Chapter 177 - 177 176 Rescued

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177: Chapter 176: Rescued 177: Chapter 176: Rescued Before Hu Qingdie could speak up, another woman yelled out. It wasn’t Tian Zhenzhen, but someone no one had expected—Huang Zishan! Huang Zishan glanced at Liu Hun, who was still leisurely drinking tea, not understanding why he was so calm, but she knew it was time for her to stand up. In a few steps, she reached Hu Qingdie’s side and said, “Chairwoman Hu, he... he was helping me... So if you’re going to investigate and punish, please involve me as well!” Huang Zishan’s sudden act of standing up metaphorically killed all the brain cells of everyone present, so much so that even Liu Hun found it unexpected and somewhat touching. “What’s going on here? The goddess is actually taking responsibility for this dumb peasant? That’s insane!” “Hey! All those jewelry, luxury cars of officials’ and rich kids’ are all useless compared to a peasant who stands up for you! But honestly, Huang Zishan is exactly the kind of person to do such a thing! She was always upright and popular in school!” “Are you guys focusing on the right thing? Shouldn’t you be guessing how Chairwoman Hu will handle this? Tell me, do you think this guy will start a fight with the security guards later?” “...” Seizing the opportunity, Tian Zhenzhen squeezed out a few tears and sobbingly walked up to Hu Qingdie, saying, “Chairwoman Hu, I’ve been wronged, bullied. My reputation has also been ruined by the person who committed the assault.” Hu Qingdie paid no attention to Tian Zhenzhen, but instead gave Huang Zishan, who was just at the blossom of her twenties and full of charm, a look and then a strange glance at Liu Hun. Finally lifting her gaze to Manager Wu, with everyone’s hopes hanging, she at last spoke! “Shameless!” Hu Qingdie spat out the two words with a cold face! “Yes! Shameless! This Mr. Guan is just a shameless scoundrel! A faceless bastard! Seize him!” Manager Wu, energized by Hu Qingdie’s support, pointed at Liu Hun while jumping up and down, ready to give Liu Hun a tough time and make his life miserable! As everyone anticipated the fully equipped security guards to arrest the relaxed tea-drinking Liu Hun, Hu Qingdie suddenly turned around to Manager Wu and said, “I was talking about you!” Manager Wu stretched his neck, bulged his eyes, thinking that he must have misheard. “Disgraceful! Tarnishing the company’s reputation! Abusing your authority! Making dirty deals in secret! You don’t deserve to be the manager of this company! Wu Congguang, effective immediately, you are relieved of your duties as the HR Manager of Hu Group. I will have a lawyer pursue your legal responsibilities!” Hu Qingdie said coldly to Manager Wu, exuding the majestic authority and presence of someone who controls a financial empire. Manager Wu stood there dumbfounded, not believing that these words could have come from Hu Qingdie, while everyone else present was—shocked! Unparalleled shock! The one who interrupted Manager Wu was Liu Hun, the one who knocked out the security guards was Liu Hun, the one who slapped Manager Wu was Liu Hun, the one who forced him to kneel and lecture the graduates about the unspoken rules was also Liu Hun! Why was Manager Wu the one to bear the brunt now? If Huang Zishan’s stepping forward earlier had metaphorically murdered everyone’s brain cells, then right now, their supposedly empty heads felt like they had completely exploded. “Take him to the security department, call the police!” Hu Qingdie ordered a chubby man behind her, then turned to Tian Zhenzhen and said, “As a woman, if you don’t even know how to respect and value yourself, how can you expect the company to respect and choose you? Do you think it’s possible?” Now, Tian Zhenzhen truly tasted full-fledged grievance. She didn’t even feel that any of this was her fault but that she had suffered great injustice. With a crying voice, she pleaded with Hu Qingdie, “Chairwoman Hu, I was forced, I had no choice, please hire me.” “Hmph! They’re both women, so why can they make it on their own efforts? Taking shortcuts by selling your body, the company doesn’t need someone like you! Leave, I will have the entire industry blacklist you!” Hu Qingdie said with a cold face, decisively extinguishing the prospects of this ‘worn-out shoe.’ Tian Zhenzhen suddenly cried out loud, actually starting to throw a tantrum and roll on the floor. Several security guards immediately came forward and dragged her out. At this moment, Liu Hun walked over with a smile and said to Hu Qingdie, “Chairwoman Hu, your fairness and decisiveness are very impressive!” Hu Qingdie held back a smile that wanted to break out facing Liu Hun and said with a smile, “If you are satisfied with such a resolution, please continue the lesson on unspoken rules for the graduates. It might help to restore some of the company’s image. What do you think?” Liu Hun laughed heartily and said, “Sure! But please, Chairwoman Hu, reconsider the design of student Huang Zishan.” Hu Qingdie tilted her head and smiled slyly, actually giving Liu Hun an OK sign with her hand. Afterward, Liu Hun shared with everyone the conversation he’d accidentally overheard in the restroom, naturally omitting some details that shouldn’t be mentioned. It was only later that Liu Hun found out there had been cameras in the conference room—which was how Hu Qingdie had learned about the basic process of the incident. That’s why she had appeared at the entrance of the meeting room and chose, unconditionally, to trust Liu Hun! What surprised Hu Qingdie was not just Liu Hun’s astonishing talent for cultivation and his technology but also his confident, commanding aura. She firmly