Volume 3: Fate's Escape (Revised Edition) Chapter 13

  Qian Lao always appeared to be in a poor mental state in front of Ye Ziheng, Qian Tonghua and An Yi, making them feel that his emotions were unstable, and his physical condition was not good, especially his health was worrying. However, in front of others, Qian Lao was still full of energy and spirit, looking like an old man who was getting stronger with age.

  However, they all found that Qian Lao's memory had been extremely poor recently. Some things were clearly reported in the morning, but by the afternoon, Qian Lao had forgotten them. Every time, he had to open his notebook to recall the matter.

  Moreover, what made An Yi most worried was that Qian Lao, who had never taken sleeping pills before, started taking them. He would easily fall asleep on the sofa and wake up easily, unable to be disturbed by any noise. Qian Lao spent a long time at the headquarters every day, often gathering some subordinates for private work reports. Xue Guowei and Jin Kuangning were both very concerned about Qian Lao's physical condition and repeatedly instructed her to remind him to take his medication on time.

  Ye Zi-heng, Qian Tong-hua and An Yi have every reason to believe that Qian Lao is now desperately trying to hold on, attempting to repair the damaged aircraft carrier Li Heng through his stubborn efforts. It seems that Qian Lao is really pitiful, not even daring to publicly disclose his own physical illness.

  Qian Tonghua truly realized the threat Ye Ziheng posed to him, but he didn't expect that the old man's scale had already clearly tilted towards Ye Ziheng. It seemed that the chairman position might fall into someone else's hands. Qian Tonghua thought he wasn't a fool and needed to take action quickly. There would be plenty of opportunities for eating, drinking, and having fun later. Although Ye Ziheng had many trusted followers, Qian Tonghua was not someone to be trifled with either!

  Ye Zi Hen carefully controlled the pace of the business investigation into the shoe company, he had to make this great opportunity his trump card, not only did he want to break an old world, but more importantly, he wanted to recreate a new one, he had to put all his energy into this matter, only then could he completely occupy the best position in Lao Tou Zi's mind!

  Qian Lao did not rush this slow investigation until October 27 when the issue finally surfaced inevitably.

  That afternoon, in the chairman's office of Liheng headquarters, Qian Lao sat on the sofa, Ye Ziheng, Qian Tonghua, Qian Yu Hui, and An Yi and Yao Feng surrounded him.

  Qian Lao's face was extremely solemn, his eyebrows furrowed, and everyone could see that Qian Lao was suppressing his anger.

  Yu Hui, didn't you know about this situation at all? Are you so irresponsible to the company your supervisor is in charge of? Are you just letting them do whatever they want?

  Qian Yu Hui was apparently a bit wronged, her lips trembling, wanting to speak but not daring to speak, fearing that she would say something wrong and stimulate Qian Lao, leading to Qian Lao's illness.

  Qian Lao waited for a while, and found that she didn't even argue back, but instead got angry, her tone becoming heavier: "How can you manage a modern enterprise like this? What did you learn in the US? These are the most basic business management skills, how could you not have asked about them? Do you want me to fire you before you're satisfied?..."

  Ye Zi Hen thought it was time for him to speak up, he had to strengthen his performance of loving and caring for his younger siblings in front of Qian Lao. He sincerely said to Qian Lao: "Chairman, Yu Hui is alone and has to take care of Kaito, this big responsibility is really exhausting, it's possible that she might have made some mistakes in management, but it can't be helped. Please don't blame her anymore, Yu Hui is already very distressed."

  Qian Lao closed his eyes, seemingly narrowing them again in fatigue, and said: "Zi Heng, tell me your thoughts on how to handle this."

  Ye Zi Hen let out a light sigh and said solemnly, "Chairman, to be honest, I didn't expect it to involve so many people. Up until now, I still have some reservations about believing the results of this investigation. How about we call those people back in and ask them face-to-face? Wouldn't that be more reassuring?"

  Qian Lao nodded thoughtfully, knowing it was Ye Ziheng's aggressive tactic, and agreed.

  Yao Feng turned around and went out to "summon" those suspects. An Yi followed Master Qian's instructions, quickly recording on the book.

