Wu Dongfang is a top figure in charge of disciplinary inspection, with countless officials having fallen under his sanction, all of them significant.
Luo Ziling couldn’t have imagined that these people belonged to Wu Dongfang’s department.
That Wu Dongfang would actually send someone to tail him—Luo Ziling never expected this even in his dreams.
Could it be that Wu Dongfang intends to take action against my mom?
The thought made Luo Ziling break out in a cold sweat.
Although Wu Dongfang ranks lower among the seven big shots and is the most low-key one, usually not standing out, to those in Huaxia’s political arena, he is the most fearsome person.
He can end your career with methods more powerful than anyone else’s.
Of course, the people who require his intervention are all of very high rank. People like Xu Chen or Ding Zhongming aren’t qualified for his personal attention.
Luo Ziling believed that if Wu Dongfang really was sending people to investigate Ling Ruonan, then the situation would be a bit troublesome.
"Did they say anything else?" Luo Ziling’s expression turned serious.
"They said they are members of a disciplinary investigation team, acting on orders from their superior. They aren’t very clear on the specifics, either," Wuyue suggested quietly, "Young master, why don’t we go to the scene and take a look!"
Luo Ziling nodded slightly and immediately walked out of the living room with Wuyue.
The place where they detained those tailing them was two kilometers from Ling Ruonan’s villa.
Wuyue personally drove Luo Ziling over there, while Zhu Yijun and Shi Yidan followed awkwardly in another car.
After a dozen minutes, Luo Ziling and Wuyue arrived at the location where the followers were held.
Wuyue’s men didn’t give those being detained a hard time—except during the initial questioning.
Once they stated their identities, no one dared give them a hard time.
When Luo Ziling, with a stern expression, and Wuyue, with a cold look, walked into the room where these people were detained, everyone exited on Wuyue’s signal.
"Who is in charge!" Luo Ziling asked sternly upon entering the room, "I am Luo Ziling!"
"I am!" A man in his thirties raised his hand slightly, "I recognize you, Mr. Luo."
Without waiting for Luo Ziling to respond, he immediately explained, "Today was purely a misunderstanding. We received a report about an official allegedly using a government vehicle to visit a hotel, so we came to investigate. Unexpectedly, it was all a misunderstanding."
"Is that so?" Luo Ziling chuckled, sitting down beside the man, and signaled Wuyue to prepare tea and snacks for them.
While Wuyue instructed people to prepare these items, he leaned in and whispered in the man’s ear, "What you just said makes sense, but I don’t believe it!"
The man was puzzled for a moment, then smiled at Luo Ziling, saying nothing.
"Are you investigating my mom?" Luo Ziling asked directly, "I think someone must have reported my mom to higher-ups, so you were dispatched to investigate. And I was also a subject of the investigation, which is why today’s situation occurred, right?"
The man was taken aback by Luo Ziling’s directness, smiled bitterly twice, and didn’t know how to respond.
"Alright, I’ve basically understood the situation, and I won’t give you a hard time. I know you’re just following orders; it’s just that your skills are lacking, and your surveillance was poor, leading to us catching you. I suppose you were following me tonight because you wanted to know what I was up to. I’ll be blunt with you—I was just going to treat someone, a special forces soldier who was injured, and needed my medical help. Whether you believe it or not is up to you. If you continue to want to investigate my mom and me in the future, we will definitely cooperate." Luo Ziling stood up with a smile, "If given a chance, my mom and I would like to meet with your Officer Wu and talk to him face-to-face. Our proactive cooperation will save you some trouble, I assume?"
The man still didn’t know how to answer, but he stood up as soon as Luo Ziling did.
"Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Luo," he finally offered some diplomatic words, "We also ask for your understanding of our difficulties. We believe that Mr. Luo is of high moral character and has a stellar reputation. Mr. Luo has brought honor to the country multiple times and upheld the reputation of traditional Chinese medicine. We greatly respect that!"
Luo Ziling knew that this person held no high rank and was just an average worker, so he had no interest in further discussing unnecessary things. After offering another apology, he allowed Wuyue to arrange for their departure.
Once they left, Luo Ziling followed Wuyue back to the villa.
On the way back, Wuyue expressed concern, "They’re onto us, the situation is still somewhat troublesome!"
"No guilty conscience, no fear of ghosts knocking at the door," Luo Ziling dismissed it entirely, "At least we can withstand the investigation."
"Young master, I will be cautious," Wuyue nodded solemnly, "Tonight, I’ll make arrangements so that anything that might incriminate us is taken care of."
"Thank you for your hard work!"
When Luo Ziling returned to the villa, it was already close to midnight.
Yang Qingyin was still awake, playing with her phone.
Seeing Luo Ziling enter, she quickly sat up from the bed and asked with concern, "What happened?"
"Someone used some pretty impressive tactics," Luo Ziling sighed heavily as he lay down next to Yang Qingyin, "Wu Dongfang’s people tailed us."
"What?!" Yang Qingyin was very surprised, "Wasn’t Wu Dongfang here attending your parents’ wedding?"
"Who knows!" Luo Ziling shook his head vigorously with his eyes closed, trying to clear his mind, "I haven’t figured out if it’s Wu Dongfang targeting my mom and me, or if he’s acting on someone else’s instructions."
"You should definitely discuss this with your mom and your grandfather!" Yang Qingyin suggested, "This matter is too serious. If, by any chance—I mean if they find evidence against your mom and you, it will be troublesome. Even if they don’t find anything incriminating, being called in for tea and asked to cooperate in an investigation could tarnish your reputations."
"I’m not familiar with disciplinary investigation matters, so I’m a bit blindsided here!" Luo Ziling recounted the scene with those people earlier and then said, "I’m not sure what will happen next. If Wu Dongfang wants to take action against us, or if he’s joining others to do so, then it’s definitely troublesome."
"So you must inform your mom, and especially your grandfather. It’s crucial that he knows; he can come up with better strategies," Yang Qingyin said with a smile, "If I’m not mistaken, Wu Dongfang will soon find out about this, regardless of whether he’s orchestrating anything. Once he knows, he’ll seek out your grandfather to explain the situation proactively."
"That’s right!" Luo Ziling nodded in agreement, "I’ll call my grandfather tomorrow morning to discuss this!"