Chapter 960: Grand Finale

Then I pulled out a chair and sat opposite Liu Yong with ease.

I took out a pack of White General cigarettes from my pocket and placed it on the table,

Liu Yong looked at me and said, "Zhao Jianqiang, speak up—what are your demands? We can discuss anything."

I tore open the cigarette pack and took out a cigarette,

placed it in my mouth and lit it with a lighter,

took a puff,

"I have no demands."

"You have no demands—why are you here?" Liu Yong asked, frowning.

"I'm here to help you." I said.

"What? You're here to help me—help me with what?" Liu Yong said, somewhat confused.

"I'll help you clear your sins." I said.

"Zhao Jianqiang, if you want to talk, talk; if not, forget it—I don't have the leisure to entertain you." Liu Yong got agitated again.

"Oh, please use civil language.

Don't fucking say 'old man', my old man's.

I wanted to say, "Fuck your grandpa, okay?" I said while smoking.

"You, Zhao Jianqiang, what the hell do you want to do?" Liu Yong, angry, also took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and sucked on it without lighting it.

"I said I'd help you,

Liu Yong, you think that by capturing us all you can subdue me, Zhao Jianqiang.

Actually you're wrong,

I have never submitted to authority.

I have always been resisting.

From the Zhou and Wen families you can see that if I had compromised, I would have been at ease long ago.

I am someone who refuses to yield.

Where there is oppression, there is resistance—you should understand that.

I say, I'm helping you—don't disbelieve me,

Your son Li Yupeng is in my hands,

I can take his life at any moment,

"You might not believe that." I took a deep drag on my cigarette.

"I believe it, because my son Li Yupeng is in your hands, that's why I'm willing to sit down and talk with you.

Zhao Jianqiang, speak up—what are your demands?

"Do you want the Da Heng Group?" Liu Yong asked.

I laughed heartily and said, "Liu Yong, you really don't understand me.

The Da Heng Group is already a thing of the past,

I'm actually planning to destroy it myself.

To me, the Da Heng Group is just a burden.

Forget it, let's not talk about that.

Let's talk about something practical,

Let's talk about the future, about your affairs.

Besides your son being in my hands,

what I want to say is, you too are in my hands.

Today we should say, what are your demands?"

After hearing me finish, Liu Yong sneered, "Zhao Jianqiang, you're too arrogant.

"I'm in your hands,

are you saying that's too much?"

"Not at all,

Liu Yong, I want to tell you that,

openly,

the higher-ups are preparing to investigate you,

and they want me to find a way to lure you back to the country and then try you under the law.

The higher-ups have already taken action; they're heading toward the Da Heng Group.

Then they'll arrest you.

That's the open part; what about the covert part?

Don't think that bringing a few people can subdue me, Zhao Jianqiang.

I'm not unafraid of death,

it's that I cannot die,

because everyone in the Da Heng Group is my person.

"You may not believe it—Xu Feng, make it clear." I finished speaking and then ordered Xu Feng.

"Okay, Zhao Ge." After Xu Feng said that,

he gestured with his hand, and everyone around me sat down.

Then Xu Feng walked straight up to me,

Looking at Liu Yong, Xu Feng said loudly: "Mr. Liu, sorry, I have already turned from darkness to light, I've followed Zhao Ge. These people are now the same as me."

Upon hearing Xu Feng's words, Liu Yong instantly flew into a rage.

He drew his gun and pointed it directly at Xu Feng.

"I'll beat you to death."

The gun, however, didn't fire.

"Mr. Liu, I've already tampered with this gun."

"It won't fire."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yong let his hand drop.

Liu Yong then turned to the people he had brought with him.

He shouted, "You've followed me for so long, quickly seize Xu Feng for me,"

"This brat betrayed me—kill him for me."

But the people he brought showed no intention to act.

The room was very quiet.

I didn't speak, just watched Liu Yong.

Liu Yong didn't know what to do.

He pointed at the people in the room.

He loudly cursed,

"Damn it, you bastards, are you all going to betray me? What the hell is going on?"

"Mr. Liu, stop cursing. We are people, not tools."

"You pay us wages, but do you even see us as people?"

"Following you, the end result is death."

"Ever since you planned to kill Kang Yali, I've had a bad feeling."

"You can kill Kang Yali, and you can just as easily kill me."

"We've done too much for you, and we know too many of your secrets."

"You trust no one,"

"Kang Yali is so loyal to you,"

"Even her body and feelings can be sold, and the result?"

"You even want to sell her organs."

