Chapter 743: Li Jia walked away with the money

Xu Feng had no reaction at all; he just said calmly,

「Mr. Zhao, once you have the fifty million, you can, as agreed, help our Da Heng Group verify Kang Yali's contract。」

「If you don't keep your promise, Mr. Liu will be very unhappy。」

「Don't worry, Mr. Xu, I'm a person of my word. Open the package, let me see the money. 」 I said to Xu Feng,

「Okay, Mr. Zhao. 」 Xu Feng said, after that,

I casually opened a package; inside were all red bills.

I took out a bundle from it,

I flipped through it with my hand,

They were all real money.

I laughed and said: 「Really good, really nice-looking, then I'll take it. Thanks Ya Li, thanks Mr. Liu, thanks Mr. Xu. 」

「Brother Jianqiang, I want to ask, where do you plan to put this money? Remember it's all cash. If people find out, it'll bring you trouble. 」 Kang Yali asked from beside me at that moment.

「Ya Li, you're right to remind me, where should I put it? 」

I thought about it, and only putting it in Huaihai's Tianlong Grand Hotel is safest.

「As for that Tianlong Grand Hotel, Zhuang Shi is more familiar with it. 」 I finished speaking and then closed the rear door of the business vehicle.

「That's right. Actually, it would be safer to put it in Huaihai Bank. Besides, Huaihai Bank offers high interest. 」 Kang Yali said with a smile.

「I'm afraid if I put it in, I won't be able to take it out. I got scammed once; I can't get scammed again, right? 」 I also laughed while looking at Ya Li.

Kang Yali's complexion looked a bit off.

I turned around, opened the car door, and started the business vehicle.

Then I rolled down the window and waved at Kang Yali and Xu Feng,

「Goodbye Ya Li, Mr. Xu; let me know when you go to the Da Heng Group. 」

I drove the business vehicle out of the underground parking lot quickly.

Upon reaching the street, I saw in the rearview mirror a black car following my business vehicle.

To determine whether the car was intentionally following me, I deliberately slowed down, and the black car also slowed down.

This shows it was deliberately tailing me.

I drove slowly through Huaihai city,

That car kept a distance of two vehicles between us.

It merely followed without overtaking me.

I need to figure out how to shake off that black vehicle.

Soon we arrived at a traffic light intersection.

My car was at the front, and I watched the green light's countdown decrease by one second.

But I just wouldn't go.

The car behind kept honking.

Just after the last two seconds,

I suddenly pressed the accelerator and shot forward.

My business vehicle passed the green light. However, the car behind me, due to the green light turning red, had no choice but to stop.

The car behind me stopped, so the black car tailing me was also forced to stop.

Just like that, I shook off that black car.

I quickly headed toward Huaihai Ancient City,

Why choose this place? Because the demolition of Huaihai Ancient City is only half done; this corner has no residents, it's very concealed, and won't be noticed.

After I parked the car,

Li Jia quickly got out of the car,

「Mr. Zhao, why did it take so long? 」

「Never mind, a car was following me and I barely managed to shake it off. Quick, let's move the money to your car. 」 I said that and then opened the rear door of the business vehicle.

Then I picked up a bundle of money and tossed it into Li Jia's car.

Damn, the money is so heavy.

Li Jia also came over to help me.

The two of us ran back and forth.

Finally, after moving all the money onto Li Jia's car, I was so exhausted I could barely breathe.

Li Jia was also exhausted, sweating profusely.

I instructed Li Jia to definitely take the money away as quickly as possible.

Li Jia nodded. She started the car and drove off.

Just as Li Jia had just driven away, I saw a black sedan approaching from a distance.

At that moment I took out a cigarette from my pocket,

and began smoking calmly.

I don't know whether any vehicle is tailing Li Jia's car.

Now I only trust Li Jia's driving skills, and the off-road vehicle she drives.

The reason I brought Li Jia along was to have her take the money away.

Otherwise, even if they gave us more money, we couldn't take it away.

They are sneakier than ghosts.

After smoking a cigarette,

I got into the car, started the engine, and drove toward the Tianlong Hotel where Yang Tao lives.

I looked in the rearview mirror, and that black car was still following behind me.

I kept driving the car to the underground parking lot of the Tianlong Hotel, and only then did the black car disappear.

I had just gotten out of the car,

Ding Li called,

"Zhao Ge, we've obtained the genuine contract. We're currently heading to Zaocheng. Should we send it directly to Huaihai?"

"Ding Li, let's temporarily keep the genuine contract at Qi He Kuang."

"When it's needed, I'll have you bring it over; make sure to stay safe on the road," I said.

"I understand, Zhao Ge." Ding Li said and hung up.

After returning to the Tianlong Hotel,

I said to Yang Tao, "Yang Tao, I've already had Xiao Long and Ding Li get hold of the genuine contract.

I had them temporarily keep the genuine contract at Qi He Kuang."

Yang Tao asked, puzzled,

"Why didn't you say to give it directly to Zhuang Shi, who would then give us fifty million?"

"Yang Tao, here's how it is. Today I had Li Jia take away fifty million. We'll first observe their movements to see if they genuinely intend to give us the money or are trying to deceive us.

If Li Jia's fifty million is safe.

Next step, should we contact Zhuang Shi again?

"Anyway, the contract is in our hands." I explained to Yang Tao.

"You won't secretly swallow the contract, will you?" Yang Tao said directly.

"What are you thinking, Yang Tao? We're currently in Huaihai, taking money from people's hands—it's like pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth. A little carelessness could cost us our lives.

"Some things, you think too simply. After all these years out there, have you really become stupid?" I said, looking at Yang Tao.

"This money is earned honestly by me; would they dare to move it?" Yang Tao asked.

"You earn money honestly; I truly admire you for daring to do this—

"Forget it; let's not talk about this for now. I've left a mark on the business car; let's see tonight if anyone goes up to inspect it." I said.

"You mean someone will get in the car and take the money they gave? Who would arrange that—Zhuang Shi?" Yang Tao asked,

I shook my head,

"No, Zhuang Shi wouldn't do that; it's probably Kang Yali who arranged it—I'm just suspicious. Because this woman, damn, she's totally unreliable."

"Saying that makes me feel unsafe living here too. They might want my life at any moment." Yang Tao said.

"Yang Tao, what are you worried about? You don't even have any money in your hands now.

"The genuine contract hasn't been given to them either. You're safest right now." I said to Yang Tao.

After smoking two cigarettes in the room, I went downstairs to check the underground parking lot.

Has anyone tampered with that business car?

I hoped not, but when I approached the rear door of the business car, I found traces.

Because I had left a lot of cigarette ash on the ground beneath the business car's rear door.

The ash was very fine and inconspicuous,

if you don't observe carefully, you basically can't see it.

I crouched down looking at the ground; the ash clearly showed footprints.

Moreover, they weren't from just one person.

They were quite messy.

In other words, someone had approached this business car.

This indicates that after I parked the car, someone came over to inspect it.

They must have been very disappointed.

After opening the car door, I found the interior completely empty.

My phone rang; I saw it was Li Jia calling, and my heart eased.