"Ah..." Lin Chuan was dumbfounded.

Song Xiaojia gritted her teeth, got up, and ran. Lin Chuan immediately realized that the task was over, so he quickly chased after her, shouting as he ran: "Damn woman, don't run, I haven't even started having fun yet."

Song Xiaojia's heart was already ablaze with anger. If it wasn't for the sake of Zhang Wenhui's face, she would have probably already started arguing with Lin Chuan.

The two ran into the woods, got into an old Santana. This time, Song Xiaojia did not give Lin Chuan the chance to take advantage and sat in the passenger seat while Lin Chuan sat alone in the back seat. Song Xiaojia pulled out a gun and angrily said: "Bastard, I'm going to kill you."

"Officer Song, don't... don't fire by accident," Lin Chuan hurriedly said.

"Xiao Jia, put the gun down," Zhang Wenhui reprimanded sharply.

"Chief Zhang, he... he took advantage of me while we were acting," Song Xiaojia said, seething with anger, wishing she could gun Lin Chuan down.

"It was all just acting," Lin Chuan chuckled slyly, and with a grin, he used his finger to block the barrel of Song Xiaojia's gun, saying, "It's for the mission, a little sacrifice is okay, look at actors, they are way more dedicated than we were just now."

"Go to hell," Song Xiaojia snapped, putting away the gun.

"Alright, at least the mission is completed," Zhang Wenhui passed a cigarette to Lin Chuan, saying, "Lin Chuan, today was not a waste bringing you along."

"Heh, naturally," Lin Chuan accepted the cigarette, saying, "I am the cleverest in the world after all."

"You are the world's biggest pervert!" Song Xiaojia glared at Lin Chuan.

"Officer Song, you got it wrong," Lin Chuan said cheerfully, "You've made a subjective error. As a party member and a police officer, you cannot judge a person's character just by your heart, you have to use your brain."

"You!!" Song Xiaojia was so furious that she was practically trembling. She gritted her teeth and said, "Lin Chuan, when you saved the chemical plant and millions of people in Jiangbei City, I always thought of you as a hero, but it turns out... you're just a rogue hero."

"Haha…" Lin Chuan laughed uproariously, not caring at all about Song Xiaojia's comment.

Zhang Wenhui drove away on his own, considering it a young people's issue, which had nothing to do with him. Song Xiaojia wished she could throw Lin Chuan out of the car. But she knew she was no match for Lin Chuan in a war of words, so she didn't bother arguing with him anymore.

"Lin Chuan, where are you going?" Zhang Wenhui asked.

"Drop me at Mingzhu Garden," Lin Chuan replied.

Luo Guoqing lived in Mingzhu Garden, and he had told Lin Chuan about it during their last chat. So, Lin Chuan got off at Mingzhu Garden this time. After getting off, he called Luo Guoqing, who came down to greet him.

"You actually came?" Luo Guoqing was a bit surprised.

"Indeed," Lin Chuan said, holding a bottle of wine and a pack of cigarettes, "Last time I visited you, I didn't bring anything, so I'm making it up this time."

"Look at you being polite," Luo Guoqing laughed heartily.

The Luo family lived on the first floor. Once they entered the unit door, they had arrived. Luo Tingting, hearing Lin Chuan had come, curiously waited at the door, but when she saw Lin Chuan and her father enter the unit door, she slipped back to her room.

The interior of Old Luo's home was simply decorated, and the furniture was quite old. Mingzhu Garden was already an older neighborhood, and the Luo family had lived there for over a decade. When they bought the house back then, it was just over two thousand per square meter, now, this location had risen to six or seven thousand, a multiple increase, although the money wasn't worth much either.

"The home is quite simple, please have a seat," Old Luo smiled and called out, "Tingting, pour your big brother a glass of water."

"Oh, coming," Luo Tingting shyly walked out of the room and poured Lin Chuan a glass of water, smiling, "Brother Lin, what brought you to our place today?"

"Hmm, just here to see your dad," Lin Chuan replied.

"Go back to your room and do your homework," Luo Guoqing glanced at his daughter.

Luo Tingting reluctantly stood up, and before leaving, she said, "Dad, I still wanted to ask Brother Lin some questions about my studies."

"Let Lin Chuan teach you later," Luo Guoqing replied.

Luo Tingting quickly nodded, saying, "That would be great."

This young girl excitedly ran into her room and then closed the door. Luo Guoqing helplessly shook his head, saying, "This girl, really, she's gotten quite ill-disciplined."

"That's fine, kids ought to be lively," Lin Chuan smiled.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Lin Chuan got straight to the point: "Old Luo, I have avenged you."

"What?!" Luo Guoqing was caught off guard.

"Last night, I took some brothers and beat up the Song brothers," Lin Chuan said with a cold laugh.

"Ah?!" Luo Guoqing was immediately stunned, "You... you're not joking, right?"

