Chapter 48

Three days later in the evening, Xiao Wu called me from Shanghu,

Director Feng was caught,

The woman voluntarily reported him.

I happily said over the phone: "Great, thank you, Xiao Wu."

"Jianqiang, you don't need to be polite with me. We've been brothers for years; for such a petty scoundrel, you still have to step in—if there's anything, just give me a call directly. All shady matters, I'll handle them for you." Xiao Wu said politely.

After I heard Xiao Wu finish speaking,

I then laughed and said: "Xiao Wu, I have nothing shady; everything is above board. As long as Director Feng is caught, that's fine. Just don't let that woman backtrack, or it'll be troublesome."

"Don't worry, they're trustworthy. Jianqiang, how's your leg injury? I heard your wife hasn't woken up yet."

"Yes, Zhou Wei hasn't woken up either; he's still in the ICU. Sigh, my leg hasn't healed either, because the company ran into trouble, so I rushed back." I said.

"You, you're just born to worry. I've advised you before—why run such a big company, supporting so many people? It's not as free as my life; as long as you make money, what's the difference? Jianqiang, let me advise you: you'd be better off handing over the company, living off your pension, and following me to Shanghu to enjoy good food and drink." Xiao Wu comforted.

I laughed again,

"Hanging out with you again? Forget it. Making a living off women—I hated that about Bai Lang back then, and I don't want to be in this line of work."

"You don't understand; I'm also doing good deeds. Many divorced women can't find work and aren't willing to labor; if they don't do this line of work, what else can they do?"

"If no one protects them, how can they manage?"

"They'd just be bullied to death by men."

"I think I'm doing a great job protecting women."

"In the countryside there are many bachelors who can't find wives; if they have no outlet, that poses a great hidden danger."

"I'm eliminating social hidden dangers,"

"this is also a good deed."

"So when you work with me, you're doing good deeds."

After I finished listening to Xiao Wu's words,

I laughed happily; Xiao Wu is really talented, turning such a sordid matter into something lofty.

Doing it this way leaves me with a clear conscience.

I said to Xiao Wu: "Enough, Xiao Wu, stop talking; that's fallacious. I won't follow your line—how's the business at the Dayinn Guesthouse?"

Xiao Wu said: "Same as always. These years your dividends haven't been withdrawn; I've been keeping them for you. Whenever you need them, just let me know."

I said: "Leave them saved; I don't need them for now."

"You're now a multimillionaire; naturally you wouldn't look at this small change." Xiao Wu laughed and said.

"Sigh, Xiao Wu, small change doesn't catch my eye; I lack big money—can you help me secure a loan of several hundred million?" I asked deliberately.

Upon hearing that, Xiao Wu hurriedly said over the phone: "I can't help you with that; if you want a few women, I can arrange that, but let's not get into it. When you have time, come to Shanghu—I'll take you to eat lake delicacies."

I said: "Okay, Xiao Wu, I'll contact you when I go."

I then hung up the phone.

News of Director Feng's trouble quickly spread through the company.

The next morning, Xiao Hua came to my office and said: "Brother, Director Feng had an incident in Shanghu. The higher-ups had him arrested, and Niu Ju is trying to pull strings to get him out. Brother, I heard you know people in Shanghu—could you get in touch and see?"

I feigned ignorance and asked: "What happened to Director Feng in Shanghu? I didn't know."

Xiao Hua said: "I heard it was rape; how could Director Feng do such a thing?"

I said in shock: "Rape—that's something only beasts do. How could Director Feng do that? Xiao Hua, this is a crime; what should we do? Our group must make a swift decision, otherwise the other group will be affected badly."

Xiao Hua said awkwardly: "Brother, Niu Ju's side is still thinking of a plan; I feel we should wait a bit and then talk."

I said: "Wait for what? The earlier wage arrears already hurt the group's image; now Director Feng has done this—what does that make the group? We must fire him."

"This isn't up for debate; if a manager like Xiao Hua always talks about feelings, how can the company develop?"

"Director Feng has committed such a grave sin, yet our company has shown no reaction—how will outsiders view us? This shows we're shielding crime. Who would still buy our properties? Then our company will sooner or later collapse."

"Xiao Hua, as a qualified manager, you can't talk about feelings at critical moments."

"Talking about feelings for everything,"

"will throw company management into chaos—you rely too much on feelings."

"Xiao Hua, I hope you can come up with an opinion."

After hearing me finish, Xiao Hua fell silent for a moment,

"That Director Feng is really a piece of shit—actually going to Shanghu to do that kind of thing."

"Sigh, all we can do is follow your lead."

"Okay, I'll have the office draft a notice; you just need to sign it." Xiao Hua said firmly.

It seems Xiao Hua also doesn't want to take on Director Feng's matter.

At that moment I patted Xiao Hua on the shoulder,

"Good, Xiao Hua, doing it this way is right. From now on, Da Heng Company will still be entrusted to your management. I'll eventually step down. As long as we repay Southern Group's debts, I won't continue as chairman either."

"We two brothers must now move forward united in heart,"

"and resolve the difficulties."

Xiao Hua nodded at me, then walked out, and shortly returned with the notice to dismiss Director Feng.

I signed it immediately,

Xiao Hua asked me: "Brother, now that Director Feng is gone, we're still missing one person in charge of publicity; I want to let…."

I waved my hand, not letting Hua finish speaking,

"Let Xixi come to the company to handle publicity work; I've decided."

"Let Xixi come—I didn't hear from my sister that she wants to become a teacher." Xiao Hua said.

"My sister came to see me, hoping Xixi would work at the company. I promised her—I'll contact Xixi shortly to have her come over. My sister is right: we should try not to hire outsiders; that's hard to manage." I said.

"What if Xixi doesn't want to come?" Xiao Hua asked.

"I'm here to work, don't ask me anymore. Today you go to the construction site and take a look, see the real situation of what building materials we are lacking."

Also, you need to take charge of the house sales.

Just listening to the reports from below won't do.

Xiao Hua said: "Okay, brother, I'll go down to the construction site right away."

After Xiao Hua left,

My phone rang,

I saw it was a call from Bureau Chief Niu,

No need to ask, it's about Director Feng.

I hurriedly answered,

"Bureau Chief Niu, hello, how do you have time to call me?"

Bureau Chief Niu said over the phone: "Jianqiang, how is your recovery? I've been busy and haven't come to the hospital to see you."

I said: "Thank you, Bureau Chief Niu, for your concern. I've recovered, but Zhou Wei still hasn't woken up."

"Regarding Zhou Wei, I've already heard from Li Ming. It's unavoidable; I hope you can see it more openly. Jianqiang, this accidental car crash is unavoidable. We have many car accidents every year."

"By the way, when they inspected your car, Wu Ping was driving and severely speeding; otherwise you wouldn't have had such a serious accident."