At the Pinnacle of Power: The Female Leader and Her Chief Advisor

Tingting seemed very scared. She tried to break free from Lu Ming's hand, but she was too weak.

"Secretary Lu... I... I can't go out."

"Otherwise, if Sister Jing finds out, she'll beat me to death."

Tingting pleaded incessantly, her voice trembling with tears, but Lu Ming seemed not to hear her.

As soon as they stepped out the door, the security guard noticed the commotion and quickly approached, asking respectfully, "Secretary Lu, where are you headed?"

As if she had seen a savior, Tingting hurriedly said, "Secretary Lu wants to take me out."

The security guard explained, "Secretary Lu, I'm really sorry, but it's the rule at Qingwufang that people can't be taken out."

Lu Ming scoffed, "Get lost. What kind of rules are these? Never heard of them."

The security guard wasn't angry and still smiled, saying, "Secretary Lu, these rules were set by Chairman Qian, so there's no point in taking your anger out on me."

"If we let you take him out today, we won't be able to explain it to Chairman Qian."

Lu Ming said impatiently, "Can't you understand human language? She's mine now. I can take her out. Who has any objections? Go ask your Chairman Qian whether I can take people out or not!"

The security guard, not daring to offend Lu Ming, bowed and scraped, saying, "Secretary Lu, please wait a moment while I consult with my superiors."

He walked to the side, picked up the walkie-talkie, and said a few words.

A moment later, a beautiful, ripe woman swayed over.

Looking at the beautiful woman, Tingting subconsciously lowered her head, not daring to meet her gaze, and her body trembled involuntarily, clearly showing her great fear of her.

The beautiful woman had a seductive look on her face, like she was keeping a lover, and she seemed to be flirting with everyone she looked at.

She glanced at Tingting beside her and said with a smile, "Secretary Lu, it's fine to play here, why insist on taking her out?"

Lu Ming glanced at her and asked, "You're Sister Jing?"

"it's me."

"What? Chairman Qian gave me the person, so I can't take him out?"

Sister Jing was clearly taken aback.

Tingting has always served Mayor Han, so how did she become Lu Ming's person?

"I need to consult with Chairman Qian about this."

"Then hurry up and go, don't waste my time!"

"Secretary Lu, please wait a moment."

Sister Jing walked to the side, dialed Qian Kuo's number, and briefly explained the situation.

Upon hearing this, Qian Kuo chuckled and said, "If he wants to take it out, then let him take it out."

He thought he had seen through Lu Ming's thoughts, believing that he was just worried that Qingwufang had hidden surveillance cameras, but he never considered that Lu Ming actually had other purposes.

"Yes."

Sister Jing hung up the phone, walked over with a smile, and bowed apologetically: "Secretary Lu, I'm so sorry to have taken up your time. You can leave with Tingting now."

He then looked at Tingting and instructed, "Tingting, you must keep Secretary Lu company, understand?"

Tingting lowered her head and replied, "I understand, Sister Jing."

Lu Ming snorted and pulled Tingting into the car.

After driving quite a distance from Qingwufang, Lu Ming finally asked, "What's your name?"

"what?"

"Tell me, what's your name?"

"I...I'm called Tingting."

I'll say my real name.

"Meng Ting".

"How did you get to Qingwu Lane?"

Tingting bit her lip and remained silent.

Lu Ming knew that she was afraid.

Lu Ming glanced at her and guessed that after she went inside, she must have thought of various ways to save herself, and it was even very likely that she had asked Han Jinlai for help.

However, the fact that she is still in Qingwufang means that all her attempts to save herself and her calls for help have failed.

Having experienced so many failures, she must have long been in despair and her heart had turned to ashes.

Even if Lu Ming showed goodwill at this moment, they dared not easily believe it.

Lu Ming then asked, "How long has it been since you went home?"

Tingting's gaze seemed to drift away. After a long silence, she murmured, "It's been several years since I've been back."

"Want to go back?"

"……think."

Lu Ming said, "If you want to go home, then answer my question."

"I went through all this trouble to bring you out here because I wanted to help you solve your problem."

"If you're not willing to say anything, then even if I want to help you, there's nothing I can do."

Tingting looked at Lu Ming in disbelief and asked, "You...you can help me?"

Lu Ming nodded solemnly: "Yes!"

Tingting stared into Lu Ming's eyes, struggling internally.

After all these years, she had long since resigned herself to her fate.

But Lu Ming's words gave her hope again.

Most importantly, he actually brought himself out of Qingwufang, a place that never allowed people to be taken out.

But... the thought of Qian Kuo dimmed her eyes again.

She gave a self-deprecating laugh: "It's no use, Chairman Qian will never let me leave."

Lu Ming said, "To tell you the truth, I have already obtained evidence of Han Jinlai and Qian Kuo's crimes. It won't be long before they are punished by law."

"If you can offer some help, then this timeframe could potentially be significantly shortened."

After saying that, he stopped talking and let Meng Ting process it quietly.

Lu Ming rolled down the car window, and the evening breeze was gentle.

As he drove, he suddenly realized that there was a car behind him that seemed to have been following him the whole time.

To verify his guess, he made several turns and intersections, but the car was still following him.

Lu Ming guessed that this was most likely sent by Qian Kuo.

So he slowed down and took out his phone to send a message to Mu Xueqi.

"I was being followed while driving."

"How many?"

"One car."

"Lead them to the city moat; there are fewer surveillance cameras there. I'll be there right now."

"it is good."

Lu Ming put down his phone and drove at a steady speed toward the city moat.

There are already few cars at night, and even fewer heading towards the city moat.

Therefore, the car following them became even more obvious.

At this point, they were unaware that they had been exposed.

After driving for about thirty minutes, Lu Ming saw Mu Xueqi's car at an intersection.

Almost at the same time, Mu Xueqi sent a message.

"Keep driving forward."

"it is good."

Lu Ming drove onto the city moat, and a short while later, Mu Xueqi sent another message.

"There's only one person in the car. Keep driving. There's a bridge pier over there, but no security cameras. I'll block him there."

"it is good."

Tingting, who was in the passenger seat, overheard their conversation and guessed what was going on.

She glanced back, her face pale and her expression tense.

The cars drove further and further away until finally only their three cars remained on the entire road.

The people following Lu Ming finally realized something was wrong. Just as they were hesitating whether to continue following him, Lu Ming's car suddenly braked and stopped.

Caught off guard, he hurriedly slammed on the brakes.

Just then, he saw Lu Ming open the car door and walk towards him.

In a moment of panic, he hurriedly shifted into reverse.

But then they realized there was another car behind them.

Now that he's being attacked from both sides, he has no chance of escape.

At this moment, Lu Ming had already walked over.

He reached into the car window, grabbed the man's hair, and slammed it hard against the steering wheel!

The man was stunned and disoriented after being hit. By the time he recovered, he had already been dragged off the bus...