Around ten in the morning, a "Tiger Head Benz" arrived in Yongnan County.
At this time, the scorching summer sun had intensified, gradually baking every corner of the small county town.
Pedestrians came and went on the streets, and occasionally children chased after vendors selling popsicles and ice cream on bicycles.
The small county town remained as placid as ever, with a tranquility that hinted at peace, completely unaffected by the bustle outside.
"Boss, are we going straight home or to the police station first?"
Inside the Tiger Head Benz, Bai Xiaoguang, who was driving, asked as he turned his head.
"Let's go to the police station directly!"
Qin Chuan said from the back seat.
Soon, they arrived at the police station.
As the luxurious Tiger Head Benz drove into the police station compound, several officers who were idly chatting outside saw the luxury car and the familiar license plate. They immediately stopped what they were doing, their eyes all fixed on the Tiger Head Benz.
They recognized the car; it was the only one of its kind in Yongnan County, and the owner was a well-known figure.
Indeed, as Qin Chuan opened the door and stepped out, warm greetings immediately erupted around him.
"Boss Qin, you're back!"
"Boss Qin, long time no see!"
"Boss Qin, when did you return?"
Various enthusiastic greetings echoed throughout the police station compound.
Qin Chuan smiled and greeted everyone one by one, acknowledging those he knew and those he didn't. He then took out cigarettes from his pocket and offered them to each person.
"Is your director here?"
Qin Chuan asked with a smile.
"Yes! Yes! The deputy director and the director are both here!"
Qin Chuan turned and told Bai Xiaoguang and Yao Dong to stay put, saying he would go up alone.
Familiar with the place, he went up to the second floor and first knocked on the deputy director's office. A calm and powerful voice replied, "Come in!"
"Oh my, Director Xiao, busy?"
Qin Chuan pushed the door open and greeted Xiao Guodong, who was sitting behind his desk, with a smile.
"Qin Chuan, you're back!"
Xiao Guodong was initially stunned when he saw Qin Chuan, but then an unconcealable surprise appeared on his face, and he quickly came around from behind his desk.
"I'm back. My car didn't even go home; it came straight here!"
Qin Chuan said with a smile.
"Please, sit down! Sit!"
Xiao Guodong warmly invited Qin Chuan to sit and then poured him tea.
"Director Xiao, you've been promoted, and it shows. You look much younger and your face is full of color."
Qin Chuan remarked.
"Heh, you rascal, you're teasing me, aren't you? I'm so busy I'm almost dead every day! I've got more white hairs, and you say I've gotten younger!"
Xiao Guodong retorted with a smile, but he seemed to be in a very good mood.
"What about you? Where have you been lately? We haven't seen any sign of you in the entire county."
"I heard your electronics factory has been doing very well recently. Your products have really taken off, and there's a constant stream of trucks picking up goods every day! The roads in our county are almost being worn out by the large trucks entering and leaving your factory!"
"As the big boss, how can you just leave such a large industry unattended?"
Qin Chuan accepted the tea, said thank you, and replied, "I've just been wandering around, looking for more suitable projects to undertake!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Guodong's eyes widened. "You already have such a large industry, and you're still not satisfied?"
Qin Chuan laughed heartily. "What is that little industry worth? At most, it can make me act tough in our county. In the eyes of truly wealthy people, it's nothing!"
Xiao Guodong was speechless. Although he didn't know if Qin Chuan had other businesses elsewhere, just within the county, he had an electronics factory, a real estate development, a decoration company, a supermarket, and a garment factory.
With so much wealth, he was earning at least several million yuan annually, or even more.
Especially the Xinhua Electronics Factory, which had recently become extremely popular. Business was excellent, and the locals rumored that Xinhua Electronics Factory had finally broken its past curse and no longer had to worry about bankruptcy!
Such terrifying earning potential was something most ordinary people couldn't even imagine, yet Qin Chuan looked down on it. This was truly demoralizing!
Even though he was now a deputy director, his annual salary, plus various benefits, only amounted to a little over ten thousand yuan, which was incomparable.
"Is Director Zhou here?"
Qin Chuan shifted the topic appropriately, not wanting to dwell on his business matters any further.
"Yes!"
Xiao Guodong replied.
"Then let's go to Director Zhou's office together!"
Qin Chuan stood up and said.
The two of them walked out and went to Zhou Congrong's office.
When Zhou Congrong saw Qin Chuan in his office, he also showed unconcealable surprise.
The three of them sat around the tea table, drinking tea and chatting. Naturally, the conversation turned to the matter of the Han Shifei brothers.
Qin Chuan's main reason for returning this time was this matter; he needed to understand the details of what had happened.
"Qin Chuan, we never anticipated that the Han Shifei brothers would have such powerful backing behind them," Zhou Congrong said with a solemn expression.
"The fact that they could get people from the municipal bureau to work for them is something no ordinary force could achieve."
At the time, the criminal syndicate led by the Han Shifei brothers was dismantled. Qin Chuan was not the only beneficiary; Zhou Congrong and Xiao Guodong were also significant beneficiaries.
Their promotions – one from deputy director to director, eliminating the "deputy" title, and the other from captain to deputy director – were all attributed to the merit of this case.
Now that such a powerful force had emerged from behind the Han Shifei brothers, threatening revenge, this matter not only concerned Qin Chuan but also meant they absolutely could not escape.
Therefore, this was the main reason why Zhou Congrong and Xiao Guodong had anxiously called Qin Chuan back.
"I heard from Director Xiao that after the incident, you meticulously investigated the forces behind the Han Shifei brothers and finally narrowed it down to Longcheng. Is that true?"
Qin Chuan asked.
"Yes, absolutely true!"
Xiao Guodong and Zhou Congrong nodded simultaneously.
"To find out who that powerful figure behind them was, we both went through immense effort and incurred many favors. Finally, we managed to find some useful clues."
Qin Chuan raised an eyebrow and said with a solemn expression, "Who exactly are they?"
"The Han Family of Longcheng!"
Zhou Congrong slowly uttered the four words.
Qin Chuan was slightly dazed upon hearing the name. He inexplicably felt that the name sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before, but he couldn't recall it for the moment.
"Qin Chuan, what's wrong?"
Zhou Congrong and Xiao Guodong noticed Qin Chuan's abnormality.
"It's nothing. I just feel like I've heard of this Longcheng Han Family somewhere before..."
Qin Chuan murmured to himself. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and he slapped the table hard, exclaiming, "I remember now!"
"Does this Longcheng Han Family do business in coal?"
Zhou Congrong and Xiao Guodong exchanged a glance, and both saw a trace of surprise in each other's eyes.
"Yes, the Han family does indeed do business in coal!"
Zhou Congrong said first. "Qin Chuan, where did you hear this name? Do you happen to know them?"
As Zhou Congrong spoke, Xiao Guodong looked at Qin Chuan nervously, his fists unconsciously clenched.
Qin Chuan snorted, "So it really is them!"
The reason he knew the name of the Longcheng Han Family was from Huang Qi at Teacher Yang's birthday party last year.
This Han Family, like the Yang Family, was also in the coal business and was quite successful. They were well-known in Longcheng circles.
Qin Chuan had even met a prominent descendant of the Han family, a man named Han Taiqing, who was one of Teacher Yang's suitors, his love rival!