Chapter 8: The Mountain Rain is Coming, the Wind is Full of the Building (Part 1)

  It's been 32 days since I was assigned by General Manager Xue to work in the planning department of a shoe company. Except for the finance department, which is still a mystery to me, I have become familiar with the basic situation of the shoe industry. This month, there has been no change in the shoe industry, it's still half-dead and lazy, with customer complaints about product quality continuing, and returns due to mismatched sizes slowly increasing. My own conclusion is that if the shoe company doesn't make some major changes, it will eventually go bankrupt.

  Who would have thought that a Hong Kong-funded enterprise would have such complex personnel factions! The faction centered on Ye Ziheng, the deputy general manager of the group, controlled key departments such as human resources, production, engineering, and design in the shoe company. The faction centered on Qian Tonghua, the deputy general manager of the group, controlled marketing, warehousing, and finance departments. Qian's wife also extended her hand from Hong Kong to install a financial vice president and a legal advisor. General Manager Qian Yu Hui became a puppet CEO.

  Based on observations over the past few days, this female boss seems to have lost her motivation and doesn't quite carry herself like a boss should. She appears to be somewhat neglectful of company affairs, spending most of her time worrying about her mixed-blood son. Perhaps she has the heart but not the strength to turn things around!

  The more I think about the internal situation of the shoe company, the more I feel the danger of the shoe industry. Unfortunately, General Manager Jin and General Manager Xue have not given me a detailed explanation of the specific faction distribution and factional struggle within the entire company. However, just from the shoe company alone, it can be imagined that the entire group seems to be in an extremely severe situation as they said!

  One leaf knows autumn! How will the situation of the group evolve? Why don't Qian Lao, as chairman, Jin Zong, as president, and Xue Zong, as vice-president, make an effective turn?

  There's a saying that goes, "When father and son are in harmony, the family will not be defeated; when brothers are in harmony, the family will not be divided." Looking at the situation with the shoe industry, it's clear that there are serious problems within the upper echelons of the company. Qian Lao's family relationships have also encountered serious issues. The implication of "defeat" is the destruction of the ancestral industry, and the outcome of "division" is fragmentation. Human behavior is a product of self-interest, driven by personal gain; in the end, familial ties are merely something to be exploited.

  Long Bao's inference is basically correct, Qian Yuhui felt that she had no ability to govern, and could not organize her own personnel team at all. Several attempts were made but ended in failure. She really didn't know how to deal with the relatives of her brothers and sisters in the shoe company, nor did she know how to coordinate the relationship between rights so as not to hurt the harmony between siblings. Every time she felt suffocated, she would feel more that she just wanted to pass by, her son was everything to her, and all the careers and love were fleeting clouds. As long as she didn't have to worry about her life, why bother with worldly affairs? What's the point of fighting for power and profit with her own brothers and sisters?

  She was aware of the huge management defects and operational problems within the shoe industry company, but every time she proposed a solution at the group's high-level meetings, she was blocked by multiple parties and instead was held back by others on some old issues. Her father was already advanced in age, and she couldn't bear to let the old man worry. Anyway, since the benefits wouldn't flow to outsiders' fields, she had already lost heart and wasn't interested in competing anymore - what's the point of winning?

  If it weren't for her elderly father's entrustment, she would have longed to return to Hong Kong with her son and live a quiet life. Marriage was no longer on her mind; finding a suitable boyfriend would be enough. Ma Jianqing had barely managed to make ends meet over the past year or two.

  Xue Bingying called Qian Yuhui after meeting Long Bao, telling her about the process of teasing Long Bao. Qian Yuhui was amused by Xue Bingying's phone call and burst out laughing. She had a good impression of Long Bao at first, thinking that this "Ao Cheng" was purely appreciated by Xue Zong for his beautiful handwriting. She felt that this man was tall, handsome, and had a few wisps of deliberately left-long whiskers that seemed to have a few years of vicissitudes that didn't match his actual age. His black-rimmed glasses also gave off a bit of a bookish air.

  But she really didn't expect that this man would be so funny! In her impression, there were not many men who were not flirtatious, let alone those who could sit with a woman without being tempted like Liu Xiahui. She suddenly felt interested in getting to know Long Bao.

  Xue Bingying has been calling her these days, chatting with her about Ao Cheng. In fact, Xue Bingying has a Hong Kong boyfriend, Yu Gongzi, but he is quite flirtatious. Qian Yuhui sensed from Xue Bingying's words that she was going to take the initiative to make a move on Ao Cheng, and also made an appointment with her to go to Shenzhen in November, asking Ao Cheng to accompany them.

  Qian Yu Hui secretly shook her head and thought: This Ao Cheng is a married man, if Xue Zong knew about it, he wouldn't spare Bing Ying's life!

