Chapter 428: You drive a Mazda? No wonder you're late!

"This thing... where did you get this!"

After looking at it for a moment, Fang Guohui's expression turned serious: "Who exactly are you people?"

The strange man smiled and said, "Is it important who we are?"

"It is important!" Fang Guohui stared at the other party and said.

The strange man said indifferently, "I don't think it's important. You only need to know that our goals are the same regarding this matter of Zhou Chaoxian. As for other things... you don't need to worry at all about the fact that we are not from Taiwan!"

"Not from Taiwan?" Fang Guohui said with some surprise.

The strange man said indifferently, "I know you people who do investigative work all have very strong curiosity, but I advise you to put your energy into the things you should be doing!"

"You are using me!" Fang Guohui said coldly.

The strange man sneered and said, "Isn't it mutual utilization? Don't make yourselves sound so innocent. Besides, you are doing anti-corruption investigations; other matters are not for you to worry about! Let me advise you one more time: do not concern yourself with matters outside of your own position!"

Fang Guohui was silent for a moment, then took the documents and got out of the car.

"Boss, are you okay? Who were those people?" Fang Guohui's subordinate asked.

Fang Guohui shook his head and said, "Let's go back first and then talk!"

The next day, Lin Dong accepted an invitation and arrived at Zhou Chaoxian's tea farm.

The location here was remote, and the road was very difficult to travel!

The driver drove for two hours before arriving here, and Lin Dong had been cursing non-stop along the way.

After arriving at the place, Lin Dong not only brought along listening equipment but also had his driver give him a gun before going in to keep the appointment.

Walking into a tea house with quite an artistic atmosphere, Lin Dong saw Zhou Chaoxian.

Zhou Chaoxian shook hands with Lin Dong very politely and said, "Lin Dong, the road was hard to travel, sorry for the trouble, sorry for the trouble!"

If someone didn't know this guy's background, they would think this guy was a polite person.

After muttering to himself in his heart, Lin Dong sat directly in his seat.

For today's tea party, all the influential construction businessmen in Taiwan had already arrived.

Once everyone had almost arrived, Zhou Chaoxian said directly, "Who is brewing the tea today?"

The group of businessmen looked at one another and no one spoke.

Zhou Chaoxian said proudly, "Everyone, give some suggestions! Don't all just look at me. I am the convener today, I don't necessarily have to be the chairman!"

This guy said these words in a high-sounding manner, but none of the big bosses in the construction business sitting there were fools; they knew this guy wanted to sit in the chairman's seat.

However, no one was stupid enough to provoke Zhou Chaoxian at this time; everyone knew this guy was going to run for Legislative Member, and if things went wrong, it would be them, the ordinary businessmen, who would suffer.

Before Zhou Chaoxian could speak, he was interrupted by a burst of hurried footsteps.

At this moment, another construction company boss ran up, put on a fawning smile, and said to Zhou Chaoxian, "Chairman Zhou, sorry for being late, there was a traffic jam!"

Zhou Chaoxian held back his temper and let the businessman take his seat, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was extremely unhappy right now.

"San Pao, move the empty chair away!" Zhou Chaoxian said coldly.

Today he had summoned the bosses of nine construction companies, and now there was one who hadn't come, clearly showing he didn't give him any face.

But the next moment, another boss ran up and said apologetically, "Boss Zhou, sorry, traffic jam, traffic jam!"

Zhou Chaoxian sneered, "Traffic jam? What kind of car are you driving?"

"A Mazda," the businessman said honestly.

"We all ride in Mercedes-Benz and Rolls-Royce, and you drive a Mazda. No wonder you got stuck in traffic. If you ride a Mazda, you have no qualifications to attend this meeting at all!"

Subsequently, Zhou Chaoxian's expression changed, and he said viciously, "You are eleven minutes late, which means you don't value this meeting, and you look down on us! Why should we still consider you a brother? Go home and wait for a call! We will notify you if there is a result!"

