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Meng Dehai abruptly stood up, hurriedly answered a few times, and hung up the phone. 8

But instead of leaving the study immediately, she looked at Gao Qilin with a complicated expression. 9

"Qilin, this...you knew all along?"

"Why didn't you stop them? Digging up state-owned cables is a serious crime!"

After speaking, Gao Qilin neither smiled nor showed any panic. Instead, he said in a deep voice, "Uncle Meng, I cannot predict the future."

Meng Dehai frowned and retorted, "Qilin! Your role in this matter is significant, but I won't hold it against you for the sake of our old comradeship."

"To be honest, what exactly happened with Li Hongwei digging up the cables?!"

His face was somewhat serious, but Meng Dehai's mind was also filled with a multitude of thoughts.

Damaging national power cables is a serious crime. Would Gao Qilin really try to get Li Hongwei to do such a thing just to send him to prison?

Li Hongwei is a young and impetuous kid who doesn't follow the right path, so he's easily provoked!

But Gao Qilin just shook his head innocently: "Uncle Meng, I really don't know."

"I just guessed that Li Hongwei would tamper with the construction site, so I applied to you to install cameras nearby in advance."

"That's all I can think of. If I had known what Li Hongwei would do, I could have taken precautions. It's precisely because I didn't know that I'm trying to take advantage of your kindness by asking you to help install cameras."

As he spoke, Gao Qilin's face showed a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

I certainly didn't instigate it.

What I said is all true.

Even when I received the call from my older brother just now, I was quite surprised!

I never expected Li Hongwei to make such a big move...

It was practically delivered to their doorstep.

On the other side, Meng Dehai lowered his head, his mind churning with thoughts, and remained silent for a long time.

That makes sense.

After all, Li Hongwei had previously taken the colored pills and posed a considerable threat to the Gao family's construction site.

In light of the Gao family's donation to the municipal government, Meng Dehai has indeed sent people to keep an eye on things during the day these past few days.

Li Hongwei rarely left his house during the day.

Gao Qilin had no opportunity to sow discord between Li Hongwei and others.

Moreover, based on his interactions with Gao Qilin over this period of time, Meng Dehai didn't think he would instigate people to dig up the cables, just considering Gao Qilin's righteousness in donating five million. Most importantly, Gao Qilin was a subordinate of his old comrade-in-arms!

My old comrade-in-arms would never train someone like that!

Thinking this, Meng Dehai's expression softened, and he looked at Gao Qilin with a hint of apology: "It seems I misunderstood you."

Gao Qilin smiled faintly: "Uncle Meng, whether there is a misunderstanding or not is not important. On the contrary, I have something to ask of you."

After speaking, Meng Dehai looked Gao Qilin up and down several times.

Hey, this kid.

Knowing full well that she had just misunderstood him and felt guilty, why did she come to make demands?

If An Xin could learn even a tenth of that cleverness, I wouldn't have to worry about his stubbornness anymore.

Thinking this, Meng Dehai's gaze softened considerably when he looked at Gao Qilin: "You kid... you picked this opportunity so well that I couldn't refuse you."

Meng Dehai sat down again, clutching his briefcase.

Gao Qilin grinned: "Can I go see Li Hongwei first?"

"To put it bluntly, I also want to establish my authority in front of Mang Village, so that things won't go on endlessly and Mang Village will retaliate again."

"Currently, half of the construction sites under Gao's Real Estate are still unfinished. If we don't resolve this issue once and for all, there will be a lot of trouble later."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Meng Dehai's expression turned serious: "Do you know that your request constitutes obstruction of official business?"

Seeing that Meng Dehai didn't seem really angry, Gao Qilin smiled and raised his hands in a gesture of begging for forgiveness: "Uncle Meng, could you please do me a favor?"

"I promise I will never let Li Hongwei go."

Meng Dehai pointed at Gao Qilin's nose.

"You boy!"

Before he could say the next sentence, the door was suddenly flung open.

Meng Yuqing's beautiful figure stumbled in: "Dad, let me explain..."

Chapter Forty-Three: Negotiations Successful, Standoff at Mang Village

Seeing Meng Yu burst in, Meng Dehai glared angrily: "Meng Yu! Now you've learned to eavesdrop, haven't you?"

Meng Yu stuck out her tongue, already certain that her father would never hit anyone: "Dad, why are you making it sound so harsh? It's just that your door wasn't closed, and I was asking if you needed some fruit or something."

As she spoke, Meng Yu frantically gave Gao Qilin meaningful glances.

Gao Qilin shook his head helplessly and gave Meng Yu a reassuring look.

But whether the girl didn't understand or was determined to be helpful to the end, she simply clung to Meng Dehai's arm and started to act coquettishly.

"Dad, please help Qilin out with this."

"You can block off the surrounding roads then, and Li Hongwei won't be able to escape."

"Otherwise, accidents would happen at the construction site every few days, which would also be a problem for the municipal bureau."

Gao Qilin shrugged.

I really didn't instigate it!

But this girl had the same idea as him. If Mang Village isn't disciplined, it'll be a stubborn pest that will come knocking every few days.

At that time, Meng Dehai's side will probably not have peace either.

Not only that.

Gao Qilin guessed that Meng Dehai thought the same thing.

After all, as far as Gao Qilin knew, Meng Dehai was an upright man, but also quite shrewd, and even knew how to navigate between the legal and illegal worlds...

Moreover, Gao's Real Estate is now completely innocent!

as predicted.

Under his daughter's constant coaxing and pleading, coupled with the fact that Meng Dehai was already somewhat wavering in his heart, Meng Dehai was deeply troubled.

He just wanted to tease Gao Qilin, this junior, and give him a warning.

However, no matter how stern the elder's face is, it melts into tenderness under the daughter's strong coquettishness!

Moreover, Gao Qilin was Meng Dehai's highly regarded prospective son-in-law.

of course.

There is one more crucial thing.

The saying "bad people come from poor mountains and bad waters" perfectly describes Mang Village!

In such extraordinary areas as Mang Village, it may be necessary to employ extraordinary measures to contain it...

Thinking this way, Meng Dehai no longer hesitated, and instead gave Meng Yu a stern look.

"okay."

"Meng Yu, get out of here first."

Judging from her father's expression, Meng Yu knew the gist of it. She stuck out her tongue, gave Gao Qilin a victory sign, and then turned and left.

Meng Dehai coughed dryly in the room and slowly looked at Gao Qilin: "Qilin, give me a reason to agree to your request."

Gao Qilin nodded solemnly: "Yes, Uncle Meng."

"I guarantee that after this warning, Mang Village will never dare to have any more disputes with us, and will never trouble the Municipal Bureau again!"

"Besides, Li Hongwei wouldn't have the guts to dig up cables; someone must have given him the idea..."

On the surface, Gao Qilin remained calm and composed.

But actually, a thought suddenly struck me and I had an idea.

Li Hongwei alone probably wouldn't have the guts to tamper with the cables.

The most likely commander is perhaps the ambitious individual I once imagined.

Chengcheng.

However, Gao Qilin did not say these words directly to Meng Dehai.

Meng Dehai only knew that he had received Gao Qilin's assurance, and nodded in satisfaction...

……

soon.

Gao Qilin then drove his car to the construction site.

The driver in the car was still assigned to him by Chen Shuting, and Gao Qilin didn't mind.