Flip the table and divide the family property! Take his wife and daughter into the mountains and eat

When Chen Jianguo walked out of the inpatient building.

The sky, which had been fairly bright, was suddenly pulled in by a thick, dark cloud, which then began to pour down rain without warning. Raindrops the size of soybeans pelted the concrete ground, instantly creating a white mist.

Xiao Li, who was standing next to Chen Jianguo, was startled and quickly protected Chen Jianguo as they retreated under the eaves, frowning and complaining.

"What kind of weather is this? It was fine when we went in, how come it's raining so heavily in the blink of an eye!"

While wiping the water droplets from his face, Xiao Li pointed with great insight to the car parked in the rain.

"Secretary Chen, please wait here to avoid the wind and get wet. I'll go down and get an umbrella right away."

After saying that, Xiao Li put his briefcase on his head and rushed into the heavy rain. He sprinted through the puddles to the black sedan, opened the door, and took out a large black umbrella.

He opened the umbrella, quickly ran back to the steps, and steadily sheltered Chen Jianguo's head with it.

Chen Jianguo stood under the umbrella, his hands behind his back, looking at the impenetrable curtain of rain in front of him.

"That's better."

Chen Jianguo spoke in a low voice, "Spring rain is as precious as oil. A heavy rain is not a bad thing; it can wash away all the mud and dirty footprints on the ground."

Xiao Li was a shrewd person and immediately understood the hidden meaning in his leader's words, so he quickly followed up with flattery.

"Secretary, you're right. This is what they call timely rain. With you in charge of the city, our city's work will surely be like this spring rain, washing away the old problems and ushering in a new era."

Chen Jianguo didn't reply and walked down the steps.

The two walked to the car, and Xiao Li opened the back door, but Chen Jianguo did not get in immediately.

He stopped and suddenly turned around, looking up at the stark white hospital building behind him with a deep gaze. His eyes lingered on a few windows on the third floor for a few seconds, his expression shifting uncertainly.

Xiao Li's heart skipped a beat. She followed his gaze but couldn't see anything. She could only cautiously ask in a low voice.

"Secretary Chen, what's wrong?"

Chen Jianguo slowly withdrew his gaze, suppressing the doubt in his eyes.

"It's nothing."

He casually uttered three words, then bent down and got into the car.

"Return to the Municipal Party Committee Office."

"OK."

Xiao Li quickly closed his umbrella, walked back to the passenger seat, and gestured to the driver.

As the car slowly started moving, the doors completely shut out the wind, rain, and noise outside.

Xiao Li wiped the rain off his face, glanced at his boss who was resting with his eyes closed in the rearview mirror, considered his tone, and tentatively began to speak.

"Secretary Chen, how is Comrade Gao Wenbin? How serious are his injuries?"

The carriage was deathly silent, with only the dull screech of the windshield wipers scraping against the glass.

Chen Jianguo leaned back in his leather chair, not immediately responding, his mind filled with the scene of his encounter with Liang Tiejun in the third-floor corridor not long ago.

Until the car smoothly drove out of the hospital gate.

Chen Jianguo slowly opened his eyes, staring coldly at the rain-blurred streets outside the car window, and suddenly said something in a deep voice without any apparent reason.

"Any news from Wang Biao?"

Upon hearing this name, Xiao Li, who was sitting in the passenger seat, tensed up, quickly sat up straight, turned his head slightly, and reported to his superior in a low voice.

"Secretary Chen, there's no news yet."

Upon hearing this answer, Chen Jianguo's brows furrowed sharply.

"It's been almost half a day since we caught them last night."

Chen Jianguo's voice was deep, carrying a suppressed chill.

"What have Wang Biao's side been doing? After all this time, how come they haven't gotten anything useful out of him?"

Xiao Li was so frightened that he shuddered and quickly and cautiously explained.

"Secretary Chen, Wang Biao has indeed done his best. But that Scarface Liu and Old Scar are cut from the same cloth; these vagrants only care about so-called brotherhood and are incredibly stubborn. Wang Biao is leading his men in shifts to use underhanded tactics, so we'll probably have to hold out a little longer..."

When the name "Old Scar" was mentioned, Xiao Li's voice trembled involuntarily, and he secretly glanced at Chen Jianguo in the rearview mirror with a hint of fear in his eyes.

Ever since Chen Jianguo's son was killed by Old Scar's gang, the name "Old Scar" has become an absolute taboo in Chen Jianguo's presence. In the past, just hearing this name would always cause this usually very shrewd and calculating Secretary Chen to lose control and become furious.

Xiao Li gripped the steering wheel tightly, barely daring to breathe, fully prepared to face a thunderous wrath.

However, to Xiao Li's surprise, there was no outburst of anger or cursing from the back seat as he had expected.

This time, Chen Jianguo was surprisingly calm.

Not only did he not get angry, but a strange, even chilling, composure appeared in his eyes.

Chen Jianguo leaned back in his chair, gazing wistfully at the torrential rain outside the window, his fingers lightly tapping the armrest of the leather seat, again and again.

"Something's not right, something's really not right."

Chen Jianguo stared intently at the white rain curtain outside the car window, muttering to himself as if he were engrossed in some kind of extremely anxious deduction.

Do you know who I ran into at the hospital?

Sitting in the passenger seat, Xiao Li kept his eyes down, gripping the steering wheel tightly, and didn't answer.

Having followed Chen Jianguo for so long, he had long since figured out his leader's temperament. He knew that Chen Jianguo was just talking to himself, and he absolutely could not interrupt him at this moment.

The only sound in the carriage was the monotonous, dull hum of the windshield wipers.

