Chapter 1113 [Perseverance] (Part 2)
Wen Haonan was pleased to be invited by Yuan Xiaoshang. He and Zhang Yang went to the Crown Hotel. From a distance, he saw Yuan Xiaogong standing in front of the door waiting. Wen Haonan said: "You have a good relationship with him?"
Zhang Yang said: "Fortunately, I saved his son, and he always regarded me as his life-saving benefactor."
Wen Haonandao: "You have done so many good things."
Zhang Yang smiled and said, "It is always much better to be kind to others than to be enemies."
Wen Haonan said: "You must also make choices when making friends. There is an old Chinese saying that those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black. If you are not careful, you may cause unexpected trouble." Although his words are good to people, the tone of speaking makes people uncomfortable.
Zhang Daren could naturally hear the meaning of Wen Haonan's dialect. He smiled and did not argue with Wen Haonan. In Wen Haonan's eyes, there may be many shortcomings in his behavior and work. As a brother, he should give himself some teachings.
Yuan Xiaoshang's smile was neither humble nor arrogant. Few businessmen could show his condition in front of the superiors, and they were just right to take the right measures. Yuan Xiaoshang took the initiative to walk up and reached out to Wen Haonan: "Welcome, welcome!"
Although Wen Haonan wanted to reject Yuan Xiaoshang in his heart, he did not do so. He shook hands with Yuan Xiaoshang, but did not speak. His eyes accurately conveyed Yuan Xiaoshang a arrogant and contemptuous look.
Yuan Xiaoshang was not angry. With Wen Haonan's background and status, he did look down on him because he enthusiastically invited the two of them to the palace hotel.
Wen Haonan looked around the hotel environment while walking and said to Zhang Yang: "It's a good decoration, it's costing a lot of money, right?"
Yuan Xiaoshang said: "I just renovated it last year and spent 15 million."
Wen Haonan didn't look at him and smiled and said, "It's a lot of money to open a hotel?"
Yuan Xiaoshang said: "It is up to people to do it. In the same business, some people make a lot of money, while others lose all their money."
Zhang Yang said: "The name of Mr. Yuan is in his name, and he is doing well in the business world."
Wen Haonan smiled and said nothing.
Entering the Jade Seal Pavilion in the Palace Hotel, the decoration inside is magnificent. This is the best room in the hotel. Wen Haonan frowned and said, "There is no need to be so extravagant for three people to have dinner, right?"
Wen Haonan said: "I am a businessman, so I have always mistakenly believed that only by being extravagant can I show my sincerity."
Zhang Yang said: "The dishes are simpler and more refined."
Yuan Xiaoshang smiled and said, "Don't worry, Secretary Zhang, I have already made arrangements."
Although the private room is large, there is only one Eight Immortals table in the room. The original round table that could sit for twenty people has been removed in advance. Yuan Xiaoshang is very good at making arrangements. His purpose is to get closer to Wen Haonan through this contact. He doesn't want to use the amazingly diameter round table to widen the distance between each other.
Wen Haonan looked at the Eight Immortals table in front of him. The table looked inconspicuous at first glance, but from wood to carvings, you can tell that it is not an extraordinary product. The deep paint color shows that it is old. Wen Haonan's palm rubbed the Eight Immortals table for a moment and said softly: "This table is old, right?"
Zhang Yang knocked his fingers on the table, looked carefully and said, "It should be an antique."
Yuan Xiaoshang said: "I like to collect furniture in Ming and Qing dynasties. This table was from the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It is said to be a royal property. Now the market value should be above one million." He said this lightly and had no sign of showing off.
Wen Haonandao: "Mr. Yuan is really rich."
Yuan Xiaoshang smiled and said, "I like to share the best things with my friends. Even if this thing is precious, I will not be stingy."
Master Zhang looked at Yuan Xiaoshang and sighed in his heart, "You are a naked show of wealth." Wen Haonan was already eyeing you. He was looking for your fault. You dared to do this, obviously because you were uncomfortable. However, Zhang Yang thought that Yuan Xiaoshang always had a deep scheming in his work, and he should have a deep meaning in doing this."
Wen Haonan smiled and said, "It's so happy and banyan. You really have a good time in making friends."
Yuan Xiaoshang said: "Secretary Zhang is not my friend, he is my benefactor. For the sake of my friend, I can share the best things with him. For the sake of my benefactor, I can sacrifice my life for him." When he said this, his expression was very sincere, which made Zhang Daguanren feel a little warm.
Wen Haonandao: "Are these four chairs also belonging to the Ming Dynasty?"
Yuan Xiaoshang said: "Yes. The total value of the Ming and Qing furniture I collected is close to 100 million yuan."
Wen Haonan looked at Yuan Xiaoshang's eyes: "It's really an astronomical figure. It turns out that opening a hotel is so profitable!"
Yuan Xiaoshang smiled and said, "Many people questioned the origin of my property, but no one questioned my vision. The most important thing in business is investment vision. Take the tables and chairs in front of us as an example. One table and eight chairs are now worth about five million. When I bought it, I only spent 100,000 yuan. Don't think I was boasting. I have bills to check, and I can't even smuggle and trafficking with fifty times the profit, right?"
Only then did Lord Zhang understand Yuan Xiaoshang's intention.