  On the afternoon of October 1st, Long Baozheng was sitting at the dinner table in Xue's house in Chang'an. Xue was sitting at the head of the table, with Xue Bingying sitting across from him. Madame Xue had gone to Hong Kong several days ago, as their grandson was not feeling well and she went to take care of him personally. The nanny tactfully slipped away.

  Xue's drinking capacity can be compared with Hai Tao, Xue particularly likes the wine devil produced in Hunan.

  Today, the table is filled with Jiugui liquor, with its ancient wine bottle shape, mellow and distant flavor, shining brightly in crystal-cut glasses. On the table, there are dishes such as poached chicken, green pepper squid, Hakka tofu, stir-fried vegetable hearts, steamed hairy crab, a simmering pot of soup, and Xue Zong specially arranged for two plates of Hunan characteristic dishes: pickled white pepper beef and chopped chili peppers.

  Soft light, warm dinner, a hint of familiarity, a piece of caring sentiment, Long Bao is inexplicably moved.

  Xue Bingying is still quite reserved in front of her father, completely without the elegance of Huizhou, with a gentle and demure demeanor. Two words: down-to-earth! Don't believe it? Then look, she even doesn't drink beer, but instead drinks orange juice!

  Three people chatted casually while drinking, talking about unimportant things. Mr. Xue told Long Bao many inside stories of the group.

  Long Bao stayed in Mr. Xue's guest room that night, although he had a bit too much to drink and his head was spinning, but he still got up early, exercised for a while, and the spotted dog from Mr. Xue's house didn't feel shy, circling around Long Bao.

  This is a Dalmatian dog, named "Doudou", with a particularly lively temperament, never quiet for a moment. Looking at this one-year-old spotted dog, Longbiao couldn't help but miss his own leopard, which should be eight years old by now, and wonder how it was doing.

  Longwang started playing with the beans, this dog is clever, but its personality is too weak and can't withstand intimidation. Unlike leopard, the more you intimidate it, the more it will fight back against you!

  Eleven is the most suitable time for travel, Shi Wei, Du Ci and Jinbao who have already read high school, the three of them also dragged Jing'er, brought the leopard with a city dog tag, four people and one dog came to the East Lake Scenic Area to admire the flowers, heard that this flower exhibition is very large in scale, worth seeing.

  Du Cui ignored Shi Wei, but tightly held Jing Er's hand, smiling and chatting. Jin Bao and Bao Zi walked with a swagger, Bao Zi disdainfully ignoring the pet dogs they met along the way.

  The artificial flower arrangements made by individuals along the way, at first glance, seem to be dazzling and beautiful, but after a while, they appear to be gaudy, stiff, and pretentious. What trash!

  Shi Wei thought that this couldn't compare to the rolling waves of grain at Long Bao's old house, which had a true sense of layered beauty, natural beauty, and mature beauty. Only then could it fully embody the tension of life and have a shocking spiritual experience... Ah! When did I, Shi Wei, become a philosopher? And with such refined views? Shi Wei's mind was a jumbled mess, without any boundaries.

  Suddenly, the leopard that was crouching on the grass stood up abruptly, sniffed towards the north a few times with its nose, let out a low and deep sound from its throat, slightly drooped its tail, and had all its fur standing on end, especially the hair on its neck which was like steel needles!

  Two dogs' eyes emitted a piercing cold light, staring straight at the five or six men and women walking far away in front of them.

  Shi Wei and others stared at the leopard's abnormal behavior in surprise. This was something that had never happened before! What's going on?

  As the crowd approached, the leopard's body began to crouch low, its ears folding back, its entire body like a powerful spring compressed to the limit, already slightly revealing its snow-white canine teeth!

  Bao's eyes, Baozi is his own brother, a thousand times more important than Shi Wei, that dogshit of a cousin! To take care of Baozi, thoroughly understand Baozi's dog temper, he even bought professional books on how to raise dogs and train them, and went online to read about dog information, sending emails to ask dog experts all sorts of strange questions, so much so that many professionals already know he has a weird dog.

  This is a clinical fighting presentation of a dog with strong offensive consciousness about to launch an attack!!

  Leopards have never been like this before! What's going on with leopards?!

  Jin Bao panicked, hastily embracing the neck of his beloved dog brother, gently stroking the leopard dog's head with his hand, trying to comfort its frantic emotions.

  Xue Bingying urged Kuai Ruihui to start driving early in the morning.

  Qian Yuhui had just picked up her son from the Asian International School and brought him back to their home in Chang'an yesterday, but she couldn't bear his urging, so after washing up, she brought her son to Xue's house.

  Qian Yuhui already knew that Long Bao had stayed overnight at Xue's house, and as soon as she saw him, she smiled meaningfully. Long Bao naturally understood the implication of her smile, so he could only smile back, feeling a bit helpless. Then he started playing with Qian Yuhui's mixed-blood son.

