Chapter 43: Who Exactly Is It (Middle)

  "When he saw Zhou Ming's calm expression, Ren Zhongshan immediately understood that the young man in front of him was not impulsive, so he didn't hide anything and spoke out about his background. "This Shi Liang himself is nothing special, but his father is the Secretary of the New River City Committee. Secretary Shi dotes on his late-born son, which has made Shi Liang develop a spoiled temperament. He can easily bully someone in New River."

  The son of the municipal party secretary, even more spoiled by that new Chuan number one, is indeed the most powerful and arrogant young master in New Chuan. Not to mention Ren Zhongshan's youngest son being just a district party secretary, even if he were the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, as long as Secretary Shi had made up his mind to protect Shi Liang, he would be powerless.

  Moreover, Shi Liang is not completely brainless. Before snatching the celadon bowl, he had already arranged for someone to frame Fang Shu as intentionally causing harm, with both "human evidence" and "material evidence" in place, at least making it seem on the surface that they were in the right.

  As for the loss of the Qing dynasty vase, even if everyone knows it was Shi Liang's doing, what evidence is there to prove it? Without evidence, even if the provincial party secretary came, I'm afraid they couldn't take him down just because of a little suspicion. At most, they could only treat it as a theft case and increase the punishment.

  The next moment, Ren Zhongshan sighed and said, "If Old Man Fang were still in office at this time, perhaps I could have asked him to help Xiao You out of this situation. But since he's already stepped down, even though his influence is still there, Secretary Shi has managed to get where he is today not without any backing. A retired Organization Department head like myself probably wouldn't be able to do much about it. Not only would it be difficult to retrieve that blue porcelain vase, but even if Shi Liang had made up his mind and didn't want to give face, just getting Fang Shu out of prison wouldn't be an easy task."

  After saying this, Ren Zhongshan didn't speak again, but quietly looked at Zhou Mingluo.

  Things have been explained clearly, and he also hopes that Zhou Ming Luo can understand that he is not unwilling to help, but rather has no ability to help.

  "Thanks, Lao Ge Ren, I know now."

  Zhou Ming's face remained calm, but his heart was icy cold. He finally knew who the person was that had almost destroyed Fang Shu's family.

  Xin Chuan's first prince? Even if he is powerless to do anything now, he vowed that in the future, as long as there is an opportunity, he will make that person regret everything they have done before.

  Ren Zhongshan and He Lao's expressions changed slightly at these words, and their eyes on Zhou Mingluo also added a few more threads of approval.

  Just as the room was gradually falling into a quiet atmosphere, a crisp knock at the door suddenly came from outside, instantly disrupting the calm atmosphere. Ren Zhongshan's eyebrows furrowed in displeasure as he looked forward, "Who?"

  "Grandpa, it's me."

  The door creaked open, revealing Ren Liheng's slightly eccentric face, which looked at Zhou Mingluo with a strange gaze the moment he opened the door.

  "Didn't I just say that I have something to discuss with Ming Xiaoyu?" Ren Zhongshan's expression remained displeased, and he only mildly rebuked him. How long had it been since he said those words? Probably less than ten minutes, yet Ren Liheng came over to knock on the door, not putting his words in heart at all.

  Scolded, Ren Liheng directly shook his head with a bitter smile. He didn't want to either, but there was no way out. An unexpected guest had arrived outside, insisting on seeing the old master. Although he was annoyed at the other's rudeness, he also couldn't think of a good way to stop him.

  Just then, a loud and clear laughter suddenly came from outside the room, "Mr. Ren, Shi Liang has come uninvited to congratulate you on your 70th birthday, please don't mind."

  "What?"

  Before the laughter had even faded, the three people inside the house all changed color, and Zhou Ming fell from his original standing position, looking very surprised at the outside, and then looked at Ren Zhongshan with more confusion.

  Is that Shi Liang? The one they just mentioned? The son of the Xinjiang Municipal Party Secretary, the mastermind behind framing Fang Shu Tong?

  "Don't be surprised, I didn't invite him."

  Ren Zhongshan felt the doubt in Zhou Ming's eyes as he changed color, and also shook his head with a serious face.

  He didn't invite Shi Liang, and in his heart, he wasn't very fond of this kind of spoiled young master. Not to mention the previous time when they had a disagreement over Fang Shu's matter, this old man was quite displeased with his behavior, and their argument hadn't been pleasant at all.

  However, if Shi Liang insists on coming, the Ren family really can't refuse him at the door.

  Just then, Ren Liheng, who was standing guard at the door, reluctantly moved his body again, and the door was completely pushed open, revealing two figures from outside.

  He was about one meter seventy-five in height, wearing a suit and leather shoes, looking dignified. If it were someone unrelated who took a first glance, they couldn't help but praise him as a handsome man. Behind him stood a slender young man, holding a tray with a large longevity peach on it.

  The longevity peach is extremely delicate and bright, but only when looked at carefully will one be surprised to find that it was actually carved out of jade, extremely dazzling.

  He didn't even glance at Ren Liheng, and Shi Liang directly stepped into the room. First, he calmly swept a glance over He Lao and Zhou Mingluo, then smiled and looked towards Ren Zhongshan, "Old Master Ren, I wish you happiness as vast as the East Sea and longevity as great as Mount Nan."

  During the New Year's greetings, the thin man carefully held the longevity peach and walked towards Ren Zhongshan.

  However, facing this longevity peach, Ren Zhongshan's face didn't have the slightest joy, but instead only looked at Zhou Mingluo with a hint of tension. In his heart, he was even more distressed, wondering how things could be so coincidental. He had just explained to Zhou Mingluo who was behind the plot against Fang Shu, and now this person appeared in front of him holding a longevity peach.

  Although Zhou Ming Luo's performance just now was still calm and mature, he was also afraid that the other party would not be able to hold back at this moment and do something impulsive. If that were the case, it would be difficult for him to protect Zhou Ming Luo as well.

  But it's not surprising that Shi Liang is appearing now, after all, Ren Zhongshan's identity is already there. Without mentioning his own energy, his private financial resources are among the best in Xinkai, and he has connections with many powerful people. Even his three sons are outstanding, with his second son serving as the Executive Vice Mayor of Yangcheng Provincial Capital, which is already a full ministerial level position.

  For someone like him celebrating his birthday, unless they have already fallen out with him completely, probably everyone will come to show their goodwill.

  Even if Shi's family is the first family in Xinkang, and Secretary Shi has someone behind him, he is not afraid of Ren's family, but he won't even bother to send someone over to congratulate them.

  Now, after Zhou Ming had spent more than an hour repairing the blue flower gourd, it was already past six o'clock. There were only about half an hour left before the birthday banquet started at seven o'clock in the evening, and almost all the guests who should have arrived had also arrived.

  If there's any surprise here, the only surprise is that probably none of the other guests would be as bold as Shi Liang, no matter what Ren Sheng was doing, directly interrupting his private time to deliver the birthday gift right in front of him.

  Yesterday was Singles' Day, and a fellow bachelor friend came over to drink. As a result, both of us got drunk. This morning I barely managed to write one chapter, and this afternoon I continued sleeping until almost 7 pm. Alas, the update for the second chapter is late, please forgive me everyone.