  The financial manager, sales manager, and quality control supervisor of Liheng Shoe Industry successively retreated from the chairman's office with their heads down, waiting for a terrible fate to be decided, and disaster struck. The only thing they could do was to shift the blame and try to reduce their own guilt as much as possible.

  At this time, Qian Tonghua's face turned pale and he lowered his head.

  In everyone's eyes, Qian Lao was clearly driven mad by Qian Tonghua. He paced back and forth in the house, cursing as he walked: "You good-for-nothing, I, Qian Zhengsheng, was blind to have given birth to a beast like you! A fine enterprise has been messed up by you, you've ruined all your mother's hard work! Tell me, why did you do such a thing!"

  Qian Tonghua didn't dare to answer, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

  "How do you explain that the financial manager is a relative of one of your mistresses? Do you admit he's telling the truth?"

  The air was extremely oppressive, and everyone could feel Lao Qian's anger.

  Qian Lao made a great effort to calm down, sat on the chair, with a gloomy face and a stern tone said: "I won't ask again, nor do I care if I have you as my son."

  It's time for Ye Ziheng to mediate again. With a sincere and enthusiastic expression on his refined face, he walked up to Qian Tonghua and said with a guilty tone, "Dad, don't be angry, let me talk to Tonghua."

  He turned his face again and changed to a hurried tone, saying: "Tong Hua, you just tell Dad, it's a family matter, even if it's a big deal, we can resolve it internally. If not, Dad won't be able to explain to the board of directors! You're also the vice chairman of the group, you know how serious this is. Now all these people are pushing the responsibility onto you, and if you don't explain it to the chairman, even if we want to help you, we can't! I know you have a reason, some kind of bitter intention, just say it. If you don't say anything, once it gets out, it'll be too late for you to salvage the situation!"

  Qian Tonghua glared at Ye Ziheng with venom, looking at this fake face that had reached its peak. He hated to slap it away, slapping it until its nose was blue and its face was swollen. He hated to kick it away, kicking it until its eyes were filled with golden stars. He hated!

  Qian Tonghua regretted his decision to return, but he was thoroughly afraid in his heart. He decided it would be better to confess the truth about the shoe industry, as it was no longer a secret. Perhaps the old man would show him mercy.

  With an extremely remorseful expression and tone, accompanied by two tears, Qian Tonghua said: "Chairman, Dad, this happened during the last financial storm. At that time, I was the general manager of the shoe industry. Our orders were greatly reduced, and production costs were too high. To ensure the company didn't suffer losses, I started using mid-to-low-grade materials to produce mid-to-low-grade products. Later, those people told me to just use these materials to produce goods, so they could falsify the costs and put the money in their own pockets. At that time, I was short of funds, so I acquiesced..."

  Qian Lao sneered: "How did you end up short of money? Did you gamble?"

  Qian Tonghua said in a low voice: "Yes, I didn't usually play cards with such high stakes before. But that day, I was negotiating a business deal with a client from Singapore and two Japanese friends, it was a contract worth over 100 million yuan. The negotiation went smoothly, and we agreed to visit the company two days later and sign the contract. Later, they suggested playing a game of cards, and I thought if we could make this client happy, our shoe industry would win a complete victory. So I played with them. Unexpectedly, I lost over 8 million that day. The next day, I didn't give up, and I gambled again, and in the end, I lost 20 million! At the time, I still had the illusion that they would sign the contract, but when I realized it was a scam, they never contacted me again. And I was worried that reporting to the police would affect Li Heng's reputation, so I could only..."

  Qian Lao said gloomily, "So you're just going to use inferior glue, inferior leather, and fake accounts to reduce costs? So you're just going to dump this mess on your successor? Isn't Qian Tonghua very wealthy? How can a mere 20 million make you resort to such despicable tactics?"

  Qian Tonghua has so many shares and also gets a considerable amount of dividends every year, but what about his expenses? He didn't dare to answer.

  Qian Tonghua's wife, A Rong, also stood by and added fuel to the fire: "He has a lot of money? Dad, he spent all his money on women, all in Las Vegas, all in Macau! Even Yun Feng's pocket money is given by me!"

  "Shut up! How dare you say that to me? Do you think I'm senile and don't know anything?"

