Golden Scale [EN]: Chapter 29

In the steamy bathroom, Hou Longtao rested his arms on the edge of the jacuzzi, his eyes closed, enjoying the powerful jets massaging his lower back. He felt the blood circulating smoothly through his body again. The left side of his body, which had been numb since the electrocution, had also returned to normal. “Hah,” he exhaled deeply, “Liu Jiang, how should I deal with you?”

Ru Yun entered the tub, straddling her lover’s lap, and brushed the hair off his forehead. “Are you really feeling okay?” Hou Longtao opened his eyes and wrapped his arms around the beauty’s slender waist. “I’m really fine, don’t worry about me. Did you hear everything?” “I did.” “What do you think?”

Ru Yun tapped the man’s forehead. “You’re all bad people, and you’re no exception.” “Heh heh,” Hou Longtao tightened his grip, holding the woman even closer. “What do you mean? How am I not a good person? I’m the victim here.” “What kind of victim are you? It’s wrong for those corrupt cops to abuse you under the guise of official duty, but you’re not exactly innocent either, are you? Dare you say you didn’t order people to do it?”

“Wow, I can withstand torture, but I can’t resist a honey trap. I’m going to confess. You don’t have any recording devices on you, do you?” The man’s right hand slipped into Ru Yun’s buttocks, his fingers gently touching her tightly closed *chrysanthemum gate* [euphemism for anus]. “Not hidden here, is it?” Ru Yun knew her lover was teasing her, and she felt a little aroused. She kissed him on the lips. “I know that kid had designs on Xue Nuo, but couldn’t you have resolved it through normal means?”

“Normal means? Yunyun, you’ve really been in the upper echelons for too long. There are rules of the game on the streets. If you’re nice to those thugs, they’ll only see you as weak. On the streets, whoever has the hardest fist has the right to speak.” “Is your fist very hard?” “Not only is my fist hard, but I also have an even more powerful weapon,” Hou Longtao tapped his temple. “My brain.”

“Tch, don’t be so smug. That brain of yours only comes up with bad ideas. You have nothing but dirty tricks.” “Yes, yes, but if it weren’t for those dirty tricks, how could I have the Moon Goddess in my arms? What the Celestial Marshal couldn’t do, this lowly monkey has managed to do.” He took the beauty’s nipple into his mouth and sucked it lovingly. “The Moon Goddess’s nipples are the most delicious.”

Ru Yun felt a surge of heat in her heart and held the man’s head to her chest. “Ah… husband…” Both nipples were erect from the licking. Hou Longtao looked up. “Yunyun, do you remember? The first night, you were sitting on me like this too, except your hands were cuffed behind your back.” “Hmph, was it comfortable being cuffed? You got a taste of it today too.” Ru Yun gently stroked her lover’s face, finding him more and more handsome, more and more lovable.

“It really wasn’t comfortable. I’m sorry, I made you suffer that day. I never even apologized to you.” The man buried his head in her deep cleavage, pressing his cheeks against her large breasts, fully experiencing the extraordinary softness and elasticity of her flesh. Ru Yun lowered her head and pressed her face against her lover’s head, rubbing it gently. “Did it hurt a lot when I kicked you that day? Will you hold a grudge against me?”

“As long as it earns your favor, a thousand kicks, ten thousand kicks are worth it, how could I possibly hold a grudge?” Ru Yun saw that look again in Hou Longtao’s eyes, the look that had changed her opinion of this man, a look full of infinite sincerity and pity. Their lips met, the kiss of lovers always both lingering and long.

“Yunyun, put on that lingerie you wore that day, okay?” Hou Longtao’s lust surged, and he couldn’t wait to carry the beauty out of the tub. “Alright, alright, you lecher.” Ru Yun playfully slapped her lover. They returned to the bedroom. “Are you going to wait outside, or watch me put it on?” “I want to watch, I want to watch.” Hou Longtao got into bed, waiting for the show to begin. “Wait, wait,” he grabbed Ru Yun’s frameless glasses from the bedside table and hopped in front of her. “Put these on.” Then he quickly climbed back into bed, sitting cross-legged at the head of the bed. “Begin.”