"Everyone here was born and raised by their parents,"

"We follow you because we want to earn more money and have a good future."

"Nobody wants to end up dead with nowhere to be buried."

"Behind each of these people are parents, siblings, wives and children; ask them,"

"Who among them wants to die? Who wants to go to prison?"

"But you,"

"You never consider our lives or deaths."

"When something happens, we take the responsibility,"

"You can escape scot-free and flee abroad."

"What about us? What are we to do?"

"Recently, Zhao Ge gave me a lesson,"

"That is, Hao Tao, who followed Wang Ge, was ordered by Wang Ge to be killed by gunmen,"

"but he wasn't killed; Zhao Ge saved him."

"Why would Wang Ge want to kill Hao Tao? Mainly to silence him."

"If I listened to you and killed all these people,"

"then you would also have to silence me."

"Hao Tao had Zhao Ge to save him, but I have nobody to save me."

"I want to live,"

"these people all want to live,"

"'Am I right or not, brothers?' Xu Feng said, looking at the people behind him."

These people unanimously said: "Yes, Brother Xu, we'll follow you."

"'Listening to me is great,'"

"'Then put down what you're holding, seize Liu Yong, wait for the Investigation Team to arrive, then we'll turn ourselves in, seeking leniency.'"

"'This is our only chance to live.' Xu Feng said, waving his hand."

Immediately two people went over, twisted Liu Yong's arm and seized him, taking control.

"'Zhao Ge, Liu Yong is finished, everything is over.' Xu Feng said."

"'Xu Feng, Zhao Jianqiang, it's not over yet,'"

"'You think that by capturing me you can kill me,'"

"'Don't worry, I can't die; I still have people above protecting me.' Liu Yong was making his final struggle."

"'Liu Yong, no need to say more, you're counting on Zheng Ge to protect you, right?'"

"'Alright, let's ask the Investigation Team people later.' I laughed."

Then he said to Xu Feng: "Xu Feng, keep an eye on Liu Yong."

Today this play's performance was very good.

Alright, I will definitely fulfill what I promised you.

"Thank you, Zhao Ge, I believe you." Xu Feng reached out and shook my hand.

At this moment, my phone rang,

I saw it was a call from Zhu Sheng,

"Jianqiang, how's your side? Has Liu Yong been giving you trouble?" Zhu Sheng asked over the phone.

"No, we've got Liu Yong under control. When are you coming to Zaocheng?" I asked,

"I'm currently bringing the superiors to Zaocheng, arriving in an hour." Zhu Sheng said.

"So the superiors are preparing to arrest Liu Yong, right?" I said.

"Of course,

Liu Yong won't get away." Zhu Sheng happily said over the phone.

An hour later, Zhu Sheng arrived in Zaocheng together with the superiors.

We handed Liu Yong over to the superiors.

The superiors took out the investigation report and read it aloud to Liu Yong,

then prepared to take Liu Yong away in a vehicle,

At this moment, Zhu Sheng ran up to Liu Yong,

He laughed and said: 'Liu Yong, are you hoping Zheng Ge will come to rescue you?'

'Let me tell you, he has already gone in ahead.'

'Your only option now is to report Zheng Ge; you might even earn merit thereby.'

Upon hearing this, Liu Yong immediately lowered his head and fell silent.

The superiors closed the vehicle door,

then shook hands with Zhu Sheng and me, and drove off.

After the vehicle drove away,

Zhu Sheng let out a long sigh,

'Zaocheng is now trouble-free; at last I see clear skies.'

'Zhu Sheng, what about Xu Feng and them?' I asked.

'This can be interrogated here; as long as they are willing to provide evidence against Liu Yong, their matters can be handled leniently.'

'Make sure Xu Feng rests easy; I know what I'm doing, and I won't let you look bad in the middle.'

'Thank you, Zhu Sheng.' I said.

'No need for politeness, we're old friends.'

'Like this, I'll take Xu Feng and Kang Yali and them away shortly to assist the investigation.'

'The others can just stay in Zaocheng.' Zhu Sheng said.

I nodded.

Zhu Sheng sighed: 'Jianqiang, now there's nothing left; you can completely let loose and act as you wish.'

I chuckled,

'Zhu Sheng, I want the Da Heng Group to go bankrupt.'

'Why?' Zhu Sheng asked, puzzled.

'I built it with my own hands; I want to destroy it with my own hands. Only by destroying it can I be reborn, and only then can it develop better.' I said to Zhu Sheng.

Zhu Sheng laughed heartily,

reached out and patted my shoulder, then said nothing more.