234: Chapter 232 Can’t take it 234: Chapter 232 Can’t take it After his morning exercise, when Tangyu returned to Princess Apartments, Sister Xin and Shanshan had already prepared breakfast, and Feifei had also gotten up with the other two girls.
All six of them had breakfast, went to school, and went to work.
Before 8:30 a.m., Tangyu and his two companions arrived at the company.
It was obviously very early, and only a few people, including the receptionist and Sister Ya, had arrived at the company.
Shanshan was called away by Sister Xin to do some work, leaving Tangyu with nothing particular to do and feeling bored in the office.
Tangyu went to the front desk, where a university graduate who must have just finished school was working.
She was slightly overweight and not exactly beautiful but not ugly either; she seemed just fine to him.
When the receptionist saw Tangyu approach the front desk, she glanced at him, her face turning a shade of red.
Tangyu was taken aback.
Could there still be girls this shy?
He hadn’t done anything to her, so why was she blushing just at the sight of him?
“Do you have today’s newspaper?” Tangyu asked.
The receptionist nodded and said, “Yes, we do.”
“Can I have one, please?
Thanks,” said Tangyu.
She nodded again but took two or three seconds before handing a stack of newspapers to Tangyu.
He took the newspapers, nodded, and then turned to go to his office.
Once in his office, Tangyu skimmed through the newspaper quickly.
After finishing, he frowned slightly, a hint of suspicion in his eyes, “There’s no report about Zhang Guoli.
Could he be so lucky that he’s not dead yet?
Or has it been suppressed?
But that’s not right either, the media would normally cover such a story extensively.
What’s going on?”
Zhang Guoli hadn’t called to capitulate, and there was no news about him today, which puzzled Tangyu and gave him an uneasy premonition.
Could it be that Zhang Guoli was unharmed?
The thought crossed Tangyu’s mind that the only people likely capable of curing Zhang Guoli would be from the Yin Medical Sect.
Could it be that the Yin Medical Sect was backing Zhang Guoli?
The possibility made Tangyu’s expression become more solemn.
If the Yin Medical Sect was indeed behind Zhang Guoli, then the situation was certainly more complicated than Tangyu had imagined.
By healing Zhang Guoli, weren’t they clearly informing him of their involvement?
This meant, his identity had possibly been exposed, and he might have caught the attention of the Yin Medical Sect.
An enemy in the dark and oneself in the light always spelled disadvantage.
And how terrifying the power of the Yin Medical Sect was, Tangyu had no clue.
“Exposed or not, taking a risk might not necessarily be a bad thing.
If the Yin Medical Sect comes after me, it saves me the trouble of finding them.
It seems I will have to meet with Zhang Guoli after all, just to see how he’s doing,” Tangyu gritted his teeth.
He put down the newspaper and glanced aside, only to discover that the receptionist had scribbled a phone number on it.
Realizing it, Tangyu understood why the receptionist had blushed and boldly left her phone number as a hint.
Tangyu shook his head and smiled.
Such an unexpected romantic encounter was really more than he could take on.
The phone suddenly rang, interrupting Tangyu’s thoughts.
It was a call from Song Qingyu.
He picked it up promptly: “Good morning Captain Song.”
“Morning my foot, there’s something I need to tell you.
About last night’s incident, that guy confessed everything when he was taken back to the Eastern District police station.
They also brought Chu Fei in for questioning, but he was quickly bailed out.
It looks like this case is closed,” said Song Qingyu.
Tangyu had anticipated this situation; it didn’t concern him too much.
He replied with a light smile, “Let it be.
The warning served its purpose, that’s enough for me.”
“There’s another thing, the person you asked me to find, we almost narrowed down his location, if all goes well, we should have a more precise location for him by this afternoon.
However, this person is dangerous; some of my men got injured, luckily, the injuries were not severe,” Song Qingyu said.
“Oh, then I’ll have to trouble Captain Song again,” said Tangyu.
He hung up the phone with Song Qingyu and before he could even put his phone back in his pocket, another call came in, this time from Lao Niu.
“Brother Yu, that Shan Quan is currently with his lover at the Grand Tycoon Hotel goofing off, and they haven’t come out yet.
I’ve had my men take photos and gather all of Shan Quan’s information, which has also been sorted out.
Brother Yu, are you coming over now, or what do you want to do?” Lao Niu said.
Lao Niu’s efficiency pleased Tangyu; he thought for a moment and said, “You keep an eye on him for now.
I’ll make a trip over.”
“Alright, Brother Yu,” Lao Niu hung up the call.
After hanging up with Lao Niu, Tangyu got up to find Fang Min but bumped into Wang Dazhuang just as he reached the door.
“Yo, Brother Yu, you’re early today.
What, infused with chicken blood?” Wang Dazhuang said with a grin, joking.
Tangyu curled his lip and gave Wang Dazhuang a pat saying, “Look at you being all diligent.
How’s the Changyou case coming along?”
“Hehe, with me on the job, success is guaranteed.
Everything’s going according to plan.
Changyou has agreed, and we will sign all contracts tomorrow.
We’ve pretty much hammered out the details,” said Wang Dazhuang.
