Chapter 793: 788. People Change (Please Subscribe and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

He Qing currently lacks the ability to handle these matters; for instance, when it comes to contacting the leaders here, He Qing simply does not have the level of skill required, and sending her might make things very bad.

Therefore, what is needed now is learning.

Zhang Ran is now preparing to make contact with these people, and his purpose is very simple: naturally, it is to obtain their support; if he has their support, eventually driving out the Rhode Family will become much simpler.

As long as the Rhode Family's tentacles here are severed, when Zhang Ran deals with them in the future, they will lose a major trump card.

Do not look at it as just a matter of status sometimes, as this status issue is very important at certain times.

For example, when Zhang Ran and the Rhode Family are engaged in some commercial confrontations, these confrontations involve other aspects, and at this time, if there are shared interests within the South Africa Development Bank, the Rhode Family can seek some aid; this was also an unspoken rule when the South Africa Development Bank was first established.

At the same time, it is also to ensure everyone's interests.

Previously, Yin Long had tested the attitudes of some people well enough, and it was time for Zhang Ran to step in.

With Zhang Ran appearing in person at this time, the awkward scenes of showing up directly were avoided.

If Zhang Ran shows up directly, then the other party must either refuse or agree; it is hard to have a third option.

The third option is to stand on the sidelines, or in other words, to consider it, which would be more likely to offend people.

But it is different now; Zhang Ran gave them time to consider, and when Yin Long went to test the waters, even if the talks fell through, it was not considered a major matter.

Yin Long was also not in a hurry to leave, but stayed here to have lunch together; although he had just finished eating, the main point was to communicate with Zhang Ran in more detail.

Just after eating, Zhang Ran's phone rang; upon seeing it, Zhang Ran immediately picked it up—it was his two little treasures calling. Calculating the time, it was about six o'clock in the evening over there, the time for school to end.

This was likely them calling impatiently.

He Yong walked out with Yin Long, "Xiao Long, how is your security here? Do you need me to send more men over?"

At this time, one cannot be even the slightest bit careless.

Because Zhang Ran's goal is already as clear as day: it is to completely ruin the Rhode Family and take revenge for the schemes of those years.

Under such circumstances, anyone who expects the Rhode Family not to play dirty and to follow the law is a fool.

It is just that it has not reached that point yet, but it is estimated that it will not be too far off, so He Yong is making preparations in advance.

Not only that, He Yong has also made arrangements in other aspects, such as launching a surprise attack on the Rhode Family headquarters when the situation becomes unavoidable.

Even Zhang Ran does not know about this matter, and He Yong will not take the initiative to tell Zhang Ran, because at that time, he will be the best person behind the scenes, and it will end with him.

Yin Long looked at He Yong, thought for a moment, and said, "Yong Ge, you handle the arrangements."

He Yong frowned and scolded, "What are you thinking about? If you don't want it, then forget it."

Seeing that He Yong seemed truly angry, Yin Long hurriedly said, "Yong Ge, don't overthink it, I just trust you, so I don't..."

"Forget it, I'll give you some men, you arrange it yourself; if it really doesn't work, you can find some people yourself." He Yong was too lazy to say more to him; Yin Long's mind had become increasingly heavy, and although his loyalty to Zhang Ran had not changed, it could no longer return to how it was in the beginning.

Yin Long looked at He Yong's back, opened his mouth, but in the end, said nothing.

He naturally knew that He Yong had good intentions, but he could not guarantee whether He Yong would eventually push him out to be Zhang Ran's shield at some point.

Although Yin Long was actually willing to be this shield—at least he was willing now—he was not very willing to do such a thing without knowing about it; he wanted to make the choice himself, rather than being forced.

He Qing stood on the side, silent, just watching and observing quietly.

She actually saw some things, but after all, she was of the younger generation, and even if she saw many things, she had no standing to interject.

"Actually, I don't blame Yong Ge; on the contrary, I actually trust Yong Ge very much, but I just don't want to be like before, where I couldn't make my own decisions regardless of the choice; even if I am to do something, I want to make the decision myself." After getting into the car, Yin Long said this to himself, and then said nothing more.

He Qing knew this was said for her to hear; her eyes flickered, and she did not know what to say.

When they were almost at the destination, Yin Long said a second sentence, "If you want to take over Yong Ge's position—no, not take over Yong Ge's position, Yong Ge cannot be replaced; after all, it is likely hard for Zhang Ge to trust anyone else to reach the level Yong Ge has.

I mean that in the future, when you do similar things, you must also learn from your father; this way, no matter what, what you gain will be far more than what you get by racking your brains."

After finishing, Yin Long got out of the car and started to get busy.

Zhang Ran spent a good while chatting with the two little ones here, and only after Liu Lu's scolding did the two little ones reluctantly hang up the phone.

Putting away his phone, Zhang Ran looked at the expressionless He Yong and suddenly laughed, "Were you rejected by Xiao Long?"

"Zhang Ge, I..." He Yong was somewhat helpless, knowing that nothing could be hidden from Zhang Ran.

Zhang Ran gestured for him to sit down and talk, took a sip of tea first, and then said slowly, "Sigh, don't overthink it; actually, people change, and there is nothing wrong with Xiao Long being like this."

Zhang Ran watched as He Yong wanted to say something, but he did not give He Yong the chance, continuing, "I also know what you want to do, or rather, what you want to restore; isn't it just wanting to go back to how things were before?

But Dayong, you must understand that people must move forward; people are not unchanging."

"However, you can rest assured; actually, I have similar thoughts to you. I am thinking that in another ten or eight years, I will retire, or perhaps even earlier.

We will find a quiet place, where some retired old guys can stay together to chat and relax; isn't that very interesting?

By that time, it is estimated that some of their thoughts will naturally fade away."

Zhang Ran sees many things clearly, but he does not say them, nor does he want to say them; in Zhang Ran's view, this is not necessarily a bad thing, and Zhang Ran will not force others to do anything.

He Yong, however, stood entirely in Zhang Ran's position to consider things, even caring about some things more than Zhang Ran did.

"Zhang Ge, I understand." He Yong said in a low voice, and then said nothing more.