Chapter 1320 - 1315: Something Big Has Happened
Zhou Kai had a particularly bad mood all day today, still because of the disc matter.
If the other party really uploads these online, he not only has to face pressure from all sides, but the Sichuan University Group may also be implicated.
The other party gave him three days to consider, but no matter what, Zhou Kai could never let Lin Chuan down.
The Sichuan University Group was painstakingly built by Lin Chuan and the brothers from the Jvyi Gang, and it can't be ruined because of his own problems.
Zhou Kai, along with Lu Dapao, Huang Bo, and Li Qiang, are the mainstays of the Jvyi Gang. The four of them would never betray Lin Chuan. As long as Lin Chuan says the word, they would even be willing to give their lives.
Zhou Kai sat in the office in a daze, and around noon Ma Yilin came in and, seeing his condition, asked with concern if anything was wrong.
Zhou Kai gave a bitter smile and found himself unable to speak, only capable of a bitter smile at this moment.
At around one in the afternoon, the phone suddenly rang. Zhou Kai picked up his mobile phone and saw it was an international call from the Middle East.
The Middle East region was Li Qiang's responsibility. Zhou Kai hadn't been in touch with him for a long time, so he composed himself and answered the call.
"May I ask if you are Mr. Zhou Kai from the Sichuan University Group?" As soon as the call connected, he heard the voice of an unfamiliar woman.
Zhou Kai was slightly taken aback. In the Middle East, he only knew Li Qiang and the Monk and hadn't met any women, so he hurriedly said, "Yes, I'm Zhou Kai. May I ask who you are...?"
The woman's voice came from the other end, "I am Li Qiang's friend. My name is Ji Xiaohong. Li Qiang asked me to call you."
Zhou Kai felt relieved and said, "Li Qiang, where did he go?"
Ji Xiaohong's voice suddenly turned particularly sorrowful, and she said in a low sob, "Li Qiang is dead."
Zhou Kai was immediately stunned and hurriedly asked, "What did you say, say it again."
"Li Qiang is dead, and the Monk is dead too." Ji Xiaohong's voice had turned into crying, repeating the message.
This time Zhou Kai heard it clearly, his expression became frozen, unable to speak for a long while.
He didn't react until he heard Ji Xiaohong saying "hello, hello" on the phone and quickly asked, "How did Li Qiang and the Monk die?"
On the phone, Ji Xiaohong said, "They died in a car accident. You'd better hurry over. It's hard to explain clearly over the phone."
Zhou Kai murmured an acknowledgment, thanked her, and hung up the phone.
After hanging up, Zhou Kai sat there in a daze. Li Qiang's sudden death felt unbelievable to him.
He couldn't personally go to the Middle East to handle Li Qiang's affairs with everything going on here. He needed to send his most trusted person over, and this got Zhou Kai thinking of Huang Bo.
Just as he picked up the phone again to call Huang Bo, another call came in.
He looked at the caller ID, and it was another international call, this time from Japan.
A sudden sense of foreboding hit Zhou Kai. Could something have happened to Lu Dapao over there in Fukuoka?
With a nervous heart, Zhou Kai answered the call, and a woman's voice came through, "Zhou Kai, it's Qingzi. Where's Lin Chuan?"
Zhou Kai knew a bit about the relationship between Qingzi and Lin Chuan. Hearing Qingzi calling for Lin Chuan, he felt slightly relieved and said, "I haven't seen Brother Chuan in a long time either. Is there something you need him for?"
Qingzi said over the phone, "Yes, I have something very important to tell him. Since he's not here, I'll tell you. Lu Dapao and his wife Jiayizi are dead."
Crack, upon hearing Qingzi's words, Zhou Kai's phone fell to the ground.
Having just received the call about Li Qiang's death, and now, within minutes, receiving the news of Lu Dapao's death, how could it not shock Zhou Kai?
After being stunned for several seconds, Zhou Kai hurriedly picked up the phone from the ground and asked, "What on earth happened? How did Dapao die?"
Qingzi briefly explained the circumstances of Lu Dapao's death over the phone and then said, "I'm looking after the fisheries here for now. You should get here quickly, as there are many things you need to handle."
Zhou Kai steadied his emotions and said, "Thank you, Ms. Qingzi, for your help. Please look after the fisheries temporarily. I'll immediately send someone over."
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Kai hurriedly started calling Huang Bo.
Huang Bo was at a construction site in West River County when he received the call from Zhou Kai, and the shock he felt was no less than a bolt from the blue. He put down his work and rushed towards the Sichuan University Group.
Zhou Kai sat in the office waiting for Huang Bo. It would take more than an hour for Huang Bo to arrive, and the situation with Li Qiang and Lu Dapao had to be explained to Zhou Rui clearly.
Zhou Rui had met Yang Zi that day. Although the conditions offered by Yang Zi were tempting, Zhou Rui knew this woman definitely didn't have good intentions and flatly refused her.
At the entrance of Sichuan University Group, Yang Zi originally wanted to take action against Zhou Rui, but the driver Xiao Chen suddenly appeared, and with the security guards present, she didn't dare to do anything to Zhou Rui, leaving in frustration.
