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"Yes, Director Hu, it's that famous divine doctor Xia Tian..." Zou Cheng nodded.
"I know him. I saw him a few days ago." Hu Hongguang interrupted again, asking somewhat urgently, "Which train did you take Do you know where Xia Tian got off"
"Director Hu, he should be in our Xing City right now," Zou Cheng mused for a moment. "I saw him at the railway station before. I originally wanted to send them with my car, but they had some conflict with two police officers at the station. In the end, Miss Mengmeng wouldn't agree to ride with me."
"Miss Mengmeng" Hu Hongguang frowned slightly. "Alright, Zou Cheng, tell me in detail about your meeting with Xia Tian."
Zou Cheng nodded and then recounted what had happened on the train and outside the railway station that morning.
"I see," Hu Hongguang mused as if to himself. "So Xia Tian and Liu Meng are currently in Xing City, but why did they come here Are they just passing through or do they have something else in mind" In his heart, he thought, This Xia Tian is indeed very busy. He was still in Yue Nan City a few days ago, then went to Shu Du without delay, and now has arrived at Xing City. How often does he change locations!
Thinking of Xie Aiguo's case, Hu Hongguang recalled that after being brought to the provincial department, Xie Aiguo didn't suffer any further assassination attempts. Moreover, Xie Aiguo cooperated fully and immediately implicated dozens of people, all of whom were important figures in YueNan City with significant wealth and power. As a result, this case quickly became the largest corruption scandal in Jiangnan Province, foreshadowing an imminent reshuffle of the city’s political landscape.
The reason for Xie Aiguo's full cooperation was quite simple: most of those he implicated were people who wanted him dead. Xie Aiguo knew that only by having those individuals arrested would he feel secure.
However, despite implicating so many people, Hu Hongguang had a sense that Xie Aiguo might have concealed even more crucial information.
In the eyes of others at the provincial department and even within the provincial government, for Xie Aiguo to implicate this many individuals was already considered quite successful. Yet, Hu Hongguang understood that strictly speaking, the case had barely begun addressing its core issues.
It needed to be acknowledged that Xie Aiguo's arrest stemmed fundamentally from Xia Tian’s intervention, which in turn was due to a girl named Shen Yun. The incident involving Shen Yun was orchestrated by the mysterious organization known as Baihua Tower. However, even now, Xie Aiguo refused to acknowledge any connection with Baihua Tower, and this shadowy entity remained hidden. Furthermore, the officials implicated by Xie Aiguo knew very little about Baihua Tower and couldn't prove its involvement with him.
While it was primarily the security forces investigating Baihua Tower, Hu Hongguang understood that unless Baihua Tower were completely dismantled, not only would Xia Tian be furious, but there was also a possibility of Xie Aiguo being rescued. He believed that the reason Xie Aiguo didn't disclose information about Baihua Tower was because even in custody, he could still control it. This meant that Xie Aiguo would likely arrange for Baihua Tower to rescue him.
"Director Hu, do you need me to help contact Xia Tian" Seeing Hu Hongguang's unusual expression, Zou Cheng couldn’t help but ask.
Hu Hongguang snapped out of his thoughts, pondered for a moment, and then shook his head: "Zou Cheng, Xia Tian isn't easy to get along with. It's best not to bother him casually. You're also not very familiar with him. If I really need to find him, it would be better if Feifei contacts him. Recently, Feifei even stayed at Xia Tian's place for a few days, so they are somewhat acquainted."
"Feifei" Zou Cheng was surprised. "She’s staying with Xia Tian"
"No." At this point, Hu Hongguang realized his words could be misinterpreted and quickly shook his head to clarify: "They aren't living together. To put it plainly, Feifei has been serving as Xia Tian's nanny for a few days. As for any other relationship, there isn’t one between them. Zou Cheng, I don’t treat you like an outsider, so I’ll be honest with you—despite being pretty, Feifei isn't to Xia Tian’s taste."
Zou Cheng nodded; he believed Hu Hongguang's words as he knew Hu Feifei well and had some feelings for her. Although he thought she was beautiful, compared to Liu Mengyi whom he just met today, Hu Feifei seemed unremarkable.
Hu Hongguang pondered again before continuing: "Zou Cheng, since Xia Tian helped you with this chase, remember to mention him in your report. That way, both the municipal bureau and provincial department will consider that you have some connection with Xia Tian. Considering his status, they’ll be more courteous toward you in the future. Also, submit a proposal for establishing a pursuit team; I believe no one should oppose it this time."
