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"I'm really sorry to trouble you, Tiger. I came here to ask for your help, but instead you're doing all this tea and water for me. I really feel bad about it."

"Look at you, we're already in the suburbs. You've done plenty of things like this for me before, so it's not too much for me to do it for you now, is it?"

Upon hearing Gao Qilin's words, Zhao Hu pretended to be angry.

Because Gao Qilin didn't know whether he was genuinely angry or just pretending, he panicked immediately after hearing what he said, and his behavior became unnatural.

"Alright, what I just said was all a joke, don't take it to heart. By the way, what exactly happened on your end that made you so anxious to come see me?"

Seeing Gao Qilin's reaction, Zhao Hu knew there was no need to continue teasing him, so he directly asked Gao Qilin about his purpose.

When Zhao Hu asked him questions, Gao Qilin told him everything that had happened at the Seaside Park in the past few days.

"Is there even a question? Any normal person should be able to see that this was Zhao Ruilong's doing. But Zhao Ruilong is really something. He's clearly involved with you, yet he's shifting the blame onto someone else. What, does this make things difficult for you? I don't think so."

After hearing Gao Qilin's words, Zhao Hu immediately started criticizing Zhao Ruilong, as he found Zhao Ruilong's actions increasingly incomprehensible.

"And those people are really something, actually asking you to pay a million. Don't they even know if they deserve it? Don't worry, I'll send someone to investigate this matter. In a few days, they won't ask you for a single penny."

After saying that, Zhao Hu picked up the phone and contacted the person. After making some calls, a satisfied expression appeared on Zhao Hu's face, and he said:

"Alright, I've already contacted the right people for you. They'll contact you soon to apologize for their past mistakes. Then you won't have to worry about the 967 million anymore."

"But they are also victims. It would be unreasonable to not give them a single penny."

Seeing that he wouldn't give them a single penny, Gao Qilin felt a pang of guilt.

"You think of them in everything, but what about them? They want to take all your money. If they only ask for normal things, you can give them to them. But you should have seen the amount they asked for, which is far from normal."

Seeing that Gao Qilin was still thinking about them at this moment, Zhao Hu immediately reminded him, wanting him to wake up from his dream as soon as possible.

Upon hearing these words, Gao Qilin realized this and, after thanking Zhao Hu, prepared to immediately set up the card.

"Wait a minute, I actually have something to tell you."

However, just as Gao Qilin was about to leave, Zhao Hu stopped him again.

"Is there anything else on your end?"

Chapter 609 Inquiring about their whereabouts

"You're preparing to deal with Zhao Ruilong this time. This matter has already had a significant impact on you. Fortunately, his men aren't very clever. If they had used the kind of deadly poison, your Sea Paradise would most likely have gone out of business. So you should be ready to deal with him."

"This……"

Gao Qilin knew this without Zhao Hu saying it, but with his current abilities, he was no match for Zhao Ruilong. If he were to confront him head-on, it would be like throwing an egg against a rock.

"This might be a bit sudden for you. You should go back and think it over carefully. Once you've made up your mind, remember to tell me your thoughts so I can offer you some advice."

"Don't worry, I'll definitely tell Tiger as soon as I have an idea. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now. This whole thing has thrown the Sea Paradise into a huge mess, so I'll be keeping a close eye on it these next few days."

"Go back now. If you need anything else, just remember to contact me. I haven't had much to do these days, so I'm always available to help you."

Seeing this, Gao Qilin didn't say anything more, tidied up his things, and left.

"How's it going? Has Zhao Hu offered any solutions?"

As soon as Gao Qilin returned, Gao Qilan couldn't contain her curiosity and inquired about the situation on Gao Qilin's side.

"He didn't offer any solutions; instead, he took it all on himself, so we didn't have to spend a single penny."

"Zhao Hu is really reliable when it comes to getting things done. You were lucky to have built a good relationship with him back then, otherwise things today would probably be much harder to handle."

After hearing what Gao Qilin said, Gao Qilan finally felt relieved.

"By the way, how's the Sea Paradise doing today? The harvest seems pretty good."

"Don't even mention it. The news of their food poisoning has spread throughout Handong Province. Now people avoid talking about our place, let alone coming here to have fun. The people who came here today are basically troublemakers."

When Gao Qilin asked her what was going on, Gao Qilan explained the situation. After she finished speaking, she looked helpless, because she didn't want this to happen either.

Upon hearing Gao Qilan's words, Gao Qilin quickly went out to check the situation.

At this moment, Mo Guanshan was sitting at his barbecue stall, with all the roasted lamb in front of him, but he hadn't sold a single piece.

Upon seeing Gao Qilin approach, Mo Guanshan could no longer contain himself and retorted:

"This incident has had a huge impact on my barbecue stall. So much time has passed and not a single person has come. I prepared so much food today, and not a single thing has gone out yet. How much money am I going to lose if this continues?"

“I know about your situation. The same thing is happening at the Sea World. You should rest for a while. We’ll talk again after I finish what I’m doing.”

"But……"

Mo Guanshan wanted to say something more, but he held back his words and, after a long sigh, began to tidy up the things on the table.

At this moment, Gao Qilin suddenly thought of something and quickly asked:

"You've been barbecuing there for a while now, so you should have noticed any suspicious people coming over, right? Have you seen Zhao Ruilong or any of his men around here these past few days?"

"This one……"

Faced with Gao Qilin's question, Mo Guanshan fell into deep thought. After considering it carefully, he replied:

"No, not really. Even if there were, I wouldn't recognize Zhao Ruilong if he changed his subordinates, right?"

