Chapter 506: Meeting He Daoguang

But Li Ming just hung up the phone outright.

I stood there, holding my phone, stunned.

What's wrong with Li Ming, being so unheeding? Does he have to blow things up?

I returned to Zaocheng, not expecting Li Ming to have changed.

He changed so that I didn't recognize him in an instant.

At this moment, Shi Yong said, "Brother, what's up with Li Ming? He's being way too unheeding.

Why does he want to be a leader so badly? What's the point of being a leader?

Working himself to death every day.

Meeting after meeting every day.

It's not as comfortable as being an ordinary citizen."

"Alright, Shi Yong, you have the nerve to talk about Li Ming, yet as soon as you get to Qi He Kuang you can't stop thinking about the Security Section Chief.

You can't even forget a tiny Security Section Chief,

let alone Li Ming's position as Bureau Chief." I said angrily.

"Brother, the Security Section Chief I'm talking about oversees dozens of people.

Besides, I'm only busy with proper matters.

He being a Bureau Chief is a load of nonsense; every day he's either drinking or chasing women." Shi Yong said while driving.

This Shi Yong, whenever he's here it's all proper business. Others are just messing around.

I originally wanted to criticize Shi Yong a bit, but what good would that do?

I muttered, "Tch."

Then I slumped onto the seat, eyes tightly shut, lost in thought.

If Li Ming really stirs up trouble, no one can stop him.

If something goes wrong, he'll have to bear it alone.

I'll first explain to Qian Niang; I trust Qian Niang will understand me.

The car sped toward Xin Cheng.

Transportation is truly convenient now, with spacious asphalt roads everywhere.

Before, traveling from Qi He Kuang to Zaocheng took over two hours.

Now it's a forty‑minute journey.

We arrived in Xin Cheng quickly.

After stopping the car, Shi Yong asked me, "Brother, where does He Daoguang live, and do you have his contact info?"

I shook my head,

"Go straight to the Urban Management Bureau; he works there."

"Alright, then we'll go straight to the Urban Management Bureau to find him. The Bureau has my good brother, brother, don't worry; once we get there, someone will definitely treat us to dinner.

Tonight there'll be wine to drink." Shi Yong shouted joyfully.

I have no mind for drinking.

Shi Yong knows a bunch of shady friends; if they're drinking tonight, I'll head back to the Zaocheng Grand Hotel to see if I can meet Li Ming.

I want to have a proper chat with him.

We arrived at the Urban Management Bureau quickly,

and as soon as we stopped, Shi Yong flung the car door open and jumped out.

Then he shouted loudly, "Is Director Cui here? Shi Yong has arrived; why isn't anyone coming out to greet me?"

Shi Yong still carried the demeanor he had back at Da Heng Group.

Back then, whenever Shi Yong went to any office in Zaocheng, no one dared to give him a hard time.

He always had face wherever he went.

But after shouting twice, no one came out to greet him.

Shi Yong grew impatient.

He tried to raise his voice even more.

At that moment I said to Shi Yong, "Shi Yong, what are you doing? This Director Cui— we're here to find He Daoguang.

Go back to the car and sit there."

Shi Yong stopped shouting and, muttering, returned to the car.

I ignored Shi Yong,

and pushed open the office door, asking the guard which office He Daoguang works in.

The guard quickly pointed.

"The far east side of the second floor."

I went up to the second floor and soon reached the office at the far east.

I knocked and opened the door,

stepped into the office,

where two people were working.

One of them, who looked a lot like He Zuming, was looking at his phone at the desk.

From the phone came the sound of a movie.

I walked up to him,

"Brother He Daoguang, do you still remember me?"

He Zuming's son is older than me, so I proactively called him big brother.

This He Dao Guang raised his head and looked at me,

stunned for a moment,

he actually didn't recognize me.

Yeah, it's been several years since we last saw each other; everyone's become a bit unfamiliar.

"Who are you looking for? I don't know you." He Dao Guang directly refused.

It seems that sitting in the office too long brings this problem—liking to look down on people and not recognizing them.

I smiled,

"I'm Zhao Jianqiang; you should know me, right."

"Zhao Jianqiang, it's really you, ah, brother, you're back. I was saying, your voice is so familiar.

When did you come back, why did you come to see me?" He Dao Guang immediately excitedly stood up.

He recognized me right away. This reaction speed is too fast.

"Yeah, I just came back from Sijiucheng, and as soon as I returned I thought of Big Brother He." I reached out my hand and shook He Dao Guang's hand.

He Dao Guang hurriedly introduced me to his colleague at the neighboring table,

"Old Liu, this is the former chairman of Da Heng Group, Zhao Jianqiang. He's a distinguished guest."

"The chairman of Da Heng Group didn't become a fugitive and run away." Old Liu hastily stared at me with his eyes.

"Yeah, I almost got caught.

Luckily I ran fast.

I'm not the chairman anymore. No need to introduce me like that." I hurriedly explained.

"Oh! Not the chairman anymore, formerly a big shot in Zaocheng, unexpected that he'd end up like this. Haha, sorry, I talked too much." Old Liu spoke freely.

Hearing Old Liu's frankness, I felt very angry inside.

"People have ups and downs; before he wasn't a big shot either. Smoke." I said, taking out a White General and offering it to Old Liu.

Old Liu glanced at the White General,

"Smoking White General, looks like Chairman Zhao really fell on hard times."

Old Liu didn't take the cigarette,

then stood up,

"Old He, you guys chat, I have something to do, I'll go first."

"Let's get together tonight." He Dao Guang courteously said.

"My brother-in-law is coming over to play, forget it, you guys eat." Old Liu finished speaking and walked away without even glancing at me.

After I left, He Dao Guang immediately said: "Brother, this Old Liu has opinions about your Da Heng Group. So when he saw you cause a scene, he got angry—don't take it to heart."

I said: "No need to take it to heart, Big Brother He, it's just that Old Liu has some opinions about me."

"It's not just about the house; a few years ago he wanted to buy a cheap apartment from your group, asking me to find you.

Maybe you were too busy, you didn't see me.

So this fell through, his house wasn't bought. Now reselling one square meter can earn over two thousand.

Two thousand yuan, that's over twenty thousand. This Old Liu is small-minded, brother, bear with it."

I waved my hand,

"That's all in the past; I won't keep it in mind."

Maybe what He Dao Guang said is true,

Back then, our Da Heng Group's housing supply couldn't meet demand; many units in Zao Chengshi asked people to pull strings, found me, hoping to buy houses at a low price.

Small cities are like this; everything likes to go through connections.

Even buying houses, which should be a market transaction, turned into a matter of connections.

All kinds of people came to me, asking me to issue notes, demanding the lowest price.

So during those days, I basically saw nobody.

In this position, offending some people is normal,

I can't look after everything and everyone.

"Brother, after your incident, I've been worried. But we're just minor leaders,

I couldn't help you at all, your matter has settled." He Dao Guang asked carefully.

"Yeah, if it hadn't settled, I wouldn't have come to see you; otherwise I'd drag you down, that would be too sorry to Mr. He." I said directly.

"Look at what you're saying, brother, I'm not afraid of being implicated; this job was originally found by you. The house was also bought through you.

Brother, saying it this way is pointless." He Dao Guang hurriedly explained.

I just smiled, thinking in my heart, not afraid of being implicated, I should have recognized you at first glance.

Forget it, how could I be so calculating.