Chapter 257 Principles and Bottom Line
Li Chengcheng took Lin Tao to the door of the private room where Li Ruiming was. He did not panic and pushed the door in. He blocked the door of the private room with his body. He looked at Lin Tao with a teasing smile on his face and said, "Little handsome guy, are you Secretary Li's nephew?"
"nephew?"
Lin Tao was stunned at first, and then immediately reacted. I'm afraid Li Ruiming had a different relationship with the female boss in front of him, otherwise he wouldn't have said that he was his nephew in front of the female boss.
Could it be that kind of relationship between the two of them?
If that is true, then Lin Tao will feel that Li Ruiming is untrustworthy.
The reason why Li Ruiming had a connection with Lin Tao was mainly due to Zhang Huilan's connections. Zhang Huilan is the aunt of policewoman Li Wanru, so Zhang Huilan is trustworthy, but Li Ruiming gave Lin Tao too much and cunning. He didn't know that Li Ruiming's words were true and false. Although both of them are very polite now, they have not had a heart-to-heart talk with each other.
"Secretary Li told you, am I his nephew?"
Lin Tao did not answer Li Chengcheng and asked back.
Seeing that Lin Tao was talking without any leakage, Li Chengcheng refused to reveal any information at all. Instead, he found out the news from himself, and immediately did not dare to underestimate the young man in front of him. At least in Li Chengcheng's opinion, Lin Tao was much more cunning than his peers.
Li Chengcheng didn't know how to answer Lin Tao. If she told Lin Tao that it was Secretary Li who told her, then Li Chengcheng was afraid that Li Ruiming would be unhappy because of this. If she didn't say it, Li Chengcheng felt that the question he asked Lin Tao just now could not be fulfilled. Just when she was a little confused, she only heard a creaking sound from the door, and the door of the private room was opened from the inside.
Li Ruiming stood at the door of the box, smiled at Lin Tao and Li Chengcheng, reached out and pushed the black glasses frame on the bridge of his nose, and asked curiously: "I heard you talking when I sat inside. Do you know each other before?"
Li Chengcheng quickly waved his hand and said with a sarcastic smile: "If you don't know, how could I know your nephew? I heard this handsome guy inquiring about your private room downstairs and guessed that it must be your nephew, so I took the initiative to bring him up."
"Well, go and do your business!"
Li Ruiming nodded to Li Chengcheng, and then invited Lin Tao into the private room with a smile.
When Lin Tao saw Li Ruiming again this time, he no longer felt the oppression he had when he first saw him. After smiling at him, he followed him into the private room.
Close the door of the private room, Li Ruiming took the lead in sitting on the leather sofa in the private room, and then pointed to the side and said, "Xiao Tao, you do it too. This is a hotel run by my friend's wife. It's safer, so don't worry."
Lin Tao sat down with a smile and said, "I'm going to bother Secretary Li again this time."
Li Ruiming took the initiative to help Lin Tao pour tea, handed it to Lin Tao, and said, "I'll just say this. Xiao Tao, I'm still the same thing. You are my savior, I will only help you and not harm you!"
"I know!"
Li Ruiming nodded and continued, "I know you have a deep affection for Chen Miao and don't want to believe that what she does is to seek development for herself and her superiors. If you think about it yourself, you can figure it out that since ancient times, good and evil have not been in harmony. How could the official people go back to make you a gangster, and let you unify the entire Yangcheng gangster? Although the police did have an undercover operation, it was just an undercover disguised gangster. But what about you, they have completely turned you into the boss of a gangster. How could we do such things in the official position!"
"But"
Lin Tao said in great confusion: "Even the leaders of our army agreed to this action before, how could it be Chen Miao and others who pretended to be public and private?"
Li Ruiming looked at Lin Tao with deep meaning and reminded: "Do you think there are no bad people in the army?"
"this"
Lin Tao was a little speechless. As Li Ruiming said, he couldn't guarantee that the troops were full of upright good people.
"So, you can't just look at the appearance of anything! If your mind is too simple, it will be easily exploited. But you can't blame you for this. You are the most soldier. The duty of a soldier is to obey orders. Your superior leader ordered you to do that, so you have to execute it. Our No. 2 leader has interviewed me once, and he also knew that you were being used by someone and could give you a chance to make up for your merits. As long as you are willing to confess that the previous things were instructed by Chen Miao, then you will be fine!"
"Let me testify against Chen Miao?"
Lin Tao stared at Li Ruiming with wide eyes.
Li Ruiming nodded indifferently and said, "This is your only way out. Otherwise, once the No. 2 leader gets angry, I'm afraid you will be in trouble. Even I can't save you!"
Although Lin Tao still couldn't see clearly whether Li Ruiming was in the same group as the No. 2 leader, there was one thing Lin Tao would definitely not do, that was to ask him to identify Chen Miao!
Regardless of whether Chen Miao used himself or not, at least Chen Miao has always been good to him. He asked himself to be a traitorous villain. Lin Tao would rather die than do such dirty things.
“Is there no other way out?”
Lin Tao looked at Li Ruiming and asked.
Li Ruiming shook his head and said, "I have already had a deep conversation with the No. 2 leader. There is no other way out, it is just the only one you can choose."
“What if I don’t cooperate?”
