Chapter 302: We

The car drove calmly on the highway for a little over an hour, then exited the highway.

After leaving the highway we arrived at Xin Cheng.

While exiting, there were still patrol officers. Fortunately we had a special pass from Da Heng Group.

No one dared to check us at all.

We quickly arrived at the familiar yet strange Da Heng Group.

At Da Heng Group's entrance, the guard opened the automatic gate.

I glanced at the security guard; it was no longer the same person.

It seemed Zhang Zong had even replaced the guard.

This guarantees our safety.

We stepped out of the car one after another,

Looking at the familiar surroundings inside Da Heng Group's courtyard, I really wanted to shout,

I'm fucking back again.

And then I breathed the air here in big gulps.

But I only looked up at the sky briefly, then quickly entered the office building.

On the office building's electronic screen, it read: Welcome Professor Zhou from the South to the company to guide our work.

It meant Zhang Zong deliberately made us look like professors and experts.

The lobby of the office building was very empty,

only two cleaning ladies were tidying up.

These two cleaning ladies were not the original ones either.

Zhang Zong stepped out from inside, smiling broadly, and said, "Welcome, Professor Zhou, please go to the office and give us some guidance on our work."

I also smiled, "Thank you, Zhang Zong, for coming down personally to greet us. Your office building is well constructed, quite impressive."

"Thanks to Professor Zhou's compliment, everyone must be tired; our fifth floor is guest rooms, and we've already arranged rooms for everyone.

After everyone rests well, we'll hold a welcome banquet tonight," Zhang Zong said happily.

I said, "Then thank you, Zhang Zong. How are the service staff on the fifth floor?"

"They're all newcomers, don't worry, Professor Zhou, my arrangements will definitely satisfy you."

Zhang Zong said that, what else could I say?

So all of us headed up to the fifth floor,

and on the fifth floor, indeed, they were all new attendants.

Zhang Zong assigned us six rooms in total, and everyone returned to their own rooms to rest.

Actually, the place I most wanted to return to was my office on the ninth floor.

There is a hidden room there, where I slept for a long time.

But now it's different; having a place to stay is good enough.

I took a shower in the room,

and changed into fresh clothes.

Back then I suggested installing water heaters in all guest rooms; I like cleanliness,

I wanted the guests staying here to be able to take hot showers every day.

I never imagined that years later I would become a guest myself, enjoying this benefit.

I just stepped out after changing clothes,

when Shangguan Zhuren knocked and came in,

and said to me, "Jianqiang, your group's guest rooms are pretty good, they meet five‑star standards, right?"

I quickly waved my hand, laughing, "Shangguan Zhuren, stop teasing me; it's no longer my group, it's someone else's now. We're just guests."

Shangguan Zhuren closed the door,

"Sooner or later it will be yours. I have something to discuss with you."

"You speak, Shangguan Zhuren." I pulled out a cigarette and tossed it to him.

Smoking a cigarette after a shower is the most comfortable thing.

Shangguan Zhuren took it,

"I want Xiao Fang to come over, and Shen Honghong to have her own room. It's inconvenient for us men to watch over her; if anything happens to her, we would suffer heavy losses."

"Right, get Xiao Fang over quickly; I was just thinking about that. Also, after Xiao Fang arrives, Qi He Kuang will have no one to assist Xiao Feng, and now Xiao Feng is alone at Qi He Kuang."

"What about Ye Jianming?" Shangguan Zhuren asked.

"He went to Hu City to buy a house for his son and hasn't returned."

"That guy slipped away and won't come back. His money has been laundered, our mine has no usable value, so he fled," Shangguan Zhuren said.

"Xiao Feng is his wife; does he not want his wife? I guess he'll come back after buying the house," I said.

"No, Jianqiang, Ye Jianming and Xiao Feng have never gotten along; he sees no point in continuing life with Xiao Feng. Now, once he launders the money, he's legal, and any kind of woman he can find. Forget him; a person like that staying at Qi He Kuang is still dangerous to us."

"It's just hard on Xiao Feng, sigh."

"Is Xiao Feng suffering? For her it's liberation. Jianqiang, actually they are fundamentally incompatible," Shangguan said.

Perhaps Shangguan Zhuren is right; an unsuitable marriage is more painful together, and separating frees both.

So Xiao Feng can, while still young, find a decent family. That's a kind of happiness for her.

"I told Xiao Feng to contact Du County; now he's not Du County, he should be called Du Zhaocai,

this guy has already been dismissed by Kong Shi,

I want him to help Xiao Feng because he has experience managing a company."

Anyway, he's still getting the mine's dividends; we can't let him do nothing.

Yes, Du Zhaocai's management skills are not bad; the Lanling liquor factory back then relied on him to produce results, so he can be considered a talent.

His path has gone astray; he wants to be a county leader. If he keeps leading the Lanling liquor, the Lanling liquor might become famous nationwide. Shangguan Zhuren said.

Yeah, Du Zhaocai being a county leader is still my recommendation to Kong Shi. Around here we have an official-centric mindset that thinks even leading a big corporation isn't as useful as being a small county magistrate.

How to put it? Each has its advantages. If you have either power or wealth, you can live a life above others, but many people want to have both.

Not only do they want power, they also want more wealth.

Such people are never satisfied with their greed.

Sooner or later something will happen. Shangguan Zhuren took a puff of cigarette.

There are too many such people in society; who doesn't want more? For example, the Zhou family is a representative of such people. I said.

Heh, let's not talk about that; it just makes me angry. I'll contact Xiao Fang and have her come over quickly. You contact Xiao Feng and tell her to get Du Zhaocai into the mine to help him. Shangguan Zhuren said, then stood up and left.

I picked up my phone, found Xiao Feng's number, and dialed.

Xiao Feng answered quickly,

"Hello, who is this?"

"I'm Zhao Jianqiang, Xiao Feng. How's production at the mine now?"

"It's Jianqiang, why did you change your number again? Now I'm all confused. But I answer any unknown call."

"The worst are those mobile company calls; they can come two or three times a day. That damn company is the most annoying." Xiao Feng complained over the phone.

Hearing Xiao Feng's complaint,

I laughed and said: "Xiao Feng, it's my fault you have to answer unknown calls.

There's no way around it; we're still in danger. Please understand.

Of course I understand. Are you still in Huaihai? Isn't Kong Shi looking for you? Xiao Feng asked.

Tell you I've already returned to Zaocheng.

I've returned to Zaocheng. You all have come back; what if Kong Shi ends up finding you? Xiao Feng asked urgently.

Don't worry, Xiao Feng, they can't catch me. Haven't you heard? The more dangerous the place, the safer it is. Ye Jianming still hasn't returned to the mine.

No, I'm anxious to death. If that guy doesn't come back, I'll divorce him; anyway, our relationship is like that, and I have no lingering feelings for him. Xiao Feng said.