Chapter 460: 434 Settlement of principal and interest, one by one (four thousand words)_2
Wen Nian bowed slightly,
"Forgive me, grandfather, father, I will go along with the rest."
Wen Liangyu walked slowly up to Wen Nian with his hands clasped behind his back, his old and murky eyes fixed on him,
"How mad do you intend to get for this woman?"
"..."
Wen Nian simply kept bowing, silently waiting for Wen Liangyu and Wen Chou to leave.
He stood up straight.
Dr. Ge hastened over with a medical kit,
"Mr. President, where are you injured?"
"It’s not me, it’s above, the child Xiaocao. You check her first, then accompany her to the medical center to have a thorough check of her head."
"Okay."
"And Lili is injured too, both of her arms were dislocated last night, and then... do a pregnancy check."
"Lili?"
Dr. Ge was somewhat unfamiliar with the name.
"The former Guard Tang, now the President’s wife, Song Lili."
Wen Nian introduced succinctly; without dwelling on surprise, Dr. Ge trotted to the sofa at the other end to check on Tang Xiaocao, who was lying there.
The previously crowded and chaotic conference hall was suddenly empty.
Secretary Wang walked up to Wen Nian and handed him a bottle of water,
"Sir, please have some water."
Mr. President and the President’s wife returned looking travel-worn, wearing the uniform of the rebel army of M country, with deep and shallow marks on the clothes, either bloodstains or dust, and their faces mixed with sweat and dirt.
They truly looked haggard.
"Let Commander Lu come in."
Wen Nian spoke to Secretary Wang.
Secretary Wang was surprised, "Commander Lu is..."
"Lu Ziqing."
"..."
He came in fully armed.
"Sir."
"Come sit."
Wen Nian patted the seat next to him.
Lu Ziqing wore the uniform of the Xilin Military Region, with the rank of Major General on his shoulder.
He took a deep breath and walked over, but his gaze involuntarily glanced towards Dr. Ge and Song Lili.
"With Dr. Ge here, it’ll be okay."
Wen Nian said.
Lu Ziqing averted his gaze and sat next to Wen Nian; Secretary Wang immediately brought over some tea.
"Can you find out?"
Wen Nian asked directly.
Lu Ziqing pursed his lips, "We can only try."
"If we can pry open the mouths of those two, that would be definitive proof."
"Why are you so convinced that Bai Cangqiong sent people to ambush you at the airport?"
"Prince Chiluo told me before he left that the rebel army’s weapons and military resources were provided by a G country businessman residing permanently in M country, named Joy."
Wen Nian looked at Lu Ziqing,
"Five days, I’ve set a safety window of five days for myself, and I believe that Qu Yu and Long Siyan have the ability to cover for me for that duration, but the news had unexpectedly leaked last night."
"The fact that I was in M country was only known to Qu Yu and Long Siyan in the entire President Mansion, besides that, you. And your uncle Lu Yonghuai might have guessed something, but he knows that my venture to M country was rooted in his daughter, Lu Xiaoer."
"So, I believe there’s a greater likelihood that the news came from inside M country’s Chuihai than having been leaked by any of you."
Wen Nian deduced.
"Joy, I’m not really familiar with this name," said Lu Ziqing.
"In the entire country, apart from the Bai Family and Zhongli, who else would have the financial resources and sufficient motive to seize the chance to eliminate me..."
The conclusion was on the tip of his tongue; what followed would be verification.
Qu Yu and Long Siyan soon returned, and upon seeing Wen Nian safe and sound, both let out a sigh of relief,
"Sir, are you injured?"
"I’m fine, just a couple of superficial injuries."
"Minister Long said early in the morning that he would send someone to pick you up; I didn’t expect him to dispatch Commander Lu. Commander Lu... when did you come from Xilin?"
Qu Yu was truly surprised when he saw Lu Ziqing.
"Two days ago."
Lu Ziqing stated flatly.
Qu Yu was even more astonished.
Long Siyan said, "It was an arrangement made by Sir before he left, if Sir hadn’t returned by the third day, Commander Lu was to come to Anlin."
"...Why Commander Lu?"
Qu Yu didn’t understand.
"The people I can trust are few," said Wen Nian lightly.
"Enough, don’t speak as if you hold me in high regard."
Lu Ziqing wasn’t a fool; did Wen Nian trust him? He was merely exploiting his lingering feelings for Lili.
It was known he would do whatever it took to protect Song Lili.
What Wen Nian had done was utterly despicable.
Lu Ziqing was deeply disgusted.
"But really, knowing it was Ziqing fetching me from the airport made me feel at ease."
Long Siyan remarked,
"Last night’s news of Sir’s presence in Chuihai spread like a tornado; Ziqing deduced that someone within the country must be secretly involved in M country’s civil war. Spreading this news was clearly aimed at Sir."