Li Hao chuckled lightly, as if he had heard some hilarious joke. "Secretary Gao, do you still have any room to bargain with me now? Don't forget who got you out of Zhao Ruilong's hands, and who helped you smooth over the incident at Shanshui Manor. Without me, I'm afraid you'd already be sitting in the interrogation room of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection by now, wouldn't you?"
Gao Yuliang was instantly at a loss for words. What Li Hao said was true. Over this period, he had indeed helped him out quite a bit, and each time he made it sound effortless, as if it were merely a trivial favor. But it was precisely this casual attitude that frightened Gao Yuliang all the more. He could not see through Li Hao; he had no idea what kind of background and motives this young man truly possessed.
"What is it, Secretary Gao? What are you still hesitating about? Time waits for no one, you know," Li Hao's voice came over the line again, unhurried yet carrying an invisible pressure.
Chapter 145