The businessman looked at the people around him in a daze, but no one dared to speak up for him, so he could only leave dejectedly.

After the businessman left, Zhou Chaoxian got to the main topic: "Regarding the government's Coastal Highway Project, there are eighteen companies interested in bidding, but according to my assessment, nine of them are not qualified enough to undertake such a large project!"

"So I have talked to their persons in charge separately, and they gave me a lot of face! Finally, I persuaded them all to withdraw! Today there are nine companies in total, and since one just withdrew, there are only eight left!"

"Everyone here is a powerhouse, but I appeal to everyone to be united. If we all bid separately, even if you win the bid, what of it? The price will definitely be pressed very low! I hope everyone can make money in harmony and work together to 'round-the-table' this project, and share the government's money together! Our government is very rich, after all! Hahaha!"

Hearing Zhou Chaoxian's words, several big bosses cursed inwardly.

These people were not unfamiliar with Zhou Chaoxian, and they didn't believe a single word coming out of his mouth.

Round-the-table? This guy wants to crawl on everyone's backs and suck their blood!

Zhou Chaoxian didn't care about these people's expressions and continued on his own: "I am proposing a plan for everyone to study together... or rather, it's not studying, it's doing me a favor!"

"To put it bluntly, I want this project because my business has been developing too fast recently and I need money for turnover! I propose two conditions! First, this project is worth about one billion, and with a twenty percent profit margin, that's two hundred million in profit! I will take out forty million for you seven companies to split, which is about five million each!"

"Second, the government has three more projects in the second half of the year, and I won't participate in those! You just need to 'round-the-table' them and give me a share! I've finished speaking, who agrees, who opposes?"

Hearing Zhou Chaoxian's words, several construction company big bosses looked at each other.

No one was a fool; with this kind of split, how much money could everyone actually get?

Five million? Is that a lot? Lin Dong was already unhappy with Zhou Chaoxian, so he said loudly, "I oppose!"

Hearing Lin Dong's words, everyone turned their eyes toward him.

Lin Dong smoked a cigar and said, "I often tell experts that Chairman Zhou is my idol! You grab the project without doing it yourself, take five hundred million out of the one billion first, and then subcontract it. Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight layers of subcontracting; if you don't make money, you find ways to cut corners, and then collude with the Construction and Planning Agency to add another three or five hundred million to the budget. By the time this project is done, I see you taking at least seven hundred million! You give us such a tiny bit of money, do you even have a conscience!"

With Lin Dong taking the lead, the other construction company bosses nodded one after another: "He... has a point."

At this time, Zhou Chaoxian's right-hand man, Datou, ran up and said to him, "Boss, there are people sneaking around outside, they must be people from these guys!"

Zhou Chaoxian immediately looked toward one of the bosses; among these construction company bosses, there were also some who were involved in the underworld.

This guy was called Qiao Wu, and he was the boss of a small gang.

He smiled and said, "My brothers are afraid that something might happen to me; they are country folk and don't understand etiquette! But Chairman Zhou, I had originally talked to Liu Dong about this project, and our two companies were going to join forces to bid, and we were going to win it no matter what. But since you have already spoken first, I feel this project is very difficult to do!"

Being a man of the underworld, Zhou Chaoxian didn't want to go too far.

After all, according to his previous split, he took the lion's share, leaving not even bones, just some leftover soup. If he really pushed them into a corner, these people also had influence and might not necessarily be afraid of his Songlin Gang! Zhou Chaoxian laughed: "I suddenly feel you are like people from the United States, as good at negotiating as people from the United States! Fine, I will make one final offer: first, each company gets seven million, and second, the subcontracting for this project will be handled by the companies of Qiao Wu and Liu Dong!"

Zhou Chaoxian essentially ate the meat and left the bones for guys like Qiao Wu who had underworld influence.

At this, Qiao Wu and Chairman Liu stopped talking, because by this calculation, they still stood to make a profit.

