Chapter 269: Handling Results

Lao Jia was anxiously waiting for Li Huaide's official car at the entrance of the Rolling Mill at this moment; seeing a vehicle approaching, he hurriedly stepped forward to intercept it.

"Screech—"

The driver was also startled by Lao Jia, who had suddenly darted out, and hurriedly slammed on the brakes.

"Are you tired of living?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I have an urgent matter to discuss with Factory Director Li."

Li Huaide had also been thrown against the back of the front seat by the sudden emergency stop and was instantly furious, but his anger subsided slightly upon seeing that it was Zhang Ping'an's brother-in-law, Lao Jia.

"Master Jia, what is going on?" Li Huaide rolled down the car window.

"Factory Director Li, Ping'an was taken away by Public Security early this morning for some reason; please, you must save him."

"Public Security arrested Ping'an?"

Li Huaide felt it was somewhat absurd; he knew that Zhang Ping'an held a post in the Public Security logistics department, and he did not understand how they could be arresting their own people.

"Fine, I am aware of this matter; it should be a misunderstanding, I will go back and ask."

"Good, good, good, thank you very much, Factory Director Li."

Seeing that Li Huaide had agreed, Lao Jia felt his heart ease slightly and hurried back to the Siheyuan; he had to inform his father-in-law about this first.

Upon returning to his office, Li Huaide made a phone call to inquire with Li Baoguo.

"Lou Bancheng's family has fled, and Ping'an's wife's family ran off at the same time, but this matter shouldn't have much to do with Ping'an, though an investigation is still required."

Li Baoguo also knew about the Qian Dahu affair; he found it difficult to judge such matters, and Zhang Ping'an was not wrong to do this to protect his wife and children, but... once involved with Lou Bancheng, the matter became somewhat significant.

"Fine, I understand."

Once Li Huaide heard this, he had an idea; given Zhang Ping'an's personality, he likely knew the inside story.

Although Li Huaide did not feel that Zhang Ping'an had done anything wrong, the matter was not small, so he still decided to ask for his father-in-law's opinion.

Picking up the phone and thinking for a moment, Li Huaide decided to visit his father-in-law's house in person at noon to ask.

Back at the Siheyuan, Lao Jia comforted Zhang Ping'an's parents.

"Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom, I just asked Factory Director Li; he said there is likely a misunderstanding, so don't worry."

"That's good, that's good," the four of them felt slightly relieved.

Zhang Laohan suddenly thought of something and called Jia Dongxu over.

"Dongxu, go check on your aunt's maiden home."

"Oh, okay."

Jia Dongxu ran quickly out of the Siheyuan, but before he even arrived, he saw a crowd of people gathered; both the Pharmacy and the house were surrounded by people at this time.

"Buddy, what's the situation here?" Jia Dongxu managed to squeeze into the crowd with difficulty and asked a man beside him.

"I heard it seems like the Divine Doctor Wang family has fled."

"What?"

Jia Dongxu could no longer care about watching the spectacle and hurriedly ran home to tell his grandparents what he had seen outside.

After hearing this, Dong Dani suddenly thought of Zhang Ping'an's strange behavior earlier and understood everything in an instant, though her anxious expression was not faked; after all, her eldest grandson and granddaughter had been taken away.

Zhang Laohan clearly reacted as well; he was so angry he slammed the table, startling Jia Dongxu, who was standing to the side.

"Dongxu, you go back to work first."

"Oh, oh, okay, Grandpa, Grandma, don't worry too much."

"Mm."

"That scoundrel, he actually agreed to let them take his own children away!" Zhang Laohan was furious at the thought that he might not see his grandchildren for a long time.

"Keep your voice down, do you want Ping'an to go inside? Ping'an is the children's own father; he will only be in more pain than you."

"Ping'an must have his reasons for doing this; let's just pretend we don't know anything."

"Da Ni is right; our dear grandson must have known something when he did this. Ever since he recovered from his illness, when has he ever made a mistake? Everything will wait until our dear grandson returns."

