In officialdom: After she left, I rose rapidly through the ranks!

Afterwards, Chen Min'en continued with his work until he finished breakfast with Chen Jingcheng, at which point he left accompanied by his staff.

Li Zhixing had already arrived by then.

Although he has been appointed by the provincial party committee as the party secretary of Oasis City, he has not yet officially taken office. Even if he does take office, he must at least be with Chen Jingcheng today.

"Uncle Li, thank you for your trouble."

Li Zhixing already knew the results of the identification, and it could be confirmed that the current Chen Jingcheng was indeed Chen Min'en's son, the eldest grandson of the Chen family.

Attitudes are naturally different, but no matter how different they are, they are still pretty much the same.

Few people know Chen Jingcheng's identity yet, and it's hard to say how many will find out in the future. But at least, judging from Chen Min'en's attitude, he doesn't plan to announce it to the public for the time being.

Of course, the main leaders in Qingjiang Province will definitely know about this.

"Jingcheng, it's no trouble. Let's go, I'll take you to the hospital."

At eight o'clock in the morning, Li Zhixing and Chen Jingcheng went to the provincial hospital in a van. Chen Jingcheng noticed that in addition to the van, there was another car following behind them.

"Uncle Li, there's a car following us."

"Was this person someone you arranged?"

Li Zhixing didn't turn around, and said softly, "It wasn't me, it was your father who arranged it."

"He finally found you and doesn't want anyone to hurt you, so he arranged for several guards to protect you."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jingcheng suddenly felt at a loss for words.

It wouldn't be his turn to be a guard.

Of course, given Chen Min'en's current status, he is certainly qualified to be a bodyguard, but Chen Jingcheng is not.

This guard may not be a real guard, but he is definitely not comparable to an ordinary bodyguard outside. In fact, he may even be armed.

"Uncle Li, this isn't necessary."

"I'm not an infant anymore. No one would dare do this in public. Besides, my identity hasn't been made public. Could you talk to him and ask him to remove these things? I'm not used to it."

They withdrew?

No problem, but Li Zhixing hadn't really thought about asking Chen Min'en.

"Jingcheng, only you can talk to them about this, but I can put in a good word for you."

"You have to understand Comrade Min'en; he cares about you too much."

Chen Jingcheng could see and feel this, so he could only nod and had nothing to say. But he still had to talk about the guards.

They arrived at the hospital quickly.

At Chen Jingcheng's insistence, these plainclothes guards, although following along, kept a considerable distance, making them almost impossible to spot.

As Chen Jingcheng walked into the hospital's VIP ward, he stood outside the ward, his body trembling slightly.

Although he knew that Chen Dachuan and Li Sumei were alright, the thought of how they had been bullied, and how Li Sumei was still unable to stand and had undergone two surgeries, filled Chen Jingcheng with an unquenchable rage.

He really wanted to grab Chen Jinghan and the others and bring them to him immediately, so they would regret what they had done for the rest of their lives.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Jingcheng pushed open the door and entered the ward. Looking at Li Sumei, who was very weak on the bed, and at Chen Dachuan, who could walk and stand but had bruises and scars on his face and body, his eyes immediately blazed with anger, and then tears immediately fell.

"Dad, Mom."

Chen Jingcheng cried out.

Chen Dachuan and Li Sumei immediately turned to look at Chen Jingcheng. Li Sumei even tried to sit up from the hospital bed, but all she got in return was intense pain.

Chen Jingcheng quickly walked up to Li Sumei and grabbed her hand.

"Mom, don't move, just lie down."

Li Sumei's voice was weak, and tears welled up in her eyes. She looked at Chen Jingcheng with a face full of worry.

"Jingcheng, you...you're out. Are you alright now?"

"Mom's fine, don't cry. I'm perfectly alright. I just suffered a minor injury and will be fine after a few days of rest. You haven't been mistreated in there, have you?"

Her concern was evident in her words. At this point, Li Sumei was not worried about her own health, but rather whether Chen Jingcheng had been wronged. As parents, and not even his biological parents, to go to such lengths, it can be said that they truly deserved Chen Jingcheng's filial piety.

