Chapter 491 Like a dream but not a dream

Chapter 491 Like a dream but not a dream

Chapter 491 Like a dream but not a dream
A policeman pushed Kong Jianren over.

When he saw Chen Xi, Kong Jianren's eyes showed hatred, but Chen Xi couldn't laugh this time.

"Be careful..." Chen Xi spoke subconsciously to remind the police.

"Huh?" The police looked confused.

"boom!"

The next second, the sound of gunfire spread throughout the police station.

Chen Xi touched his body in surprise, but he felt no pain or itchiness, and there was not even a drop of blood.

Looking at Kong Jianren next to him, he suddenly fell to the ground.

"Put down your gun!" A policeman shouted from the side, and then the fat policeman next to him drew his gun and pointed it forward.

"Burn my remains, the holy fire is blazing. What joy is there in life, and what pain is there in death..."

Chen Xi turned around in astonishment and saw Gao Jian muttering something, pointing the gun at his temple and pulling the trigger.

"Bang!" Along with the sudden gunshot, at that moment, the bullet ruthlessly tore through the air, sharply piercing Gao Jian's temple, instantly freezing his life at this moment.

Damn it, what's going on?
Chen Xi was confused.

"Hurry, hurry, check on him!"

"Hopeless."

The fat policeman asked his companions to check on Kong Jianren's condition.

The policeman whose gun was taken away by Gao Jian had a sad face and had to write a long report again.

More than an hour later, Chen Xi arrived at King St, which is a shopping street with many department stores.

He couldn't get in touch with Hu Heshan, and didn't know what important matter he was busy with, so he could only go to find Zhao Lingshan first.

"Shanshan, it's so dangerous outside, why are you still out shopping?"

"Danger, what danger? I'm fine, can you take a bite?"

Zhao Lingshan licked an ice cream, looked at him in confusion, and then handed the ice cream to him.

Liu Peiyun stood aside, covering her mouth and secretly looking at the two of them.

"Out there, the Gulu Cult is causing chaos. They even set themselves on fire and blew up a gas station."

"What are you talking about? I just watched the news. They put up a banner and meditated in front of the gas station, and then they were arrested by the police."

"What?" Chen Xi took out his cell phone immediately after hearing that.

"Did you not sleep well last night and feel a little overly nervous? Look at the dark circles under your eyes. Come to my house and take a rest. What on earth did you do last night?"

Zhao Lingshan's words were like air. At this moment, Chen Xi's attention was all on the mobile phone. There was no self-immolation incident in the news, and there was no explosion at the gas station.

Is it really just a dream?

"Chen Xi, you haven't eaten yet, come on, auntie will treat you to a meal." Liu Peiyun smiled and pointed to a restaurant next door.

The three of them walked into the western restaurant and chose a seat by the window. The light music in the restaurant flowed slowly, creating a warm and comfortable atmosphere. Zhao Lingshan ordered a few signature dishes, then turned to Chen Xi, revealing a bit of complaint in her tone: "Look how tired you are. I don't know what you did so late at night. You didn't go to help the president collect the body, did you?"

"Haha, that's almost right, otherwise I'm afraid he would die with regrets." Chen Xi picked up the cup and took a sip of lemonade.

"Chen Xi, when you graduate and return to China, what are your plans? Are you planning to develop in China or just stay for a short time?" Liu Peiyun asked.

Chen Xi put down the cup in his hand and said, "Aunt, I plan to develop in China after graduation. Although overseas is good, I always feel that I lack a sense of belonging. Besides, there are many things waiting for me to do."

"Why, is it because of your parents? Your dad is such a jerk, he made Caiyue mad again."

"Oh? What's wrong? My mother didn't tell me anything." Chen Xi frowned.

"It's all about feelings and money. Chen Yifeng asked Caiyue for money before, but he took back the factory before he got the money. Then he cut off Xinde's supply from time to time."

"What about the relationship? Didn't they get divorced? My dad is so ruthless in his actions, it seems like there's no relationship left."

"Your dad said outside that Caiyue has someone else, and that's the reason for the divorce, and now he's planning to marry a new wife."

"Someone? He must have someone outside, right? My mom doesn't have anyone."

Chen Xi thought about it and realized that it was ridiculous that his mother hadn't found a partner for so long after the divorce. Chen Yifeng just wanted to marry a new wife, and was afraid that others would say something bad about him, so he turned the tables on him.

"Your dad said he saw your mom with another man outside."

"Oh? Who is it?"

"Your mom used to be a school beauty, with so many suitors. Now those suitors heard that she's divorced, so they all come here to make up for the regrets of their youth. Of course, they're all after the money your mom has."

"Haha, that's a nice thought!" Chen Xi sneered.

