Chapter 23: The Giant Dog

  None of the bandits who attacked Kulangsu in Tianma Market were caught.

  The police sealed off all entrances and exits of the mall, searched for several hours, but still couldn't find any trace of the bandits.

  A group of bandits just vanished into thin air.

  On the way back to Ding Sheng Group, Lin San secretly tore off the talisman on his chest. As soon as the talisman left Lin San's chest, it instantly turned into a wisp of gray dust and disappeared without a trace.

  At the moment when the letter was just torn off, Lin San's face suddenly turned pale and his body kept trembling.

  Zhou Tian, who was sitting next to Lin San, discovered something unusual and reached out to support Lin San: "Lin San, what's wrong with you?"

  Lin San trembled with his lips: "I... I'm fine... I just feel a bit uncomfortable..."

  "Ah, I'll take you to the hospital," Zhou Tian said hastily.

  Lin San shook his head: "No need, I'll just rest for a while... it's nothing..."

  "Your complexion really doesn't look good." Zhou Tian said with concern.

  Lin San smiled slightly: "I'm really fine..." After finishing speaking, he slowly leaned back in his seat and slowly closed his eyes.

  Zhou Tian took a look at Lin San's sweating forehead and felt somewhat worried. He turned his head to instruct the driver to drive more steadily.

  After returning to Ding Sheng Group, Gu Jialan walked directly into the building under the escort of security guards.

  Zhou Tian supported Lin San to the rest room, carefully put Lin San on the bed, and then found a wet towel to wipe the sweat from Lin San's face.

  Lin San thanked Zhou Tian with a sentence and slowly closed his eyes to fall asleep.

  After Ling San fell asleep, Zhou Tian stood up and quietly left the rest room.

  Chairman's Office.

  Gu Changfeng found out that Gu Jialan was ambushed again, his face turned iron blue with anger, and he smashed his favorite cup to pieces on the spot.

  Gu Jia Lan stood quietly to the side, gazing at Gu Chang Feng who was furious beyond compare: "Dad, I'm really puzzled, after all, who wants me dead? I've always been careful in my actions and haven't offended anyone."

  "Jialan, I'm afraid I've dragged you into this."

  "What? Dad? What's going on?" Gu Jialan asked in confusion.

  "A few days ago, due to some friction in business, I offended a businessman named Ding Dawei. Ding Dawei openly said he would take revenge on me. I guess the people who ambushed you were sent by him." Gu Changfeng said slowly.

  "What's Ding Dawei? The name sounds unfamiliar." Gu Jialan furrowed her brow.

  "Ding Dawei is not from Lanzhou, so it's no wonder you haven't heard of him." Gu Changfeng explained.

  "Dad, let's call the police." Gu Jialan said suddenly.

  "Report to the police?"

  "Dad, now the only way to resolve this is for the police to get involved. If not, I'll keep getting attacked. Besides, the police already know about what happened at Tianma Mall, and they'll probably come to the company looking for you soon."

  Gu Changfeng fell silent for a moment, then nodded slightly: "Alright, I'll call Director Song of the Public Security Bureau later and tell him about the whole thing."

  "That's best." Gu Jialan nodded slightly.

  "Jialan, for the time being, don't go wandering around everywhere. Either be at the company or head straight home." Gu Jialan had been attacked twice, which really made Gu Changfeng's heart skip a beat.

  "I know, right, Dad, I have something to tell you." Gu Jialan suddenly remembered something.

  "What's wrong?" Gu Changfeng looked at Gu Jialan with a puzzled expression.

  "It was during those two times when I was attacked, that a security guard named Lin San sacrificed himself to save me. Otherwise, I estimate that I would have lost my life by now." Gu Jialan said.

  "What? There's still this matter?" Gu Changfeng was taken aback.

  "This Lin San is really great. Last time I was attacked at the company entrance, it was this Lin San..." Gu Jialan briefly told the story of how Lin San saved her.

  After listening to Gu Jialan's description, Gu Changfeng nodded slightly: "From your description, that Lin San indeed made a great contribution. Alright, I'll reward him well when I get back."

  "Dad, what are you planning to reward?" Gu Jialan asked casually.

  "What do you think?" Gu Changfeng smiled slightly.

  Gu Jialan thought for a moment: "The reward is nothing more than promotion or bonus, someone as brave as Lin San, being just a small security guard is really underutilizing his talent."

  "I'll discuss with Xia Hou and see if there's a suitable position for Lin San." Gu Changfeng said with a smile.

  "Got it, Dad, nothing's wrong, I'll just go ahead and leave." After saying that, he turned around and left the office.

  Gu Changfeng lit a cigarette, took two puffs, picked up the receiver and dialed a number: "Director Song? I'm Gu Changfeng... Yes, I have something to trouble you with... My daughter was recently attacked, and I hope the police can find the perpetrator who attacked my daughter... Director Song, I suspect this matter is related to a businessman named Ding Dawei... Alright, I'll wait for your news, goodbye!" After finishing speaking, Gu Changfeng hung up the phone.

  After an unknown period of time, Lin San slowly opened his eyes, feeling a bit dizzy and sore all over. He took a deep breath and slowly sat up from the bed, looking around him. To his surprise, he found himself still in the company's rest room. Looking at the wall clock, it was already past 5 pm.

