"Yes, if there's a next time, we won't forgive ourselves either," Zhou Kai hurriedly said.

Feeling satisfied, Zhou Rui nodded. Achieving the purpose of education was enough. Today, she didn't come to seek justice for Fang Zicheng, but to teach Zhou Kai and the others a lesson. They were really too unruly. Fortunately, these guys knew their mistakes and were willing to change, which Zhou Rui found somewhat reassuring.

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

At the end of the year, the affairs of the City Committee were especially numerous. With Song Ming's departure, Tang Yumeng became even busier. As the city's secretary, Tang Yumeng was practically running all over Jiangbei City. Visiting various places, inspecting and assessing, she put all her energy into her work.

Although Lin Chuan was still working at the City Committee, the fact that he spent most of his time resting at home couldn't be ignored.

Occasionally going to the City Committee, it was like he was there to inspect the leaders.

City Committee, Lin Chuan drove to the City Committee. The security guard at the gate saw Lin Chuan and treated him with the same respect as if seeing Tang Yumeng. They walked out of the guardhouse respectfully, opened the door for Lin Chuan, and saluted him. Lin Chuan had witnessed such peculiar security guards before.

Logistics department lounge.

Most people were out, only a few sat in the lounge. Among them were the Song family brothers. Ever since Song Ming left, their days had grown progressively tougher, and in the lounge, some people always gave them a hard time.

"Damn, are you going or not?" A big man from Shandong suddenly jumped out of his chair, holding a folding chair in one hand, glaring at Song Ming and said, "Damn it, I told you to get a pack of cigarettes, why are you dawdling? If you don't go, I'll smash you with this chair."

In the room, a brawl had just taken place. Although the Song brothers teamed up, they were still no match for the others.

Ever since Song Ming left, the two had become the targets of everyone's attacks. Almost everyone here had been bullied by the Song brothers before. Now, they decided to settle old scores. Hence, the Song brothers were having a tough time.

"Don't push too far." Song Wen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, "Even a rabbit will bite when it's desperate."

"I've never heard about rabbits biting when desperate, I've only heard of a dog jumping over the wall." The big man from Shandong sneered, "If you don't obediently go buy cigarettes today, don't blame me for being rude. Believe it or not, I'll end you right now."

"No way!" Song Wen roared. He knew that if he backed down now, the days ahead would be even harder. Today they might bully him, tomorrow it would be someone else's turn. Therefore, they decided to resist to the death.

The big man from Shandong got angry. Yesterday, Old Li had given the brothers a good beating, making them buy things like dogs. Unexpectedly, today this bastard didn't listen to him. So, the Shandong man felt his self-esteem was hurt. He swung the folding chair fiercely towards Song Wen.

Smack!

Suddenly, a hand reached out and grabbed the folding chair that the Shandong man swung down.

"Who is it!" The man roared in anger.

Turning his head, he was dumbfounded, awkwardly looking at the familiar shadow behind him. "Chuanzi, why... why are you here?"

"Put down the chair in your hand," Lin Chuan said, a cigarette in his mouth, his tone filled with command.

"Yes, yes!" The big man nodded quickly, obediently putting the chair down.

Lin Chuan glanced at him and asked, "Who told you to fight here?"

"These two bastards are disobedient." The big man from Shandong spoke excitedly; he knew well the deep hatred between the Song brothers and Lin Chuan. So, as long as he was opposing them, Lin Chuan wouldn't reproach him. He quickly recounted the situation, which boiled down to him asking Song Wen to buy cigarettes, Song Wen's refusal, resulting in a scuffle.

"Can't you walk yourself?" Lin Chuan queried, "The City Committee didn't hire them to run errands for you. If you want cigarettes, go buy them yourself."

"I..." The Shandong man faltered.

Song Wen suddenly shivered, looking incredulously at Lin Chuan's back. He never expected Lin Chuan to speak up for him. A wave of emotion surged in Song Wen's heart. Song Wu, beside him, felt a similar warmth inside.

The Shandong man awkwardly said, "Lin Chuan, what... what do you mean by this?"

"Since Song Ming left, you gang up to bully the brothers, what does that mean?" Lin Chuan disdainfully glanced around the room, "If you had the guts to bully them when Song Ming was here, I wouldn't say a word; I might even praise you as heroes. But now? What you're doing is cowardly, bullying the weak."

The six or seven people in the room immediately hung their heads, not daring to say a word.

