Yao Yuzhong also lowered his head, not daring to meet Qi Yun’s gaze.

Qi Yun lit a cigarette, took a puff, and then slowly said, "Old Yao, you’ve indeed helped me this time, so I’ll give you two conditions."

"First, like Master Qin, I’ll give you ten million, and also help you apply for two days of leave so someone can accompany you back to see your daughter."

"Second, I’ll arrange for a reduction in your sentence, striving to have you released before the new year."

Yao Yuzhong abruptly raised his head, his cloudy eyes bursting with an incredulous light, even his lips slightly trembled.

He looked at Qi Yun, then at Qin Sizhi, as if wanting to confirm from the latter’s face that this wasn’t a joke.

"Director Qi... Are you... Are you serious?"

Despite having anticipated it, he still couldn’t suppress his excitement when Qi Yun actually said it out loud.

He indeed had discussed with Qin Sizhi, and the latter barely agreed to help this time because of certain reasons, persuading Qi Yun to take him to Qinling.

Originally, Yao Yuzhong’s thought was to be released from prison before dying, and be buried back home.

But he didn’t expect Director Qi to be so generous, actually granting him freedom in advance!

To a prisoner with a life sentence converted from a death sentence, this was almost an unimaginable luxury!

"Choose for yourself. I’ll keep my word."

Qi Yun exhaled a puff of smoke, looking calm, "Ten million, plus family visit leave, or early release with reduced sentence, choose one."

"But regardless of which you choose, walking out of this door today, forget everything."

Yao Yuzhong choked up a bit, finally couldn’t hold back tears rolling down his wrinkled face, "I, Yao Yuzhong, kowtow to you!"

As he spoke, he was about to kneel on the ground.

"Get up! Don’t do this to me!" Qi Yun hurriedly stopped him.

At the same time, Brother Quan had already stepped forward, steadily supporting Yao Yuzhong’s arm, not letting him kneel down.

"I’m giving you this opportunity because you really put in effort this time, without personal feelings involved."

Qi Yun frowned, staring at him seriously, "If you come out and still go digging others’ graves, don’t come looking for me when you get caught."

Yao Yuzhong stood upright, shaking his head repeatedly, simultaneously swearing to heaven, "Director Qi, I, Old Yao, swear by heaven, will never break the law again, otherwise...!"

"Enough!" Qi Yun waved to stop him, "Swearing to me is useless, anyway, it’s you who’ll be sitting in jail, hurry and decide."

"I’ll choose the second one! I want to get out early!" Yao Yuzhong shouted without hesitation.

Qi Yun had already anticipated this result, nodded his head, "Tomorrow, you go back with them first, I’ll get it done for you as soon as possible."

"Good, good! Thank you, Director Qi!" Yao Yuzhong bowed repeatedly, tears and smiles on his face.

....

Meanwhile, in Bird City.

At Guanghui Group headquarters, Liu Guangxin leaned wearily against the chair.

Recently, in order to finance the new company New Source Power, Guanghui’s funds have also been somewhat stretched.

Although Zhao Weilin’s Maple Capital has also injected a large amount of funds, the money still flows out like water.

Research and development, factory construction, buying production equipment, purchasing parts, each is a huge expense.

But this is not the main issue, what’s more troubling is the problems within the company, he’s been stabbed in the back.

Two major shareholders have started to change their attitude towards this project.

Openly and secretly, they hinted hoping he could take it slow, first securing Guanghui’s basic foundation.

Some even said privately that Liu Guangxin has been dazzled by the big promises drawn by Qi Yun and Zhao Weilin, betting the entire Guanghui on an uncertain future.

But Liu Guangxin knows that behind all this, it’s the competitors causing trouble.

Those two major shareholders have long been in touch with another giant automotive company privately, perhaps having reached some kind of deal in secret.

After the last press conference, Qi Yun’s Dawn Technology has entered the public eye, and the reason the other side is doing these actions is simply fearing their leading battery technology.

