Lu De Min parted ways with his partner and entered the Hongxing Military Management Station.
He happened to run into Captain Qian and Xiao Lao.
After exchanging greetings,
Lu De Min asked, "Captain Qian, will Director Qu need the car this afternoon?"
"This..." Captain Qian and Xiao Lao exchanged a glance, their expressions revealing their predicament: "I can't answer that!"
"What's wrong? Isn't Director Qu at the office?"
"She's here! But, she seems to be feeling a bit 'unwell', so she won't be going out to patrol this afternoon. I don't know if she'll need the car. You should ask her yourself!"
"What? Director Qu isn't feeling well? Why doesn't she go to the hospital!" Lu De Min was immediately concerned. The female leader had been kind to him, so he naturally cared about her well-being.
"Well, it's complicated! Just go to Director Qu's office, and you'll know." Captain Qian scratched his head, hesitating to say more.
Alright.
Lu De Min could tell that Captain Qian and Xiao Lao were hiding something, something they couldn't speak about directly.
"I'll go check on Director Qu. Should I take her to the hospital?" Lu De Min said, then headed towards the director's office.
After Lu De Min was out of sight, Xiao Lao looked worried and said, "Captain, what if De Min goes in there and gets scolded? What if he blames us?"
"It's hard to say!" Captain Qian seemed to recall something, his own heart filled with trepidation.
Both Xiao Lao and Captain Qian knew that Director Qu had a particularly bad temper at this time, so they dared not go in.
They could only pray for Lu De Min.
...
Upon hearing that Director Qu, who had shown him kindness, was ill, Lu De Min hurried to the director's office.
"Director Qu! It's Xiao Lu!"
Lu De Min called out several times, but there was no response from within.
If it were any other employee, they wouldn't dare enter without a response from Director Qu.
But Lu De Min didn't understand. He was also worried that Director Qu might be seriously ill and unable to respond, so he pushed the door open and went in.
As soon as he entered, Lu De Min was startled.
He saw Director Qu Lin, usually so dignified and elegant, lying on the sofa. Her shoes were off, revealing a pair of snow-white feet. Two buttons on her blouse were undone, perhaps from the heat, leaving her white, full bosom partially exposed. Of course, compared to the exposed attire of women in later times, this wasn't much, but it still startled Lu De Min.
This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
He was unsure what to do, whether to go outside and call for help.
At that moment, Qu Lin moaned, "My head hurts so much!"
Lu De Min immediately approached her, concerned: "Director Qu, are you okay? What's wrong? Should I take you to the hospital?"
Something wasn't right.
As he got closer, Lu De Min finally caught a faint scent of alcohol mingled with body fragrance emanating from Director Qu.
Could Director Qu have been drinking, and gotten drunk?
Considering Captain Qian and Xiao Lao's earlier reactions,
Lu De Min suddenly felt an epiphany.
That must be it.
If Director Qu was truly sick, they wouldn't have hesitated to send her to the hospital.
But the fact that the female leader was drunk couldn't be revealed. It had to be covered up.
If this got out, his job could be at risk.
No wonder they were hesitant to enter. Who knew if Director Qu, in her inebriated state, would have a violent temper?
Lu De Min was also a bit anxious.
Just as he was pondering what to do,
Suddenly, Qu Lin opened her eyes in a daze. Through the haze, she saw a tall figure, obviously a man, approaching her. Instantly, her guard went up, and she loudly reprimanded, "Who are you? Don't get any closer to me! Get out!"
She also shouted, "Help! Someone has entered my office without my permission! He's up to no good! Quickly arrest this lecher!"
Holy shit!
A drunk female leader was truly wild and terrifying.
No wonder Captain Qian and the others dared not mess with her.
If anyone else were to stumble upon this scene, it would be a huge mess.
Was I about to be set up?