I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 179 Who can take care of you in your old age except me?
8:15 pm.

Coordination Department Building.

"Excuse me, please give me another cup of coffee."

Zhang Guang raised his glass to the front desk and said politely with a smile.

"……OK."

The receptionist looked at Zhang Guang with a strange look and gave him another cup of hot coffee.

"...Our minister is still in a meeting, so you may have to wait a little longer."

"Oh, it's okay! It's the end of the year, so I'm a bit busy. I understand! I'll wait for him here!"

Zhang Guang glanced at the time.

Although he and Minister Liang had agreed to meet at 8 p.m., he arrived at 7:40 p.m.

I've already had two cups of coffee and been waiting for more than half an hour.

"..."

Seeing that Zhang Guang had no intention of urging him, nor did he lose his temper or contact Minister Liang directly, the receptionist was a little confused.

The reasons I had prepared long ago were of no use at all...

[Minister, he is still waiting, not losing his temper, and looks very patient]

[I don't feel like I'm here to cause trouble]

The receptionist turned around and spoke to Liang Dehai.

"Tsk, this Old Zhang, is it really that serious?"

In the office, Liang Dehai scratched his bald head while watching Zhang Guang sitting there silently drinking coffee on the computer monitor.

"Just to show off, do you think he would do that?"

Liang Dehai picked up the thermos cup containing soaked wolfberries, blew on it, and took a sip.

Li Jiu, who was standing by, was also watching the surveillance video and scratched his head in confusion.

"I bet he'll be unable to hold back after he finishes this cup of coffee."

"Could he sit there and wait another half hour?"

Li Jiu looked at the time and said.

Liang Dehai put down the cup.

"This Old Zhang is really..."

He sighed.

When Zhang Guang asked him to meet him in the afternoon, he guessed that he was going to show off!

He has also worked on the committee for more than 30 years and has experienced three reincarnations of the chicken coop.

Based on his understanding of Zhang Guang, if he had not determined the location of the Taoyuan host, if he had not been sure that Taoyuan could be destroyed, he would never have issued such a military order.

So Zhang Guang chose this time to come this time, he must have seen that their coordination department has been working overtime a lot recently.

Prepare to show off when everyone in their coordination department is working overtime and is most tired!
Show off that they are about to take down Taoyuan, and emphasize again the reward for taking down Taoyuan.

"Oh, that reward..."

Liang Dehai clicked his tongue and shook his head.

Just thinking about it made him envious.

Not to mention my colleagues who are working overtime and are full of resentment...

But they are both ministerial-level figures, and no matter how tense the relationship between the Coordination Department and the Encirclement and Killing Department is, the two of them cannot just tear each other apart.

So since he couldn't refuse directly after making excuses several times, Liang Dehai wanted to leave Zhang Guang alone for a while.

But he didn't expect Zhang Guang to be so persistent...

"It seems that Lao Zhang is going to act big..."

At half past eight, seeing Zhang Guang still drinking coffee, Liang Dehai also blew his remaining hair.

After all, it had been left alone for half an hour, so Zhang Guang must have understood what he meant.

He made people wait any longer...

It would be bad if it got out.

"Minister, why don't you let our colleagues go home first?"

Li Jiu asked with some guilt.

After all, he had just caused a big commotion in the siege department that morning.

Zhang Guang's arrival was most likely due to his action in posting the job posting this morning...

"Forget it, what's coming will eventually come. Please ask Minister Zhang to come in."

Seeing that Zhang Guang wanted another cup of coffee and had no intention of leaving, Liang Dehai took out a pair of reading glasses from the drawer, picked up a document at random, and waved to Li Jiu.

"..."

Seeing that his immediate superior said so, Li Jiu nodded.

He straightened his expression and put on a smile.

"Minister Zhang! Brother! What brings you here so late at night?"

After leaving the office and being about twenty meters away from Zhang Guangneng, Li Jiu had already stretched out his hand and bent down with a smile.

"Vice Minister Li."

Seeing that he finally came out, Zhang Guang also stood up with a smile, "I've been waiting for almost an hour."

He shook hands with Li Jiu.

"What?! An hour?!"

Li Jiu was stunned for a moment, then glared at the front desk.

"What are you doing? Why didn't you let us know that Minister Zhang was coming? If we didn't receive the message, why don't you go knock on the door?"

"...Isn't the Minister in a meeting? I..."

"Tsk! Another excuse! How can you compare to Minister Zhang? You've been here for so long and you still can't figure it out?"

Li Jiu picked up the paper cup that Zhang Guang used to drink coffee.

"Are you going to use this to entertain Minister Zhang?"