  The hole in the shoe industry must be filled, otherwise, it will not be able to account for the directors and shareholders. As for the future operation of the shoe industry, it is the next topic. At present, the most critical thing is to keep his own son, which was said by Qian Lao and also got the approval of Ye Ziheng. Qian Yu Hui proposed that he was willing to lend some money to his elder brother Qian Tonghua to pay off the debt, Ye Ziheng also actively responded, and Qian Lao also indicated that he could take out some money to save him.

  Qian Tonghua insisted that he had never done anything bad again in the group.

  Ye Zi Hen secretly sneered in his heart.

  An Yi had every reason to think that Qian Lao was a bit muddle-headed, maintaining his own son like this, wasn't it all mixed up?

  Long Bao and Xue were currently on a small hill outside the Li Heng Building Materials Factory, where the trees were lush and the two were sitting on a flat area the size of a palm, arguing.

  Xue Zong did not expect Long Bao to be so stubborn, and he became a bit irritated, saying: "You say it yourself, why are you unwilling to work in Hong Kong? Why must you stick to your own views?"

  Long Bao was unmoved by General Xue's sternness, he smoked and gazed at the distant mountains, the distant mountains were like smoke. He didn't respond to General Xue's words, but instead recited Tagore's poem in a low and somewhat melancholic tone: "My brief leisure is flying forward, I am like a short-lived butterfly, in the evening sky, completing its last flutter of colorful wings; ...I sit on the slope leading to the past, with my back to the present, life driven by many pains, once I played here..."

  "Answer me, why don't you want to go work in Hong Kong?" asked Mr. Xue.

  Long Wan threw the cigarette butt on the ground, trampled it, and said with a bitter tone: "Xue Zong, it's useless. Now my friend Shi Wei is in a very dangerous situation. You also saw what Chang Cheng said in that email, the police have already prepared a simulated portrait of me, and the Zheng family has decided to issue a nationwide wanted notice for me. Even if I escape to Hong Kong, what can I do? Even if you get me a real ID card and passport to go abroad, I don't want to spend my whole life in hiding. Unless the Zheng family falls, it's impossible to change the fate of being wanted nationwide, and there's no way to change the police's attitude! But is it possible for the Zheng family to fall? How can his uncle and father step down together?"

  Xue Zongdao said: "If you want him and his uncle to step down together, what method do you have?"

  Long Bao still had that gloomy look, his eyebrows seemed to be filled with worries about fate, but a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes. His tone was still heavy as he said: "In our country, the leaders are basically all able to rise but not fall. Their network of relationships and influence is deeply entrenched. As long as they remain in the official circle, there will be the usual forces in the Chinese officialdom to help him achieve some of his wishes. Unless he leaves the political stage."

  To completely remove a leading cadre from the political stage, one must start by working on his superior department, using his opponents, grasping evidence of his corruption and bribery, and also ensuring that various pressures and interventions can be excluded. Our domestic anti-corruption departments have such a way to deal with those leading cadres. After obtaining the approval of the higher party committee, they will put the leading cadres suspected of corruption and bribery under "double designation".

  "My friend Shi Wei told me that the two leaders of Zheng's family definitely have huge corruption and bribery suspicions, and there are rumors about this in business circles. I originally planned to secretly investigate the two big leaders with my friend to get evidence, but I found that my friend had no possibility of completing this impossible task, and I also had no ability or time to do it."

  Xue Zong suddenly woke up: Good guy, this kid actually wants to play a trick! Hmm, maybe he even wants to borrow the knife Li Heng to make a move! Let's tease him for now!

  Xue Zong's face was serious: "Then what are you going to do? Do you need me to do something?"

  Long Bao still had a heavy tone: "Xue, maybe I'm too despicable, but my friend told me that the two leaders of the Zheng family are definitely corrupt! I think, since I couldn't find evidence of their corruption, why not create evidence of their bribery? And as long as my friend collects some rumors and puts them in the report, along with this fabricated ironclad evidence, and then requests an investigation through a foreign businessman's identity, it can shift their attention away from me! Moreover, in official circles, there are signs of which way the wind is blowing. If a leader is investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, everyone will avoid them, including the police, who will also relax their pursuit of me!"