  This mixed-blood kid is called Qian Zhikai, nicknamed Kai Kai. As a mixed-blood kid, he has the advantage of hybrid vigor and is very handsome and smart. He especially loves to act cool, but after seeing Long Bao, this super handsome guy who made him involuntarily surrender, he immediately succumbed psychologically and responded to Long Bao's friendly behavior. After a few interactions, the two became buddies.

  A brown BMW with a Hong Kong license plate entered from the Shenzhen Tongle Border Inspection Station, they came to Window of the World in Shenzhen and spent several hours accompanying the mixed-blooded kid to play those thrilling projects. Afterwards, they naturally went to eat KFC, Kai Kai especially likes what spicy chicken wings, butter corn, fries.

  Long Bao once had a meal with Tian Junyao in Dongguan, and in his eyes, this thing is really not worth complimenting. The taste is strange, a hamburger can be finished in two or three bites, the stomach feels very empty, and the price is too expensive. It's not as comfortable as a big bowl of beef noodles.

  But today is special, and must satisfy Kai's wishes. Long Bao ordered three hamburgers to fill his stomach.

  Qian Yuhui typically has a poor appetite, elegantly eating an occasional french fry, biting into a spicy chicken wing, and sipping on some Coke; Xue Bingying skillfully dips her fries in ketchup one by one; Long Bao eats with exceptional speed, devouring three hamburgers in the blink of an eye, and finishing off half a cup of Coke in one gulp!

  Qian Yu Hui stared at Long Bao in shock, her eyes wide with wonder. She had never seen anyone eat a hamburger like that before: nine bites to finish three hamburgers, followed by drinking half a cup of Coke! It was unbelievable!

  It seems that Xue Bingying, this assistant sister, is looking for a super monster glutton! Qian Yuhui asked in doubt: "Ao Cheng, is this hamburger so delicious?"

  Long Bao knew that Qian Yu Hui must have been puzzled by his rustic eating habits, so he replied bluntly: "It's not delicious, I'm not used to American-style food. This kind of computer-controlled mass-produced food doesn't have the spirit of cooking techniques at all. Although this fast food efficiently satisfies the needs of modern society's fast pace, it has no cultural connotation and does not incorporate any emotions from the cook. It tastes like chewing wax."

  Xue Bingying immediately retorted: "Then how can you still eat with such gusto? Looking at you, you're like a starving ghost reincarnated!"

  He smiled slightly, saying: "Hey, it's just filling our stomachs. Don't you know that we Chinese people respect eating the most? People regard food as heaven, and eating to fill one's stomach is a big deal for humans. I eat for three reasons: first, for my stomach; second, to show respect for food; third, to show respect for the act of eating itself. I remember Lin Yutang once said: 'If there's anything in this world that deserves our careful attention, it's not religion or knowledge, but eating.'"

  Long Bao's words were somewhat amusing, Qian Yu Hui had always been a picky eater and even felt a strong dislike for eating. Sometimes she wished she was a robot that only needed to be charged, so she wouldn't have to bother with food! She didn't expect Long Bao to say that he respected "eating"! She smiled mischievously: "Then how do you respect your 'eating'? Tell me!"

  Long Bao's eyes sparkled with cunning: "'Eating' shouldn't be about fulfilling a responsibility for the sake of some kind of life, but rather it should stem from a fervent longing for life to savor this naturally generous gift! To take it further, there's even an argument that says loving one's country is just loving the food you ate as a child. Some people say being loyal to America means being loyal to McDonald's, KFC, and Coca-Cola; once you know spaghetti, you know Italy. Hehe!"

  "We Chinese common people don't have high demands, as long as our stomachs are full, we will feel a deep sense of spiritual joy. Our instincts tell us that when our stomachs are satisfied, everything else is also satisfactory. 'Eating' has become a philosophy that embodies the meaning of life for ordinary people. So, when we wander outside, we miss our hometown, but what we actually miss is the flavor of our hometown's food, especially the home-cooked dishes made by our mothers. Because in those dishes cooked by our mothers, we can feel the thick love and affection. Ah, I've digressed! But I think you two noble and elegant ladies must also want to eat the food cooked by your own mothers the most, right?"

  The little brain continued to laugh and said: "As for me, my lifelong wish is to eat like Zheng Banqiao's original words 'When the sky is cold and frozen, poor relatives and friends come to the door, first soak a large bowl of fried rice in their hands, with a small dish of sauce and ginger, swallow the crushed rice cakes, cook the porridge, hold the bowl with both hands, shrink your neck and sip it, frosty morning snow early, get warm all over! Hehe, honestly speaking, eating this hamburger is far from having a plate of sour and spicy peppers, a bowl of beef noodles, and a few green vegetables, that's refreshing! Don't mention it! As long as you've eaten it, you'll truly know that the way of eating without shyness, without worries, without exquisite requirements is one of life's rare pleasures!"

