"Secretary Liu, what's inside Dragon Earth Cave, I don't know right now, because I haven't gone in either." Li Chuan said, "But one thing is certain, there's something unusual inside, so I hope the Secretary can trust me, only I can break this game!"
If it had been before, Liu Zhenmin would definitely have thought Li Chuan was putting on airs, but after today's incident, Liu Zhenmin dared not underestimate him anymore.
"Mr. Li, as for the Nine-Headed Mountain matter, I'll have to trouble you to worry about it." Liu Zhenmin sighed, "I know Old Master Lan has opinions about me, which means I haven't done a good enough job as the official here."
"Mr. Li indeed suffered unjust treatment today, and as for your grievances, I will investigate to the end and give you a satisfactory answer!"
Li Chuan nodded, "I believe Secretary Liu will definitely get it done, but for now, please send me home first."
It was only then that Liu Zhenmin realized, "Oh, I was negligent, Director Zhao, please trouble you once more, send Mr. Li home first."
Zhao Donglai hurriedly stepped forward, "Mr. Li, please!"
At this point, Zhao Donglai had a genuine sense of reverence for Li Chuan!
In the car.
"Director Zhao, first take me to Sui'an Hall at Jiangzhou Medical College, I need to get some herbs." Li Chuan glanced at his wounds. Although they healed a lot under the effect of True Qi, some deeper ones were still bleeding.
He needed to get some herbs for treatment.
The Ghost Gate Pulse Technique contains many prescriptions, capable of treating internal and external injuries.
Zhao Donglai originally wanted to take him to the hospital, but Li Chuan refused.
The hospital's medicine is surely not as good as his.
By the time they returned to the entrance of the complex, it was already nine at night.
Zhao Donglai stopped the car, didn't get out immediately, hesitated for a moment, then said, "Mr. Li, Yang Jinrong is gone, and West City will surely be in chaos. I mean, let Yang Xin'Er take over, assume her foster father Yang Jinrong's position."
Li Chuan was taken aback, "Director Zhao, why are you telling me about this matter?"
Zhao Donglai lit a cigarette for himself, "The Old Street project in West City involves the relocation of tens of thousands of people; whoever gets this project will have at least tens of billions in transactions."
"If Yang Jinrong were still here, he'd be a very strong contender for this project."
"Yang Jinrong's death, actually, isn't that big of a problem. Yang Xin'Er, as his foster daughter, taking over his position isn't an issue at all. After all, all these years, Yang Xin'Er has been the backbone, the brain of Yang Corporation."
"Mr. Li, it's because of you that Yang Xin'Er left Yang Jinrong, right?"
Li Chuan suddenly said, "Though Yang Jinrong and Yang Xin'Er are foster father and daughter, they've always had a good relationship. Why would they part ways at this critical juncture? And after Yang Xin'Er left, Yang Jinrong died? Between me and Yang Jinrong, there wasn't such deep hatred, why did things develop to this point?"
Zhao Donglai: "..."
Zhao Donglai, who rose to the top of Jiangzhou City's Public Security system, definitely wasn't a fool.
On the contrary, in his youth, he climbed up step by step as a narcotics detective, with a sharp intuition for cases.
Clearly, Yang Jinrong's death isn't simple!
Zhao Donglai pressed out the cigarette butt with his fingers, "Mr. Li, thank you for the reminder, I'll start investigating as soon as I return."
Li Chuan suddenly felt a tinge of emotion, "I've studied medicine since childhood and wanted to be a good doctor who could offer free medical aid, but after coming to Jiangzhou, I suddenly realized I might have taken the wrong path. I haven't even started classes, yet I've already stepped into the Jianghu. I haven't even saved anyone, but I've already killed someone!"
Zhao Donglai: "Liu Suifeng drifts with flowers, Hua Tuo can't heal the world's ills. Mr. Li, Yang Jinrong's death isn't your fault."
Li Chuan: "But I was used as a tool, manipulated by others. Why did they have to use me?"
"Is it a sin to be born into insignificance?"
Li Chuan looked at the lightning and thunder outside the car, and before Zhao Donglai could speak, he pushed the door and got out.
"Injustice in the world, blood draws thunder!"
"Since they want to use me as a tool, I'll let them taste the backlash of this blade!"
"One head of kindness, one head of hatred! Director Zhao, the Jianghu has its rules, I'll investigate this myself!"
Watching Li Chuan's back standing strong in the wind and rain, Zhao Donglai suddenly shivered.
Over his decades in the public security system, he'd seen countless people.
Yet, the aura Li Chuan exuded now was unmatched, even by those hardened criminals.
It's a mysterious feeling, difficult to describe in words.
"Whenever one side destroys, another will protect. Society needs vitality, a cycle of life. Mr. Li, though we just met today, I can see you have righteousness in your heart. So, no matter how much blood stains your hands in the future, don't extinguish this vitality."
"I will."
Li Chuan waved, and his figure disappeared into the rain.
Zhao Donglai sighed, "After so many days of rain, when will the skies of Jiangzhou ever clear up!"
...
Li Chuan carried the herbs and opened his door, suddenly taken aback.
Someone was in his home!
But it wasn't Song Hanzhang or Song Zihan, it was Zhao Qingyao.
"Sister Qingyao, why are you here?"
"Li Chuan. You're finally back. I just got off the phone with Sister Yu, she said you've been released. So, what exactly happened? Why were you taken to the station?" Seeing Li Chuan's condition, Zhao Qingyao was startled, her delicate face full of pity and concern.
Song Hanzhang and the others went to a holiday resort, and since no one was home today at Zhao Qingyao's, she simply came to Song Hanzhang's to wait.
Li Chuan smiled and shook his head, "Sister Qingyao, it's nothing. I just ran into a few punks on the street today and had a fight. Don't be alarmed by all the blood; they're just minor wounds—after a night's sleep, I'll be fine."
"You little rascal, you scared me to death today!" Zhao Qingyao's eyes reddened, tears gleaming faintly, "And you, why'd you get mixed up with the Three-blade Hall? But it's all good, anyway, all those from the Three-blade Hall were arrested! By the way, change out of those clothes and wash up; I'll take away your clothes and burn them! Bad luck!"
"Okay, thank you, Sister Qingyao. By the way, I have some herbs here, can you help me brew them? Add eight hundred milliliters of water, no more, or it'll affect the potency." Li Chuan handed the herbs to Zhao Qingyao.
"Tsk tsk, you really are something else." Zhao Qingyao took the herbs, looking helpless, "Does it hurt a lot? Want me to help distract you from the pain?"
Li Chuan was stunned, "Sister, how do you distract from pain?"
Zhao Qingyao hesitantly smiled, "How else? By using my mouth to hold it for you..."