Other than Lang Jin, no one understood what Tang Li meant.
But in fact, even Lang Jin found the idea utterly absurd when he heard it. They had merely come to the Great District Center to report in, hoping to visit some leaders and expand their connections. There was no need to turn things into this, was there?
Reason told Lang Jin that Tang Li was joking.
Yet joking in a situation like this was itself a display of extraordinary nerve and a crazy disposition.
At that moment, Lang Jin utterly believed the absurd rumors he had heard through unofficial channels: Tang Li, the former director of the Internal Affairs Bureau, would rather escalate matters and offend Colonel Tang Yu—even the patron who had elevated him—than take responsibility or become a scapegoat...
And this absurd scenario was now playing out again in East 824 District.
Tang Li, meanwhile, looked thoroughly serious, aside from the bathrobe wrapped around him being somewhat inadequate. "From what Major Tao just said, you seem very familiar with our itinerary. You also know that we came all this way and lack connections on the upper levels, making certain things difficult to handle. Since Major Tao comes from such a distinguished family and is a descendant of Grand Executive Officer Tao Yang, I assume you have acquaintances over there as well. Could you introduce us?"
With a gun barrel stuffed in his mouth, how could Major Tao possibly respond?
Tang Li continued on his own. "Oh, Major Tao is still young, probably not even thirty. Your network may not be quite as well-developed. But since you're Grand Executive Officer Tao Yang's descendant, then your mother is..."
At that point, he suddenly seemed to lose his train of thought. Turning to Lang Jin, he asked, "What was the