"If you have something on your mind, just tell me directly. Don’t do things secretly, that’ll put you in a passive position!"
Luo Ziling looked sideways at Phoenix, who was concentrating on driving. "You don’t have the ability to make a big fuss. If you’re not careful, you could fall into a trap without a trace. You don’t have people to back you up, you don’t have family who can shake the Huaxia land with a stomp. So if something happens to you, no one will save you, no one can save you. I’m different, even if I go overboard and run into trouble, someone will rescue me. At worst, I’ll just get scolded. But you could lose your life."
Phoenix was silent for a while before responding to Luo Ziling: "I understand, thank you for the reminder."
"My dad is my mom’s husband and my grandfather’s son-in-law, he won’t be in trouble."
"Okay!" Phoenix looked at Luo Ziling meaningfully, understanding the point he was making.
After that, the two of them didn’t exchange any more words.
When Phoenix delivered Luo Ziling to the school gate, she finally spoke again, but only to say thank you: "Thank you!"
"No need to be polite, because I don’t want you dead yet!" Luo Ziling held onto the car door, smiling at Phoenix, "You’re clever but you don’t understand power games. Focus on your own matters, leave the power game stuff to others."
Phoenix didn’t respond, nor did she look at Luo Ziling, her eyes fixed ahead.
Luo Ziling also said nothing more and closed the car door forcefully.
Phoenix quickly turned the car around and drove back the way they came.
"It seems I’ve really been too smart for my own good, getting seen through!" Phoenix muttered in frustration as she drove at high speed, "I better be more careful, this was really too dangerous."
She felt somewhat grateful to Luo Ziling, though she wouldn’t express that gratitude.
After returning to school, Luo Ziling went straight to the exam venue.
There were two exams in the afternoon, and he arrived at school just before the exam time.
Luckily, the afternoon exams were Anatomy and College Chinese, both of which posed no pressure for Luo Ziling.
After the exams, he declined the invitation from Cao Jianhui, Li Fuming, and Wu Longjiang to dine together and went straight home.
During the exam, Ling Ruonan sent a message asking him to come home immediately afterward.
When Luo Ziling got home, Ling Ruonan was sitting in the living room drinking tea.
Upon seeing him come in, she immediately got up to greet him.
"Did you see your dad today?" Ling Ruonan asked softly.
"No!" Luo Ziling shook his head, "He didn’t go to the inspection office today, so there’s probably nothing up with him!"
"That’s good!" Ling Ruonan, although she had already guessed this result, breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing it from Luo Ziling. "Tell me about what happened today!"
Luo Ziling told Ling Ruonan about what happened at the inspection office today, almost without any omissions.
After hearing this, Ling Ruonan was stunned, "You went to that place and still so confident?"
"I haven’t done anything wrong, what am I afraid of!" Luo Ziling chuckled, "Mom, I genuinely feel that in my dealings with Dragon Rise, I haven’t done anything wrong. I helped Dragon Rise a lot, and one could say I helped the country a lot. Those people were unappreciative, claiming my treatment of Li Haiyang was personal, providing drugs to Dragon Rise was for personal gain. Of course, I couldn’t tolerate that, so I yelled directly!"
"Don’t you know how much power the inspection office wields?" Ling Ruonan’s face changed slightly.
She never dreamed that going to that place, feared by many senior military officers, Luo Ziling dared to be so "arrogant".
Though relieved to see Luo Ziling come back safely, Ling Ruonan still felt a bit afraid inside.
If something had gone wrong, Luo Ziling would likely have been severely dealt with.
Even if Luo Ziling is skilled, he can’t just fight it out there, can he?
Let alone, no matter how good martial skills are, they can’t beat knives—those people were holding guns, not knives.
If Luo Ziling resisted, they could directly shoot, even kill him.
"Mom, since it’s all fine now, just consider I was being reckless!" Luo Ziling chuckled again and asked Ling Ruonan, "By the way, do you have any latest instructions for me? How’s it going with Grandpa?"
"Someone formally reported Wu Jiangshan and Yan Shiliang for serious violations." Ling Ruonan said sternly, but quietly, "Originally, these two were people Fang Xiang promoted, acknowledged by many as ’Fang Faction’. But this time, the whistleblower also seems to be from the Fang Faction. It’s a bit strange!"
"Mom, you know about this kind of thing?" Luo Ziling was surprised.
"Wang Zhenjun found out and confirmed it with your grandfather!"
"Is this Grandpa’s move?" Luo Ziling asked curiously.
"Grandpa, even if he wanted to move, wouldn’t rush like this. Certainly not his doing!" Ling Ruonan shook her head, "I think it’s a sacrifice to save the situation."
"Is it Fang Family’s doing, or Chen Family’s doing? I mean is the Fang Family sacrificing, or Chen Family sacrificing?"
"Fang Family!" Ling Ruonan said with certainty.
"Looks like the Fang Family can’t sit still!" Luo Ziling laughed, "They’ve intervened in events several times, and now they’re ready to play the lead role."
Thinking for a bit, Luo Ziling suddenly had a thought, "Even if they are recognized as Fang Faction, now Fang Family is standing out as the whistleblower. Could it be Fang Family is clearing out dissent or cleaning up?"
Ling Ruonan thought for a moment and said, "Possible. But the exact situation can’t be clearly judged."
"Mom, things are really complicated!" Luo Ziling had a bitter smile.
Ling Ruonan adopted a serious expression and earnestly warned, "So, whatever you do from now on, be extremely cautious, or troubles will keep coming!"
"It’s a good thing this way too, right?" Luo Ziling, grinning mischievously, faced Ling Ruonan, "At least we won’t have troubles, Grandpa is clearly on our side. Also, I learned Fang Family isn’t as good as they seem. They want to screw us, want to extract benefits from us. Moreover, we can sit back and watch, see which big names get unlucky."
Watching Luo Ziling’s nonchalant attitude, Ling Ruonan sighed and reminded again: "You need to know, carelessness could lead to irreversible consequences!"
"Mom, in this case, there’s a possibility of Chen Family and Fang Family teaming up. I think if Grandpa makes a move, he’ll be more unkind to Chen Family. So we don’t need to worry about anything; if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. After all, you’re Grandpa’s daughter!"
Seeing Luo Ziling still smiling mischievously, Ling Ruonan understood his intent—her son wanted to continue to fish in troubled waters!