Shangjing is the true center of Hua Xia. Such an incident happening in the capital would absolutely not be a minor issue in any place.
Li Chonglou never believed that this matter could be resolved simply by meeting with the higher-ups. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been prepared to undertake an international mission for Lin Qianqian.
Seeing his expression, Lin Qianqian understood Li Chonglou's thoughts and then began to state the main issue.
"This time, it's up to you to handle it yourself. I truly can't help you anymore. The worst outcome might be a formal investigation."
Lin Qianqian suddenly sighed. She hadn't slept for a moment in the past two days, not only for her own investigation but also in trying to sort things out for Li Chonglou.
What Li Chonglou didn't know was that she had tried to take responsibility for the incident, but the attitude of the General Bureau was beyond her expectations.
"You won't be handling this. We will deal with it personally."
These were the exact words from above, and their attitude was extremely firm, leaving no room for negotiation!
Li Chonglou nodded and said seriously, "I understand. Don't worry, I'll be fine."
"Who's worried about whether you'll be fine? No, I wish something would happen to you!"
Lin Qianqian pouted, "You've made a perfectly clear situation so ambiguous again. All my previous efforts are almost wasted!"
Li Chonglou seized the opportunity to probe, "So, who are those people? What I've learned so far is that it was an accident, but for them to use an accident to do something like this, they must have been lurking in Shangjing for a long time, right?"
A look of vigilance immediately appeared on Lin Qianqian's face. "Why are you asking these things?"
"Uh, didn't you say I might be formally investigated? If I don't understand the situation, I'm afraid I won't be able to defend myself."
Lin Qianqian rolled her eyes. "Don't you have people from Shangjing behind you? My senior brother has never suffered a loss at anyone's hands, but after you messed things up like this, he's still under confinement."
As if getting into the mood, Lin Qianqian changed the subject. "Quickly, tell me what you did before. I want to know what exactly you did, or who you found that could make my senior brother so compliant?"
Looking at Lin Qianqian's sparkling eyes, Li Chonglou once again witnessed a woman's curiosity. She had been blaming him just a moment ago, but now she had returned to her usual self!
So, next time he offends a woman, could he consider appeasing her with gossip?
Li Chonglou's imagination ran wild, but he had no intention of telling anyone about going to Tie Lin or what happened there.
He even suspected that even with this incident, the Dragon Group wouldn't intervene to protect him. It wasn't that the Dragon Group was heartless; if it were him, he wouldn't either.
After all, although he was the fuse for this matter, the core issue was with those gray-clothed figures. If they looked for him, it would at most be to confirm whether he had any connection with these gray-clothed figures. Li Chonglou was clear about this.
Therefore, in response to Lin Qianqian's inquiries, Li Chonglou directly retorted, "Then you tell me the General Bureau's investigation results first?"
"Don't even think about it! This matter has already entered SSS-level classified information. Even I, well, even I don't know."
Lin Qianqian spoke too quickly and slipped up. Although she reacted quickly enough, it still made Li Chonglou realize something.
However, he decided not to expose her slip-up and spread his hands. "That's because you're unwilling to say. It has nothing to do with me."
"You!"
Lin Qianqian was instantly angered, thinking to herself, after all I've done for you, you won't even tell me a secret?
Seeing Lin Qianqian's expression suddenly change, Li Chonglou could only explain, "Alas, it's not that I'm unwilling to tell you, but I promised someone I couldn't reveal it. You know, the best way to keep a secret is to let it die within your heart. Besides,"
"Besides what?"
Li Chonglou sighed again. "Besides, they might not be able to help me this time. I cannot disclose the specifics, but there's a ninety percent chance I'll have to resolve this matter myself."
Lin Qianqian's brows furrowed tightly. Li Chonglou continued, "But I don't think there should be much of a problem, at least for me. They are probably still busy trying to arrest those gray-clothed figures, right?"
"Indeed, today only..."
Lin Qianqian stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence, immediately realizing something.
"Are you trying to trick me again?"
"Ahem, you're overthinking it. I was just asking casually."
After speaking, Li Chonglou quickly changed the subject. "So, you still haven't told me when they want to see me."
Lin Qianqian rolled her eyes. "I don't know yet. I'll notify you when I do."
"Then why did you rush to call me over?"
Li Chonglou looked at her with confusion. After a moment of silence, she suddenly took out a mobile phone from her bag.
"You cannot leave Shangjing during this period, and you must carry this phone with you twenty-four hours a day."
Li Chonglou's brow immediately furrowed. "Is this to restrict my personal freedom?"
Lin Qianqian nodded. This was the real reason she had asked Li Chonglou to come over personally. After all, everything that had been said could have been communicated over the phone; there was no need for Li Chonglou to come.
However, she hadn't expected Li Chonglou to refuse.
"I don't want this phone. Tell them that if they have anything, they can come to me personally, or I can go to them, but they cannot restrict my freedom, let alone monitor me."
What a joke! If he agreed to this, all his other affairs might be exposed!
Moreover, he had promised Luo Feng that he would leave for a few days, not to mention the matter in Feng Town.
For Li Chonglou, other things could be negotiated, but this point was something he could never agree to.
If necessary, he would just bring out the Dragon Group!
Lin Qianqian was stunned. She never expected Li Chonglou's attitude to be so resolute, and for a moment, she didn't know how to speak.
Li Chonglou thought for a moment and spoke first. "Let me put it this way: the reason I said the people behind me won't likely intervene is because I have an agreement with them, and one of the conditions is that they cannot interfere with my personal affairs."
"Do you understand what I mean now?"
Lin Qianqian asked, puzzled. "What have you got that's so shameful that you would rather not let others interfere?"
Li Chonglou did not explain further, nor could he. If he did, given her gossipy nature, she would probably start investigating secretly the next day. If this alerted their target, it would be a loss outweighing the gain.
This time, Lin Qianqian finally understood his stance, but she couldn't help but feel troubled. "But I've already promised them. If you don't even agree to this, I suspect they will come looking for you within half a month."