Chapter 400: Taming the Wolf King and a Close Call

Dusk fell, and the sky began to darken.

The lights in Emergency Room 1 of Jilin University Ninth Hospital’s emergency center remained brightly lit.

The sound of rapid footsteps echoed.

Having just received the news, Chu Zhengxiong, with his brother Chu Zhengnan in tow, followed the hospital’s directory and strode quickly toward the corridor where Emergency Room 1 was located.

Chu Zhengxiong saw the privacy curtain and pulled it aside without hesitation.

“Who are you?”

The four police officers who had been sitting on plastic stools, tasked with guarding the area, shot to their feet the moment they saw the curtain being yanked open. Their expressions were stern and alert.

The Chu brothers froze, stunned by the sight.

“Excuse me…”

“Is Gu Heng being treated in that emergency room up ahead?”

Chu Zhengxiong asked tentatively.

“Who are you?”

The middle-aged officer in charge didn’t answer, instead repeating his own question.

Chu Zhengxiong replied, “I’m Chu Zhengxiong, the chairman of Xingchuan International Group. Gu Heng is a director at our company. We’re good friends. I heard he was seriously injured and in emergency care, so I rushed over immediately.”

“Xiaozheng, go ask Mr. Tan.”

Seeing Chu Zhengxiong’s distinguished air, and finding his explanation reasonable and well-articulated, the lead officer murmured to the young policeman beside him, “See if what he said is true.”

The young officer acknowledged the order and quickly walked further into the restricted area.

“Please wait a moment.”

The middle-aged officer gestured to Chu Zhengxiong.

“Of course.”

“You’re just doing your duty.”

Chu Zhengxiong smiled, appearing very amiable.

As he spoke, his gaze drifted down the corridor.

With just one glance, his pupils constricted sharply.

“Captain Wang, I’ve confirmed with Mr. Tan.”

“Mr. Gu is indeed a director at Xingchuan International Group, and he is close with this Chairman Chu.”

The young officer quickly returned and reported to his superior.

“Mm.”

The middle-aged officer grunted in acknowledgment and stepped aside. “Mr. Dong, please remain quiet once you go in. Mr. Gu is not completely out of danger yet.”

“Understood.”

Chu Zhengxiong was very polite.

After he led Chu Zhengnan inside, the curtain was quickly drawn shut again, and the four officers resumed their seats on the plastic stools.

“Brother, what is…?”

Chu Zhengnan stared at the bustling crowd of people before them. He had just started to ask a question in a low voice when Chu Zhengxiong cut him off, “Don’t talk!”

“You wait for me right here.”

Chu Zhengxiong took a deep breath, then slowed his pace and walked toward a window.

Despite his burly frame and defiant features, at this moment, he appeared exceptionally deferential.

“Mayor Liang…”

Chu Zhengxiong stood two meters away from the window. Only after Liang Du finished his phone call did he slowly step forward and greet him respectfully.

“Eh?”

“Chairman Chu?”

“What are you doing here?”

Liang Du lowered his phone. A flicker of surprise crossed his eyes as he saw Chu Zhengxiong.

“Gu Heng is a director at our company, and we’re good friends. I rushed over as soon as I heard something had happened to him. I didn’t expect to run into you here.”

While Chu Zhengxiong said this, his inner shock was far from subsiding.

After all, he was a prominent figure in the province, qualified to attend the annual Ji Province Entrepreneurs’ Gala. Although there were some people whose circles he couldn’t yet enter, it didn’t stop him from recognizing them.

Who had he just seen at the entrance to the corridor?

Qi Guowei, Tang Jinghui, Pei Army, Deng Yawen…

The reason he had headed straight for Liang Du was that Liang Du was the only one he could approach.

Xingchuan International Group was an entertainment conglomerate, and a brick-and-mortar one at that.

The positions held by Qi Guowei and Liang Du exerted a natural pressure on him.

Leaving aside someone of Qi Guowei’s level, even if someone of Liang Du’s rank was truly determined to deal with him, it might not be easy, but it would certainly be achievable.

“Oh?”

“I didn’t realize you and Mr. Gu had this kind of connection.”

Liang Du’s eyes lit up. “I must say, Chairman Chu, you have some truly good luck.”

“Mayor Liang, I’m afraid I don’t quite understand what you mean.”

Chu Zhengxiong’s expression was cautious.

“Do you know how Mr. Gu was injured today?”

“Do you know who Mr. Gu risked his life to save today?”

“Do you know why there are so many leaders here right now?”

Liang Du fired off a series of questions at Chu Zhengxiong.

“I don’t.”

Chu Zhengxiong shook his head, indicating he knew nothing at all.

Seeing this, and considering that Chu Zhengxiong was both a partner and a friend to Gu Heng, Liang Du explained the whole story in detail.

“Ah, Chairman Chu…”

“Seize this opportunity!”

Liang Du clapped Chu Zhengxiong on the shoulder. “With Mr. Gu in your company, your group’s future in Ji Province will be as solid as a mountain.”

With that, Liang Du said no more. He left the utterly stunned Chu Zhengxiong and turned to walk back toward Qi Guowei, his main purpose now simply to keep him company.

At this moment, having learned the full story, Chu Zhengxiong’s world was turned upside down. The storm in his heart refused to calm.

Qi Guowei and Tang Jinghui were titans he couldn’t even hope to get close to, yet Gu Heng had now, in a single stroke, become the benefactor of these two monumental figures.

The most crucial part was that Gu Heng’s good deed today was entirely unintentional, which made his act of kindness all the more precious.

Previously, Gu Heng’s mysterious nature had filled Chu Zhengxiong with apprehension, yet he couldn’t resist the urge to probe him, to try and figure out his true background.