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"Actually, this wasn't directed at our family, but at Gao Qilin."

Seeing that Mr. Zhong's emotions remained unstable, Zhong Xiaoai then revealed the key point.

"They weren't targeting us? Then why did they poison me instead of him?"

However, Elder Zhong did not believe what Zhong Xiaoai said at all, after all, he was the one who was poisoned this time.

Seeing that Mr. Zhong did not believe him, Gao Qilin turned the recorder back on and played the last recording again.

After hearing the last part of the recording, Zhong Nanshan suddenly realized what was going on and froze in the car, speechless for a long time.

"This shouldn't be happening. If his target is really you, why would he attack me? Do I have some kind of grudge against him?"

Chapter 367 Meeting Notice

However, even after thinking about it for a long time, Mr. Zhong still couldn't figure out the reason, and he was troubled by this matter the whole way.

"I think he did the right thing. If it were me, I probably would have done the same."

Seeing that Elder Zhong was still thinking about this matter, Gao Qilin spoke up again.

After hearing Gao Qilin's words, Old Zhong was stunned for a long time. He really couldn't understand why he would do that, so he asked:

Why do you think that?

Faced with Professor Zhong's question, Gao Qilin hesitated for a few seconds, then continued after organizing his thoughts:

“Zhao Ruilong can be said to have a monopoly on ‘493’ in Handong Province, and I, as a businessman, have threatened his interests. He wants to get rid of me, but you are there to protect me, so he wants to deal with you first.”

“Once I get rid of you, I will lose my backer, which will make dealing with a small businessman like me very easy. Moreover, it will be much easier to get close to you than to get close to me, which is why I made my move against you.”

"I see. Zhao Ruilong has thought of everything quite thoroughly."

After hearing Gao Qilin's explanation, Zhong Lao finally realized what was going on, but after saying that, he started criticizing Zhao Ruilong again.

"I never expected Zhao Ruilong to be so ruthless, actually turning against me for a little bit of profit."

"This time it's still my fault. I've caused trouble for your Zhong family. How about this, I'll leave your Zhong family temporarily for a while. That way, he'll focus his attention on me and won't target you anymore."

At this moment, Gao Qilin took all the responsibility upon himself, preparing to shoulder these things alone.

"That won't do. If I'm around, Zhao Ruilong will have to think twice before he can do anything to you. But if I leave, wouldn't it be much easier for him to do anything to you?"

However, as soon as Gao Qilin finished speaking, Old Master Zhong immediately refused. After all, Gao Qilin had helped the Zhong family a lot before, and if they let Gao Qilin leave like this, it would make the Zhong family seem heartless.

"But... if I stay, I'll cause you a lot of trouble. You probably don't want to live in constant fear every day, do you?"

"It's alright. We'll just be more careful in the future. I don't believe that Zhao Ruilong would actually do anything to me openly."

Although Zhao Ruilong's father was much higher in rank than Zhong Lao, Zhong Lao's position was not low either, so he was not afraid of these things.

"But you've thought of things quite thoroughly, kid. If I hadn't heard you say that, I wouldn't have thought of that at all."

After Zhong Lao finished speaking, he couldn't help but praise Gao Qilin, after all, someone who thought things through so thoroughly was truly a rare find in the military.

"It was just a small favor, nothing much. But since this matter concerns my safety, I naturally have to put in some effort."

Faced with Zhong's praise, Gao Qilin quickly declined, not daring to take all the credit for himself.

"Okay, I'm a little tired. I've just been discharged from the hospital and I'm not used to sitting in a car for a long time yet. Let me rest for a while."

After saying that, Mr. Zhong rested his head against the glass to rest.

Seeing that Elder Zhong was like this, Gao Qilin, who was standing to the side, did not know what else to say, so he looked at the scenery along the way.

The car fell silent instantly.

"I suddenly remembered that there's something I haven't told you yet."

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Just as everyone on the bus was getting drowsy, Zhong's mother suddenly spoke up loudly...

After hearing what he said, everyone focused their attention on her, wondering what important thing she had to do.

"Just two days ago, I received a notice from above that there was a very important meeting that I needed to attend. It was a national-level meeting, so I couldn't miss it."

"I'm invited to a very important meeting? What's going on?"

After hearing what Mrs. Zhong said, Mr. Zhong was very confused. He was already quite old, and no one had contacted him for a long time. This sudden visit made him feel uneasy.

"I don't know either, but it's a comrade from above. You can take it and see for yourself."

At this point, Mrs. Zhong didn't know how to explain. Afraid that she had complicated the issue, she stopped talking and picked up her phone to show the notification that had been sent to Mr. Zhong.

"Why was this notice sent out a couple of days ago?"