Having received this answer, Gao Qilin didn't know what else to say, and then focused his attention on the others, asking them one by one.

However, these people have been busy with their own work these days and have paid little attention to what is happening outside, so they all acted as if they knew nothing when Gao Qilin asked them questions.

Seeing that he had no clues after asking around, Gao Qilin looked quite helpless.

Just as Gao Qilin was wondering where to begin, Guo Shaoheng happened to pass by and asked:

"What's wrong? Are you worried about something?"

Upon hearing his voice, Gao Qilin realized he hadn't asked him yet, so he focused his attention on him and quickly asked, "Nian?"

Have you seen any suspicious people at the water park recently (Nuo Wang Zhao)?

"There seems to be a suspicious person. When I went to get the mutton before, someone told me that if I rubbed lard on the mutton, it would remove the mutton's gamey smell."

At this point, Guo Shaoheng unconsciously lowered his head. He seemed to realize he had done something wrong, and immediately began to blame himself, saying:

"This is all my fault. I listened to him. If I hadn't listened to him, none of this would have happened."

"It's not entirely your fault. The only one to blame is myself for not keeping a close enough eye on things, letting just anyone in. So don't blame yourself. All you need to do now is tell me what the other person looks like."

Chapter 610 I didn't remember

"The other person's appearance..."

Upon hearing Gao Qilin's words, Guo Shaoheng immediately fell into deep thought, constantly searching his mind for relevant memories.

But so much has happened recently that his memory of the man's appearance is very vague; he only vaguely remembers that he was a man in a suit.

Seeing that he couldn't help at all, Guo Shaoheng looked very guilty and said to Gao Qilin:

"In the end, this matter is still wrong. Just tell me how much money you need to compensate those people. I'll go home and ask my father for it right now. Don't worry, I will absolutely not let you bear the responsibility for this."

Guo Shaoheng knew the consequences of his actions, but after some hesitation, he still chose to do so and appeared very determined.

“Go home and ask your father for it? How much money do you think he can give you? Don’t forget that our purpose in coming to your village is to alleviate poverty. If your village had so much money, would I still be here to help you?”

Gao Qilin looked very disappointed when Guo Shaoheng said something illogical, since he had never intended for him to lose money in the first place.

"But... no matter what, I caused this. Now I can't help you at all, so isn't it only right that I compensate you with some money?"

At this moment, Guo Shaoheng lowered his head in shame, wishing he could slap himself a few times on the spot to vent his anger on Gao Qilin.

"As I just told you, this matter has been resolved. I came to you to inquire about the other party's whereabouts, so as to prevent such a thing from happening again."

Seeing that Guo Shaoheng was still unaware of the situation, Gao Qilin patiently explained it to him. To convince him, he even took out the receipts from the court.

Although Guo Shaoheng couldn't understand what was written on it, he knew it couldn't be fake when he saw the seals.

"Don't worry, I have a very good memory. I'll pay close attention to my surroundings these days. If he comes back, I'll tell you immediately and make sure he doesn't get another chance to escape."

"Do you think the other party is stupid? Now that things have been settled, why would he come back a second time? What we need to do now is to be careful and prevent this from happening again."

After hearing Guo Shaoheng say such unrealistic things, Gao Qilin didn't know what to say. He knew that he couldn't get anything out of Guo Shaoheng now, and staying here was a complete waste of time.

"Alright, everything's fine on my end. You can go ahead and do your thing. I have other things to take care of, and I'll come find you again when I'm done."

Seeing Gao Qilin's words, Guo Shaoheng wanted to say something more, but he couldn't come up with anything useful. He could only do as he was told and began to deal with the miscellaneous matters of the Sea Paradise.

Because of this incident, the amusement park has been practically deserted these days. Even those who do come are mostly looking for trouble, making the place very quiet (bgci), and revenue has plummeted.

Gao Qilan knew that continuing like this was not a solution, so she went to Gao Qilin and said:

"What should we do? The income of the marine park is getting worse every day. If this continues, I think we can declare bankruptcy in less than a month. Do you think we can find a way to solve this problem?"

"A solution? There is a solution. We can ask Elder Zhong to contact that friend and help us get rid of the negative news."

At this moment, Gao Qilin suddenly remembered Elder Zhong. It was he who had helped the Sea Paradise resolve a crisis before. If he could ask him to come out of retirement this time, he should be able to resolve the situation easily as well.

"If there's a way, we should do it as soon as possible. The sooner we can resolve this issue, the sooner we can avoid losing money for even one day."

Seeing that Gao Qilin had a method but didn't implement it, Gao Qilan appeared very anxious and started urging him on.

“It’s not that I don’t want to do it, but I’ve already troubled Professor Zhong once before. If I trouble him again this time, I feel it would be really inappropriate. Why don’t we think about it privately and see if we can come up with another solution?”

Faced with Gao Qilan's urging, Gao Qilin appeared hesitant to make the payment in advance and expressed his concerns.

“I’ve thought of every possible solution I could think of these past few days, but none of them worked. If they had worked, things wouldn’t be like this now. So don’t worry about saving face. Go find Elder Zhong and ask him to help you.”

To get Gao Qilin to do it, Gao Qilan's tone became pleading. She rarely asked for favors, and seeing this, Gao Qilin knew he had no choice but to go this time.

"I will go to see Elder Zhong to resolve this matter. Don't worry, I will go this afternoon."