Rise of a Nobody

Chapter 23

Back in school, Zhao Changsheng had his own secret crush, but he wasn't quite sure how to win a girl's heart. Although what he desired most was to experience with another woman the same feelings he had with Tian Fengxia, it now seemed that making a girl fall for him was the most important thing. Receiving Li Fengni's concern undoubtedly boosted his confidence. Initially, he planned to inform his leader to ambush the backyard of Li Jianshe's house, capturing those who came to set fire and ensuring they would have no place to stand in Lujialing, even if they couldn't be sentenced. However, an incident that occurred later made him change his plan. He wanted to take another approach to avenge Li Fengni, as it was also a way for a boy to express his feelings for the woman he admired; he wanted to help her. 'Are you Zhao Changsheng, also known as Zhao Erlu?' A man wearing sunglasses stopped Zhao Changsheng, who was about to leave, inside the village committee. 'Yes, who are you, and what do you want?' 'Nothing much, this is something someone asked me to give you, please open it and see.' Uncle Long looked at Zhao Changsheng, truly puzzled as to why the young lady would give this million to this lad whose facial hair hadn't even grown in. 'What is this?'

Zhao Changsheng had never seen a check before, but he saw several stamps on it. Looking at the amount, there was a one at the front followed by several zeros. 'This is a check, one million. It's yours now. You can take it to the bank and exchange it for one million. It's payable on demand.' Zhao Changsheng looked up at the man. He remembered the woman who had left alone in the cold wind. It seemed she had arrived home. Indeed, she was a person of her word. 'Are there any other letters or messages?' This was what Zhao Changsheng longed for in his heart. Although he knew it was impossible, he couldn't help but ask. 'No, only this.' 'Alright, I got it.' Uncle Long looked at the boy curiously, feeling very strange. Holding this one million, the boy showed no sign of excitement on his face. He really couldn't figure out what the relationship was between this boy and the young mistress. Shaking his head, he was about to leave. 'Mr., wait, I have something else.' Zhao Changsheng said. Uncle Long sighed inwardly. He had killed too many people in his life, but this was the young mistress's wish. If he asked for anything else, then he would only have to kill him. His fists involuntarily clenched. 'What else is there?' 'Uncle, you look like someone who often walks in the jianghu, you must be knowledgeable. Is there a kind of glasses that can see through the other person's cards? I've seen it on TV, the kind that can see through.' Uncle Long couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. So this kid wanted to cheat at gambling. 'What do you need this for?'

"No worries, I was just asking. I think these things are quite interesting." "I can send them to you when I get back, and they're contact lenses at that. Once you put them on, no one can tell." "That would be great, it's very important to me, thank you." "Young man, just because you have money doesn't mean you should gamble, let alone cheat. Be careful, if you get caught, they might dig out your eyes." "It's fine, I'll just do it once, nothing will happen," Uncle Long shook his head and turned to leave. The mission for this trip was completed fairly smoothly. In the office of the Township Government Secretary, Tian Jialiang and Dou Changhe sat opposite each other, neither speaking, just chain-smoking in silence, neither willing to break the silence first. The reason was yesterday's county government economic meeting. Linshan Town is quite special; although it's called Linshan Town, it has a township head instead of a town head. The reason is that several years ago, there was an attempt to upgrade it from a township to a town, but after repeated reviews, due to the inability to increase the overall economic volume, it could only retain the status of a township. However, the name Linshan Town had already stuck, and the locals had gotten used to calling it that. With this year's county economic meeting, Linshan Town was once again at the bottom of the list, with no hope of upgrading to a town. "Old Dou, I've thought about it, we can't continue like this in Linshan Township. If we keep going on this path, both of us will really end up dying in Linshan Township." "I can't help it, the situation here is just like this. Even if we try to develop, what can we achieve? We lack energy and resources, I really don't have any solutions." "But we can't go on like this. You're the township head, in charge of the economy. If our township doesn't develop, I bear some responsibility, but it's mainly your responsibility as the township head."

Tian Jialiang was feeling upset, so his words became somewhat unrestrained. 'What do you mean? Do you think I don't want to develop the economy? Tian Jialiang, if you could develop the economy, would you still be holed up here? You're the top leader of Linshan Town, take a look at what you've done, and then you talk to me, what gives you the right to criticize me?' Dou Changhe was not one to show weakness. The two had a big argument in the office and parted on bad terms. Back in his office, Dou Changhe ripped off his tie and threw it onto the sofa, looking as if he had just finished sparring like a rooster. 'Cousin, are you angry? Who ticked you off? Tell your nephew, I'll take care of him for you.' 'Get lost, what are you doing here, go find someplace cool to play.' Dou Changhe saw Zhao Changsheng peeking in and felt irritation all over. 'Cousin, holding grudges can hurt your liver! I have some good news for you, I bet you'll be happy to hear it.' 'What is it?' 'It's about Secretary Tian, do you want to hear it?'

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