Chapter 454 415: The Honest Man
Just as Zhao Rong was thinking about how he would have some quality time alone with the three stunning women once he got inside the room, his assistant suddenly rushed over from a nearby corner before they could even open the door. When Zhao Rong saw him, he was stunned speechless.
"Assistant," Zhao Rong said in disbelief, "what are you doing in this hotel?"
The assistant walked over, stood beside Zhao Rong, and chuckled. "Brother Zhao Rong, sneaking out of school in the dead of night… you must be up to no good."
Looking at the troublemaker before him, Zhao Rong repeated his question. "Aren't you living in the school dormitory? How did you suddenly appear in this hotel?"
The assistant explained, "Brother Zhao Rong, there's something you don't know. Even though you moved out of the dorms after becoming the school principal, the three beauties still don't trust you. So, they hired me, a private detective, to follow you 24/7. It's to prevent you from being seduced by some girl, sneaking off to a bathhouse, or maybe making a trip to a shady hair salon…"
Hearing this, Zhao Rong gritted his teeth and said helplessly, "Fine. Since you're tailing me, you can come with me into this room and meet these three stunning women."
The assistant's eyes lit up when he heard Zhao Rong was there to meet three gorgeous women. "Brother Zhao Rong, the ladies were right! You really are cheating on them behind their backs…"
"What cheating?" Zhao Rong clarified. "I'm here to investigate why these three invited me here. I want to find out their real intentions."
His words failed to convince his assistant.
The assistant shot him a sidelong glance and said with a smirk, "Brother Zhao Rong, we're on the same team here. Look at you, putting on an act in front of me again. You're a man, and I'm a man. I get it. We understand these things."
Realizing how deeply his assistant had misunderstood him, Zhao Rong was about to explain further, but before he could, the three stunning women opened the hotel room door.
As they did, the woman in leopard print said to the one in the leather jacket, "Do you really think Zhao Rong will come alone?"
The woman in leather said confidently, "Don't worry. I made it clear to him on WeChat. He has to come by himself, and he absolutely cannot bring any other men. That fool promised me on WeChat that he would come alone."
The woman in the bikini added with equal confidence, "As long as Zhao Rong is the only man who shows up, we three can proceed with our original plan, step by step."
With that, the three women eagerly looked toward the doorway, expecting to see only Zhao Rong. However, when they opened the door and saw two men—one fat, one thin—standing there, they were stunned into silence.
The woman in leopard print immediately spun around and confronted the one in leather. "Didn't you say Zhao Rong would come alone? Why did he bring an assistant?"
I thought Zhao Rong was an honest, straight-laced guy, the woman in leather thought, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. I never expected him to be so cunning…
Although their plan to entrap Zhao Rong had been disrupted, they still put on a warm welcome. "You're here! Please, come in and sit down."
With that, the women in leopard print, leather, and the bikini ushered Zhao Rong and his assistant into the hotel room.
As the assistant followed them inside, the sight of the three provocatively dressed women caused a noticeable physical reaction. The assistant, unable to hide his arousal, turned to Zhao Rong and said awkwardly, "Brother Zhao Rong, these three women you came to meet are dressed a little too sexy, don't you think?"
And this Zhao Rong still claims he isn't here to do something illicit with them? the assistant thought. What man could look at these three and honestly say he wasn't having fantasies?
After inviting the men into the room, the three women immediately huddled together and whispered, "What do we do? Our first step is ruined."
"Yeah, if only one man had shown up, we could have taken our clothes off and seduced him. But with two of them here, undressing would be completely inappropriate and just plain awkward."
Their plans in disarray, the three women stood there, feeling helpless and embarrassed.
Just as they were at a loss for what to do, the assistant quietly pulled a sharp knife from his sleeve and showed it to Zhao Rong. "Brother Zhao, look what I brought along."
When Zhao Rong saw the gleaming blade, he couldn't help but ask, "Assistant, you're way too paranoid. Why would you bring a weapon to a woman's room?"
