The next day, Zhao Guosheng called Luo Ziling and asked if he was free. If he was, he wanted him to come over and treat him.
He'd caught a chill last night and was feeling a bit under the weather.
Luo Ziling immediately realized this was just an excuse. Zhao Guosheng must have something he wanted to talk to him about.
So he didn't look for any reason to refuse and readily agreed.
Originally, Zhao Guosheng wanted to send someone to pick Luo Ziling up, but Luo Ziling turned that down.
Luo Ziling didn't want to enjoy that kind of treatment; it was more convenient to go by himself.
Wuyue drove him over.
Zhao Guosheng's secretary led Luo Ziling inside.
The secretary took the initiative to tell Luo Ziling that he would arrange a special pass for him; later he could enter just by showing it.
Luo Ziling didn't refuse and readily agreed.
What Luo Ziling didn't expect was that, as he followed Zhao Guosheng's secretary into the main building of the compound, he "happened" to run into Wang Guoguo, who was there to deliver documents. Wang Guoguo came over to greet him and said she had something she wanted to ask his advice on; she'd wait for him at the building's exit later.
Zhao Guosheng's secretary knew who Wang Guoguo was, and he also knew that recently Wang Rongshan and his daughter had been quite close with Luo Ziling, so he immediately did them a favor and said that when Luo Ziling left, he'd let Wang Guoguo know so she wouldn't have to wait too long.
When Luo Ziling walked into Zhao Guosheng's office, Zhao Guosheng was in the middle of reviewing documents. Seeing Luo Ziling come in, he immediately put them down, took off his glasses, and stood up.
"I really feel bad, troubling you to make another trip, Ziling." Zhao Guosheng quickly expressed his apologies. "I caught a chill yesterday and I'm feeling a bit off, so I wanted you to come take a look. And I also have something I'd like to talk to you about, so I had to bother you."
"Haven't been here for days. Dropping by for a look-around is only right!" Luo Ziling grinned, and took the initiative to suggest giving Zhao Guosheng an examination and treatment first.
Zhao Guosheng really had caught a chill and showed some cold symptoms.
Luo Ziling didn't do any special treatment, just gave him some advice, telling him to drink more tea and find a way to sweat a bit; if necessary, he could write a prescription and he could take some medicine.
Zhao Guosheng asked Luo Ziling for a prescription, and after he got it, he solemnly expressed his thanks.
"Ziling, you've been pretty busy these past few days!" Zhao Guosheng took the initiative to open the conversation. "I really envy you, you can go anywhere."
"Yeah, being able to come to your place all the time is definitely not something just anyone can do." Luo Ziling chuckled.
Zhao Guosheng looked at Luo Ziling, speechless, then finally laughed. "Compared to those people, I'm really not anybody important!"
"In my eyes, you're a big shot I have to look up to." Luo Ziling said with feeling, "I'm sure that if I'd joined the army, I'd definitely treat you as my idol."
He hadn't expected Luo Ziling to steer the topic this way, and Zhao Guosheng was even more torn between laughing and crying.
He had no choice but to go along with Luo Ziling and say first, "I believe that in a few years, your father will have achievements like that as well. Your father is very capable. Before long, the commendation for him will be issued, and promotion in position and rank will be a matter of course."
What Luo Ziling actually wanted was to bring up Luo Xusheng's situation and see if he could get some benefit out of Zhao Guosheng.
He didn't expect that before he even mentioned Luo Xusheng, Zhao Guosheng would take the initiative to express his stance.
Luo Ziling was very satisfied.
Talking with someone who understands the game, sometimes you really don't need to waste much effort.
"Thanks for looking out for us." Luo Ziling thanked him directly. "I'll thank you properly later."
It hadn't occurred to Zhao Guosheng that Luo Ziling would put it that way. After a brief daze, he chuckled. "No need to thank me. Everything goes according to procedure."
Luo Ziling thanked him once again.
Originally, Zhao Guosheng had wanted to talk to Luo Ziling about what had happened these past few days. He was quite interested in Luo Ziling going to the Fang Family, the Yang Family, and Ling Mingrui's place, and having dinner at Wang Zhengqiang's home.
But after Luo Ziling steered the topic away, he simply stopped rushing to talk about those things.
Instead, he brought up the matter of Wang Xingbing, an important former figure in Dragon Rise.
"Once everything has been fully investigated, we'll handle it according to proper procedure. Don't worry."
Hearing what Zhao Guosheng said, Luo Ziling knew that Wang Xingbing was finished; his future was gone. The best outcome for him would be removal from his post and early transfer out of the military. That counted as doing Phoenix a favor, and also as clearing out a dissident.
Next time Phoenix came to him, he'd be able to ask her for some benefits.
After talking about Wang Xingbing, Zhao Guosheng again shifted the topic back to what he cared about.
He asked Luo Ziling if he was planning to get engaged to Yang Qingyin.
"Haha, I'm guessing your whole family going as guests to the Yang Family must have been for that, right?"
"Haha, my situation really draws a lot of attention!" Luo Ziling teased. "Luckily I'm not on some special battle record list, otherwise I'd have to go on the run right away!"
What Luo Ziling said made Zhao Guosheng's expression change.