Chapter 2682

Yin Zongquan said in a deep voice: "You shouldn't have interfered, and you shouldn't have let the provincial department set up an investigation team to go investigate. This is very disadvantageous for you."

"I understand!" Yin Mingsheng suppressed the anger in his heart, trying to keep his tone calm: "I am the secretary, no doubt, but first and foremost I am still a father. I cannot just watch my son be framed and remain indifferent."

Yin Zongquan sighed. He had struggled his whole life, never expecting that one day he would be driven to this extent by a junior. A feeling of fatigue suddenly welled up in his heart: "It seems I am really old."

Upon hearing Yin Zongquan's words, whether it was the people in the study or Yin Mingsheng on the other end of the phone, their faces all showed a look of alarm.

"Dad..." Yin Meihong softly called out, then involuntarily took a step forward, only to immediately step back.

"Dad!" The voice of Yin Mingsheng came from the receiver: "This matter, I have been negligent."

Yin Zongquan sighed again: "This also cannot be blamed on you as a father. If blame is to be assigned, blame everyone for usually spoiling Yin Mo, raising him into a character who thinks highly of himself, otherwise he wouldn't have been schemed against."

Saying this, Yin Zongquan pondered for a moment: "Next, what do you plan to do?"

Yin Mingsheng fell silent, and only after about ten or more seconds did he say: "I will immediately declare my stance to avoid suspicion, and apply for the central department to dispatch an investigation team to investigate."

"Not enough!" Yin Zongquan said: "Just find a place to go investigate, and it can be done in about two weeks."

Yin Mingsheng hesitated and said: "Dad, my work here has just gotten some leads. If I leave for two weeks, all my previous efforts will be wasted."

Yin Zongquan slowly closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them: "Zhou Andong is best at manipulating public opinion. If you don't leave Liaoning Province quickly, rumors will soon spread, which will be even more disadvantageous for you."

Yin Mingsheng was very unwilling, his face turning even darker. He couldn't understand how, as a high-ranking provincial official, he was being forced to retreat three steps by a mere businessman. This was simply a disgrace he could never wash away in his lifetime.

"If I avoid him, will Zhou Andong back off?"

"No!" Yin Zongquan coldly snorted: "But, if you avoid him, no matter how fiercely the rumors spread, the impact on you will not be too great."

"Alright, I'll arrange my work and go to Shencheng for inspection and research the day after tomorrow." Yin Mingsheng took a deep breath: "But what about Yin Mo? I don't believe he would be foolish enough to admit to kidnapping Zhou Andong."

Yin Zongquan's calm face also darkened: "Yin Mo naturally won't admit it, but if others admit it, or even point to Yin Mo as the mastermind, his denial would be useless. Moreover, so many firearms were found in his car."

"Dad!" Yin Meihong interjected: "I'll go back home to explain things to the family, then immediately go to Jiangzhou. I don't believe it—how much courage does the Jiangzhou municipal government have, to dare to set up a trap to frame our Yin family members?"

Yin Zongquan lifted his eyelids and glanced at Yin Meihong: "At this moment, Jiangzhou is already an iron plate. Even your elder brother, the provincial committee secretary, cannot get his hand in. What use would your going there be?"

Yin Meihong flared with anger: "Do they dare not let me see Yin Mo?"

Yin Mingyu interjected: "Don't talk about those people in Jiangzhou—just a Zhou Andong alone could make you unable to take a single step in Jiangzhou."

"They dare." Yin Meihong stared, saying: "I'm leaving now, and I truly don't believe it—Zhou Andong being able to cover the sky with one hand in Jiangzhou."

"Ha!" Yin Mingyu gave a mocking laugh: "Elder sister, saying this isn't just a joke? Zhou Andong isn't just capable in Jiangzhou—he can cover the sky with one hand in the entire Liaoning Province."

Looking at Yin Meihong glaring again, Yin Mingyu continued: "You'd better not glare at me. If you don't believe me, just go to Jiangzhou and take a trip—I guarantee you'll be unable to take a single step."

"I don't believe it!" Yin Meihong coldly snorted, rushing to Yin Zongquan and saying: "Dad, I'm going home now, I'll explain things and then leave."

Yin Zongquan wanted to stop him, but in the end still nodded: "Go ahead!"

He clearly knew in his heart that Yin Meihong going to Jiangzhou would also be impossible to see anyone, but he still held a sliver of hope. Besides, he also knew very well his eldest daughter's temperament—even if he didn't agree, she would probably sneak off to Jiangzhou anyway.

Yin Mingyu looked at his brother-in-law Qu Hongwen: "Brother-in-law, aren't you going to stop her a bit?"

"What's your elder sister's temper? You still know?" Qu Hongwen gave a bitter smile: "She wants to go to Jiangzhou—who could stop her?"

Yin Mingyu then looked at his own father: "Dad..."

Yin Zongquan waved his hand, cutting off Yin Mingyu's words: "Let your elder sister go. Even if she sees no one, she can still inquire about the situation."

"Dad!" The voice of Yin Mingsheng came from the other end of the phone: "If there's nothing else, I'll hang up."

"You there need to act quickly." Yin Zongquan said, then put down the phone.

"Dad!" Yin Meilan said: "Are we just going to wait like this, doing nothing?"

Yin Meilan's lover Wang Jiangtao said: "These days, more and more people are cursing Zhou Andong. It's said that some newspapers, because they cursed Zhou Andong so fiercely, have sold out. But I feel something's not right about this."

"I also feel something's not quite right." Qu Hongwen frowned: "According to Zhou Andong's temperament, with so many people cursing him, he shouldn't be this calm. But he just remains indifferent."

"These two days I've been pondering this matter, always feeling there's a problem here, but I just can't figure out what the problem is. This makes me uneasy in my heart, and I can't even sleep well."

"It's mainly because Zhou Andong is too crafty and sinister." Yin Mingxing said with a grim face: "Now, Yin Mo has also run into trouble. Could it be related to the public opinion targeting Zhou Andong?"

Qu Hongwen's frown tightened further: "Mainly because Zhou Andong is too abnormal—we can't help but guard against it."

Yin Mingyu sighed: "Now, we're completely in the dark about Jiangzhou, and here the negative public opinion about Zhou Andong came suddenly. We have no idea what it means, so how can we guard against it?"

Yin Meilan suddenly said: "Zhou Andong already has absolute control in the woolen mill. The reform of the woolen mill has surely been put on the agenda. You say he basically has no time to pay attention to those negative public opinions?"

Upon hearing Yin Meilan's words, everyone was stunned, but this old fox Yin Zongquan shook his head: "Such negative public opinion has already seriously damaged personal reputation. No matter how busy, it's impossible to just let it go unchecked."

"Moreover, Zhou Andong is best at manipulating public opinion. For him, it's not difficult at all, yet he has let the negative public opinion grow worse and worse. This in itself is abnormal."

Yin Meilan tightly clenched her fists, saying angrily: "Zhou Andong, sooner or later you will know how dreadful the consequences of provoking our Yin family are."