"I didn't kill him."
In the hotel room, Song Qiao's expression was calm.
Even though Ye Zhiwei's voice on the other end of the phone was anxious when she called first thing in the morning, he showed no signs of panic.
"But the rumors going around are that yesterday you..."
"I did exchange blows with this Tao Fan yesterday, but he just ran off after getting injured, and he ran quite fast."
"But I didn't expect him to actually die."
Compared to the rumors, Song Qiao was more surprised that this fellow was actually dead.
As a high-ranking member of the Tongmen, his ancient martial arts had reached the Neijin realm. Even if he was injured, who could kill him?
"Oh dear, anyway, Tongmen is in chaos right now, and I've heard that many people are saying they want to get revenge on you."
Ye Zhiwei's tone was still urgent.
"Then let them come. I'm already weighed down by so many debts, we already have opponents like Li Bingqing, why should we fear others?"
"I suspect yesterday's pursuit was orchestrated by this woman, Li Bingqing."
Song Qiao calmly analyzed the entire situation.
"In short, compared to those in Tongmen, we should be more wary of this woman."
"But Tongmen has a large influence."
Ye Zhiwei sounded worried on the phone, wanting Song Qiao to take Tongmen seriously.
"We are currently dealing with Li Bingqing, and if those Tongmen people really come for revenge, we won't have the energy to spare."
"Don't worry, I'll handle this Li Bingqing. You first help me investigate whether there was anyone else behind this chase."
As far as Song Qiao knew, Li Bingqing wasn't very close to Tongmen, so it would be difficult for her to order Tao Fan around.
Therefore, there must be someone else behind Tao Fan.
"Who else could there be?"
Ye Zhiwei was a little surprised. Besides Li Bingqing and Tongmen, was there someone else who wanted to deal with them?
"I don't know, but maybe the day after tomorrow, we will see these people at Li Bingqing's banquet. Then we will know how many people are standing by her side."
Song Qiao was actually looking forward to the banquet the day after tomorrow, as enemies lurking in the shadows were more threatening than those who revealed themselves.
Soon, the call ended, and Ye Zhiwei quickly mobilized her contacts to investigate.
Just as Song Qiao was about to put down his phone, it rang again.
He picked it up and saw that it was from Governor Zheng Shan.
"Little Song, what exactly is going on?"
"There are many people spreading rumors outside, saying that you killed Tao Fan of Tongmen yesterday. This matter has caused quite a stir."
In front of the Governor, Song Qiao immediately appeared extremely wronged.
"Oh, Governor Zheng, I was just about to tell you about this. Yesterday, I was pursued and attacked so miserably."
"You have no idea, I was chased all the way from my company to my home. Even my car was blown up by them. These people are too arrogant!"
He started by complaining.
"I could barely escape. Now they are saying I killed him. Who knows what happened to them after they returned."
"Governor Zheng, isn't anyone going to do anything about this? I don't even dare to go back home now."
Song Qiao portrayed himself as pitiful, and his barrage of words caused a slight silence on the other end of the line.
After a moment, Governor Zheng seemed to have understood the specific situation.
"Alas, I know the situation. My secretary investigated, and yesterday's pursuit was because you wanted to help the Ye Corporation."
"Little Song, since you are backing the Ye Corporation, you have also attracted their enemies. You have made too many enemies now. If it's really not possible, perhaps you should just mind your own business and not stir up so much trouble."
Zheng Shan advised. Facing these covert matters, he didn't have many good solutions.
After all, the pursuers were in the shadows, and without concrete evidence, even he couldn't forcibly arrest them.
Song Qiao felt a bit dejected. He had hoped to use Zheng Shan's influence to deal with some enemies, but it seemed unlikely now.
"Governor Zheng, do you have no other way?"
He was still somewhat unwilling.
"Alas, on this matter, I can only provide you with some information. I can hardly do anything else."
Zheng Shan sighed, indicating his stance.
This did not make Song Qiao resentful, as the Governor had helped him a lot before and even got him into the security department.
At the Governor's position, although power was immense, there were many more things to consider.
"Alright then, Governor Zheng. If nothing else, you can at least give me some information."
"Ask away. Anything I know, as long as it doesn't involve higher authorities, I can tell you."
Zheng Shan refused to intervene directly but felt somewhat guilty, so he readily agreed.
"Then I'd like to ask, besides that Tao Fan, who else was behind the people who chased Deng Yihan yesterday?"
Song Qiao immediately asked. He had originally planned to have Ye Zhiwei investigate this, but Zheng Shan would surely know.
He was well aware that Tao Fan had no conflict of interest with Tongmen or the Deng family.
However, the other party was willing to let him go and instead kill Deng Yihan, clearly acting on someone else's orders.
There was a moment of silence on the phone before Zheng Shan sighed slightly.
"There is indeed another force behind Tao Fan, but I actually do not recommend you provoke this force."
"You are no match for these people. This is also why I advised you not to help the Ye Corporation anymore."
Song Qiao raised an eyebrow. It seemed there was a bigger fish behind Tao Fan.
"What force is it?"
"The Haining Gang. Have you heard of it?"