“Good, keep Sister Min updated on the progress and situation,” Tangyu instructed.
“Hehe, I got it,” Wang Dazhuang replied with a toothy grin.
Just then, Tangyu’s gaze fell on a stack of newspapers on the desk, sparking an idea.
He picked up the stack and handed it to Wang Dazhuang saying, “This is from the receptionist; she asked me to give it to you.”
After receiving a stack of newspapers, Wang Dazhuang was bewildered and said with some confusion, “Why are you giving me these newspapers?
How strange.
I don’t even know that receptionist; it seems like we’ve never even spoken.”
“How would I know?
She asked me to give them to you.” Tangyu shook his head, smiling inwardly.
Without waiting for Wang Dazhuang to ask more, he left the office.
Holding the stack of newspapers, Wang Dazhuang was utterly baffled.
Tangyu promptly arrived at Fang Min’s office.
Fang Min had come in early and was diligently cleaning the office.
“Sister Min.” Tangyu walked in and said.
Fang Min looked up and saw it was Tangyu.
She didn’t take to heart that he had come in without knocking and replied with a casual tone, “You’re here.
You’ve come to the company so early today.”
Tangyu smiled to himself, thinking whether he wanted to or not, Sister Xin would definitely want to come early.
“Yes, Sister Min, do you have a moment right now?” Tangyu asked.
Fang Min responded, “Right now, I should be free.
What’s up?”
“Well, Sister Min, I have a very important matter and I need you to come with me.
I wonder if it’s convenient for you?” Tangyu did not directly say it was related to Shen Quan.
Fang Min furrowed her brows and looked at Tangyu with a puzzled face, “A very important matter?
What matter?”
Tangyu shook his head and said, “I can’t say for the moment, but it’s just a very important matter.
If you’re free, please come with me.”
“How can I go with you if you don’t even say what it is?
Besides, what’s very important to you might not be important to me, right?
Alright, stop messing around, go to work.
There are a lot of things I need to do this morning.” Fang Min said.
“Sister Min, this matter is not just very important to me, but to you as well.
So, you’d better come with me.” Tangyu insisted.
Fang Min was even more confused.
She tried to think but could come up with no explanation, and she also didn’t know what kind of trick Tangyu was playing.
If not for her trust in Tangyu’s character, she might really think that he was up to no good with her.
However, seeing the serious look on his face, he didn’t seem to be joking, and there must be something important.
But despite racking her brain, Fang Min couldn’t figure out what it could be.
Since Tangyu wouldn’t disclose more, Fang Min hesitated, her heart tinged with curiosity, and of course, confusion.
After hesitating for a while, Fang Min finally gritted her teeth and said, “Alright then, I’ll trust you this time and go with you.
But you better not waste too much of my time.
And you’d better assure that this matter is indeed of great importance to me, or else you’re dead.” By the end of her speech, Fang Min displayed a rare sharpness beneath her gentleness, revealing her formidable side.
“I promise, just trust me.” Tangyu assured with certainty.
“We’re going now?” Fang Min asked.
“Yes, right now, immediately, the sooner the better,” Tangyu replied.
“Okay then.” Fang Min nodded her agreement, tossing her car keys to Tangyu, “You go down and start the car, I’ll be right down.”
“Okay.” Tangyu took the car keys and quickly headed to the garage.
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Angel Bar, a fairly upscale establishment.
On the second floor, within a private room, four men sat drinking.
“Brother Tao, you’ve got to stand up for me here.
I’ve never suffered such humiliation in my whole life.”
Chu Fei, with a dirt-smudged face, looked pleadingly at Zhou Tao, saying he’d never suffered such a humiliation in his life.
What was supposed to be a foolproof plan had failed, and not only that, but it had also landed him in police custody for nearly ten hours before he was released on bail.
To him, this was a great disgrace.
“Hmph, you’re useless, can’t even handle a little task, and yet you have the nerve to cry injustice here.
If Brother Tao hadn’t shown some mercy and pulled a few strings for you, do you think you’d have been bailed out so quickly?” Luo Shuang berated angrily.
Chu Fei immediately nodded and bowed, “Yes, yes, I was incompetent, vastly underestimated Tangyu.
I will never forget Brother Tao’s kindness, but we can’t just let this go.”
Zhou Tao, who had been drinking, looked calm, but his eyes, fierce as a wolf’s, flickered with a cold light.
He laughed softly and said, “Of course we can’t let this go.
A vendetta must be repaid.
Don’t worry, Chu Fei, the humiliation you’ve endured, I’ll help you recover it.
Now that you work for me, you’re one of my guys, and of course, I’ll take care of you.
Heh, if they want to play, then we’ll play along.
I refuse to believe we can’t take him down.”
Overjoyed, Chu Fei immediately began to flatter, “Yes, yes, you’re absolutely right, Brother Tao.
As long as Brother Tao takes action, it’ll be a piece of cake to deal with Tangyu.
Brother Tao, what should we do now?
I’d dare to do anything just to take Tangyu down.” Chu Fei had had enough of his losses to Tangyu, and at this point, he was fueled with murderous intent.