Chapter 935: Zhengzheng's Defense

Zhengzheng, after hearing me finish asking,

He immediately replied, "Dad, I came to Qi He Kuang only to help you. Don't you believe me?"

I looked at Zhengzheng,

then slammed the table hard,

"Nonsense, Zhengzheng, I'm giving you another chance.

Don't try to play tricks on me.

What the hell are you trying to do, kid,

speak the truth quickly.

Otherwise I won't spare you."

My eyes stared at Zhengzheng.

At this moment Zhengzheng lowered his head again,

He said nothing.

"Zhengzheng, don't think I don't know anything,

what is this? Why send our mine's data back to Woguo?" I asked angrily.

Then I tossed the delivery slip in front of Zhengzheng.

Zhengzheng held the delivery slip and looked at it,

still remaining silent.

"If you don't speak up, I'll turn my back on you. Zhengzheng, believe it or not, today I'm going to kill you."

At that moment I stood up, raising my arm.

Zhengzheng lifted his head,

looked at me,

his eyes filled with tears,

then with a thud he fell to his knees on the ground,

"Dad, don't hit me, I will speak."

"Speak. Why did you come to Qi He Kuang?" I still glared at Zhengzheng.

"When I was studying abroad,

a Woguo person approached me,

saying they wanted to be friends.

You should know Woguo people rarely make friends with outsiders.

Being able to befriend a Woguo person was an honor for me.

This Woguo friend was very familiar with our Zaocheng,

He said he had been to Zaocheng before,

and loved Zaocheng deeply.

After learning I was from Zaocheng, he specifically sought me out to get to know me.

I was delighted to hear that,

and at once went with this Woguo friend to a tavern to drink.

Since I hadn't been in Woguo long, I didn't know much about its culture.

This Woguo friend was very enthusiastic,

and in my free time he took me around Woguo.

He explained Woguo's cultural traditions and cuisine to me.

Also the entertainment industry.

He let me fully understand Woguo.

Dad, this Woguo friend is very generous; he paid for all our travel expenses.

He said he was mainly grateful because I am from Zaocheng,

He made his fortune by doing business in Zaocheng.

I have kept in contact with him ever since.

My language improved quickly, and I became familiar with life and work in Woguo.

Earlier this year, this friend came to see me,

bringing up Qi He Kuang,

and of course I knew about Qi He Kuang.

It is still our family's business.

When he heard that Qi He Kuang was our family's enterprise,

the Woguo friend was overjoyed and treated us to a banquet of otter‑sacrificial sake.

That sake was expensive.

We also went together to a hot spring to bathe. In Woguo, true friends bathe together in hot springs.

That shows I became his true friend.

He said he had previously made a fortune selling coal from Qi He Kuang.

For other reasons, they stopped cooperating.

He wants to cooperate with our family again.

Now coal can be sold at a very good price in Woguo—twice as high as here.

When I heard it, my heart was also glad.

This way our family's coal exports can make big money, and it can also help you.

"Dad, I'm speaking the truth." Zhengzheng looked at me and said.

"Continue speaking." I relaxed my fist, picked up a cigarette, and started smoking.

"Dad, then we discuss the cooperation matter.

He said he wants to fully understand the current situation of Qi He Kuang.

Originally he planned to have me return to the country for a trip.

It happened that Uncle Yong's funeral was taking place, so I took the opportunity to come back.

I think, for better cooperation in the future,

I will stay at Qi He Kuang,

and also send the distribution of our mine seams and the coal fine powder to my Woguo friend.

so that he fully understands Qi He Kuang's production capacity and our coal quality." Zhengzheng said earnestly.

I nodded,

"Zhengzheng, why is it that I have to ask you for these things before you speak? If I don't ask, you would never say, right?"

"No, Dad, the cooperation hasn't been discussed with the Woguo friend yet, so I didn't mention it.

I wanted to give you a surprise." Zhengzheng looked at me and said.

"Zhengzheng, I hope what you say is true.

You should have told me right away,

What angers me most is your concealment from me.

Fine, tell me about cooperating with the Woguo friend.

That cannot happen. I would absolutely refuse." I said to Zhengzheng.

"Why, Dad, cooperating with Woguo would let our coal sell at high prices.

You should know that you're currently short of money." Zhengzheng replied.

I waved my hand,

"Zhengzheng, this Qi He Kuang, I seized it back from Liu Jia back then; why did we take it back? Because they were cooperating with the Woguo people.

They sold our coal to the Woguo.

You should know that Qi He Kuang's coal is special coal.

It can refine special carbon black, which can be used to make sealing pads. These sealing pads can be used for sonar in the deep sea.

And they are specifically aimed at us.

I am a person with strong patriotism,

As long as something benefits the country, I would never betray my nation for a trivial profit.

We have a deep and bitter hatred toward Woguo.

Such hatred is etched into our bones.

Zhengzheng, what I want to tell you today is about that Woguo friend of yours,

Why he wants to approach you is after thoroughly investigating you,

and then trying to win you over.

Making friends with you. Their actions are generally very purposeful.

You are still young and not yet good at judging people.

Don't think this friend is a true friend. Hmph, befriending Woguo people is impossible.

He is using you to get hold of the most core things on our mine,

primarily to examine our coal seam distribution, so he can calculate how many years we can mine and its value.

Especially my coal fine powder; they will dissect its components to see if they can use it.

Once they've done enough homework, they will definitely come to discuss cooperation.

They come prepared for such cooperation.

Zhengzheng, you are just a pawn being used.

Child, I want to tell you.

Why I opposed your studying abroad in Woguo at that time,

My biggest fear was that after you go to Woguo, lacking strong patriotism, you would quickly be swayed.

You should know that in that part of Woguo, corrupting a man is easy.

It seems you have already become their captive." I said, smoking.

"Dad, I didn't; I only want to help you, with the Woguo friend, to see if we can cooperate on coal. I truly have no other intentions.

They could never capture me." Zhengzheng explained loudly.

I smiled and shook my head,

"Zhengzheng, when discussing cooperation, can you come over? Why do you need the coal seam distribution map and the coal fine powder?

Doing it that way is not proper.

Business cooperation must be approached with sincerity.

Before discussing cooperation, you first probe the bottom.

Is there such cooperation?

Zhengzheng, don't argue about anything.

Actually, your actions have already exposed you.

It's possible you are innocent,

Just to help me.

But you don't understand the malicious intentions of the Woguo people.

You know too little about past history; they are the most vicious people in the world,

They are the most inhumane people.

They have caused us the deepest harm.

They are just using you; they let you do things for them.

Hmph.

"Zhengzheng, it seems you need to study that history well." I immediately said loudly.

"Dad, I don't need to understand."

"I like Woguo,"

"I like its culture."

"Dad, you don't understand them."

"They have been reflecting."

"They are very polite people."

"Their thinking is the same as ours; they also speak of benevolence, righteousness, filial piety, and loyalty."

"Moreover, the women there are truly very gentle." Zhengzheng also said loudly.