Chapter 22

Ding Hao thought it was Chen Fang, so he got up from the bed, put on his underwear, and went straight to open the door. Only after opening the door did he realize it was Zeng Ya. Ding Hao quickly turned around, grabbed his shirt from the bed, and put it on quickly: "Teacher Zeng, why did you come?"

"Why wouldn't you welcome me?"

"It's not that, my place is a bit shabby, so I didn't invite the teachers earlier."

"Are you busy tomorrow, Ding Hao?"

"I don't think so... but it's not certain!" Ding Hao seemed to have a premonition and quickly changed his words.

"If you're not busy, would you like to accompany us to the tea plantation and the hydropower station in the countryside?"

"Teacher Zeng, I'm really sorry, but I just remembered I do have something to do tomorrow." Ding Hao, of course, wanted to go with the beauty, but he knew that the tea plantation was a few miles away to the southeast from the village, and they would have to cross several mountains. Moreover, he had stolen tea there many times when he was young, and the tea-making process was noisy and smelly, not really worth seeing. As for the Dasha River Hydropower Station, the reservoir water was deep and cold, and the dam was very noisy. The key was that it was far away!

Ding Hao had just scared the police away that day, and Zhang Yongwei would definitely go to the police station to verify the situation. Who knew if that bastard would come back tomorrow. If Ding Hao went to Dasha River and Yu Feng came to bully Chen Fang, it would be a desperate situation! So he had to reject Zeng Ya with a heavy heart.

"Ding Hao! I've found out clearly that your place was merged into the urban area a few years ago. You're alone at home, not farming or planting, so what could you possibly have to do? You're clearly trying to be lazy. Don't forget, I have your nude photos on my phone. If you don't go tomorrow, I'll post them online..." Seeing Ding Hao's hesitation, Zeng Ya instantly changed her expression. Although she was still smiling, it was clearly filled with cunning.

"..." Ding Hao thought Zeng Ya might be angry because of his hesitant refusal, but he didn't expect her to use the photos on her phone to threaten him. Was this still a teacher? Knocking on a boy's door at midnight and threatening him with his nude photos?

The two stood in a stalemate for a while, and Ding Hao finally gave in: "Teacher Zeng, I'll make the arrangements. I'll try my best to accompany you. Actually, Xia Lin is very familiar with this area. She would be enough, and it would be inconvenient for me as a guy..."

"Because we're all girls, we asked you. You're such a strange person. You look brave during the day, but you're reluctant to be our protector. It's settled, get up early tomorrow!" Zeng Ya quickly disappeared into the night after achieving her goal.

Actually, this was the idea of the three of them. Although Zhou Fuquan was very enthusiastic, it wasn't right to have an old man accompany them. Besides, they were going to the countryside, and who knew if there were any hooligans around the tea plantation or the hydropower station. Zeng Ya knew that they might not stand out in a big city, but four beautiful women walking on a country road...

So, after much discussion, they decided to ask Ding Hao to accompany them. He could fight and was tall, and if anyone got tired of carrying the backpack, he could help. Xia Lin was far from as capable! When Yu Feng caused trouble in the afternoon, the other two saw that Zeng Ya seemed to have a good impression of Ding Hao, so they naturally left the task of inviting him to her. They didn't expect Zeng Ya to have such a trump card.

After sending Zeng Ya away, Ding Hao quickly called Chen Fang, telling her he had drunk too much and needed to get up early the next day, so he wouldn't be going over. Chen Fang complained on the phone that the little guy was ungrateful, and Ding Hao just chuckled in response. After all, Xia Lin and the other teachers were in the village, and Ding Hao didn't want anything to happen. Moreover, Zhou Fuquan had been smirking at him all afternoon, and if he went to Chen Fang's place tonight, he would probably be caught in the act.

That night, Ding Hao slept soundly, but he was woken up early the next morning. Xia Lin came to wake him up. Although she didn't want to see Zhou Fuquan, the reasons given by Zeng Ya and the others were quite convincing, so she reluctantly agreed to wake Ding Hao up early for breakfast. Ding Hao knew he would be the laborer for these women for the day, so he didn't hold back and ate a hearty breakfast!

After breakfast, the group set off for the tea plantation. Although Ding Hao was a bit worried about Zhang Yongwei causing trouble, he was very happy to have the company of the beauties. However, they hadn't gone far from the village when they heard Zhou Fuquan, with his fat body, chasing after them.

Zeng Ya and the others frowned, thinking Zhou Fuquan was coming along again. But when Zhou Fuquan got closer, they realized Ding Hao had something important to do and had to go back. Xia Lin was worried that Zhou Fuquan would volunteer to replace Ding Hao, but fortunately, he didn't.

Zhou Fuquan stammered, saying that the police chief, Yang, had just called, inviting Ding Hao to have dinner in town and would come to pick him up in his car! Ding Hao had just fought yesterday, and the police chief was inviting him to dinner today, which was clearly a big deal. The women had no choice but to let Ding Hao go.

