What Luo Ziling lacks the most right now are reliable people, and he also knows that his mother, Ling Ruonan, lacks reliable people too.
Of course, the kind of reliable people Ling Ruonan needs are different from his.
There are many people around Ling Ruonan helping her with tasks, but not many who can support her politically, meaning she doesn’t have her own team.
A lone hero needs allies; without support, without a team, without your own people, achieving great things is almost a fool’s dream.
While Ling Ruonan is gathering people, Luo Ziling is as well, and with greater speed and efficiency than Ling Ruonan.
However, Luo Ziling doesn’t know how loyal these people are.
How to test them, how to make them highly loyal, depends on how Ling Ruonan manages them.
Of course, it also depends on what rewards those who help them receive in the end.
But Luo Ziling knows that Ling Ruonan, who is on a political path, certainly understands all aspects, while he is still learning.
The meeting with Cao Jianhui’s mother was quite pleasant, and it’s likely that Cao Jianhui’s eloquence comes from his mother.
Anyway, the two had a chat without any awkward silences.
Luo Ziling promised Cao Jianhui’s mother to introduce them to Ling Ruonan, and even Ling Mingrui, when convenient.
Cao Jianhui’s mother also promised Luo Ziling that Cao Jianhui’s father would perform well during this period and achieve something remarkable.
Mrs. Cao didn’t stay long in Hengdian; after chatting with Luo Ziling, she enthusiastically watched a scene where Cao Jianhui was an extra, then left Hengdian, took a plane from Xiao Mountain Airport, and returned to Ji Province.
After finishing a scene and feeling satisfied with his performance, Cao Jianhui eagerly ran to Luo Ziling, who was watching nearby, and asked his opinion on their performance today.
"Boss, do we have acting talent? If you train us, we could be the next big stars." Wearing a full costume, Cao Jianhui boasted to Luo Ziling.
"Train you? What’s in it for me?" Luo Ziling replied with disdain.
Li Fuming, standing nearby, chuckled and said mysteriously, "Fat Cao would pick up soap."
"I’m not interested in Cao’s butt!" Luo Ziling quickly stepped back two steps before Cao Jianhui could react, "I only like women; I’m not interested in men, especially not in burly men."
Cao Jianhui’s face flushed instantly, and he picked up a prop sword nearby, wanting to attack Li Fuming.
Li Fuming quickly hid behind Luo Ziling, and Cao Jianhui turned to attack Luo Ziling, causing a commotion among them.
After successfully chasing away Li Fuming and Wu Longjiang, Cao Jianhui put the sword aside, approached Luo Ziling, and whispered, "What did my mom say to you?"
"It’s adult stuff; kids shouldn’t pry!"
Cao Jianhui almost choked, his face turning red with anger, "Don’t think just because you’re not a virgin, you can call us kids!"
"Isn’t that an obvious difference?" Luo Ziling looked at Cao Jianhui with disdain, "Anyway, you’re still a rookie!"
Cao Jianhui jumped up like a cat stepping on its tail, "Don’t think just because you have so many pretty girls around you that you can demoralize people. Hmph, believe me or not, but after the New Year, I’ll get Lin Lin pregnant."
"If you have the guts, go ahead!"
Cao Jianhui waved the sword in his hand, but in the end, didn’t swing it at Luo Ziling and threw it aside instead.
"I’ll help sort out your parents’ affairs, but we have to wait for the right opportunity. When an opportunity arises, it’ll be easy to handle!" Luo Ziling said, patting Cao Jianhui’s shoulder.
Cao Jianhui’s intelligence isn’t low, and his emotional intelligence is also high. Seeing Luo Ziling’s reassurance, he relaxed and didn’t ask further.
Not many scenes were filmed in the afternoon, and the main actors didn’t show up; their scenes begin tomorrow.
Today they shot a few opening scenes of the entire movie, and the three extras were all on set, playing ancient soldiers.
Cao Jianhui had the most screen time because he played a burly rogue soldier, with Li Fuming and Wu Longjiang as his followers. Cao Jianhui was very pleased with this extra role, while Li Fuming and Wu Longjiang were less so, feeling it was beneath them to act as Cao Jianhui’s lackeys, so they frequently expressed their dissatisfaction to him.
Seeing the three guys constantly goofing around, Cao Jianhui was quite happy, and the other staff members were amused by them too.
Seeing this, Luo Ziling knew he didn’t need to worry about them and stopped paying attention.
There were a few scenes left, but Luo Ziling wasn’t interested in staying to watch them.
Just then, Wuyue came looking for him, so Luo Ziling took the opportunity to leave the set.
"Any latest updates?" Luo Ziling asked casually.
"Everything is quiet; the police haven’t approached us, nor has any suspicious situation been found," Wuyue didn’t hide anything, sharing what she knew with Luo Ziling: "The traffic accident was deemed by the police as an accident, with the deceased driver fully responsible. Their identities have been investigated and treated as a typical traffic accident. The people we captured offered nothing of value, so we released them. The person we killed and their accomplices haven’t shown up or reported to the police, so the police should be unaware."
"Does that mean the incident yesterday, where several people tried to attack us, just ended like this?" Luo Ziling was somewhat surprised.
"It seems so!" Wuyue nodded, "If we don’t pursue it, it likely won’t cause further waves."
Both last night and today, she and her people were busy addressing these matters.
Last night, although she slept next to Luo Ziling’s room, she didn’t have any inclinations to consider getting involved with Luo Ziling.
After Luo Ziling left this morning, she arranged for Zhu Yijun, Shi Yidan, Lin, and two others to handle security, then personally led the team to investigate yesterday’s events and further scout the current situation.
Hengdian is small but has many outsiders and tourists, adding difficulty to their investigation.
Nevertheless, Wuyue and her team were quite capable and managed to figure out the situation.
They even intercepted a few suspicious calls.
All signs indicated that those who wanted to target Luo Ziling, upon learning of yesterday’s event, decided not to proceed.
"Young master, maybe they were indeed scared off by our swift actions yesterday and don’t dare to act again!" Wuyue reiterated her judgment.
"Seems like we miscalculated; there’s no way to fish anymore!" Luo Ziling regretted a little.
"Young master, the temporary disappearance of danger is a good thing!" Wuyue’s view differed from Luo Ziling’s.
"Alright, it’s a good thing. For the next two days, let’s take it easy. Tomorrow morning, I’ll take you to a fruit orchard in Yuezhou to taste fresh fruits, then have a big meal in Qiantang and a night tour of West Lake, returning to the Capital the day after," Luo Ziling shared his plan.
"I’ll go prepare immediately."
"Are you still sleeping in the same room as me tonight?" Luo Ziling asked casually.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Wuyue felt a shiver inside, and her face blushed.