Chapter 590 - 588: Li Jun Takes Action (Part 2)
So, now Chen Tianlong understood in his heart that Lu Xiaoyu’s feelings for him were not a joke, but genuine.
"Xiaoyu, you scared me just now, turns out you were dreaming," Chen Tianlong hurriedly moved past that page to avoid awkwardness, and deliberately said, "My business is done, so I must also fulfill the promise I made to you before."
"Haha, you mean you’re treating us to a feast, right? Yay, yay!" Lu Xiaoyu immediately got excited, clearly having forgotten everything from before.
Chen Tianlong chuckled bitterly, Lu Xiaoyu had that kind of personality—comes quickly and goes quickly—but overall, very optimistic and therefore happy.
"Yes, that’s right, where shall we go eat?" Chen Tianlong smiled and asked.
"Let’s go to the seafood restaurant, I haven’t been to Zheng Erniang’s place for a while, kind of miss her," said Lin Wushuang. After all, the seafood restaurant was where she and Chen Tianlong first had seafood together, leaving many fond memories.
"Hmm, okay."
Chen Tianlong didn’t think much, directly agreeing to it, since his purpose was to play and have fun with them, as long as they were happy.
The three of them didn’t say much and took advantage of the time before mealtime when there weren’t many people, avoiding the queues. Chen Tianlong brought out his Audi car, and they sped off towards the seafood restaurant with the two girls.
Inside the Nanhai City Police Department.
Zhao Bing, after receiving the task, felt a bit anxious. Although Zhang Yufei accepted the task and was ready to proceed to the second step of the massive purchase preparations,
rumors were spreading that the opponents’ backers had sent top-notch experts, extremely formidable. If Zhang Yufei and Li Jun really encountered them, it would be incredibly dangerous.
Forget about coming back unscathed, being able to return alive would be fortunate enough.
It’s known that these people are not easy to deal with. When experts make a move, it’s often a deadly strike.
Moreover, these people don’t play around like children. Trying to get out of the Earth Dragon Organization’s place might not be so easy. Even if they don’t kill you, they might cripple you. Otherwise, their secrets could be fully exposed.
Zhao Bing thought about it repeatedly and found it unavoidable. After all, the road was long and distant, and he had a lot to deal with in Nanhai City. If he moved personally, he might be discovered, and this would alert the Earth Dragon Organization’s high level and prompt them to take precautions.
He didn’t believe that such a large organization didn’t place some moles within the police department. Otherwise, how could they safely evacuate Nanhai City? They must have known the news in advance and then notified to escape.
Otherwise, with so many police forces in Nanhai City, yet they managed to slip away unnoticed, which is really laughable.
"What should I do? No, I must make a trip myself." Zhao Bing thought over and over, finally deciding to go to Yunfu himself, so he prepared to leave when suddenly his secretary Xiaoliang ran into him.
"Director, where are you going?" Xiaoliang, seeing Zhao Bing anxiously pacing, urgently asked.
"Oh, nothing. By the way, Xiaoliang, arrange for me, book a ticket for tonight’s eleven o’clock flight to Yunfu, L City, I need to make a trip to Yunfu."
Zhao Bing didn’t specify a particular town, because the plane stops only in a city, and after getting off the plane, he still needed to drive to the town, which would take some time.
"Ah? Director, you... you’re going to Yunfu? How can that be, you need to stay here to oversee the big picture, if higher-ups find out, it would be troubling."
Xiaoliang understood the seriousness of the situation, although Director Zhao personally handling the matter was good, surrounding cities had recently seen some turmoil, causing panic.
If at this time, Director Zhao leaves his post privately, and should a violent incident occur in Nanhai City, it would be difficult to manage without leadership.
"Why not? I’ll leave things here to you in the meantime, if anything comes up, seek the deputy director for help, I must go. Zhang Yufei and Li Jun are my capable assistants, right-hand and left-hand supporters. How could I abandon them? If something were to happen to them, I could never forgive myself."
Zhao Bing gritted his teeth and said, things couldn’t be delayed, only by going there himself and cooperating with the local police, could they possibly reduce some losses.
"But..."
"No more buts, Xiaoliang, don’t you even listen to my orders?" Zhao Bing got a bit anxious, so his temper flared up.