  Qian Yuhui and Xue Bingying were strongly disgusted by Long Bao's behavior, so they immediately stopped eating the fast food and dragged him to a Changsha noodle restaurant. Long Bao had no choice but to accompany them in eating a bowl of beef noodles. With their appetites fully satisfied, Qian Yuhui and Xue Bingying were pleased, but Long Bao was already feeling uncomfortable with his full stomach.

  The leopard did not calm the war in its dog's heart due to Jin Bao's tense concern, it still maintained that terrifying offensive posture, waiting for the best opportunity.

  He is a true master of the way, an instinctive killer!

  Shi Wei also felt something was off, he focused his attention on the five people slowly approaching him, hmm, three men and two women, just by looking at their appearance and attire, it was clear they were street thugs.

  Shi Wei's eyes were good and he saw that a thin man with yellow hair had a big black mole on the right side of his cheek!

  Isn't this one of the thugs hired by Zheng Xue and his gang to beat up Longbiao? Longbiao has already told him about their characteristics and even drew a rough portrait! How did he become a good friend with them? This is the sworn enemy of the leopard, ah!

  That group of people had already walked to a place less than five meters away from them, making a racket.

  The leopard quickly lowered its head, twisted out of Jinbao's arm crook, and charged forward with great force. Its ferocious canine teeth were already exposed more than half, emitting a chilling killing aura that intersected with the pale white light. In just a few leaps, it arrived right in front of this group of people!

  It's bad! The leopard has met its enemy and is determined to kill! Something's happened!

  Xu Zhiwei, nicknamed Yellow Hair, followed Brother Jin to Shenzhen, Guangdong and mixed for over half a year, helping Brother Jin sell ecstasy and K powder. Half a month ago, he returned to hide his debt due to owing 80,000 yuan in gambling debts. Today is the Double Eleven holiday, so he made an appointment with several brothers to have fun together in the park.

  He never expected that a vicious dog would suddenly rush in front of him, and with lightning speed, it knocked him to the ground, biting his arm, and with one shake of its head, it tore off a piece of flesh!

  The blonde was dragged a distance by the leopard's violent movements, and she let out a scream of terror and agony!

  The leopard spat out the human flesh in its mouth, and the bloody taste made it even more furious. In its current visual field, the creature in front of it was not only an enemy who had harmed it and its master Longbiao, but also a wild animal on Bear Mountain, a bone for dinner, and a snack for leisure time!

  It kicked its legs and pounced again, ready to find the weakest neck of this wild animal, it wanted to bite its throat, making this wild animal suffocate!

  Xiang Xi's blonde hair was standing on end as she let out a terrified wail of "Save me——"!

  His companions who came with him were frightened and retreated one after another, mad dog! Rabies! Terrible! This string of nouns had solidified their timid thoughts, they scattered far apart, two girls among them screamed non-stop.

  Shi Wei and Jin Bao were almost stunned by the leopard's venomous fangs, the situation was urgent, if they didn't pull the leopard away, someone would definitely die!

  Xu Zhiwei finally escaped the danger of his life, standing far away from Shi Wei and others. They were too afraid of this dog, only daring to scold and loudly threaten what they would do.

  Shi Wei whispered his suspicions about the blond-haired person being a sworn enemy of Long Bao and Bao Zi to Du Ci and Jing Er, Jing Er was clever and immediately hid aside to report the alarm.

  Tourists and passersby gathered to watch the commotion, commenting on the dog and describing the earlier close call. Shi Wei apologized profusely and repeatedly offered to pay for medical expenses, while Jinbao tightly grasped the leopard's collar, which had not been held onto earlier, causing the trouble. The leopard went wild with barking.

  The police arrived five minutes later at 110.

  Xu Zhiwei, who had a record, wanted to slip away when he saw the police coming, but was surrounded by the police and taken back to the police station along with his gang.

  Shi Wei was released that afternoon, but Xu Zhiwei was detained at the police station. After Shi Wei's release, he secretly sent an email to Long Bo, recounting the entire incident.

  Long Bao was still in Shenzhen at that time, and he thought it was a good opportunity to go online and check Shi Wei's message. So, after making up an excuse for Qian Yu Hui and others, he came to the internet cafe next to the Futian Hotel in Shenzhen. After piecing together the sentences on the left and right, he finally finished reading Shi Wei and Hai Tao's letters, which made Long Bao feel both relieved and worried.

  Jingdezhen's encounter with her classmate was temporarily safe after Shi Wei covered it up, and the fake discord between Shi Wei and Hai Tao began to be believed by their classmates. Autumn Ya is doing well in Canada, but still worries about me. But unexpectedly, with the help of Bao Zi, they caught that most ** yellow-haired person, all of which are comforting things.

  What worries me is how Zheng Xuechang will intervene. Will Jie and his friends vent their anger on Shi Wei and the others? Will Baozi be in danger because of this?

