Capítulo 2271: Chapter 2271: That Eerie Calm Before the Storm
Luo Ziling and Lin Lan didn’t stay long at the Sumr Palace; they left as soon as their conversation was over.
Lin Lan left first, and Luo Ziling exited from another door.
The two agreed to et again tonight or tomorrow.
Many matters are inconvenient to handle over the phone or ssages, and can’t be explained clearly; face-to-face communication is necessary.
Unless, face-to-face communication is not convenient.
After leaving the Sumr Palace, Luo Ziling told Wuyue to drive straight to the headquarters of the Northern Group.
On the way, he called Ling Ruonan, saying he had sothing and was coming to see her.
Ling Ruonan didn’t ask much; she told Luo Ziling to just co directly to her office.
Upon entering the underground parking lot, Luo Ziling removed the makeup from his face, returning to his original appearance.
He didn’t go through the lobby but directly took the private elevator from the underground parking lot to the floor where Ling Ruonan was located.
Jin Yan greeted him at the elevator door, but Luo Ziling simply said hello to her and headed straight to Ling Ruonan’s office.
Jin Yan, although a long-legged beauty, couldn’t keep pace with Luo Ziling’s walking speed.
When Luo Ziling entered Ling Ruonan’s office, Jin Yan, who was jogging behind him, was still a distance away.
“Go attend to your own matters,” Luo Ziling stopped at the door and instructed Jin Yan with a smile, “I’m just here to talk to my mom about sothing; don’t mind us!”
“Yes, young master!” Jin Yan replied, then exited the office, closing the door behind her.
However, she felt sothing unusual; today, Luo Ziling was behaving differently from usual.
Too hurried.
Every ti he saw her before, he would exchange a few teasing words, but not today.
Having been around Ling Ruonan for so long, she had learned how to read the situation.
Therefore, she guessed that Luo Ziling must have encountered sothing urgent and was here to discuss it with Ling Ruonan.
To be prepared for any possibility, Jin Yan imdiately instructed other accompanying personnel to be ready to go out on short notice.
“What’s wrong?” Seeing Luo Ziling keeping Jin Yan outside, Ling Ruonan’s ominous premonition grew stronger.
“Mom, sothing happened over at Dragon Rise. Phoenix was taken away by Inspection Team personnel, Li Haiyang and my dad have also been summoned for questioning, and there hasn’t been any news back yet.” Luo Ziling didn’t have any courtesies, he directly spilled all the information in one breath.
Ling Ruonan’s expression changed instantly upon hearing the news.
So sudden?
Without any warning, they just went after Luo Xusheng.
Ling Ruonan instinctively thought that it was those people who didn’t want Luo Xusheng to take the position at Dragon Rise who made the move.
As for who those people are, she didn’t delve into it.
“Mom, we must let Grandpa know about this imdiately. I guess, Grandpa might still not know about this.” Luo Ziling then told her about the matter with Yan Shiliang today.
After hearing what Luo Ziling said, Ling Ruonan frowned even deeper.
These two matters can’t be unrelated!
She felt sowhat annoyed at Luo Ziling’s ddling, but now was not the ti to bla him, so she didn’t say much and imdiately picked up the special line phone on the desk to call her father, Ling Mingrui.
The call was answered by Ling Mingrui’s secretary.
Upon realizing it was Ling Ruonan, the secretary handed the phone over to Ling Mingrui.
Ling Ruonan used the simplest language to convey what Luo Ziling had just told her to Ling Mingrui.
It turned out Ling Mingrui wasn’t aware of this issue yet.
Actually, Phoenix being taken away by the Inspection Team and Luo Xusheng being summoned to assist with the investigation happened just about an hour ago.
Lin Lan was quick with the report; she took only half an hour from learning about the incident to eting Luo Ziling.
If Luo Ziling hadn’t co out at that ti, she would relay the news over the phone.
Ling Mingrui was shocked upon listening to Ling Ruonan’s words.
But he still remained calm, he told Ling Ruonan to not worry; he would personally look into the matter.
“Ha, soone wants to test my patience!” Ling Mingrui chuckled and said this to Ling Ruonan before hanging up the phone.
Upon hearing Ling Mingrui say this, Ling Ruonan breathed a sigh of relief.
“Mom, what did Grandpa say?” Luo Ziling hadn’t heard Ling Mingrui’s voice over the phone, thus asked curiously.
Ling Ruonan conveyed Ling Mingrui’s response to Luo Ziling.
“Let’s wait!” Ling Ruonan’s brows still slightly furrowed.
Apart from waiting for Ling Mingrui’s ssage, Ling Ruonan had no other thods to use.
Of course, she could still look for another person.
That person is naturally Ling Jinhua.
Before retiring, Ling Jinhua held a position in the military, which was entirely different from Ling Mingrui.
Though Ling Mingrui had been a soldier, he left the military early.
He was only at the rank of a regular battalion-level cadre when he left.
Ling Jinhua knew that in peaceti, quickly climbing ranks in the military is very challenging.
Moreover, it is even more challenging to reach the pinnacle of the pyramid in such a small group from a military standpoint.
Hence, when Ling Mingrui beca a Battalion Commander for about half a year, he decisively transitioned him to the civilian side.
The reality proved that this was a wise decision, as Ling Mingrui had a very smooth political career after leaving the military, eventually reaching the top of this small pyramid group.
Of course, Ling Mingrui hoped to reach the top-most position, which was also Ling Jinhua’s hope, but the power struggle was too brutal, so ultimately several big families ended up sharing influence equally.
With Ling Mingrui no longer holding a military position, the Ling Family’s influence in the military diminished gradually.
However, this diminishing process was quite slow.
Nowadays, many high-ranking military officers are still Ling Jinhua’s forr subordinates, his disciples are spread across all systems.
But as Ling Jinhua had retired for many years, his influence wasn’t like before, which is quite natural.
And Ling Mingrui’s influence in this regard was even weaker.
If Ling Mingrui had the sa prestige Ling Jinhua once had in the military, this situation wouldn’t have occurred, no need to rack his brains to insert Luo Xusheng into Dragon Rise.
Regarding this matter, seeking Ling Jinhua’s help would undoubtedly be more effective than Ling Mingrui, but it was Ling Mingrui Ling Ruonan would seek, not Ling Jinhua directly. Even if Ling Mingrui couldn’t resolve the matter, she wouldn’t ask Ling Jinhua for help.
Ling Mingrui would definitely find Ling Jinhua to discuss the matter.
Of course, if the situation reaches to this stage, then the matter is really serious.
If it concerns others, Ling Ruonan wouldn’t take it too seriously.
Because the Ling family’s influence is strong enough, this kind of matter, with Ling Mingrui personally getting involved, couldn’t remain unresolved.
But given it involved Luo Xusheng’s well-being, Ling Ruonan felt sowhat less confident, no longer in the mood for other activities, nor did she say much to Luo Ziling, choosing to patiently wait by the phone.
Luo Ziling also didn’t leave, staying in Ling Ruonan’s office waiting for news.
anwhile, Wuyue didn’t continue staying by Luo Ziling’s side; she went off separately with Yang Xiaodong and Wang Zhenjun, busy with affairs.
The atmosphere in Ling Ruonan’s office was filled with tension, as if a storm was on the horizon!
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