However, as soon as Lin Chuan brought it up, the memories sealed within his heart immediately surfaced. All of the memories exploded in an instant.

"Let's go!" Mu Bai quickened her pace.

Watching Mu Bai's back, Lin Chuan felt that her figure seemed to have slimmed down a lot. Although she looked slimmer from behind, when standing next to her just now, her figure had not changed much, with curves in all the right places.

Mu Bai turned around with a smiling face and said to Lin Chuan, "Lin Chuan, why are you standing there in a daze? Let's go."

Afterward, the two of them went to the dining hall.

The food in the school cafeteria was okay, and the cost of the meals for the students was made up of three parts: funding from the Department of Education, donations from Hope School, and a portion paid by the students themselves. Pork head meat, which cost ten yuan per portion outside, could be purchased by the students here for just three yuan. Rice that cost one yuan outside only required twenty or thirty cents here to be full.

Lin Chuan tried the cafeteria's food and thought it was indeed quite good. Of course, with Lin Chuan's palate, he was not a picky eater at all.

Mu Bai watched in amazement as Lin Chuan single-handedly devoured a plate of rice and couldn't help asking, "Did you... not eat enough in your previous life?"

"I'm an adult man; isn't it normal to have a big appetite?" Lin Chuan chuckled.

"Like a cow," Mu Bai pursed her lips and said.

"Haha..." Lin Chuan laughed heartily and said, "Being a cow is great; they eat grass and give milk."

"Hooligan!" Mu Bai glared at Lin Chuan irritably.

"Mu Bai, can you not assume my thoughts are so dirty?" Lin Chuan glanced at Mu Bai.

............

After having lunch at Hope Middle School, Lin Chuan was mercilessly kicked out by Mu Bai.

Returning back to Changlin Factory from Hope School, Lin Chuan had just arrived at his home when he found that the door to his room was ajar. Approaching, he discovered that Song Xiaojia was inside, offering incense to his mother. Lin Chuan was rooted to the spot.

Song Xiaojia solemnly offered three sticks of incense, then looked at Mrs. Lin's portrait.

After a long time, she began to speak, "Auntie, Lin Chuan should be back soon, you don't have to worry about her..."

Song Xiaojia spoke to the portrait calmly, starting with the world's injustices, how good people don't always get rewarded, and bad people don't always get their comeuppance. As a police officer, she had seen too much of these things, not to mention internationally.

Later, Song Xiaojia's tone shifted swiftly onto Lin Nanchuan. She believed Lin Chuan was a good man, a man with responsibility and ambition. Unfortunately, Song Xiaojia thought Lin Chuan was too much of a flirt.

"Once, I was also Lin Chuan's girlfriend." Song Xiaojia began to wipe away her tears, "It's just a pity that before I could rejoice, my parents raised objections and arranged a match for me. Being the child of high-ranking officials, I was destined not to have a romantic love..."

Speaking of which, Lin Chuan also felt some self-blame and regret. If it hadn't been for his impulsive behavior back then, perhaps things wouldn't have turned out so badly. Mrs. Song once came to his mother, warning her with an air of superiority. So at that point, Lin Chuan got angry.

"Xiao Jia!" Finally, Lin Chuan couldn't hold back anymore, he hurriedly entered the room.

"Lin Chuan, you... how did you get back?" Song Xiaojia looked at Lin Chuan in astonishment.

"What? Am I not welcome back?" Lin Chuan asked curiously.

"Of course not," Song Xiaojia shook her head, "I welcome you, it's just... just a bit overwhelming."

"Silly girl, what's there to be overwhelmed about?" Lin Chuan smiled.

Ignoring the tears at the corner of her eyes, Song Xiaojia rushed into Lin Chuan's embrace. They hugged each other tightly. Lin Chuan laughed, "You've worked hard."

"Not hard at all," Song Xiaojia shook her head.

The house was still kept neat and clean, which indicated that someone had been cleaning it regularly. Nuo Xiaoxi had gone to Jiangbei University, so it must have been Song Xiaojia who was doing the cleaning. After a brief embrace, Lin Chuan walked solemnly to his mother's portrait and earnestly offered three sticks of incense.

"Lin Chuan, don't be too sad about your aunt's passing," Song Xiaojia consoled.

