Starting by picking up a female fan, he swept through the martial arts world.

"Bang!"

Jiang Lang got into the passenger seat, closed the door, and fastened his seatbelt: "Let's go!"

Bai Zhaoli exclaimed "Huh?" and looked him up and down, teasingly saying, "Miss Gu is so beautiful, why did you come down so quickly?"

Jiang Lang rolled his eyes at her: "Isn't it because you, as her 'official girlfriend,' put too much pressure on her? How could she dare to keep me here?"

Bai Zhaoli raised her fair chin, somewhat smugly: "No need to thank me! I just saw that you wanted to get rid of her, and since I was forced to play your girlfriend today, I took care of her while I was at it."

"You're treating her like a pawn?"

"But I don't understand. She's so beautiful, her family is rich, and she even looks at you with such lustful eyes. Aren't you tempted?"

"I have no intention of dating."

Jiang Lang told the truth.

"Oh……"

Bai Zhaoli muttered something to herself, feeling a mix of emotions she couldn't quite describe.

She couldn't quite describe the feeling, just as she couldn't explain why she felt a sense of relief when she learned that the two people had only been working on a research report the night before.

She actually understood why Gu Manzhi was rejected.

Jiang Lang is like that; he seems easygoing, but he's actually quite aloof. He seems to have a subconscious resistance to everyone.

I myself have also been constantly resisted.

This resistance subsided somewhat when he was hugged at the Secret Service.

Bai Zhaoli turned her head: "Then you'll have to work hard pretending to date me from now on. But there's no other way; if we only act for one day, it will seem very suspicious. Besides, you won't lose out. With me protecting you, no one in your family will dare to bully you anymore."

Jiang Lang looked at her warily: "This shouldn't require me to join iMo, right?"

"Why are you so stingy?"

"I'm not joining anyway."

Why?

"I feel like you guys are a bit inexperienced, and I'm worried you'll drag me down."

"you……"

Bai Zhaoli was furious: "Fine, don't join then, but we need to discuss things beforehand in the future, so you don't secretly sabotage me. I almost got killed by you."

Jiang Lang reluctantly agreed, saying, "Alright, alright, alright."

Bai Zhaoli raised an eyebrow: "That's more like it! Let's set off, where are you going?"

"School, please!"

"I'm not going to school!"

"Where are you going?"

"Your home!"

Bai Zhaoli took off the sunglasses hanging on her collar and put them on, then smugly pushed Zhong Liang's armband: "I'll avenge you! My boyfriend, Bai Zhaoli's boyfriend, can't suffer the slightest grievance, um... otherwise, it won't be convincing."

Jiang Lang: "..."

He vaguely noticed that Bai Zhaoli seemed to have secretly touched up her makeup just now.

She had cried so much that her eye makeup was ruined at the Secret Service, but now her face is flawless.

The pretty young woman wearing sunglasses stepped on the gas pedal hard, and the pink sports car roared off, speeding aggressively toward the Jiang family's house in Qipu District.

……

Qipu Yunting.

Jiangzhai.

Jiang Taisi and his wife sat listlessly on the sofa, the atmosphere in the living room had become icy silent.

Just a short while ago, they worked with Yang Pan to give Jiang Lang the order to receive the well's message.

Who would have thought?

Surprisingly, Bai Zhaoli's voice came from the other end of the phone.

After uttering a curse, the communication was abruptly cut off with a "click".

And since then, not a single call has come in.

This is pure torture.

So Jiang Lang has already accepted the message from the well?

Is he innocent? Will he implicate the Jiang family?

If he is innocent, will he hold a grudge against his parents?

Jiang Tai couldn't answer the first two questions, but he had the answer to the third one from the very beginning.

In truth, he still cared about Jiang Lang's thoughts.

However, when it comes to family interests, the attitude of an illegitimate child is not comparable.

But the situation is a little different now... Why is Bai Zhaoli so agitated?

The couple felt extremely uneasy at the thought of this.

Just then, the phone rang.

Jiang Tai quickly answered the call: "Staff Officer Qin, how's the situation?"

Qin Wei laughed heartily: "Congratulations, Director Jiang, three pieces of good news!"

The couple couldn't help but exchange a glance.

good news?