Ru Yun found the European-style corset in the drawer of the closet, put it on, and carefully tied a bow at her waist. She also picked out a pair of pure black stockings from the dozens of pairs hanging in the closet and used garter belts to roll the tops of the stockings to the instep. Turning around, she raised one leg and propped it on the edge of the bed, placing the five slender toes of her right foot into the stocking. With both hands holding the garter belts on either side, she gently and elegantly smoothed the stocking up the graceful curve of her leg to the upper middle of her thigh. Although he had physical contact with this mature and beautiful woman almost every day, Hou Longtao was still mesmerized by the beauty before him. His mouth was slightly open, and his eyes didn’t even blink, afraid of missing even the smallest detail. Ru Yun hooked the garter straps hanging from the corset onto the lace trim of the stockings, turned her head, and saw the infatuated expression on her lover’s face. Pride, happiness, gratitude, and comfort all welled up in her heart. “Hey, are you done watching?”

Hou Longtao swallowed hard, jumped up, pulled Ru Yun down onto the bed, and pinned her down. “The other one, I’ll help you put it on.” After saying that, he knelt before the beauty’s feet, held her delicate left foot in his left hand, and picked up the other stocking with his right hand. He kissed her instep before starting to put on the stocking for her. The texture of the highest-grade stockings was extraordinary. Hou Longtao was so close that he couldn’t see a clear division between the edge of the stocking and her skin, as if black liquid was slowly engulfing her snow-white skin. As the stocking stretched upward, the man used his lips to feel the unparalleled smoothness and delicacy.

It took a full three minutes to put on one stocking. When her lover’s lips and tongue touched her hot thigh, Ru Yun began to moan, “Ah… ah…” She had been waiting too long. She felt Hou Longtao’s tongue slide over her pubic bone, licking her pubic hair until it was neatly flattened. “Ah… good…” Finally, something wet and slippery entered her body, wriggling in and out. Ru Yun involuntarily arched her back, making her *yin hu* [vaginal opening] even more prominent.

Hou Longtao tirelessly savored the nectar secreted by the beauty’s body, until his tongue was a little stiff, then he kissed Ru Yun’s upper body. His fingers squeezed her soul-stirring breasts, gently sucking and biting her sweet nipples, licking her fair neck and cheeks, and stirring in her delicate ear canal. Hou Longtao’s fiery passion continued into a passionate kiss that lasted for five minutes.

“Huff… huff…” Hou Longtao gasped for breath. “My Yunyun, my Moon Goddess, there is no more enchanting woman in this world than you.” “Husband… husband…” Ru Yun put her mouth to her lover’s ear. “Then what are you… what are you waiting for… hurry… hurry and possess me… ah… husband… give it to me… um…”

Hou Longtao pushed apart the woman’s thighs, and with a “plop,” his erect *rou bang* [penis] plunged into her tight *yin dao* [vagina]. He immediately began to thrust wildly, wanting the fairy beneath him to experience his power. “Ah… husband… beautiful… beautiful… it’s killing me…” Ru Yun shook her head wildly, her uterus being struck by his *gui* [penis head] head with each thrust, her body seeming to rise to the clouds…

“Husband…” Ru Yun comfortably embraced her lover’s body, burying her head in his neck. “You’re so amazing, more and more amazing.” Hou Longtao didn’t speak, he just pulled out the woman’s hairpin, let her long hair fall loose, and gently stroked it, repaying his wife’s praise with kisses on her forehead. In fact, since they had gotten together, they rarely had this kind of alone time. Today, Yue Ling wasn’t around to cause trouble, so the two could finally confide in each other. “Husband, I never thought I would call another man that again in my life.” Ru Yun had a happy smile on her face. “Nonsense, you can only call me that for the rest of your life, of course you can’t call another man that.”

