Chapter 372: 368. This is a Warning (Please subscribe, monthly tickets!)

Only at this moment did Zhang Siyan understand why her father had just asked her about her relationship with Li Mingli.

If the relationship wasn't good, it was likely that...

Zhang Ran called someone in the military and briefly explained the situation. "I owe you a favor this time. If you encounter any difficulties, I certainly won't refuse to help," Zhang Ran said in a deep voice.

Overall, this matter was technically a violation of regulations on this side; although it wasn't a major issue, Zhang Ran had to acknowledge this favor.

"Haha, then I won't be polite. With your promise, it's much easier for me to give an account here," the person on the other end was also not polite at all.

He also knew that Zhang Ran's favor wasn't really for him, but rather to provide an account to the military.

"Is your niece alright?"

"She's fine, just a bit shaken. Alright, I won't chat with you anymore; I still have some things to attend to here," Zhang Ran said.

"Do you have to be so quick to discard the millstone after the grain is ground?" the man laughed and scolded.

However, he knew Zhang Ran's personality, so he didn't say anything more.

Before hanging up the phone, Zhang Ran said, "Thank you for my return."

After saying that, Zhang Ran hung up the phone.

When Zhang Ran returned, although the man had never come forward to see him, Zhang Ran knew that he had actually put in a lot of effort in many matters; otherwise, Zhang Ran wouldn't have had it so easy.

Zhang Ran kept all of this in his heart, he just hadn't said it.

"This guy," the man laughed, then immediately made a phone call; Zhang Siyan's matter still required follow-up handling.

After Zhang Ran returned home, He Yong arrived as well. He Yong had driven back alone after handing Li Daliang over to the police.

Zhang Ran looked at He Yong and asked with concern, "How is it? Are you hurt?"

He Yong smiled and said, "Just a few petty thugs. Although I'm old, I won't fall into their hands."

"That's good. Don't be so impulsive next time. Do you think you're still the young man you were back then?" After expressing his concern, Zhang Ran reprimanded him.

In fact, the words Zhang Ran said earlier were really just for Chen Gao and the others to hear; after all, he had made promises to them and had also helped smooth over the relationships.

He had paid so much just to get Chen Gao and the others to take action.

But He Yong didn't trust these people, or rather, Wu Tian's final harsh words had completely solidified his intent to kill.

At the same time, He Yong could see that these people were simply vulnerable, so he figured Chen Gao and the others wouldn't go for the kill, which meant he would have to do it himself.

"Hehe, I know." Although he was already over fifty, after being reprimanded by Zhang Ran, He Yong still touched his head and gave a silly laugh.

Looking at him like this, Zhang Ran sighed and said, "Forget it, I don't even want to lecture you anymore. Think about Xiao Qing carefully before you do anything."

That was all Zhang Ran could do to persuade him.

"Brother Zhang, it's actually the same whether I'm around for Xiao Qing or not. Could you really just watch and do nothing about Xiao Qing?" He Yong said this.

"Get lost! So everything I said to you earlier was for nothing, right?" Zhang Ran scolded irritably.

He Yong smiled and didn't say anything more; this sentence was his true state of mind.

No matter what happened to him, Zhang Ran would never watch and do nothing about He Qing.

It was just like with Qian Li; Zhang Ran's attitude toward Qian Li was beyond reproach. Even Qian Zhengkun now sighed that Qian Li had hit the jackpot.

Food, clothing, expenses, and work arrangements—Zhang Ran cared about all of it, even more attentively than they, her parents, did.

Why?

Wasn't it because of the bond Qian Li had always maintained with Zhang Siyan, a relationship as close as sisters?

He Yong only needed to do what he had to do, and He Qing would never have to worry for the rest of her life!

Zhang Ran returned to the hotel and met Zhang Siyan and the others. At this moment, they were chatting to ease the emotions in their hearts.

"Siyan, Xiao Li, how are you feeling? Did you go to the hospital for a check-up?" Zhang Ran asked with concern.

"Dad, I'm fine."

"Uncle Zhang, I'm fine too," both of them said.

Seeing that they seemed truly fine, Zhang Ran didn't ask any more questions. It was better not to bring this matter up again in front of them; let it just pass.

However, Zhang Siyan hesitated for a moment before saying, "Dad, about that... Li Daliang..."

Zhang Ran said, "He has already been taken away by the police and will be prosecuted in a while."

Hearing this, Zhang Siyan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"By the way, Siyan, Xiao Li, do you want me to assign you a bodyguard?" Zhang Ran said.

Qian Li was stunned, then said, "Uncle Zhang, just assign one for Yanyan. I don't really need one, do I?"

"You do. You're a little rich woman now, after all, so it's better to be careful," Zhang Ran teased with a smile.

Qian Li had also recovered a bit from the previous incident, and hearing this, she said with a giggle, "How am I a little rich woman? It's all thanks to Yanyan's support."

Zhang Ran had only been chatting for a short while when a call came in.

Zhang Siyan's matter was finished now, and the news had spread, although it was currently limited to some upper-level circles.

After all, although the case was solved quickly, it still had an impact.

Some people now knew the situation, and those who had good relationships with Zhang Ran called one after another to ask about it.

People like Zhao Lifeng and Ling Hua all called, and even Tu Guojian called to express his concern.

Just like that, it took half an hour of answering calls before things finally quieted down a bit.

As for Huang Lin and the others, they had also received the news, and after hearing it, they all felt a lingering fear.

Zhang Ran's methods were too ruthless!

Although they didn't know the specific details, they had managed to find out the general situation through some connections.

The ones who kidnapped Zhang Siyan were just some street thugs. Not to mention the people Zhang Ran found himself, even the police shouldn't have had any major problems handling the case.

As for them resisting and being shot dead?

They didn't believe it. These few thugs didn't even have a gun; how could they resist?

So they could guess the specific situation: Zhang Ran must have been so enraged that he killed them regardless of the consequences.

Thinking about it carefully now, this was actually a warning from Zhang Ran; Zhang Ran not only possesses those mysterious methods, but also even tougher and more direct ones.

When everyone was eating dinner together in the evening, Qian Li's gaze toward He Yong was somewhat evasive; the others only knew the situation, but after all, they had not seen it on the scene, which was like hearing about some tragic case on television—although they felt some sighs in their hearts, they did not truly take it to heart.

Qian Li had truly seen it, so it was normal for her to have lingering fears.

He Yong did not care about this, but Zhang Ran said to Qian Li, "Xiao Li, Siyan, you two go and offer Dayong a glass of wine to thank Dayong."