Inside the Xicheng Branch Bureau, Zhang Ping'an looked helplessly at the two people interrogating him back and forth.

"That's enough, you both go out and rest." Wang Weiguo entered with Li Aiguo, replacing the original two.

"Yes, Bureau Chief Wang."

As the interrogation room door closed, Wang Weiguo's stern face relaxed slightly, and he casually flipped through the morning's interrogation records.

"Sigh, Ping'an, you were rash in this matter; you should have trusted our national policy."

"Also, I covered up the matter regarding the Qian Dahu brothers for you; you must think thrice before you act in the future. Just stick to the morning's story for the afternoon questioning."

Zhang Ping'an's expression changed slightly; he had not expected that even small figures like the Qian Dahu brothers would be under observation; this was truly his oversight.

"Uncle Wang, I don't understand what you are saying."

"Correct, that is the right attitude; keep it up. Aiguo, let's go out."

"..."

At noon at the Xu Family, Li Huaide told his father-in-law everything he knew.

"Hmm... this matter has caused quite a stir, mainly targeting the Lou family; the Wang family are just small fry. This Wang family is also foolish; why would they think of going with Lou Bancheng?"

Zhang Ping'an had also thought about this at the time; going with the Lou family would certainly attract unwanted attention, but the Wang family had no connections in Xiangjiang, and if they went rashly, they probably wouldn't even have a scrap of bone left, so he had to choose the lesser of two evils.

"Ping'an is in a situation where he's covered in mud; even if it isn't excrement, it's treated as such. He will definitely be implicated by the Wang family's escape."

"You also need to give the outside world an explanation. How about this: isn't Ping'an good at hunting and procuring supplies? Let him go back to the Procurement Section to do his old job."

Lao Jia returned to the Rolling Mill and had originally wanted to find Zhang Ping'an's second uncle, but since Li Huaide said it was likely a misunderstanding, he decided to wait and see.

"Why didn't Big Brother come to work today?"

Zhang Laiwen was puzzled; he and his wife had been living in the dormitory at the pig farm and did not know what had happened outside.

Enduring until the lunch break, Zhang Laiwen felt uneasy and went straight to the canteen to find Lao Jia.

"Youcai, why didn't I see my big brother come over this morning? Also, I just went to look for Ping'an and found he didn't come to work either; has something happened?"

"Second Uncle..." Lao Jia had no choice but to pull Zhang Laiwen into a corner and tell him what had happened that morning.

"This... I'll go to Big Brother's house and see."

Zhang Laiwen hurriedly found his dear son to get the bicycle keys, then rode the Bicycle straight to the Siheyuan.

"Big Brother, what exactly is going on? I asked Youcai, but he couldn't give me an answer either."

"Lao Er, don't get involved in this matter; it's all Ping'an himself..."

Zhang Laohan was truly angry; his grandson and granddaughter were taken away just like that, without even asking for his opinion as an elder.

"Eldest, shut up! Lao Er, don't let Xiao Yan know about this matter. Your Factory Director has already said it was a misunderstanding; Ping'an might be back by tonight."

"But, Dad..."

"Go back to work." Zhang Dadan waved his hand, signaling not to say anything more.

"Lao Er, listen to your father. Don't tell your wife yet; wait until there is a conclusion to everything."

"Alright then, Dad, Mom, I'm heading back first."

By evening, Zhang Ping'an was released and returned home as if nothing had happened, but as soon as he entered the room, he saw his father with a dark face.

"Sigh, Ping'an, tell Mom, what exactly is going on?"

"Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom, I can only say this is for their own good. I didn't want to either, but there was no other way. Think about my master's family background; in another year, you should know the reason."

"I sensed something was wrong with you before, but I just didn't expect you to..."

"Good grandson, Grandma believes you."

"Big Brother, will I still be able to see Weijun and the others in the future?"

"Of course you can, rest assured."