The woman smiled even sweeter. “You know what I mean.” “Hmph, what does that idiot do?” Ru Yun propped herself up, resting her left elbow on the bed, and gently tapped her lover’s chest with her right hand. “You’re not allowed to use dirty words in front of me.” “He’s an idiot, a man who would abandon you must have something wrong with his brain.” “You’re still not allowed to use dirty words. My man has to be polite.”

Hou Longtao smiled and kissed the beauty’s pouting lips. “Yes, ma’am, yes, ma’am, what does your ex-husband do?” “His name is Fang Jie. When I was studying at Peking University, I majored in financial management, and he majored in market analysis. Later, he joined Northern Company. The last time I heard about him was that he went to Japan. That was years ago.”

“Do I look a lot like him?” Suddenly remembering what Yue Ling had said, that he was initially unwelcome because he resembled Ru Yun’s ex-husband. “A little bit,” Ru Yun straddled her lover, carefully looking at him. “But there are still many differences. The biggest difference is that he is already a stranger to me, and my heart belongs to you.” The two hugged each other tightly, smelling each other’s scent…

Ru Yun helped her lover tie his tie. Hou Longtao had several sets of clothes at her house. “Who is Liu Jiang?” “Hmm? Oh, he’s the captain of the Xuanwu Traffic Police Brigade. Why do you ask?” “I heard you say you were going to deal with him when I was taking a bath last night. Are you in some kind of trouble?” “No, it’s just related to that patent I bought.” Hou Longtao chose a belt from the closet.

“Is there anything you need my help with?” “No, I want to rely on myself to complete our two-year agreement, so that you will be convinced to be my ‘love slave’.” “Good, that’s how my man should be,” Ru Yun hugged Hou Longtao from behind. “But you must do everything within your power, and don’t scare me like you did yesterday.”

“Hehe, your husband is invincible,” Hou Longtao turned around and hugged the woman. “You, I’m being serious with you, don’t always be so flippant. Do you want me to accompany you to see Old Zeng today?” “No, if this were ancient times, I would lock you up at home every day.” “What for?” “That way, only I could see your beautiful face, but unfortunately, now we talk about gender equality.”

“Are you going to die? Are you treating me like your private property? You chauvinist.” Ru Yun knew her lover was joking. “Mmm mmm mmm…” Hou Longtao made a face, put on his coat, and went out…

When he arrived at the “Tianlun Dynasty,” Wu Da, Liu Nan, Er Dezi, and Ma Lian were already waiting for him in the lobby. “Dead monkey, you called us here early in the morning, but you’re the one who’s late.” “Stop nagging, let’s talk inside.” The group went into the “Tianlun Pavilion” where they had eaten last night and asked for a private room.

Liu Nan put a long box on the table. “I’ve prepared what you asked me to find.” “Thank you, Third Brother,” Hou Longtao turned the box to face him, opened it, and saw a platinum and diamond-encrusted Rolex women’s watch. “It’s worth at least three hundred thousand, right?” “You have a good eye. It’s a little over two hundred ninety thousand. It was given to my aunt by someone who asked my uncle for a favor. You needed it so urgently, I didn’t have time to buy a new one, so I just took this one.”

“Fourth Brother, how are we going to resolve yesterday’s matter? You can’t just let them beat you up for nothing?” Er Dezi wanted to say this with a very serious expression, but he couldn’t help but want to laugh, making him look very comical. “Damn you, what do you mean ‘beat me up’? You bastard. I don’t want to make things too big for now, to avoid complications. The most important task now is to deal with Liu Jiang. We can crush characters like Yang Lixin whenever we want. Old Six, did you ask your old man?”

“Not very optimistic,” Ma Lian said with a pout. “My old man is incorruptible. He’s very upright. He never goes to dinners that people invite him to. He’s also impeccable when it comes to women. Every day, he either works or stays at home with his wife and children.” “Damn it, are there really cops like that these days? Are you kidding me?” “Hey, what can we do? We just happened to run into one.”