Zhou Chaoxian stood up, scanned the crowd, and said with overbearing dominance: "I have finished speaking. Who is in favor, and who is against?"

Lin Dong was still stubborn, stood up, and said: "I am against it!"

A cold glint flashed in Zhou Chaoxian's eyes, and he punched Lin Dong in the face, sending him flying directly.

Immediately after, more than a dozen of Zhou Chaoxian's men appeared at the windows.

Seeing this scene, Fang Guohua and the people from the Investigation Bureau became anxious, as it was they who had sent Lin Dong to act as an undercover.

If something happened to Lin Dong, they would have no way to answer for it, so they immediately jumped out of the surveillance van, preparing to rescue Lin Dong. ……

Meanwhile, Chen Jiajun was in Haitang's villa, holding Haitang while watching the live broadcast.

"Wow, this Zhou Chaoxian is acting so arrogant, and these construction company owners are actually putting up with it! They are all a bunch of losers; if it were me, I would have just hacked them to death!" Haitang said with a look of disdain.

Dumu, standing to the side, nodded, curled his lip, and said: "Exactly. What level is this guy? He doesn't deserve to use the same lines as Boss!"

Chen Jiajun smiled helplessly and said: "He thinks his position as a Legislative Member is secure, which is why he dares to force these construction company bosses to the brink of death. If it were in the past? Heh, I bet these construction company bosses would have dared to pay for hitmen to assassinate him! This Legislative Member really is an indestructible golden body that blocks disasters and calamities!"

Haitang said with some worry: "This guy Zhou Chaoxian has money when he needs money and men when he needs men. How can we compete with him?"

Chen Jiajun sneered: "Your man here has hundreds of times more money than this guy, and your Donghu Gang is on par with their Songlin Gang, so what the hell are you afraid of! Not to mention, we still have a trump card!"

"What is it? What is it?" Haitang's eyes lit up instantly, and she grabbed Chen Jiajun's arm excitedly.

Chen Jiajun said calmly: "You'll know in a moment. I am currently waiting for the Information Department to bring over what I need! With this thing, I guarantee you will rise rapidly in your career!"

"Just tell me!" Haitang pleaded coquettishly.

Chen Jiajun shook his head: "No, if I say it, there won't be a surprise!"

"Hmph, you only know how to bully me!" Haitang rolled her eyes and said with dissatisfaction.

……

At night, Shanyuan Villa.

The charlatan Song Miaotian was leading a group of followers in meditation.

Suddenly, he was startled awake by a vibration.

He took out his pager and saw that it was actually his Big Boss urgently looking for him.

Song Miaotian dared not delay; he called his "double" to take his place in meditation, while he avoided prying eyes and went straight to Minister Hou's mansion.

After entering the door, the Secretary came up to greet him and led Song Miaotian directly toward the room.

Passing by, he saw Minister Hou about to speak, but the Secretary pulled him into the room.

Subsequently, Song Miaotian saw a woman's corpse, tied up tightly, floating in the swimming pool; it was clear she was no longer breathing.

Song Miaotian was also taken aback; this was a major matter.

Turning to walk into the living room, he heard Minister Hou pointing at him and saying: "What exactly did you give her to take! What did you give her to take?"

Song Miaotian immediately explained: "I... I didn't give her anything to eat!"

"Then how did it end up like this?" Minister Hou said with a massive headache.

Song Miaotian speculated: "This... perhaps she stole something to eat herself? Whatever she ate, I..."

Before he could finish, Minister Hou irritably interrupted him and said: "She is your follower; you must take responsibility for this!"

Song Miaotian nodded and said: "Rest assured, Minister! This matter... I will handle it!"

"Does she have any family left?" Minister Hou asked worriedly.

Song Miaotian immediately said: "You don't need to worry about that. Her family lives in Lanyu; she doesn't have a single relative in Taipei!"

Minister Hou asked again with concern: "Does anyone know you came to see me?"

