"Alright, you rest, I'll prepare lunch for you right away." Mrs. Lin said with a smile.

Soon, the kitchen wafted with delicious aromas, a scent Lin Chuan would never forget, the scent of his mother's cooking, unrivaled in both flavor and tastiness. Lin Chuan was very touched. He remembered times on the battlefield, eating cockroaches, rats, and earthworms to survive... he had eaten nearly anything edible to stave off starvation. Comparing that to his current life, it was unspeakably harsh.

As the saying goes, one thought brings heaven, another brings hell.

The meal was soon ready.

During the meal, Mrs. Lin laughed and said, "Silly boy, Aunt Zhou from the neighborhood committee has picked out another match for you."

"Didn't she refuse to set me up before?" Lin Chuan asked.

"It's different now." Mrs. Lin laughed: "You're working at the city government now, and even driving for the Secretary of the City Committee. Many girls would love such a connection. Silly child, people are pragmatic. Do you understand now?"

"I've understood it long ago." Lin Chuan put down his chopsticks and said seriously, "Mom, don't worry about my marriage, let me decide for myself."

"That won't do." Mrs. Lin shook her head, "You silly boy are so clueless, how can you attract a girl? I think it's better to let Aunt Zhou introduce you. Besides, she has already promised to find you a beautiful one. But don't be late."

"Sigh..." Lin Chuan sighed, knowing he couldn't go against his mother's wishes. Mrs. Lin had always been very authoritative, and Mr. Lin always obeyed his wife unequivocally. If his wife said east, he wouldn't dare go west.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Lin's dominant character now extended to her son. The matchmaking wasn't immediate, so Lin Chuan could still have a few days of peace.

In the afternoon, Tang Yumeng's call came through.

"Secretary Tang..." Lin Chuan quickly answered.

"Call me sister." Tang Yumeng scolded lightly.

"Yes, yes, sister!" Lin Chuan laughed: "Do you... need me for something?"

"I heard you were picked up by the police station?" Tang Yumeng asked with a laugh.

"Yes, how did you know?" Lin Chuan was startled, and as soon as he asked, he realized his folly, after all, he was the secretary to the Secretary of the City Committee, wouldn't the police station report such an arrest? Probably everyone knows by now that he was captured.

Tang Yumeng scoffed, "Why can't you stay out of trouble? You are my driver now, and you should be aware of the impact. My driver getting arrested, don't you think it is very embarrassing for me?"

"I…" Lin Chuan said awkwardly, "I…I understand."

"Hmph, come to work quickly this afternoon." Tang Yumeng snorted, even her annoyed voice sounded lovely, utterly enchanting.

"Don't worry, I'll be there on time this afternoon." Lin Chuan nodded.

After hanging up, Lin Chuan couldn't help but wear a bitter smile. Being Secretary Tang's driver, and yet the police dare to arrest him, it indicated one thing – the police force was clearly under Song Ming's control. That's why those officers didn't care about Tang Yumeng's face.

Reflecting on this, Lin Chuan suddenly thought, could Zhong Wenyi have been sent by Tang Yumeng? No, that can't be right, Zhong Wenyi had told him that that person was very important to him. Thinking about this made Lin Chuan smile. Tang Yumeng indeed was important to him – his leader, his superior, how could she not be important?

...

In the afternoon, Lin Chuan went to work at the City Committee, jogging eight kilometers every day, which Lin Chuan saw as good exercise. The distance posed no pressure on him, and he easily jogged to the City Committee.

In the lounge, the two brothers of the Song family found two people to play mahjong with them, an entertainment activity usually prohibited here, but who could supervise these two when they are Song Ming's nephews? As long as they didn't cause significant troubles, essentially no one dared to criticize them.

As Lin Chuan entered the lounge, everyone stared at him fixedly. Li Minghua's eyes brightened, but his expression quickly dimmed, and he lowered his head. In the entire lounge, no one dared to speak to him; most significantly, Luo Guoqing, who had offended the two Song brothers, was not there.

"Li Minghua, where is Luo Guoqing?" Lin Chuan swaggered in with a cigarette.

"I don't know." Li Minghua replied with his head down; both men were too scared to speak.

At that moment, Song Wen stood up, smiling, "Lin Chuan, I know where Luo Guoqing is."

"Where?" Lin Chuan asked reflexively.

"In the hospital." Song Wen grinned, "I guess he's about done for, half into the underworld by now."

As he spoke, Song Wen's expression was somewhat malicious.

"What do you mean?" Lin Chuan frowned.

