Qiao Shiyou was sitting in the study, playing with the carving knife that Fan Derui brought back from Peng County, with a sinister look in his eyes.
the phone is ringing.
He woke up from his thoughts and grabbed the phone.
"I am Qiao Shiyou."
"Four o'clock in the afternoon, Alice's Western Food, the innermost seat by the window. Bring money!" The male voice on the phone hung up the phone after saying that.
Qiao Shiyou put down the phone and looked at his watch, his face becoming more and more gloomy.
He suddenly grabbed the newspaper on the table, raised the carving knife, and kept stabbing at Mu Tian's photo on it.
"Money, money. You little bastard, bastard! How much did it cost me? If I didn't think that the Qiao family's little property is worth this? You bastard! It's been twenty years and you still can't stop!"
He kept stabbing and howling curses at "bastard" until the phone rang again.
"I am Qiao Shiyou."
The man on the phone changed to another, "I know who you are, Mr. Qiao Er."
"Who are you?"
"Young people don't tell secret stories. I, Taishan, meet Wang Dabin. I want to discuss something with Mr. Qiao Er."
"Taishan meeting? I'm afraid we don't have any business dealings."
"I can't say it's not true. I heard something about the second master and wanted to check with you."
"whats the matter?"
"I told you on the phone that it wasn't too grand and formal, and I was neglecting the second master. Let's talk in person. The second master can decide the time and place."
"If you don't tell me what's going on, how will I know if it's necessary to meet and talk?"
"Oh, that's right. A few days ago, you sent someone to hire someone from our association for a long errand. However, it seems that something went wrong."
"what do you want?"
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Suddenly a stranger called, so Qiao Shiyou was still wary.
"Let's talk. If the second master is not interested, then I won't bother you. Just pretend I didn't make the call, okay?"
Wang Dabin played a game of cat and mouse, trying to catch him first.
Qiao Shiyou pondered, mentally weighing what this uninvited guest wanted and what he had.
"Many years ago, the second master also borrowed two people from our old helmsman, Mr. Hong. You still remember it. Just a reminder, don't disturb me, don't disturb me anymore."
At that moment, Qiao Shiyou's head turned in countless circles.
"Wait a minute, at five o'clock sharp, there is Zheng Ji Shengjian at Lane 45, Handelin Road, at the entrance of the lane." He said as nonchalantly as possible, making it sound like he was indifferent to such things and didn't really care.
The reason for specifying this time and place is that it is not far from Alice, and the previous meeting should not be too long. An hour's interval is enough.
Qiao Shiyou is known as the master of time control. The reason why Qiao Shikuan's business is going smoothly is closely related to his cousin's grasp of opportunities. In the business circle of friends, most of the praise for Qiao Shikuan is because of the wealth he possesses.
In terms of business ability and means, Qiao Shiyou is highly praised.
"That's right. Many friends lead to many paths. You can't be wrong. I took a copy of yesterday's Oriental Morning News. It's an extra number." After Wang Dabin finished speaking, he hung up the phone.
Qiao Shiyou was stunned for a while while holding the phone. He probably knew why the man came: "We can't leave any trouble in the future!"
People should not be tempted easily. If they are moved, they have to go all the way to the dark side, otherwise they will definitely suffer backlash.
well.
Qiao Shiyou is a person who doesn't believe in lamenting, but he is a little overwhelmed by the continuous things, including Fan Derui's phone call asking for money, and Wang Dabin from the Taishan Club.
He walked around the room for a while, checked that the time was almost up, and wrote a check for fifty thousand, thinking that this should be enough. He looked at the carving knife on the table, hesitated for a moment, and finally picked it up and put it in his pocket.
In, out the door.
Qiao Shikuan did not use the family car. Instead, he walked some distance away from Qiao's residence, called a rickshaw, and went straight to Alice Western Restaurant.
It's not dinner time yet, and Alice only has sporadic guests.
Qiao Shiyou found a dining table by the window. As soon as he sat down, the big clock on the Bund struck four times, and Jia Zhengting walked in.
Qiao Shiyou only glanced at Jia Zhengting approaching from the corner of his eye and sat down opposite.
The two of them didn't exchange greetings. They each took out an envelope and put it on the table. After a brief pause, they pushed it towards each other.
Qiao Shiyou opened the envelope and found a translated message inside.
There is also a blue emblem on the telegraph newspaper, which indicates that it is an official telegraph newspaper.