  Lin San's dizzy head muttered to himself: "I didn't expect to sleep for an entire afternoon, it's really great."

  "Ah!" The door of the rest room was pushed open and Zhou Tian walked in: "Lin San, you're finally awake!"

  Lin San smiled and slowly stood up: "Head of the class, I'm really sorry. During work hours, I actually fell asleep for a whole afternoon."

  "An entire afternoon? What an entire afternoon, you slept for a whole day and night!"

  "What?" Lin San was shocked, pointing at the wall clock: "I slept for a whole day and night? Impossible! I returned to the company around noon, now it's past 5 pm, I could have only slept for an afternoon at most."

  "You were back at the company around noon, but it wasn't today, it was yesterday," said Zhou Tian.

  "Ah?" Lin San's mouth opened wide.

  "If you hadn't woken up today, I would have sent you to the hospital," said Zhou Tian.

  Lin San's mouth twitched: "I actually slept for a whole day and night, it's unbelievable. Oh, right, is Miss Gu okay?"

  "Don't worry, Miss Gu is fine. Last night when I sent her home, she even asked about you and was very concerned." Zhou Tian said.

  "Really?" Hearing Gu Jialan ask himself, Lin San suddenly had a kind of happy feeling in his heart.

  "How are you feeling now? Where does it hurt?" Zhou Tian asked.

  "Oh, I'm fine now, just a bit tired, nothing serious." Lin San shook his sore arm, after sleeping for a day and night, Lin San felt much better, the pain had subsided. The aftermath of using the talisman was really severe, when he ripped it off his chest, he felt like his whole body was going to be paralyzed, unable to muster any strength. Lin San made a silent decision: unless it's a matter of life and death, he would never use the talisman given by Guang Yuanzi again.

  "Lin San? What's wrong?" Seeing Lin San frowning and staring blankly, Zhou Tian involuntarily shouted out loud.

  "Oh, nothing, I just feel a bit hungry." Lin San said, coming back to himself.

  "Let's go to the cafeteria, there should be food now," said Zhou Tian.

  Lin nodded: "Good."

  Lin San followed Zhou Tian to the cafeteria and ordered a bowl of egg soup and two buns, then started eating them in big mouthfuls.

  Zhou Tian then ordered a bowl of cold noodles.

  After finishing their meal, the two of them walked into the hall together, chatting and laughing.

  Everyone in the class was safe and sound in the hall, they were all delighted to see Lin San wake up, and they all rushed to greet him, especially Li Cong, who pulled Lin San aside and asked him questions.

  Feeling the concern of his colleagues, Lin San was deeply moved.

  "Miss Guo has arrived." someone shouted.

  Lin San hastily turned his head and saw Gu Jialan slowly walking out of the elevator, with two security guards following behind her.

  Zhou Tian hastily went over and greeted Gu Jialan: "Miss Gu."

  "Arrange for someone to take me home," said Gu Jialan, nodding. As she spoke, she turned her head and saw Lin San standing on the side: "Huh? You're awake?"

  "Hello, Miss Guo." Lin San hastily greeted her.

  "Are you okay?" Gu Jialan had a good impression of Lin San.

  "Oh, it's nothing now, I'm very healthy." Lin San smiled and said.

  "If you feel uncomfortable anywhere, just say it out loud. If it's really not working out, I'll give you a few days off to go back and rest." Gu Jialan said with concern.

  "I'm really fine now, Miss Gu, thank you for your concern," Lin San said.

  "Miss Guo, the car is ready." Zhou Tian walked over and said.

  Gujalan nodded and walked towards the door.

  Zhou Tian and Lin San were closely guarded around him.

  A few minutes later, three cars slowly left the Ding Sheng Group. The front and rear vehicles were off-road vehicles driven by security personnel, while the middle vehicle was Gulalan's Mercedes-Benz.

  Everything went smoothly and there were no problems along the way.

  Back home, Gu Jialan asked the nanny to pour tea for Zhou Tian and Lin San, while she herself went to take a bath.

  Dinner, Zhou Tian and Lin San, the security guards, were still eating outside the villa.

  "Rooooo..." Suddenly, a huge dog darted out from the backyard of the villa. The dog's head was extremely large and its appearance was very ferocious. Seeing Zhou Tian, Lin San and others, it immediately let out a low growl, its front paws ceaselessly scratching the ground, with an air of being ready to pounce at any moment.

  Lin San was startled and subconsciously retreated several steps, increasing the distance between him and the giant dog.

  Zhou Tian and others also had a vigilant look on their faces.

  "Sorry, sorry, I scared everyone." The nanny ran out from behind, reached out to grab the zipper on the giant dog's collar, and apologized non-stop to Zhou Tian, Lin San, and others.

  The big dog became much more subdued after being held back by the nanny's chain, no longer growling lowly, its body constantly rubbing against the nanny's thigh, showing a very affectionate appearance.

  "I wasn't paying attention just now and this guy suddenly ran out, startling everyone. I'm really sorry." The nanny said apologetically.

  "It's okay, just keep an eye on it from now on."

  "After this, I'll make sure to take good care of it and won't let it scare people again," said the nanny, pulling the giant dog away.

  "This is what kind of dog, how can it look so scary!"