Zou Cheng was slightly taken aback: "Director Hu, does Xia Tian have such influence"
"Trust me, with just one word from him, anyone in Jiangnan Province could be dismissed." Hu Hongguang spoke slowly; the more he understood Xia Tian, the clearer it became that describing his power was beyond words.
Pausing for a moment, Hu Hongguang continued, "Zou Cheng, you can go back first. Don't think about contacting Xia Tian right now. Follow what I just said. Also, regarding the matter at the train station, inform your department to address it."
"Understood, Director Hu. Then I'll take my leave," Zou Cheng responded and quickly got up to leave.
After Zou Cheng left, Hu Hongguang took out his phone and dialed a number.
Xinhai Residential Area
No. 10 Building, 18th Floor, Unit D
In the bedroom’s large bed, Liu Meng's tempting snow-white body lay motionless on Xia Tian's body in sleep mode after their first dual practice session since her injury two nights ago. However, even though she was asleep, Xia Tian remained wide awake and alert but his mood had taken a turn for the worse.
He felt excited after the first night of dual cultivation with Liu Meng; he recovered two-tenths of his strength in one night. He still felt good this morning because their second night of practice recovered another tenth of his strength. Yet, since they finished practicing together earlier today, his mood had started to deteriorate as he noticed that this time around, he hadn't even regained half a tenth of his strength.
This realization made him aware that, if this pattern continued, even if he kept practicing the Double Cultivation with Liu Meng nonstop, the amount of recovered energy would likely decrease. This meant that relying solely on Double Cultivation to recover his energy might not be feasible, and it could take at least a year or two.
"Ji Qingying, you damn demoness, you've really caused me so much trouble!" Xia Tian cursed Ji Qingying in his heart again.
However, cursing her was useless. Xia Tian started to realize that if he wanted to fully recover his energy within a short time frame, he might need to come up with other methods. But what method should he use
Xia Tian couldn't think of any other ways at the moment. With his current level of energy cultivation, ordinary medicinal herbs would have very limited effects on him. Perhaps, he still had no choice but to rely on the Reversing Heaven Eight Needles.
Even though his current energy was only at thirty percent of its peak, using the fourth needle of the Reversing Heaven technique didn't pose a problem for him. However, the increase in energy cultivation from washing the marrow with the fourth needle still had limitations. To fully recover, he would have to continue using the fifth needle of the Reversing Heaven technique. The issue was that his current level of energy was insufficient for using the fifth needle. Perhaps, he must go through the same process as before: first use the marrow washing method to increase his energy cultivation, then proceed with the fifth needle.
However, this would certainly be another lengthy process, and Xia Tian really didn't know if the people from the Ethereal Immortal Gate would give him so much time to slowly recover.
"Ding Dong..." The doorbell suddenly rang, startling Xia Tian out of his thoughts.
Summer was a bit annoyed. How could someone come to disturb him in this place
Though displeased, Summer still put on clothes and got up, walked through the living room, opened the door, and then grumbled at the person by the door: "Hey, who are you Why are you pressing the doorbell Don't you know that you're being annoying"
Standing at the doorway was a tall and handsome young man in his twenties. Seeing Summer, he froze for a moment before becoming incredibly angry: "You ask who I am I also want to know who you are! Where's Tang Huijun Tell her to come out!"
"Are you stupid" Summer said irritably: "If you're looking for Tang Huijun, go to her house. Why are you here Get lost! If you keep annoying me, I'll hit you!"
"Damn it, last night I saw her enter here with my own eyes and didn't see her leave. She must be inside! Are you her current boyfriend" the tall and handsome man angrily looked at Summer, "I'm telling you to stay away from her or else... uh!"
Summer punched this handsome guy in the nose, causing him to fall backward with blood streaming down his nose.
"You're crazy!" With Summer's mood already bad, hearing that this idiot thought he was Tang Huijun’s boyfriend made him feel even worse. His taste wasn't that poor, right So now, not only did he punch the guy out cold, but he also kicked him twice while he lay on the floor, sending him towards the staircase: "If you come to annoy me again, I'll throw you off from the eighteenth floor!" into bed. Remember to teach him a lesson for me!" the little vixen said."Got it, I'll go teach him a lesson right now," Xia Tian quickly replied before hanging up the call."Mr. Xia, have you found ou...