  Xue Zong sneered and asked back, "Do you think others are so stupid that they'll accept your bribe just because you offer it? Do you think these big leaders aren't on guard against tricks like yours? Do you think 'double rules' can bring him down? Let me tell you, unless this person is extremely greedy! Unless this person has a political opponent who wants to take him down! Haha!"

  Huang Toufa Xuzhi was finally released, and several victims gave up their determination to report the case under the threat of money compensation and violence from a group of thugs. Jin Ge left **Dongdong to continue his plan to lure Zheng Xue, first returning to Guangdong. He believed that Zheng Xue, this fish, could no longer escape his grasp.

  Haitao Shiwei finally confirmed through various channels that Jin Ge had become a big brother in the underworld in Guangdong, Shenzhen, and also inquired about Yuan Ze's situation, knowing that Zheng Xue was now with Dongdong every day. They informed Long Bao of these materials by email, and Long Bao firmly requested that Haitao and others stop this dangerous move, not wanting to involve his brothers again.

  Shi Wei was beaten by a small hooligan arranged by Xu Zhiwei, fortunately, his injuries were not serious.

  He often felt a certain danger to himself, and he found that Zheng Xue had said to him several times, "Only the Indian tobacco of Dongdong has strength and is flavorful." He instinctively realized that Brother Jin's arrangement of Dongdong by Zheng Xue's side was intentional.

  Liao Ye also advised Chang Cheng that it would be better to just go back to Shanghai now, and simply consider it as a graduation internship. Anyway, nothing can be learned in school anymore.

  Chang Cheng often thought that Wen Li was really pitiful, so he would occasionally ask her out for a walk. After all, both of them were abandoned by others and had some spiritual resonance and mutual sympathy.

  He increasingly felt that Long Bao was not so hateful, and instead felt that Long Bao's message was very sincere. He also called Qiu Ya less often, as if he no longer had the same ** as before. Every time he was alone at night, he regretted his mistakes.

  Jing'er indeed had a strange talent for abstruse studies. For others, the introductions to ancient Chinese divination techniques were difficult to understand, but she could grasp them effortlessly. Not only did she spend all her time in the library browsing through shelves of books on abstruse theories, but she also specially sought out the philosophy professors at school who studied the I Ching to ask for their guidance. What's more, she would often have online QQ chats with her grandfather.

  Every time Jing'er wanted to discuss Longpo and the feng shui of Xiongshan with Grandpa, he would always evade the topic. Jing'er was really frustrated with Grandpa, who always used the phrase "Don't think about anything, don't worry about anything, just focus on your studies" to brush her off.

  That day she threatened her grandfather by giving up her studies, forcing her grandfather to tell her whether Longbiao would be caught by the police, whether he was in danger of his life, and whether he had any physical illness.

  Grandpa smiled and asked: "Jing'er, didn't you learn something? Why don't you calculate it yourself?"

  "Grandpa, I'm so worried that my mind is all over the place. How can I possibly make accurate calculations when my heart is racing like this? Besides, my chaotic thoughts are completely incompatible with the harmony of the universe. Just tell me, or else I'll never ask you again, okay?"

  After a pause, Grandpa sent over a message: "He needs to learn the languages of various people and go study the endless techniques of things."

  Jing'er was still dissatisfied and continued to ask: "Then is he in danger or not?"

  "Grandpa answered quickly this time: 'Heaven and hell coexist in the mortal world, this is the arrangement of the heavens. The mortal world is a Tai Chi diagram of yin and yang operation. A person's fate is determined by how they control the struggle between darkness and light within their own soul. Girl, I can only tell you that this child was born to be someone who creates enemies.'"

  Zheng Xue felt really pleased, his father was about to get promoted soon, and his uncle was also said to be getting a new position. Dongdong was always finding ways to make himself happy, playing mahjong, going out to have fun, living a very lively life. Jin Ge even told him that he was preparing to invite some big shots from Guangdong to open a high-end nightclub in Changhan, and at the same time set up some exciting underground gambling, letting him join as a shareholder to split the profits.

  Qian Tonghua was extremely depressed, and had no choice but to sign a secret agreement with Qian Lao. Only then did Qian Lao agree to provide financial assistance to help him get through the difficult time. Qian Lao promised not to hold past mistakes against Qian Tonghua, wanting him to make a good effort, as he was already old and would eventually have to put down this burden.

