Chapter 284: Chapter 273: Night Talk Before Parting
If Chen Feng had any expectations of Liang Tianze before, then after the Health Department Director called him, Chen Feng was left in despair. Liang Tianze’s guilt-ridden escape was something Chen Feng never expected.
Chen Feng picked up the phone and painstakingly found Xiao Lin’s number. After a moment’s hesitation, he still dialed it. After three rings, Xiao Lin’s voice came from the other end: "Director Chen, what’s the matter?"
It was already past eleven at night. Chen Feng didn’t really know how to start the conversation with Xiao Lin. Just now, he was pleading for Liang Tianze, and in the blink of an eye, Liang Tianze had fled to escape accountability. After a moment, he weakly said, "Dr. Xiao, I’m really sorry, Liang Tianze ran away!"
"You have nothing to apologize for, it’s okay!" Xiao Lin’s voice on the other end was unusually calm, as if he had already known, with no emotion in his tone.
"It’s my fault, I..." Chen Feng hadn’t finished speaking before Xiao Lin interrupted: "Director Chen, no one could have foreseen these things. Don’t blame yourself too much. If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up now."
After hanging up on Chen Feng, Xiao Lin turned his head to Night Eagle and asked, "Can you ensure the safety of his son and daughter?"
"I can’t guarantee that. We can’t monitor Liang Tianze’s phone recordings or track his signals, so how can I ensure his children’s safety?" Night Eagle has always been quite cocky about his tracking skills, but facing this organization with no information, Night Eagle took Xiao Lin’s advice to take a long-term approach.
"I was just saying. Even if you wanted to monitor, you don’t have that ability. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be no information about this organization for over a decade, not even knowing they’ve infiltrated Huaxia!" Xiao Lin sighed softly.
Night Eagle remained silent, knowing Xiao Lin was right!
"We’ll definitely dig them out and expose them to sunlight, letting them die under it!" After a long pause, Night Eagle said earnestly.
"Let’s hope so!" Xiao Lin had no more ideas about this mysterious organization. Every time they showed a tiny clue, they vanished into thin air, as if they never existed. You wouldn’t know the nature of the organization or their objectives, but you can intensely feel the presence of such an organization.
"By the way, do you think Zhang Teng’s organization might just be this organization? Or even had connections with the Middle Eastern Gentleman?" Suddenly, Xiao Lin thought of the Middle Eastern Gentleman and the Jiangling Zhang Family previously. Given the security at the Huaxia airport terminal, it was impossible to transport such large-scale high-destructive weapons, and while Zhang Teng as the local powerhouse might not find it too difficult to acquire such weapons, it was unlikely the Middle Eastern Gentleman transported them through their own channels.
Night Eagle’s eyes lit up. These two incidents seemed unconnected. The Middle Eastern Gentleman is a terrorist organization, and Zhang Teng is like a local tyrant. They should have no connection, but Xiao Lin connected them, answering, "It’s not impossible. The breakthrough seems to be with the Middle Eastern Gentleman!"
"However, getting him to open up is no easy task!" Xiao Lin had self-awareness. People like the Middle Eastern Gentleman are unlikely to divulge anything shocking and might remain silent, assuming they’d never expect to return alive once in the hands of Dragon Soul.
"Actually, from a larger perspective, we might support the organization the Middle Eastern Gentleman belongs to!" Night Eagle suddenly said.
Xiao Lin glanced at Night Eagle, his eyes sharp, his voice cold: "Stay in your position. We don’t need to think about these things!"
"I spoke out of turn!" Night Eagle quickly righted himself.
Xiao Lin glanced at Night Eagle again, but his tone was no longer severe. He said calmly, "I had similar thoughts before, but they aren’t mature yet. When the time is right, it’s not impossible!"
Night Eagle, however, dared not interject. This kind of national policy decision was not something he could be involved in. Perhaps the Military Doctor might have the status to say something.
"By the way, is Xiao Lang settled in? I’m leaving Yanjing tomorrow. I’m a bit worried about Xia Xue over there!" Xiao Lin shifted the topic to avoid getting stuck.
"Yes, two hours ago, Xiao Lang had already rented an apartment in the faculty building at your college, on the sixth floor of your building. With him there, ordinary people can’t harm her. I’ll also be investigating Zhang Teng’s incident in Yanjing. I believe he hasn’t left Yanjing yet!"
"Any news from the Poison Dragon side? Any progress?"
"Most of the upper echelons of Poison Dragon have been cleared, but a group called Fei Feng is gradually emerging in the underground power vacuum left behind by the Poison Dragon Gang. Do you want someone to infiltrate?" Night Eagle consulted Xiao Lin. Although Night Eagle knows much about the Poison Dragon Gang and the distribution of underground forces in Yanjing, the Fei Feng Gang was not very conspicuous before, not enough to catch Night Eagle’s eye. Naturally, he didn’t know Xiao Lin’s current relationship with the Fei Feng Gang.
"No need. If necessary, we can give Fei Feng a hand. I forgot to tell you, she is Hu Zi’s sister!" Xiao Lin smiled.
"Liang Feng, Hu Zi’s sister? You’ve met her?" Night Eagle came to Yanjing to handle business, and his previous contacts with Xiao Lin were all about work-related matters. He didn’t expect that the recently rising Fei Feng Gang in Yanjing was founded by Hu Zi’s sister.
"Yes, it’s better to support the Fei Feng Gang rather than let other unknown people gain power. Otherwise, if something like the Poison Dragon Gang happens again, it will be hard to deal with!"
With Xiao Lin’s words, Night Eagle naturally couldn’t comment on the Fei Feng Gang.
The two chatted for a while longer before Night Eagle left, and Xiao Lin returned to Yan University campus. On the way back, he received a text from Tong Tong. From the message, it was clear that Tong Tong still didn’t quite believe Xiao Lin when he said he’d take her back to Jingliang Province to visit her parents. Xiao Lin told her to wait at the front of the faculty dormitory building at 8 a.m. the next day to go to the airport together.
When Xiao Lin got home, it was already past midnight. Xia Xue was sitting on the couch in the living room, constantly switching TV channels. When she saw Xiao Lin return, she set down the remote control and got up to hang Xiao Lin’s coat, looking at him with deep affection, saying, "Remember to come back to me safely!"
Xiao Lin looked at Xia Xue gently, stroked her beautiful face, his heart filled with happiness, softly saying, "Don’t worry, I’ll be back soon!" (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to go to Qidian () to vote for it. Your support is my greatest motivation.)