  Sitting in front of the computer at the internet cafe, Long Bao concentrated his mind and pondered.

  No doubt, this time because of the leopard's reason, it will definitely cause a stir among the opponents: The blonde must have been in close contact with Jin Ge all along, knowing his hiding place and many secrets. According to his performance in front of the leopard, he is a coward and a bomb that can explode Jin Ge.

  If Jin Ge finds out that Huang Tou Fa was bitten by a leopard and discovered to be a suspect by the police, and then detained for investigation, normally, Jin Ge would think of a way to send a message to Huang Tou Fa telling him to deny everything, since both victims are currently unaccounted for. Moreover, Jin Ge will ask Zheng Xue and others to use their connections to bail out Huang Tou Fa at a cost, which is possible. The 4-hour detention period limit given to me is only 4 hours, but now there are only 40 hours left.

  Zheng Xue considers his personal safety and may instruct others to release Huang Toufa for no reason, and will definitely spend money and effort to comfort Jin Ge.

  As for those big shots in the Zheng family and the police who are specifically responsible for chasing me, they undoubtedly know about my relationship with Baozi and my relationship with Shi Wei. Is it possible that they will use this incident to lure me into contacting Shi Wei?

  Actually, I've always thought they must be keeping a close eye on Shi Wei and Hai Tao, although not to the extent of tailing them, but they will definitely try to track me down through various communication tools. Even if they don't have my photo, they might still use sketches or drawings to look for me, it's just that they think it's too showy.

  What's going on? He hopes that neither I nor Brother Pro will be caught, and he is the only one who knows my actions but also benefits from my escape. Shi Wei will definitely be implicated, but fortunately, his family has some connections. The situation being what it is, I must take countermeasures and grasp a bit of initiative.

  I feel that Chang Cheng is often arrogant and serious, while Liao Ye is too cunning. I must separate the relationship between Liao Ye and Chang Cheng to make Chang Cheng isolated and think about the problem. I can only ask Qiu Ya to cooperate with me, use language to restrain Chang Cheng, make him actively provide some information to me, and make him useful to me.

  I must thoroughly disrupt the opponent's strong formation, use this matter to create mutual suspicion and restraint among them, making them retreat or jump into desperation.

  The worst move must also be tracked down to the hideout of Jin Ge and his gang, this is an unavoidable retreat. To want to control Jin Ge, only by grasping his handle, he's a mixed black way, definitely continuing to engage in shady dealings, now finally revealing his yellow head hair, although bitter, but can still follow the clues.

  Longbiao shut down the computer and went to a telecommunications store outside, bought a new Shen Zhouxing phone card, he still had a Shen Zhou card in his wallet that was purchased in Huizhou.

  Shi Wei had already listed the key figures' phone numbers in an email, and even got Chen Cheng's, Zheng Xue's, and Liao Ye's email addresses from a classmate. Long Bao first called Wu Qingfen to tell Haitao to change his SIM card and turn on his phone, instructing him what to do next. Then, Long Bao reapplied for a new email account, wrote some words, and immediately changed to the new SIM card he had just bought to call Chen Cheng, coldly ordering him to check his email.

  Today's tasks are done, I should head back to the hotel, lest those two women become suspicious.

  Now I'm still completely just a fart! Not even making a sound when let out.

  Xue Bingying felt that Ao Cheng was becoming more and more incomprehensible. After being away for a while, he seemed to have changed into a different person when he came back. He no longer talked and laughed freely, his clever humor gone, and his face wore a heavy and stiff expression.

  There's really something mysterious about this person! Qian Yu Hui was thinking, he's just a rural man who has started a family and doesn't have any education, although his image is okay, why does Uncle Xue value him so much?

  Xue Bingying was unexpectedly assigned to work at the shoe company as the assistant general manager on October 5, just three days after her trip to Shenzhen, when Qian Yuhui requested that Xue be transferred there.

  Xue Bingying arrived at the shoe industry and deliberately showed great interest in Long Bao in front of her colleagues. Long Bao looked at her pretending to be interested and responded vaguely.

  This was in a luxurious double room of the hotel, where Ye Ziheng, Vice President of Liheng Group, and Hou Yanling, Manager of Human Resources Department of Liheng Shoes, had just finished.

  Although Ye Zi Hen is no longer young, his innate sexual ability has given him a set of techniques to deal with women. He is extremely skilled at controlling the rhythm between men and women, and does not require the selfless assistance of Viagra or Indian god oil. In fact, he can rely solely on his own abilities to excite many women. This is a technique that ordinary men do not possess.

  He likes to steal, not for any reason, just because he likes the word "steal"! He thinks that "stealing" is a kind of realm, stealing, that is, sneaking, sneaking, is not distinguishing between families. However, he also despises those petty thieves and scoundrels who he feels have polluted the sanctity of "stealing" just to satisfy their low-level survival needs, using thievery as a means to an end, which is intolerable and beneath contempt.

