Chapter 759: Li Ming Got Arrested Again

After leaving Zhuang Shi,

I had just returned to the hotel when I received a call from Li Jia,

"Mr. Zhao, you know the higher-ups have started to reorganize Da Heng Group.

They have removed Chairman Zhao Xiaohua from his post. And Boss Hou has also been arrested.

Tian Shi is assisting the superiors in investigating your past. You should not return to Zaocheng for the time being."

I said to Li Jia, "Alright, Li Jia, I understand.

Thank you for the reminder.

By the way, has Tian Shi assigned you to Xue County to start the preliminary work?"

"It has already been arranged; I'm in Xue County now, and Xixi and I are doing the preliminary planning, assessing how much land needs to be requisitioned and how many villages need to be relocated.

I need to refine all these details.

By the way, the road from Zaocheng to Beishan has already gone out for bidding and construction.

The road administration is now planning the mountain road from Xue County to Hulutao.

Once the road is finished, traveling to Beishan and Hulutao will be much easier."

"Okay, Li Jia, with you handling things there, I feel much more at ease.

There is another matter: a feng shui master named He Zuming,

who is a good friend of mine.

He is currently in Zaocheng,

find some time to locate him and bring him to see the project we plan to develop.

We need to check the feng shui before construction, lest any mistake occurs," I instructed Li Jia.

"Alright, Mr. Zhao, send me Mr. He's contact information and I'll get in touch with him.

Then invite him to Xue County to take a look,

and hear what suggestions he has," Li Jia said over the phone.

"That's settled. If there's anything in your work that requires my coordination, contact me," I told Li Jia.

"Got it, goodbye Mr. Zhao," Li Jia said and hung up.

After I put down the phone,

I thought to myself,

It seems leaving Zaocheng is the right move.

Otherwise Tian Shi would have a hard time. You said the higher-ups sent people; will they arrest me or not?

If they don't arrest me, they'll certainly offend the Wen Family.

If they do arrest me, many unforeseen variables will arise.

The only thing unsettling me now is that Zhou Wei hasn't arrived yet.

I have already spoken with Zhuang Shi,

Zhuang Shi has arranged for Secretary Wu to coordinate the hospital matters. Once the hospital here is coordinated,

I have asked Ya Ling and Fang Rui to make time to accompany Zhou Wei here.

Only then can I truly put my mind at ease.

I also need to contact Liu Yong as soon as possible,

Ding Li has already retrieved the USB drive.

I take the USB drive and talk with Liu Yong.

to see what his attitude is.

Because dealing with someone like Wen Han,

we have few ways to handle him,

but we do have ways to deal with his old master.

Only when his old master falls,

then he becomes nothing.

He would become like Zhou Jie.

He would be even worse than Zhou Jie; I even tried to protect Zhou Jie and have him change his name to Zhao Jie.

In fact, the Liu Family wants to take over Da Heng Group,

and must confront Wen Han's old master,

this hurdle cannot be avoided.

They already hold two share certificates,

worth eight hundred million, already controlling the majority of Da Heng Group's shares.

In that case, the Wen Family will certainly fight desperately for Da Heng Group.

This belongs to the higher-ups' struggle, and I have no involvement.

All I can do is pour oil on the fire.

Everything is in waiting.

At that moment, the door of my room was being knocked on violently.

I opened the door and saw Xiao Long,

who looked extremely flustered,

I quickly ushered Xiao Long inside,

"What's wrong, Xiao Long, why so flustered?"

"Grandpa, something's wrong. My dad got arrested again," Xiao Long said anxiously, looking at me.

"What? When did it happen?" I asked.

"It just happened—my mom called me. She said a task force from Da Heng Group arrived and began a rectification of Da Heng Group."

"She doesn't even know where that task force was dispatched from."

My Uncle Zhao Xiaohua was quickly dismissed.

My dad was in charge of the whole group's logistics.

They immediately froze his accounts and then discovered he had taken massive bribes by abusing his position when procuring goods for the group.

And then they arrested him.

My mom called, asking me to find a way to pull my dad out.

Grandpa, what should we do? I'm not in Zaocheng.

"I want to contact Tian Shi to explain the situation. I hurried to discuss it with you first," Xiao Long said to me.

After hearing Xiao Long finish, I didn't give an immediate response.

I pulled out a cigarette,

looking at Xiao Long's anxious expression; after all, father and son share a bond.

No matter how big the conflict between Xiao Long and Li Ming, Xiao Long was still very anxious upon hearing his own father was in trouble.

This rectification of Da Heng Group was forced from above, pressing Tian Shi to act.

Li Jia has already explained it to me.

The dismissal of Zhao Xiaohua is normal; he's my younger brother.

The first person to handle it is him. No matter how loyal he is to Wen Han, that doesn't matter,

the important thing is that he's my brother; that's a blood relation.

That's the fundamental issue.

The rectification of Da Heng Group is Wen Han's first step of revenge against me.

Then they investigate my past, so the next step will be to arrest me.

I'm not worried about any of this; after all, I'm not in Zaocheng.

What I didn't expect was Li Ming,

and it also involved Li Ming.

In fact, Li Ming doesn't hold a major position in Da Heng Group,

arresting him is just a show for me.

Li Ming has been corrupt again this time.

What good can I say about this Li Ming?

The last incident was at the Senior Management Bureau; this time it's at Da Heng Group.

Alas, don't reach out; if you reach out you'll be caught.

Li Ming reached out twice, and both times he was caught.

In fact, Li Ming is the only one clean; not to mention the rectification of Da Heng Group, even turning the whole Da Heng Group upside down has nothing to do with him.

Xiao Long wants to talk to Tian Shi, asking Tian Shi to help release Li Ming.

I consider carefully; I still can't ask Tian Shi now.

Because of the pressure from above, Tian Shi must act and make a show of it; otherwise, he won't be able to report back properly.

If he can't report back properly, it will affect Tian Shi.

If Tian Shi's position isn't secured, all our plans will become a bubble.

Tian Shi's arrest of Li Ming must have his reasons; otherwise he wouldn't have arrested him.

He knows the relationship between me and Li Ming, and also knows that Li Ming is Xiao Long's father.

If he wanted to protect him, he would have done so long ago.

Why he arrested him? He has his own purpose.

At this moment, Xiao Long makes a call to contact Tian Shi,

whether Tian Shi releases Li Ming or not,

if he doesn't release Li Ming, it looks like he's not giving me face.

I decide not to let Xiao Long contact Tian Shi; now is a critical moment.

All of us should not contact Tian Shi.

I say to Xiao Long,

"Xiao Long, I understand your feelings. But just now I thought carefully,

regarding this matter, you and I should not contact Tian Shi, to plead for your dad."

"Why, Grandpa, if Tian Shi just says a word, my dad would be fine; after all, he works in a company,

and he's not working within the system," Xiao Long said.

"Xiao Long, wherever you work, you must have upright spirit and not act recklessly.

The state has its laws, the family has its rules, and the enterprise has its regulations.

I introduced you to Da Heng Group and arranged for you to be in charge of the group's logistics.

That's also the most lucrative spot.

And it's the place most prone to corruption, but your dad didn't hold firm.

Actually, your Uncle Zhao Xiaohua had long discovered the problem, but out of face he said nothing.

However, your dad's hand reached too far.

He thought that once he got a job he could let loose, but that wasn't true—no matter where he is or when, a person can't just indulge themselves.

All responsibility for this matter lies with your father.

"I think it's better to let him suffer a bit more of a lesson," I said seriously, looking at Xiao Long.