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After hearing Gao Qilin say this, Zhong Lao finally breathed a sigh of relief and stopped talking to Gao Qilin, focusing all his attention on the view outside the window.

Mr. Zhong's home is not far from the airport; it takes less than half an hour to get there.

"Please be careful while you are alone in Beiling. If you feel unwell, please call us and we will come to see you as soon as possible."

Just as Zhong was about to board the plane, Gao Qilin became worried about Zhong instead.

Upon hearing what Gao Qilin said, Elder Zhong couldn't help but burst into laughter and said:

"You don't need to worry about my situation at all. It's not like it's my first time in Beiling. I have familiar friends there who will take good care of me. You can rest assured about that. But you absolutely cannot be in any danger before I get back."

After saying that, Mr. Zhong walked towards the airport and entered the airport under the watchful eyes of Zhong Xiaoai and the others.

"Since we don't have anything to do right now, why don't we go check out Qiangsheng Group? If I remember correctly, it's been a long time since we've been there."

After seeing Mr. Zhong off, Zhong Xiaoai immediately expressed her thoughts. After all, Qiangsheng Group was not far from the airport, and it was just a convenient route for them to go there now.

Gao Qilin originally intended to focus all his attention on dealing with Zhao Ruilong, so he hesitated after hearing what Zhong Xiaoai said.

Zhong Xiaoai saw through his thoughts at a glance and said again:

"If you can't find the time, that's fine. You can go when you're free."

"I have time now, and besides, going to Qiangsheng Group won't take up much time."

Chapter 378 Trouble in Shangguan Village

Neng Zhu knew very well that he couldn't get anything done in half a day, so he went to Qiangsheng Group with Zhong Xiaoai.

"You bunch of useless trash! You can't even do something this simple right. What use are you to me?!"

But as soon as they arrived at Qiangsheng Group, they heard Gao Qilan's furious roar, which surprised the two of them.

"What's going on? Why did Gao Qilan suddenly get angry? I remember he used to have a very good temper."

At this moment, Zhong Xiaoai was a little worried about his situation. She didn't care about anything else and went straight to Gao Qilan's office.

"Why did you suddenly come?"

When Gao Qilan saw Zhong Xiaoai and the others arrive, she looked surprised and quickly wiped away her tears, pretending that nothing had happened.

"We were just passing by and checking on you. What's wrong? Why did you suddenly get angry? Did something go wrong at work?"

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"You can go down first. I have some private things to discuss with a friend."

Faced with Zhong Xiaoai's question, Gao Qilan immediately ordered the people in his office to leave.

After everyone had left, he collapsed into the chair, tears welling up in his eyes, his previous haughty demeanor vanishing instantly.

"Don't cry. Just tell us what's wrong. We'll do our best to help you with anything we can."

Upon seeing Gao Qilan's state, Gao Qilin immediately panicked and didn't know what to do.

"Wasn't Shangguan Village a poverty alleviation project a while ago? But Zhao Dong canceled it a couple of days ago."

When Gao Qilin offered to help her solve the problem, Gao Qilan directly explained the issues she was facing.

Gao Qilin initially thought Gao Qilan was having business problems, but it turned out to be a poverty alleviation project. This left Gao Qilin momentarily at a loss, and he said apologetically:

"It's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that I'm not in a position to manage the housekeeper's affairs right now. I'm sorry."

"It's not your fault. I know you're not capable of handling it. I'm just telling you this because I wanted to vent and release some of the pressure in my heart."

Fearing that Gao Qilin would blame himself for this, Gao Qilan quickly offered an explanation.

"This shouldn't be the case. Logically speaking, decisions made by the government shouldn't be easily canceled. Do you know why it was canceled this time?"

However, Zhong Xiaoai was very confused after hearing Gao Qilan's words, so she asked again.

“Isn’t Zhao Dong a state cadre? He used his limited power to say that poverty alleviation is a state matter and cannot be taken over by a private enterprise like mine. This resulted in all the poverty alleviation funds ending up in Zhao Dong’s pocket.”

"That Zhao Dong is a real scoundrel. He even embezzled poverty alleviation funds. Does he really need those two coins?"

After hearing what Gao Qilan said, Gao Qilin could no longer contain his anger and began to criticize Zhao Donglai.

"There's nothing we can do; they have the power."

At this moment, Gao Qilan let out a long sigh, showing a sense of helplessness.

“I had thought about struggling before, but the pressure from Zhao Dong was too great, and I couldn’t fight against it at all. So I thought, why don’t we give up on the development of Shangguan Village? Otherwise, we’re just wearing an official’s coattails there but doing nothing. I really feel bad about it.”

Gao Qilan had already given up the struggle; at this moment, all she wanted was to escape her current situation as soon as possible.