At this moment, Minister Hou was already in a panic. If this matter were exposed, he would definitely be finished! He wouldn't even be able to retire to a nursing home! "No, that's impossible! I came as my 'double'!" Song Miaotian hurriedly reassured him.

Hearing Song Miaotian's words, Minister Hou calmed down a bit and said to Song Miaotian: "Good, call A Liang to help you and dispose of that woman! Can you get it cleaned up in an hour?"

"I can!"

"You say you can, so you better be able to!" Minister Hou pointed at Song Miaotian and said: "If you can't, I can call your 'double'!"

"Yes!" Song Miaotian said hurriedly.

Minister Hou nodded, immediately lit a cigarette, and walked out of the room.

Song Miaotian and Minister Hou's Secretary then found a way to start disposing of the corpse.

But neither of them noticed that in a certain corner, a camera emitting a red light...

……

The next day, a high-end Restaurant in Taipei.

A Mercedes-Benz pulled up and stopped.

Subsequently, a dressed-up Haitang and Chen Jiajun, wearing a suit, stepped out of the car.

Haitang asked with some curiosity: "Why did we come all the way here?"

Chen Jiajun said calmly: "You'll know in a moment!"

Letting the driver go park, Chen Jiajun held Haitang's hand and walked into the restaurant, finding a seat to sit down.

Letting Haitang order, Chen Jiajun fixed his gaze on one person.

This guy was none other than Zhou Chaoxian's boss, Minister Hou! Minister Hou was currently distracted, seemingly waiting for someone. Chen Jiajun smiled slightly and walked straight over: "Minister Hou? I've long admired you!"

Minister Hou was stunned for a moment, then asked: "You are?"

"Let me introduce myself, I am Chen Jiajun! From Hong Kong!" Chen Jiajun said with a smile.

A brilliant smile instantly bloomed on Minister Hou's face: "So it is Sir Chen, I have also long admired your great name! A pleasure, a pleasure! How did a big boss like Mr. Chen come to our small place?"

"Sigh, in front of a big figure like you who handles ten thousand matters a day, how could I be considered a big boss?" Chen Jiajun said with a smile: "I just have a small business deal to conduct, so I came over specially!"

"Sir Chen, you are too modest!" Minister Hou was very happy and soon began chatting with Chen Jiajun.

Subsequently, Chen Jiajun took the opportunity to introduce Haitang to Minister Hou: "This is my woman, Haitang, the Chairman of the Donghu Group in Tainan."

Minister Hou was stunned for a moment, then looked at Chen Jiajun with a rather playful expression and said, "Is Mr. Chen planning to pave the way for Mrs. Chen?"

Chen Jiajun smiled and said, "I was actually friends with Haitang's father despite our age difference; it's a pity that Big Brother Hai'an passed away early, so Haitang came to be with me! She is just a young girl with no one to rely on, and I'm afraid of her being bullied! If possible, I would like to ask Minister Hou to take good care of Haitang!"

Hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Minister Hou immediately became happy.

Who was Chen Jiajun? A Big Boss with a net worth of over one hundred billion; now that he had a request, he could ruthlessly rake in a fortune from Chen Jiajun.

As for Haitang's status in the Donghu Gang, that was nothing! He himself was currently backing two gangs, the Songlin Gang and the Feiying Gang, so adding one more Donghu Gang was not a problem at all.

Thus, Minister Hou smiled and said, "Easy to say, easy to say!"

Seeing that Minister Hou had agreed immediately, Chen Jiajun nodded and said to Dumu beside him, "Bring up the gift I prepared!"

Hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Minister Hou immediately revealed a smile, very satisfied with Chen Jiajun's tactfulness.

Very quickly, Dumu brought over a small gift box.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said to Minister Hou, "Then I will have to thank Minister Hou for your care in the future!"

"Easy to say, easy to say!" Minister Hou accepted the gift box and said with a chuckle. (End of chapter)