Hu Shiyuan's remark drew another round of chuckles.
What could Zhou Yi be busy with? He was about to be transferred out. What work could possibly keep him occupied?
Everyone knew that "I can't get away from work" was nothing more than an insincere courtesy!
Once the food and drinks arrived, everyone exchanged toasts amid laughter and conversation, filling the luxurious private dining room with a merry atmosphere.
Strangely enough, although Zhou Yi was nowhere to be seen, "Director Zhou" and "Zhou Yi" were the names that came up most often.
Mockery, sarcasm, disdain, loathing... According to a common superstition, Director Zhou's ears ought to have been burning, and he ought to have been sneezing nonstop.
Yet just as everyone was enjoying themselves, the unexpected was, predictably, bound to happen.
Xu Qinglan's and Chen Qingyan's phones rang almost simultaneously.
They answered one after the other, and both their expressions changed instantly.
"Chairwoman, we have a problem! A Deputy Director named Min from the Changning Municipal Public Security Bureau has brought dozens of police officers to the office building at our western-suburbs raw-materials base. He says he suspects important evidence of a crime is hidden here and wants to conduct a search!"
Hearing the anxious voice of Zhang Hua, the security department manager, Xu Qinglan was both shocked and furious.
She had never imagined that Zhou Yi would still refuse to leave her alone when he was just about to leave! Still less had she expected him to strike with such ruthless precision, wheeling back for a thrust straight at her weak spot.
The security department!
Zhou Yi had to be coming for the security department.
Because hidden in its warehouse were firearms and ammunition she had collected.
There weren't that many-just a dozen or so men and seven or eight