"Brother, you don't get it," the assistant said, his eyes scanning the room vigilantly. "I was genuinely worried these three beauties might try to pull a honey trap on me, so I prepared a knife for self-defense before coming in."
While Zhao Rong and his assistant were whispering, the three women were also discussing how to proceed to their second step now that the first had failed.
The woman in leather asked the one in leopard print, "When you were chatting with Zhao Rong on WeChat, did you make sure he wouldn't bring any weapons?"
The woman in leopard print patted her flat chest and promised, "Don't worry. This Zhao Rong definitely didn't bring any weapons. When he was chatting with me earlier, he swore a solemn oath that he wouldn't bring any weapons for self-defense when he came to our hotel room. You can doubt anything else, but you have to trust me on this."
The woman in the bikini also chimed in to reassure her. "Relax. The woman in leopard print would never let Zhao Rong bring a weapon in."
Hearing this, the woman in leather smirked to herself. Although my first plan was disrupted, as long as Zhao Rong didn't bring any weapons, I can switch to another plan. I can still take him down…
But before she could finish her thought, she suddenly heard a metallic CLANG from behind her.
The woman in leather spun around and immediately saw a long Triangular Military Spike lying on the floor at Zhao Rong's feet.
Seeing the weapon, she gasped and demanded, "Brother Zhao Rong, didn't you say you wouldn't bring any weapons when you came to meet us? How did a weapon just fall from your waist? And it's a Triangular Military Spike, a weapon designed for bleeding targets!"
Hearing this, Zhao Rong quickly pointed to his assistant. "You three beautiful ladies have really misunderstood me! This Triangular Military Spike isn't mine; it belongs to my assistant. I promised you I wouldn't bring any weapons when I came to meet you."
Although Zhao Rong's explanation was clear, the spike had fallen directly at his feet, while his assistant was sitting a considerable distance away. From the women's perspective, the weapon was obviously his. His explanation sounded like a flimsy cover-up.
When Zhao Rong saw that they didn't believe the weapon belonged to his assistant, he felt cornered and reluctantly took the blame. "Fine. Since none of you believe the Triangular Military Spike was brought in by my assistant, then I, Zhao Rong, will just admit it. The weapon is mine. I brought it for self-defense. There, are you satisfied now?"
When the three women heard Zhao Rong admit to bringing a weapon, they were utterly astonished. They stormed into the bathroom, their faces flushed red, seething with anger, some on the verge of tears.
The woman in leopard print stomped her foot furiously. "Damn it! I can't believe that dumb-looking Zhao Rong is so cunning and treacherous! He swore on WeChat that he wouldn't bring any weapons, but he brought in a vicious Triangular Military Spike! He obviously came prepared and even planned on making us bleed!"
The woman in leather said helplessly, "What do we do now? Our first plan failed. And now, because he brought a weapon, our second plan has failed too."
The woman in the bikini was so angry that tears streamed down her face. "Since that bastard already knows we set a trap for him, we have no choice but to force the issue. We have to secretly put this drop of neurotoxin on his exposed skin."
With that, she produced a small vial of neurotoxin from her hair, uncapped it, and led the other two out of the bathroom. Her plan was to get close to Zhao Rong while talking. Then, she would discreetly brush the vial against his neck, letting a single drop of the toxin touch his skin. As long as one drop of the neurotoxin made contact, his heart would stop due to respiratory failure.
With their new plan set, the three women approached Zhao Rong.
At that moment, Zhao Rong was not only completely unguarded, but he had also taken off his short-sleeved shirt because the hotel room felt stuffy and hot.
When the three women emerged from the bathroom and saw Zhao Rong standing shirtless in the main room, they froze in shock.
Why did he take off his clothes? they thought in unison. Could he have figured out that we were going to use a neurotoxin on him? Is that why he's doing the opposite, deliberately provoking us? He took off his shirt, baring his torso, as if to say: 'You have a neurotoxin you want to put on my skin, right? Go ahead, I dare you.'
Instantly, the three stunning women lost their nerve.
