"Nothing for now." Jiang Zongnan walked back to the living room and picked up his coat. He turned to Jiang Yao who was standing next to him and said, "I have to go out for something. You take care of the house."
Jiang Yao felt vaguely uneasy. He grabbed his wrist, frowned, and asked, "Where are you going? I'll go with you."
Jiang Zongnan looked at him deeply, pulled his hand away, and said, "I'm just going out for a while, don't think too much, you stay at home and take care of your mother."
Jiang Yao was pushed away by him. He was stunned for a moment, and suddenly a strong sense of uneasiness surged in his heart. He looked at him with sharp eyes and hesitated for a moment before saying: "Dad, I just heard the person on the other end of the phone mentioned Qiao Nian's name. They..."
"This matter has nothing to do with Nian Nian!" Jiang Zongnan immediately interrupted him sternly. His elegant and wise eyes, honed by the years, stared at him for a moment, then retracted his gaze and said slowly, "This is originally our family affair. It has nothing to do with her. Don't involve her."
"But..." Jiang Yao was still a little worried.
"No buts. I'm going out for a while and I'll call you if I have any news." Jiang Zongnan insisted. He took the car keys and walked out.
Jiang Yao had no choice but to watch his back disappear at the entrance of the villa.
The sound of Jiang Zongnan driving was soon heard outside the door.
Jiang Yao stood there for a long time. After a while, he walked upstairs, took out his cell phone, and said to Tang Wanru, "Mom, I'll go upstairs and call Master Xu."
"Go ahead."
Tang Wanru's mind was filled with the good news that Jiang Xianrou was temporarily fine, so she didn't pay much attention to him. She waved her hand, motioning him to go up.
Jiang Yao glanced at her and stopped looking at her. He walked towards the study on the second floor while calling Xu Jishen.
*
Qiao Nian received a call from Qin Si at ten o'clock the next morning.
She had just woken up and taken a cold shower when Qin Si called her.
Qiao Nian walked over angrily, picked up his charging phone, and answered the call.
Before she could even say "something's up", she heard Qin Si's anxious voice on the other end of the phone: "Sister Qiao, where are you?"
Qiao Nian's eyelashes twitched slightly, he reached out to check his phone, turned down the volume, and then said in a calm voice: "Rhine."
Qin Si said without stopping: "Change your clothes, I will come to pick you up right away."
Qiao Nian rarely saw him so anxious, so she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong?"
When Qin Si on the other end of the phone heard her ask "What's wrong?", he was silent for a moment.
After a brief silence.
Qiao Nian heard Qin Si's tentative voice on the other end of the phone saying to her, "Second Uncle Jiang was beaten into the hospital. I heard that he had three broken ribs. Fortunately, the police arrived in time, otherwise we don't know what the consequences would be. It is said that Xu Jishen called the police. Yesterday, Second Uncle Jiang received a mysterious phone call and went out alone. Jiang Yao was worried and found Xu Jishen. Xu Jishen used his connections to locate Second Uncle Jiang's phone, and the police found him in an abandoned factory..."
"When they found the man, he had already passed out. The police didn't see any suspicious people around him. He might have gotten wind of it and ran away."
Qin Si didn't expect that such a thing could happen in Beijing.
The Jiang family may not be that powerful in Beijing, but at least they are part of the circle.
The reason why a circle is a circle is that the relationships are complicated. As long as you can get into the circle, you have some connections in it.
(End of this chapter)