"Oh, the night before last, Luo Guoqing was attacked by a group of unidentified people," Song Wen said with a smile, casually mentioning, "His leg bone was fractured, three ribs were broken, and he suffered more than ten stab wounds. He's still in the hospital for emergency treatment. But, I don't see any hope for him, one of the stabs supposedly hit his heart."

Lin Chuan's expression remained calm, but his heart was in turmoil.

What kind of person could be so cruel? To use such a vicious method against an ordinary person? Actually, Lin Chuan could easily figure it out; it must have been the work of the Song family brothers. In fact, from the moment he entered the resting room, Lin Chuan should have realized it, yet he still underestimated the cruelty of the Song family brothers.

Lin Chuan silently left the resting room.

Secretary's Office.

Tang Yumeng was inside communicating with Secretary Xiao Xue, when suddenly, the door was pushed open, and Lin Chuan entered wordlessly.

"Hey, why did you come in without knocking?" Xiao Xue was anxious, "Don't you have any manners?"

"Xiao Xue, you go out first," Tang Yumeng noticing Lin Chuan's grim face.

"Secretary Tang, look at this person..." Xiao Xue, furious, thought this man treated himself too importantly, daring to barge into Secretary Tang's office like that. It was too much.

However, with Secretary Tang's command, Xiao Xue reluctantly left, closing the door behind her as she left.

"Lin Chuan, what's wrong?" Tang Yumeng asked with concern.

"I'm asking you, do you know about Luo Guoqing's incident?" Lin Chuan's eyes flashed with fierceness.

This fierceness frightened Tang Yumeng, she stared wide-eyed and awkwardly said, "I... I know."

"Then you surely know who did it, right?" Lin Chuan's gaze became even more ferocious.

"If I'm not mistaken, it should have been Song Wen and Song Wu who did it," Tang Yumeng involuntarily stepped back two steps.

Bang...

Lin Chuan slammed his hand on the lavish desk, cursing angrily, "Then why didn't you intervene? Luo Guoqing is, after all, your driver, who has served you diligently for so long, shouldn't you stand up for him?"

"I..." Tang Yumeng's face showed helplessness, her beautiful face and round eyes filled with immense guilt.

"You still feel wronged?" Lin Chuan scolded, "It's disappointing that you, a high-ranking secretary, would allow your subordinate to be bullied and choose to remain silent."

"I..." Tang Yumeng's eyes brimmed with tears, seemingly on the verge of spilling the moment she blinked.

Tang Yumeng did know about Luo Guoqing's incident. On the night it happened, she hurried to the hospital to visit Luo Guoqing. At that time, Luo Guoqing was in the operating room, and Tang Yumeng accompanied Luo Guoqing's family and waited outside the operating room for three hours.

She wanted to defend Luo Guoqing, but she had absolutely no evidence. Moreover, even if she had evidence, with Song Ming involved, she had to consider the consequences. Dealing with Song Wen and Song Wu meant going against Song Ming. This was not a trivial matter; after all, Song Ming was her second-in-command, a comrade she worked closely with. Sometimes, one has to respect connections.

Now, Lin Chuan's fierce accusations and curses made Tang Yumeng feel quite wronged and distressed.

"Lin Chuan, I... I didn't want it this way!" Tang Yumeng bit her red lips, which turned pale from her biting.

"Then why didn't you tell me immediately!" Lin Chuan softened somewhat, finding it hard to continue pressing a beautiful woman too harshly. Although he had not forgiven her, he could not bear to keep questioning her. Hence, he switched to asking instead.

"That night, I waited outside the operating room with Luo Guoqing's family for three hours," Tang Yumeng sniffed, her expression pitiful enough to stir protective instincts. She wiped her tear-stained eyes, "The surgery ended, and the doctor said he was temporarily out of danger. So, I didn't tell you."

As a city secretary, did Tang Yumeng have any right or obligation to inform Lin Chuan?

Upon hearing this, Lin Chuan turned and left the secretary's office.

"Lin Chuan, where are you going?" Tang Yumeng chased after him.

Lin Chuan abruptly stopped his steps, saying, "I'm going to the hospital to see him."

"Don't do anything rash," Tang Yumeng advised.

Lin Chuan left, and Tang Yumeng, filled with loss, sat down in her chair, tormented by Lin Chuan's relentless questioning of her conscience. Being a high-ranking city secretary, she found it hard to believe she was scared of two drivers, even though these drivers had powerful backing.

Tang Yumeng's mind was chaotic and muddled. She didn't understand why, as a reigning city secretary, she was being interrogated and pressed by someone like Lin Chuan. Just now, she felt like a wronged wife, cornered and intensely questioned by Lin Chuan, almost accepting the assertions as if she deserved it. Lin Chuan's questioning left Tang Yumeng's thoughts disordered and her heart unsettled.

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