At this time, the waiter brought the wine and food. Yuan Xiaoshang opened a bottle of Maotai and was about to pour it on Wen Haonan. However, Wen Haonan waved his hand and said, "I'll quit!"
Official Zhang was slightly stunned. Wen Haonan was simply using this method to refuse.
Yuan Xiaoshang poured a glass of wine for Zhang Yang, filled the glass himself, picked up the glass and said, "Welcome to the two leaders."
Wen Haonan picked up the tea cup in front of him, took a sip of the tea, and said calmly: "You invite me to come for dinner, what do you want to say?" Wen Haonan was not interested in going around with Yuan Xiaoshangduo.
Yuan Xiaoshang said: "I know that Brigade Wen is investigating my second brother's case recently. I asked you to come through Secretary Zhang today. I want to communicate with you. Can you not go to find my second sister-in-law and the others?"
Wen Haonandao: "The official business matter has nothing to do with you, right?"
Yuan Xiaoshang said: "What does Wen Brigade want to know? Just ask me, my second sister-in-law is not as good as I know about my second brother."
Wen Haonan laughed, and he slowly dropped the teacup and said, "Are you afraid that I will find something?"
Yuan Xiaoshang said: "For us businessmen, we are afraid of industrial and commercial taxation more than we are afraid of public security."
Wen Haonan said: "That depends on whether you have violated the law!"
Yuan Xiaoshang said: "Law is important, and human feelings are also important. The four words "people's policeman" are not obtained for nothing. Wen Brigade, you are important to handle cases, but should we be more humane? Should we consider other people's feelings?"
Wen Haonan's smile suddenly restrained: "Are you teaching me to do things?"
Yuan Xiaoshang said: "I dare not, I just said a few heartfelt words to you as a family member of the deceased."
Wen Haonan said: "Does your second brother have a mistress named Liu Tian?"
Yuan Xiaoshang nodded.
"Liu Tian personally admitted to me that Yuan Xiaonong has been engaged in smuggling crimes for many years."
Yuan Xiaoshang's expression was still calm: "This woman's words may not be credible. Can she provide evidence?"
Wen Haonandao: "I won't say it at all without evidence!"
Yuan Xiaoshang looked at Wen Haonan and said, "In the eyes of Wen Brigade, have we identified our brothers as criminals?"
Wen Haonan sighed and said, "It's black or white. Only the person involved knows best. If you are afraid of affecting your family, then don't do bad things. Now all the evil consequences are the causes planted in the first place, and the causes will definitely have results. Yuan Xiaoshang, I would like to advise you to turn back and turn back." Wen Haonan stood up and left his seat.
Official Zhang did not expect the meal to end so soon. Wen Haonan didn't even eat a bite of food from beginning to end. Zhang Yang chased him out of the gate. Wen Haonan stopped and said, "I'm leaving!"
Zhang Yang said: "Brother Haonan, what's wrong with this today?"
Wen Haonan said meaningfully: "Some food cannot be eaten, some people cannot be exchanged. It is ostentatious, and black and white can never be confused."
Zhang Yang said: "Have you found the evidence?"
Wen Haonan said: "Before coming here, Liu Tian had been taken away by us to protect him. As for the Yuan brothers, I already have some evidence in my hands. Zhang Yang, remember that no matter who violates the law, I will never give him any face, even my own relatives are no exception." After Wen Haonan said that, he stopped a taxi and quickly disappeared into the night.
Zhang Yang returned to the Yuxi Pavilion, and Yuan Xiaoshang was still sitting there, and the glass of wine in front of him had already drunk.
Zhang Yang sat down opposite him, picked up the bottle and poured himself a glass, took a sip of the wine and said, "Have you done something wrong?"
"Anyone will do something wrong!" Yuan Xiaoshang said, his eyes always on the table: "A person is doing bad things all his life, but as long as he is not caught, he can establish the image of a gentleman in front of others. A person does good things all his life, but the only bad thing he has done is caught on the spot, then he is a bad person. There is actually no strict distinction between good and bad in this world." He raised his eyes and stared at Zhang Yang and said: "Wen Haonan's motive is not as simple as punishing evil."
Zhang Yang said: "Don't say bad things about him in front of me."
Yuan Xiaoshang said: "He is investigating you and collecting all the evidence that is not good for you. He wants to destroy you!"
Zhang Yang was shocked, but his expression did not change at all. He smiled indifferently: "Did Xiao Shang really encounter difficulties? That's why he came up with this bad plan?"
Yuan Xiaoshang said: "I'm not exaggerating, nor do I want to intentionally instigate your relationship. Wen Haonan's arrival is just for destruction. There is no love in this person's heart, only hatred. My second brother is dead. What if my second brother had committed smuggling crimes during his lifetime? The law can no longer punish him. Does Wen Haonan think that this matter can involve me?" Yuan Xiaoshang shook his head.
Zhang Yang said: "I believe that Wen Haonan's suspicion of you is reasonable now."
Yuan Xiaoshang said: "Do you think he was arresting Xinglong's case because he was really trying to investigate smuggling? What this incident can really affect the living, Su Rongtian, Xingang Branch, my elder brother, you and Cheng Yandong."
Zhang Yang said: "I don't care what Wen Haonan wants to investigate. I just want to ask you one thing, are you engaged in smuggling business?"
Yuan Xiaoshang laughed, and he shook his head and said, "Even on the day of his death, I will say--no!"
Chapter completed!