Su Tao and Liu Ruochen rode a car back to the hotel. As the car was arranged by Qi Jiahao, the two didn’t talk much in the car.

After they returned to the hotel, Liu Ruochen followed Su Tao into his room and sighed, “I initially thought that it would be simple. But I didn’t expect it to be so complicated. Qi Jiahao truly deserves his reputation. He’s smart at dealing with this matter. It’s impossible for him to go against Vice-Premier Xiao’s instruction. But if we withdraw from it, Vice-Premier Xiao won’t do anything to him.”

Frowning his brows, Su Tao shook his head with a wry smile and analyzed, “From Vice-Premier Xiao’s perspective, I’m afraid that he also wants to look at our ability. Qi Jiahao grasped Vice-Premier Xiao’s mentality well. Who knows, he might even be praised by Vice-Premier Xiao for this.”

“You suspect that this was instructed by Vice-Premier Xiao?” Liu Ruochen looked at Su Tao, surprised.

Nodding his head, Su Tao replied, “That’s why I agreed to it so quickly. Even if it’s not an instruction from Vice-Premier...