  Qian Tonghua secretly made a poisonous oath, vowing to never coexist with Ye Ziheng and not allowing him to touch his inheritance rights. He thought that after all, his father still hoped to pass the position to him, so he had to make a good show of it and win over his subordinates. Ah Rong listened to her husband's persuasion and also decided to join forces to help her husband gain the first inheritance right, and the two unexpectedly formed an alliance for the time being.

  Qian Yuhui was thoroughly set aside by Qian Lao, returned to the headquarters, still as vice president and head of shoe industry, but temporarily not needed to manage specific affairs of shoe industry company. Now it is obvious that those high-level white-collar workers at the headquarters are not very respectful to her.

  Ye Zi Heng became the biggest winner, Qian Lao had a long talk with him, which made him very excited, and he still remembered it vividly after a week, from time to time recalling it, repeatedly savoring the profound meaning contained in these words.

  Zheng Xue has been thoroughly scolded by Dongdong these past few days. Dongdong's reason is simple yet sufficient: Zheng Xue had instructed her that his body was still in the recovery period, and he couldn't overindulge in desires or smoke too much of the special cigarettes, and must eat more supplements to nourish his body.

  Zheng Xue felt that Jin Ge was indeed a good brother, but he couldn't help being a bit too controlling. When he saw Dongdong firmly refusing to let him touch, he got angry and pulled out the prince's temper, slapping Dongdong in the face. Dongdong cried and ran away.

  This is terrible!

  Zheng Xue felt a strong urge to smoke in the afternoon, and nothing could satisfy it, not even Marlboro or 35 cigarettes. He searched every corner of the rented house and finally found a special cigarette and a few butts, which he lit up immediately!

  Dongdong's phone was turned off, and when he called his brother, he couldn't get through. He anxiously waited for Dongdong to return, but she had packed her bags and was leaving. Her reason was simple: She had never been hit by anyone before, and she absolutely could not be with a man who hit her!

  Zheng Xue was just about to get a headache again, and wanted Dongdong to give him a cigarette. Dongdong said he didn't have any, so Zheng Xue hastily pulled out some money and asked Dongdong to quickly go buy some. Dongdong flatly refused, saying that the only person who had those cigarettes was one of Ge's friends, but that person was currently in Guangdong.

  Dongdong was about to leave with his bag, while Zheng Xue was having a relapse of his addiction and didn't care about anything anymore. He knelt down in front of Dongdong, begging "wife, wife", but Dongdong still ignored him and insisted on leaving.

  Zheng Xue's temper flared up, and he raised his knife to intimidate Dongdong. However, Dongdong, who had been through many battles, was not afraid at all. Zheng Xue had no choice but to call Jin Ge for help. Jin Ge scolded Dongdong severely, ordering him not to leave and to listen to Zheng Xue's words honestly. Immediately, he went out of his way to buy special cigarettes.

  Dong Dong shed tears and suddenly pulled out a few specially-made cigarettes from her bra! Zheng Xue rushed over!

  Zheng Xue also had some doubts about whether the special cigarette was that poisonous, but he couldn't care less anymore. Dongdong never spent his money, instead often gave him money to use, and on ** he went out of his way to satisfy Zheng Xue. A few days later, Dongdong and he took a plane together to Guangzhou, preparing to find Pro Brother's friend to buy some special cigarettes.

  Qian Lao spent every day poring over large numbers of documents, but his energy was clearly waning, and he ate very little each day, pouring all his heart into reorganizing the company. No one could persuade him otherwise. Under his urging, the Li Heng Group, from headquarters to subsidiary companies, underwent a transformation in appearance. Headquarters staff were busy non-stop, while subsidiaries also launched a full mobilization based on the personnel department's talent recommendations and mutual evaluation plans.

  Jiao Rongsen, who was far away in the United States, was speechless with laughter upon hearing the report from his subordinates about Li Heng's intelligence. In his opinion, Qian Lao seemed to have no other choice but to do so.