Upon seeing the notice brought by his mother, the meticulous Mr. Zhong immediately noticed the problem.

“Your body wasn’t fully recovered a couple of days ago, and his meeting was scheduled for a long time, so I didn’t let you see him then. I was planning to let you see him after you were discharged from the hospital.”

Faced with Mr. Zhong's questioning, Mrs. Zhong immediately explained her good intentions at the time.

After hearing what Mrs. Zhong said, Mr. Zhong didn't say anything more and focused all his attention on the notice again.

"This shouldn't be happening. I'm already quite old. Logically speaking, I shouldn't need to attend these kinds of meetings. Why have they called me in again?"

After Zhong confirmed that the document came from the government, he was very confused.

Chapter 368 It turns out it was Zhao Dong

It's important to know that national-level meetings tend to last a long time, ranging from a month to two or three months.

It would be acceptable for young people to attend such a meeting, but it would be quite difficult for an old man like Zhong Nanshan to attend.

"Has something really big happened?"

Old Zhong thought and thought, but he still couldn't figure out the reason.

At this moment, he was wide awake and focused all his attention on the invitation, trying to figure out the reason behind it.

"Can't the person attending this meeting attend in person? Can't someone else go in their place?"

Seeing Zhong Lao's troubled expression, Gao Qilin concluded that he did not want to participate, so he asked him about it.

“If it were a small meeting held by an individual organization, I could have someone go in my place or I could simply not go. But this is a national-level meeting. If I don’t go, wouldn’t that be disrespecting the country? Would that mean I have a problem with the country?”

Seeing what Elder Zhong said, Gao Qilin didn't know what else to say, since he couldn't think of any other solutions either.

"Well, I don't have anything to do lately anyway, so I'll go to Beiling for a visit. After all, it's been a long time since I've been there."

After hesitating for a moment, Professor Zhong decided to go anyway, since he had no reason to refuse such a meeting.

"How about I come with you? That way I can take care of you when we get there."

Upon hearing what Elder Zhong said, Zhong Xiaoai, who was standing next to him, immediately looked worried.

After all, the weather in Beiling is not as good as here, and in addition, Old Zhong is already quite old, so it is really unrealistic to ask him to live alone in such a place for one or two months.

"Well... I haven't attended a meeting like this in a long time. As for whether people can get in, I'm not sure. How about this, I'll ask my friend."

After saying that, Mr. Zhong picked up his phone and contacted people of similar age to himself.

"What? You didn't receive a notification? How is that possible? Such a big meeting can't possibly be attended by just me alone."

However, after Zhong Lao made some contact, he was completely dumbfounded.

Because none of the people with similar official ranks to him received a notification, not even those two ranks higher than him.

This made Mr. Zhong uneasy, and he started to have all sorts of wild thoughts.

"What's going on? Why am I the only one who received the notification? Is this some kind of targeted attack on me?"

"Father, don't worry. We haven't done anything shameful, so what's there to be afraid of? Even if they come looking for you, they'll probably just ask a few questions. Just relax."

Seeing that Old Zhong was still worried about this matter, Zhong Xiaoai, who was standing to the side, couldn't bear to watch and took the initiative to comfort him.

"Yes, Mr. Zhong, there's no need to worry about this at all. Just like you said, you haven't been to Beiling for a long time. This time, just treat it as a trip and enjoy the scenery."

After hearing Zhong Xiaoai say this, Gao Qilin, who was standing next to her, also chimed in.

“I know all the reasons you’re giving me. Even though I’ve never done anything wrong, how can I not worry if you’re going alone all by yourself? Forget it, stop nagging me and let me have some peace and quiet.”

Old Zhong lived much longer than them, so these principles are self-evident.

So when he heard Gao Qilin and Zhong Xiaoai talking about this over and over again, Old Zhong looked very impatient.

Seeing Zhong Lao's reaction, they didn't know what else to say, and the car fell silent once again.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhong's mother suddenly felt something behind her. She reached down and found it was an invitation.

Upon seeing the invitation, Zhong's mother realized that the invitation had come along with the notification.

Moreover, the person who sent the invitation specifically emphasized that without that document, one could not even enter the meeting venue.

To prevent any accidents from happening to Mr. Zhong when he went to the meeting, his mother immediately handed it to him and said:

"Yes, I forgot to give you an invitation. If you want to go, just take that invitation with you."

"An invitation? Didn't we just use facial recognition to get into meetings before? Why do we need an invitation now?"

However, upon seeing the invitation, Professor Zhong appeared quite puzzled.

He took the invitation, opened it, and found that it was sent by Zhao Dong.

"So that's why I was the only one invited. Turns out he was the one who pulled the strings."

Upon seeing Zhao Dong, Elder Zhong immediately understood the reason.