Li Pingwu's heart lurched. Shit, someone must have tipped off that bastard Qiu! Why else would he call in the middle of the night to interrogate me?
He had never expected to keep it secret for long anyway. Since the other man already knew, he might as well stop pretending and lay his cards on the table!
Hmph, who are you calling a traitor?
A wise man knows which way the wind is blowing!
You forced me into a corner before. I had no choice but to swallow the humiliation and go along with you. Now that I have Director Zhou's wise leadership, of course I'm going to leave the darkness for the light and cut all ties with you!
He was just about to snap back at Qiu when the man continued, "That fellow Fu Zhigang is shamelessly offering Zhou his pledge of loyalty! Heh, he certainly knows which way the wind is blowing. Let's just hope all his efforts don't come to nothing!"
Li Pingwu froze. Oh, he wasn't talking about me.
Fine, then. I'll shoot the breeze with you for a bit.
"I never thought Fu Zhigang was that kind of man!" Deputy Director Li chimed in with feigned indignation, while thinking, I'd like to offer a pledge of loyalty myself. Too bad I haven't had the chance!
"Pingwu, let me be frank. Zhou may have the upper hand right now, but it's far too early to say who'll come out on top. If Xie Bingyi swallows this insult, he might as well give up his standing in Yangcheng," Qiu Weiping said with a cold laugh.
"Are you saying Xie Bingyi still has something up his sleeve?" Something stirred in Deputy Director Li's mind, and he ventured the question.
He knew Qiu Weiping had close ties to