“Doesn’t he have any special hobbies?” Hou Longtao didn’t believe that a person could be so incorruptible. “Yes, my old man writes beautiful calligraphy. The Traffic Management Bureau’s Spring Festival Gala invites him to show off his skills every year. There are two pieces of calligraphy on the wall of his house that he wrote himself, ‘Serve the People’ and ‘Clean and Honest’.” Ma Lian said the last sentence in a very heavy tone.

“Damn it, then how are you going to compete with your old man? One is an honest official, and the other is a corrupt official. Anyone would know which one to choose.” “Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit, who the hell said my old man is a corrupt official? If you don’t get caught, you’re an honest official.” Ma Lian slammed the table and shouted, “Can’t you just make up some charges against Liu Jiang?”

“Frame him? Who do you think your Fourth Brother is? If someone wanted to frame your old man, could they do it?” “Unless they’re a higher-ranking official than my old man, and their backing is even bigger.” “That’s right, Liu Jiang and your old man are at the same level. Behind him, there’s also a deputy director of the Traffic Management Bureau. It’s usually difficult for me to frame him, let alone during this sensitive period before the appointment. He’ll be even more careful.”

“Then what do we do? It’s not very important to my old man whether he can be that deputy director or not. The main thing is the matter you need to handle, Fourth Brother.” “I know, I’ll think about it. Let’s settle the matter at hand today.” Hou Longtao was really a little worried.

At 11:50, Director Zeng of the Chaoyang Public Security Bureau appeared at the door of the private room. “Ah, Mr. Hou, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m late.” Hou Longtao quickly stepped forward to shake the hand that was extended. “Not at all, it’s not that Director Zeng is late, it’s that I arrived early. Please sit down, please sit down.” After exchanging a few pleasantries, they sat down as host and guests.

“Director Zeng, let me introduce you to a few good friends. This is Wu Bing, the president of the Xinjiekou branch of XX Development Bank; this is Liu Nan, the president of Perfect Advertising Company. His uncle is the president of China’s leading real estate company, Evergreen, and his mother is one of Evergreen’s foreign directors.” When Old Zeng came in, he didn’t really pay attention to these young people, but now he was starting to take them seriously.

Hou Longtao continued to introduce, “This is Cen Yu, the vice president of Perfect Advertising Company. He is the son of the director of the XX department of CCTV [China Central Television]; the last one is called Ma Ming, the son of Ma, the captain of the XX District Traffic Police Team. Actually, everyone met last night.” “Ah, so you’re Old Ma’s son.” Old Zeng realized that these young people all had some background, and Hou Longtao had become the only one without any status.

“Does Director Zeng know my father?” “We’ve met once. We’re all in the public security system. How could we not have some contact? Don’t call me Director Zeng, it’s too formal. Just call me Uncle Zeng. With my age, it wouldn’t be taking advantage of you, would it?” “Of course not,” Hou Longtao rushed to answer. “Uncle Zeng, please order. Let’s eat and chat.”

Old Zeng seemed to be used to being treated to meals. He wasn’t shy at all when ordering in the five-star hotel restaurant. He knew what the dishes were without the waitress explaining, even with those dish names that had nothing to do with the actual food.

“Get me six bowls of shark fin soup from your shark fin rice restaurant.” Hou Longtao added at the end. After the waitress went out, he took out the box from the inner pocket of his suit. There should have been two waitresses serving them, but Hou Longtao was a regular here, and they all knew that he didn’t want outsiders around. “Uncle Zeng, I heard that your wife recently lost her watch. I specially picked out a new one for her. Please accept it for her.”

Old Zeng immediately understood what he meant, but he wondered how much a watch could be worth, and secretly blamed Hou Longtao for knowing the rules but underestimating his value. But when he opened the box, he immediately changed his mind. He was also a connoisseur, and he could tell at a glance that the market price of this watch was definitely not less than two hundred thousand. He smiled and patted Hou Longtao on the shoulder. “Okay, okay, good nephew, I’ll thank your aunt for you.”

