Although Li Jianguo was also a little puzzled, he was definitely protecting Xu Ningyan.
It wasn't just because Xu Ningyan was an employee of their department store, but also because Xu Ningyan was a beloved junior colleague.
Seeing that Director Zhang's expression was not right, he couldn't help but say, "What? Do you have to make sure someone gets hurt or injured? It's already very difficult for our Comrade Xu to escape death. If it weren't for the fact that your commune didn't do its job properly and sent an inside agent to collude with the people from Yanchi Brigade, would our Comrade Xu have suffered this undeserved disaster?"
Li Jianguo, who became the head of the supply and marketing department, may seem smooth and worldly on the surface, but when his bottom line is crossed, he can be quite terrifying when he gets angry.
Director Zhang was thoroughly berated by Li Jianguo, and he lost his temper, realizing he was in the wrong!
In any case, Xu Ningyan was truly caught in an undeserved disaster! And most importantly, after such an incident, the chances of Red Star Commune reaching an acquisition agreement with the department store again are extremely slim.
It hurts me so much just thinking about it! You have to understand, Xu Ningyan was originally a member of the Red Star Commune, which gave her a natural advantage!
It's all gone just like that!
Director Zhang, who was getting angrier the more he thought about it, still had to put on a smiling face and say nice things to Li Jianguo in front of him, and even made a lot of promises before he could barely calm Li Jianguo down.
I'm covered in wounds and I still have to go back and clean up the mess.
Who knows how many more troublesome things will need to be resolved? Those six people need to be interrogated, especially Cao Yang. As a government clerk, how could he collude with the lower-level team to do such a thing? He must be thoroughly investigated!
And the Yanchi Brigade needs to be reformed! If they aren't properly punished, what if other brigades start to follow suit?
Where was the commune's credibility and prestige?
Li Jianguo also had things to do. Now that the person had been rescued, he needed to report the situation to the department store's management and discuss how to proceed.
Gu Zhiyuan calmly stayed to keep Xu Ningyan company.
After everyone left, only Gu Zhiyuan and the few people he had found remained in the ward.
Gu Zhiyuan nodded, and the man who had gone with the militia to catch the stand-in put the package in his hand on the ground: "When I went to Luo Hanlian's house with the militia, the woman probably heard the noise and was about to climb over the wall to run away. After I reminded her, the militia chased after her."
"That woman must be skilled in martial arts. Even the militia captain was injured. If I hadn't secretly helped, they would all have been hurt. How did that woman manage to escape?"
“They left, and I found these things at Luo Hanlian’s house.”
He then opened the package.
Besides a few ordinary clothes, there were some bottles and jars, as well as some small brushes and tubes.
None of the men could tell what it was, but Xu Ningyan's eyes sharpened. She rolled off the hospital bed, picked up the bottles and jars, examined them, and then opened them.
As expected, it contained several colors of concealer-like products, an eyebrow pencil, a homemade brush, lipstick, and blush.
She twisted open a jar, smelled it, then dipped her finger in it and rubbed it on the back of her hand. Sure enough, it was similar to her current skin tone.
When the other jar was opened, it turned somewhat white again.
Gu Zhiyuan originally intended to stop Xu Ningyan, but seeing her practiced manner, he simply let Xu Ningyan check it over.
Xu Ningyan picked up the clothes again, shook them, and touched them before saying, "The material of these clothes is from the provincial textile factory. It's a new style that just came out in the second half of last year and only arrived in our county at the end of the year. I heard that there are three colors, but this color is so popular that the department stores and supply and marketing cooperatives at the county and city levels have not been able to get this stock."
Thanks to Li Jianguo's arrangement for her to learn from other sales clerks at the department store for a period of time, and to help out in the warehouse with Lin Hong when she had free time, she was able to recognize him.
Then he pointed to the bottles and jars: "These are makeup tools. These things can help that stand-in look more like me!"
Several burly men looked at Xu Ningyan with admiration and gave her a thumbs up.
Xu Ningyan then realized that she hadn't had a chance to tell Gu Zhiyuan the confession she had extracted from him since she met him.
Although I don't know who these five burly men are, I imagine they have a close relationship with Gu Zhiyuan, and their status is probably similar to Sun Zhou's.
After thinking for a moment, she beckoned to Gu Zhiyuan, signaling him to come closer, and whispered in his ear, "Could you have them keep watch outside? I have something very important to tell you!"
Although she didn't know what the five burly men had interrogated her about, she naturally wanted to tell Gu Zhiyuan everything she knew.
The two are now husband and wife in name only, in the same boat, and these important details cannot be kept secret.
Without a second thought, Gu Zhiyuan waved for the five men to go outside and keep everyone away. He then half-embraced Xu Ningyan, making her comfortable on the bed, before asking, "What do you want to say?"
Only then did Xu Ningyan feel relieved and recount all the confessions she had been forced to reveal.
Gu Zhiyuan had already heard the five people's confessions from his subordinates while Xu Ningyan was asleep and on the way down the mountain, and he also knew how Xu Ningyan had interrogated them.
He almost burst out laughing at the time; it was exactly the kind of thing his little girl would do!
When he heard his subordinates report that Luo Hanlian had confessed that although she intended to use a stand-in to replace Xu Ningyan and live by his side, she did not intend to kill Xu Ningyan, he almost lost his temper once again.
At this moment, Xu Ningyan said in person that Luo Hanlian and the others had told him that after they planned to use a substitute to replace him, they would let them do whatever they wanted with him.
The anger that had been so hard to suppress in his heart surged up even more fiercely.
A fierce glint flashed in Gu Zhiyuan's eyes, but he gently patted Xu Ningyan's hand to comfort her: "Don't be afraid! It's alright! It's alright! I'm here! Those people won't be able to hurt you!"
Hearing this, Xu Ningyan nodded with great trust: "I'll listen to my big brother. With him protecting me, I'm not afraid!"
Nonsense! The big shot has already spoken, what are we afraid of!
Gu Zhiyuan's eyes softened instantly. He couldn't help but feel a wave of lingering fear, as he recalled how Xu Ningyan had almost fallen victim to those people's cruelty.
Unable to control his emotions, he pulled Xu Ningyan into his arms and murmured, "Ning, thank goodness you're alright! Thank goodness you're alright!"
Xu Ningyan stiffened for a moment, but quickly relaxed, patted Gu Zhiyuan's back reassuringly, and comforted him in return: "Don't worry, big brother, I can protect myself! I'll usually be fine! Look at me, I'm perfectly alright."
With the soft, fragrant woman in his arms, Gu Zhiyuan was reluctant to let her go.
However, he knew the little girl was easily offended, and if he hugged her any longer, she would probably get angry. He forced himself to let go, took a step back, and calmly started a conversation: "A-Ning, what do you think about this matter? Do you have any suspects?"
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