  Apart from Xue and Long, no one knew that Qian was just pretending. He secretly ate while supposedly reading files, which was just like Jia Baoyu reading books. His mind was still thinking about Long's suggestions, weighing the pros and cons. However, despite his deliberation, Qian carried out the planned steps as usual, and the situation developed temporarily within his expectation and control.

  On the contrary, Long Bao became a idle person, often hanging around the door for no reason.

  It is often necessary for a person to be in a desperate situation before he can make the most crucial judgment and make a decision that determines his fate.

  Knowing when to give up is sometimes a form of wisdom; facing one's own fears is the prerequisite for being fearless!

  After being placed in a desperate situation, then reborn. This sentence seems to have only seven words, but it requires great wisdom and courage to accurately see the evolution of desperation, to correctly view the consequences of things, and to choose the way to be reborn!

  The cursed heart of the world has begun to conspire with arrogance, and the sign of nirvana has appeared. Will the accumulated virtues from past lives bring blessings from above in this life?

  Look at the ocean, look at all kinds of things in the world's ocean, and you will know what "boundless" is!

  Zheng Xue and Dongdong arrived in Guangdong and received a very warm welcome from Jin Ge. In a high-end nightclub suite, Zheng Xue played rock-paper-scissors, dice games, and told off-color jokes with some seductive ladies, freely letting him savor the soft flesh on their chests! There was even a girl who stripped off her clothes while playing dice with one of Jin Ge's wealthy friends who had been called over to keep them company.

  The girl stood proudly on the sofa, spinning around in a circle, her white skin glistening with feminine rhythm as she twisted and turned. The dim light in the room seemed to stir up a sense of temptation, and the wealthy man, amidst the laughter and cheers of the crowd, pounced on the girl, pinning her down on the sofa and wildly caressing her body with his golden claws.

  Zheng Xue's ears were filled with non-stop music, his stomach was filled with intoxicating liquor that numbed his spirit, and his eyes saw a scene that completely unleashed his beastly nature. He truly experienced what it meant to be **. Zheng Xue unscrupulously smoked marijuana, "hiss", when he fell asleep on the sofa in a daze, but was signaled by Jin Ge to have a girl take out a syringe and skillfully inject him with No. 4 heroin...

  Brother Jin wanted to completely control Zheng Xuefei's mind, he knew that in order to monopolize the drug market in Changhan Old House and surrounding counties and cities, if there was no family background of Zheng Xue and no connivance of the police, it would be impossible! Zheng Xue has been thoroughly addicted to drugs! Next, it's time for Zheng Xue to owe a huge debt.

  Jin Ge brought Zheng Xue to an underground casino, surrounded by a group of men and women. The entrance was located in a 30-story high-rise building next to Guangyuan Road. Zheng Xue had accompanied Jin Ge here once before and had won 20,000 yuan with his good luck. However, today's gambling session was arranged by two old swindlers entrusted by Jin Ge, so there must be some clever tricks involved. The atmosphere was very lively, and they were playing a game of Pai Gow.

  Jin Ge gave Zheng Xue 20,000 to gamble. Zheng Xue's luck was still very good, and he won over 10,000 in one go. Zheng Xue didn't bet every time, he calculated the changes in the wins and losses of the banker and player in his heart, and made bets based on what he thought were the probabilities.

  This time Zheng Xue had 80% confidence, thinking that the second number might win because the second number had already opened seven times and was smaller than the banker. Zheng Xue decisively bet 2,000.

  It turned out that the opening was seven points, and this number is not small. A group of women who followed Zheng Xue's bet were excitedly praising Zheng Xue's accurate bet. Unexpectedly, the banker was a board nine! The banker ate everything with an expressionless face.

  This loss is nothing, let's continue, this time Zheng Xue doubles down, 4,000!

  This is unlucky, with only four points for the player and six points for the banker, and it's actually eating away at position two!

  Zheng Xue was a bit flustered. This round had to be won, no matter what, because the banker had already won nine rounds in a row and it was impossible for him to win ten rounds at number two position!

  I didn't expect the Zhuang family to win again!

  Zheng Xue stared at the dealer shuffling cards very carefully, logically speaking, the dealer shouldn't be cheating, and Jin Ge had also guaranteed that this casino was absolutely fair!