The Song brothers' reliance was Song Ming. Now that Song Ming was gone, only then did they dare to confront the two brothers. Back when Song Ming was around, weren't those dozen or twenty people around here just as obedient as dogs, doing whatever the Song brothers commanded?

"Lin Chuan, we... we just don't like them, that's all." said the Shandong big man awkwardly.

"Don't like them? If you don't like them, you can challenge them one on one." Lin Chuan sneered, "You guys gang up against two people, what does that count for?!"

Lin Chuan had long been fed up with these fence-sitters, who didn't dare make a sound back then but now were bullying others to death. So this time, seeing them bully the Song brothers, he naturally had to stand up. Besides, what Song Ming said to him before leaving and his actions moved Lin Chuan deeply. For these reasons alone, he felt it necessary to stand up and support the Song brothers.

"I..." The Shandong big man was so reproached by Lin Chuan that he didn't dare speak and said awkwardly, "Okay, okay, I was wrong. From now on, I won't dare do that anymore."

Lin Chuan slowly walked toward the Song brothers, then patted them on the shoulders and said, "From now on, if anyone dares to bully you here, just let me know."

"Huh?" The two were a bit unbelieving.

"Yeah." Lin Chuan nodded, "Song Ming made a special request to me before he left to take good care of you."

The two were a bit scared when they heard the word 'care', thinking of torture. Song Wen said awkwardly, "Don't... better not."

"Yeah, you taking care of us..." Song Wu didn't dare open his mouth.

"It's true." Lin Chuan nodded, "From now on, if you encounter any difficulties, just feel free to tell me."

"Sure, sure!" The two immediately nodded upon hearing this, daring not to defy Lin Chuan's words.

Not long after staying in the lounge, a phone call came. Then, Lin Chuan left the lounge.

Tang Yumeng went down to Zhenjiang for an inspection, so even if he stayed here, there wasn't much to do. It seemed Luo Guoqing completely replaced Lin Chuan's driver position now. Lin Chuan had left Jiangbei City for so long, and since Lin Chuan's mother had an accident, Lin Chuan hadn't had a proper workday. Thus, Tang Yumeng straightforwardly had Luo Guoqing be her driver.

Lin Chuan received a call from Mu Bai. Hurriedly, Lin Chuan drove to Hope School.

When he arrived at school, Mu Bai was working in the office. As the head of the Sichuan University Charity Fund and the school principal, Mu Bai had lots of work to do. After all, this was Hope School, so there was quite a bit of funding she needed to resolve herself. Of course, Mu Bai had considerable backing for funds, but she tried everything to spend money wisely. Every school expenditure, Mu Bai personally scrutinized, fearing the teachers might act out of line.

"Mu Bai, you looking for me?" Lin Chuan entered.

"Not easy to find you." Mu Bai sighed, "Actually, I always wanted a face-to-face talk with you. I went to your house a few times but missed you each time. I had no choice but to call you to come over."

"Haha, you should have done that sooner." Lin Chuan laughed, "Go on, what's up?"

"About that fifty million." Mu Bai looked at Lin Chuan, "Now, with the Sichuan University Group so strapped for cash, how could you have spare money to donate to the charity fund account?"

"Is it strange?" Lin Chuan asked.

"Of course!" Mu Bai nodded, "Very strange indeed, and I've checked this account, it was transferred from an overseas account."

"Alright, then I'll tell you, that's Song Ming's money." Lin Chuan looked at Mu Bai, "It was Song Ming who personally transferred it to the charity fund project."

"What?!" Mu Bai almost jumped out of her chair, astonished, "Song Ming gave you money? Dream on!"

"Why wouldn't he give me money?" Lin Chuan asked with a smile.

"Okay, even if he would give you money, he's been an official all his life, where'd he get so much money?" Mu Bai seriously looked at Lin Chuan, "Have you thought about that?"

"I..." Lin Chuan blinked, then laughed, "I thought about it. Moreover, he confessed to me that this was ill-gotten money. The reason he donated it is because the money was obtained improperly."

"Are you laundering money?" Mu Bai frowned.

"No!" Lin Chuan shook his head, "It's not money laundering, it's Song Ming's sudden turn to charity. He gave me the money to better utilize it. Though the money's origin isn't legitimate, if it can be used for helping the poor, aiding orphans, I believe it doesn't matter even if the money wasn't obtained properly, right?"

"Do we not need to turn it over to the state?" Mu Bai asked confusedly.

"Of course not." Lin Chuan shook his head, "This money was donated by a very charitable person to us. Also, it was transferred from an overseas bank, not some illegally obtained funds. Understand?"

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