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Upon hearing Gao Qilin's words, Gao Qilan appeared skeptical, after all, they had been fighting with Zhao Ruilong for so long without achieving any results.

Chapter 502 Preparing to Go Back and Take a Look

"Of course we can, but I think we should deal with things in the village first before we do anything about him. Otherwise, that place will become our weakness, and we'll be worried about its development in the future."

Gao Qilin knew that if he wanted to fight Zhao Ruilong, he had to first sever ties with other people related to him. Only then could he fight Zhao Ruilong with peace of mind.

“You know what, it’s been a long time since we’ve been to the village. The village chief doesn’t know anything about grafting, so he doesn’t know how the fruit trees are growing these days. Why don’t we go and take a look tomorrow?”

Upon hearing what Gao Qilin said, Gao Qilan suddenly realized this point. Because they had been busy with other things these days, they had completely forgotten about what was happening in the village.

“That’s exactly what I was thinking. Let’s go back and greet Elder Zhong first, tell him about Zhou Ran’s situation, and then we’ll head to 16 immediately.”

At this point, Gao Qilin could no longer contain himself and immediately told them what had happened after they returned home.

"What? Zhao Ruilong has actually turned his attention to those people you've worked with before? That's incredibly unethical of him. If things continue like this, I think the entire Handong Province will be affected."

After hearing Gao Qilin say that, Zhong Lao showed extreme dissatisfaction and kept criticizing Zhao Ruilong.

He knew Zhao Ruilong was bad at judging things, but he never expected it to turn out like this.

"There's nothing we can do now. It's no use talking about him now. All we can do is cut off contact with everyone we've ever been connected with. That way, if he wants to target anyone around me, he won't have a suitable target."

Seeing that Elder Zhong was just as furious as he was after hearing the news, Gao Qilin expressed his thoughts, hoping to get Elder Zhong's opinion.

After all, given the current situation, only Dr. Zhong is the most trustworthy person.

"I think this method is the most suitable now. However, this will completely isolate your Qiangsheng Group, making it even more difficult for you to develop in the future. Have you really thought it through?"

Although Professor Zhong also thought Gao Qilin's method was usable, he also knew that it would bring many drawbacks. In order to make Gao Qilin think more comprehensively, he specifically explained all the consequences that would follow.

“I’ve thought it through. I plan to make Qiangsheng Group rise again after this matter is resolved. I believe that those who cooperated with me wrongly before left us only because they were threatened by Zhao Ruilong, not because they did it on purpose.”

Despite Gao Qilin pointing out all the drawbacks, he still appeared very determined, having already decided on his next course of action.

"Since you've thought of everything so thoroughly, I can't offer any good advice. I can only wish you all the best in the future."

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhong, there's nothing I can't do right now. I'm sure I can handle this matter perfectly."

Although Zhong Lao didn't say anything, you could tell from his tone that he was worried. Seeing this, Gao Qilin immediately spoke in a reassuring tone.

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the time and, seeing that it was getting late, said:

"It's getting late, so let's go back and rest. We have a lot of things to do tomorrow."

"You should all go back and rest. Only when you are well-rested will you have the energy to handle things properly."

After hearing what Gao Qilin said, Zhong Lao didn't know what else to say and went upstairs.

Seeing this, Gao Qilin and the others returned to their respective rooms to rest.

Because there were so many things to do these days, Gao Qilin and his colleagues couldn't sleep well at all. So, he got up early the next morning to prepare.

But not long after he got up, he ran into Gao Qilan, who had also gotten up early.

"It's still early, why don't you go back and rest for a while? I'm afraid your body can't handle it like this."

When Gao Qilan came out, Gao Qilin looked very worried, after all, he hadn't had a proper rest these past few days.

"With so much going on lately, do you think I can sleep? And you, you're always criticizing me, aren't you the same way right now? If you didn't have something weighing on your mind, do you think you'd be willing to get up so early?"

Seeing that Gao Qilan saw through his current situation at a glance, Gao Qilin didn't say anything more and focused all his energy on packing. In less than half an hour, he had packed his things and set off.

However, because they got up so early, the driver wasn't up yet when they contacted him. After learning that they were going to the village, the driver said:

"It's not even dawn yet and you're already heading there? Isn't that a bit too early? Why don't you go an hour later?"

"No, we have important business to attend to this time, and we can't afford to be delayed. If you can't get here in half an hour, then you don't need to come at all."

Chapter 503 Going there early in the morning

Seeing that the driver was still delaying, Gao Qilan became very impatient and hung up the phone after saying that.

After hanging up the phone, he couldn't help but complain:

"What's wrong with this driver? He's still not up at this hour. I really don't know what I was thinking when I fell for him. No way, I'm going to get a different driver after this whole thing is over."

"I don't think we can blame them. Think about it, where have you ever called a car early in the morning? Normally, people are asleep at this time. Asking someone to come at this time is really inappropriate."

Seeing that Gao Qilan was venting her anger on the driver, Gao Qilin, who was standing to the side, began to persuade her.

Gao Qilin knew that the driver wasn't at fault; they were just in too much of a hurry today.

After hearing what Gao Qilin said, Gao Qilan felt that it made sense, so she didn't say anything more. Instead, she began to adjust her mindset so that she would not say similar things again.

After adjusting her mindset, Gao Qilan looked confused and said to Gao Qilin:

"I don't know what's wrong with me lately, but my temper has become very unpredictable. I get angry over the smallest things. If I remember correctly, I wasn't like this before."