"No way! We can't let Zhao Dong do this."

However, as soon as Gao Qilan finished speaking, Gao Qilin immediately rejected it, and his attitude was very firm.

As Gao Qilin said this, he immediately grabbed the documents from Gao Qilan's desk, tore them to shreds, and said again:

"I don't believe that Zhao Dong can cause any big commotion."

"Do you have any good solutions on your end?"

Upon seeing Gao Qilin's appearance, Gao Qilan immediately began to inquire.

"Here's what you're doing: find a few skilled men and have them stay in Shangguan Village for the next few days."

"What's the point of doing this?"

Zhong Xiaoai was puzzled by Gao Qilin's words and began to ask questions.

"This way, Zhao Ruilong won't be able to cause trouble. If he brings people to Shangguan Village to cause trouble, those who are skilled in martial arts should find a way to teach him a lesson."

"How could I not have thought of that? That scoundrel Zhao Ruilong is really capable of anything."

After hearing what Gao Qilin said, Gao Qilan suddenly realized what was going on and immediately made a phone call to contact people. In no time, she found some skilled people to guard the area around Shangguan Village.

After Gao Qilan made the arrangements, Gao Qilin was not idle either, and immediately called Chen Bingliang and the others to come over.

"You guys shouldn't be too busy right now, right? I've run into some issues with Zhao Ruilong. Could you come over and help me out?"

"Where are you? We're coming over right now."

Chapter 379 Heading to Changguan Village

Upon hearing that something had happened to Gao Qilin, Chen Bingliang and his companion immediately became worried. After all, they had promised Elder Zhong that they would take good care of Gao Qilin, and they couldn't afford to let anything happen to him.

"There's a village called Shangguan near the airport. I'm there. Call me when you're coming, and I'll come pick you up."

Upon seeing Chen Bingliang and the others arrive, Gao Qilin immediately reported his location.

"Alright, you wait here for a bit, we'll be right there."

After learning Gao Qilin's approximate location, Chen Bingliang immediately hung up the phone and rushed there.

Although Chen Bingliang arrived as quickly as possible, it still took some time to get here from Zhong Lao's house.

Gao Qilin felt that waiting here idly was not a solution, so he suggested:

"Why don't we go to Shangguan Village to see the actual situation? That way we can come up with a better solution."

"Yes, it's been a long time since I've been to Shangguan Village. I don't even know what it's like now."

Upon hearing that they were going to Shangguan Village, Zhong Xiaoai seemed eager to go, after all, she had helped out there quite a bit before.

Seeing that both of them wanted to visit Shangguan Village, Gao Qilan couldn't refuse. After arranging the company's work, she drove them to Shangguan Village.

"How's it going? Have those agile people I asked you to send over arrived yet?"

As soon as she got off the bus, Gao Qilan made a phone call to the people in Shangguan Village.

"I've made arrangements for the people, and they're on their way to the village entrance. Please wait a moment."

When Gao Qilan called to urge him, the person on the other end of the phone seemed very anxious.

Before long, several vans drove up from a distance.

After the car stopped, several burly men got out. Judging from their physiques, you could tell that these men were all trained fighters.

However, Gao Qilin was still somewhat worried and specifically asked:

"Your movement skills should all be quite good, right? We didn't call you here to show off your muscles."

"Don't worry, we are all champions in combat sports, so our footwork is naturally not a problem."

Faced with Gao Qilin's doubts, the leader appeared very confident. To convince Gao Qilin of his words, he even flexed his muscles.

"Alright, I'm not interested in the flesh on your bodies. Since you're all so confident in your agility, I'll just tell you why I called you here."

Gao Qilin wasn't interested in their physiques, so he immediately stopped them when he saw them doing so.

Upon hearing Gao Qilin's announcement of their mission, the group instantly became serious.

"You've probably heard about what's been happening in Shangguan Village lately. I've called you here today to ask you to protect the villagers of Shangguan Village so they won't be bullied. Are you capable of doing that?"

"Of course we can! We're all native Shangguan people. If anyone dares to lay a hand on anyone from Shangguan Village, we'll fight them to the death!"

"Yes, it's because of the few of us that no one has dared to cause trouble in Shangguan Village for several years. Let alone Zhao Ruilong, even if the Emperor himself came, we could drive him out."

Upon learning that they were tasked with protecting Shangguan Village, these burly men immediately became excited, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and seemed to have inexhaustible strength.

"Since you have the ability to do it, then go patrol. Zhao Ruilong's men might come from that direction."

"What? Weren't we supposed to protect the people of Changguan Village? Why are we being asked to patrol again?"

Upon hearing that they would be assigned to patrol, the burly men appeared quite reluctant.