Chapter 310: Interrogating Zhao Xiaohua

Zhao Xiaohua looked at me and Shi Yong, still saying nothing.

I was getting a bit impatient.

"Zhao Xiaohua, damn it, stop wasting our time. Let me tell you, you can't get out today; if you have something to say, say it straight.

If you don't speak up, do you think I'll kill you?"

I finished speaking and pulled the knife from my waist.

Shi Yong hurriedly blocked me from the side.

"Brother, listen to me for a moment. Why are you brandishing a knife? Xiaohua is our blood brother; we can't treat him like this. Let me try to persuade him again."

"It used to be so, but not now; now you're enemies. Zhao Xiaohua, you must understand your position—you and Kong Shi are together,

which has made me wander everywhere,

has caused my family to be ruined and people dead,

how should this debt be settled,

blood brother, I damn trusted you so much,

yet you plot behind my back to trap me.

Do you have a blood brother like you?

When Zhao Xiaohua was in Hulutao back then, I shouldn't have brought you two brothers out.

If it weren't for our father's final words, telling me to look after you two brothers,

I wouldn't even bother asking you.

Everything you have today is all because of me; do you know that you are not grateful at all, but instead scheme against me everywhere.

Blood brother, today I want to see if your heart has turned black."

I struggled hard to break free from Shi Yong's grip.

Holding the knife, ready to stab Zhao Xiaohua.

Zhao Xiaohua saw that I was serious.

He was terrified.

Shi Yong roared at that moment, "Zhao Xiaohua, kneel down quickly, admit your mistake to your brother, or he'll really kill you."

Hearing Shi Yong say that,

Zhao Xiaohua fell forward and knelt on the ground.

"Brother, I'm wrong, brother... I'm wrong. Hit me, scold me if you want."

Zhao Xiaohua's face was now streaming with tears.

Seeing Zhao Xiaohua's crying demeanor,

my heart ached,

not knowing how to express my feelings at that moment,

the hand holding the knife trembled,

the knife in my hand finally slipped from the tremor,

I walked up to Zhao Xiaohua,

Bang— slapping him twice with loud slaps,

clear fingerprints were left on Zhao Xiaohua's face.

I lifted my foot and kicked Zhao Xiaohua once; he fell to the ground.

I still wanted to punch him twice more,

Shi Yong hurriedly said, "Alright, brother, two hits to vent your hatred is enough; you can't really hit him."

Then he pulled me onto the sofa and let me sit down.

Shi Yong helped Zhao Xiaohua to his feet,

"Xiaohua, speak your matter properly, otherwise my brother will hit you, and I won't pull you back."

Zhao Xiaohua nodded,

I looked at Zhao Xiaohua,

"Speak, when did you start to change your heart?"

"I... can't even recall clearly. Brother, it's mainly about Kong Shi's matter; he approached me first to discuss the future of Da Heng Group, and he explicitly told me,

that later Da Heng Group your brother still intends to hand over to Ru Meng. He won't give the group to you. When I heard Kong Shi say that, I already had thoughts in mind.

I've worked so hard for the company; for it to develop to today, I've contributed a lot.

When I think about Da Heng Group being handed to Ru Meng later,

what is the point of my busy efforts,

I also have my own children, and I want to leave something for them.

Your sister-in-law Hua Yan stands before me, constantly saying every few days that we must fight for Da Heng Group shares for the children.

Kong Shi seized the chance to win me over,

Brother, I'm not a person, I'm not anything,

so I teamed up with Xiao Feng. Together we transferred the company's money out.

All that money was transferred to the account designated by Kong Shi.

He told me that later I would have half the shares of Da Heng Group.

I believed his words.

In fact, I pocketed over twenty million,

and I used ten million to buy a car and a house.

Hearing Zhao Xiaohua say this, my heart felt as if cut by a knife,

"Then I ask you, do you know who caused my car accident?"

Zhao Xiaohua said: "I don't know about this; Kong Shi should know. He told me before your car accident that he had already worked out a plan, namely to solve the problem once and for all."

