Hu Quan's lips twitched.

Was this kid playing him?

He took a deep breath and asked, "Where's Chen Die?"

"At home, I suppose."

"Why won't she answer my calls?"

"Huh?" Wang Dahai said, "Whether she takes your calls or not, why are you asking me? Hu Quan, did you leave your brain at home when you went to work?"

"You're the one asking this?"

"What's with that attitude?"

Hu Quan was instantly furious.

"Do you still want to get into the procurement department?"

"Pfft." Wang Dahai scoffed, "The procurement department?"

He laughed for a few seconds, then said, "Idiot."

"Who are you calling an idiot?"

"I'm calling you an idiot!"

Wang Dahai dropped the act.

If things went as expected, the police should already be on their way.

Chances are, they've already arrived downstairs.

In a little while, he would be arrested.

No need to keep up the pretense with him.

He grabbed the cigarettes in front of Hu Quan, showily took one, and lit it.

It was damn hard to smoke.

He exhaled and said, "Hu Quan, you're finished."

Hu Quan frowned.

Wang Dahai continued, "There's a saying, 'If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it.'"

"You really think I don't know about the things you've done? That Director Wu doesn't know?"

Hu Quan's heart pounded fiercely, uncertain and alarmed, "What do you mean? What are you talking about?"

"Talking about what?"

Wang Dahai grinned, "Mr. Hu sure has a bad memory like a nobleman. Let me jog it for you, Yang Sisi."

Huh?

Yang Sisi?

The tension Hu Quan felt instantly subsided.

He sneered, "Yang Sisi?"

"Yes, Yang Sisi," said Wang Dahai. "Did you think I wouldn't know about you embezzling company funds?"

Hu Quan was completely unafraid now; he really thought Wang Dahai had nothing substantial to reveal.

That was it?

His reaction was all within Wang Dahai's expectations.

He deliberately mentioned Yang Sisi first to tease him.

"Embezzling company funds?"

Hu Quan shook his head, "Wang Dahai, you really think too highly of yourself."

"Do you think you can scare me with such baseless accusations?"

Wang Dahai said, "Baseless?"

"Oh, so it's baseless, is it?"

"In that case, the business about Yang Sisi and Qin Fuhai must also be baseless, right?"

Qin Fuhai!

When he heard this name from Wang Dahai, Hu Quan was completely stunned.

How could he know about Qin Fuhai?

How much exactly did he know?

Hu Quan's smile disappeared.

After a few seconds of silence, he said, "What do you want?"

Wang Dahai said, "Oh, why isn't Mr. Hu laughing anymore?"

Hu Quan said sternly, "Wang Dahai, let's not beat around the bush. Just tell me, what do you want?"

Since he knew about Qin Fuhai, obviously, he knew about the relationship between Qin Fuhai and Yang Sisi.

This meant that he was also aware of Hu Quan's embezzlement.

And very likely, he had the evidence.

Embezzling company funds was a big deal if made big, but not so much if considered minor.

Wang Dahai exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "What do I want? It's actually quite simple."

Hu Quan breathed a sigh of relief; as long as Wang Dahai wanted something, it wasn't a big deal.

"Tell me."

"Stand up."

Hu Quan frowned, but obediently stood up.

Wang Dahai pointed to the floor, "Come here, kneel."

"Wang Dahai!"

Hu Quan glared, barely restraining himself from lashing out.

But, remembering that Wang Dahai was taller and bigger than himself, he suppressed the urge as soon as it arose.

If it came to blows, it was uncertain who would be worse off.

Wang Dahai looked at him with a smile: "Mr. Hu, get on your knees. Kneel down, then we can talk about other matters."

"Don't say I didn't give you a chance."

Hu Quan's face was a shifting landscape of emotions.

More matters?

What other matters?

What else did he know?

But to kneel... that was absolutely out of the question.

"Mr. Hu has quite the pride, huh."

"If you're not willing to kneel, then forget about kneeling."

Wang Dahai put out his cigarette, stood up to leave when Hu Quan called out to him, "Wang Dahai, what do you really want?"

Wang Dahai sat down again: "Like I said, kneel down and we can talk about other things."

"You..." Hu Quan asked, "What else do you know?"

"I know too much."

"Like, your relationship with Zhang Yue."

That's not a big deal.

He wasn't an official or a celebrity; such moral issues had no real impact on him.

Wang Dahai continued: "Or, your relationship with Liu Ming."

"My relationship with Liu Ming?" Hu Quan didn't immediately catch his implication.

"Do I need to spell it out more clearly?"

"Like, Liu Ming's girlfriend."

Hearing this, Hu Quan panicked.

"I don't know what you're talking about!" Hu Quan's voice was fierce, his face threatening, but panic was clear in his eyes.

"You don't know?"

"Heh, let's just forget it then."

Wang Dahai stood up and walked away without looking back.

Hu Quan quickly followed and blocked his path, lowering his voice, "What exactly do you want?"

"Money? Name your price!"

Wang Dahai smiled without answering: "Mr. Hu, be a good boy and kneel now, then we can discuss other matters."

"You..."

Hu Quan was thinking; how much did Wang Dahai know?

But then he thought, even if he did know about the affair with Liu Ming's girlfriend, what of it?

It's known, and that's that.

It just shows that his methods aren't exactly honorable.

But what if they are dishonorable?

He couldn't possibly have any evidence.

This thought calmed Hu Quan considerably.

"You think you can threaten me with this?"

"Threaten?"

Wang Dahai chuckled, "Mr. Hu, this isn't a threat. I'm offering you a way out."

He glanced at his watch, "I don't have all day to waste with you. Are you going to kneel or not? If not, get out of my way."

Hu Quan's heart was set.

He admitted, Wang Dahai did know quite a lot.

But evidence, he had none.

At most, he might have evidence of misappropriation of public funds.

If worse comes to worst, spend some money, arrange some people to catch him, beat him up.

Destroy the evidence he had.

With a plan in mind, Hu Quan regained his usual composure.

"Wang Dahai, I admit you've got some tricks."

"But to think these can threaten me, you're still too naive."

"Young man, you just can't stay calm."

Seeing Hu Quan's expression, Wang Dahai guessed what he was thinking.

He laughed and was in no hurry to leave.

He walked over and sat down again, "Mr. Hu, guess how I found out about you and Liu Ming's woman?"

"Do you really think it was Liu Ming who told me?"

"Forget it, I don't have time to waste with you either. To be honest with you, every time you went to Liu Ming's house, he filmed what you did."

"Impossible!"

Hu Quan scoffed, "Wang Dahai, are you trying to sow discord?"

"Sow discord?" Wang Dahai shook his head, "Mr. Hu, if I were you, I would call Liu Ming over and ask him instead of wasting time here."

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