Guiqi suddenly froze in place.

Such a situation had never occurred before.

Although he had divorced Chu Ni, because Chu had become a nun, Chu Juzhong had always treated him well, saying that he was almost like a son.

But today, he was noticeably colder.

Initially, it was Guiqi who invited him to plot against Chen Fang, but ironically, he himself ended up ruining the plan for Chen Fang.

What on earth was going on?

It must have been that phone call causing mischief.

He had to see who Chu Juzhong had called during the ten minutes he had disappeared.

With that thought,

he entered the surveillance room.

With the help of the staff, he indeed found the footage of Chu Juzhong leaving the auditorium.

In the video, after he left the auditorium, he did not make a phone call but went straight to the city hall's main gate and disappeared around the corner.

Hurriedly, he switched to the gate's surveillance.

Guiqi was stunned at that moment.

In the corner by the main gate, a nun, clad in a Buddhist robe, was chatting with Chu Juzhong.

The nun was none other than his ex-wife, Chu Ni.

His divorce from Chu Ni had faced strong opposition from Chu Juzhong.

The reason for the divorce was just as Chen Fang had guessed; Guiqi was impotent, and Chu Ni had terrifying demands in that regard.

Unable to bear the sexless marriage, Chu Ni proposed a divorce and agreed to keep Guiqi's secret.

Thus,

the two of them reached the end of their marriage.

As for why Chu Ni became a nun?

It was as she told Chen Fang.

She wanted to find a quiet place to cure her endless lust.

This was one reason.

There was another more important reason.

And that was Guiqi.

After the divorce, Chu Ni had a man on the outside.

Guiqi's long-suppressed emotions led to a warped mentality, and he couldn't bear seeing Chu Ni with another man.

When drunk, he would lose all restraint and rush to Chu Ni's place to abuse her; Chu Ni couldn't take it anymore and, afraid to reveal her own "ugly secrets," agreed to become a nun under the pressure from Guiqi.

Frankly speaking,

after she became a nun, Guiqi no longer feared her having a relationship with another man.

It was also her only way to escape his torment.

The chat between Chu Juzhong and Chu Ni lasted for about five or six minutes.

Chu Ni then turned and left.

Afterward, Chu Juzhong returned to the auditorium, which led to his drastic change of heart.

Did Chu Ni reveal the truth?

At this thought, Guiqi's back broke out in cold sweat...

Meanwhile, on Chen Fang's side,

after personally seeing off Lv Honggui and other residents from Gaokin County, he returned to his office and collapsed on the sofa, heaving a long sigh of relief.

The crisis in Gaokin County was finally over.

The crisis was averted today,

He had to thank two women.

The first was Zhao Yiyi; without Zhao Yiyi's warning, he probably wouldn't have had today's response strategy.

The second was Chu Ni.

The information Chu Juzhong received today had been given by Zheng Jiaxian.

After all, Zheng Jiaxian had a grudge against Guiqi.

The only one who could deal with Chu Juzhong was Chu Ni.

Chen Fang had gone to Jingxin Temple and had not expected Chu Ni to agree so readily.

This led to her appearance today, successfully dealing with Chu Juzhong.

These two conditions were indispensable.

They also created today's turnaround drama in the great hall.

"Have you seen Lawyer Zhao in the past few days?"

Chen Fang asked Yu Zhengchuan.

Yu Zhengchuan shook his head and said, "It seems not, he disappeared after coming back from Gaokin County, probably too ashamed to see you."

"Perhaps so."

Chen Fang, not familiar with the situation, could only respond perfunctorily.

He stretched lazily.

And said, "Go and call Li Xiaodong in."

"Alright, I'll go now."

Yu Zhengchuan replied.

About a few minutes later, Li Xiaodong walked into the office.

After respectfully greeting.

Chen Fang asked, "Xiaodong, how is the investigation on Starlight Night Market going?"

Li Xiaodong nodded and said, "I've looked into it clearly..."

The actual controller of the Starlight Night Market was Xie Shanglin, whom Chen Fang had previously inquired about from the director of the Urban Management Bureau, Gu Hang.

This Xie Shanglin was indeed Zhu Kuang's brother-in-law.

The concept of the Starlight Night Market was proposed several years ago by the Cultural and Tourism Bureau to build a signature night market economy for Wulan City.

This proposal wasn't long in coming.

It was soon approved by the Standing Committee.

The entire project start-up process took about half a year.

It began with the transformation of the old tractor factory site into the embryonic form of the Starlight Night Market.

Very soon.

After the Starlight Night Market was introduced, it was acknowledged by the public and became a popular spot for residents and tourists at night.

"When the Starlight Night Market was first introduced, it was rent-free for a while, but later as management costs needed covering, fees for management, cleaning, etc., were introduced. Because business was good, many vendors rushed in. The Cultural and Tourism Bureau then set a monthly rent between 150-300, and from some point on, the night market was contracted out individually, and rent sharply increased. As Lv Honggui mentioned, the daily rent of one hundred yuan was only for stalls on the outskirts of the market; inside the market, rent is now as expensive as outside, and even some permanent stores rent out for tens of thousands a month."

Li Xiaodong said.

Chen Fang nodded and asked, "Now, which government department manages Starlight Night Market?"

"It seems to be the Cultural and Tourism Bureau, as it was originally a cultural and tourism project."

Li Xiaodong said.

Chen Fang murmured, "Starlight Night Market, good, very interesting. Tonight, you two accompany me for a visit..."

At eight in the evening.

Chen Fang left his home.

Together with Yu Zhengchuan and Li Xiaodong, he arrived at the Starlight Night Market located on Industrial Road in Qingling District.

First thing that caught his eye was a huge square.

The square was filled with various stalls.

About the same size as Lv Honggui's watermelon stall back then.

Apart from the playful citizens and tourists, Chen Fang also saw many managers in security uniforms wearing red armbands.

Upon seeing this, Li Xiaodong commented, "These people are Xie Shanglin's men; his company is called Wan Jia Market Management Limited Company."

Chen Fang nodded.

He walked up to a toy stall.

As he squatted down to pick and choose, he asked the middle-aged woman running the stall, "Big sister, with so many people at the Starlight Night Market, you must make a lot in one night?"

The middle-aged woman immediately replied self-deprecatingly, "How much can a little stall make? Just enough to get by."

"Not necessarily, I see these toys are priced very cheaply, but with so many people, and so many kids, the turnover must be high."

Chen Fang said, smiling.

"Hey, look at this young man, why don't you believe what I say? The daily rent for this stall is a hundred yuan, plus twenty yuan for sanitation fees, and twenty yuan for management fees, that's 140 yuan here. Then there's 20% of the turnover, after hustling for a few hours, making seventy to eighty yuan already means I am very lucky,"

the middle-aged woman replied.

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