Ding Hao walked back with Zhou Fuquan, puzzled: "Village Chief, is something wrong? Should I leave the village and hide somewhere?"

"No, Chief Yang said he must keep you here, or he will hold me responsible. Don't worry, from the tone of Chief Yang, he seems very respectful to you..."

In fact, Zhou Fuquan had never been more respectful to Ding Hao. After listening to Ding Hao's phone call yesterday, he decided to invite Ding Hao to his home for dinner and then secretly called Chief Yang. At the time, Chief Yang didn't pay much attention.

But early this morning, Chief Yang called to ask if Ding Hao was still in the village. Zhou Fuquan was stunned and then realized he had made the right decision yesterday. At least he had invited Ding Hao to dinner, which had helped build a good relationship.

Ding Hao and Zhou Fuquan had just sat down at the Village Chief's house when Chief Yang's car arrived. The Political Instructor, Yu Yong, also came with him. Zhou Fuquan was shocked; the Chief and the Political Instructor only came together if the county leaders were inspecting. Normally, for district matters, only one representative would come. Zhou Fuquan knew he didn't have the influence to have both Chief Yang and the Political Instructor come to invite him to dinner, but Ding Hao did! Ding Hao thought Zhang Yongwei had convinced the police chief to come and arrest him, but the chief's expression didn't seem to indicate that.

Chief Yang's name was Yang Xinmin, not from the area, but he knew about Ding Hao's situation. He had attended Yang Lao's funeral when he passed away. After half a year, Yang Xinmin almost didn't recognize Ding Hao.

This dinner left Zhou Fuquan and Ding Hao equally puzzled. Ding Hao didn't know why Chief Yang was making such a fuss to invite him to dinner. Although the East City New District wasn't as developed as the old area of Leyang or the Dapao Development Zone, a police chief wasn't that idle.

Although Zhou Fuquan was there, the three older men flattering a young guy was very awkward. Ding Hao insisted on drinking beer, not knowing why Yang Xinmin was inviting him, so he didn't want to get drunk and lose control. After a few bottles, he found an excuse to go to the bathroom and escape.

As soon as Ding Hao left, Zhou Fuquan immediately leaned in close to Yang Xinmin: "Chief Yang, what's going on?"

Zhou Fuquan was a shrewd person in the area and was familiar with the police chief. He couldn't ask in front of Ding Hao, but now that Ding Hao was gone, he wouldn't miss this opportunity.

"Old Zhou, you don't know, Deputy County Chief Zhang was put under double regulation last night!"

"What? Zhang Yongwei's father?"

"Yes." Chief Yang's face was grim.

"No wonder, no wonder. Yesterday afternoon, I saw this kid take a call. He didn't say much, just that Zhang Yongwei brought people to cause trouble and that he had taken care of it. He didn't seem very angry."

"Old Zhou, you've really put me in a difficult position. If I had known this kid was so powerful, you should have given us a heads-up. We foolishly responded to the calls twice. Old Yu, when he comes back, you and Old Zhou find an excuse to leave, and I'll talk to him privately. I hope he won't hold a grudge against us."

Yang Xinmin was woken up in a fright this morning. He received a call from the county bureau leader asking what he had been doing these days. Knowing he couldn't hide Zhang Yongwei's actions, he told the truth. He thought the leader would give a symbolic criticism for violating principles. But the leader didn't criticize him. What made Yang Xinmin even more uneasy was the last sentence: "Deputy County Chief Zhang has been put under double regulation. Take care of yourself..."

What did "take care of yourself" mean? It meant he was no longer a comrade, no longer a comrade-in-arms, and his fate was in his own hands! Yang Xinmin couldn't blame the leader. With Deputy County Chief Zhang under double regulation, who would care about him at this time? Recalling the conversation between the police officers and Zhang Yongwei before he left yesterday, he immediately called Zhou Fuquan to arrange a meeting with Ding Hao.

But this kid kept smiling and wouldn't drink liquor, and they couldn't get any real information out of him. Yang Xinmin felt that Ding Hao was very mysterious and had to let Yu Yong and Zhou Fuquan find an excuse to leave.

Ding Hao wandered around outside for a while but couldn't resist Zhou Fuquan's constant calls and returned to the table. As soon as Ding Hao came back, the other two found an excuse to leave, leaving only Yang Xinmin and Ding Hao.

"Little brother, I'm asking for a favor today. I really appreciate you giving me this face."

"Chief, what are you talking about? Just call me Xiao Ding."

"No, no, little brother, the other day, I and Old Yu were blind. I've already put the police officers who responded to the calls under house arrest. After they're released, I'll make sure they come to your house to apologize."

Hearing this, Ding Hao was even more surprised. Those police officers hadn't done anything, just helped Zhang Yongwei a bit, and they were put under house arrest and had to come to apologize to him?

"No, no! Chief Yang, that's too much!"

"Are you saying you won't forgive us?"

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