When Ye Li heard Chu Ge mention "Mayor Li," she was stunned by these three words, her eyes widening and her thin lips instinctively parting to reveal a mouthful of fine white teeth.

The mayor took the initiative to call Chu Ge? Did I hear that right?

Before Ye Li could process this shocking news, Li Nan's voice came over, causing her body to tremble and her mind to feel slightly overwhelmed, leaving her utterly at a loss.

"Ye Li, did you hear me? Can you get me a towel? You two aren't busy, are you?" Li Nan waited a few seconds, not hearing Ye Li's response, so she had to call out again.

"Ah, ah! Coming!"

Ye Li finally snapped out of it, responded in a panic, grabbed a towel, and ran out of the bedroom.

The mayor is on the phone with Chu Ge. If Li Nan says something even more out of line, then...

Although Ye Li didn't know what would happen, she instinctively believed it was definitely not a good thing.

In fact, when Li Nan first shouted, not only was Ye Li stunned, but Mayor Li Duo, on the other end of the phone, was also dumbfounded, the phone almost sliding from his ear, wondering if he was having an auditory hallucination.

Li Duo couldn't help being shocked. When he heard Li Nan's voice a second time, he started to imagine the situation on Chu Ge's end of the phone and his mind raced.

Has this guy gone crazy? After just sweeping away Chen Jue's place, does he still have the mood for this? How big must his heart be? Does he really think the He Family is still flourishing and able to let him mess around without repercussions?

Or is the He Family's situation not as bad as it appears? So he feels assured?

Chu Ge was also speechless at Li Nan's outburst. After waiting a few seconds, with no response from Li Duo on the line, he had to clear his throat to break the awkward silence.

"Ahem, Mayor Li, is there something you wanted?"

As the mayor of a city, Li Duo's mind wasn't sluggish; within a few seconds, he had already thought of many possibilities. He had called Chu Ge wanting to discreetly mention Chen Jue's matter; knowing Chu Ge was casually with others, he decided to be even more indirect.

As for how to be more indirect, he started talking nonsensical, like asking Chu Ge how he's been recently, if he needed help with anything, in short, it sounded formal yet meaningless.

Chu Ge's responses were similar, with the two talking for a few minutes without mentioning the recent happenings at Hongxin Property.

Since Li Duo didn't bring it up, naturally Chu Ge wouldn't either. He had his own way of handling things; regardless of Li Duo's original intention for the call, he didn't want Li Duo muddling in. If Li Duo actually spoke up, it would be bothersome.

At the end, Mayor Li seemed to "suddenly" remember something, "By the way, that person who took down Jinkai Villa wouldn't be you, would it, Mr. Chu?"

"Haha, Mayor Li, you must be joking. Of course not, how could I have such capability? This person having the same name as me has really caused me a lot of trouble."

After exchanging more pleasantries, Chu Ge hung up the phone.

On the other side, Li Duo looked at his phone, shaking his head slightly, sighing with a complex mix of emotions.

This guy, after finishing with the Long Family, actually went to provoke the Chen Family right away. Does he really know what he's doing? Is Chen Jue that easy to provoke? Forget it, can't figure it out, might as well not think about it and see how things unfold.

"Brother Chu, just now... the mayor called you?"

Hearing no movement from inside, Li Nan, having finished dressing in the small sitting room, learned about the situation from Ye Li and walked in sheepishly, her usual playful demeanor replaced with cautious inquiry.

Chu Ge smiled, "Yeah."

"I... didn't cause you any trouble, did I?" Although Chu Ge smiled naturally, Li Nan still felt uneasy and quickly explained, "I didn't know who you were on the phone with when I was showering, sorry, I didn't mean it."

"Really, it's fine." Seeing Li Nan still looking apologetic, Chu Ge stood up from the bed, ruffled her still damp hair, "Alright, stop worrying aimlessly. Seeing you like this, I'm not used to it."

After speaking, Chu Ge stretched, "Do you two have any plans? If not, how about we go shopping?"

Ye Li and Li Nan exchanged glances, eventually nodding.

After leaving, before heading to the mall, Chu Ge went to the sales office of Baihao Garden, found the fat manager that Zhang Jinghui arranged for Ye Li, casually left him a message, and then left.

"Tell Zhang Jinghui, since they've already gifted the renovations and furniture, they might as well include the appliances too. Say thank you for me, oh, the name's Chu Ge."

Unknowingly, the time reached three in the afternoon. While Chu Ge was shopping for clothes with the two girls, his phone rang once more, still from an unknown number.

