Chapter 696: Someone Wants to Do a Good Deed

As for the expenses, I think like this,

I can't say I'm paying out of my own pocket to handle this.

I'll say it's Yang Tao's, so it's easy to get the money.

I also don't want to waste these several million.

Actually, whether they give the money or not isn't really important.

I'm not short on this money either. Even if I take this money, I'll share it with everyone; everyone has followed me through hard days, put in so much effort, and must be rewarded.

I just didn't expect them to be so eager to take back management of the Ancient City.

They saw the Ancient City's business booming,

They definitely had ideas.

They thought taking over the Ancient City now was the best opportunity.

I've always thought that after the fifteenth of the first lunar month, we would proactively hand over.

It doesn't matter; this would be better,

An earlier handover would let our people, who are exhausted, get proper rest.

Two days later, Yang Tao got three million from the city accountant.

Yang Tao, upon seeing me, complained the money was too little,

With over twenty million in revenue, they could take nearly five million.

Yang Tao still wanted to go look for more, but I immediately stopped Yang Tao.

All in all, I've spent over a million here.

That means we didn't lose money; we actually made two million.

What I had in mind then was to let Shi Yong take five million and throw it all in here.

As long as we can revive the Ancient City, to lighten Zhuang Shi's burden and pave the way for our future cooperation.

But things turned out better than I imagined.

The time they would take over hasn't been set,

so we can only hold onto the Ancient City.

I've already explained the situation to Qian Director,

Qian Director said: "These bastards destroy the bridge after crossing the river; Zhao Ge, after you leave, I'll stop cooperating with them."

I shook my head and said,

"Old Qian, after we leave, you should still continue cooperating."

"You need to withdraw gradually. Do you understand what I mean?"

"After they take over, operations will surely have problems; you can find a reason to pull out. Figure out how much your expenses are, and I'll have Yang Tao give you the money."

"Zhao Ge, forget my little bit of money; being able to help you is already good." Qian Director refused the fees.

"What we agreed on was to follow the rules; we must do so. Otherwise, how could we cooperate later?" I said to Qian Director.

"Alright, I'll calculate it later." Qian Director.

After finishing talking with Qian Director, I went back to the hotel to find Li Jia and explain the situation.

Li Jia rested two days, and her qi and blood visibly improved.

Li Jia said: "Mr. Zhao, I heard they're going to take over the Ancient City. We've put so much into it, and we're just handing it over like that. I'm not really willing."

"I came just to tell you,"

"Li Jia, when we came here, for what purpose, we were just helping out."

"We were just helping Zhuang Shi, easing his burden, and laying groundwork for future cooperation."

"Don't sacrifice the big for the small."

"This Ancient City is just a tiny place, far from what we aim to do. Besides, this is Huaihai; it's too hard to make money from the Huaihai people."

"Besides, we haven't lost money."

"We invested over a million, and now Yang Tao has settled over three million from them."

"This money, I must reward you,"

"You've contributed too much."

"I'll directly reward you with five hundred thousand—how does that sound?"

Upon hearing that, Li Jia

quickly said,

"Mr. Zhao, there's no need to reward me. I can work alongside you, learn a lot, and besides, I haven't contributed much; it's all you making decisions and planning."

"Really, no need to reward me."

"Li Jia, don't decline. What should be rewarded must be rewarded; what should be criticized must be criticized."

"That's how it should be between us."

"I won't just reward you; I'll also reward everyone else. Everyone who followed me to Huaihai has worked hard and deserves a return."

"I just hope they take over Huaihai Ancient City sooner, so we can go home for the New Year."

"Feeling homesick? \" Li Jia asked with a smile."

"Yeah, I've been out for over a month, and I haven't even gone back to nearby Zaocheng."

"After they take over, we'll feel much lighter. \" I sighed."

"Mr. Zhao, managing the Ancient City this time, we actually learned a lot. Some things really can't be learned from books,"

"what the books say and reality really differ."

"Everyone only talks about the good side, never the bad. The same goes for writers. \" My words had just fallen.

The phone rang,

It was an unknown call,

I hesitated a moment but still answered,

A man's voice came through the phone,

"Hey, are you Zhao Jianqiang?"

"Hello, who are you?"

"Don't worry about who I am; I heard you made a fortune in Huaihai,

contracting the Ancient City could earn several million.

We brothers just came down from the mountain.

We're short on money, Zhao Jianqiang; you'd better be sensible and hand over the money willingly.

"Do you still want to take away the money you earned in Huaihai City?" the person on the phone said viciously.

Damn, I didn't expect them to be so straightforward.

I laughed,

"What if I don't hand over this money?"

"If you don't hand over the money, don't even think about leaving Huaihai alive. Humph, think about it, Zhao Jianqiang—you're in the open, we're in the shadows,

it would be too easy to strike at you.

By the way, Zhao Jianqiang,

I heard you're very righteous.

You treat your subordinates well,

so if we can't find you, we'll go after your subordinates.

You don't want anything to happen to them, do you? Handle this as you see fit." After saying that, the stranger hung up.

I didn't call back.

I ran into bad people.

Just who leaked this news? We'd just gotten the money, and I got a threatening call.

Damn, that's really strange.

Li Jia hurriedly asked,

"Mr. Zhao, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, Li Jia. Don't go out for the next two days—damn it, someone doesn't want us to get this money." I said that and left Li Jia's room.

What that guy said is correct; I can protect myself easily, but others—after all, I brought many people, they all left Zaocheng and followed me to Huaihai.

I certainly don't want anything to happen to them.

Damn, this situation is messed up.

I quickly called Ding Li and Shi Yong, telling them to be careful.

In case these guys really try something nasty.

After making arrangements, I started wondering who wants to sabotage our good fortune and keep us from taking the money.

Suddenly I thought of someone,

Who.

Ren Xiagou. This guy knows my phone number and also has connections with people inside the Ancient City.

He knows us very well. You know, to make a living off the sidelines in the northern part of the city, you must get his permission.

Without his permission, nobody dares to act recklessly.

Ren Xiagou, I decided to have Xiao Wu sound him out.

I quickly contacted Xiao Wu and explained the situation.

Have him contact Ren Xiagou and ask him to help investigate

to see who is threatening me.

As soon as Xiao Wu heard, he promptly contacted Ren Xiagou to explain the situation.

Not long after, Xiao Wu called me back,

On the phone he directly said, Ren Xiagou has already been contacted—these are a bunch of people who just got out of prison, and they're planning to kidnap our people.

To settle this, we must hand over all the money.

Otherwise, this matter will never end.

After hearing Xiao Wu's report, I was certain in my heart: it's Ren Xiagou who wants to sabotage our good fortune; he doesn't want us to take the money.

This guy is really too greedy,

When he came, we had already given him a greeting gift. We had paid our respects at the dock.

And still he threatens us, wanting to sabotage our good fortune.

Is my Zhao Jianqiang's good fortune really that easy to covet?