newbobooks Chapter 535 Can't Afford to Offend Zhao Ruilong? Promoting An Xin Will Be of Great Use!
Chapter 535 Can't Afford to Offend Zhao Ruilong? Promoting An Xin Will Be of Great Use!
"Are you crazy?"
Li Xiang looked at An Xin in shock.
"You're going to find Zhao Ruilong, do you even know who he is?"
An Xin smiled nonchalantly, unconcerned.
"I know him, he's the vice president of Huilong Group!"
"Of course, this is only his public identity; his true background is terrifying!"
"It is said that he is not only the behind-the-scenes boss of Huilong Group, but his father, Zhao Lichun, is not only the former top official of Handong, but also the current deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission and the director of the Public Security Bureau."
"One of the main reasons why Zhao Ruilong has been investing heavily in the development of the new energy industry in Jinghai over the years is that Zhao Lidong, the mayor of Jinghai, is his second uncle."
"I don't know much about his powerful background and connections, but without a doubt, he is the legendary Celestial Dragon. Gao Qiqiang, who is worth billions, is just one of his many underlings."
"With a son of such a powerful and wealthy family as him, let alone insignificant detectives like us, even Li Shuji, the top official of Jinghai City, can't just see him whenever he wants."
Li Xiang glared at him and said, "Since you already know, why did you still go to find him?"
An Xin didn't answer, but instead smiled and waved ahead.
Li Xiang immediately turned his head.
They noticed that Chen Shuting hadn't entered the house yet and was still standing at the door with a smile on her face.
Under the pale yellow light of the streetlights, she looked even more mature and charming in her sheer nightgown.
Li Xiang, who was still single, immediately felt his heart race.
To avoid Chen Shuting noticing his unusual expression.
Li Xiang quickly looked away, started the engine, shifted gears, and started moving.
The Santana sedan roared and accelerated from a standstill.
An Xin, sitting in the passenger seat, was suddenly thrown back.
"What are you doing? It's a government vehicle, can't you be a little more considerate?"
Li Xiang didn't say a word, and drove the car out of the villa community as if he were fleeing in panic.
Just when An Xin thought Li Xiang would head straight for the Jinghai Huilong Hotel, Li Xiang suddenly pulled the car over to the side of the road.
"Hey, why did you park here? Didn't we say we were going to Huilong Hotel to find Zhao Ruilong?"
Li Xiang remained silent.
Pull up the handbrake and turn on the hazard lights.
Shake the handle and roll down the car window.
A cool night breeze was blowing as I lit a cigarette.
"An Xin, I remember you were born in April 1975, right?"
"Yes, I was born on April 18, 1975."
"So last month, you turned twenty-eight. What about Meng Yu?"
“She’s the same age as me, but she was born in September, so I’m a few months older than her.”
Li Xiang took a deep drag on his cigarette.
"Judging by the timeline, she should be graduating with her master's degree this year and becoming an intern reporter, right?"
An Xin nodded.
"Yes, we just talked about it a couple of days ago. She said she wanted to go back to Jinghai, but I advised her to stay in Yanjing first. If she has the opportunity to intern at a large organization like the Central Radio and Television Station, she will have more room for development in the future."
Li Xiang chuckled.
"You're quite considerate of her, but don't you think about yourself? You're both already twenty-eight. Even if you get married and pregnant this year, and the baby is born next year, you'll both be in your late thirties by the time the child starts elementary school."
An Xin suddenly turned to the side, asking in astonishment:
"What do you mean? Why aren't you going to find Zhao Ruilong? Why are you talking to me about Meng Yu and marriage?"
Li Xiang smiled, rested his hand on the windowsill, and looked at the vast sea in the distance.
"I think it's to make you think more about yourself and your life, and not be so impulsive."
Am I impulsive?
An Xin pointed to her nose, looking quite surprised.
Aren't you impulsive?
Li Xiang turned around, staring intently at An Xin, and asked:
"Do you think you're the smartest person in the world, that you know Gao Qiqiang's surrender wasn't entirely voluntary, but that someone pressured him?"
An Xin shook her head and said, "I don't think it was necessarily because he was put under pressure. It's possible that he was given advice that made him feel that he had no choice but to turn himself in."
Li Xiang chuckled softly.
"Whether it's pressure or advice, do you think Zhao Ruilong broke the law?"
"Which law or regulation in our country prohibits persuading someone to turn themselves in?"
An Xin paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "What are you doing? I didn't say Zhao Ruilong broke the law. I just wanted to go find him and ask him how much he knows about Gao Qiqiang's case."
"Save your breath!"
Li Xiang turned his head and took a deep drag on his cigarette.
"You didn't get any useful information from Chen Shuting, so how much do you think you can learn by meeting Zhao Ruilong?"
"Don't you think about it? Zhao Ruilong invests in big projects and big businesses, often involving tens or hundreds of billions. Gao Qiqiang's shady businesses are simply not worthy of being mentioned in front of him."
"Moreover, he may only come to Jinghai once or twice a year, and his cooperation with Gao Qiqiang is limited to legitimate business. In addition, his father is now the deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission and the director of the Public Security Bureau, so it is even less likely that he would protect Gao Qiqiang."
"Besides, Gao Qiqiang brought people to the Xiawan branch to turn himself in. Our municipal criminal investigation team has no authority to intervene in this case. If you rush over there to question him, aren't you offending someone? If you offend Zhao Ruilong, what will happen to you in the future..."
Are you going to take me there or not?
An Xin interrupted and asked.
"I……"
Li Xiang threw down his cigarette butt, turned around, and said:
"Did you not hear a single word I said to you just now?"