And there are three of them?

Jiang Tai took a deep breath: "I'd like to hear the details!"

Qin Wei smiled and said, "The first piece of good news is that your son is indeed not related to the copycat criminal, Mo Li."

"call……"

Jiang Tai breathed a sigh of relief: "I knew it. Although this kid is unreliable, he rarely does anything outrageous."

Qin Wei continued, "Yes! He's a good boy. No wonder Miss Bai is fond of him. I've already reported their relationship to the military commander, and he didn't object. That's the second piece of good news."

Jiang Tai: "..."

Si Hong: "..."

Although they had expected it, they were still stunned for a moment, unsure whether they should be happy or not.

Qin Wei didn't want to waste any more time on this matter: "But whether it will work out in the end depends on the young man himself. Let's get down to business first. Our vertical alliance performed well in this joint training exercise. Within three days, the higher-ups will announce your official appointment as Director of the Maritime Trade Office."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Tai's face immediately lit up with joy; this was indeed good news.

Although he had expected it, he still felt uneasy until he officially took office, especially after discovering that Jiang Lang might be involved with the imitator Mo Li, which made his heart pound.

The dust has finally settled.

"but……"

Qin Wei changed the subject: "However, you should also know that although the Seven Emotions Vine business has encountered some troubles, the commander's original intention was good. He raised Zi Teng in Yun Jin in order to accumulate more wealth for the Vertical Army."

Now that Zi Teng is dead, the Seven Emotions Mother Vine probably won't send a new Zi Teng. The vine tendrils will have to be imported and go through customs. You understand what the General means, right?

Jiang Tai suddenly felt immense pressure.

Although he is now the head of the Maritime Trade Office, his control over customs is far less than one might imagine.

It's important to know that the headquarters of the Maritime Trade Office was located within the International Settlement, so it's obvious who was profiting from customs revenue.

In addition, the various warlord factions were still nominally united, and the internal structure of the Maritime Trade Office was extremely chaotic. Goods transported from overseas were subject to multiple rounds of taxation by different forces.

Clearly, Bai Heng didn't want to be taxed.

However, due to the actions of his own faction, Bai Heng lost a large sum of money.

Although Bai Heng didn't openly blame him, he knew that if he couldn't resolve this matter through customs, he would definitely lose Bai Heng's trust.

Of course, if you can do this well, your status will also rise accordingly.

After all... the chaotic state of the Seven Emotions Vine business is truly disgraceful.

I still have to evade taxes!

As for how to evade taxes, the only option is to use one's position to engage in smuggling.

With so many eyes watching, all the pressure was on Jiang Tai.

Jiang Tai assured him, "Please rest assured, General, I will definitely complete the mission."

"The commander has always believed in your abilities."

Qin Wei smiled and said, "Marshal Jie will be returning to Yunjin in a few days. Director Jiang, you must prepare a grand promotion banquet. You are the face of our Zongli faction in Yunjin!"

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, they hung up the phone.

Jiang Tai put away his phone and let out a long sigh of relief.

This phone call was mostly good news, but it also put immense pressure on us.

Si Hong sighed softly, just about to say a few words of comfort, when she heard the sound of the courtyard gate opening outside.

She looked a little awkward: "It must be Ah Lang who's back."

Jiang Tai quickly stood up, and the couple went out one after the other. Sure enough, they saw Jiang Lang... and Bai Zhaoli beside him.

His face was beaming with smiles: "Miss Bai, Ah Lang, you're back."

Bai Zhaoli seemed not to hear, and, linking her arm with Jiang Lang's, pointed to a room on the first floor: "Senior brother, is that your room?"

"Um!"

"That's convenient. We should be able to move it in no time."

"almost."

Jiang Lang responded and let her lead him towards the room.

Si Hong sensed something was amiss; they were moving. She quickly put on a smile and approached, feigning ignorance, asking, "Miss Bai, what are you planning to move?"

"Of course, it's to help my senior brother move!"

"Moving? Why do you need to move?"

Why are you moving?

Bai Zhaoli made no attempt to hide the anger in her eyes: "Not moving? Are you expecting him to stay in your house and be bullied? I wouldn't even bear to see him bullied!"