Era: You're asked to cook a home-style dish, but you cook Wellington.

"Mr. Lin, what are you doing here? I thought you had finished your business and gone back."

Gao Yang had a feeling that Old Lin must be related to the investigation of Brother Long.

Sure enough, Old Lin leaned back in his chair and laughed heartily.

"Kid, I'm visiting my grandniece, can't I stay here one more day?"

"Grandniece?"

Gao Yang felt like his brain was a little slow to work.

He looked at Su Wanqing, then at Old Lin, and finally focused his gaze on Su Wanqing again.

"What's wrong? Is there dust on my face?"

Su Wanqing found it somewhat amusing.

In public, she is a business queen admired by thousands, and she must maintain a perfect image.

Here, she was finally able to shed her pretense and laugh heartily.

Essentially, she has always been that little girl who loves drinking grape juice and gets noisy and disruptive when she's drunk.

"Alright, alright, let's get down to business."

With a smile on his lips, Old Lin invited the two to sit down beside him.

"I was sent here by my superiors for two things. The first is to expedite the hotel star rating process."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over Gao Yang before settling on Su Wanqing, his tone becoming serious.

"Secondly, of course, it's about finding some dirt on the Green Dragon Gang. That's why I've been tolerating them since I came to Yicheng."

…………

In a small house in Beijing.

"Da da da".

The man's fingers tapped on the solid wood table.

Time seemed to stand still, and there was no sound at all.

The secretary who was giving the report wasn't in a hurry. He just waited beside the leader, bowing slightly, without saying a word.

After a long while, the man slowly sat up straight in the soft chair and let out a long sigh.

"Let's abandon the Yicheng route."

"Yes"

The secretary received the order, said nothing more, and turned to leave the room.

"Bang"

The gate is closed.

The middle-aged man picked up the landline telephone on the table, paused for a moment on the keys, and dialed a number no one else knew.

"jingle"

The phone rang only once, and the call was answered the next second.

A deep, husky, and somewhat authoritative voice came from the other end of the phone, so powerful that it could be felt even through the phone line.

"What's wrong?"

Upon hearing the voice, the middle-aged man's pupils dilated instantly, and he subconsciously stood up. Even though the room was empty except for him, he still bowed slightly, his tone full of anxiety.

"Boss, I'm in trouble."

You could hear that the person on the other end paused for a moment, and spoke very softly.

"Yes, I've heard about it. It was their unanimous decision, and I can't change it. But it's not too late for you to withdraw now."

Hearing this, the man felt relieved, relaxed, and sat back down in his seat.

"Thank you, boss."

The person on the other end gave a soft "hmm" and then added something.

"Their actions this time were indeed inappropriate, but there's nothing I can do to interfere. They've confessed everything they needed to, and dealt with everything that needed to be dealt with. It won't cause you any losses, but you must remember, Lin Zheng absolutely cannot be touched."

The man fell silent, and even in the pitch-black night, his vengeful eyes were visible.

He kept adjusting his breathing to suppress the resentment in his heart.

"Okay, I understand."

He said slowly.

The person on the other end hummed in response again, then hung up, leaving the large office echoing with a hollow busy tone.

"Lin Zheng!"

The man couldn't hold back and slammed his fist on the table.

"I'll make you pay."

He picked up another phone and said something.

…………

Yicheng.

It was only at this moment that Gao Yang realized what changes had occurred in his life.

In his previous life, Su Wanqing died just over a month after he left Yicheng.

Now, Su Wanqing's career is making great progress, and she is becoming more cheerful.

If I had to point out a difference, it would be the Green Dragon Gang.

Yes, it must have been the capture of the Green Dragon Gang that changed the outcome.

However, there are still half a month until the time when Su Wanqing jumped off the building in her previous life. Half a month is not a short time, and there may still be changes, so we must keep a close eye on things.

Gao Yang sat in the chair, head down in thought.

The light shone on his face, and Su Wanqing was surprised to find that Gao Yang had become more muscular and less thin than before, and had become more handsome.

A blush crept up her cheeks, and without her even realizing it, she stared at the man for a long time.

Old Lin observed everything calmly and without saying a word.

"These two young people are up to something, but the Su family's test isn't that simple."

Anyway, he's completed all the assigned tasks and collected all the evidence. Once he returns to Beijing and finishes the handover procedures, he'll be all set.

Old Lin savored the pre-rain Longjing tea with relish.

Gao Yang and Su Wanqing sat opposite each other, the atmosphere between them subtle, yet they tacitly avoided certain topics.

Just then.

"Boom!"

A loud bang shattered the atmosphere in the private room.

"What's wrong!"

Gao Yang suddenly stood up, pressed his ear to the door, and carefully observed the surrounding movements.

"Fire!"

Outside, it was a complete mess, with lots of noise and crashes.

"What? There's a fire?"

Gao Yang's expression froze; he hadn't expected the hotel to catch fire. He pushed open the door.

Sure enough, smoke billowed outside, and a raging fire broke out not far away.

"Quick, get out of here! Fire!"

Gao Yang grabbed Su Wanqing's wrist and ran outside with Old Lin.

The corridor smelled pungent, and although the flames hadn't reached there, thick smoke lingered above the corridor for a long time.

He had no time to consider anything else and could only flee with the two of them at top speed.

"Quick, there, the exit is over there."

Not far away, an iron gate appeared, with the three large characters "Fire Gate" pasted on it.

"Thump"

The iron gate moved slightly, but nothing more happened.

The three of them looked closely and saw that they could see what was happening outside through a crack.

They could clearly see that the gate was locked with an extremely thick chain and could not be opened at all.

"It's over!"

A sense of despair washed over me. I'd finally found a way out, only to have it locked up. What kind of situation is this?

He turned to look at Old Lin.

Old Lin also looked at him, loosened the top button of his shirt, and swallowed.

"I'm an old man with poor health, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out. Don't worry about me, the evidence is in the cabinet in Xiao Su's private room. You guys hurry up and run out to hand the evidence over to the capital, someone will come to pick you up."

Gao Yang swallowed hard; the prolonged high temperature had made his throat a little dry.

Is it still possible to escape?

I won't say it.

So you're just giving up like that?

Under the scorching heat, the temperature continued to rise, and he felt his head spinning.

Su Wanqing was in his arms at some point, and Old Man Lin beside him had a solemn expression.

No, we absolutely cannot give up!

He gripped the broken stick tightly and stabbed it hard into his leg.

A trickle of blood oozed out, and the excruciating pain instantly brought him to his senses.

"Oh right, there's an exit over there."

Gao Yang pointed to the evacuation map on the wall, his face full of surprise.

Yes, it hasn't caught fire over there yet. As long as we head that way, we'll definitely be able to get out.

Su Wanqing and Old Master Lin also showed joy in their eyes.

Everyone is able to survive.

Just then.

I don't know where it was burned, but the air was flowing, carrying thick smoke that swept in.

"Watch out, get down!"