Chapter 748

After we finished eating, He Zuming and I returned to the room.

I want to have a good talk with He Zuming.

These days, I have been going over to the opposite side myself, with too many things I want to say to He Zuming.

Upon reaching the room,

I took out two packs of cigarettes and placed them on the table,

then took out one and handed it to He Zuming,

He Zuming took it.

"Jianqiang, have a seat."

I sat down and lit a cigarette,

"Mr. He, I'm sorry to you. I didn't accomplish what you arranged for me."

"Jianqiang, is this about publishing a book?"

"Yes, I found Brother He Dao Guang, but he lost the manuscript, so the book can't be published." I explained.

"This matter, I already know."

My son is a money‑grubber; leaving him a bundle of money is enough.

This isn't your fault. It's my unworthy son's doing.

Jianqiang, during those days in Sijiucheng, I just wanted to publish a book to leave something behind.

But, after experiencing over a year,

I suddenly felt that idea of mine was ridiculous.

Ancient sages were all lonely; only drinkers leave their names.

Li Bai said it perfectly. Those who wish to become sages must endure loneliness; a lifetime is just eating and drinking.

What do ordinary people leave behind?

Actually I am just an ordinary person.

What I wrote, when I look back today, are all useless trifles.

Fortune turns like the wind and water.

What you see today will look different tomorrow.

That is, everything is in flux.

What I have recorded are all unchanging matters.

Today I tell you this,

"in order to deny my past."

"Deny my past?" I asked, puzzled.

"Yes, deny the past; don't think everything you did before was right."

I have now completely let go of my past.

"Ah, publishing a book is just wasting resources; later generations will only laugh at it." He Zuming took a puff of his cigarette.

After not seeing each other for over a year, He Zuming has also gained some insight.

I looked at He Zuming,

"Mr. He, given that, my relinquishing of Da Heng Group is completely correct."

"Yes, giving up is completely correct; what's there to fight for."

"It's merely making wedding clothes for others."

"Mr. He, you're absolutely right."

I was busy all along, only to find I was running around for that bunch of grandsons.

After we defeated the Zhou Family,

Wen Han wanted the entire Da Heng Group,

Wang Ge wanted four hundred million shares,

and Director Qi as well.

Plus the Liu Family now.

Da Heng Group has become a piece of fat meat that everyone wants a bite of.

If I kept it in my hands, I would now face difficulties more than tenfold.

Faced with their greed, I could only swallow it back with tears.

"Mr. He, you just spoke of denying one's past."

Only today do I understand that what I am doing now is denying my past.

"I am in the process of severing ties with Da Heng Group." I explained to He Zuming.

He Zuming nodded,

"Jianqiang, back then in Sijiucheng, I originally wanted to advise you, but I thought your heart would surely be unwilling."

"Some things you only understand by experiencing them yourself."

"Fortunately, you let go of Da Heng Group in time."

"Only then can you step beyond the Five Elements and see the Three Realms clearly."

Ding Li briefly mentioned the current situation on the road.

"Are the three families fighting over Da Heng Group?"

I nodded,

"Yes, Mr. He, Wen Han is holding onto Da Heng Group, Wang Ge wants to join forces with Director Qi to take Da Heng Group, and the Liu Family also wants to get involved."

Wen Han let me step forward,

Wang Ge hopes to ally with me,

The Liu Family is also using me.

That's the current situation.

Sometimes, I myself don't even know what to do.

I want to jump out, but I can't jump out, and I don't know which way to go.

"Jianqiang, you've already let go of the Da Heng Group, so this matter is easy to handle. In the past there was the Romance of the Three Kingdoms; now there is the drama of three families.

These three families will definitely fight bloodily for profit.

As for you, it's hard to help anyone or not help anyone.

They all have big families and great enterprises,

Choosing a side is very dangerous.

If you pick the wrong side, you'll be completely wiped out." He Zuming took another drag of his cigarette.

"Yes, Mr. He, you arrived just in time to point me a path," I said.

"Jianqiang, pointing a path is not the issue. Specific matters require specific analysis.

You are now the focus; all three families will want to contest you.

What kind of person are you?"

"I haven't really thought about it; I don't ask about such rotten matters, but Zhu Sheng said this situation is favorable to me.

I still don't see any benefit. I only see countless bothersome matters coming after me."

"Old Zhu's assessment is correct; now it's very beneficial to you. All three families want to use you,

so the three families won't harm you.

Which of the three families do you think has the greatest chance of winning?" He Zuming looked at me and asked.

"It should be the Wang Family; their influence is strong, and the Liu Family is not weak either. The Wen Family definitely can't hold on this time," I said.

"The Wang Family relies on their father's protection; now they want to break away from the black industry and cleanse themselves. They are eager to enter legitimate industries. The Da Heng Group happens to be an opportunity.

As for the Wen Family, a few days ago an incident occurred in the western mining area, bringing a bad impact to their family.

Wen Han's father only managed to get out thanks to Wang Ge's father.

In the contest among the three families, Wen Han's strength is the weakest.

The southern Liu Family, after the founding elders, although Elder Liu recently rode a crane westward on a journey, his descendants have risen. In the south a great tree has already formed.

The Wang Family will later have to face the Liu Family.

The Wang Family's chances are a bit higher.

Jianqiang, today let's analyze the matter more thoroughly.

No matter whom you help or don't help, you'll offend two of the three families.

From this perspective, it's very hard for you.

Let's analyze: if the three families win, what will they bring you.

Or how it could be beneficial to you.

Actually, the Da Heng Group no longer cares about you.

Helping anyone is the same; it's just who wins that will be more beneficial to you.

"I'll go do it again," He Zuming analyzed.

Listening to He Zuming's words, he was right.

To me, the three families are the same; only after they win, whichever family brings more benefit to us is the real matter.

I said, "Mr. He, let's first talk about Wen Han's side; if Wen Han wins,

it changes nothing for me.

The Da Heng Group continues to develop.

I can only honestly stay holed up in Zaocheng, every move monitored by Wen Han.

Because he's always worried that I'll find a way to get the Da Heng Group again, he constantly guards against me."

He Zuming nodded,

"Jianqiang, you're right; Wen Han is that kind of person, petty and narrow‑minded.

If their family wins, there is no benefit to you at all.

The larger the Da Heng Group grows, the less beneficial it is to you.

Because he constantly guards against you.

He is always on guard against you.

Such an outcome is possible; in the end, he may act against you to prevent future trouble.

You should know that Wen Han acts in a very sinister way.

I also nodded; my view aligns with He Zuming's.

"Then let's analyze the Wang Family again," I said.

"The Wang Family, they operate similarly to Wen Han, right? The Wang Family has teamed up with Director Qi," He Zuming asked.

"Director Qi has a genuine contract worth 400 million for the Da Heng Group in his hands, but Director Qi had an accident and is now comatose.

That genuine contract is in Yang Tao's hands, and Yang Tao agreed to give it to me.

This time Ding Li and Xiao Long went to Sijiucheng to obtain the genuine contract.

They happened to run into you."