Professor Xie, isn't this a case of forcing customers to buy products that don't match the

Shang Song called Xu Zhao, but the phone rang for a long time before it was answered.

Xu Zhao was furious. He said that his shop had just opened on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. Everything was fine in the morning, but in the afternoon, a group of customers came in, ordered some food, drank some alcohol, and then started acting crazy. The group of people were clearly prepared. They seemed to be acting crazy, but in reality, they smashed everything they could in the shop.

Xu Zhao wasn't in the store at the time, which terrified Grandpa Xu, Dad Xu, and Mom Xu. Even the young waitresses in the store were scared to tears.

Xu Zhao kept talking, and before Shang Song could ask how Xu Zhao was sure it was Zhou Xu'an who was behind it, there was another commotion on Xu Zhao's end, sounding like the police had arrived. Xu Zhao said she would talk to him later and hurriedly hung up the phone.

As Shang Song walked towards Xie Jing, he opened the chat box with Shen Yan, wanting to ask something, but found that he couldn't ask anything.

Could it be that Xu Zhao said his shop was vandalized by Zhou Xu'an's employees, Shen Yan, do you know anything about that?

This is so embarrassing.

After thinking for a moment, Shang Song turned off the screen and strode towards the main building.

Forget it, let's just wait for Xu Zhao's message.

When they entered the main courtyard, the food was already laid out in the east wing. Lin Zhou was discussing the menu for the next few days with the kitchen staff, but Xie Jing was nowhere to be seen.

When Lin Zhou saw him arrive, he stepped forward and said, "Mr. Shang, the head of the family has some matters to attend to and instructed you to have dinner first and not wait for him."

Shang Song looked up at the second floor, towards Xie Jing's study. The curtains were drawn, letting in a little warm light.

Shang Song sat down and ate without tasting anything, occasionally tapping the screen to see if Xu Zhao had sent any messages.

When Shang Song was half full, Xu Zhao's WeChat message popped up: "Song, I'm going to the police station to make a statement. Could you please go to Shen Yan's place? I'm afraid that Zhou Xu'an smashed up the shop to distract me and then go after him."

"By the way, don't let him know about the shop. I'm afraid he'll overthink it."

An address is attached at the end.

Shang Song quickly replied, "OK!"

He quickly finished his rice in a few bites. Xie Jing still hadn't come down, and Lin Zhou was nowhere to be seen.

Afraid of disturbing Xie Jing's work, Shang Song didn't dare knock on Xie Jing's door. Instead, he sent a message to Lin Zhou on WeChat: "Brother Lin Zhou, I need to go back to the city for something. Could you arrange a car for me?"

Lin Zhou's response and speed are truly worthy of a highly skilled worker.

Three minutes later, the vehicle stopped on a small road outside the main courtyard, where Lin Zhou and the driver were already waiting.

Lin Zhou asked if the urgent matter was difficult and if he needed help.

Shang Song looked at the driver, who was so strong he could take on eight people, and said no, he would let the driver take him there. He explained that something had happened to a friend and he needed to go check on him.

Shang Song then asked Lin Zhou to wait until Xie Jing finished his work and then tell him that he wouldn't be returning to Xishan tonight. Lin Zhou agreed.

Shang Song got into the car, and the driver released the brakes, allowing the vehicle to glide smoothly out of the car.

As Shang Song watched the car turn onto the familiar mountain road, he called Shen Yan.

Shen Yan answered very quickly.

"Hello, Shang Song?"

Shang Song breathed a sigh of relief because it was very quiet on Shen Yan's end, with only the background noise of a TV drama.

"Yes, Shen Yan, it's me. I just got back from my hometown today and was thinking of visiting you. Would that be convenient?"

There was a moment of silence on Shen Yan's end, he seemed somewhat surprised, but his voice soon broke the silence from the background TV, "Fangbian, where are you?"

Shang Song glanced at the navigation: "I'm on my way, I'll be there in about 40 minutes."

This time, Shen Yan remained silent for even longer before saying, "Okay, see you in a bit."

After confirming that Shen Yan was temporarily safe, Shang Song opened the chat box with Xie Jing and typed: "Xie Jing, I have to go back to the city for something. Have dinner early after you're done."

Xie Jing didn't reply; he's probably still busy.

The driver sped along, and forty minutes later, Shang Song got out of the car and saw Shen Yan waiting downstairs.

Shen Yan looked much better, and her face seemed a bit rounder.

Shang Song got out of the car and looked around as if he were conducting reconnaissance. He breathed a long sigh of relief when he saw the quiet neighborhood environment, which made Shen Yan frown slightly.

As Shang Song went upstairs, she quietly reported to Xu Zhao, "I'm with Shen Yan now, safe! You can focus on giving your statement!"

He had just sent the message when he bumped into Shen Yan, who was walking ahead of him.

Shen Yan stood on the next step and turned back to ask, "Why didn't Xu Zhao come with you?"

"Oh? I just came to see you. Xu Zhao doesn't even know."

"Xu Zhao doesn't know?" Shen Yan repeated, then seemed to laugh. "Then Shang Song, I didn't send you my location, how did you know I lived here?"

Shang Song: "..."

His mind raced, and he blurted out, "I asked Xiao Liu in the administration department! I told him I needed to contact him but couldn't reach him, and I was worried something might have happened to him, so he sent it to me!"

He had just finished rambling when the hallway lights suddenly went out after a timeout, plunging the hallway into complete darkness, with only the light from Shang Song's phone illuminating the space between the two of them.

"Putting aside whether the administration department can arbitrarily disclose employee information, Shang Song, it seems you don't know," Shen Yan glanced down at the chat window between Shang Song and Xu Zhao on his phone, "...This is Xu Zhao's house."

He paused, his voice devoid of emotion: "Before I joined Qingguo, I didn't know you, much less Xu Zhao, did I?"

Shang Song: "..."

No way, Xu Zhao, that sixth brother, is moving way too fast! He's already living with Shen Yan?!

The hallway was silent, except for Shang Song, who had a juicy expression on his face as if he had just stumbled upon some juicy gossip.

Shen Yan looked at him and sighed silently. He asked, "Did Zhou Xu'an show up again? Did Xu Zhao send you?"

Shang Song nodded honestly: "...I'm sorry, it was indeed Xu Zhao who sent me."

Shen Yan looked up in the darkness, seemingly forcing back tears, then turned and continued upstairs.

The key was inserted into the lock, and a room was illuminated.

Like a primary school student who had made a mistake, Shang Song obediently followed Shen Yan into the room.

Shen Yan told him to sit down, and then went to the kitchen to prepare tea.

Shang Song sat on the sofa, mortified by her own stupidity, and sent Xu Zhao a message on the verge of tears: "Shen Yan knows! I swear! He doesn't blame me! Really!"

Xu Zhao didn't reply, but Xie Jing's message popped up.

Xie Jing: "Is it something urgent? Are you coming back tonight?"