At the time I didn't think much about it; only now do I realize that "once and for all" actually meant plotting to harm you and your sister-in-law.

All this was orchestrated by Kong Shi; if you don't believe me, you can ask Zhang Zong.

"Zhang Zong knows even more than I do."

"I will ask Zhang Zong. All this is Kong Shi operating behind the scenes. How much money did you guys transfer out of the company in total?" I asked.

"Over 400 million, I'm not sure of the exact figure; it was all handled by Xiao Feng, and I authorized it. We transferred out all the reserve funds that were left for the company by your sister-in-law,"

Kong Shi said not to leave a single penny for the Group Company, but to completely empty the company.

At that time you were in the hospital, and I was simply following Kong Shi's orders in everything,

I deliberately stopped paying the workers' wages to provoke trouble.

This was to force you to take on debt.

"Brother, I really was wrong. Please forgive me." Zhao Xiaohua said while crying.

"Forgive you? Haha, Zhao Xiaohua, even if I killed you I wouldn't be appeased, because of your selfishness I have become a fugitive and your sister-in-law has become a vegetative person."

You say, in what way have I let you down?

Think about what you've done—who could you possibly face?

Zhao Xiaohua, you have disappointed me too much.

Every year there are share dividends—have I ever shortchanged you even a cent, given your hard work for Da Heng Group?

Without me, you at the Group Company are nothing.

Your heart is too dark, wanting to swallow the entire Da Heng Group,

Do you have such an appetite?

Zhao Xiaohua, do you know how much I hate you, do you know how much it pains me,

When others scheme against me, they are outsiders.

There is no blood relation at all,

You call yourself my blood brother, yet I have raised a white-eyed wolf like you.

I ask you, after scheming, what did you gain? Does Da Heng Group give you half the shares?"

Zhao Xiaohua shook her head,

"That Kong Shi is deceiving me. I thought I would be made chairman, but instead they made Zhang Zong chairman directly, and my position as general manager is just a sinecure."

I have asked Kong Shi about the shares of Da Heng Group.

Kong Shi directly said, if I ask about the shares again, he will have me arrested,

saying I embezzled company funds, which he knows all about,

and also my past work helping you with demolitions, all of which are gangster‑like activities.

As soon as I heard that, I dared not mention it again,

Brother, today I finally realized they are all deceivers,

deliberately deceiving me."

"Now you know, they've deceived you. What have you been doing all this time? Wanting half the shares—you're dreaming. Zhao Xiaohua, I ask you, you and Niu Ju are brothers‑in‑law, why don't you cooperate with him?"

"That Niu Ju is arrogant and overbearing; my wife doesn't get along with his wife, and my relations with him are merely superficial."

My wife said Kong Shi is a decent person,

plus Kong Shi trusted me, so I threw my lot in with him.

Niu Ju is no good either; he teamed up with Sun Dajun to scheme against you.

Kang Yali also took part in this.

Now Niu Ju has been taken in, and Sun Dajun has also been arrested.

Brother, I want to ask, was it you who had Niu Ju arrested?"

I ignored Zhao Xiaohua,

Now the situation is clear; everything behind the scenes is Kong Shi's doing.

As for the car accident, Zhao Xiaohua doesn't know much about it either.

Zhang Zong also hasn't made it clear; it seems only by getting hold of Ruan Wei, Kong Shi, and Liu Shiru can we get to the bottom of it.

This matter must be handled slowly, without rushing.

I've asked pretty much everything I needed to, and my anger has subsided considerably.

I said to Shi Yong: "Shi Yong, have Zhao Xiaohua contact my wife and tell her the company has arranged for him to be on duty, so he won't be going home for now."

Shi Yong said: "Okay, brother. I understand."

Zhao Xiaohua hurriedly said: "Brother, let me go; I've discussed it with your younger siblings, and we're planning to spend the Spring Festival in Sanya. The tickets are already bought."

Our whole family is going to Sanya,

we won't see anyone, and we won't speak to anyone.

I will definitely make sure of that."