  In his view, the world is so good, after all, it's just three things: inexhaustible wealth, women with a thousand charms, and power that can be wielded at will. Only these three things are truly worth taking action on. Of course, strictly speaking, these three things are closely linked, restraining each other yet supporting each other.

  To steal the emotions of a woman originally tied to another man, find a private place even in that woman's home, lean on the pillow that the woman's man has leaned on, and make out with that woman, being swept away by passion, for him this is the most satisfying fulfillment.

  How brilliant and upright, with a name that is both correct and proper! Under the protection of the law, to steal away someone else's property, what an incredible art this is! What a legendary tale this is! And yet, the foolish victim has no recourse, what a lofty strategy! "Punish the hook thief, enfeoff the country thief!" An ancient saying indeed!

  Of course, although the skill of stealing in this realm is "wonderful to use, but hard to convey", it can be summarized into a few points: defense, appearance, concealment, transfer, deception, substitution, and alteration. As long as you operate flexibly, you can naturally obtain the power you need. Just like now, I, Ye Ziheng, have successfully controlled the core department of the Li Heng Group, and I already possess enough to put the second and third masters of the Qian family to death.

  Haha, you bunch of brainless fools, no matter how greedy you are, no matter how much you calculate and scheme, in the end it will all still be mine, Ye Zi-Heng's! Even if Old Man Qian doesn't listen to my arrangements by then, even if he drops dead right now, everything is still under my control! And what about that useless Qian Yu-Hui?!

  ……

  Ye Zi Hen loved playing with his lover's ***, he thought that women were most mysterious in this part.

  Now he was playing with Hou Yanling's pair of **, while in a contemplative state, asked: "A'ling, you must keep an eye on me, I think Xue Guohui and Qian Yuhui may have ulterior motives! They suddenly inserted two people into the shoe industry! Squeezed out my original assistant Ah Hua, whom I had taken pains to recruit. Why do I always feel that something is not right with this Ao Cheng?"

  Hou Yanling was still excited, and she pinched the leaves of the vegetable with her slender fingers, saying with a flirtatious gaze: "This kid is just a rustic farmer, you can rest assured that it was indeed I who asked Xue Guowei to go to the talent recruitment market that day. It's guaranteed to be an accidental encounter. No, this kid does have some talent in his writing, but I think Xue Guowei only likes him because of his good looks and tall, strong, and handsome appearance. Now look at Xue Bingying chasing after Ao Cheng like crazy! Who knows if Xue Guowei deliberately set up Ao Cheng as her own son-in-law! You don't know what kind of person Xue Bingying is... Oh, and I think, who knows, maybe Qian Yuhui has also fallen for him! Maybe she even wants to make Ao Cheng her own little white face! They went on a romantic trip to Shenzhen a few days ago... Ah, so comfortable, Zi Hen, yes, just like that..."

  Ye Zi Hen was once again stirred up by Hou Yan Ling, he smiled slyly and reached his hand into the woman's crotch, teasing her, while continuing to say: "Ah Ling, in short, you must be extremely careful of their every move, absolutely cannot have a direct confrontation with them, must yield, must know how to endure, also, you still need to continue collecting financial evidence, the more secretive the better!……"

  Hou Yanling's consciousness began to blur, her mouth let out a wanton moan, but her hands moved even faster and more skillfully.

  It was the evening of October 1st, Chang Cheng hastily got out of the taxi and rushed into this internet cafe.

  Unexpectedly, he really didn't expect that Long Bao, who had been framed by himself, would dare to call him and even speak in such a tone: "Chang Cheng, I sent you an email, I hope you go alone to your usual Netease mailbox to take a look. This matter is best kept confidential, don't tell anyone, it will only be beneficial for you."

  It's good anyway, this drowning dog finally floated up to the surface, I can get in touch with him now and know his whereabouts!

  There are really many people online during the holidays, but the vast majority of them are playing games or chatting on QQ. Occasionally, I'll take a stroll around, find a computer, open my email, and there will be three new emails, only one of which is from a stranger, which must undoubtedly be that Long Bao.

  Click, jump out of such words!

  Chang Cheng:

  Hello!

  You and I are both clear that due to some kind of entanglement, there is an unnecessary yet difficult-to-resolve knot between us. I can understand your feelings and the retaliatory measures you took for selfish love. Indeed, you successfully forced me into a predicament, and you successfully drove Akiya away from home. This is the situation that makes you happiest, the result of your careful design. You will undoubtedly be very proud of your ingenuity.

  But you must remember two things, first is that the victim of your scheme is Zheng Xue, and Zheng Xue is not a kind person. Second is that as someone cursed, my lifespan was only thirty years to begin with.