After saying this, Gao Qilan looked very troubled, feeling that she had become like this entirely because of her own fault.

"You've become like this because you've had too many upsetting things happen lately. Once you resolve these issues, your mindset will recover, but that will take some time. So, try to control yourself during this period and don't lose your temper easily. Doing so is bad for everyone."

After hearing what Gao Qilin said, Gao Qilan nodded and said nothing more. The two of them waited for the driver outside the door.

Although the driver was quite dissatisfied with the early departure, he understood that Gao Qilin and his group had an urgent matter, so he didn't complain too much. In less than twenty minutes, he drove the car directly here.

After seeing Xiao Liu park his car in front of him, Gao Qilin said in an apologetic tone:

"I'm so sorry to have to call you out so early in the morning to drive. It's really kind of you. But don't worry, I'll give you more money this time. I won't let you work so hard for nothing."

"You're being too polite. I'm your driver, and driving you is just what I'm supposed to do. Besides, I know you must have something urgent to do to go out so early in the morning, otherwise you wouldn't have gotten up so early."

Upon hearing Gao Qilin's apology, the driver immediately chimed in, saying that he knew Gao Qilin was of a higher status than him, which made him feel that he couldn't accept Gao Qilin's apology at all.

"Alright, let's not waste any more time. Let's get in the car quickly and get to the village as soon as possible to check on the situation."

Seeing that the two of them were still chatting, Gao Qilan began to urge them on, since they got up early to get to the village as soon as possible, not to chat.

After hearing Gao Qilan's words, the driver didn't say anything more and immediately drove towards the location.

Fortunately, the village wasn't far away, and they arrived in less than an hour.

Upon arriving at the village, they headed straight for the orchard, eager to see how the fruit trees had changed.

But as soon as they arrived outside the greenhouse, they saw a dog barking at them.

Upon hearing the dog barking, the village chief immediately ran out of the nearby room and shouted towards the front:

"Who came to the orchard in the middle of the night! What is your purpose in coming to the orchard!"

Since it was still dark, he could only see two figures, but he couldn't tell them apart at all, so he assumed that Zhao Ruilong's men had come to destroy the orchard again.

"Village chief, please don't misunderstand. We are from Qiangsheng Group. We've come to check on the recent condition of the fruit trees. Please relax."

Seeing the village chief's nervousness, Gao Qilin immediately began to explain, appearing very cautious, as if afraid that his actions might upset the village chief.

"Oh, it's you guys. Why didn't you tell me you were coming so I could be prepared? But it's strange, why did you come so early in the morning? It doesn't seem like you guys at all."

At this moment, the village chief looked very confused, since Gao Qilin and his group had never been here at this time before.

"We were worried about Guolin, afraid that Zhao Ruilong and his men would come and cause some damage to Guolin again, so we came here specifically to check on them."

Faced with the village chief's questioning, Gao Qilin explained why he had come and appeared very worried.

"I see. But don't worry, the orchard definitely won't be destroyed afterward. Even if Zhao Ruilong and the others had the intention, they wouldn't have the ability."

Chapter 504 Problem Occurred

"How do you say this?"

Upon hearing the village chief's words, Gao Qilin appeared very curious, eager to know what the village chief was thinking.

"You probably saw it when you came. I keep a few dogs outside this orchard. These dogs all come from our village. They won't bark if anyone from the village passes by, but they will bark incessantly if outsiders come. We will rush over as soon as we hear them."

"So we're considered outsiders then?"

After hearing the village chief's words, Gao Qilin began to tease him. He didn't mean anything by it; he just wanted to ease the atmosphere.

"What are you saying? You are our village's saviors, how could you be outsiders? No matter who it is, you are not outsiders. The reason this happened just now is because these dogs had never seen you before, so in their eyes you were like strangers. Actually, this kind of thing is easy to solve. Just come here a few more times, and they will recognize you."

Upon hearing Gao Qilin's words, the village chief immediately panicked. He thought Gao Qilin cared a lot about that matter, so he immediately began to explain, fearing that Gao Qilin might misunderstand.

Seeing the village chief's worried expression, Gao Qilin burst into laughter and patted him on the shoulder a few times, saying:

"Don't be nervous. I was just joking about what I said earlier. I know why. I was just trying to ease the tension."

"To ease the tension, if you hadn't said so sooner, I would have thought you were really worried about this. It scared me so much that I didn't dare to say anything."

After hearing Gao Qilin say that, the village chief finally breathed a sigh of relief and appeared very calm.

"Alright, we're here for the trees in the orchard, so stop with the nonsense (bgci) and take us inside to see the trees."

At this point, Gao Qilin did not want to waste too much time outside, so he directly stated his purpose.

"Those fruit trees are growing exceptionally well lately, so you don't need to worry about that at all."

Seeing Gao Qilin's concern for the fruit trees, the village chief appeared very proud and then led them directly into the greenhouse to check on the situation.

But upon arriving at the greenhouse, Gao Qilin discovered that all the tape on the trees had disappeared, and looking at the places where they were supposed to be connected, he found that they were not properly connected at all.

Seeing everything before him, Gao Qilin was very confused and said in a questioning tone:

"Where's the tape on the tree? It's all gone."

"I removed all that tape. I was worried that the tape would prevent the trees from breathing properly and affect their growth, so I removed it all. What's the purpose of this tape?"

Seeing the serious expression on Gao Qilin's face, the village chief had a bad feeling and began to ask questions cautiously.