"I'm just asking you, are you going to give it to me or not!"
An Xin glared at him, her tone high-pitched.
"Send you! I'll send you to the Western Paradise!!"
Li Xiang started the engine and shifted gears while cursing.
Release the handbrake, and you can launch yourself off the gas pedal.
The Santana sedan suddenly accelerated and sped towards the Jinghai Huilong Hotel.
Li Xiang had long believed that interpersonal relationships and social skills were sometimes more important than truth and justice.
This world is not simply black and white; there is also gray.
If keeping the truth from my master Cao Chuang a secret for a lifetime can benefit most people, then why bother telling the truth?
Just like the case of Gao Qiqiang leading people to surrender themselves.
Whether Zhao Ruilong exerted pressure, forced him, or simply offered advice, it was all because of him.
Not only is Zhao Ruilong completely innocent, but Gao Qiqiang has also confessed his crimes and accepted punishment, showing a willingness to reform and start anew. Isn't that a good thing?
Is it worth it to insist on finding out the truth, not only to severely punish Gao Qiqiang, but also to send his brother Gao Qisheng to jail, leading to the downfall of the Qiangsheng Group?
With the Gao brothers imprisoned and the Qiangsheng Group destroyed, will the social order in Jinghai truly improve? Aren't you afraid of a chaotic free-for-all, making things worse than they are now?
Soon.
Li Xiang drove at breakneck speed to the entrance of the Jinghai Huilong Hotel.
"Go ahead, I'll wait for you here outside!"
Li Xiang raised his chin as he walked into the hall.
"You won't come with me?"
"Why should I come with you? We're not on duty investigating a case right now. I'm driving an official car late at night, taking you around. Isn't that being loyal enough?"
"I……"
An Xin pointed at Li Xiang.
"I know, you're just afraid of offending Zhao Ruilong!"
"His second uncle is Zhao Lidong, the mayor of Jinghai!"
"With just one word from him, he can get you, the acting branch captain, fired!"
Li Xiang chuckled dismissively.
"Say whatever you want, just go now if you want, or I'm going home to sleep after get off work!"
"you!!"
An Xin glared angrily, but there was nothing she could do.
Because the Xiawan branch is still investigating the situation, they have not yet formally filed a case against Gao Qiqiang.
Since the Xiawan branch has not yet formally filed a case, on what grounds can the people from the Municipal Criminal Investigation Detachment question Zhao Ruilong?
If he hadn't been so determined to find out the truth and not want Gao Qiqiang and the others to escape legal punishment so easily, he wouldn't be out working so late at night.
But since we're already here, how can we not go in and look for it?
An Xin unbuckled her seatbelt, opened the door, and strode inside.
"What a stubborn mule!"
Li Xiang sighed helplessly and shook his head.
He suddenly remembered the funeral of his master, Cao Chuang.
An Xin, with her arm still in a cast, ran to the grave without even wearing her police uniform. In front of her mentor's wife and daughter, as well as everyone in the branch, she questioned herself about when she would reveal the truth.
His mentor, Cao Chuang, had treated him like his own son and taught him with great care. When he learned that An Xin was going to infiltrate Mad Donkey's group, his mentor even taught him to hide a razor in his sleeve. In a critical moment, he really saved his life with this trick.
But the result?
In An Xin's heart, there was clearly no teacher-student relationship, nor any gratitude for saving his life.
He's determined to find the truth!
Even if it is discovered that Master Cao Chuang is the mole, it will not only prevent Master from becoming a martyr and cause him to lose face, but also prevent Master's wife and daughter from enjoying the benefits of a martyr's family.
Just like tonight.
An Xin didn't care whether he had the right to investigate or not. In order to find out the truth, he was willing to work overtime without pay, and he could go to see Chen Shuting late at night first, and then go to see Zhao Ruilong.
He had absolutely no regard for human relationships or social interactions, and he didn't care about his career prospects at all. Finding out the truth and upholding justice were more important to An Xin than anything else.
"Perhaps our society needs people like him who take things very seriously!"
"Only someone like him, who is not afraid of power and is not bound by personal relationships, can truly uphold the dignity of the law!"
"And he also had the means to act recklessly. He was a descendant of martyrs, and Meng Dehai and An Changlin were his supporters. If it were anyone else, they would have been dead long ago!"
With a sigh, Li Xiang prepared to shift gears and start the car.
I glanced around habitually and saw An Xin standing in front of a group of people.
"What's going on? Did we run into Zhao Ruilong?"
Li Xiang looked closely and realized that An Xin had indeed run into him.
In real life, Zhao Ruilong is more refined, calm, and composed than he appears on television news.
However, since An Xin had her back to the main entrance, Zhao Ruilong could only smile and nod occasionally.
Therefore, Li Xiang had no idea what An Xin was talking about with Zhao Ruilong.
"Since we're already here, why don't we go in and take a look?"
Li Xiang was inexplicably a little excited.
After all, they are the children of top-tier powerful and wealthy families!
It's not something you can encounter every day.
However, if An Xin were to confront Zhao Ruilong as if she were accusing him, she might very well offend him.
If I go and join in the fun now, wouldn't I just be asking for trouble and getting dragged into it for nothing?
Li Xiang was hesitating whether to get out of the car when he suddenly heard two beeps from behind.
A glance in the rearview mirror revealed a striking black Land Rover D9 minivan.
It looked like Zhao Ruilong was about to leave, and the minivan behind him was there to pick him up.
And isn't the person sitting in the passenger seat Mayor Zhao Lidong's secretary, Wang?
Li Xiang was startled.
He quickly started driving and pulled the Santana over to the side of the road to make way.