Chapter 213: Contacting Mao Hai

I heard Shi Yong say that, and my eyes quickly became moist.

Only in difficult times do we see brotherly loyalty.

Shi Yong is my good brother.

"You two brothers have plenty of time to catch up on old feelings; we have to attend to business," Shangguan Zhuren said.

"Yes, Shi Yong, hurry up and sit down. Did you bring cigarettes?" I asked.

Shi Yong threw two packs of cigarettes out of his pocket,

"Brother, we have plenty of cigarettes; smoke this one for now, I'll go downstairs to buy more later."

"For now none of us can go downstairs; later let Xiao Fang bring the cigarettes up. The more we go downstairs, the easier it is to be exposed," Shangguan Zhuren said.

"Xiao Fang is also with you all," Shi Yong said, somewhat confused.

I laughed and said: "Yeah, Xiao Fang has always been with us.

she is Shangguan Zhuren's precious daughter; you didn't expect that, did you?"

Shi Yong looked at Shangguan Zhuren and said: "Shangguan Zhuren, this Miss Xiao Fang is so beautiful, how come she doesn't resemble you?"

Shi Yong asked that.

Shangguan Zhuren laughed heartily and said: "My face is dark and ugly; does that mean I can't have a beautiful daughter?"

Shi Yong then covered his mouth and said: "I was just talking nonsense."

"Alright, Shi Yong, let's talk about something serious. You're familiar with Mao Hai from Zaocheng, aren't you?" I asked.

Shi Yong nodded,

"Familiar, he's my sworn brother; what's up?"

"Has he been consistently sending ladies to the Zaocheng Grand Hotel?" I took out a cigarette and tossed it to Shangguan Zhuren.

"Yeah, he's been doing this business all along. Are we also thinking of getting into this line? I feel it's not as good as doing it in Shanghu, where the inns are always full. Nowadays people are really open; they don't hide this sort of thing anymore." Shi Yong also took out a cigarette.

"We won't engage in this business; if we did, we'd be struck by lightning," I said.

"Hmph, I've never seen anyone engaged in this business get struck by lightning. This business is good, better than real estate; these days I've been researching it in Shanghu and found that all you need is people, and the women are beautiful—you don't need to invest much money to earn a lot. Xiao Wu, living in Shanghu is quite comfortable; he has over a dozen women. That's really making a fortune every day.

"No land occupied, no investment,

no loans, it's really convenient." Shi Yong sighed.

"Shi Yong, you've gotten us off track; we're here to talk about serious matters, not business. We'll discuss this later. Anyway, we absolutely cannot touch this line of work; it would be embarrassing," I said angrily.

"Speaking of serious matters, Mao Hai has been in this business all along and has a good personal relationship with Hou Laoban, the boss of the Zaocheng Grand Hotel," Shi Yong laughed.

"We want to use Mao Hai to find out one thing: the situation of guests checking into the Zaocheng Grand Hotel," I said.

"This is simple; I heard Mao Hai say that the front desk staff at the Zaocheng Grand Hotel are all his people, and they need to report to him every day what kind of guests are staying."

"That's great; this way, checking Zhou Fuhai's information won't be difficult," Shangguan Zhuren said happily.

"Who is Zhou Fuhai?" Shi Yong asked.

"Never mind who Zhou Fuhai is; this Zhou Fuhai is from Sijiucheng and is coming to Zaocheng in the next few days. We've caught him, but we haven't been able to verify when he checked into the hotel. I and Shangguan Zhuren have been worrying about that, and suddenly thought of you. Shi Yong, hurry up and contact Mao Hai to ask for his help." I took a puff of my cigarette.

"I'll make the call right now." Shi Yong said and then pulled out his phone to contact Mao Hai.

The phone was connected quickly,

Shi Yong said over the phone: "Mao Hai, where are you?"

Mao Hai said: "Brother Yong, I went to Huaihai City today."

"What are you busy with in Huaihai?" Shi Yong asked.

"Huaihai City is holding a model competition. Hou Laoban sent me over to see if I can bring in a batch of new people for the hotel to increase its customer flow.

Some guests have already requested a change of ladies," Mao Hai said over the phone.

"They're models, but they can also do this line of work?" Shi Yong asked incredulously.

"What models? As long as the pay is high, I can even hire movie actors. Nowadays people have money; they're not into the old ways of playing; they all like young and beautiful people.

"There's no choice; we can only cater to market tastes. These model girls are more open than we imagined.

"As long as the price is right, they'll come to Zaocheng." Mao Hai said proudly.

"That's great. When are you coming back?" Shi Yong asked.

"Just a day or two. When you come to Zaocheng, I'll bring the models back for you to try; they're all long-legged. Brother Yong, when the time comes, you just enjoy yourself," Mao Hai said.

"We'll talk about that later. I have an important question: can you receive daily information about guests checking into the Zaocheng Grand Hotel?" Shi Yong asked.

"Yeah, the front desk staff are all with me; it's just a matter of words. What information do you need to look up?" Mao Hai said.

"I need to look up a person named Zhou Fuhai, from Sijiucheng. I want to know when he checked into the Zaocheng Grand Hotel," Shi Yong said.

"Zhou Fuhai, right? Hou Laoban mentioned him a few days ago. Why are you also concerned about him?" Mao Hai asked.

"Never mind that; I just need to know when he checks into the hotel. Can you do that?" Shi Yong said directly.

"Piece of cake, no need to ask. As soon as he checks into the hotel, I'll know right away. Let me put it this way, Brother Yong: for any sizable hotel in Zaocheng, I can immediately find out who's staying."

"That works; I'll treat you to a drink later." Shi Yong said.

"Brother Yong, are you still in Shanghu? Have you settled the boss's affairs?" Mao Hai asked.

"I'm still in Shanghu, no, the group is still in chaos. It's not convenient to talk about this further. I have other things to do, so I'll hang up." Shi Yong said and then hung up the phone.

I immediately asked: "Hou Laoban also knows about Zhou Fuhai."

Shi Yong said: "Mao Hai said that, it came out when Hou Laoban was chatting casually with him. Hou Laoban is also waiting for news of Zhou Fuhai checking in."

I took a puff of my cigarette and then said: "Hou Laoban and Kong Shi are on the same line; his concern shows that Kong Shi is also concerned.

Kong Shi is also waiting for news of Zhou Fuhai's arrival."

Shangguan Zhuren said: "Yeah, the Da Heng Group has already taken it over; regarding how to split the money, the internal situation is now very chaotic.

I believe there are many contradictions among them,

Zhou Fuhai's coming is meant to resolve the contradictions."

We must make good use of this opportunity and make their conflict even bigger.

"Are they going to split our Da Heng Group's money?" Shi Yong asked.

I nodded,

"Yes, Shi Yong, our Da Heng Group has already been eaten up, they're about to start splitting the loot. So this Zhou Fuhai is important; he's from Jiu Si Cheng, he's here to oversee the split."

Shi Yong said: "I understand, humph, wait and see—I'll make them unable to split it; I must kill this guy."

I said: "No need to kill him; we'll fake it to make it real."

"How do we fake it to make it real?" Shi Yong asked, puzzled.

"Have you seen my appearance? My voice—why I made it like this—is to become Zhou Fuhai." I said through gritted teeth.