Gong Chengjue's arm was cut open, and he needed more than a dozen stitches. When Su Ziqing arrived, the doctor had just finished stitching him up and bandaging him.
“Chengjue.” Su Ziqing’s voice trembled.
This is the third time she has been attacked since she met Gong Chengjue.
Except for the second time, which was her own affair, the first and third times were due to someone else harming Gong Chengjue.
Gong Chengjue didn't want Su Ziqing to know about his injury, but he was worried that Su Ziqing would lower her guard and what if she got hurt? So he told her as soon as possible.
Seeing the worry on Su Ziqing's face and her trembling voice, he regretted it again.
"I'm fine, it's just a cut. Don't worry," Gong Chengjue reassured her.
Luo Jinhan had a brief conversation with the driver and learned the general situation. He could basically determine that the foreign man who attacked Gong Chengjue was not only a skilled fighter, but also a possible assassin.
The mercenary incident ended without a resolution last year, but that doesn't mean the matter is truly over.
Seeing that Gong Chengjue was still in the mood to comfort her, Su Ziqing herself was not relaxed at all. Her brows were furrowed, and if it weren't inconvenient to speak at the moment, she would have directly questioned him.
"Hmm, should we be hospitalized?" she asked.
"No need." Gong Chengjue stood up, draped his coat over his shoulders, revealing the cut he had sustained.
The hospital wasn't the place to talk, so Su Ziqing didn't say another word. Once they were out of the hospital and in the car, she finally spoke, "It wasn't an accident, right?!"
Such an obvious attempt to kill was certainly not an accident, but what was chilling was that the other party actually dared to hire an assassin to do it in broad daylight.
Mercenaries used to always choose times when no one was around to strike, but now...
Who is it?!
Gong Chengjue patted her hand. "Don't worry."
"How can I not be worried? They dare to make a move during the day, and in the city center no less, without any regard for consequences. Nobody can guarantee when they'll do it next time." Su Ziqing felt a chill run down her spine just thinking about it.
"Why were you alone back then?" She looked at Luo Jinhan. "Wasn't Assistant Luo always by your side?"
“Miss Su, this…” Luo Jinhan wanted to say that this was all because of you, but after Gong Chengjue gave her a cold look, Luo Jinhan didn’t dare to say another word.
"I'm hungry." Gong Chengjue changed the subject. Judging from her expression, she was genuinely frightened.
Su Ziqing took Gong Chengjue to the restaurant they had booked in advance. They had reserved a small private room and ordered the dishes beforehand so that they could be served as soon as they arrived.
Gong Chengjue's right hand was injured, so he couldn't even pick up food with his chopsticks and had to be fed by Su Ziqing.
While feeding him food, Su Ziqing continued their previous conversation, "Do you know who it is?"
Gong Chengjue shook his head.
"You really don't know?" Su Ziqing looked at her with disbelief.
“I have quite a few competitors, I can’t think of any right now.” Gong Chengjue pointed to the crispy duck in front of him, “Try a piece of this.”
"Isn't he a member of the Gong family?" But the heir has already been decided as Gong Changfan.
Gong Chengjue shook his head again, "I don't know."
Su Ziqing slammed down her chopsticks. "Do you know but don't want to tell me? Or do you really not know?"
She didn't believe he didn't know.
Even if it's uncertain, there must be a list of people who are suspected, right?
Seeing that she was truly angry, Gong Chengjue gently coaxed her, "I really didn't know. If it were the Gong family, they would only take action against a few individuals. If it wasn't the Gong family, it would be business rivals..."
Gong Chengjue frowned slightly and did not continue speaking.
Su Ziqing, however, picked up where he left off, saying, "How could business rivals fight to the point of resorting to violence?"
Is a society governed by the rule of law a good thing?!
Gong Chengjue looked at her and said, "The profits are too great."
Su Ziqing looked into his eyes, "Do you have any suspicions in your mind?"
He was about to shake his head, but seeing how worried Su Ziqing was, he replied, "I have a few guesses."
She was about to ask again when Gong Chengjue pointed to a dish and said, "I want to eat this."
Su Ziqing: "..." Does he think his nonchalant attitude can appease her? She's even more worried.
Seeing that Su Ziqing remained silent, Gong Chengjue did not hide anything, "There was a problem with the project in N City, and I found out some things."
Su Ziqing looked at him, indicating that he could continue.
"Ziqing..."
"Do you remember what you said to me in my garden back then?" Su Ziqing looked intently into his eyes. "You said you weren't worried at all about affecting me, and even thought I could handle it perfectly."
Gong Chengjue was so choked by these words that he couldn't utter a single word.
Indeed, that was what he thought when they first met.
But now, when people care about another person, even if that person is a peerless master, they will worry that she might get hurt.
“The project in N City has always been an investment in my personal name.” Gong Chengjue finally chose to tell her, “At first, I thought this incident was an accident, but when I went there a few days ago, I found out that it was deliberate.”
Su Ziqing listened.
"And they've even dragged our Gong family into this." The Gong family Gong Chengjue was referring to was, of course, the Gong family members who had always been his adversaries.
"Their illicit business dealings with foreign powers were discovered."
"So, someone in the Gong family used your companies to do illicit business with foreign powers?" Su Ziqing frowned. "They're trying to frame you?"
Gong Chengjue hummed in agreement. "Perhaps."
"What kind of business did they do?" Su Ziqing knew that the words "illegal business" already led her to suspect something bad.
But she still wanted to know for sure.
Gong Chengjue looked at her, “...Poison.”
City N is backed by a port. Think about Singapore, such a small country, yet it is internationally renowned. What's the reason? It's because of the existence of its port.
Although N City is not as important as a certain city, as a port city, its status is very important.
If it were any other illicit business, it might not be so complicated, but when it involves drugs...
Even Su Ziqing couldn't help but tremble, her face turning serious. "How dare the Gong family do this?"
Gambling, prostitution, drugs, and the military are four major taboos.
With the Gong family's business empire spanning various fields and their unshakeable status as a powerful family, why would they venture into a business they know is a dead end?
Moreover, the Gong family isn't just in business; Gong Changhong is also a soldier!
Did the person who did this completely disregard the long-term development of the Gong family, or even consider that this would destroy the Gong family?
"I've already spoken to my second uncle and my youngest uncle about this on the phone." Gong Chengjue appeared calm and collected, as if he were dealing with any situation that might arise. "Grandpa is seriously ill right now, so we can't let him know about this."
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