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But at this moment he was dressed in a student shirt, a plaid jacket and jeans, and wearing those cheap tortoiseshell-framed glasses.

Gao Qilin glanced at Gao Qisheng calmly and said disapprovingly, "Xiao Sheng, you're too hasty."

Gao Qisheng lowered his head and rubbed the corner of his clothes: "Second Brother..."

"I was just anxious. I heard there was an accident at the construction site, so I rushed over from home to check it out."

Gao Qisheng spoke haltingly, clearly having run all the way here, and was trying to calm his breathing.

Gao Qiqiang smiled, opened his arms and patted Gao Qisheng on the shoulder: "Little Shengzi, now that you see your older brother and second brother are here, you know everything's alright, right?"

Gao Qisheng breathed a sigh of relief as if he had been reborn from a disaster, a dark glint flashing in his eyes: "Brother, second brother, it's good that you're alright."

"If anyone dares to touch the Gao family, I'll make them..."

"Xiao Sheng."

Gao Qilin interrupted his younger brother's unspoken thoughts, changing the subject to ask, "How's things back home? How's your application preparation going? Has Xiaolan gone back to school?"

Gao Qisheng nodded, then gave a slightly shy smile: "Second brother, the application process is unified, it's not time yet. Xiaolan went back to school yesterday, and my eldest brother and I saw her off last night."

Gao Qilin gave a faint "hmm," then gave Gao Qisheng a few more words of advice on preparing for the exam before sending him home.

Only Gao Qiqiang and Gao Qilin remained in the room.

Gao Qiqiang casually grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the tea table, gave half to Gao Qilin, and asked as if they were having a casual chat, "Qilin, how's your relationship with Meng Yu?"

Meng Yu.

That's the princess of Meng Dehai, the top official in the municipal bureau!

But Gao Qilin just smiled faintly: "Just like you saw, brother, we're just ordinary friends."

Gao Qiqiang was skeptical, but he did not intend to press his younger brother for answers.

Everyone has secrets.

Besides, his younger brother Qilin is definitely a man destined for great things.

As the older brother, I just need to take care of things at home for Qilin; there's no need to cause him any trouble!

but……

In Gao Qiqiang's mind, the relationship between Meng Yu and Gao Qilin was definitely not that simple.

After all, when they occasionally talked about Qilin, Meng Yu's eyes were full of curiosity and longing, and even a hint of girlish sentiment that Gao Qiqiang found hard to understand...

……

the other side.

Mang Village.

Village chief Li Youtian leisurely returned home from the village committee, but his son Li Hongwei was nowhere to be seen. He didn't come back even after he had finished cooking dinner.

Li Youtian wasn't in a hurry, after all, in his eyes, his son was a man with great potential.

What man with great potential would stay at home all day?

With that in mind, Li Youtian had no intention of calling Li Hongwei back; instead, he started eating by himself.

I've only eaten half of my meal.

The courtyard gate was pushed open abruptly, and someone shouted from afar, "Uncle Youtian! Uncle Youtian! Something terrible has happened!"

Li Youtian tugged at the Liberation jacket he was wearing, put down his chopsticks, stood up, and pushed open the door: "What's up?"

Standing outside the door was Zhang Xiaoqing, one of Li Hongwei's henchmen from the village.

He said in a panic, "Uncle Tian, ​​something bad has happened! Brother Hongwei has been arrested by the police!"

"He... he led us to Gao's Real Estate to seek justice, but before we could even exchange two words, the city bureau sent people to take him away!"

Chapter Thirty-Three: Organizing the Gathering – The Gao Family Must Be Invited!

Hearing Zhang Xiaoqing's shouts outside, Li Youtian's heart skipped a beat.

Hongwei was taken away by the director of the municipal bureau?

That would be terrible! We need to think of a way to get them out of there quickly!

But that's the director of the municipal bureau; he can't be easily swayed. The leaders I know aren't even close to his rank...

