TFS Chapter 51

Rui Shikang rarely took annual leave. Even when he was sick, as long as he could barely move, he would work through it. Over the years, this had earned him a good reputation and the support of the people in Xichuan City. However, observant people noticed that in recent years, Mayor Rui seemed to have lost his soul. He not only changed his attitude in meetings, always remaining silent, but also soon took sick leave, which threw all the coordinating departments into temporary chaos.

He locked himself in his study, not saying a word. The housekeeper, Li Jie, had never seen Mayor Rui like this before. While being mindful of the situation, she also called Rui Yichen. Rui Yichen was very familiar with the Municipal Party Committee compound and the Municipal Government. Everyone knew that Mayor Rui’s son was a well-known entrepreneur in the city. In the entire Xichuan City, there was no door he couldn’t open, and no one who wouldn’t give him some respect.

He started with the secretary beside his father, and then contacted the driver. He soon discovered that Rui Shikang had arranged for the driver to pick up Qin Man and take her to the Rui House, which immediately aroused his suspicion. Although they had met once at the Rui House, Rui Yichen didn’t know that they had exchanged contact information, and why hadn’t he been informed if he wanted to see Qin Man? This really didn’t seem like his father’s style.

Due to Gu Shiqing’s escape, Huafeng Real Estate’s news once topped the trending searches. During this time, the company was also busy doing public relations work to eliminate the overall impact of the incident on Huafeng.

Rui Yichen hadn’t been to Qin Man’s house for two days, and thinking of this, he called Qin Man.

“What are you busy with at home? Is the child giving you trouble?” he asked patiently.

After returning home from the Rui House, Qin Man had been waiting for Xie Wenhao to come, but unexpectedly, instead of the police, she received a call from Rui Yichen.

She had to continue to pretend, “I always feel weak. I don’t know if it’s because of insufficient blood. I’m always so sleepy. I just woke up from a nap.”

“Haven’t you been out for a walk these past two days? It might be because you’ve been staying in the house all the time, and the oxygen content in the air is insufficient. I should take a long vacation and take you to places like the Maldives with high forest factor. If you’re in a good mood, the child will also develop well,” he probed subtly.

Qin Man responded without thinking, not daring to pause too much, “You’re right, you should also come out for a walk. When I’m free, we don’t have to go to such a far place. It would be good to accompany you to stay in the mountains outside the city for a few days.”

“I’ll arrange it. I have some things to do, I’ll go busy first, and I’ll come see you later,” Rui Yichen said, and hung up the phone. The expression on his face became a little subtle. Qin Man was lying. What was her purpose for lying?

Rui Yichen felt uneasy in his heart, and used the landline on the table to call the General Manager’s office, “Let Shen Chen come in.”

Shen Chen’s advice was indeed as cold as usual, “Even if Qin Man doesn’t say it now, it’s hard to guarantee that she doesn’t have any thoughts in her heart about her parents’ affairs. The old man can contact her, and with her unusual behavior now, do you want to go back and see for yourself to make a preliminary judgment? If Qin Man really said something, getting rid of her is also a last resort.”

Rui Yichen’s dark pupils flashed with a glint of light, “She is different, and she has a child. I will reconsider it.”

“Boss, the police may not give us much time. As long as we get through this critical moment, everything will be pushed to Gu Shiqing. When people die, their light goes out. But if there are any more complications, Gu Shiqing will have died in vain,” Shen Chen advised again. What he actually wanted to say was that indecision leads to trouble.

Rui Yichen frowned, signaling Shen Chen to arrange a car. He specially drove an inconspicuous car that the company had purchased a few years ago to avoid the large number of media tracking upstairs, and secretly went to the Rui House.

*

While Qin Man was secretly pondering, she fell asleep again. When she woke up again, it was already late at night. She looked at the phone on the table, there were no incoming calls. Rui Yichen’s probing made her shudder. On the one hand, her purpose was not to perish with Rui Yichen, on the other hand, no matter what kind of father her child had in her womb, in her heart, it was her child alone.

This made her feel a growing concern for her own safety. Although she had promised Mayor Rui that she would let him come forward to handle this matter, and promised her and her child a stable future, Qin Man couldn’t be sure at this time whether Rui Yichen would listen to Mayor Rui’s arrangements, and was even more unsure whether any biological father would send his son to his death.

After hesitating again and again, she hesitantly dialed Xie Wenhao’s phone, explained that Rui Yichen had called her, and wanted to seek police protection, explaining the whole case.

Xie Wenhao immediately set off to Qin Man’s house. He had been dealing with a series of social concerns caused by Gu Shiqing’s accidental death all day. He said on the phone, “I will call you first when I arrive, wait for me downstairs.”

“Okay, I’ll wait for you,” Qin Man said, and realized that her cheeks were already wet with tears. She looked at the photo of her and Rui Yichen on the wall. In the photo, she once smiled like a flower, bright as the sun, but since when did she begin to feel uneasy, and discover that the distance between herself and the person beside her pillow was actually a matter of my life or your death.

*

Xie Wenhao sped towards Qin Man’s house. The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Even faster than him was Shen Chen. After receiving Rui Yichen’s call after leaving the Rui House, there were not many words, only one sentence, “Do it according to my idea.”

He understood everything. Even Gu Shiqing, who had contributed to Huafeng, would eventually end up as withered bones.

Shen Chen’s motorcade drove quietly in the night. Just as Qin Man was filled with mixed feelings, there was a knock on the door. She thought it was Xie Wenhao and opened the door directly.