  ……

  Zheng Xue thoroughly fell into the trap, he spent all the money he won and what Jin Ge gave him, then borrowed 50,000 yuan from Jin Ge to continue gambling.

  Several big players followed, with astonishing bets, all of which were tens of thousands. The banker was not fixed either, and people took turns to be the banker from time to time.

  It turns out that as long as Zheng Xue bets heavily, he will definitely lose. If he bets lightly, he will win. Zheng Xue has completely lost his mind and borrowed money from Jin Ge again. Jin Ge said he didn't have any, so Zheng Xue had to ask Jin Ge to send someone to withdraw the money from his card.

  Zheng Xue didn't believe in evil, so he borrowed 200,000 yuan from the gambling den with Jin Ge as his guarantor to use as capital. He himself became the banker hoping to win back the principal. At one point, he had won back 100,000 yuan, but in the end, he still lost.

  During this time, Jin Ge also hypocritically advised him to temporarily stop, saying that his luck was bad today and he should come back tomorrow. However, Zheng Xue had completely lost his head! He continued to gamble until 3 am, and astonishingly, Zheng Xue owed 800,000 yuan at the gaming table!

  They won't let him go unless Zheng Xue immediately repays the debt he owes, and also demands that his guarantor, Ge Ge, takes responsibility for the guarantee. The reason is simple: the money borrowed was cash, not gambling debts. Zheng Xue didn't listen to advice and lost everything to other gamblers; they just took a 5% commission!

  Although Zheng Xue was a bit suspicious of being deceived, he also felt that he had no reason to be. In fact, even if he suspected Jin Ge, he didn't dare to express it. After the discussion, Jin Ge voluntarily undertook 150,000 and Dang Kou gave a discount of 50,000 in consideration of Jin Ge's face. Zheng Xue wrote an IOU for 400,000.

  Jin Ge brought several wealthy-looking men to Zheng Xue, claiming that they would open a nightclub and casino in their hometown, asking Zheng Xue for full assistance, promising to give Zheng Xue a certain percentage of shares. Zheng Xue agreed readily.

  Zheng Xue realized he had become addicted to drugs, but at this time the unstoppable addiction, indulgent lifestyle and Jin Ge's fabricated utopia had completely deprived him of any rationality. Jin Ge used women, money, pleasure and other human weaknesses, employing a combination of soft and hard tactics, kindness and intimidation, successfully achieving his goal of controlling Zheng Xue.

  Chang Cheng's mind was always in a state of contradiction, living a contradictory life, and contradictorily passing on intelligence to Long Biao. Meanwhile, Long Biao continued to employ psychological tactics against Chang Cheng, attempting to dismantle his mental defenses through words and language.

  Liao Ye has already sensed a subtle psychological change in Chang Cheng, and began to urge Chang Cheng to take him back to the Chang Corporation for an internship. He often deliberately mentions Qiu Ya, Wen Li, Zheng Xue, and Long Bao in front of him, and even mentioned Liu Guanghua, Long Bao's fellow townsman from Shan City!

  Long Bao is confident that Chief Xue and Old Qian will not stand idly by regarding his current awkward and dangerous identity. He knows the importance of the Chang'an Plan, which seems simple in its basic strategy but is actually extremely complex to implement with many uncertain variables, and the responsibility for feedback correction can only be borne by him, Long Bao.

  Long Bao eagerly hopes that through Xue Zongqian and Lao, they can use some kind of bomb to eliminate the two parasites from the Zheng family for the country, remove two corrupt officials from society, and reduce some pressure on his own fate from the authorities. Although the means are a bit despicable, in order to survive safely, he has no choice but to rely on all available forces.

  The situation is evolving slowly.

  Xue Zong is very satisfied with the group's talent self-recommendation and evaluation plan designed by Long Bao. Based on Gallup's human resource concept, combined with Liheng's actual situation, and combining the actual demands of middle and lower management levels as well as front-line production personnel, this plan has good operability.

  In the group's publication "Lihengren", Mr. Qian wrote a proposal that delighted the vast majority of grassroots employees who were eager to get ahead, and under the joint call of the headquarters' personnel department and office, Liheng launched the largest talent movement in its history!

