Chapter 427

Didn't expect the guard to be cross‑eyed; he stared at Shi Yong with the whites of his eyes and said, "Where did you come from, Section Chief Shi? We don't have a Section Chief Shi here at all."

Shi Yong flushed bright red.

"Open your eyes—I am Section Chief Shi, the head of your mine's security section. Look carefully."

The guard examined Shi Yong closely with his cross‑eyes.

"Our mine has no Section Chief Shi; I'm the security section chief, surname Chu. Don't come looking for trouble. Drive your car away—don't block the mine gate."

"I am Shi Yong, you brat—who let you be a guard? Make it clear—call your Chief Chu here; I want to give you a dressing‑down." Shi Yong was furious.

Ding Li covered his mouth and laughed in the car.

I quickly rolled down the car window,

"Shi Yong, enough—stop arguing with a guard. Just say you're looking for Accountant Xiao Feng and have him open the door."

"If it weren't for the emergency, I'd really want to slap you—you're completely clueless. Wait and see, you security brigade; I'll straighten you out later. Kid, open the door—we're looking for Accountant Xiao Feng." Shi Yong shouted.

"Accountant Xiao Feng, who are you and what do you want with him?" the guard continued to glare at our car with his cross‑eyes, refusing to open the door.

Shi Yong grew impatient,

he ripped off his clothes,

"What the hell do I care who you are? Open the door now, or I'll smash your mine gate to pieces."

That Shi Yong—whenever something comes up, he likes to tear off his clothes.

Like a gangster.

I shouted at Shi Yong: "Shi Yong, I told you to keep a low profile, but you're shouting so loud the whole mine can hear you."

Ding Li handed the guard two packs of cigarettes, asking him to do us a favor.

You tell him we're a relative of Accountant Xiao Feng from Sijiucheng, surname Zhao, and we've come specially from Sijiucheng to visit her."

Ding Li quickly grabbed two packs of cigarettes, got out of the car, and tossed them to the guard,

"Brother, do us a favor—contact Accountant Xiao Feng and tell her a relative surnamed Zhao from Sijiucheng has come to see her."

The guard took the cigarettes,

then said, "All right, I'll call them right away."

"What nonsense—shouting and yelling here like some broken‑down horse and Zhang Fei, thinking I've never seen anything like this."

Hearing the guard say that, Shi Yong's face flushed red with anger,

he wanted to march straight into the guardroom and punch the guard.

Ding Li immediately stepped in to stop Shi Yong,

"Brother Yong, keep it low‑key. Low‑key."

Shi Yong cursed: "Brother, if it weren't for your sake, I'd doubt I could beat him to death."

Ding Li said: "I believe you.

At that moment the guard in the guardroom said: "Go to the first‑floor reception hall of the company to see Accountant Xiao Feng; she'll come down right away. Don't park your car haphazardly—use the public parking lot."

Having said that, he opened the electric gate.

Ding Li and Shi Yong hurriedly got into the car,

our car pulled up in front of the mine office building,

Shi Yong still fumed: "This Qi He Kuang really needs to be straightened out.

Just wait—I'll give them a proper working‑over for not even knowing me.

I and Ding Li laughed and went inside the office building.

Soon we arrived at the first‑floor reception hall,

Here I thought I'd run into someone I knew, but there wasn't a familiar face in the whole building—looks like Jianjun has completely overhauled the Qi He Kuang.

The three of us smoked while we waited for Xiao Feng in the reception hall.

About a minute later, Xiao Feng came downstairs,

when Xiao Feng entered the room and saw the three of us, she screamed in fright,

"You… you… how did you get here?"

I smiled,

"I've missed you—let's see how you've been these days."

"You've got a death wish. Ah, what place is this? Oh dear, what should I say?" After saying that, Xiao Feng nervously shut the reception hall door.

"Xiao Feng, don't be so nervous. This Qi He Kuang is mine—what's there to fear?" I said.

"What's yours, Jianqiang? Let me think what to say—didn't Ding Li tell you not to come see me? This is a critical juncture. While no one's watching, hurry up and leave." Xiao Feng grew agitated.

"Ding Li and I told you—I just missed you so much, worried something might happen to you, so I came to see you. Thank goodness you're all right." I continued smiling.

"Zhao Jianqiang, I'm not in the mood to joke right now—get out immediately. Ding Li, Shi Yong, take this lunatic away." Xiao Feng's face was on the verge of tears.

Seeing Xiao Feng about to cry,

I said to Xiao Feng: "Xiao Feng, you really don't need to cry.

You don't have to worry—I came secretly, no one knows.

These days I've been in Sijiucheng, unaware of the situation at Qi He Kuang, and I've been very worried about you and Director Shangguan. When I heard Director Shangguan was arrested, I wished I could fly straight from Sijiucheng to see you.

You should know—if they can't catch us, they'll push all the blame onto you.

Xiao Feng, I'm genuinely worried about you."

"I'm perfectly safe now—you don't need to worry about me. Director Shangguan, I haven't heard any news, but Qi He Kuang has already been taken over by Kong Shi and placed under the city's jurisdiction.

The current chairman is my older brother Jianjun.

Jianqiang, I beg you—please leave now, while my brother is away in Xin Cheng and hasn't returned yet."

"Jianjun becoming chairman—that's great; Jianjun and I are old acquaintances, right, Shi Yong?"

"Exactly, my older brother said it perfectly, Brother Jianjun was our good buddy back then." Shi Yong said.

"Jianqiang, you are truly stupid, or are you feigning stupidity? Between you and Jianjun, there have been past conflicts. He used to mix with Liu Shiru, you didn't know, and you even specially caused trouble with my older brother at the Qi He Mine."

"Don't you remember? I'm afraid my older brother will come back, see them, and then report to them—that would be a big trouble." Xiao Feng said urgently.

"Xiao Feng, I trust you, I also trust Jianjun—we've been good buddies for many years. He wouldn't do that. Is production at the Qi He Mine stable now?" I asked.

"Ah, you still have the mind to ask these things. I know my older brother too well. Jianqiang, if you keep doing this, I'll get anxious."

He is absolutely not a thing, not a person. He once told Kong Shi, asking Kong Shi to use me to lure you all over. He said you have feelings between you and me.

"For profit, he would sell out anyone." Xiao Feng said through gritted teeth.

It seems this Jianjun has badly hurt Xiao Feng.

I said to Xiao Feng: "Xiao Feng, saying that, I understand. Actually I have a good impression of Brother Jianjun."

I think letting him be chairman is still not bad.

He can take care of you.

I never expected he wouldn't cherish sibling feelings at all.

He actually wanted to use you to lure me to Zaocheng.

This time I came back mainly to inquire about Shangguan Zhuren's whereabouts.

Sigh, but I still haven't managed to find out.

I came over to check on you,

"You're fine, so I can relax."

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

That surnamed Kong wanted to arrest me; they'd have done it long ago, wouldn't keep me until now.

Sigh, they just intend to make an issue out of me; this is what I fear most.

Indeed, the more you fear something, the more it happens—I never even dreamed you would come.

I understand your feelings, Jianqiang; everything that needed to be said between us has been said.

"Let's go quickly."

Xiao Feng finished speaking, crying as she pulled the door open, gesturing for us to hurry out.

Just here, suddenly outside came the roar of a car,

An off-road vehicle sped over, braking sharply in front of the office building, raising smoke from the ground.

A man wearing sunglasses stepped out of the car.

As soon as he got out, he shouted: "I heard relatives have come from Sijiucheng—who is it? I've come to see."

Xiao Feng cried as she said to me: "My older brother Jianjun has come—what should we do?"