The four people who were hospitalized have recovered after two days of rest.
The moment they were discharged from the hospital, they found out what had happened that day through their own channels.
Anger was inevitable, but the Commerce and Trade Department was deeply entrenched, and even though Li Zhipeng was gone, the remaining relationships still needed to be maintained.
For the sake of their future business, all four people who knew what had happened chose to handle the matter discreetly.
They neither sought out Li Zhipeng's family to cause a scene, nor did they make things difficult for the Anding Division.
Looking at the police motto that had been posted at the entrance of Andingsi for a long time, Li Nan sighed heavily in his heart.
"All violations of the law will be investigated, and all murder cases will be solved!"
...
The case of the Commerce Department leader freezing to death in Ice Storage No. 21, although designated as Case 0821 by the Stability Department, was ultimately classified as a case in the Plum Blossom Academy series because the mastermind behind it was Blood Rose.
Another murder case that was hastily concluded!
I wonder when Blood Rose will make her move next.
According to Li Nan's analysis, this 0821 case just matches his 4, 3, 2, 1 murder count. Does that mean he won't commit any more crimes?
Or perhaps, in the next story he foreshadowed, "The Luck-Changing Tattoo," no one will die?
"A tattoo to bring good luck? A tattoo to bring good luck? Blood Rose, what exactly do you want?"
...
The 0821 case, because it involved government officials and was subject to pressure from higher-level departments, did not cause much of a stir from its inception to its hasty conclusion.
Even the subordinate departments of the Commerce and Trade Bureau only heard that the former director had apparently retired due to illness, and did not know that Li Zhipeng had been murdered.
The four surviving relatives remained silent and kept their mouths shut.
A new broom sweeps clean, and the new clerk immediately began making sweeping changes. Everyone was just after a few coins; gossip was merely fodder for idle chatter and had nothing to do with me.
Days passed by, and as Li Nan slacked off, it came to the end of August.
For the past two weeks, Li Nan, who had been overwhelmed by the Blood Rose incident, felt as if she had forgotten something important.
It wasn't until lunchtime at the end of the month, when Li Na mentioned that Peng Yuanyuan had completed the procedures and been transferred to a special mental hospital, that Li Nan suddenly realized what had happened.
Li Nan slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "Damn it! What a memory! I completely forgot to schedule a time for Brother Gao!"
The last time Li Nan visited Gao Siming's home, she promised Gao Siming that she would arrange for him to meet with Peng Yuanyuan and Liu Xiangdong.
Peng Yuanyuan's matter has been resolved, and we also heard an alternative speculation about the cross-sea bridge case from more than ten years ago from Gao Siming.
However, he completely forgot about this simple matter of visiting his junior brother Liu Xiangdong!
After a quick meal, Li Nan returned to her office, found the phone number of the director of the mental hospital, and dialed it directly.
"Dean Fu, hello, I'd like to ask you for a favor!"
"Section Chief Li, what's the matter this time? Please arrange it as long as it's within my power!"
"Here's the thing, I have a good friend who wants to visit a patient in your hospital!"
The dean across from him chuckled. "Hehe, Li Keshi, you mean Manager Gao? He came by last week! He was just visiting one of his junior colleagues. He said he's your friend. Didn't he tell you?"
"Oh dear, it's all my fault. I've been so busy lately. I should have told Dean Fu beforehand!"
"I understand, I understand. It's a small matter, no need for Chief Li to arrange it personally! Besides, you're too kind of me, you even brought me a box of good tea!"
"Really? My brother works in this line of work. Dean Fu, please take good care of him in the future!"
"Absolutely! Li Keshi, your brother is amazing. I think he was the one who was recently selected as the best citizen and outstanding youth?"
"Haha, yes, that's him!"
"..."
After exchanging pleasantries, Li Nan hung up the phone and immediately called Gao Siming.
"Brother Gao, I was wrong..."
"It's normal for you to have a bad memory, it's perfectly normal!"
"Brother Gao, I was really wrong..."
"Hmm, today is the 30th, which happens to be a Friday?"
"Brother Gao, I understand, I understand. What do you want to eat? I'll arrange it for tomorrow!"
"Hahaha, Li Shazi, I was just kidding. I'm so grateful to you for helping my sister get the deal done, why would I need you to make arrangements? Come over to my house tomorrow, we'll treat our great hero to a seafood feast!"
It would have been better if this matter hadn't been brought up, because as soon as Gao Siming mentioned it, Li Nan immediately deflated.
"Brother Gao, let me do it. You want to eat seafood, right? I'll arrange it for tomorrow. I also want to tell you something."
"The sun didn't rise in the west today?"
"Brother Gao, Li Zhipeng is dead..."
"Huh? Ah!"
Gao Zimin and Li Zhipeng signed a letter of intent, with Li Zhipeng as the first party. Now that the first party has gone on a free trip to the underworld, the contract is naturally invalid, and everything has to start all over again.
Of course, Gao Siming had planned this situation long ago, but the act still had to be performed.
"Great! Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. Let's get a whole basket of hairy crabs and seven or eight boxes of that deadly Wusu beer!"
Gao Siming gritted his teeth, "Thank goodness I didn't send him a big red envelope back then!"
Li Nan replied desperately, "Brother, Qin Wen can't drink alcohol right now!"
"Fool, pregnant women shouldn't eat crabs. All this stuff is for us brothers. Get over here early tomorrow, we're not leaving until we're drunk, and you're not allowed to leave either!"
"Brother Gao, I was wrong, I was really wrong..."
Li Nan suddenly felt like crying...
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