Chapter 366 Negotiations
"Whether it's a pursuit or not is still unknown," Assistant Jiang replied earnestly, "but Mr. Li Chengxuan is indeed in danger."
"You found him?" Old Master Li asked.
"No." Assistant Jiang isn't stupid; how could he possibly help someone who harmed his Miss Jiang? "Our people saw him arguing with others two hours ago, and we don't know where he is right now."
Old Master Li subconsciously looked at Huo Zhizhou, who was coming downstairs.
His intuition told him that Huo Zhizhou definitely hadn't gone all out.
How could he have found out that Li Chengxuan was the murderer who harmed Jiang Ruan in such a short time, and also uncovered his business crimes? How could so much time have passed without any news of him?
"Does Mr. Li have something to say?" Huo Zhizhou didn't have the habit of playing riddles with people.
"No." Old Master Li knew he had no right to ask others to do their best, so he simply changed the subject. "I just wanted to ask where this old man will sleep tonight. It seems that Chengxuan's matter will not be resolved until tomorrow morning."
Huo Zhizhou: "Lin Bei, take Mr. Li to rest."
Lin Bei: "Okay."
He left.
The people in the hall gradually dispersed.
While everyone was busy with their own things, Li Zhishen looked around and asked, "Where's An'an?"
Huo Zhizhou: "Hmm?"
Li Zhishen gritted his teeth.
If Ruan Ruan had grown up by his side, this guy would be a loser if he could marry her.
"Mom and Sui Sui are on the third floor," Huo Zhizhou replied. "They're having a serious talk, so it's best if you don't disturb them."
"You have to say it." Li Zhishen said this and left.
Huo Zhizhou returned to his study.
Assistant Jiang reported the real news to him: "Li Chengxuan and his secretary are having a very bad time right now. They are under intense mental pressure every minute of every day."
Huo Zhizhou: "Mm."
"Young Master Ning is still interrogating Zuo Tai," Assistant Jiang said, emphasizing each word. "Nothing has been found out yet."
“Tell him to hurry up. Li Chengxuan is different from Qin Muchuan. He can’t just be all about fighting and killing on the surface.” Huo Zhizhou’s heart was never completely at ease. “He must be making preparations behind the scenes.”
Jiang, Special Assistant: "Okay."
Huo Zhizhou hummed in agreement.
He wasn't afraid of this overt targeting; at worst, he would just send more people to protect Ruan Ruan.
What he feared were those dirty, underhanded methods.
It's impossible to guard against.
A single oversight could harm Ruan Ruan. Given the current situation, he couldn't simply keep Ruan Ruan at home. There would be many things to do at Yikang after the New Year, and this was a test for the Qin family, so he couldn't openly interfere.
For a moment, Huo Zhizhou felt a heavy weight in his heart.
He didn't get a good night's rest, and neither did Old Master Li. After waiting until dawn without receiving any news from Li Chengxuan, his mood became even more somber. He could only ask the butler, "How is Li Ze?"
"Not good. After being placed under house arrest, he smashed everything he could upstairs." The housekeeper sighed. "He was banging on the door just ten minutes ago."
"Let him smash things if he wants, but we can't let him go out and talk nonsense before we find out the truth," Old Master Li instructed.
Butler: "Understood."
Old Master Li grunted in response, and it was clear that he wasn't in a good mood.
"Why didn't you let Zhishen investigate Chengxuan's matter?" the butler asked. "Although your relationship is a bit strained, you are all members of the Li family, so Zhishen should be willing to help."
"Forget it." Old Master Li concealed the fact that Li Chengxuan had harmed Jiang Ruan. "He and Chengxuan don't get along, so I'm afraid he wouldn't be willing to investigate."
At this moment, Li Zhishen had already obtained the information about what had happened to Li Chengxuan in the past few hours. After reading through all the information, he understood what Assistant Jiang meant when he said that things were a bit complicated.
Based on the available information, Li Chengxuan's case involves too many people.
But... something just feels off.
"Anything else?" Li Zhishen asked on the phone.
“No, that’s all.” The person he was speaking to was Mr. Shen, the current president of the Li Group, who was very polite to Li Zhishen. “I checked three times and there were no omissions, but…”
"What?" Li Zhishen asked.
"The investigation went very smoothly," Mr. Shen said. "It was so smooth that it was as if someone had specially paved a path so that anyone who wanted to know about this could find out without taking any detours."
Li Zhishen's eyes darkened slightly.
It was definitely that brat Huo Zhizhou who did it.
"Would you like to check it again using a different method?" the other person asked.
"No need." Li Zhishen didn't waste any time. He knew that if Huo Zhizhou had done this, no matter how many times he investigated it, it would be useless. This kid was meticulous in his work, and no one in the entire circle could rival him.
...
Before we knew it, the next day had arrived.
After breakfast, Old Master Li approached Huo Zhizhou: "Is there any result regarding Chengxuan's matter?"
All eyes turned to him.
Huo Zhizhou also glanced at him again.
"What's wrong?" Old Master Li didn't realize the problem. "Has something happened to Chengxuan?"
"He hurt Ruan Ruan so badly, isn't it normal for him to get his comeuppance?" Li Zhishen felt indignant on behalf of his daughter.
For more than an hour since he got up, the old man didn't care about Ruan Ruan's condition, nor did he show the proper attitude after Ruan Ruan greeted him. Instead, he couldn't wait to know about Li Chengxuan's news after finishing his meal.
He knew he only cared about profit, but he didn't expect him to not even bother to pretend.
Old Master Li paused.
Only then did he realize that he had been worried about Li Chengxuan and the Li family and had forgotten about Jiang Ruan's murder.
"soft……"
"I received news two hours ago that Li Chengxuan is indeed being hunted down," Huo Zhizhou interrupted him, his belated concern unwelcome.
Old Master Li's attention was immediately diverted: "Who did this?"
Huo Zhizhou gave Jiang Special Assistant a wink.
The latter handed him the information he had found.
“There are three groups of people in total. You can check the information you found for the specific reasons.” Huo Zhizhou opened the information and handed it to him. “Whether it’s true or false, you can judge for yourself.”
Old Master Li accepted it.
His expression was solemn as he watched.
The contract contains a trap.
Deceitful practices during cooperation.
Saying one thing to someone's face and another behind their back.
They conspired with local underworld forces to double-cross each other.
Looking at the reason why Li Chengxuan offended people, Old Master Li had no doubts whatsoever.
Years ago, when he wanted management rights over the overseas company, I told him not to act recklessly. He agreed verbally but secretly did as he pleased, thinking that it was just a branch of a subsidiary and he didn't care much about it.
Now it seems...
He had driven himself to his doom.
"Do you still think I sent people to hunt you down?" Huo Zhizhou brought the topic back.
"He sowed the seeds himself, and the bitter fruit he reaped has nothing to do with you." Old Master Li said thoughtfully, "I will give you and Ruan Ruan a satisfactory explanation when he returns, but before that, could you please..."
He paused deliberately at this point.
Everyone present knew what he hadn't finished saying.
Huo Zhizhou understood, so he bluntly stated: "You want me to protect him and ensure his safe return to China?"
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