Chapter 957: Phone Call with Liu Yong

Everything went exactly as we had planned; it went very well. Everyone's performance was very successful.

Li Yupeng drove his sports car and appeared on that stretch of road right on time.

Since he was almost home,

Li Yupeng was driving the car very relaxed.

At that moment, Ding Li suddenly darted out from another intersection and headed straight for Li Yupeng's car,

Li Yupeng was frightened and jerked the steering wheel.

Ding Li's car scraped a large patch of paint off Li Lin's red sports car.

Seeing his beloved car hit,

He immediately braked, got out of the car, and loudly blamed Ding Li.

Ruan Wei's car arrived shortly after,

Without any nonsense, the two got out of the car and grabbed Li Yupeng's arms,

and shoved Li Yupeng into the car.

Then Ruan Wei drove off in the car.

Ding Li then took me and we headed for Sijiucheng.

We soon arrived at the Qi He Kuang mine in Zaocheng.

After arriving at the Qi He Kuang mine,

I had Ruan Wei bring Li Yupeng to the guesthouse at the Qi He Kuang mine.

Xiao Feng watched me bring back a person,

She then asked, "Jianqiang, what's going on."

"How did you bring back a young man."

I smiled,

"Xiao Feng, this is a treasure. We're counting on him to take our company public and raise financing."

"Raise what funds? You want to go public?" Xiao Feng asked, confused.

I didn't explain further,

Then we went into a room in the guesthouse,

Li Yupeng was already trembling with fear.

He looked at me in panic.

I signaled Ruan Wei and the others to put down their knives and then told them to leave.

I took out a cigarette and looked at the panicked Li Yupeng,

and then said, "Your name is Li Yupeng, right?"

Li Yupeng nodded.

"You don't need to be afraid; I came to discuss something with you," I said.

"Big brother, what's the matter? We can't talk about it in Sijiucheng; why do we have to go so far? Where is this?" Li Yupeng asked.

"This is where we are; you don't need to ask."

"I'm asking you: Is Liu Yong your father?" I asked directly.

Li Yupeng stared for a moment, then gave no answer.

"Li Yupeng, I'm asking again: Is Liu Yong your father?" I raised my voice.

Li Yupeng looked at me but still said nothing.

"Li Yupeng, I hope you can speak frankly."

Otherwise I'll do something irrational; those people outside, you saw them, didn't you? They've just been released not long ago.

"If you don't speak, I only have one thing to say: you can figure out the consequences yourself." I said coldly, looking at Li Yupeng while smoking.

"He's my father; what's wrong?" Li Yupeng whispered.

"Nothing much; I have some unresolved private matters with your father and want you to help settle them."

"Like this: I'll call your father in a moment."

"Then you can also say a few words to him. How does that sound?" I said calmly.

"So after I finish talking to my dad, you'll let me go?" Li Yupeng asked.

"That depends on your father's attitude—whether he truly loves you," I said.

"Big brother, go ahead and call quickly; I believe my father loves me," Li Yupeng replied confidently.

I took out my phone,

"Tell me, what's your father's overseas number?"

Then Li Yupeng recited a string of numbers.

I then dialed the number,

The phone rang for a while before Liu Yong answered,

"Who the hell is calling at this time? Damn it, don't you know I'm abroad?" Liu Yong cursed over the phone.

"Oh, Liu Yong, I'm Zhao Jianqiang; you're sleeping so soundly, maybe you're tired from watching the kids?" I asked into the phone.

As soon as he heard my voice, Liu Yong immediately became alert and asked, "Zhao Jianqiang, you didn't run away, how do you know my overseas phone number?"

"Where are you now?"

"Where I am isn't important, Liu Yong; you haven't come back in a while,"

I've always wanted to have a good talk with you. But you, not following the routine, actually let that surnamed Xu bastard catch me,

He not only caught me, but also my brothers and my son.

Liu Yong, what do you want to do?

Do you want to turn against me, Zhao Jianqiang? I asked loudly, reproaching him.

"Zhao Jianqiang, you dare call me,

don't you think why this happened? You teamed up with Xiao Feng, Zhao Xiaohua and others to hollow out the Da Heng Group.

If I don't catch you, who else will I catch?

It's only that Xu Feng was incompetent, letting you get away.

"Don't worry, you can't run. When the time comes, I'll catch you with my own hands and erase you completely," Liu Yong said fiercely over the phone.

"Ha ha, I'm so scared, Liu Yong. Do you think Zhao Jianqiang is that easy to catch?

This Da Heng Group was originally mine,

I want to take back what's mine; what's the problem?

I'll tell you, you'd better come as fast as possible, otherwise you'll never see your treasure again." After saying that, I handed the phone to Li Yupeng,

"Say a few words to your dad, let him know you're safe."

"Dad, it's Yupeng, come save me quickly!" Li Yupeng shouted into the phone.

"Yupeng, what's wrong? Did Zhao Jianqiang capture you?

Ah, Yupeng, what's really going on?" Liu Yong asked anxiously over the phone.

"Dad, come back quickly to save me.

They're going to kill me," Li Yupeng added, his tone heavier.

"Alright, alright, I'm heading back right away.

Zhao Jianqiang, Zhao Jianqiang, listen to me," Liu Yong shouted over the phone.

"Liu Yong, I'm listening. Tell me, what are the orders?" I said.

"I'm returning to the country immediately to settle our matters. If you dare hurt Yupeng even once, I'll make sure you die without a burial place. I'll kill your entire family," Liu Yong said viciously.

"Fine, I'm really scared, so I'll wait for you to return, and we can discuss between us.

Let's see if we can settle our issues." I hung up after saying that.

After hanging up, Li Yupeng said to me, "My dad is coming soon; did you release me early? Know that when my dad returns, he definitely won't spare you."

"Li Yupeng, we dared to do this, so we're not afraid of your dad coming back.

Fine, stay here for now; don't have any other thoughts, otherwise I truly can't protect you." I said, then stood up and walked out of the room.

Ruan Wei immediately shut the room's door.

I returned to the office,

then contacted Zhu Sheng, Tian Shi and the others, telling them Liu Yong was about to return to the country.

Zhu Sheng was overjoyed,

"Jianqiang, Liu Yong is really coming back."

I said, "He's really coming back,

I have his treasure in my hand."

"Ah, what treasure?" Zhu Sheng asked.

"A very important treasure," I said.

"That's great; as soon as you mentioned treasure, I was about to tell you some good news.

The four bronze items that Brother Wang took away have been appraised.

They're not forgeries.

They're preparing to return these items to Zaocheng.

I plan to wait until Liu Yong's matter is settled, then return these treasures completely to Zhao," Zhu Sheng said with a smile.

"Alright, Zhu Sheng, this matter is too important.

They should indeed go home.

When the time comes, after Liu Yong's issue is resolved, we'll hold a grand ceremony to welcome these treasures back," I said happily.

"Then that's settled; I'll quickly report to the superiors about Liu Yong's return and see what they decide," Zhu Sheng said, then hung up.

I put down the phone and took out a cigarette,

gazing out the window, thinking in my heart, Liu Yong is coming back.

As long as Liu Yong's matter is dealt with,

then everything should be over.

It's been more than four years since my incident.

I know clearly what I've gone through in these four years.

It made me see clearly some people and some matters.

During this time, I gained, and likewise I lost. That's life, I suppose.