Zhou Rui was already four or five months pregnant, and her reaction to the pregnancy was particularly severe, so she basically left everything to Zhou Kai to handle.
Due to her physical condition, Zhou Rui hadn't been to the group for two days. Zhou Kai intended to call Zhou Rui, but after thinking, he finally decided not to.
Considering Zhou Rui's health, Zhou Kai decided to keep this matter from Zhou Rui for the time being, until he could clarify it before explaining to her.
Zhou Kai sat calmly in his office chair, pondering and suddenly realizing that the deaths of Li Qiang and Lu Dapao were by no means coincidental.
First of all, although Li Qiang and Lu Dapao were impulsive, they were not troublemakers; there must be someone manipulating things behind the scenes.
Connecting this to his own issues, Zhou Kai became increasingly certain that someone was targeting the entire Sichuan University Group.
Who exactly is trying to strike Sichuan University Group, Zhou Kai thought of many people but never considered Qin Tianlei and Gu Qing.
Zhou Kai pondered for a long time, increasingly feeling that Sichuan University Group is surrounded by danger, hurriedly attempting to contact Lin Chuan by phone, but was never able to get through.
Unable to contact Lin Chuan, Zhou Kai felt anxious; now there were issues in Fukuoka, Japan, and the Middle East, and he didn't know how things were going in the United States with Taozi.
Thinking of Taozi, Zhou Kai quickly called Taozi in Washington, United States, and learned that there was nothing wrong there, finally feeling a bit more at ease.
Looking back, ever since strange events began occurring at Haiqing Pool, Sichuan University Group seemed to be fraught with danger.
Song Wu was originally managing Haiqing Pool, but since the strange events occurred, he became dazed and dull, as if possessed. Aside from Song Wu, everyone working at Haiqing Pool was the same as Song Wu, all turned foolish.
After the incident, Zhou Kai specially approached Zhang Wenhui to understand the matter, but did not see Zhang Wenhui, Song Xiaojia also refused to explain, only arranging for Zhou Kai to temporarily close Haiqing Pool.
Huang Bo rushed to the office building of Sichuan University Group in Jiangbei City as quickly as possible, then hurriedly went to Zhou Kai's office.
"Kai, what exactly happened, how could Li Qiang and Da Pao die at the same time?" As soon as he walked in, Huang Bo looked particularly indignant as he eyed Zhou Kai.
Zhou Kai still hadn't figured out the cause of their deaths, gestured for Huang Bo to sit down, and said: "Bozi, I don't know either, but one thing is certain, Li Qiang and Da Pao's deaths were definitely meticulously planned."
Huang Bo stood up, sorrowful, and said furiously, "Which bastard is it, I will tear them apart."
Zhou Kai shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "It's not clear yet, the most urgent task now is to find a way to contact Lin Chuan, but I can't get through to him."
Huang Bo sat back down, thinking aloud: "I also called Lin Chuan several times and couldn't get through, maybe we should ask Secretary Tang, perhaps she can get in touch with him."
Zhou Kai slapped his forehead, right, Tang Yumeng is Lin Chuan's fiancée, how did he not think of her.
Quickly flipping the phone book, he finally found Tang Yumeng's phone number, Zhou Kai hurriedly called Tang Yumeng.
Since resigning, Tang Yumeng was indeed a bit depressed, but fortunately, she had two little ones to accompany her, so she didn't feel lonely. To relax, she took the two little ones on a trip.
At this moment, Tang Yumeng and the two little ones were in Huangshan.
Huangshan, located in Anhui, is renowned as the number one mountain under the sky; reaching the summit of Huangshan, one could watch the myriad golden rays shining upon the clouds below the mountain, as if being in an Immortal Realm.
With many tourists there, Tang Yumeng couldn't conveniently release the two little ones, so she kept them in her carry-on bag.
When Lin Chuan obtained Red Fruit, he taught Tang Yumeng some cultivation techniques, which she practiced in her spare time according to Lin Chuan's instructions.
Now Tang Yumeng was considered a beginner cultivator.
Receiving Zhou Kai's call, Tang Yumeng also sensed the crisis Sichuan University Group was facing, but she didn't know where Lin Chuan was now.
Given Sichuan University's stormy state, Tang Yumeng could not sit idle, after all, Sichuan University was Lin Chuan's life's work, she couldn't watch it collapse.
After reassuring Zhou Kai, Tang Yumeng told him she would return immediately.
Hearing that Tang Yumeng was returning to help, Zhou Kai's mindset brightened considerably. Tang Yumeng, the former City Committee secretary, if she could assist, would certainly lighten his burden.
Hearing of Tang Yumeng's arrival, Huang Bo's sorrowful mood also eased quite a bit. Zhou Kai instructed Huang Bo to take the fastest flight to the Middle East, both to handle Li Qiang's aftermath and to investigate clearly how Li Qiang died.
When Huang Bo was leaving, Zhou Kai gave him Ji Xiaohong's phone number, asking him to find this woman when he reached the Middle East.
For safety's sake, Zhou Kai asked Huang Bo to bring along twenty brothers from Jvyi Gang.
After Huang Bo left, Zhou Kai's task was to wait for Tang Yumeng; at this moment, he made a decision in his heart.