The next morning, Liu Zhizhong and the Lu Family sisters were climbing West Mountain.

Of course, Zhang Zhenglong arrived as expected.

It seemed that Lu Yumei had become accustomed to him and no longer felt so estranged.

Because they had climbed the mountain together for some time and Zhang Zhenglong had sent a message to Lu Yumei stating that he would definitely not interfere with Liu Zhizhong's career changes, allowing her to win was enough.

For this, Zhang Zhenglong had shamelessly sent a message to Liu Zhizhong apologizing, stating that the only woman worth having was her, and that there would be many opportunities for your development and promotion in the future, so please understand Uncle Zhang!

The core strength of the Zhang Family making such an apology was actually quite acceptable.

Having just reached the top, everyone was sweating profusely, especially Zhang Zhenglong, who was soaked with sweat. Although he had lost some weight, he was still quite stout and sweated heavily.

Liu Zhizhong was still carrying the bags, phones, drinking water, etc., for the Lu Family sisters, and naturally took out a towel for them to wipe their sweat when they stopped.

At that moment, Liu Zhizhong's work phone rang.

He picked it up and saw that it was a call from the Provincial Disciplinary Committee.

Luckily, Lu Yuqing was beside him wiping her sweat with the towel and caught a glimpse of it.

The two exchanged confused looks.

Why had the Provincial Disciplinary Committee phoned again? Could there be some issue?

And Lu Yumei glanced over, looking disdainfully at Liu Zhizhong, feeling that he had gotten himself into trouble with the Provincial Disciplinary Committee again.

As for her son-in-law, she didn't care much; she hoped to see him get into trouble and divorce her daughter.

But Liu Zhizhong reacted quickly and did not dare to delay, immediately answering the call on speakerphone.

Upon hearing that it was the Provincial Disciplinary Committee on the phone, Zhang Zhenglong, who wanted to say something to Lu Yumei, immediately stopped and began wiping his sweat while smiling and listening to Liu Zhizhong's speakerphone conversation.

"Comrade Liu Zhizhong, can you make it to the Provincial City this morning? Comrade Ma Xudong would like to see you, and right now, he only wants to see you."

Hearing this message, Liu Zhizhong was a bit dumbfounded, but still quickly agreed, "Okay, I'll set off right now and should arrive around ten in the morning. Is that alright?"

"That's fine, no problem."

"May I ask what Comrade Ma Xudong needs?"

"I'm not sure. His case is about to conclude, and the materials are being prepared to hand over to the prosecution, maybe…"

The caller paused before continuing, "Maybe he wants to explain some final matters? Haha..."

The caller laughed, a bit forcedly.

"Oh... okay, thank you, comrade. I'll definitely make it."

After the phone call ended, Liu Zhizhong looked helplessly at the two beautiful ladies and then at Zhang Zhenglong.

Lu Yumei just gave him a look, "What are you looking at? Get going. No one is stopping you. The former favorite of the Mayor, and now near death, still thinking about his secretary. But he's quite good to you, thinking it's a good thing, huh? Haha..."

Her implication was that your downfall, Liu Zhizhong, is all thanks to Ma Xudong, and he is still causing you trouble now!

Zhang Zhenglong didn't dare say anything; he just nodded at Liu Zhizhong, "No choice, Zhizhong, if he calls you, you must go!"

Lu Yuqing was completely confused, not understanding what was happening, but also nodded, "Whether it's good or bad, with a new ruler comes a new set of officials. It's still necessary to show loyalty, right? You can't just be heartless and disloyal just because someone has fallen. The final word must still be given to you."

To be honest, Lu Yuqing felt somewhat sour inside.

Did Ma Xudong mean that he was really at the end and needed to arrange his final affairs?

Was he not going to explain anything to her?

Back then, when he pursued her, he had been very insistent.

Now, when it came down to it, the person he trusted most was still his secretary. But didn't this harm Big Baby Liu?

Liu Zhizhong quickly gathered himself, descended the mountain, got into his own car, and drove straight to the Provincial City.

On the road, his feelings were still somewhat complex.

After all, he had been intimate with Lu Yuqing, and Ma Xudong had also trusted him greatly, only to be let down by fate.

Even though Ma Xudong had attached himself to some heavyweights in the Provincial City, he still couldn't escape certain fates.

At his level, no one was clean. Ultimately, what decided one's fate was whose backer was bigger and more powerful, standing more upright.

When he arrived in the Provincial City, it was only nine o'clock. Liu Zhizhong's driving speed was indeed fast.

When his car entered the courtyard where Ma Xudong was being held, the security was exceptional, not ordinary at all.

Of course, Liu Zhizhong had been here before, only after Lu Yuqing came to cooperate with the investigation, so he was familiar with it.

After registering, he drove the car into the courtyard.

Upon exiting the car, he underwent a thorough security check, very meticulous, where any hard objects, sharp objects were not allowed inside, and even mobile phones were prohibited.

Cigarettes were allowed, but only after the cigarette pack had been checked.

Forget the lighter; it was not allowed. They only gave him a special box of matches, each match burning for only 2 seconds, just enough to light a cigarette.

After all, they feared that those being detained might commit suicide; any factors that could lead to suicide had to be eliminated as much as possible, not to mention that there were security personnel monitoring and accompanying the whole process as well as surveillance cameras.

Led by a comrade, Liu Zhizhong entered a special room and saw Ma Xudong…