"Okay, stop talking. You don't have to come tomorrow. Go home and rest."

Li Jiu didn't give the receptionist a chance to speak, and waved his hand.

"Is Vice Minister Li so strict with his subordinates? It's Chinese New Year, so it doesn't matter."

Zhang Guang smiled.

Li Jiu's expression instantly changed from anger to enthusiasm. "Our director just had a meeting. I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting."

"I'll take you there right now!"

He made a gesture of invitation.

"No, no need to do that. Let's keep our voices down and not disturb everyone's work."

Zhang Guang signaled Li Jiu to put his hand down.

Then he walked through the work area of ordinary employees of the Coordination Department in a very low-key manner and came to the door of Liang Dehai's office.

Li Jiu on the side looked up at Zhang Guang.

A hint of doubt emerged in my heart.

This light... doesn't actually look like it's meant to show off...

Then what is he here for?
Although he was confused, Li Jiu always had a smile on his face. He took two quick steps and opened the door for Zhang Guang.

"Hey! Lao Zhang! Come here! Sit down!"

"Lao Liang, you're still reviewing documents right after the meeting?"

"Alas, there's nothing I can do. I'm always busy this time of year."

Liang Dehai took off his reading glasses, closed the document, stood up and poured a cup of tea for Zhang Guang.

Then the two of them exchanged a few polite words before sitting down one after another.

"Lao Zhang, why are you here this time..."

Liang Dehai asked after filling the tea cup.

"Lao Liang, I won't keep you in suspense any longer. I'll just speak frankly."

"Tsk, tell me! We've known each other for so many years!"

Liang Dehai gave Li Jiu a look.

Li Jiu also understood and left the office and closed the door.

"Lao Liang, I came here because of Taoyuan's situation. Taoyuan is so rampant, I really can't stand it anymore, isn't it just a military order?"

"...Don't worry, Lao Zhang. No matter what, the Encirclement and Killing Division will be there."

"No, no, no, I'm definitely confident I can complete this military order. I already know the exact location of the Taoyuan host. All I have to do is destroy it."

Zhang Guang waved his hand and said.

Liang Dehai rolled his eyes in his heart, sneered, and took a sip of tea.

Sure enough, he came here to show off...

He crossed his arms, ready to listen quietly to see what tricks Zhang Guang could come up with.

It doesn't matter whether it's sarcasm or showing off.

He was mentally prepared.

"Lao Liang, I came here this time to cooperate with you." Zhang Guang said directly without any nonsense.

"……cooperate?"

Liang Dehai was stunned for a moment, a hint of suspicion in his eyes.

What's this... new trick?

"Lao Liang, I sincerely want to invite you to join the director of our siege department in destroying Taoyuan's mainframe."

"You represent your Coordination Department, and together we will destroy Taoyuan!"

Zhang Guang looked at Liang Dehai, took a deep breath and said.

"..."

Liang Dehai picked up the teacup, leaned back tactically, and leaned back in his chair.

Because he couldn't guess what Zhang Guang was going to do...

Invite him and let him represent the Coordination Department to destroy Taoyuan?
Is this fucking possible?

What a great achievement it is to destroy Taoyuan!

How could Zhang Guang let him have a share?

What's more, in the morning, Li Jiu had surrounded and killed the tribe with his tacit approval.

It’s definitely a trap!
Liang Dehai took another sip of tea, but the doubts in his heart became deeper.

He thought about it over and over again, but couldn't figure out what Zhang Guang meant by this sentence...

Could it be that... he thought he would agree, and then played a trick on him?

Isn’t this... the method of an elementary school student?

"Lao Liang, don't think about it. I really came here to invite you sincerely this time."

"I can tell you the location of the Taoyuan host right now, and we can go there tomorrow."

Seeing that Liang Dehai was still drinking tea, Zhang Guang continued speaking.

"Lao Liang, I know you must be thinking this is another trap."

"There's nothing we can do. The relationship between our two departments is really too strained."

"But when will the cycle of revenge end? We in the Siege and Killing Tribe can't finish the Peach Blossom Spring cake. Why don't we have a reunion dinner together?"

The more Zhang Guang said this, the deeper Liang Dehai's brows furrowed.

Not being able to eat the cake, having a reunion dinner... these are not excuses.

"... Lao Zhang, you... Tsk, what are you up to?"

Liang Dehai put down the teacup and asked directly.

Although the reason doesn't make sense.

But he could really feel that Zhang Guang was sincere this time and wanted to cooperate.

"Lao Liang, what do you think?"

Seeing that Liang Dehai's suspicion had turned to why he wanted to coordinate a part of the cake, Zhang Guang also asked back with a smile.