believed that this man must be extraordinary! This time, not only did Liu Hun witness the wealth and power of the Hu Group, but he also signed a sales contract with them—the more the better! Not just that, Hu Qingdie personally handed over the order for cultivating new varieties of fruit saplings to Liu Hun. And Liu Hun planned to develop the mountains of Wanbao Village, to ensure that the village lived up to its name of possessing countless treasures! On the drive back to Wanbao Village, what made Liu Hun slightly embarrassed was that he now had a car, a mobile phone, and a beautiful, college beauty-turned-driver—Huang Zishan! That’s right! Hu Qingdie had agreed to Liu Hun’s request, officially making Huang Zishan a member of the Hu Group. Her role was to facilitate communication between Wanbao Village and the Hu Group and to... serve as Liu Hun’s driver while also teaching him how to drive. On the way, fortunately, Liu Hun sat in the backseat. If he had been sitting in the front, he would not have known what to say. A prestigious university’s belle and talented woman, serving as his driver—it always felt to him as somewhat beneath her talents. However, Huang Zishan didn’t think so at all. She was endlessly thrilled in her heart, never having been as excited as she was today. After experiencing great sorrow and joy, she finally became an employee of the Hu Group. More importantly, she’d be an important staff member often seeing the CEO. What she did was not important; what mattered were her development prospects and the fact that... Huang Zishan sneaked a glance at Liu Hun through the rearview mirror, her heart a mix of complex emotions. After dropping Liu Hun off at Wanbao Village, Huang Zishan drove to the county city as she was involved in planning an investment project for Dingsheng Company, so she left a phone number for Liu Hun. Liu Hun returned to the village, and the mobile phone certainly excited the village’s women for a while, only Luo Xiangjun appeared quite indifferent, and Cai Yan... had a completely inscrutable and strange expression on her face. A few days later, Hu Qingdie delivered the saplings of the new fruit varieties that needed to be planted, along with a dozen phones and sales reps from the telecommunications company. Now, Wanbao Village and the village ahead became the only two in Taiping Town where every household was equipped with a phone. However, naturally, the mobile phones could only be given to important figures who often needed to be contacted, like Qin Yue and Qin Rou. With Cai Yan’s guidance, the villagers of Wanbao Village were finally busy again, as she methodically directed them in the scientific and orderly planting of the new fruit saplings. At this time, however, Liu Hun received some bad news—Wan Qiliang and Zhao Mingjie had disappeared together! “Disappeared?! What do you mean?” Liu Hun, sitting in the office of the Chief of Anchang County Police Bureau, asked Director Wang in astonishment. Liu Hun had been busy in Wanbao Village with the planting of the saplings when a police car came and took him to the county police bureau for investigation. Wang Shiyou was well aware of the capabilities of the man before him; it wasn’t just the county head Xiao Yanzi, but also the financial magnate Hu Qingdie. He wouldn’t underestimate a man who could associate with powerful women like them. “Comrade Liu Hun, have some tea first! This is an ancient tea from your Wanbao Village. It tastes good! Listen to me as I explain slowly,” said Wang Shiyou to Liu Hun with a smile, his eyes nearly disappearing when he grinned, making it seem as if there were no serious problems at all. When Wang Shiyou finally revealed the situation, Liu Hun almost spit out his tea onto his face. “Wan Qiliang mysteriously disappeared on the way to the courthouse, and on the same day, our criminal police squad captain, Comrade Zhao Mingjie, also vanished,” Wang Shiyou said, his tone and facial expression suddenly becoming grave. There was just too much in this incident that he found unbelievable. Wang Shiyou knew about Zhao Mingjie’s promotion to captain of the criminal police due to her merits, but he had no idea why she would disappear. Wang Shiyou sighed and then said to Liu Hun, “To cut a long story short, I personally saw Wan Qiliang being escorted by the police to the courthouse. But when the police van arrived at the courthouse, upon opening the van doors, both escorting officers were found unconscious. Wan Qiliang had vanished without a trace, leaving only a pair of handcuffs he had shed.” “Was there no disturbance or anything along the way?” Liu Hun also found it odd and asked Wang Shiyou, having seen rescue scenes of gang bosses in Hong Kong movies with gun battles, “How could someone just disappear without a trace?” “Not a sound! He disappeared without a trace. Afterward, we conducted a stringent internal investigation, and there’s no question the problem doesn’t lie with our own people,” Wang Shiyou said helplessly to Liu Hun, as if he weren’t the same person who had been cheerful just a moment ago. “And what about Zhao Mingjie?” Liu Hun pressed on, more concerned about Zhao Mingjie’s circumstances. Wang Shiyou continued with a serious face, “After Wan Qiliang’s inexplicable disappearance, our police bureau organized a large-scale search and arrest operation. Of course, we needed to inform Captain Zhao, but from that day until now, we have been unable to contact Captain Zhao. As for Wan Qiliang, we’re coming up empty-handed.” The whole affair left Liu Hun feeling very strange and suspicious. A thought immediately sprang into his mind—Zhao Mingjie had been kidnapped by Wan Qiliang’s gang!

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