Chapter 454: Meeting Zhou Renfeng

Xiao Wu said: "Rest assured, killing people is my forte. After I kill this guy, I'll leave here."

I told Xiao Wu: "Wait for my signal before we act. We still need to make a big profit from this guy. After I leave shortly, give him water to drink, let him rest on the bed. Don't torture him; if you make him stupid, that'll be trouble."

Xiao Wu laughed and said: "I understand. As long as I can extort money from him, rest assured—I'll treat him like my own father and support him."

I stopped paying attention to Xiao Wu, left here, and hurried to Jinghe Guesthouse.

I hailed a taxi on the street,

Just after I got in the car, my phone text message rang,

I saw it was from Shi Yong,

"I've already picked up Xiao Fang."

I quickly replied: "Okay, hurry and take her to the Provincial Capital."

The stone in my heart dropped at once.

Sigh, Director Shangguan entrusted me with his orphan; I absolutely cannot let Miss Xiao Fang meet with another accident.

Fortunately, Zhou Jie is easy to handle; a single phone call got him released.

If he really grits his teeth and refuses to let go, that would be troublesome.

I felt very relieved in my heart; I really wanted to shout out loud.

As long as Xiao Fang is safe, then I have even fewer scruples.

I now need to meet Zhou Renfeng and have a good talk with him.

See what kind of person he is.

The taxi sped up, and before long we were on the Sanhuan ring road.

I suddenly thought of something: I don't know how Old Lu and Kong Xiangju are doing—did they leave with the money?

I can't ask too much now. I just hope that Old Lu isn't too greedy.

Holding onto a portion of the chips, I need to hurry and run.

If Zhou Jie's bodyguards catch them, I believe Zhou Renfeng will beat them to death.

The car soon exited the Sanhuan,

and arrived at a scenic spot.

I had never been to Jinghe Guesthouse before.

I asked the driver: "How did we get to this scenic area?"

The driver said: "Jinghe Guesthouse is right here in the scenic area; my car can't go in, you need to buy a ticket to enter."

"After entering, keep going inside; there's a small building with yellow glazed tiles—that's Jinghe Guesthouse."

I thanked the driver and went to the ticket booth to buy a ticket.

It's my first time coming to a guesthouse and still having to buy a ticket.

Really troublesome.

After buying the ticket, I headed into the scenic area,

walked for about ten minutes or so,

finally saw a tall building; its roof is entirely covered with yellow glazed tiles.

It sparkles in the sunlight.

I quickly arrived at the building's front; only a small bronze plaque there reads "Jinghe Guesthouse."

But the door was closed.

Damn, why is the guesthouse door closed? It looks like an internal guesthouse not open to the public.

I could only knock on the door.

Soon the guard came over,

opened the door for me,

and asked what I wanted.

I directly said: "Hello, I'm here to see Mr. Zhou; he's waiting for me on the ninth floor."

"Seeing Mr. Zhou. Do you have identification?" the guard asked.

I shook my head.

At that moment, the guard's phone rang; he hurriedly answered.

Seeing the guard nodding and saying something indoors, no need to ask—someone must have notified him. Perhaps I've already been captured by their surveillance.

The guard then came over with a device,

and began to scan my whole body.

After confirming I had nothing prohibited, he let me proceed inside.

I entered the guesthouse,

there were two staff on duty inside.

When they saw me, they also took out a device and scanned me.

After scanning, they took out my phone.

On the spot they disassembled my phone and ran instrument tests on it.

Damn, this security check is truly thorough.

Afraid my phone might have some hidden mechanism.

After the inspection,

they sealed it in a bag,

"We'll keep it temporarily; please retrieve your phone after you go downstairs."

What am I supposed to do, how can I send a message to Xiao Wu? Someone else is calling me.

I immediately said, "Tell Mr. Zhou that I must bring my phone to see him, otherwise I will disappear."

"Sir, this is a bit difficult for us," one of the staff said.

"Let me tell you, I am important right now, and my phone is important too; you can't afford the responsibility," I shouted.

These two can only seek approval.

After they finished the call, someone agreed shortly thereafter.

Only then did they hand the phone to me.

Then one of them stood up and accompanied me to the elevator,

After pressing the button for the ninth floor, he also went up with me.

The security measures are in place; they are afraid I might run around.

We went all the way to the ninth floor.

On the ninth floor there are staff dedicated to reception.

Another security check was performed.

Only then did they open a door.

The staff said to me, "Please go inside; Mr. Zhou is waiting for you in room 996."

I then entered through the door,

After entering,

After walking a few steps, I indeed saw the door plaque reading 996.

No need to ask; Zhou Renfeng works here.

I knocked directly.

A very solemn voice sounded from inside, "Come in."

I pushed the door open and walked in.

Inside the room it was quite cool.

The room was furnished with a set of old-fashioned sofas,

An elderly man with all his hair white was sitting on the sofa watching TV.

The television was mounted on the wall, very large,

It was playing "Animal World" on the screen,

A familiar voice came from it, "On the African savanna, every day a race between life and death unfolds…."

The old man ignored me; his eyes stayed fixed on the TV.

On the screen, scenes of animals on the African savanna chasing and fighting each other began to appear.

I also said nothing,

I also watched the TV.

The two of us kept watching "Animal World" in the room like that,

A big lion was chasing an antelope.

When the lion was about to catch up, it suddenly made a splendid turn and successfully evaded the lion's gaping jaws.

The lion must catch that antelope, otherwise it will go hungry.

Not only will it go hungry, its cubs will have nothing to eat.

Everyone on the African plains, for survival and the continuation of life,

All are fighting desperately.

Zhou Renfeng watched with great interest,

I also watched with strong feeling. In the end the antelope died under the lion's claws,

The lion finally seized the antelope,

Thus the lion and its cubs had meat to eat.

At that moment the ending theme of "Animal World" began to play.

Zhou Renfeng used the remote to turn off the TV.

Then, looking at me, he asked, "You are Zhao Jianqiang."

If it were an ordinary person, hearing Zhou Renfeng ask like that suddenly,

they would be startled; fortunately, I had already prepared.

I looked at Zhou Renfeng and said, "Mr. Zhou, I am Zhao Jianqiang. I have always wanted to visit you, but couldn't find a suitable opportunity. Today I finally see you."

"Very well, neither servile nor arrogant. Zhao Jianqiang, why do you want to see me?" Zhou Renfeng asked.

"I ought to meet Mr. Zhou, because I've heard many things about you. I have already been beaten by you, and Da Heng Group has changed hands, so I want to meet the person who defeated me," I said.

"Zhao Jianqiang, have I defeated you?" Zhou Renfeng retorted.

"Defeated. I have become a fugitive, my wife is a vegetative patient, Da Heng is gone, decades of effort wasted—doesn't that count as defeat?" I replied in kind.

"Hehe, Zhao Jianqiang, anyone who enters my office must bow their head and bend their waist, showing servile obedience to me."

"I defeated you; I see your head is not lowered, your waist remains straight. You speak to me so boldly. If it weren't for Xiao Jie's matter, I believe you wouldn't even see tomorrow's sun now," Zhou Renfeng sneered.