Chen Jingcheng naturally wouldn't say that he had been wronged, just as Li Sumei didn't say how much pain she was in.

He didn't want his parents to worry, even though he had already been released. If he told Chen Dachuan and Li Sumei that he could barely sleep while he was detained by the Discipline Inspection Commission and even vomited blood, Chen Dachuan and Li Sumei would be heartbroken.

Chen Jingcheng grasped Li Sumei's hand and gently shook his head, saying, "Mom, I'm fine. I told you at the time that it was just a normal investigation of me. I'm innocent, and once the investigation is cleared up, everything will be fine."

"See, I'm back perfectly fine now."

Li Sumei nodded happily. Chen Jingcheng was alright, and she felt that her own illness was getting much better.

Afterwards, Li Sumei held Chen Jingcheng's hand and said some words, still showing all sorts of concern, until Chen Dachuan reminded Li Sumei that she should rest and couldn't continue talking, which made her feel a little better.

Chen Jingcheng looked at Chen Dachuan, and then the two of them went to the corridor.

Chen Jingcheng could no longer contain his anger.

"Dad, I know about your situation and what happened. I've figured out what happened. I'll definitely avenge you!"

"must!"

Chen Jingcheng spoke with absolute certainty, which pleased Chen Dachuan.

However, Chen Dachuan shook his head, sighed softly, and said, "Jingcheng, your parents know you are filial, but let's leave the matter of revenge to the law. I was in a hurry to take your mother to the hospital and forgot to call the police. I don't know if it's too late."

"Jingcheng, listen to me, don't be impulsive. You finally got out of the Discipline Inspection Commission and proved your innocence. If you lose your freedom because of this, your mother and I won't be at ease."

"Let the police handle it."

Chen Jingcheng knew that Chen Dachuan wasn't worried about whether he would deal with Chen Jinghan, but rather that he might do something impulsive that he would regret later.

Chen Jingcheng wanted to say something harsh, but seeing Chen Dachuan's worried expression, he nodded instead.

"Okay, don't worry, Dad, I know what to do. Trust me, I won't do anything I can't handle."

"But I will definitely get justice for you."

At this moment, Li Zhixing smiled and said, "Old Chen, don't worry, Jing Cheng knows what he's doing. Besides, I will personally oversee how they handle this matter. Don't worry."

Chen Dachuan naturally knew who Li Zhixing was—a high-ranking official who had helped them a great deal.

"Sir, our matter has already caused you a lot of trouble. We really can't accept this."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhixing smiled and shook his head, saying, "Old Chen, let's not stand on ceremony. It's no trouble at all. Besides, with something like this happening at Oasis, this matter is within my jurisdiction, and I must handle it seriously."

"Leave this matter to me."

"Don't worry, I will definitely get justice for you!"

Chen Dachuan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then looked at Chen Jingcheng.

Chen Jingcheng immediately said, "Dad, don't worry. Uncle Li has just been appointed as the Party Secretary of Oasis City, so you can rest assured that he can handle what happened in Linchuan!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Dachuan felt his body tremble slightly. He knew that Li Zhixing held a high official position, but no matter how high the position, he felt alright, just a little reserved.

But now, hearing that Li Zhixing was going to be the Party Secretary of Oasis City, Chen Dachuan felt completely different. After all, he had never even had the chance to meet a township Party Secretary, and a county magistrate was already a big deal, let alone a city Party Secretary.

"Oh, oh, I didn't know you were such a high-ranking leader. I'm so sorry to have troubled you. You also saved Jingcheng, right? Thank you so much, thank you so much. You saved my whole family."

As Chen Dachuan spoke, he bowed deeply, even appearing somewhat apprehensive.

He was just an ordinary person, not an official. When he met someone of such high rank who had saved his entire family, he could not be too humble or respectful.

Chen Jingcheng, on the other hand, did not feel at all that Chen Dachuan had lost face.

This is the kind of person who painstakingly raised me and took meticulous care of me.

He had neither money nor power, yet he used his broad shoulders to support his family for the past twenty-three years!