NOVPUBChen Nan had stayed up all night, producing twenty batches of scar removal cream.
Although he was exhausted,
he was very happy.
Because these twenty batches of scar cream would bring him a profit of one hundred thousand yuan.
After eating, Chen Nan arrived at school and started a new day.
Just as he entered the classroom, Chen Nan received a WeChat message from Jiang Yan.
Jiang Wanli and Zhao Dahai had joined forces, and with a thunderous momentum, they swallowed up the big bosses of the West City and North City factions.
The subordinates of the two big bosses suffered countless casualties, and even the two bosses themselves were captured alive, their fate still unknown to this day.
A meaningful smile appeared on Chen Nan’s face, "I didn’t expect Jiang Wanli to be so swift, I had underestimated him before!"
"This upheaval they’ve caused in the underworld is enough to shake up the Jizhou officialdom, it’s just unknown who will be implicated."
The reason Chen Nan had Jiang Wanli unify Jizhou’s underworld,
firstly, was to strengthen his own side’s power.
Secondly, it was to muddy the waters of the Jizhou officialdom.
There was also a third point, which was to fish in troubled waters, enabling Lu Yuanyang to adapt faster to the Jizhou officialdom and seize greater power.
If he could navigate both the underworld and the officialdom, there was a great chance of obtaining justice for Nie Xiaoyu.
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"Boss, something’s happened!"
Sun Zhaoliang had just stepped out of his house when Meng Hao, waiting there, approached him with a grave expression.
Sun Zhaoliang furrowed his brows, slightly annoyed, "What happened?"
Meng Hao, suppressing the unease in his heart, said in a low voice, "I just received the news, last night, Jiang Wanli and Zhao Dahai joined forces and took over the territories of Liu Guangfa and Yang Qiankun!"
"The two of them are now unaccounted for."
Sun Zhaoliang was stunned, then his eyes revealed an unabashed gleam, "What did you say? Jiang Wanli and Zhao Dahai joined forces?"
"Not..."
"How did those two come to join forces?"
The development of events was beyond Sun Zhaoliang’s control, giving him a sense of the unbelievable.
In an anxious voice, Meng Hao said, "Jiang Wanli guessed that Zhao Dahai was our scapegoat, so he rescued Zhao’s wife and turned him against us with his wife’s help, otherwise, it wouldn’t have escalated to this extent."
Sun Zhaoliang exploded in fury, "Liu Guangfa and Yang Qiankun are big bosses in the underworld after all, how could their strength be so weak?"
Meng Hao, struggling with his inner anxiety, said, "The strength of Liu Guangfa and Yang Qiankun is not weak at all, but the problem is... Jiang Wanli and Zhao Dahai are our men, and they struck suddenly, catching them off guard."
With those words,
Sun Zhaoliang felt a sensation akin to thunder striking overhead.
He did not care about the affairs of the underworld,
but the problem was, many people knew about his connections with Jiang Wanli and Zhao Dahai.
Now, even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he wouldn’t be able to clear his name!
"Damn it, why did things turn out this way?" Sun Zhaoliang’s face was pale as clay, a strong sense of crisis welling up within him.
Being in his official career, he deeply understood the terrible impact this incident would have on him.
"Boss, I think there must be a mastermind behind Jiang Wanli, otherwise, he wouldn’t have done something so extreme that could have a fatal impact on you!" Meng Hao expressed his thoughts.
Just as Sun Zhaoliang was about to speak, he saw a black Passat stop nearby, and then two middle-aged men in black suits stepped out.
Seeing the two men, Sun Zhaoliang’s pupils violently trembled, as if he had aged instantly, and his eyes became much duller.
He knew these two people.
They were from the Discipline Inspection Commission!
The leader walked up to Sun Zhaoliang and said expressionlessly, "Mayor Sun, we have received a report about you allegedly accepting bribes and acting as a protective umbrella for criminal forces. Please come back with us for an investigation."
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The next evening.
After class, Chen Nan returned home immediately.
As he opened the door, the aroma of food rushed towards him.
Then, a figure he had longed to see appeared in his sight.
Nie Xiaoyu, wearing an apron, appeared slightly haggard.
Although she looked somewhat haggard,
her eyes still lit up with joy when she saw Chen Nan.
She bent down, took a pair of slippers from the shoe cabinet, and placed them in front of Chen Nan.
Chen Nan said with a pained expression, "You just came back from Grandpa’s funeral, you should rest well instead of cooking yourself."
His father had recently passed away, and he knew very well how physically and mentally exhausting attending a funeral could be.
Seeing Nie Xiaoyu come straight back to cook dinner for him after attending her grandfather’s funeral, he really felt heartbroken.
Nie Xiaoyu smiled brightly, "I was worried you hadn’t been eating well these days. Go wash your hands; dinner’s almost ready."
Chen Nan immediately retorted, "Nonsense, I have been eating well."
Nie Xiaoyu gave a bitter smile, "If you had been eating well, why does the food in the refrigerator still look the same as before I left?"
Chen Nan paused, then laughed, "I’ve been eating out." After speaking, he went to the kitchen, washed his hands, and brought the dishes Nie Xiaoyu had prepared to the dining table.
Four dishes, and a papaya and white fungus porridge.
Chen Nan cleared his throat and said, "I’m no longer constipated, so we can reduce the frequency of eating papaya from now on—I must admit, I don’t really like it."
"What?" Nie Xiaoyu looked astonished, "You asked me to buy papaya to relieve constipation?"
Chen Nan added, "What else?" He sat at the dining table, grabbed his chopsticks, and started to eat heartily.
Nie Xiaoyu’s face turned red.
Her beautiful eyes revealed an unmistakable shyness.
She thought Chen Nan had asked her to buy papaya because he thought her breasts were too small.
She thought he wanted her to supplement her diet for that reason.
Yet she could never have imagined that it was because this guy wanted to alleviate digestion...
Seeing Nie Xiaoyu standing there, Chen Nan couldn’t help but say, "What are you standing there for? Come sit down and eat!"
"Oh, oh!" Nie Xiaoyu, snapped out of her embarrassment, then sat at the table, picked up her chopsticks, and started eating.
Chen Nan, with a face full of concern, kept offering Nie Xiaoyu more food, "Eat a bit more; you’ve been looking quite haggard these days."
Nie Xiaoyu nodded with her head down. She did not want to disappoint Chen Nan’s kindness; even though she had no appetite, she still ate all the food he offered her.
However,
after finishing, she covered her mouth and ran into the bathroom to vomit violently.
Chen Nan quickly followed her into the bathroom, asked with concern, "What’s the matter?" He then hurried back to the dining room and brought Nie Xiaoyu a glass of pure water to rinse her mouth.
After vomiting everything from her stomach, Nie Xiaoyu felt much better. After rinsing her mouth, she said, "Maybe it’s because I haven’t rested well these days and the hygiene at the banquet wasn’t very good. Anyway, I’ve had no appetite these past two days; I really didn’t feel like eating."
Chen Nan sighed helplessly, "If you didn’t want to eat, why didn’t you tell me? Why did you eat all those dishes like a starving wolf?"
Nie Xiaoyu’s eyes welled with tears, her voice choked up, "You... you are the only person in the world who is kind to me; I couldn’t betray your kindness."
