Chapter 250: with translation of chapter title

Alright then, Fuhai, stay safe out there; when you see Liu Shiru, come back—I still need to go out for a trip soon. Zhou Renfeng arranged.

Okay, I got it, big brother—I'll head back as soon as I can. I said.

Zhou Renfeng hung up the phone.

Zhou Renfeng thought that Zhou Fuhai's disappearance this week was because he went south to gamble again.

It seems the bureau chief's arrest of Zhou Fuhai is something he doesn't know about.

Also, Liu Shiru is coming to Zaocheng; let me meet him before I leave.

Meeting Liu Shiru, I believe he has long forgotten me.

At this moment, Director Shangguan walked over and asked me, "Whose call was that?"

I said: "It was Zhou Renfeng's call; he was asking what Zhou Fuhai has been up to this week."

Director Shangguan urgently asked, "Jianqiang, what did you say?"

I said: "I reported to Zhou Renfeng that he went south to gamble and deliberately turned off his phone."

Director Shangguan then asked, "Did Zhou Renfeng believe it?"

"Probably. He didn't object; he told me to stay in Zaocheng and wait until after I meet Liu Shiru before leaving."

"Liu Shiru is coming."

I nodded, then took out a cigarette and offered it to Director Shangguan.

Director Shangguan took it,

"It seems he's also here for the Da Heng Group. Any instructions from Zhou Renfeng's call?"

I said: "Then keep Kong Shi and the bureau chief united; regarding the Da Heng Group, he opposes splitting it and wants to keep it intact."

Director Shangguan took a puff,

"It looks like the Zhou family also wants to dig deep into real estate."

"There should be such plans. Director Shangguan, what should we do next?"

Director Shangguan pondered for a moment,

"You need to contact Kong Shi urgently, tell him in Zhou Fuhai's tone to order the release of Li Ming. Anyway, the real Zhou Fuhai is already in a mental hospital."

"You've given him a makeover, right?"

I said: "It's done, but full recovery will still take two weeks."

"So during this time, don't meet Kong Shi; I feel he suspects that the bureau chief's arrest of the real Zhou Fuhai is genuine."

"He now wants to quickly uncover the truth, but the bureau chief isn't on his side, so he can't find it."

"His arrest of Li Ming is just a desperate, desperate measure."

"We should seize this opportunity: first use Zhou Fuhai's tone to pressure Kong Shi, see if he releases Li Ming; if that really doesn't work, then we'll play the Kong Xiangju card." Director Shangguan took a puff of smoke.

I nodded,

"Looks like we have no choice. I'll first call Kong Shi and see how things go."

Director Shangguan said: "Call now; if too much time passes and Li Ming spills everything inside, it'll be troublesome."

I took out my phone, found Kong Shi's number,

and dialed it directly.

Soon Kong Shi answered the call,

and Kong Shi's voice came through the line,

"Hello, who is this?"

I said over the phone: "Hello, Kong Shi, I am Zhou Fuhai."

"Hello, Mr. Zhou, I'm pleased to receive your call; may I ask what instructions you have?" Kong Shi said politely on the phone.

"Kong Shi, after we met a while ago, I returned to Sijiucheng, saw my elder brother, told him about you—he thinks highly of you and hopes you can do well in Zaocheng." I said.

"Oh, so Mr. Zhou returned to Sijiucheng. May I ask when you left? Our Zaocheng has just had a strange incident: a few days ago, the bureau chief arrested someone impersonating Mr. Zhou at the Zaocheng Grand Hotel."

"I am currently investigating who that impostor is."

"Mr. Zhou, someone is impersonating you; I was about to report this to the Zhou leadership."

"Now the situation is too chaotic." Kong Shi said on the phone.

"Oh, no need to investigate—the imposter is just a thief who wanted to steal a few things; the bureau chief told me he'd been locked up for a week, so I had him release him. It's a petty thief, no real impact—just a little money lost. Kong Shi, that matter is over." I explained to Kong Shi.

"Oh, I see. The bureau chief didn't report it to me either. May I ask, Mr. Zhou, have you seen that thief? Have you interacted with him? Also, I heard from people at the hotel that he kept shouting he was Zhou Fuhai—someone is impersonating him."

"I am sending people to Sijiucheng to find out which one is the real Zhou Fuhai." In Kong Shi's tone, I could clearly hear his suspicion.

His tone when speaking to me was not as respectful as during our first meeting.

It seems Hou Laoban reported this to him, and Kong Shi already suspects my identity.

Suspect, then suspect.

As long as Zhou Renfeng doesn't suspect, we're fine.

I angrily said to Kong Shi: "This matter is settled, Kong Shi—don't make a city-wide fuss. Why are you running to Sijiucheng to investigate? My elder brother knows; do you still want to keep your position?"

"Kong Shi, I heard you arrested Li Ju, the bureau chief of the Senior Management Bureau; when we spoke, I told you not to go after Li Ming—why didn't you listen?"

"Because this matter has already alarmed Director Qi, who is furious. He contacted my elder brother from abroad specifically, asking me to liaise with you to handle this."

"Kong Shi, explain to me why you did this."

I raised my voice manyfold; I must suppress Kong Shi.

Make him feel I am forever above him.

I never expected Kong Shi to say: "Mr. Zhou, the arrest of Li Ming wasn't me; I don't have that much power to dare defy your orders."

"The arrest of Li Ming was ordered by someone specifically; you wouldn't not know, Mr. Zhou—it was Zhou Jie, the young master Zhou, who gave the command."

"He ordered us to seize Li Ming and, through him, quickly locate Zhao Jianqiang's whereabouts."

I'm quite confused now; that is Mr. Zhou's order, which is not to let us act against Li Ming, but the Young Master Zhou also gave us an order to act against Li Ming.

I can only obey the Young Master Zhou; first, seize Li Ming.

As for this matter, I was also preparing to report to Zhou Leader.

"Whose opinion actually represents his intention?" Kong Shi explained over the phone.

Upon hearing it, I felt things were not good; this matter became more difficult, and the Young Master Zhou stepped in. This Zhou Jie, Young Master Zhou, is the sole son of Zhou Renfeng; he rarely intervenes in lower-level affairs, but for some reason, regarding Zaocheng's matter, he directly contacted Kong Shi.

The problem is developing in a direction I cannot control.

Then is the Young Master Zhou that Kong Shi spoke of real or fake?

I also can't figure it out.

I pondered and said: "My older brother's meaning is clear; that is, we must take care of all aspects of face. Xiao Jie acts very rashly; he likes to come directly on some matters,"

My older brother has already criticized him many times.

Kong Shi, I order you again: quickly release Li Ming. Otherwise, everyone's face will look bad.

You don't need to pay attention to Xiao Jie's side; I'll handle talking to him myself. I again ordered Kong Shi.

But Kong Shi's attitude is not proper,

He actually laughed on the phone,

"Mr. Zhou, Zhou Jie, Young Master Zhou and I said that, Zhou Leader ordered us to definitely capture Zhao Jianqiang. Alive we must see the person, dead we must see the corpse."

Capturing Li Ming is only the first step; drawing out Zhao Jianqiang is the real goal.

My current opinion is the same. Mr. Zhou, if the matter of releasing Li Ming, it's best that Zhou Leader personally says to me.

Only this way can I manage; if others relay the message, I have no confidence.