Chapter 24 Before the Storm Arrives

  "Just now should be Tibetan Mastiff?" Zhou Tian said somewhat uncertainly.

  "That's right, it's a Tibetan Mastiff," said Li Cong. "I've seen them on TV."

  "I heard that Tibetan Mastiffs are very valuable," said Zhou Tian.

  "Of course, Tibetan Mastiffs are the kings of dogs. Any one of them is worth tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of yuan." Li Cong sighed.

  "Rich people are just rich people, spending hundreds of thousands to buy a dog as a watchdog." Zhou Tian sighed and said.

  "Tibetan Mastiffs may look expensive, but they are very loyal and protective. Rich people all like to buy them as watchdogs." said Li Cong.

  "Director Zhou, it seems we don't need to patrol the backyard anymore." Lin San recalled the Tibetan Mastiff's physique from earlier: "With a giant dog like that guarding, I think no one would dare make trouble in the backyard, unless they want to die."

  "You're right, but for safety's sake, we should still send someone to check the backyard from time to time to avoid any loopholes."

  "Director Zhou is still very considerate." Lin San smiled.

  "Alright, everyone's had enough to eat, let's get started. Same old routine, rotating patrols, especially in the darker corners, we need to be extra careful." Zhou Tian clapped his hands and began assigning tasks.

  "Yes." After these days of interaction, everyone has become more convinced of Zhou Tian and is also very good at executing Zhou Tian's orders.

  The night passed very peacefully and smoothly.

  The next day, Gu Jiaran said he was uncomfortable and didn't go to the company. He stayed in the villa all day.

  Zhou Tian and Lin San, among other security guards, did not go to the company either, staying outside the villa to guard Gu Jialan's safety.

  At night, Lin San and others didn't feel anything was wrong, but in the scorching sun of daytime, everyone couldn't bear it. Many people were sweating profusely, their clothes soaked through.

  No choice, Zhou Tian took out his own wallet and bought a box of chilled mineral water to help everyone cool down.

  Out of a sense of duty, everyone can only grit their teeth and persist, if it's really too hot to bear, they'll find a cool place to rest for a while before continuing the patrol.

  Gujalan rested in the villa for three whole days, and during these three days Gujalan was comfortable, but Lin San and others were miserable. They were all sunburned to a dark complexion, and at first glance, they looked like refugees from Africa.

  On the fourth day, Gu Jialan finally suggested going to work at the company.

  Zhou Tian and Lin San, who received the news, couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. The days of being sun-scorched were finally over, and they could go back to enjoying the air-conditioned comfort of their company.

  Under the escort of Zhou Tian and others who fulfilled their duties, Gu Jialan arrived at Ding Sheng Group safely.

  There is another thing to mention, originally agreed upon, the security guards of each group would take turns protecting Gu Jialan for a week. However, it has already been over a week since Zhou Tian's group took charge, and according to the agreement, they should be replaced by another group. But Gu Jialan directly proposed that from now on, all his security work would be handled solely by Zhou Tian, Lin San, and others, without the need for rotation. The reason is simple: Gu Jialan trusts Zhou Tian's team of security guards, and after more than a week of contact, he has become accustomed to their protection and does not want to change again.

  Gu Jialan was also generous, directly giving a group of security guards a raise, and announcing that the security guards in the company did not need to be on duty, only responsible for escorting Gu Jialan home and to work every day.

  Seeing Zhou Tian and Lin San being valued by Gu Jialan like this, I don't know how many people are jealous to death.

  After waiting for several days, Gu Changfeng finally received news from the Public Security Bureau.

  Gu Changfeng was sitting in his office handling documents when he suddenly received a call from Song Qing, the director of the Public Security Bureau.

  "Former chairman, it's Song Qing." A calm voice came from the receiver.

  "Oh, Director Song, hello." Gu Changfeng said politely.

  "Former director, I'm really sorry, I've been investigating for several days and couldn't find anything suspicious about Ding Dawei," said Song Qing.

  "Director Song, we're old friends now, so I'll get straight to the point. The person who attacked my daughter is 90% likely to be Ding Dawei." Gu Changfeng said: "Recently, the only enemy I've made is Ding Dawei."

  "The former director, the key to solving a case is evidence. I currently can't get any evidence of Ding Dawei's crime, and besides, just two days ago, Ding Dawei had already left Lanzhou City." Song Qing said.

  Gu Changfeng furrowed his brow: "Did Ding Dawei leave Lanzhou City? Where did he go?"

  "I've gone to the provincial city, Old Director Gu. What I can do now is to dispatch people to monitor Ding Dawei 24 hours a day. If Ding Dawei really is the mastermind behind the attack on Qianjin, I think he will definitely make a mistake." Song Qing said.

  "Trouble Director Song." Hearing that the Public Security Bureau couldn't arrest Ding Dawei, Gu Changfeng felt very disappointed. However, what Song Qing said made sense - without strong evidence, it was impossible to arrest Ding Dawei casually. As for Song Qing sending someone to closely monitor Ding Dawei's every move, Gu Changfeng was still grateful.

  "Former Director, you're too kind. You donate tens of thousands to our public security bureau every year, and we help you with some things, it's only natural. Hmm... do you want me to send a few police officers to protect your daughter's safety?" Song Qing suggested kindly.

  "Hmm..." Gu Changfeng hesitated for a moment, then said: "Not needed for now, thank you Director Song for your kind intentions." Now that the company's security can protect Gu Jialan's safety, Gu Changfeng didn't plan to have the police continue protecting her. Whenever possible, he tried not to owe others favors.

