Solving Middle Age Crisis by Intelligence System-Chapter 448 - 280: Attitude (Three-in-One)_2

Zhou Hongchang was slightly startled. Seeing the other’s attitude, he realized he might have guessed wrong. Generally speaking, as long as someone is from the same organization, even if they’re not from the same unit, they would try to speak politely when meeting. After all, everyone needs help now and then. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

So he thought for a moment and asked again, "Are you with Qi Yun? I’m looking for Qi Yun."

"Qi Yun is not home," Duan Pingyu still had a cold expression.

"Not home? Can you contact him?"

Duan Pingyu didn’t make a sound again, still blocking the door without any intention of letting him in.

Zhou Hongchang could sense the other’s resistance emotion and patiently explained, "I’m a friend of Qi Yun’s. He arranged to meet me tonight but never showed up. I couldn’t reach him, so I came over to check."

Upon hearing this, Duan Pingyu’s expression slightly softened, "The boss is not here, I can’t reach him now."

"Can’t reach him?" Zhou Hongchang frowned, "Did something happen?"

Duan Pingyu didn’t respond. He couldn’t confirm Zhou Hongchang’s identity, so he naturally didn’t say much.

Just then, a beam of light shone from behind. Zhong Rui drove Chen Wei, Eagle, and Old Bai back from the New District Branch.

Seeing Zhong Rui through the windshield, Zhou Hongchang immediately approached. Last time in Shanshan County, when Qi Yun treated Zhou Hongchang and his group to a meal, Zhong Rui was present, so the two had met.

With someone familiar around, Zhou Hongchang finally learned that Qi Yun had been taken away by the Anti-smuggling Bureau, and his brow furrowed tightly.

From the conversation he had with Qi Yun a few days ago, he could confirm that Qi Yun knew something, and today’s secret meeting was likely related to Qiu Jiahao’s case.

But being taken away so coincidentally made him have some hidden suspicions in his heart.

After leaving Qi Yun’s house, Zhou Hongchang made a phone call in the car and then went directly to another residential area.

...

In the office of Maple Capital in Shanghai.

Zhao Weilin sat on the sofa, his eyes occasionally glancing at the phone on the coffee table, seemingly waiting for a call.

Beside him, Dong Anyun, holding a teacup, struggled to stay awake and asked in a low voice, "Even Ji Liyang stumbled because of Qi Yun. He seems to have quite a few connections, right? Why would he still..."

She didn’t finish her sentence, but the meaning was clear.

Zhao Weilin shook his head, "Ji Liyang’s situation is not that simple. Let’s wait for the news."

At that moment, a clear ringtone finally rang, and Zhao Weilin picked up the phone almost instantly, eagerly asking, "Hello, how is it?"

A response quickly came from the other end, "I just called the customs, and the Qi Yun you mentioned was indeed taken by the Anti-smuggling Bureau, and..."

Saying this, the other side paused for a moment before continuing, "This matter is quite complicated. It might not be easy to get him out now."

Zhao Weilin furrowed his brow, "Is it very serious?"

The person on the other end didn’t answer directly, instead asking, "What’s his relationship with you?"

Zhao Weilin was stunned for a moment. After a few seconds, he replied, "My son-in-law."

The other end fell silent for a moment, seemingly digesting this information, before sighing, "So he’s your son-in-law... I’ll be blunt; customs shared some inside information with me."

"Someone has made their position clear, so the smuggling issue might just be a pretext."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Weilin pondered for a while, "They won’t even show you any respect?"

The person on the other line remained silent, which was a tacit agreement.

Zhao Weilin’s expression immediately darkened, considering the position of the person he was talking to, one could imagine the level of the person who had made the call.

After a few seconds of silence, he spoke again, "In that case, I won’t make things difficult for you. I’ll think of another way."

The person on the other end sighed, "Try to exert some pressure from above, I really can’t help you."

"Alright, we’ll leave it at that." Zhao Weilin said no more and ended the call.

From the earlier conversation and Zhao Weilin’s expression, Dong Anyun could almost guess the situation and tentatively asked, "Is it serious?"

Zhao Weilin shook his head, his face full of fatigue, "Tomorrow morning, help me ask when Chief Huang is available."

"Alright." Seeing that Zhao Weilin didn’t want to elaborate, Dong Anyun didn’t press further.

...

On Xuanwu Street, in the residential area directly opposite No. 15 High School’s new campus, a black Magotan was quietly parked downstairs, the window rolled halfway down.

Inside the car, Zhang Dayong listened to Zhou Hongchang’s recount and exhaled smoke, remaining silent for a long time.

In the passenger seat, Zhou Hongchang seemed anxious, "Director Zhang, can you think of a way to persuade customs to make an exception?"

Zhang Dayong didn’t answer directly, instead turning to look at him, "I understand the situation, you should head back first."

Zhou Hongchang was stunned, almost thinking he heard wrong. He stared at Zhang Dayong for a long time, feeling that this former superior had become unrecognizable.

He knew that Zhang Dayong and Qi Yun were very close, which is why he informed him of the news immediately. But Zhang Dayong’s reaction left him extremely disappointed.

Previously, due to a work transfer issue, he had approached Zhang Dayong once, but the latter didn’t even give him a chance to speak, let alone meet. It was later Qi Yun who helped him with the matter.

However, Zhou Hongchang didn’t take it to heart much. This society is like this; only people with value are needed, and if you can’t offer it, so be it.

But Qi Yun is different from him. For Zhang Dayong to reach his current position, a large part was due to Qi Yun. Now that he’s in trouble, is that the attitude you show when he asks for help?