"Well... I mean, the deputy director, can he be trusted?" Xiaoliang knew the internal affairs of the police department well, so he could only smile wryly, but since Director Zhao had said so, he couldn’t say much more. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Alright, that’s the only way then, let’s hope nothing major happens in Nanhai City during this time."
"Hmm, prepare the ticket for me, I’ll go prepare in the meantime."
Zhao Bing said no more, directly walked out of the office, while the police department staff saw the director go out, they assumed he had some urgent matter to handle, and didn’t dare to ask questions.
Soon, around ten at night, Xiaoliang drove over a black Audi, a private car, not a police car. Zhao Bing didn’t want too many people to know, as there were many eyes and ears in the police department. He didn’t say there were spies, but it couldn’t be ruled out that some long-hidden informants existed.
As for Xiaoliang, he was promoted by Zhao Bing himself; Zhao Bing trusted his background and character since he personally picked him as the best driver from the military.
"Xiaoliang, for the next few days, say I’m not feeling well and on leave resting at home. Communicate with me as soon as anything comes up, you must not mention I’m in Yunfu, understood?"
Zhao Bing knew Xiaoliang was a smart guy, but the matter was significant, and he couldn’t afford to be careless, so he gave further instructions.
"Hmm, understood, don’t worry, Director, you can trust me with this," Xiaoliang patted his chest and said.
"Haha, good."
Though Zhao Bing said this, he actually already believed Xiaoliang in his heart.
About an hour later, Zhao Bing arrived at the airport and soon boarded the plane.
Xiaoliang didn’t dare to linger, afraid of being recognized, so he put on large sunglasses, got in the car, and sped home...
Chen Tianlong, with Lin Wushuang and Lu Xiaoyu, arrived at the seafood restaurant in about twenty minutes. Unexpectedly, as they reached the doorstep, they encountered acquaintances. This acquaintance was none other than Li Kai and Mo Shaoyun.
Li Kai finally got out of the hospital. Though unable to exert much strength, he still had his wits, thinking all the time about how to deal with Chen Tianlong.
"Mo Shaoyun, you guys have the nerve to leisurely eat seafood here, not afraid I’ll give you a beating?"
Seeing Mo Shaoyun, Chen Tianlong just wanted to hit someone. No matter where he went, he would run into this annoying guy, truly frustrating.
"Ah? What’s wrong, Boss Chen? How did I offend you again?" Mo Shaoyun deliberately feigned surprise.
"Hmph, how did you offend me? You guys know in your hearts," Chen Tianlong didn’t want to spell it out. He knew Mo Shaoyun would deny it anyway, so saying it would be pointless.
The main thing was, he was here today to cheer up the young lady and enjoy a New Year’s meal, not to cause trouble. Chen Tianlong took a deep breath, restrained himself, and then went upstairs with Lin Wushuang and Lu Xiaoyu.
At this moment, Zheng Erniang also saw Chen Tianlong and the others and directly went upstairs to take their order. They were old regulars, so even before Chen Tianlong said anything, the dishes started coming.
"Hehe, Zheng Erniang knows me well, even knows what I like to eat," Chen Tianlong smiled slightly and said.
"Haha, of course, who am I?"
Zheng Erniang, having recently reopened for the new year, was in high spirits, so she smiled and said, "New year, new mood, today’s on me, enjoy as a New Year’s gift from Zheng Erniang to you."
"Wow, that’s so nice, thank you, Zheng Erniang, and Happy New Year."
Hearing Zheng Erniang’s words, Chen Tianlong was delighted. He hurriedly took out a red envelope from his pocket, originally given by Old Chen meant for Mengting’s family, containing a thousand yuan in total, divided into three.
But, Wu Mengting’s family had only two people, so Chen Tianlong had always kept the extra envelope in his pocket. Now, since Zheng Erniang was treating them to seafood, though she said so, she was in business, and with the three of them, eating like that would cost at least over a thousand. So, he gave out the three hundred from the red envelope.
"Zheng Erniang, let me give you a red envelope too, wishing your business to flourish and health and longevity," Chen Tianlong handed over the envelope and then offered his blessings.
"Ah, how can I accept this? I said I’d treat you, why give me a red envelope?" Zheng Erniang felt embarrassed to take Chen Tianlong’s money, so she immediately refused.