't it be closer to the provincial capital? She is going in the opposite direction by doing this. "
Yang Xi said, "I'm not sure. She said that it was arranged by Huo Zhisong. She could only listen. She also felt that it was troublesome."
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