It was after one in the morning.

At the junction of Taihe Street and Panyang Town in Guyang City lay a construction site under the Boiling Point Group.

It was the middle of the night, and naturally, there were no workers on site.

An SUV came speeding in.

It stopped at the entrance of the construction site.

Two men in black suits got out of the vehicle.

One of them was Old Gold Uncle.

He asked the other, "Why would it be in a place like this?"

"I don't know either. The lady ordered it, stop dawdling, let's get inside!" the other bodyguard said.

Old Gold Uncle had no suspicions.

He followed the bodyguard into the construction site and came to a prepared foundation pit, where the bodyguard announced, "We're here."

"Here? How could Miss Xue possibly hide here?"

Just as Old Gold Uncle turned around to look around,

at that moment, the bodyguard suddenly lifted his foot and kicked Old Gold Uncle, who had no defense and tumbled into the dug foundation pit.

He clambered up from the ground, looking disheveled.

He looked up angrily and snapped, "Ah Ping, what are you doing?"

Just at that moment, several beams of bright flashlight shone into his eyes.

Old Gold Uncle shielded his eyes and through his fingers finally saw standing above him was none other than Tang Zhuqing, accompanied by a few men he had never seen before.

"Madam... how come you are here?"

Although Old Gold Uncle was surprised, he realized something in an instant.

"Old Gold Uncle, you're an old servant of the Xu family. How could you commit such a betrayal?" Tang Zhuqing asked with a smirk.

Old Gold said, "Madam, there must be some misunderstanding here, I would never betray you."

"Heh, Old Gold Uncle, do you really think I don't know about the phone number you left at the convenience store? I didn't expose you because I wanted to use you to lure them out. Instead, you collaborated with them and sent little Xue away, right?"

She laid all the cards on the table.

There was nothing Old Gold Uncle could say anymore.

He clenched his teeth and said. "Madam, Mrs. Zhang treated me well while she was alive, and I am just repaying a debt of gratitude."

"A debt of gratitude? What a grand word... ha ha..."

Tang Zhuqing laughed loudly.

Suddenly, her gaze turned icy cold, she said, "You have two choices. First, tell me who rescued Little Xue and I will spare your life; second, you don't have to say anything, and you can die right here."

When it came to Tang Zhuqing,

Old Gold Uncle knew her all too well.

He was very clear that once his deeds were exposed, there would be no chance of survival.

Even if he truly revealed Chen Fang's name, Tang Zhuqing wouldn't let him go.

With that thought,

he shouted fiercely, "Tang Zhuqing, you venomous woman, I will never tell you who they are. You wouldn't let me go anyway, so if I must die, then so be it—it's not a big deal."

"Heh, fine then. Since that's the case, I don't need your answer anymore. I will find out who those people are eventually, it's just a matter of time."

After dropping the line,

Tang Zhuqing gestured with her hand.

The bodyguard standing above picked up a stone from the ground and started pelting Old Gold Uncle with it, one by one.

At first Old Gold Uncle managed to struggle a bit,

but when a rock struck his forehead, he finally grunted and fell to the ground, motionless.

At that moment, the rumbling sound began.

A cement mixer truck drove up to the edge of the foundation; the gate opened, and the pouring concrete directly covered Old Gold Uncle. Within the blink of an eye, the body was completely out of sight.

A living being had just disappeared...

...

At the same time,

Chen Fang had already returned to the dormitory with Zhenzhen.

A two-bedroom apartment, Chen Fang and Zhenzhen each had their own room.

After settling her in,

Zhenzhen burrowed into the covers.

The blanket was pulled up to her nose, and she peered out with wide eyes at Chen Fang, who was still sitting on the edge of the bed.

"You go to sleep first, I'll go back once you've fallen asleep," Chen Fang said.

He did this because he was afraid Zhenzhen would be scared; after all, for someone who had never left home before, going through so much in a short time would certainly be frightening.

Zhenzhen nodded and lay down.

Although she had closed her eyes, the lewd whispers of Zhenzhen and Chen Fang in the bedroom kept echoing in her mind.

She suddenly turned over.

Opening her eyes, she looked at Chen Fang.

"What's wrong?"

Chen Fang asked.

Xiaoxue asked, "Is Zhenzhen prettier, or am I prettier?"

"You are prettier."

Chen Fang said.

Xiaoxue felt a surge of joy and asked again, "Who has a better figure, Zhenzhen or me?"

"You have a better figure."

Chen Fang answered yet again.

"Then… when you were with her today, did you… did you feel good?"

Xiaoxue's cheeks suddenly turned red as she asked a question that made Chen Fang uncomfortable.

Chen Fang also thought about what Jiang Yu had said to him in the car and paused before answering, "The situation was rather urgent at the time, you know. If I hadn't done that, none of us would have been able to get out."

"Oh."

Xiaoxue responded with a single word.

Then she closed her eyes.

But it wasn't long before she opened them again.

"What is it this time?"

Chen Fang asked.

Xiaoxue's face flushed red, her expression showing she wanted to speak but didn't dare to.

After hesitating for a while, she said breathlessly, "Actually… actually, you can… you can sleep with me too."

After saying that,

Xiaoxue sheepishly buried her head in the covers.

Chen Fang of course understood what she meant.

He smiled faintly and said, "It's okay, I have some things to think about, so you go to sleep first."

Upon hearing the refusal,

Xiaoxue felt oddly disappointed for some reason.

But she didn't dare to say anything more and forced herself to fall asleep quickly.

Early the next morning,

When Chen Fang woke up, Xiaoxue's door was still closed.

She probably hadn't woken up yet.

Yu Zhengchuan had brought breakfast for both of them.

After eating, Chen Fang arrived at the county committee compound on time.

Just as he arrived at the office, Yue Xinzhuo, the executive deputy secretary of the Disciplinary Committee, hurried in.

Originally, Yue Xinzhuo was the deputy secretary of the Disciplinary Committee.

He was promoted to his current position as an executive deputy secretary after Shen Shanghu was placed under investigation, and he was also one of Ren Yiweng's trusted aides.

"Secretary Chen, you weren't here yesterday afternoon. The Disciplinary Committee received a notice that the newly appointed secretary of the City Committee will come here around 9:30 this morning. Mayor Ren has asked you to prepare."

"The newly appointed secretary of the City Committee? How come there was no news beforehand?"

Chen Fang asked.

Yue Xinzhuo shook his head and said, "The news came out of the blue."

"Who is it?"

Chen Fang asked.

Yue Xinzhuo said, "Liu Mingkai, the executive deputy director of the Organization Department of Wulan City Committee."

Hearing this name,

Chen Fang got a jolt.

It really was a small world filled with unforeseen encounters.

He never dreamed that Liu Mingkai would be transferred to Guyang City as the top official.

"How could it be him?"

Chen Fang muttered.

Just then, a voice came from the doorway, "There's nothing strange about it being him."

Standing at the door was none other than Pei Shanglian.

"Hello, Director Pei."

Yue Xinzhuo greeted him.

Pei Shanglian nodded and said, "Go attend to your business. I have something to discuss with Secretary Chen."

After Yue Xinzhuo left, Chen Fang couldn't wait to ask, "Why do you say it's not strange that it's him?"

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