There’s no such thing as a free lunch. “Good nephew, you’re a highly educated person. I’d like to hear your good opinions on the work of our bureau’s Special Operations Section.” “Special Operations Section? Ah… is that the section that Director Yang Lixin is in charge of? I think Director Yang is still very serious about his work, but I personally believe that if a cadre works in a fixed position for too long, their own resilience and enthusiasm for work may be worn away. Do you agree?”

“That makes sense. Do you have any good solutions to this problem?” “Um… it’s best to have middle-level cadres go to the grassroots level to train from time to time, such as police stations. There, they deal with the most ordinary citizens every day, which can prevent them from becoming detached from the masses.” Hou Longtao had basically put forward his opinion on how to deal with Yang Lixin.

“Good nephew, your ideas coincide with mine.” Old Zeng nodded approvingly, seeing that the dishes were almost all served. “Okay, let’s not talk about work anymore. Let’s eat, let’s eat, let’s chat casually.” Everyone started to eat.

“Uncle Zeng, do you know Liu Jiang, the captain of the Xuanwu Traffic Police Team?” Ma Lian poured a glass of wine for Old Zeng. “Liu Jiang? I can’t really say I know him. It’s still the same thing, we’re all in the public security system, so we have some contact.” “Do you know if he has any… Ouch, ouch, my stomach hurts, I’m going to the bathroom, excuse me, excuse me.” He was kicked under the table.

“I’ll go check on him.” Hou Longtao also followed him out. “Don’t ask him about Liu Jiang. We don’t know if they have any relationship, we can’t take the risk.” “Fourth Brother is still the most thoughtful.” Ma Lian also realized that he had been a little too rash just now.

The meal was almost over, and Hou Longtao was finally going to talk about business. “Uncle Zeng, I personally have five bars (two in Bao Ding’s jurisdiction, one in He Liping’s, plus the two I recently acquired in Dewai), so I still have some understanding of this industry. I recently heard that the management of bars in Chaoyang District is not very standardized, and minors often enter bars on non-holidays. Shouldn’t you strengthen the inspection efforts?”

Everyone knew that minors entering bars was a common problem, not just in Chaoyang District, but Old Zeng could only manage Chaoyang District. “Is that really the case? I will definitely urge my subordinates to strictly investigate and punish any that are found.” “That’s great, I knew that Uncle Zeng wasn’t the kind of leader who couldn’t listen to opinions. With you in charge, the public security situation in Chaoyang District can’t be bad.” Hou Longtao put another high hat on him.

After Old Zeng left, Liu Nan asked in confusion, “Why didn’t you just have him fire Yang Lixin? Wouldn’t that be even less of a threat?” “After all, he’s been in the police force for so many years, he has some connections. If I push him too hard, he might jump over the wall in desperation. Now that I’ve demoted him to the police station, he has no real power and someone is watching him. Once I free up my hands, dealing with him will be like playing.”

“One is bribing, and the other is taking bribes. You should just say what you want him to do. You’re making up a bunch of things, I don’t even dare to interrupt.” Er Dezi threw a cigarette over. Hou Longtao lit it. “That old fox was testing me, seeing if I was qualified to do business with him. If I was too straightforward, he definitely wouldn’t help me.”

“Are you sure he’ll help you now?” “If you take someone’s money, you have to help them eliminate disasters. Officials understand this principle even more. I’ve initially proven that I understand the rules of the game, and he will definitely take action to appease me.” Hou Longtao glanced at Wu Da, who had been silent all along. “Second Brother, are you wearing the shirt I brought back for you?”

During the meal just now, Wu Da was sitting opposite Old Zeng. “Yes, didn’t you tell me that I should wear the gifts you give me on important occasions?” He touched a button on his chest. “How are you going to handle it?” “Hehehe, you keep it for me. Maybe it will be useful someday.” Hou Longtao smiled and stretched…(Golden Carp is Not a Thing in the Pool)