"Teacher Li, you look really pale."

The speaker was the female teacher who brought her the delivery.

Li Rong jolted awake, hurriedly pulled out the USB drive, and forced a barely-there smile on her pale face.

Although she only saw the beginning of the video, she knew that everything from last night with that young man was surely recorded.

After a few minutes, when no one was paying attention to her, she plugged in the USB drive again and sent the video to her phone, then went to the restroom to watch it.

Dragging the progress bar and watching the insane scene of herself and the young man in the video, Li Rong felt her heart sink entirely.

Who secretly recorded this?

Was it the hotel staff?

She knew some hotels install pinhole cameras, never thinking she'd actually come across one.

Moreover, the other party knew her identity and sent the video over.

No, I have to tell Chen Peng!

Chen Peng is the Deputy Director of the Police Department, very powerful, surely he could catch the person who took the video.

Just as she was about to make the call, she suddenly received a text message.

"Teacher Li, I bet you want to tell Chen Peng, right?"

The text made her mind go blank again.

Who on earth was this person?

How did they know about my relationship with Chen Peng?

With trembling hands, she typed: "Who are you? What do you want?"

The other party didn't explain, only sent back an address, inviting her to meet up for a talk.

Li Rong struggled for a long time before finally deciding to go see the person.

She took a leave of absence, anxiously left the school with her bag, and went to the teahouse mentioned.

The teahouse was empty.

After she sat down for a short while, a man in his forties, wearing traditional Chinese clothing, walked in.

The man's demeanor was impressive, making Li Rong even more nervous and restless.

He sat down and smiled, "My surname is Lei, nice to meet you, Teacher Li."

"Hello." Li Rong had intended to question him the moment they met, but now she was overpowered by his aura and didn't dare to speak rashly or make any large body movements.

Lei Chengping personally brewed tea and soon handed a cup to her.

"Teacher Li, have some tea."

"Thank you."

Lei Chengping also picked up his teacup and took a sip.

Then, he took out a long, narrow slip of paper and placed it in front of her.

Lowering her head, she saw the slip listed a bank and some technical terms.

"This is a check from the Provincial City's bank, two million."

"Teacher Li can withdraw it anytime."

A two-million cash check!

Li Rong was startled, "Mr. Lei, this... this is..."

Lei Chengping said, "Lin Bin and I were friends; I'm very saddened by his death."

"I deeply respected Captain Lin's character."

"This is just a small token, after all, you still have two children to raise, Teacher Li mustn't refuse."

"You knew my husband?" Li Rong became even more tense instead of relaxed.

She knew that her husband usually dealt with either extremely dangerous criminals or powerful officials, businessmen, and underworld figures.

None of whom she could afford to provoke.

"We've had a few dealings."

Lei Chengping said: "Let's not talk about this, so as not to bring up memories for Teacher Li."

"I invited Teacher Li over today because there are some things I want to ask you."

Li Rong nervously asked, "What does Mr. Lei want to ask?"

Lei Chengping asked, "Why is Director Chen in contact with you?"

Seeing Li Rong's evasive eyes and her chest heaving due to her rapid breathing, Lei Chengping said, "Rest assured, Teacher Li, today's conversation is just between us, no third party will know."

"In the future, you can continue being a teacher, and if life gets tough, you can talk to me."

Throughout, there was no threat, not even a mention of the video.

But his demeanor made Li Rong increasingly nervous and frightened.

She could tell that Mr. Lei was not a good person.

Li Rong was conflicted; she knew that if she didn't speak today, it would mean offending Mr. Lei.

No one knew what he might do.

"He gave me a sum of money." Li Rong finally gave in.

"Oh?" Lei Chengping said, "And then?"

"He wanted to know if Lin Bin left anything behind after his death."

"Did he find anything?"

"No."

"What was he looking for?"

"I don't know, he never told me and I never asked."

Lei Chengping pondered, "Why did Song Guanchao find you?"

Li Rong's heart skipped again; he even knew about this.

Suddenly, Li Rong felt very afraid, Lei Chengping must have been secretly watching her, she had no secrets in front of him.

She dared not conceal anything and revealed the purpose of Song Guanchao finding her.

Lei Chengping confirmed she wasn't lying, nodded, and said, "I have some matters to tend to, so I won't keep Teacher Li for a meal. If life poses any difficulties in the future, feel free to contact me anytime."

"Mm, mm, then, I'll be on my way."

Feeling a sense of relief, Li Rong left the teahouse, breathed deeply once she got into her car.

Only then did she notice her back was drenched in sweat.

Looking at the two-million-cash check in her hand, Li Rong felt a bit relieved.

She immediately went to the bank and transferred the cash into her account.

In the teahouse, Lei Chengping relayed the entire conversation verbatim to Wen Ru.

"Lin Bin..."

Understanding Chen Peng's purpose, Wen Ru increasingly felt that Director Chen was the perfect scapegoat.

This guy has dirty dealings, with a handle left in Lin Bin's hands.

This aspect, she could utilize well.

Before she knew it, night had fallen.

As usual, Wen Ru finished dinner, rested, and then began her workout.

After getting off the treadmill, her phone screen suddenly lit up.

Her car's app received an alert that the car lock had opened.

Wen Ru squinted her eyes.

Her residential area was high-end, with strict security; car thefts were nearly impossible to occur.

Wen Ru didn't go downstairs immediately but acted as if nothing had happened.

She took a shower and went straight to sleep.

The next day, on her way to work, she cautiously glanced around the car interior.

She suspected Song Guanchao had broken the lock and installed monitoring devices in her car.

But there seemed to be nothing out of place anywhere she looked.

Arriving at the city bureau parking lot, she suddenly thought of something possible.

She reached for the drive recorder under the windshield, checked, and found the memory card was gone from it.

Her mind affirmed it must have been Song Guanchao's doing.

"Is he starting to suspect me?"

Wen Ru felt the urgency, she didn't expect Song Guanchao to target her so soon.

Her eyes turned cold, her expression murderous.

She was contemplating whether to find a way to get rid of Song Guanchao!

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