mrs. qin sighed and helped him into the house when she saw him like this.


    he said to his mother''s retreating figure, "mom, i will try my best."


    "mm, mom believes you," mrs. qin''s eyes were somewhat moist.


    ...


    meanwhile, after qin hao left the police station.


    ma bing asked xing su, "what''s his background, mr. xing? whose call was that just now?"


    xing su replied, "it was a call from the provincial leaders. the message was simple: turn big issues into small ones, and small issues into none. this is also the intention of shuinan province''s top official. mr. ma, you should be very clear about the stakes involved. better to drop the case and settle it privately, especially since your son was in the wrong."


    ma bing''s face changed, somewhat in disbelief, "that young whippersnapper, he has such connections?"


    xing su explained, "he was this year''s national unified exam top scholar. mr. chang had visited his home before, perhaps mr. chang helped him because he broke the record on the unified exam."


    ma bing''s expression shifted. regardless of what relationship qin hao had with chang an country, now that chang an country had spoken, he must act accordingly, or the consequences would be hard to predict.


    even though he had people in the province, he simply couldn''t compare to chang an country.


    his son had his leg broken, and this bitter pill he simply had to swallow.


    he could imagine the reaction when this news spread through jiangshan''s business elite the next day.


    he and the entire dayuan group would be disgraced!


    ...


    the next day


    news that the son of ma bing, chairman of dayuan group, had his leg broken in the street, spread throughout jiangshan''s high society.


    qin hao, chairman of jiangshan roasted duck food co., ltd, also gained significant notoriety for breaking ma bing''s son''s leg and remaining unscathed. his background was evidently strong, certainly stronger than dayuan group.


    dayuan group was among the top five corporations in jiangshan, and very powerful. since not even dayuan group could touch him, this was someone to be on good terms with, not to offend.


    in the morning, qin hao had a long chat at home with du wanrou. she wouldn''t be able to return to jiangshan for another seven days, which qin hao found regrettable.


    he had planned to take his chances beyond the boundary, but now it seemed there would be no opportunity.


    after finishing his conversation with du wanrou, qin hao''s phone rang; it was li jianjun calling.


    "hello, qin hao, the national survival games are starting in the next two days. the competition will last two months, then the top three teams will go abroad to compete."


    qin hao replied, "mm, i know. i won''t participate in the domestic competition because i don''t have much time. you guys shouldn''t have any problems, right?"


    li jianjun responded, "no problem, i''m just called to inform you. if you are free during the competition, you could come to the venue to watch. by the way, is my sister with you?"


    qin hao paused for a moment: "your sister? no, she isn''t here."


    "oh, well then, i''ve got to hang up." stay tuned to empire


    mrs. qin: "your dad can stay in your room, and i''ll share a room with the girl."


    qin hao, puzzled, said, "mom, isn''t that inconvenient?"


    mrs. qin said irritably, "how is it inconvenient? she''s come all the way to find you, and you''d just leave her alone in a hotel? if you don''t bring her back tonight, don''t bother coming back yourself."


    "exactly. you must listen to your mom on this." mr. qin agreed as well.


    ...


    qin hao was somewhat speechless. am i even your biological child?


    why does it feel like she''s your long-lost daughter?


    after lunch, qin hao said to his dad, "dad, i''m going to drive to the company first."


    "yeah, you drive. dad doesn''t really need to drive such a nice car." mr. qin said with a smile.


    qin hao: "it''s okay, dad. i''ll get the company to buy another one this afternoon."


    mr. qin: "don''t buy it. keep that money for developing the company. dad has had his share of luxury cars. there''s no difference."


    ...


    qin hao didn''t say more, as he had already made up his mind.


    he went downstairs, where several residents of the neighborhood were sitting in the shade of the trees.


    "xiao hao going out?" a man about his dad''s age asked.


    qin hao smiled and nodded, "yeah, mr. li, not resting?"


    "couldn''t sleep, just came out to chat. you go on, i won''t keep you," mr. li said.


    qin hao smiled and nodded, then slowly drove out of the neighborhood.


    after qin hao left, mr. li sighed, "never thought that the introverted kid from before would now be a company ceo."


    another person also said, "he even scored full marks on the unified exam. i heard qin''s son was not good at his studies before, how did he score full marks?"


    "who knows how he suddenly got wise; it must be fate. when it''s destined for you to be wealthy, you can''t even hide from it."


    ...


    after qin hao drove away, two more cars followed him. this was li yang and his eight guys.


    arriving at the shenghua office building, qin hao got out of the car, followed by li yang and three others, while the remaining four stayed outside to keep watch.


    qin hao noted that all eight men were wearing communication earpieces, fully equipped with various devices.


    at the company entrance, qin hao said to li yang and his three men, "just wait here."


    "yes, mr. qin," li yang responded respectfully.