After a long while, Chen Jianguo finally turned his gaze away from the window. The gloom in his eyes grew thicker and thicker, as if he were asking and answering himself, his tone revealing an extremely cold doubt.

"Liang Tiejun".

"Why did he come to the hospital?"

"Could he have been injured in the interrogation room and come to see a doctor? No, I told him not to be too rough when he went in, so he shouldn't have any external injuries."

"Moreover, based on what we've seen from below, his house has already been completely emptied out."

"He couldn't even afford the tuition for his eldest son's university studies in the provincial capital. To avoid causing him trouble, the boy secretly took a leave of absence from school and started doing odd jobs outside."

"If Liang Tiejun could scrape together even a little money, he would definitely send it to his son immediately. There is absolutely no way he would come to the hospital early in the morning to visit the sick and argue."

"No, that's not right."

"This is too unusual."

Chen Jianguo's fingers, which were tapping on the armrest, suddenly stopped.

Where is Zhao Shanhe?

He suddenly spoke, his voice rising sharply and carrying an extremely dangerous chill.

Xiao Li was stunned for a moment before realizing that Chen Jianguo wasn't talking to himself this time, but was asking him a question.

"Secretary Chen, who is Zhao Shanhe?" Xiao Li's mind raced, but he couldn't place the name for a moment, so he could only ask cautiously.

"That troublemaker that bastard Li Yuanchao sent to be the factory director of Hongxing Machinery Factory!"

Chen Jianguo's face was so dark it could drip water, and he pressed on rapidly, "Didn't he disappear for a while? Since he's already back and even injured Gao Wenbin, where is he now? Is he still at the Hongxing Machinery Factory?"

Upon hearing Chen Jianguo's rapid-fire questions, Xiao Li's face turned deathly pale.

He stammered and swallowed hard, cold sweat instantly pouring down his forehead.

"Secretary Chen...I don't know...I..."

"have no idea?!"

Chen Jianguo leaned forward abruptly and slammed his hand heavily on the back of the passenger seat. His eyes were like knives, fixed on the back of Xiao Li's head. "Didn't I repeatedly tell you to take money to bribe a few people at the Hongxing factory and keep a close eye on this guy surnamed Zhao? And now you're telling me you didn't know?!"

Xiao Li was so startled that his hand trembled, and he almost swerved the steering wheel.

He quickly steadied the car, ignoring the cold sweat on his forehead, and explained repeatedly in a bitter voice.

"Secretary Chen, please calm down! It's not that our subordinates aren't willing to work for money; it's just that Zhao Shanhe is truly terrifying!"

Xiao Li swallowed hard. "Those workers we bribed later complained to me, saying that this Zhao guy's senses are sharper than a dog's! If someone secretly watches him from behind for even a short while, he immediately notices and turns around without warning!"

"So those workers only dared to look at Zhao Shanhe from afar. They had no chance to find out his whereabouts!"

Chen Jianguo snorted coldly, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes, and cursed, word by word.

"waste."

He didn't give Xiao Li a chance to breathe at all; his tone was icy and chilling, exuding an unquestionable decisiveness.

"Now, call Hongxing Machinery Factory immediately and confirm Zhao Shanhe's exact location! As soon as you confirm he leaves the factory area, keep a close watch on his movements!"

Xiao Li was overwhelmed by the sudden pressure, cold sweat trickling down his temples, and he hurriedly responded.

"Don't worry, Secretary Chen, I'll be there as soon as I get back..."

"Shut up."

Chen Jianguo suddenly interrupted, as if he had suddenly thought of some extremely crucial point. His fingers, which were originally calculating, suddenly tightened, and he raised one hand, palm down, and swung it hard, making a gesture to forcefully stop him.

He stared intently ahead, and the chain of logic in his mind instantly became clear.

"parking!"

The driver was focused on dealing with the road conditions in the heavy rain and didn't realize what Chen Jianguo's sudden instruction was for.

Seeing that the car did not slow down immediately, Chen Jianguo's gloomy expression instantly turned violent. Without saying a word, he pounced from the back seat and delivered a heavy punch to the driver's face.

The driver was so dizzy from the sudden attack that his hands instinctively loosened, and he fell against the car window.

The black sedan shook violently in the torrential rain, its wheels screeching sharply on the wet asphalt. The car swayed wildly on the road like a kite with a broken string, and at one point it even went completely out of control, crashing straight into the roadside green belt.

Just a second before the front of the car was about to hit the tree trunk, the entire vehicle came to a sudden stop amidst a tooth-grinding screeching sound.

The car was deathly silent, with only the rain pounding violently against the roof.

The driver, still shaken, slumped over the steering wheel, panting heavily, his hands trembling uncontrollably.

Xiao Li was thrown into the passenger seat, still in shock and not yet recovered from the impact of the collision.

Passersby outside hid under their umbrellas, looking back in surprise and disbelief, pointing at the car that had crashed into the bushes and whispering among themselves.

At this moment, Chen Jianguo's hair was disheveled, his tie was askew, and the imposing presence he usually exuded vanished instantly.

He roared hysterically at the still bewildered Xiao Li.

"Back to the hospital! Back to the hospital immediately!"

Xiao Li's eardrums were ringing from the loud shout. He was still dizzy from the violent collision and didn't realize why Chen Jianguo had lost control. He just subconsciously turned his head to ask.

Before he could even speak, Chen Jianguo's face instantly contorted with rage. He lunged forward from the back seat and slapped Xiao Li hard across the cheek, the impact echoing through the car.

He was like a trapped wild beast, his eyes bulging as he stared intently at the two people who hadn't yet reacted, his voice frighteningly hoarse.

"I told you to go back to the hospital, did you hear me!"

"Get over there, turn around!"