Chapter 502

"Jianqiang, you're still alive." Xiao Feng looked at me and said.

"Yeah, where could I go if I wasn't alive? Xiao Feng, don't cry. About the last time we came to Qi He Kuang, I want to apologize to you."

"That time we used your brother to capture Liu Shiru."

"At that time the situation was urgent, I didn't have time to explain to you." I explained to Xiao Feng.

"You damn Jianqiang, you know, back then I scared you badly."

"My brother is basically good-for-nothing; for profit he can do anything."

"I think he will definitely betray you."

"Sigh, I never expected you all to be acting."

"You even lied to me." Xiao Feng said, feeling somewhat hurt.

"Xiao Feng sis, we're just acting, not deceiving; how did my performance as Shi Yong go?" Shi Yong said from the side.

"Alright, Shi Yong, your acting is so-so; I could tell it was fake at a glance." Xiao Feng said then.

"Was my acting fake, brother? Tell me the truth, how was my performance? Jianjun didn't see through it at all." Shi Yong expressed dissatisfaction with Xiao Feng's remark.

I ignored Shi Yong,

I directly asked Xiao Feng: "How's your brother Jianjun? Is he still the chairman?"

"Sigh, after Kong Shi fell, my brother stepped down. He also went in with Kong Shi." Xiao Feng said helplessly.

"Jianjun's fate is really bitter; following Kong Shi and Liu Shiru, he only served as chairman of Qi He Kuang for a few days. With Kong Shi's downfall, he also went in, to explain his own problems inside."

"He never imagined that Kong Shi and Liu Shiru would fall so quickly."

"Sigh, all I can do is find time to visit Jianjun, hoping he can reflect properly on his own issues while inside."

"That is, never oppose me, Zhao Jianqiang."

I said: "Your brother can't tell right from wrong, insisting on following them to the dark end; nobody can help him. Forget it, let's not mention him. How is Qi He Kuang now?"

"What else could it be? Production halted. After you left, Kong Shi didn't take back the equity; now it belongs to the city."

"The city hasn't decided how to handle Qi He Kuang's affairs, leaving me to liquidate the assets."

"Sigh, even if I wanted to leave I couldn't, since you're not here I must help you liquidate the assets." Xiao Feng said.

"We're back again; let's go, we're heading to Qi He Kuang, there's still an important matter." I said to Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng brought us to the office.

"Since the mine isn't producing temporarily, it's now very deserted."

I asked Xiao Feng: "Is the guesthouse at the mine still in use?"

"Yes, I live there." Xiao Feng said.

"That's great,"

"I want to detain a person." I said.

"Detain whom?" Xiao Feng asked.

"Don't ask about that for now; you'll understand later." After I said that, I went downstairs, arranged Shi Yong and Ding Li to take Zhou Jie back to the guesthouse to stay there first.

"I originally wanted to have a good chat with Zhou Jie, but he was still dazed; the stench from the sewer had knocked him out badly."

I had Ding Li and Shi Yong first keep watch over Zhou Jie.

After he sobers up, I will then have a proper talk with him.

"Constantly watching him like this is no good; it's a waste of effort."

"We must work on his thinking, make him realize the situation, which is to honestly follow us."

"He now has nowhere to go."

I left the guesthouse and returned to the office.

Xiao Feng had already poured tea and was waiting for me,

"Jianqiang, tell me the current situation. Kong Shi has fallen; have we gotten hold of Da Heng Group?"

I took a sip of water,

then laughed,

"Xiao Feng, no. Da Heng Group no longer belongs to me."

"What, what's going on? How did it stop belonging to you, after all your effort for what? Wasn't it just to seize Da Heng Group?"

"If Da Heng Group doesn't belong to you, what meaning is there in our victory?" Xiao Feng asked, not understanding.

"Before I also thought that way, but now I don't. Not having Da Heng Group is better; then the big shots won't be eyeing anything, and I'm basically penniless anyway,"

"this way I can live a tranquil life." I laughed.

"You haven't told me the truth; others don't understand you, and I still don't either."

"How can you be content with a mediocre life."

"If you're willing to live a mediocre life, you might now be farming in Beishan alongside Qiao Jie."

"Da Heng Group, what's going on? If you don't tell me the truth, then I won't talk to you." Xiao Feng looked at me, feigning anger.

"Those who know me, none more than Xiao Feng; only you understand me."

"Who would willingly live a mediocre life, who doesn't want to achieve something."

"A true man's ambition reaches all directions."

"How could sparrows know the ambition of a swan..."

"Alright, stop showing off your learning; your education is just junior high graduation. What are you trying to prove in front of me?"

"Haha, I never even graduated from junior high. Okay, okay, Xiao Feng sis, don't rush, I'll tell you the truth."

"Da Heng Group really doesn't belong to me."

"Do you remember? Before, Director Qi and Yang Tao deliberately asked me for 400 million; we agreed, set up a scheme, intending to drag Yang Tao and Director Qi into the water."

As a result, I'm the one who's been caught; this 400 million must be given to Director Qi. Believe it won't be long before Director Qi comes back to take this 400 million.

I certainly knew that back then; I wanted to deliberately mess up Da Heng Group's equity. Sigh, this matter's messed up—it's my fault for not thinking it through clearly. You can break the contract and not acknowledge it; that Director Qi has retired and lives abroad—what are we afraid of him?

Besides, even if we give Director Qi 400 million, Da Heng Group's assets are over ten billion.

You still have it firmly under control, don't you? Xiao Feng said directly.

Xiao Feng, little sister, you don't understand—anything you do needs chips.

This time I was able to win against Kong Shi, Liu Shiru and the others—that took a huge amount of chips.

Do you know? I relied on the Wen and Wang families of Sijiucheng; they were willing to help me because...

Isn't it because they saw I had something useful to exploit?

That useful thing is Da Heng Group's assets.

Director Qi and the Wang family are old family friends; he took 400 million, and the Wang family knows about it.

The Wang family also wants the same amount.

That is 400 million.

Da Heng Group gave them both families eight hundred million—how much is left?

I thought the remainder would be mine, but the Wen family took it all.

That is, the Wen family has taken over Da Heng Group entirely.

Moreover, they made me act as their white glove up front.

Think about it: Jian Jun was made chairman of Qi He Kuang and got arrested, while Zhao Xiaohua became chairman of Da Heng Group and wasn't arrested—why?

That's to give me face—after all, Zhao Xiaohua is my blood brother.

In other words, they kept Zhao Xiaohua around to use him.

If I obey, they'll use me; if I don't, they'll just use Zhao Xiaohua directly.

Either way, we're both their white gloves.

I thought, what's the point of being a white glove?

You have to obey others in everything.

Moreover, from the profits you make, you can only keep a tiny fraction; if something goes wrong, you still have to bear the responsibility.

It's meaningless; frankly, I'm not even going to be a white glove anymore.

I handed over Da Heng Group.

This Da Heng Group is now theirs,

I won't fight over it, okay?

I also can only survive here by not fighting.

Xiao Feng, after going through this, I realize the world's wickedness exceeds our imagination.

In some people's eyes,

killing a person is as easy as squashing an ant.

If I were to fight, who knows—I might end up dead in a worse way.

I'm telling the truth. This society is just that cruel.

I can still be alive now only because I've given up a lot.