  "Alright, Director Gu thinks he'll contact me again when needed. I have a meeting to attend later, so let's stop here for now." Seeing Gu Changfeng reject his good intentions, Song Qing also didn't persist.

  "Alright, another day when I'm free, I'll invite Director Song to dinner." After finishing speaking, Gu Changfeng gently put down the receiver and leaned back on the comfortable leather chair. He took out a cigarette, lit it up and started smoking, and soon the smoke filled the entire office.

  After finishing a cigarette, Gu Changfeng picked up the receiver and dialed Ding Dawei's number. He intended to negotiate with Ding Dawei, but as soon as the call went through, a soft and beautiful female voice came from the receiver: "Sorry, the number you dialed is empty, please verify and dial again."

  Gu Changfeng furrowed his brow again and dialed once more, only to be met with a message saying the number was empty. Gu Changfeng narrowed his eyes: "He's actually changed his phone number?" Holding the receiver in contemplation for a moment, Gu Changfeng decided to dial Hu Lao's number instead. It was Hu Lao who had introduced Ding Dawei to Gu Changfeng last time, and based on intuition, Gu Changfeng felt that Hu Lao and Ding Dawei must have a very familiar relationship. Since Ding Dawei had changed his phone number, it would be better to get in touch with him through Hu Lao.

  The phone rang for a few seconds before connecting, and a hoarse voice came from the receiver: "Hello?"

  "Hu Lao, I am Gu Changfeng." Gu Changfeng said politely.

  "Oh, it's Changfeng! I just returned from a business trip abroad and was thinking of inviting you out to catch up. Didn't expect you to call me first!" Old Hu said with a smile.

  "Hu Lao, I have something that I hope you can help me with." Gu Changfeng said straightforwardly.

  "What's going on?" Old Hu was somewhat perplexed. With Gu Changfeng's current status and position, what problem couldn't be solved?

  "A few days ago, my daughter was attacked and nearly lost her life," said Gu Changfeng.

  "What? There's still this matter? Have you found out who did it?" Old Hu was somewhat surprised.

  "I have doubts about one person." Gu Changfeng said slowly.

  "Who? Who do you suspect?" Old Hu hastily asked.

  Gu Changfeng sank into thought for a moment before saying: "Ding Dajun."

  There was a long silence on the other end of the phone before Hu Lao's voice came through: "Do you have any evidence?"

  "If I had evidence, I would have let the police arrest Ding Da Wei long ago. But I can assure you that the attack on my daughter was masterminded by Ding Da Wei." Gu Chang Feng said.

  "Long wind, everything must be based on evidence, you can't just guess and confirm that it was Ding Dawei who did it." Old Hu said.

  "This period of time, I have only offended Ding Dawei alone." Gu Changfeng said.

  "Chang Feng, listen to me. I'll go ask Ding Da Wei about it. If he's really the one who did it, I'll have him come and apologize to you immediately. But if Ding Da Wei is innocent, I hope you can put aside your prejudices against him from now on. We're all just doing business, even if we do things differently, there's no need to make enemies out of each other." said Hu Lao.

  "I never thought of becoming enemies with Ding Dawei." Gu Changfeng said word by word: "It's all because Ding Dawei took the initiative to provoke me."

  "Hmm, okay... I'll go find Big Brother Ding first to get some information. Once things are clear, I'll get back to you."

  "Thanks for your trouble, Old Hu." Gu Changfeng thanked him.

  "We're all old friends now, no need to be so polite. Alright, I still have something on, let's just chat up to here." After finishing speaking, Old Hu ended the call.

  Gu Changfeng put down the receiver, picked up his teacup and took a sip, saying softly: "Old Hu, I hope you won't disappoint me."

  Time flies so fast, half a month has passed unknowingly.

  It's been a quiet half month, Gu Jialan has been going home and to work on time every day, without encountering any more attacks.

  Although these days were very calm, Lin San had never relaxed his vigilance. He had a hunch that the calmness of these days was just an illusion on the surface, and behind it must be hiding a severe killing move. As the saying goes: before the storm comes, everything is unusually calm.

  A few days ago, Lin San and Zhou Tian took a two-hour leave of absence to buy more than ten boxes of Er Guo Tou liquor for Guang Yuanzi.

  When Lin San carried the wine box in, Guang Yuanzi's face suddenly lit up with joy, and he snatched the wine to drink "gulp, gulp".

  Guang Yuansu told Lin San that these days had been suffocating him, and the wine Lin San bought for him was already finished. Every day was a struggle to make ends meet, and Guang Yuansu also told Lin San that if Lin San didn't send more wine today, Guang Yuansu would have to go out and find his own way.

  After listening to Guangyuanzi's words, Lin San secretly wiped a cold sweat and silently called himself lucky. Fortunately, he had nothing to do today and came to deliver wine to Guangyuanzi. Otherwise, who knows what shocking actions Guangyuanzi might take? It's possible that it would even cause social unrest. Lin San made a silent decision: no matter how busy he is in the future, he will always make time to deliver wine to Guangyuanzi.

  These days, Lin San didn't come back home. The house was messed up by Guang Yuanzi and it almost became a pigsty. Everywhere was in disarray. Lin San tidied up the house quickly and then said goodbye to Guang Yuanzi before leaving home and taking a car back to Ding Sheng Group.

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