Lin Tao stared at Li Ruiming with his eyes fixed on him, trying to see something from Li Ruiming's expression. Unfortunately, Li Ruiming is an old official after all, and has already mastered his emotions and anger. He heard Lin Tao say this, his expression still did not fluctuate much. After looking at Lin Tao, he said in a calm tone: "Lin Tao, you are still young and have a bright future. You should not act irritated. You can't imagine what kind of rights you hold in the hands of the No. 2 leader. If he wants to organize it, he doesn't even need to do it himself. Many people will fight to deal with you!"
Lin Tao has always been soft but not hard. The threatening element in Li Ruiming's words made Lin Tao feel very unhappy. He sneered and asked Li Ruiming: "Uncle Li, does that second-ranking leader have evidence of my crime?"
"That's it"
Before Li Ruiming finished speaking, Lin Tao continued, "Of course he didn't! Because I didn't commit a crime at all. Since I didn't commit a crime, why should I be afraid of him?!"
"Lin Tao, why are you doing this!"
Seeing that he was a little dissatisfied with Lin Tao, Li Ruiming gradually became a little anxious, and his brows frowned and said in an impatient tone: "I just asked you to identify someone who has used you, why do you have to hide it for her?"
"This is my principle and bottom line. I can't do it if I am a whistleblower!"
"Lin Tao, you"
When Li Ruiming was about to scold Lin Tao angrily, the door of the private room was suddenly knocked. Then, Li Chengcheng pushed open the door of the private room and walked in, and said with a smile: "You need to serve the food!"
Seeing that both of them had a gloomy face and did not speak, Li Chengcheng was stunned for a moment and murmured: "Why do you thank the atmosphere for something wrong?"
Li Ruiming suddenly stood up from the sofa, looked down at Lin Tao, and said calmly: "Xiao Tao, I like you to think carefully and not to joke about your fate and future. Call me when you think about it. I still have something to do, so I won't eat."
As he said that, he looked at Li Chengcheng again and ordered: "Boss Li, you are responsible for your goodbye, my nephew, and I will leave first if I have some things."
"The food has already started, so you can't eat it before leaving?"
Li Ruiming waved his hand and said, "No need!"
After saying that, he walked out of the box with his briefcase in all directions.
Lin Tao looked at Li Ruiming's back and his eyes gradually became sharp. It was obvious that Li Ruiming did not stand on the standpoint of the middleman in today's conversation. He was like a lobbyist for the No. 2 leader, and he was lobbying Lin Tao to identify Chen Miao. When Lin Tao refused, the anger shown by Li Ruiming made Lin Tao conclude that Li Ruiming must have reached some kind of agreement with the No. 2 leader, prompting Li Ruiming to stand on the No. 2 leader.
"The situation is getting worse and worse!"
Lin Tao's face became solemn, and his eyes kept looking at the direction where Li Ruiming left.
Li Chengcheng stood aside and looked at Lin Tao with his eyes, and asked carefully: "Did you have a fight with your uncle?"
"Boss, do you like gossiping about other people's affairs so much?"
Lin Tao came to his senses and said angrily.
Li Chengcheng curled his lips and said, "I only gossip the people I care about. Most people want to make me gossip, and I am too lazy to gossip!"
Lin Tao heard the flaw in Li Chengcheng's words and said with a smile: "What do you mean is Secretary Li the person you care about?"
After all, Li Chengcheng is not a girl who is not very experienced in the world, and it is not something that Lin Tao can make a splash with just a few words. After hearing Lin Tao’s question, Li Chengcheng suddenly covered his mouth and giggled, rolled his eyes at Lin Tao, and spat: "Hate, I want me to fall into your language trap, so I am not that stupid!"
"How about we exchange?"
"What to exchange?" Li Chengcheng looked at Lin Tao curiously.
Lin Tao smiled and said, "Exchange information, tell me your true relationship with Secretary Li, and I will also tell you, how about my true relationship with Secretary Li?"
Li Chengcheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Just say that Secretary Li and my husband were classmates from college, and they have always had a good relationship."
"No, what I want to know is your relationship with Secretary Li!"
"Nervous!" Li Chengcheng rolled his eyes and said, "What can I have to do with him? I know him because of my husband!"
Lin Tao deliberately tempted the matter to ambiguously and smiled and said, "Secretary Li is about the same age as your husband, and Secretary Li looks gentle, stylish and in a high position. Do you have any other ideas about him?"
Li Chengcheng's expression was a little unnatural when Lin Tao said, and he said embarrassedly: "What ideas do you have? I'm already married now, what ideas do you dare to have?" At this point, she glanced at Lin Tao and said in a sweet voice: "You guy is really amazing. You haven't told me anything yet, so I almost wiped out all my affairs first. Humph, you are not honest, now it's your turn to tell me!"
Lin Tao pretended to be stupid and asked, "What do you tell you?"
Li Chengcheng said angrily: "What is the relationship between you and Secretary Li? Don't try to cheat!"
Lin Tao casually said: "You guessed it right, I am Li Ruiming's nephew!"
"Ah, really?"
Li Chengcheng's face was happy, and suddenly became attentive. He grabbed Lin Tao's arm and smiled and said, "Go to sit down quickly, the food is all available. Today, the boss, I will accompany you to have dinner and drinks, which will definitely make you return home with satisfaction!"
Chapter completed!