Because this means that Liang Dehai has already tacitly acknowledged that their siege team does indeed know the location of the Taoyuan host.

"Lao Liang, this round is almost over. The next round will be an even-numbered round."

Seeing that Liang Dehai was still frowning, Zhang Guang leaned forward, looked into his eyes, and whispered.

"hiss……"

His suggestion also made Liang Dehai gasp.

"During the even-numbered rounds, the seven members of the committee will be replaced..."

Zhang Guang continued to remind him to strike while the iron was hot.

This almost obvious hint also made Liang Dehai's eyes light up instantly.

"Oh……"

He looked at Zhang Guang and nodded in sudden realization.

"Lao Zhang, you're trying to nominate a candidate... We're giving this cake to our Coordination Department for votes..."

Liang Dehai smiled and shook his head, "I really didn't think about it that way..."

He refilled his tea.

Thinking this way, it suddenly became clear to me!

If Zhang Guang wants to become a nominating committee member, even if everyone in the Siege Department votes for him, he still needs at least 20% of the votes from the Coordination Department to get promoted.

And now there is a rift between the two departments.

I want the tickets from my colleagues in the coordination department...

Sharing the cake together is indeed a great idea!

Thinking of this, Liang Dehai finally nodded.

"Lao Liang, the location of the Taoyuan host is..."

"Hey! Wait a minute! Lao Zhang, I didn't say I was going!"

Liang Dehai raised his hand to interrupt Zhang Guang.

"Lao Zhang, now that we've come to this point, let's get straight to the point."

"If I go there on behalf of our Coordination Department, then to put it bluntly, isn't it just canvassing for your votes?"

"That's unfair to Deputy Minister Li of our Coordination Department! He also wants to be a nominating committee member."

"Although Taoyuan's cake is big, I can't turn my elbow outward, not to mention that the biggest share of this cake belongs to you, the Siege and Killing Tribe."

He shook his head, blew on the warm tea, and said quietly.

Zhang Guang also smiled.

This old fox actually wants more benefits...

Does Li Jiu know that he wants to be a nominating committee member?

"Lao Liang, please think about it again."

"You'll retire after this round. The Coordination Department and the Encirclement and Killing Department have nothing to do with you anymore."

"Can Li Jiu... provide for your retirement?"

"Lao Liang, think more about yourself. It's time to think about your life after retirement."

Zhang Guang was not in a hurry either and leaned back in his seat as well.

In the office, for a moment, the only sound left was the faint sound of drinking tea.

"Hahahaha, Lao Zhang, you..."

"What a terrifying future life..."

Liang Dehai looked at Zhang Guang, put down the teacup in his hand, and sighed.

Indeed, Li Jiu really had no intention of becoming a committee member.

He is about to retire, and Li Jiu's goal is to succeed him as the Minister of Coordination.

Li Jiu treats him with great respect now, but when he retires, that may not be the case anymore...

Li Jiu is a new official, and those three fires... might all be set off on him.

after all……

The first thing Liang Dehai did when he became the Minister of the Coordination Department was to investigate the unfair distribution of people and livestock in the Coordination Department.

The source, of course, was his old leader, the former minister who had just retired less than a month ago.

It was because of this kind of "selflessness" that he was able to maintain his position.

The fuse that triggered the conflict between the Encirclement and Killing Department and the Coordination Department was that the Encirclement and Killing Department discovered that there was a problem with the drawing of lots for people and animals in the Coordination Department.

Although he also dealt with several leaders in a swift and decisive manner.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that these are just a few small fish and shrimps.

A really big fish...

It’s Liang Dehai himself.

There's no way. Being in this position, there are too many things that I can't control.

He has long been unclean.

So after Li Jiu takes office and he retires, will he treat him the same way he treated the old minister?
If he wants to live out his days in peace, he must have a committee member-level backer...

But now the committee members are about to be replaced, so he can't find the current committee members.

We can only find someone with great potential to become a committee member...

And this person...

Liang Dehai looked at Zhang Guang.

"Lao Liang, let's work together and kill Tao Yuan during your term. It will be the perfect ending to your career as a minister."

"And you've helped me."

"I'm a person who always returns favors, you know. If I become a nominating committee member and later a full member, then after you retire... what will you have to worry about?"

Seeing that Liang Dehai had figured it out, Zhang Guang spoke again and said directly.

"Old Zhang, the Coordination Department and the Encirclement and Killing Department have always been one family. Helping each other is only natural. Moreover, Taoyuan is our common enemy. I have no choice but to help!"

“Hahahaha, of course!”

Zhang Guang and Liang Dehai stood up at the same time, laughed and shook hands.

(End of this chapter)