novelraw Chapter 912: Close Combat (Part 7)
Chapter 912: Close Combat (Part 7)
Chapter 912: Chapter 912: Close Combat (Part 7)
Jia Baomo looked again in the direction the person pointed—across the river.
Indeed, on the opposite bank, after someone called the police, officers, firefighters, and towing trucks gathered to retrieve the submerged car.
Jia Baomo drove to the scene, got out of the car, squeezed into the crowd, and watched with all the other onlookers as the towing truck pulled the car from the river.
Under the lights at night, it wasn’t Zhan Dapeng’s Ferrari—it was an unfamiliar Audi, likely one of the cars that pursued the Ferrari.
Therefore, Jia Baomo’s heart did not relax, because Zhan Dapeng’s phone still hadn’t connected.
If something didn’t happen to Zhan Dapeng and the others, then where did they go?
Since even their own man, Lao Ba, suddenly lost track of Zhan Dapeng and Gu Nuan’s whereabouts, their opponent must be even more confused.
Chairman Hong drove away from the accident site by the river, his brow furrowed the whole way.
Two cars went to intercept the Ferrari, but their own car fell into the river; the Ferrari disappeared as if into thin air, making it almost seem as if Gu Nuan and her people were divine beings.
What on earth happened?
He drove his gray Honda through the city center, reaching the suburbs. Due to the city’s large size, driving from the city to the nearby suburbs took him a full two hours.
Don’t underestimate the city’s suburbs; there, too, high-rise buildings tower, featuring large, upscale communities — including some that, seeing cheap land prices in the past, have undergone forward-looking investment projects, like the elder care projects currently strongly supported by the government.
Nursing homes, rehabilitation centers targeting high-end clientele, emerge endlessly. However, nursing homes and rehab centers established by a charity foundation are certainly different. Some people may mistakenly think that such homes, being charitable, should be set up for the poor, solitary elderly in society.
That would be outrageously wrong.
No matter how wealthy, filling the huge gap in retirement is the hardest thing to do. Unlike investing in healthcare yielding profitable returns, or investing in children, which has positive public relations and gratitude from grown-up children, investing in elderly care is nothing but sending seniors to their deathbeds.
So, a so-called nursing home is essentially a private club only accessible to special members.
Nursing homes can also serve as a tax evasion business location.
Since receiving Xiao Jianming’s directive to establish such a nursing home, Chairman Hong has managed it with great success, gaining Xiao Jianming’s trust. Therefore, Xiao Jianming never imagined from the start that someone already knew, after his wife passed away, how to target him.
The old crocodile’s wisdom pales in comparison to the legendary woman named Ruan Ruzhen.
Greed in humans inevitably leads to flaws. The old crocodile’s greed lies in the humiliations and insults he suffered following his single mother, Xiao Jiantai, leading him to harbor lingering resentment, always feeling he shouldn’t let himself and his mother be despised again. So he values money a lot.
Those who truly disregard money should do charity like Gu Nuan’s husband, Xiao Yebai, spending generously but not showing off. Unlike the old crocodile, who sets up foundations and openly promotes them, as if afraid people won’t know he’s engaged in charity.
Only those with guilty consciences make a big deal out of it.
The nursing home funded by the Xiao Charity Foundation stands at the foot of a suburban mountain, adjacent to the river that flows from the city.