"Actually, not all of them. There is one who is pretty good. He used to be your father's strongest competitor. Your grandfather also thought that he was good. He was in the jewelry business. Unfortunately, your grandfather passed away later, and your father took advantage of the opportunity..." Liu Peiyun recounted the recent events in the country.

Chen Xi nodded. He had heard his mother talk about this man before. Every time she said that he was blind to fall in love with Chen Yifeng and should have married that man before. However, Chen Xi had never met this man, so it was hard to comment on him.

"When you get married in the future, don't follow your father's example and have affairs outside. Your father had affairs with his secretary, other female employees, reporters, and I heard there was even a hotel waitress. Oh, I can't even count them all..." Liu Peiyun counted on her fingers and finally gave up.

Chen Xi smiled. It is said that men with some strength will probably have one of the following habits: eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, and smoking. Chen Yifeng is not good at anything else except being a womanizer.

Liu Peiyun then asked: "What do you think about marriage? Auntie knows that you are still young and may not have thought about this issue, but Auntie still wants to hear your thoughts."

"Well, I don't have too many thoughts. I'm definitely not going to be like my dad, who still has an ugly eating habit after divorce." Chen Xi has more than one woman around him now, so he is embarrassed to say too much.

"Well, both of our families are divorced. I know that this has a great impact on you and Shanshan..." Liu Peiyun looked at Chen Xi and spoke slowly.

She thought of her own marriage and couldn't help feeling a little emotional. She didn't want her daughter to follow in her footsteps, so she hoped that Zhao Lingshan could find someone worthy of entrusting her life to.

"Mom, why are you talking so much? Let's eat quickly." Zhao Lingshan glared at her mother with a red face, then pointed at the dishes that had just been served.

"Haha, let's eat. Let's eat." Liu Peiyun smiled and started to pick up the knife and fork.

Zhao Lingshan glanced to the side from time to time, trying to see the reaction of the man next to her.

"It's better not to run around these days, and try not to go to gas stations." Chen Xi thought of the news and reminded them both.

"I know. How did the president's incident yesterday go? I heard that the president is quite influential, and is involved in oil, electricity, and other things." Zhao Lingshan picked up a chicken wing and put it on his plate. "Oh? How do you know so much?"

"My mother said all that. Weren't her two friends there at the time? Aunt Jiang even asked for your cell phone number yesterday."

Zhao Lingshan was chewing salad and speaking incoherently.

"Yes, I also heard it from Jiang Nanyue and Lin Jiaojiao. I heard that if he died, many small gas stations in Australia might suffer."

Chen Xi frowned when he heard this and ate the food on the plate.

He felt that Kuang Jintu’s death this time was not only related to the Guru Cult, but might also involve some large energy companies.

"It's still safe in China. Parades and riots basically won't happen. I heard that the robbers targeted Chinese people because we have money."

"Haha, I'm not stupid."

Hearing Liu Peiyun say this, Chen Xi smiled.

Robbery is naturally aimed at rich people.

"Caiyue has good genes. She looks handsome in anything she wears." After dinner, in the mall, Liu Peiyun exclaimed as he watched Chen Xi take off his suit and change into casual clothes.

"Shanshan has inherited your excellent genes and is now a great beauty."

"What do you mean I'm a beauty now? Was I ugly when I was a child?"

Zhao Lingshan glared at him with her hands on her hips in dissatisfaction.

"Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, Ji Qingchuan and Zhang Qiming are completely fascinated by it..."

"Tsk, don't mention that guy Zhang Qiming..." Zhao Lingshan curled her lips. She felt unhappy when she thought about the fight between three people because Zhang Qiming harassed her when they were young.

How can you confess to a girl like this? You just go up to her and pull her arm to force her to date you. When she is rejected, you even want to use violence. And this is in elementary school...

"What's going on outside? There are police cars everywhere. There were none when I just arrived." Liu Peiyun muttered to himself as he stood at the window looking down.

"Wow, there are so many. Chen Xi, come and see!" Zhao Lingshan called Chen Xi to come over.

Downstairs in the mall, police cars were flashing their lights.

Because the distance was too far, I had no idea what was happening. I only saw people being taken into police cars, and a group of onlookers were watching below.

"Buzz!" At this moment, Chen Xi's cell phone suddenly rang.

He opened it and saw that it was a call from Hu Heshan.

"Hey, Consul Hu, where did you go so early in the morning? You left me in the police station with dead people..." When Chen Xi mentioned the dead people, he looked at the two women next to him, then lowered his voice and walked aside.

"I was just away for a while, how come both of them died..." Hu Heshan's unhappy words came from the phone.

"That Gao Jian took the gun and shot Kong Jianren to death. How big of a grudge do these two have..."