  In Zheng Xue and the Zheng family's eyes, I am currently the only suspect, they have no idea that there is a mastermind behind the scenes like you; in Zheng Xue's heart, you are his sworn brother, but in the eyes of those powerful figures in the Zheng family, you and your Shangshi family are just private entrepreneurs, not even worthy of being their opponents. Zheng Xue is their lifeline, and both you and I have lost control due to childish impulsiveness and irrational consideration, playing with fire until it's gone too far.

  For me, my days are numbered, I must have my own offspring to continue the only bloodline of the Long family, I cannot let the Long family be without an heir. My request is very low, just to escape, I even yearn for a safe place to hide well, so that the relentless Zheng family can't find me at all, quietly raise my children, forget all unpleasant events, and then wait for death to arrive.

  I think you also hope that I can escape forever, you hope that I will never be able to disturb Huang Qiuya again. You believe that as long as you give her time, she will submit to your control. You are also afraid that your own scheme will be discovered by outsiders and bring you threats, and you are even worried about my counterattack. You really want to control this situation yourself. However, you have not thought it through carefully, and you have made a mistake.

  The police may take more severe measures against me, and I may not be able to escape their pursuit. If I am caught, it will bring no benefit to you, but rather disaster. Don't underestimate the Zheng family! Life is at stake! They will believe in their own reasoning and judgment, as well as the police investigation. You should understand that we are already tied together on the same rope like a pair of grasshoppers.

  The elderly said, "Relying on power to bully others, when power is lost, others will bully me; chasing a dog in a dead-end alley, the alley is exhausted and the dog bites people." Anyway, I won't live for long, under the situation of a cornered dog jumping over the wall, I'll just fight to the death! I believe you don't want to see such a thing happen either.

  I advise you to be cautious of Liao Ye, there is an old saying "it's easy for a mountain stream to surge and recede, it's easy for the heart of a petty person to change, painting a tiger is hard but painting its bones is even harder, knowing someone's face but not their heart". Think back on what Liao Ye has done: first he became sworn brothers with me, then he got close to you all, and later he colluded with you to harm Zheng Xue just to curry favor with you! Clearly he is a despicable person who only cares about his own interests and will sell out everything for personal gain. Does he treat you well without any ulterior motives? Are you still not on guard? Can you guarantee that he won't betray you in the future for the sake of profit? Liao Ye's intentions are not pure, he is not good for you.

  ……

  After saying so much, the most important thing I want to remind you is: in order for you to be safe and sound, and for me to survive safely, there are only two possibilities: either the police can't catch me or I'm dead. So I sincerely hope you can do something for me, my email address you know.

  People are selfish, people are also helpless. I'm not trying to make things difficult for you, this is good for you and good for me. Forgiving others isn't foolish, fools won't forgive others, I won't dwell on the past.

  Finally, I want to tell you that I think Wenli's suicide and the tape of your conversation with Zheng Xue are closely related. Perhaps she was just a vain woman who had a crush on you, but after all, her situation is pitiful. I hope you can comfort her as soon as possible. After all, you are a kind-hearted man, and she is an innocent victim in this matter.

  May the time of life forever accompany our peaceful lives!

  Good luck! Longbiao Cao on October 1st, 2002 afternoon.

  Always insisted on seeing the Longwan's final signature date.

  He was furious, the resentment in his heart surged to his head, he hated that he couldn't smash the screen in front of him into pieces, and tear this dragon scale into shreds! Damn it! What the hell! A fugitive who had been beaten by me like a stray dog actually dared to lecture me with such arrogance, and blackmail me so blatantly!

  "Ah!" He often got angry and scolded, with both hands pushing the retractable keyboard tray on the computer desk with all his might, making a loud "bang" sound.

  He often breathed heavily in the stale air of the internet cafe, strongly feeling that the air mixed with smoke, foot odor and body odor was too unbearable for him to breathe! Especially the noise emitted by those enthusiastic gamers who were deeply immersed in the game world made his head ache terribly!

  It was easy to calm down, and Chang Yong read this letter again.

  Yes, although this kid is too arrogant, what he said makes sense and also conforms to my original plan. I had already prepared to reveal some information to him. I don't know if he's really in Shenzhen, need to check the IP of the email and the registration location of that phone number.

  I really don't understand how he guessed all of this!

  ……

  The phone rang, Chang Cheng looked at the number and it was Liao Ye's.

  It's often speculated that Shi Wei must have a close relationship with Long Bao, but he can't speak out loud. He thought about it privately for a night and felt that Long Bao made some sense. He was also conflicted and regretful - originally, these things wouldn't have happened. The fact that Xu Zhiwei was caught made him worry in secret. He's afraid that this rascal's mouth isn't tight, worried that Zheng Xue will use it as an excuse to extort him again, worried that Long Bao and Shi Wei won't let go of this matter.

