Although Chen Rou was dressed in a long dress and a suit jacket, looking very elegant, Xiao Zhang never missed the three-month training camp every year. She was a female senior colonel, and her intuition was right. Her judgment was also correct. It was definitely her, and it must be her.

But that was a significant shock and blow to Xiao Zhang.

After all, when they competed in the capital, Chen Rou was better at darts than her.

Even though it was just a fleeting glimpse, like seeing a leopard through a tube, Xiao Zhang could roughly guess that Chen Rou's life in Hong Kong was far more exciting and thrilling than she had imagined.

Of course, that also strengthened her resolve to study abroad.

After all, she was a senior colonel, and she always firmly believed that women were no less capable than men. However, in the workplace, at least in her environment, women were in a restricted position. Chen Rou's life showed her the possibility for women to escape the shackles of life, and it was also incredibly exciting. People strive for higher positions, and subconsciously, she naturally wanted to as well.

At this moment, A-Yuan was asleep, resting on his mother's shoulder.

Even if he were awake, Minmin might still recognize him, but he is still young and might not recognize Minmin.

Minmin didn't expect to run into the little boy here, so she wanted to call out, but it was late at night and it wouldn't be good to disturb the child's sleep, so Xiao Zhang pulled his daughter aside and shook his head.

Since the child was difficult to soothe, Chen Rou didn't deliberately wake her son. She simply explained the situation to the security guards, had the front desk manager accompany her, and opened the door for Minmin and Xiao Zhang before going upstairs.

She had injuries that she didn't want others to see, and of course, she didn't want to go to the hospital; she needed to get back to her room to take care of them as soon as possible.

She herself had no idea that the person Song Yuanchao almost bumped into was Xiao Zhang.

Of course, even if she knew, she wouldn't admit it, because she couldn't let anyone know what she did tonight.

But Xiao Zhang couldn't resist any longer. There were quite a few people in the elevator, but she suddenly leaned closer to Chen Rou and whispered, "Is that you?"

Chen Rou was stunned for a moment, pretending not to hear, but of course she was also wondering what Xiao Zhang was asking and why he was asking it.

But Xiao Zhang, without being asked, leaned closer to her and said, "I think it's you."

Fortunately, the elevator stopped at the 42nd floor with a ding, and Chen Rou turned her head and said with a smile, "Please."

Xiao Zhang was instantly awakened by her polite, distant voice. He immediately realized that no matter what Chen Rou had done, riding a motorcycle in tight-fitting night clothes was inconsistent with her identity, and she would never admit it.

But Xiao Zhang really couldn't help herself and kept wanting to ask something, but the hotel staff were asking her to leave and Chen Rou was waving goodbye, so she had to leave with her daughter first and let Chen Rou and A Yuan go back to rest.

Putting her aside, as soon as Chen Rou entered the room and closed the door, she immediately dialed Nie Zhao's phone number.

As soon as the call connected, I said, "As soon as Song gets his phone, have him call me immediately."

Nie Zhao was still at the scene because he had dozens of truckloads of sand trapped in the tunnel. After repeated negotiations between Inspector Gu and Colonel Lango, the private cars were allowed to pass, but all the trucks were not allowed to pass.

This was within his expectations, but Boss Nie was concerned about the financial aspects.

If his sand is held up for even a day, the construction progress of the building company will be slowed down, and the construction period means payment.

The military can impound his car, but they need to provide him with some compensation. If they really can't, they should at least offer him some form of compensation in other ways, such as in terms of projects or land. Otherwise, he can sue them and file a lawsuit to claim damages.

He's sitting in the car himself; he sent Wade to negotiate with the military, and they're currently arguing about it.

He was timid by nature, and hearing Chen Rou's urgent tone, he was naturally afraid: "What's wrong?"

He then asked, "Is there anything I've missed? Should I have Ahui take care of it?"

It was strange that Xiao Zhang, who had only been in Hong Kong for half a day, could be so certain that she was the one who did the work today.

Moreover, she loves her country, the land where she once lived, struggled, and toiled, not the land of certain privileged classes. Besides, as a relative of a former high-ranking official, Xiao Zhang's sister-in-law is a major embezzler.

Chen Rou also maintained a certain level of wariness towards her, but since she couldn't analyze the situation accurately yet, she decided not to tell Nie Zhao for the time being.

She told a white lie, saying, "He was injured too, and I wanted to ask about his condition."

If the Nie family were to produce a Golden Horse Award winner, then Song Yuanchao, a member of a different family, would be the perennial holder of the leading male role.

The Nie family has two women in total. One of them didn't mind moving to a slum for him.

There was another person who wouldn't even sleep, waiting for his call just to hear him say he was safe. What else could Nie Zhao do?

He said gently, "He's right outside. I'll let him go with you..."

But then he immediately added, "No, he must have gone to accompany Uncle Liang to the hospital. I'll have Secretary An inform him."

Ultimately, the mobile box containing concentrated sulfuric acid was brought out by Liang Lisheng, who hid it under his buttocks.

Because it wasn't metal, the detector was ineffective against it. Also, Liang Lisheng had a large bottom and was heavy, so the British army only briefly touched him during the security check, assuming he was part of the bed board, and then released him.

Of course, to go all out, he was sent directly to the nursing home, which also provided him with some rest.

Hearing that Song Yuanchao would call, Chen Rou woke up her son, gave him a quick bath, took a shower herself, called Chen Ke to let him know she was safe, and then went to bed.

After all, the show isn't completely over yet; she has to continue singing tomorrow, so she needs to get a good night's sleep.

Song Yuanchao didn't actually go to the hospital. In fact, today, at this moment, is the first time he has acted without reporting to his boss beforehand. What he did was probably... to kill someone to cover it up.

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