If New Source Power really produces the car, it will definitely overturn the existing market structure of domestic new energy vehicles, something those automotive companies do not want to see.

That’s why they are so eager to start scheming in the early stages of New Source Power, attempting to hinder its development.

Liu Guangxin rubbed his brow and looked at the phone screen on the table, waiting for Zhao Weilin’s call.

After more than half an hour, the screen finally lit up.

"Hello, Old Zhao, how are things?" Liu Guangxin immediately sat up straight.

"If they really dare to sell the shares of Guanghui Logistics and Guanghui Energy, we indeed need a considerable fund to take over." On the phone, Zhao Weilin sounds very serious.

"I just discussed with several friends, I can urgently mobilize some overseas funds, but the amount may not be enough to eat it all, and it will take time to go through the procedures, the fastest will take five days."

"So, during these five days, you do your best to stabilize them."

"Five days..." Liu Guangxin frowned and sighed, "I understand, I’ll find a way to stall them."

"But... I’m worried they might not give us much preparation time...."

Concerning the rumor about those two wanting to cooperate with competitors to sell shares, it’s only today that he caught wind of it. Although not yet confirmed, it can’t be ignored.

Whether the shares fall into opponents’ hands or flood the market, it will have a huge impact on Guanghui Group.

"Ah... There’s no other way now." Zhao Weilin’s tone was also helpless; mobilizing large funds from abroad requires going through layers of regulatory oversight, five days is already the fastest limit.

"Now we can only hope they don’t act so quickly, or those two are greedy and want to wait and see, granting us these five days of time."

.....

The next day, Bird City Airport.

Having left for a while, Qi Yun finally returned.

As soon as he got off the plane, he couldn’t wait to get in a car and hurry home.

Just entering the community, he saw two familiar figures standing by the garden at the entrance.

Zhao Qing was holding Nuannuan’s hand, watching expectantly.

"Daddy! Daddy’s back!"

The car door wasn’t even open yet, but the little girl was already jumping with excitement, waving her little hand.

Qi Yun got out, bent down, and lifted his daughter who was rushing toward him, rubbing her cheek with his stubble, making Nuannuan giggle, her little hand tightly hugging his neck.

"Did you miss Daddy?"

"Yes! Missed you every day!" Nuannuan nodded vigorously, replying sweetly.

Beside them, Zhao Qing looked at Qi Yun, with a gentle smile blooming on her face.

"Haven’t eaten yet, right? Go wash your hands and eat dinner."

"Alright, let’s go!" Qi Yun carried the little girl with one arm, and touched Zhao Qing’s nape with the other, grinning, "You’ve worked hard during this time, I’ll properly reward you tonight."

Zhao Qing blushed and lightly slapped his arm, "Not decent! The child is right here!"

Nuannuan hugged Daddy’s neck, curiously blinked, "What will Daddy reward Sister Qing?"

"Reward Sister Qing for taking good care of Nuannuan, she’s a hero!" Qi Yun laughed, changing the topic, as he carried his daughter and walked inside with Zhao Qing.

Returning to the warm home, seeing the people he missed most, the fatigue of the past days disappeared in an instant.

However, this warmth was destined to be short-lived.

The family had just finished eating when Qi Yun’s phone started buzzing again.

The call was from Tao Ziming.

Qi Yun set down his daughter, went to the study, and answered the phone.

"Boss, I heard from Zhong Rui you’re back from the United States?" As soon as the call connected, Tao Ziming asked urgently. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Qi Yun sensed something unusual from his tone, "Yes, just got back, anything wrong?"

"Yes, during the time you were away, some things happened at the new company, I believe it’s necessary to report to you in person."

"Is it serious?" Qi Yun’s heart sank slightly.

Tao Ziming is a mature and steady man, rarely showing such urgency.

"Very complicated... It might have a significant impact on us." Tao Ziming replied.

Qi Yun glanced at the time, "Alright, come directly to my house now."