Through the communications module in the Virtual Work Area, audio broadcast was enabled by default, so Lang Jin could clearly hear Tao Ju's stunned reaction from the other end:
"Tang Li... Director Tang?"
His tone visibly wilted, clearly showing that Tang Li's image as a madman still cast a lingering shadow over Tao Ju.
Still, his "weakness" did nothing to curb Tao Ju's urge to talk. He had probably been holding it in for far too long. Since Tang Li had contacted him of his own accord and given him a chance to speak, Tao Ju's mouth simply would not stop. Beginning with, "Director Tang, you have to help me," he poured out the terrible, horrifying, crisis-ridden circumstances he had endured over the past two days.
Whether Lang Jin wanted to listen or not, he had no choice. At that moment, he really wanted to remind Tang Li or Tao Ju to first confirm whether the surroundings were appropriate, but neither person on the call seemed to care. Tang Li listened with a smile, looking even more attentive than he had while hearing reports earlier.
Tao Ju's experiences over the past two days truly could be called a series of ups and downs.
According to him, after separating from Tang Li, he was hunted down by forces from Wu Sigong's mother's side that very afternoon—Wu Xiude, Wu Executive, lived up to his name. At least where marriage was concerned, he had been much less troublesome than the former Grand Executive Officer Tao. He had only one wife, who bore him one daughter and three sons. Wu Sigong was the youngest.
Because of Zuo Tai's special status, Madam Wu had never been able to claim the title of "First Lady of the Twelve Great Districts." She could barely even claim "First