Lin Mu took out his phone and dialed the number of the guy who had delivered the old lady.

"Sorry, the phone you've dialed is currently turned off," the message on the other end said.

"Damn, turned off!" Lin Mu remarked.

"Do you think Chen Zhengrong might act against the old lady and them?" Qi Manlin asked.

After hearing that, Lin Mu frowned slightly. Since Liu Zecheng dared to pull off such a stunt, the Four Great Hall Masters could be considered similar figures in the underworld. So for Chen Zhengrong to do something to save Liu Zecheng would be quite natural!

Lin Mu felt something was off; how could the underling's phone be turned off in such a situation?

"Ask the bureau to quickly check the old lady's address!" Lin Mu said.

"Okay," Qi Manlin didn't delay and immediately called the bureau.

The bureau worked efficiently and quickly retrieved the old lady's address, informing Qi Manlin!

"Number thirteen, Group Two, East Yang Village!" Qi Manlin stated.

"Alright, let's go to East Yang Village!" Lin Mu beckoned.

The two got into the car, with Lin Mu driving, they were soon heading to East Yang Village. After more than a twenty-minute drive, Lin Mu arrived, finding East Yang Village quite large, and the old lady's residence was somewhat remote, practically on the village's edge!

Arriving at the old lady's door, there was a mud-brick house that looked quite shabby!

After stopping the car, Lin Mu and Qi Manlin got out and found the wooden door of the small house still closed; the old lady apparently hadn't returned home!

"Doesn't seem like anyone has come back!" Qi Manlin remarked.

Lin Mu frowned, now almost certain something had happened. Under normal circumstances, the underling would have driven the old lady home long before, and by now should have returned to the hospital! Now, she hadn't even been brought back—something surely occurred on the road!

Just then, the phone in Lin Mu's pocket rang again. Looking at it, it was Earth Wolf calling!

"Hey, Earth Wolf!"

"Boss, it's bad, something happened." Earth Wolf said over the phone.

"What happened?" Lin Mu asked.

"Just now, the underling you sent to escort the old lady met with an attack on the road and got injured; he's now been admitted to the hospital!" Earth Wolf replied.

"What about the old lady?" Lin Mu asked.

"The old lady is not seriously harmed, just a bit scared!"

"How did they get back?"

"I don't know; according to the hospital nurse, they were delivered by someone, who after sending them in, left the hospital without saying a word!"

Lin Mu furrowed his brow, puzzled, "Who's secretly helping us?"

"Did you get a clear view of the opponent's license plate on arrival?" Lin Mu asked.

"No, they seemed to deliberately conceal their identity, driving a car without a plate, and when entering the hospital, they avoided the cameras, wore a hat, and bowed their head, making their features unclear!" Earth Wolf said.

Lin Mu was perplexed by Earth Wolf's words, wondering who it could be. Since they helped, why not reveal themselves?

"Okay, I'll head over immediately!" Lin Mu said.

After hanging up, Lin Mu called out to Qi Manlin and got into the car!

"What's the situation?" Qi Manlin asked in the car.

"I don't know the specifics, but it seems the old lady was saved, but I don't know who the savior is; they deliberately concealed their identity!" Lin Mu said.

"Based on this situation, it seems we're being watched; otherwise, they wouldn't have appeared so suddenly!" Qi Manlin analyzed.

Lin Mu glanced at Qi Manlin, admitting that the Chief Police Officer's analytical skills had grown immensely since becoming director.

"You're partly right; we are being watched, but it may not be us directly; it could be Chen Zhengrong's people being watched. If they were monitoring us, there's no need to target an underling, they should monitor us directly; for them to react suddenly indicates they're monitoring Chen Zhengrong's people instead!" Lin Mu analyzed.

Qi Manlin glanced at Lin Mu, impressed by the precise analysis; truly an extraordinary individual!

"Then who do you think it could be?" Qi Manlin asked.

Lin Mu shook his head, "I'm not sure who, but as long as it's not directly against us, someday we'll find out!"

Soon, Lin Mu drove to the hospital!

The underling had already been placed in a high-level ward, suffered only external injuries, fortunately nothing serious!

The old lady was just a bit frightened, but not injured! It seemed Qi Manlin was lucky; otherwise, she might have been stabbed like the underling!

Whoever the opponents were, they were cautious; after all, Qi Manlin was the Public Security Bureau Director. If the director were attacked, the entire Wancheng would be in an uproar, triggering a series of severe retaliatory actions against gangster organizations! Severe crackdowns brought no benefits to the underworld, only disadvantages!

So as long as they achieved their goals, they still preferred not to provoke Qi Manlin, unless forced into a corner with no other option!

At this moment, Lin Mu was sitting in the hospital room, facing the Flying Dragon Sect underling who had escorted the old lady.

"Ah Hua, what exactly happened at the time?" Lin Mu asked sitting by the bedside.

"Brother Lin, we were almost to East Yang Village, but just as we turned onto the road leading there, several vans suddenly blocked the road. Then a bunch of guys with covered faces got out of the vans, opened the doors, and just started hacking at me; there were about a dozen of them. It was so sudden, I had no chance to resist!"

"What happened after that?" Lin Mu asked again.

"After they stabbed me a few times, I collapsed in a pool of blood. Just as they were about to move on the old lady, four masked men jumped out of an unplated Land Rover. These guys were quite skilled, clearly trained, and quickly took care of the attackers. Then the four got back into their car and left. Later another unplated vehicle came, picked me up, and drove me to the hospital—that's what happened!" Ah Hua answered.

Lin Mu nodded, "Take good care to recover, it was hard on you; I'll put a hundred thousand in your account later!"

"Brother Lin, this…" Ah Hua started.

"It's nothing; although you're my underling, you are also my brother. I, Lin Mu, treat my brothers this way—when they're hurt for my sake, I won't neglect them. Just focus on getting better now!" Lin Mu said.

"Thank you, Brother Lin!" The underling said gratefully, feeling that being cut a few times and earning a hundred thousand showed Brother Lin's deep sense of loyalty.

Listening to Ah Hua's account, Lin Mu roughly understood the course of events, yet couldn't figure out who's helping behind the scenes. Moreover, the helper was quite skilled—was it just targeting Chen Zhengrong, or did they simply want to assist Lin Mu?