The next second, Shen Chen knocked Qin Man unconscious with a chop to the neck, carried her away, took her mobile phone and all electronic communication equipment, and carefully closed the door, hurried downstairs from the stairwell, and threw the unconscious Qin Man into the prepared van.

When Xie Wenhao drove into the community, the van across the street drove out of the community’s driveway, flashed in his sight, and disappeared without a trace.

After Xie Wenhao parked the car, he rushed upstairs in three steps and two steps. No matter how he knocked on the door, there was no answer at Qin Man’s house. He quickly contacted the property management of the community and asked them to open the door. An uneasiness surged in his heart. He looked around, only silent buildings, and occasional lights flickering.

He dialed Qin Man’s phone again, but the phone informed him that it was turned off.

He couldn’t help but darken his face. He knew what it meant. The van he had just seen flashed quickly in his mind, but now about ten minutes had passed, and the van had long since disappeared without a trace.

*

The van stopped in front of an abandoned old house in the suburbs. Shen Chen got out of the car, opened the door, and carried out the unconscious Qin Man. He looked around to make sure that all his subordinates were guarding the area, and then he took Qin Man into the old house.

The old house was dark and narrow, and the air was filled with an indescribable dullness and depression. Shen Chen lit a cigarette and took a deep breath. He called Rui Yichen again, “I will be watching her the whole time these months, and she will be dealt with cleanly after giving birth.”

At this moment, downstairs at Huafeng headquarters, Xie Wenhao rushed in impulsively, trying to see Rui Yichen, but was stopped by the security guards on duty. He questioned, “Can’t you see clearly? The police are handling a case. You are obstructing official duties.”

“Officer, I don’t have a search warrant. Even if I’m the police, this is Huafeng Group. Without the permission of the leader, no one can break into the top floor at will.” Although the security guard was not afraid of the police’s identity, he also cared about whether his job could be kept.

Xie Wenhao anxiously looked at the elevator entrance of the building. Rui Yichen, hearing the abnormality at the front desk, switched the screen to the scene of Xie Wenhao and the security guards arguing. Xie Wenhao aimed at a camera, his eyes firm and sharp, as if he could penetrate the screen and look directly into Rui Yichen’s eyes.

It was only then that Rui Yichen realized that the eyes of this young criminal policeman looked very much like his own.

*

The supervising staff walked through the filming site of the drama’s “Huafeng Group”, and the clapperboard sounded again, “Cut—”

A look of joy appeared on everyone’s faces, “Thank you for your hard work, everyone.” The assistant director said, “Our first season is over here!”

The staff outside the crew burst into cheers again. Only Guan Linger, who was still immersed in the play just now, walked slowly to Gao Liyang, who played Xie Wenhao, wearing the home clothes from the play and said, “In the last scene, your eyes were so explosive.”

Gao Liyang responded shyly, “I feel that there are still some details that were not well acted.”

Shang Chao also walked into the set from behind the camera at this time, “Not bad. These past two days, our director team has also been watching the completed film that was shot before. There are not many clips that need to be reshot, mainly Gu Shiqing’s parts. Wenli has to reshoot a few more.”

As soon as these words fell, Chu Wenli’s face turned a little red, “Director Shang, which scene did I not shoot with my heart? Why do I need to reshoot?”

“If you have an opinion, then don’t be an actor, go be a director,” Shang Chao said impatiently. He never liked new actors because those from the academic class always thought they knew a lot about acting.

Lu Jie patted Chu Wenli’s shoulder comfortingly, “I’ll accompany you to rehearse the scenes.”

Chu Wenli’s red lips pouted slightly, and her face still had a trace of impetuosity, “Okay, I’ll stay a few more days.”

Guan Linger hooked the corners of her lips inappropriately, and there was inevitably a look of sarcasm on her face. However, this trace of sarcasm did not escape Chu Wenli’s eyes, and she was immediately angry, “Guan Linger, what do you mean? Who knows, the director might cut a few days of footage, and you will also be called back to reshoot.”

“What’s wrong with you?” Guan Linger blinked innocently. Gao Liyang beside her didn’t notice Guan Linger’s sarcasm, and also frowned in the direction of Chu Wenli, feeling that this girl was a little unreasonable.

Chu Wenli angrily said, “You two are also fishy. Among us, no one can say anything about anyone.”

Hearing this, Guan Linger’s face changed, “Let’s go.” Instead, Gao Liyang didn’t want Guan Linger to argue with her and said.

Lu Jie sneered coldly at this time, also to protect Chu Wenli, “Don’t pretend to be human in front of people. After taking off the skin, who knows what kind of species you are.”

After Gao Liyang heard this, a ball of anger was ignited in his chest. Seeing that the situation was not good, Guan Linger hurriedly pulled Gao Liyang, “We don’t want to have any quarrel with you, but you should hand over those threatening letters to us.”

Chu Wenli walked closer to Lu Jie, “Guan Linger, don’t joke. Could it be that only we are guilty? You people who watch coldly may not be any clearer than me.”

A dark light flashed in Guan Linger’s eyes, “Someone will always teach you a lesson for your tongue.”

“Then I won’t bother you. If something happens to me, I will definitely drag you down,” Chu Wenli said with a charming smile. Lu Jie hugged her waist, and the two no longer paid attention to Guan Linger and Gao Liyang who were still in place.

“Don’t argue with them, we already knew what kind of people they are,” Guan Linger said to Gao Liyang.

He nodded to himself, “Regarding the script for the second season, I heard that it will be given to us next month. This time it was too hasty. In the next season, I will have to study it carefully.”

Guan Linger smiled with relief, “Sister Chong is still waiting to see me. Let’s rest for two days, and we will contact each other by phone, and then go to the company together.”

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