Chapter 296 Outrageous Conditions and Pressure from All Sides

As for Mao Ya, her face flushed, she glanced casually at Li Shangli lying on the ground before trembling as she got up and paused the recording.

An hour later, around 10 p.m., Mao Ya cut off the beginning and end of the recorded video and saved a few parts, while Li Shangli, who had been lying on the ground, was finally able to crawl onto the sofa and lie down after an hour of recovery.

Holding her phone, Mao Ya sat down next to Li Shangli and chuckled, "Secretary Shangli, would you like to take a look? You've come four times in total, especially the first time—I tried so hard but couldn't get you down!"

Li Shangli felt like vomiting after hearing this. He was clearly drugged and couldn't control himself, but Mao Ya was still acting.

"You vicious, venomous woman!"

With difficulty, Li Shangli raised his head, his fingers clenched tightly, and the veins on his forehead bulged with anger.

"Thank you for your praise, Secretary Shang Li!"

Maoya maintained her smile.

"Secretary Shangli, if I were to expose this video and insist that you forced me, a pregnant woman, into it, how could you possibly continue to hold your position as district party secretary?"

"Mao Ya! You!"

At this moment, Li Shangli realized that he had been framed and that instead of cursing, he should have a proper talk.

"Tell me, what is your purpose in scheming against me like this? Although I, Li Shangli, am the district party secretary, a cadre at the ministerial level, there are some things I cannot touch!"

Upon hearing this, Mao Ya gently traced her fingertips across Li Shangli's cheek before placing them on his chest.

"Simple, I need a sum of money, ten million, and you need to use your power to send me abroad."

Li Shangli broke down on the spot upon hearing this.

"Do you know what you're saying? Ten million? Why don't you just rob someone? Where would I get ten million?"

"Besides, sending you abroad is impossible. You're a criminal; you can't leave the country through normal channels. You can only do it illegally. What makes you think I, Li Shangli, have that ability?"

Mao Ya was not annoyed after hearing this.

"I don't care, if you can't do it and I go to jail, I'll be miserable, and you, Li Shangli, can forget about being a peaceful district party secretary!"

"Aren't you making things difficult for me?"

"You're only finding out now?"

Both of them fell silent.

After a long while, Li Shangli sat up straight, looked at Mao Ya, took a deep breath, and then gave his solution.

"Mao Ya, to be honest, I'm confident I can get you smuggled out of the country, but I need your cooperation."

As he spoke, a ruthless killing intent was already hidden deep in Li Shangli's eyes.

"Tell me! How do you need me to cooperate?"

"I know a businessman from Fujian who does business in Southeast Asia. He has some connections and can get you to go abroad."

"Heh, Li Shangli, you don't think I'm stupid, do you? But let me be clear with you, in the next few days I will entrust the video and other evidence to someone I trust. If I don't contact this person for more than three days, the evidence will be sent to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, and the video will be exposed to the entire internet."

You'd better keep your little schemes to yourself!

These words weighed heavily on Li Shangli's mind. He did indeed know a businessman who was involved in telecom fraud in Southeast Asia.

The original plan was to have Mao Ya follow my instructions and smuggle herself across the border, then resolve the issue directly. But now...

"This is the only way I can think of for you. Believe it or not, it's impossible through the official channels."

You should know your special status; even getting you out of Jingzhou requires considerable effort from me.

Mao Ya did not refute it; indeed, given her background, she never expected to be able to travel abroad normally.

"I understand. I'll contact you again in a few days to discuss the details. You can go now. Surely you're not reluctant to leave and want to stay overnight, are you?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shangli rolled his eyes. Those two hours were a nightmare for him, and he didn't want to touch Mao Ya again!

With a forced effort, Li Shangli got up and left Mao Ya's house, his steps unsteady.

The next day was Saturday.

Li Shangli didn't rest. He was really in a bind. He originally wanted to use Mao Ya to control Wang Dalu, but he ended up being controlled by Wang Dalu instead.

Now we not only have to deal with Wang Dalu, but also Mao Ya. This is really a nightmare!

Upon arriving at the secretary's office, I had barely sat down and was absentmindedly glancing at a few documents when there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!"

The door opened, and Tian Jingye entered.

Seeing Tian Jingye and Li Shangli makes me feel irritated.

"What's District Chief Tian doing here? He could just call if he needed anything. Why make this whole trip? Isn't that a waste of his time?"

Tian Jingye didn't take Li Shangli's words to heart, and instead went straight to sit down opposite Li Shangli.

"Secretary Shang Li was very busy last night! I heard that yesterday afternoon you met with the ex-wife of former Secretary Yi Xuexi, and afterwards you even drove her away. Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't know you had this kind of hobby, Secretary Shang Li?"

Originally, Tian Jingye was just gossiping and didn't believe that Li Shangli and Mao Ya would have anything going on.

Unfortunately, Lee Sang-ri was forced into love.

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

Li Shangli, whose weakness had been exposed, instinctively refuted it. Upon seeing this, Tian Jingye's smile vanished, replaced by deep suspicion. Could he have really guessed right?

Li Shangli also realized that his emotions were not right, and after calming down, he changed the subject.

"Instead of worrying about these things, District Chief Tian, ​​why don't you tell me specifically why you've come here? You wouldn't come here without a reason, so don't tell me you're just bored."

When it came to serious matters, Tian Jingye quickly became serious.

"That's right. I checked the financial situation of Guangming District yesterday, and Secretary Shang Li, it's no exaggeration to say that the situation is extremely serious!"

"A loan of five billion! And guess how much is left in the Finance Bureau's account now?"

"How many?"

"We only have 1.8 billion left!"

"Hasn't Guangming District already built and sold a number of residential communities? Why has the government's budget been reduced so much?"

"Sell? Who would buy it? There's no one willing to take it..."

These words silenced both of them.

"These are not the real problems. I checked the fiscal circulation situation in recent months, and I was shocked to find that most of the government agencies in Guangming District have applied for fiscal funds for different reasons in the past few months, and the key point is that they have all been approved!"

Those application reasons were obviously made up. Chen Hai and Yi Xuexi are truly despicable!

Tian Jingye said this through gritted teeth; he really couldn't hold back anymore. He was being completely fooled by his subordinates.

"So, what's your opinion, District Chief Tian?"

Li Shangli knew that the other party couldn't simply be trying to clarify the problem.

"My suggestion is to quickly end the old city renovation project, sell the apartments in the community at low prices to recoup funds, minimize losses as much as possible, and invest the recovered funds in other profitable projects. The annual interest on the bank loan will not be affected, since it is not a one-time payment."

"So, all you're saying is that you want Continental to complete the project as quickly as possible?"

"That's right!"

Tian Jingye did not evade the question and gave a very straightforward reply.