Solving Middle Age Crisis by Intelligence System-Chapter 382 - 256: Drenched in Sweat (Double - )

Chapter 382: Chapter 256: Drenched in Sweat (Double Chapter)
PM, inside a luxury riverside residence.
Ji Liyang sat on the sofa, his face showing a solemn expression.
He tapped into some of his connections, finally solving most of the company’s current issues, but the temporary task force sent from the district seemed to have completely set their sights on him. Not only did they stay put, but they even pulled in more personnel from departments like tax, ready to thoroughly investigate to the end.
Even though he could ultimately find someone else to take the fall, keeping the fire away from himself, the signals behind all of this were extremely dangerous.
The once highly esteemed Mr. Ji, who was always a guest of honor wherever he went, now found himself being handled deftly by even a second-rate district official, with no one stepping up to support him. It’s clear that he’s been abandoned by the higher-ups.
As soon as his opponents realize that the upper echelons aren’t backing him anymore, they will definitely seize the opportunity to add insult to injury and cause him trouble.
This situation is exactly what Brother Xiong was worried about.
In essence, they’re just pieces on someone else’s chessboard, but he once had a crucial role that brought greater benefits to those behind the scenes.
But once he’s discarded, he becomes no different from Brother Xiong.
"Ding ding ding~"
A series of phone rings interrupted, Ji Liyang glanced at the phone on the coffee table, it was a call from his assistant.
"Hello, what’s up?"
"Chairman, there’s... there’s trouble with Xiong Jun!" The assistant’s tone was somewhat urgent.
Ji Liyang frowned: "What happened?"
"Someone from Xiong Jun’s side said that two hours ago, a group rushed into the bathhouse and severely beat Xiong Jun, then tossed him at the bathhouse entrance."
"He just got treated at the hospital, when police came over saying he’s involved in several criminal cases and will be arrested. He’s already being watched, and they’ll take him away once his condition stabilizes." The assistant spoke quickly, concisely explaining the events.
After hearing this, Ji Liyang’s hand gripping the phone clenched tight, instinctively feeling this was aimed at him.
"Got it."
Ji Liyang coldly replied, then hung up and quickly found Director Guo’s number in his contacts, dialing through.
But the receiver only emitted an outage message, which made Ji Liyang’s expression even worse.
Given the special nature of the unit, the phone was normally on 24/7, why would it be turned off suddenly?
This inevitably stirred anxiety in his heart...
Brother Xiong had done many shady things for him, so if that guy starts speaking erratically after going in, he’d be placed in a passive position.
Although he always took great care, confident that he didn’t leave any incriminating evidence, who knows if Brother Xiong might have conducted some covert maneuvers, maybe secretly recorded something...
In the past, he believed that even if Brother Xiong had a hundred guts, he wouldn’t dare speak indiscriminately upon going in, because as long as Brother Xiong wasn’t foolish, he’d know he could easily get him out.
But now, in this situation, he’s not that certain.
...
Changning Street, Sheraton Hotel.
Qi Yun and Li Yaohua were having tea in the room.
"Brother Chen just called me, everything went unexpectedly smooth, and no one has approached him yet." Li Yaohua crossed his legs, his demeanor relaxed.
Qi Yun fiddled with the teacup in his hand, somewhat surprised: "Wasn’t Ji Liyang said to have strong backing?"
Li Yaohua shook his head: "Not sure what’s up, but this saves us trouble, no need to find other connections."
Qi Yun nodded slightly: "Let’s wait for him to return my things then."
"Alright, let’s go relax a bit." Li Yaohua got up, stretching lazily, "Feeling a bit weary, need a girl to give me a good rub."
Qi Yun wasn’t interested in this, grinned and waved his hand: "I’ll let Shi Feng go with you, all expenses on me, get a few more."
"Boring." Li Yaohua glanced at him, then pushed the door open and left.
After he left, Qi Yun turned toward Chen Wei nearby: "Brother Wei, have those people gone?"
"No, you didn’t say to let them go, so I arranged for them to stay temporarily." Chen Wei responded.
Qi Yun nodded, regarding the matter with Brother Xiong, he had already coordinated with Brother Chen, so even if those people stayed, it wouldn’t pose significant issues.
After pondering a bit, he spoke again: "How are those people’s skills?"
"Efficient and quite capable." Chen Wei spoke concisely.
"Okay then, you find Duan Pingyu to get a detailed understanding of these individuals, then personally investigate their backgrounds. If everything checks out, I’ll talk to them and keep them on." Qi Yun rubbed his chin as he said.
"Alright." Chen Wei acknowledged, pulling out his phone to contact Duan Pingyu.
Meanwhile, in Shanghai’s Second People’s Hospital, inside a patient ward.
Brother Xiong, just finished with treatment, was lying on the hospital bed, wrapped in bandages like a mummy.
Not just external injuries, his ribs were broken several times, and arms dislocated, now the only parts he could move were his two eyes.
Brother Xiong strained to turn his eyes, glancing at the two policemen standing outside the door, still bewildered why the situation suddenly turned this way.
Having just taken a beating, now about to be arrested, his life suddenly dropped from heaven into hell.
At this moment, he very much wanted to call Mr. Ji to ask what’s going on, but clearly, the people outside wouldn’t give him that chance.