  With a famous teacher, under the arrangement of Qian Lao and Jin Kuangning, the headquarters' human resources department began to make small-scale personnel adjustments. Of course, in Jiao Rongsen's eyes, this was just Qian Lao's old trick, but for Qian Lao, he must have thought that this action would disrupt the existing power structure, reorganize the high-level figures in the group's factional forces, and produce certain changes in the power structure. However, high-level figures had to acknowledge and support this action because it only targeted middle and lower-level management personnel and did not touch the high-level ones, who were completely unaffected.

  Qian Lao's reasons are quite sufficient, by carrying out public opinion surveys, strengthening production quality management, improving management efficiency, reshaping the corporate image, and ensuring that the capable get their due positions. In fact, everyone understands that Qian Lao is fighting a personnel battle on the outside, gathering people's hearts, and demonstrating his absolute authority to all employees!

  "In war, momentum is the first priority", Long Bao and Xue Zong insisted on carrying out large-scale propaganda to create a collective public opinion effect. The ultimate reality of the "Sardine Effect" is to produce a surge in group emotions. Most employees at Liheng are Chinese, and Chinese people have a good tradition of being influenced by propaganda. Fully mobilizing emotional induction among employees will definitely achieve the desired momentum. Think about it, with tens of thousands of Liheng employees, what a huge force that would be!

  Humans are instinctual animals, born to constantly crave new spiritual stimulation, born to yearn for group recognition, born with a fear of danger, and easily assimilated into the collective consciousness. When faced with different paths, humans will make choices.

  After US President Bush obtained the authorization of the use of force against Iraq from both houses of Congress, Jiao Sen has been closely watching the financial markets around the world. These financial sharks have been waiting for the evolution of the situation and will make a move globally when the time is right. On October 16th, the US Senate passed the $355 billion defense budget for 2003 with an absolute advantage of 93 votes to 1 vote. On November 8th, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a new resolution on the Iraq issue, declaring that if Iraq does not implement the resolution, it will be considered a "material breach" of its commitment to destroy weapons and will face "serious consequences".

  Jiao Rong Sen let out a long sigh, once again being calculated by that hidden world expert. Saddam's fate had already been decided, and all that was left was to wait for the best moment to take action.

  Jiao Sen did not like to play with women, he was a bit like a ascetic monk, and he especially liked drinking tea. He is still lying on the platform of his seaside mansion in San Francisco, reclining in an armchair, quietly thinking about the intelligence related to Li Heng. He thought that Qian Lao was clever, using the contradictions between the successors to shift their attention, buying time and opportunities for himself to sort out the Li Heng Group.

  Now the game he dominates has just begun, **he hasn't arrived yet**, and he is determined to continue to strike Qian Lao more fiercely spiritually, completely destroying Qian Lao's will!

  Jiao Sen had always thought that what he did was not wrong, he didn't believe in justice, morality or conscience in this world, and never thought that there was any good or evil. All wars were just for the sake of interests and needs, no need to consider others' lives or deaths. He even thought that compared to those politicians, he was already a very kind person!

  Ye Zi-heng began a major shake-up of the shoe company's management, installing several key department managers who were his trusted lieutenants. These people actually had some ability and re-established various management systems for the shoe industry, with very severe disciplinary measures and extremely strict requirements for quality production.

  Qian Tonghua did not expect that Ye Ziheng would change the shoe industry company in just over a dozen days! He was extremely jealous, and as soon as he thought of the huge debt he still owed, he thought of Ye Ziheng and felt unhappy all over. Whenever he was unhappy, he would go to play with women or gamble, and this year's World Cup football had lost miserably!

  All the losses will be recovered, and the end of the year is the final deadline. He thinks that as long as he goes all out to make a comeback. He invited a group of wealthy businessmen to play cards on November 18th. November 18th is an auspicious day in the Yellow Calendar, he had someone calculate his fortune, his five elements are weak in water, this day he just needs to sit in the northwest position, with the help of the power of the sea, guaranteed to win steadily.

  As expected, Qian Tonghua won a lot this time, winning over 10 million Hong Kong dollars. Qian Tonghua also asked someone to calculate that the best day for the next time is November 29th, and starting the gamble at 7 o'clock in the evening is most beneficial to him!