"Is this Mr. Chu?" The voice that came through after answering was mild, with a hint of teasing.

"Yes, it's me."

"Hehe, let me introduce myself. My name is Chen Jue, most friends call me Third Master Chen. I wonder if calling you at this time, Mr. Chu, is disturbing you?"

Chu Ge chuckled heartily, "It's not disturbing at all. I've been waiting for your call. Let's skip the pleasantries and get straight to the point."

"Haha, Mr. Chu, you really are a straightforward person." A friendly laugh came through the receiver, "I've heard from Zhanhai about your three conditions, and I agree to them."

"You agree?" Chu Ge was taken aback, frowning slightly.

Although he hadn't specifically looked into the various power dynamics in Lidu since returning home, today's events indicated that this Third Master Chen was definitely not someone easy to deal with. How could he be so agreeable?

"That's right, the people who injured your two sisters are all at Baihao Garden's Hongxin Property now. The million yuan is also there, and Baihao Garden's Hongxin Property can withdraw tomorrow."

Chu Ge frowned again, "Third Master Chen, why don't we start from the beginning?"

The saying goes that unusual things are suspicious. The more accommodating Chen Jue was, the more Chu Ge felt there was something strange about this. It was hard for him to believe Chen Jue had no other demands.

"There's no catch? Hehe, there's nothing more to it. You can go to Hongxin Property now to identify the people and collect the money. You can oversee their withdrawal tomorrow."

Chen Jue's voice paused, "Of course, if Mr. Chu finds it troublesome, I can arrange for the people and the money to be sent to a place you deem appropriate."

"Ha, Third Master Chen, you're candid." Chu Ge laughed, "Since Third Master Chen says so, how can I say it's troublesome? I'll head to Hongxin Property right now."

After hanging up the phone, Chu Ge glanced at Li Nan and Ye Li. After a brief hesitation, he took them out of the mall.

Since Chen Jue arranged the meeting place in a residential area with many occupants, Li Nan and Ye Li's safety shouldn't be threatened.

Moreover, Chen Jue's call piqued Chu Ge's curiosity. He wanted to see what this "Third Master Chen" was up to.

Before long, Chu Ge stepped into Hongxin Property for the second time that day. Director Lu was there with several people, tidying things up, while Bao Zhanhai sat on the sofa with a high-end briefcase beside him.

Seeing Chu Ge enter, Director Lu and the others from the property management wore extremely complicated expressions, their eyes full of regret and venom.

Chu Ge glanced around, smiling broadly, "Yo? You're all here, huh? Nice to meet again."

Director Lu and the property management staff didn't respond, giving Chu Ge a glance before returning to their tasks, looking defeated.

Bao Zhanhai picked up the briefcase beside him and stood from the sofa, showing a smile that could hardly be called one. He greeted, "Mr. Chu, here's the million you requested, all in cash, is that okay?"

Chu Ge glanced at Bao Zhanhai, "Hmm," he replied, handing the suitcase to Li Nan behind him. After Li Nan gulped and said, "No problem," Chu Ge calmly asked, "And those who hit my sisters?"

"They're all in the security room. Does Mr. Chu want to see them now?"

Seeing Chu Ge nod, Bao Zhanhai made a "please" gesture, walked out of the office, and opened the security room door.

As soon as the door opened, a bloody smell hit them. Ye Li instinctively raised her hand to cover her nose and mouth, and even Li Nan, who'd been in fights and seen blood, frowned slightly.

Over a dozen rough-looking, dark-skinned men, dressed in rags, crouched in the corner of a wall, hugging their heads. A few blood-stained teeth were scattered on the nearby floor.

Upon hearing the door open, one man turned his head, and Bao Zhanhai immediately kicked him, "Who told you to move? Are you rebelling?"

With a cold grunt, Bao Zhanhai turned his gaze to Chu Ge, "Mr. Chu, everyone is here, not one missing. Your sisters can identify them."

Chu Ge said indifferently, "Stand up, all of you."

None of the men dared to move, clearly fearing another kick from Bao Zhanhai's shoe.

"Are you all deaf? Lord Chu told you to stand up!"

Only when Bao Zhanhai's fierce voice sounded again did the men shiver slightly before slowly standing up, hesitatingly.

Ye Li trembled again, the scene was quite terrifying for her. Li Nan also gasped and covered his mouth, his eyes wide open.

The group of men who swaggered around earlier were now utterly miserable, covered in boot prints, with bruised faces, and several had dried blood at the corners of their mouths.

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