"I have just figured out what happened. Kong Jianren is suspected to be the director of the Tu'ao Counseling Center, and Gao Jian is suspected to be the director of a branch station. The reason why he shot Kong Jianren may be that he hoped the secret of the Guru Cult would not be revealed, and secondly, Kong Jianren wanted to get rid of him because of some things. Gao Jian's dealings with Xin Energy should have been discovered by Kong Jianren in advance, so he designed such a scheme to directly get rid of Kuang Jintu and Gao Jian. Then he took the contents of the USB flash drive for himself, so that he could control other people and hide his identity, because Kuang Jintu had already suspected that he was a member of the Guru Cult..." Hu Heshan talked incessantly on the other end of the phone.

"Did something happen outside? I'm at the shopping mall on King Street now. There are many police cars left there and I saw many people being taken away. Did you go out early this morning just to deal with these things?" Chen Xi asked.

"How can I have the time to take care of that? That's Caleb's job. I went to negotiate with the Australian officials early in the morning. Those people you saw should be members of the Guru Cult. They suddenly started making trouble today. Some of them were going to attack the gas station, hoping to cause an explosion to make the Australian officials compromise. But now Kong Jianren is not here, they are leaderless, so no one gave the final order, and in the end they were all arrested by Caleb's people. Now it's not just King St that is arresting people, the whole city is searching for the Guru Cult members who are causing trouble..."

Chen Xi was a little surprised when he heard this. If nothing happened to Kong Jianren, then the explosion reported in the news in his dream would have occurred.

Then a certain superpower and the right wing of Australia intervened. On the surface, they said that it was to respect the beliefs of every religion, but in fact they wanted to unite and do something bad against Country X.

"Well, I feel that Kuang Jintu's death is not that simple. It may be related to some energy companies."

"Well, don't worry about it. Go back to Mo Village and continue your studies. Thank you for this time. If you encounter any trouble in the future, you can contact me at any time." Hu Heshan didn't say anything, and Chen Xi didn't dare to ask any more.

As a consul, Hu Heshan cannot reveal some things to others at will.

For this trip to Xi Village, Hu Heshan and Shen Lang both owed him a favor. It was great that he could get benefits from both sides.

Chen Xi felt very happy, but when he thought about Real-Car's current situation, his brows furrowed again.

Not only that, if Australia were to target Chinese businesses, then his projects would also suffer.

At night, in Zhao Lingshan’s villa.

"Well, Shanshan went to take a shower. There are some things I didn't say in the hotel before. Now that she is not here, I can say it."

"Ah? Auntie, tell me."

Looking at Liu Peiyun sitting on the sofa, Chen Xi stretched out his hand, indicating that the other party could speak freely.

"That bastard Zhao Kai had an affair with a waitress, and I heard they even had a child. He often hangs out with your father now, so he must be playing with other women somewhere again. Now that he and I are divorced, Shanshan is a little repulsive to her father. Although she doesn't blame me on the surface, she must be resentful about our divorce. She must not feel safe now. We were very busy with our business and lacked care for her. Shanshan lived and ate at your house when she was a child, and you have a special relationship with her. You should pay more attention to her. We all know that Shanshan has liked you very much since she was a child. You must not let her down. Auntie, I beg you..." Liu Peiyun moved her body and patted Chen Xi's shoulder.

"Don't worry, Auntie, Shanshan is very important to me..." Chen Xi looked into the other's eyes solemnly and nodded.

"Well, I feel relieved after hearing what you said. I have watched you grow up since you were a child, and I am still very optimistic about your character. As for you, you should also be more open-minded. Shanshan talked to me about it. Your family divorced earlier than us. At that time, you were not yet an adult, and the pressure on your heart must have been greater. Some things, once they have happened, you should think about facing them properly..."

Listening to Liu Peiyun's words, Chen Xi fell into deep thought.

He sighed inwardly.

In his previous life, it was because of these things that he got addicted to gambling and squandered all the money he earned from starting a business. Although he quit gambling after returning to China, the psychological shadow of his parents' divorce has always affected his mentality in doing things. Until he was in his thirties, he still couldn't let go of this big stone in his heart.

Late at night, Chen Xi lay in bed, his thoughts as tangled as willow catkins and unable to calm down.

Liu Peiyun's words, the mystery of Guruism, Australia's impending crackdown on Chinese businesses, and the complex and ever-changing situation in the country, all this influx of information was like heavy stones, pressing on his heart and preventing him from sleeping.

His mood became increasingly irritable and uneasy in the silence of the night.

The "creaking" sound was particularly clear in the silence of the night.

Then, the door was cautiously pushed open, and a figure quietly flashed in and walked in tiptoe.

Chen Xi was lying on the bed, his eyes keenly catching the figure at the door. The corners of his mouth could not help but rise slightly, a playful smile quietly appeared on his face, and at the same time he laughed secretly in his heart.

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