At that time, or at any time, there were people who used official resources to seek personal interests. This was completely normal.
"We were killed by a counter-attack, two were killed and one escaped."
Although Qiao Shiyou had thought of this ending, he couldn't help but take a breath of air when he saw that his suspicion was confirmed.
Wang Dabin took out the check, glanced at the amount, raised it, and flicked it with his fingers. He handed the check to Qiao Shiyou, who was pondering, and flicked it again.
"has a problem?"
"The problem is a big problem."
"Boss Jia, please speak."
"I don't have any beggars there."
"Boss Jia's words are serious, Qiao definitely didn't mean that."
"I used all available resources and even went to the trouble myself to investigate for you for more than ten years..."
"Boss Jia, we have settled all the previous work."
"Good, but what about this time?"
"I have to say that your investigation was flawed."
"The flaw, what flaw, is the pustule you sent, idiot! You messed up the matter yourself!"
"Your intelligence did not mention that the target has such strong counterattack capabilities."
"But we worked hard and fulfilled your request. That Su Xiaoxiao is really powerful. He killed the two people you sent there, and even held a funeral for them without telling anyone. My brother over there opened the coffin.
How to calculate these labors after verification?"
"Brothers, hard work."
"This guy came to Shanghai the next day. When he left the station, he knocked down two of my brothers, seriously injuring them both. He let the two Chongqing elements go!"
"What are you going to do with him?"
"There is nothing to deal with. Apart from the holiday with you, he is still clean and has nothing to do with Mr. Wang's career. I just want to catch him and teach him a lesson if I have the chance."
"He beat a Japanese man in this restaurant. I heard it was serious."
"The Japanese should fight sometimes. They are so arrogant. Do they really think they are the emperor? Everyone, please help me and I will help you. When I come here, I want to be a master. Guns and guns are of no use. This is my territory.
I will survive with you. Let’s see who can survive who?!”
When Qiao Shiyou heard what he said, his heart couldn't help but thump, and he said nothing more.
Jia Zhengting did not let him go, stretched out his palm and doubled it in front of him.
"Understood, you take this first, I'll open it when I get back and send it to you." Qiao Shiyou calmly handed over the envelope again, still speaking lightly.
Jia Zhengting moved forward and said, "No, I have to show it this time. Mr. Wang is increasing his anti-corruption efforts, and this kind of thing is easy to be discovered." He pushed the envelope containing the check to Qiao Shiyou again.
"Isn't that still the same?" Qiao Shiyou smiled meaningfully at Jia Zhengting.
"That's different!" Jia Zhengting's tone was firm.
Qiao Shiyou smiled and put away the check.
The Belarusian waiter Andreevsky came over with a phone, "Which of you is Mr. Qiao?"
Qiao Shiyou responded.
"I have a call for you."
Andreevsky put the phone on the table and handed the receiver to Qiao Shiyou.
"Thank you." He thanked him and picked up the receiver, "I'm Qiao Shiyou."
"Master Qiao."
"Why are you so anxious? I haven't finished my work here yet! Are you going to a funeral?!"
"Don't say it so harshly. I'm afraid that you will get excited about talking with the nobleman and forget our agreement. Just remind me, it's kind."
"Are you following me?!" Qiao Shiyou was startled and suddenly stood up and looked around.
He found nothing unusual, so he sat down again, glanced at Jia Zhengting, who was sitting steadily, and whispered, "It's not time yet!"
"We are waiting."
"Debt collector?"
Jia Zhengting asked sarcastically.
"Debt collection?"
"Businessmen are either collecting debts or being collected for debts. They spend their whole lives on the road of collecting and being collected."
Qiao Shiyou took out the envelope containing the check and waved it in front of Jia Zhengting's eyes, "Then which road is this?"
Jia Zhengting didn't expect Qiao Shiyou to be so humorous, so he laughed.
"I have to prove your information before I can decide which path to take." Qiao Shiyou pursed his lips.
Jia Zhengting felt unhappy when he saw Qiao Shiyou's endless humor. If the humor was over, he would be slick and not lovable at all. He said solemnly, "It's up to you."
Qiao Shiyou was stunned after hearing the tone of Jia Zhengting's words, and then stood up silently.
"In such a hurry? Why don't you go have a cup of coffee?" Wang Dabin said in a stern tone.
Qiao Shiyou knew that what he just said had offended Jia Zhengting, and that if we continued talking, there would be no good results, so he waved his hand and walked out of Alice without looking back.