Or, should I ask someone to deliver a letter of complaint myself?

……

In the office of the deputy general manager of a telecommunications company in Jinghai City.

Gong Kaijiang sat in his office, facing an old man wearing a Liberation jacket, his face full of anxiety.

"Oh, Mr. Gong, you really have to help me this time."

"You know that Qiangsheng Xiaolingtong company, right? They're incredibly arrogant and have started doing shady things now!"

Gong Kaijiang didn't even bother to lift his eyelids. The village chief of Mangcun was a troublemaker who inexplicably came to the telecommunications company to seek justice. What business was it of his?

Is the Xiaolingtong (a type of mobile phone service) becoming more powerful?

He did know that the two brothers from the Gao family had originally bribed him to work as junior mobile phone operators.

but……

Now that neither of them is doing it anymore, what business is it of his?

But soon, the old man in front of him, Li Youtian, spoke again.

"President Gong, we all know that the Gao family used to work for you. Now they've actually switched to construction sites and colluded with Meng Dehai from the Municipal Bureau, making Meng Dehai their protector!"

"We powerless ordinary people are being bullied like this! I'm going to write a letter of complaint, you have to help me!"

Gong Kaijiang suddenly stopped what he was doing and looked at Li Youtian.

"You mean, Meng Dehai is the Gao family's protector?"

Li Youtian nodded eagerly: "Yes, leader."

"Gao Qiqiang of Gao's Real Estate is a criminal gangster!"

"And then there's his second brother, Gao Qilin. He claims to have returned from the army, but in reality, as soon as he got back, he took all of Xu Jiang's projects from him. You know what kind of person Xu Jiang is..."

Gong Kaijiang certainly knew who Xu Jiang was!

Therefore, Gong Kaijiang fell into deep thought at this moment.

I've never met Gao Qilin, the second son of the Gao family, but he's quite a prominent figure in Jinghai City.

Not long after returning from the army, he took over all of Xu Jiang's projects.

Gong Kaijiang was also somewhat curious.

Now, listening to Li Youtian's words, Gong Kaijiang understood everything.

So, this Gao Qilin not only has Meng Dehai as his protector, but he must also have forces in the military behind him!

Otherwise, why would Meng Dehai help Gao Qilin for no reason?

There must be something wrong here.

Besides.

This news was actually quite important to Gong Kaijiang.

With the personnel reshuffle at the higher level, Gong Kaijiang, as the deputy general manager of the telecommunications bureau, also wanted a promotion.

If I could get in touch with Meng Dehai, it would be entirely beneficial to me!

Thinking this, Gong Kaijiang's gaze deepened as he looked directly at Li Youtian.

"Village Chief Li, is what you're saying true?"

Li Youtian nodded with a wide smile: "President Gong, if I, Old Li, have uttered even the slightest lie, may I be struck by lightning!"

"That gang of thugs from the Gao family sent my perfectly good son to the city police station, I..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gong Kaijiang waved his hand to interrupt Li Youtian's indignation and said again, "We should mainly focus on mediation."

"How about this, I'll organize a meeting tomorrow night, and we can properly mediate..."

An incredulous expression appeared on Li Youtian's face: "President Gong, what do you mean by asking me to reconcile with the Gao family?"

"The Gao family is a criminal organization!"

A hint of impatience flashed across Gong Kaijiang's face, but he quickly put on a kind smile and said, "Village Chief Li, this is just your lack of manners."

"You see, you know the Gao family has connections with Meng Dehai, right? We should focus on appeasement, and most importantly, ensure your son's safety..."

Gong Kaijiang offered his advice with a smile on his face.

But Li Youtian was gripped by a sense of panic.

That's right, the Gao family's backer is Meng Dehai!

If this isn't handled properly, who knows what kind of torment my son will suffer.

With that in mind, Li Youtian quickly agreed to Gong Kaijiang's request.

……