  Long Bao indeed achieved his expected goal, Chang Cheng had already begun to regard Liao Ye as a dangerous person in his heart, but there was no way out. Liao Ye knew too many of his secrets, so Chang Cheng could only pretend to be harmonious with Liao Ye on the surface, and of course, there were not many changes.

  Although he forced Qiu Ya to obey his will and go to Canada, Qiu Ya was relatively honest there, but he felt that Qiu Ya was getting farther and farther away from him, and Qiu Ya's concern for him across the ocean had almost no reaction, like a wax figure in the British Museum. He felt like entrusting his emotions and thoughts to a wooden head. He originally planned to go to Canada during the National Day holiday to see Qiu Ya, but he inexplicably cancelled it again.

  It was unexpected that at 12 o'clock in the evening, Qiu Ya actually gave him a call, with a clear meaning. She recognized those who had beaten her and would return to testify if necessary. Moreover, she directly stated that although she and Long Bao were no longer possible, as long as Long Bao got into trouble, she would regret it for the rest of her life. What's more important is that Qiu Ya asked him to pass on a message to Zheng Xue, asking Zheng Xue to spare Long Bao's life and not push him to desperation. If Chang Cheng didn't pass on the message, she would directly call Zheng Xue or even go to the police, believing that they wouldn't dare let him off either!

  After much deliberation, Autumn Ya decided to persuade Zheng Xue: "Don't push Long Bao too hard, especially don't do anything like a nationwide TV and newspaper manhunt. After all, he's been treated so miserably by them, and now he must be a fugitive. Now that Autumn Ya is coming back to testify against this scoundrel, if he were to reveal something, it would implicate everyone!"

  Zheng Xue firmly opposed, saying that Jin Ge had already asked a friend to pass on the message, and he must get Xu Zhiwei out, for now, Chang Cheng must think of a way to deceive Qiu Ya, as long as there is no evidence from the mastermind, the little rascal will be fine.

  Although Zheng Xue's body has recovered a lot, after undergoing this major surgery, his physical condition has clearly deteriorated. He has quit smoking and drinking, and can only walk slowly, unable to think too much, basically half-crippled, and the forensic identification is severe injury. At this time, Qiu Ya called Zheng Xue again, expressing her concern and inquiry about Zheng Xue's body in a subtle and implicit way.

  Zheng Xue's relatives did not bail out Xu Zhiwei, who had a criminal record, from the Public Security Sub-bureau because someone had accused Huang Toufa of having committed a crime before.

  Huang Toufa really knew too many secrets about Jin Ge in Guangdong, and Jin Ge knew that Huang Toufa was a man of no means. If he were to blabber on, it would be big trouble! Upon hearing the news, Jin Ge sent a younger brother to fly back specifically to handle this matter personally.

  Zheng Xue's hands and feet were in a mess, on one side the victim was accusing the police of being unable to let him go, while on the other side Jin Ge's younger brother was pressuring him every day. Although Huang Toufa had promised not to speak recklessly, who knew how deep his waters ran? Jin Ge was not like others, he couldn't be easily gotten rid of.

  Zheng Xue was contacted by a merchant named Yuan Ze to meet with Jin Ge to discuss the issue of Xu Zhiwei. Yuan Ze had already achieved his goals at Zheng's house and now only wanted to get rid of this burden and focus on business. Under pressure from Jin Ge, he agreed to bring Zheng Xue out to talk things over. So, he invited Zheng Xue and Chang Cheng to come and have dinner together under the pretext of a banquet.

  But they didn't think that Jin Ge had been doing black market drug business in Shenzhen, Guangdong all these days. Jin Ge thought that without a powerful backer, taking this path was too risky. In short, he took the opportunity to climb up the Zheng Xue family's big backer, to secure his own retreat route. For him, what he did for Zheng Xue was just his handle to control Zheng Xue! He had to let Zheng Xue get deeper and deeper into trouble!

  October 10th happened to be Qian Lao's birthday, and this day was a fixed family gathering at the Qian Lao's home. All high-level leaders of the group would attend this grand occasion.

  October 10th, coincidentally, was the day Yuan Ze had arranged for Zheng Xuechang and Jin Ge's younger brother to meet up for dinner. On this day, the autumn weather was crisp and refreshing, and everyone would gather together. To be honest, Yuan Ze's approach was quite reasonable.

  October 10th was also the day when Jin Ge quietly arrived in Changhan by car. Jin Ge was very clever, using Xiao Di as a cover, but he had already arrived in Changhan himself and wanted to meet them in person.

  October 10th will be a day full of coincidences and also a day worth recording in the lives of many characters in books.

  October 10th, historically there was the Double Tenth Agreement. So what will happen on this October 10th in 2002?

  Still bent over his desk, Long Bao never could have imagined that this day would bring so many things revolving around him.

  The catfish plan will be after October 10th...