"Much better now," Lin Chuan said with a bitter smile, "She's already gone, what else can I do?"

"Sigh..." Song Xiaojia sighed, "This Song Hao really deserved to die, I can't believe he could do something so inhuman. Just thinking about it chills my heart."

"It's all in the past," Lin Chuan smiled, "He paid with his life."

"But if it were someone else, maybe they could have gotten away with it," Song Xiaojia gritted her teeth and said: "I think I have seen through this world. People with money and power can rise above the law, while ordinary citizens are the ones oppressed by it. From this, we can see that the law is merely an umbrella for the wealthy and powerful. They use the legal system as a weapon to protect their own interests. Right?"

"Right!" Lin Chuan nodded.

"Is there really no solution?" Song Xiaojia asked.

"No solution," Lin Chuan replied with a smile.

"Sigh..." Song Xiaojia sighed helplessly.

Lin Chuan said with a chuckle: "Who would've thought you would get promoted?"

"Yes!" Song Xiaojia nodded and said, "After returning from abroad, the Provincial Public Security Department directly promoted me to Deputy Chief. For now, I am merely a branch-level official. I hope to shine in this position."

"Heh heh..." Lin Chuan chuckled; his laughter seemed to contain a bit of mockery.

Song Xiaojia pursed her lips and said, "Just you wait, I will definitely prove it to you."

Lin Chuan's return gave a group of girls some peace of mind.

Jingwu Sect.

A car slowly drove back from outside; Li Dong got out of the car with a smile on his face.

"Sect Leader, did we gain anything from this trip?" an eager disciple asked.

"Having met with Mr. Qin, I'm even more certain now," Li Dong sneered and said, "No matter what, we have to take down Lin Chuan this time!"

"Once Lin Chuan dies, heh heh, we'll be able to take their place," the disciple next to him said with a smug smile.

"Indeed!" Li Dong's lips curled into a sinister smile.

Qin Han Restaurant.

Qin Dalei lay leisurely on the sofa in the office, a mischievous smile on his lips. A man in a black suit said, "Mr. Qin, Xiao Hei and the others will arrive in Jiangbei City tomorrow. What are your thoughts..."

"Very good," Qin Dalei slowly spoke while puffing a cigar, "This time, Lin Chuan is doomed for sure."

"Of course!" The man in the black suit played along eagerly, "Xiao Hei is a world-renowned dark assassin, there's no reason for him to ever fail. So this time, it's curtains for Lin Chuan and his crew."

Qin Dalei squinted his eyes and said, "Let the people from Jingwu Sect take the lead."

"Naturally," the man in the black suit immediately nodded in agreement, "We must let the Jingwu Sect members be the cannon fodder first. That way, it'll be easier for Xiao Hei and his team to make their move."

That very evening.

Jingwu Sect, along with the Monk, Lai Zi, and others, all headed straight toward Feixiang Company's direction. The Monk, curiosity apparent, asked, "Sect Leader Li, is it really okay for us to provoke Feixiang Company again?"

"What's not okay about it?" Li Dong snorted coldly, then said, "Zhou Kai and his group have crossed the line, injuring so many of my disciples. If I don't settle this score with them, who am I supposed to settle it with?"

"That's..." The Monk was momentarily taken aback.

Shortly after, the car arrived at the transport market.

The time was just after five in the afternoon, right when people were about to get off work. The brothers at Feixiang Company were also extremely tired. Suddenly, more than ten cars surrounded the entrance of the transport market. Li Dong led the disciples of Jingwu Sect, along with the Monk and Lai Zi, each accompanied by a gang of people.

"Kai, bad news, we've got troublemakers at the door," Li Qiang sprinted towards the gravel field with great haste.

"F***," Zhou Kai exclaimed upon hearing the news: "Brothers, assemble!"

Rustle rustle...

Inside the gravel field, everyone dropped what they were doing as someone jumped down from a sand harvesting boat and others leaped off a mixer, all hearing Zhou Kai's call to gather and rushed toward the entrance, each carrying a weapon in hand—spades, hoes, iron rods... all sorts of weapons.

At the entrance, Li Dong led a crowd and squeezed into the transport market. Positioned at the gate were several large transport vehicles, and Zhou Kai led a charge towards them.

"Li Dong, what do you want?" Zhou Kai asked in a cold voice.

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