"No," Lin Chuan shook his head, "I guess by today, the Song brothers would have been sent to the hospital. I had someone chop off one of their hands."

"You're crazy!" Luo Guoqing was terrified.

"Don't worry about it." Lin Chuan smiled and said, "You still don't trust me in handling things? We all wore hoods, and plus, my brothers aren't from the underworld."

"That's relieving." Luo Guoqing sighed and said, "Brother, make sure not a word of this gets leaked, otherwise... you'll be in danger."

"Currently, only you and I know about this matter." Lin Chuan took a sip of water and smiled, "As long as you don't tell anyone, no one else will find out."

"I, of course, won't say anything." Luo Guoqing hurriedly shook his head and said, "Even if it kills me, I won't reveal it."

The two men secretly discussed this matter for a long time, and in the end, they decided to act as if nothing had happened. Monday is definitely a bleak Monday, no one knows what might occur. Will the Song family brothers seek revenge? Or will the deputy Secretary Song be furious?

That noon, Lin Chuan had lunch at Old Luo's house. Luo Guoqing's wife's cooking was good, the oil-soaked eggplant and Kung Pao chicken were very tasty. Lin Chuan ate with gusto and also joined Old Luo for a couple of drinks. Luo Tingting took the opportunity to ask Lin Chuan quite a few questions while eating. Lin Chuan answered them all.

After the meal, the two sat on the sofa smoking, puff after puff of smoke drifting away.

"Lin Chuan, you don't think Li Minghua will be in danger, right?" Luo Guoqing asked.

"He shouldn't be." Lin Chuan shook his head and said, "He has already gained the trust of the Song family brothers. So, there shouldn't be any danger for now."

"That's good." Luo Guoqing nodded and said, "Then... can we breathe a word of this to him?"

"Better not." Lin Chuan shook his head and said, "Letting him know would only burden him more. It would be easy for others to spot flaws."

"That makes sense." Luo Guoqing nodded.

After chatting for a while, Lin Chuan left Old Luo's house.

.........

Central Hospital.

The Song family brothers were lying in the hospital beds, in the same room. Ever since their surgery yesterday, they haven't left their beds but have been discussing at the bedside, trying to figure out who was ruthless enough to do this to them.

"Big brother, do you think it was Luo Guoqing who did this?" Song Wen gritted his teeth and asked, "This time, it just so happens we dealt with Luo Guoqing."

"But Luo Guoqing doesn't know it was us who made a move on him." Song Wu furrowed his brows.

"This..." Song Wen thought for a moment, seemingly seeing the reason, "But, Luo Guoqing is usually honest and loyal. I think he must have figured out it was us. Such things, one doesn't need to guess to figure out."

"Hehe..." Song Wu chuckled and said, "Exactly, since Luo Guoqing is known to be honest and loyal, it can't be him who did it."

Song Wen's mind quickly switched tracks: "Damn, then who did it."

The brothers whispered in the room for a long time until the door to the hospital room was pushed open, and they stopped discussing. The person who entered looked furious, and when the Song family brothers saw him, they were stunned and instantly tensed up.

"Uncle... Uncle," both called out awkwardly.

"Who did this?" Song Ming asked coldly.

"We... don't know," the brothers said in unison, their faces sullen, truly, even now they didn't know who did this, which was indeed embarrassing.

Song Ming glared at them, "You two trash, don't even know who made a move on you?"

"Uncle, they were all wearing hoods when they attacked," Song Wen hurriedly explained, "Based on their voices, they were from Jiangbei, but we genuinely don't recognize them."

"That indicates the other party came prepared," Song Wen said coldly.

"But... we haven't offended anyone recently," Song Wu hurriedly said.

"Is that so?" Song Ming snorted coldly, then sat down on the chair opposite and asked, "Are you sure you haven't offended anyone? Wasn't the incident with Luo Guoqing your doing?"

"This..." Song Wu hesitated.

"It was us," Song Wen took over after a moment of hesitation, "But, Luo Guoqing is an honest and loyal man. He would never do such a thing. At most, he would choose to grit his teeth and bear it. Even if he wanted revenge, he would have just brawled with us in the locker room, instead of hiring someone. He doesn't have the money or the energy."

"Who is Luo Guoqing's closest friend?" Song Ming asked.

"Lin Chuan," the brothers hurriedly said.

"Could it be Lin Chuan?" Song Ming took a cigarette from his pocket.

"We didn't offend him, why would he do this?" the brothers asked doubtfully.

"Why?" Song Ming smiled sarcastically, "Just because you guys harshly dealt with Luo Guoqing."

"But nobody knows about this matter," the brothers expressed confusion.

"Everyone knows," Song Ming glared at them, "Do you really need tangible evidence to prove it? Are people brainless? You two said yourself, Luo Guoqing is honest and doesn't seek trouble, so it can only be you."

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