Chapter 532
She is a martial artist, and a top-tier one at that.
"You don't seem to have answered my question," Hong Zhendong said, clearly annoyed. "Why don't you fight me first?"
"Aren't you implying that if there were other people in this private room, you would have already taken care of them?"
"Now you can pretend you don't know me, and use every trick in the book you can!"
"President Hong is joking, how could I dare!" Zhuang Chi kowtowed repeatedly, almost wetting himself. "She..."
He looked at Zhang Luoxin, as if he had something stuck in his throat.
He hadn't even figured out the current situation, so how was he supposed to explain his relationship with Zhang Luoxin?
Zhang Luoxin was completely bewildered and had no idea what to say in the face of Zhuang Chi's questioning gaze.
"Brother Qin, what do you think?" Hong Zhendong didn't know what Qin Ge wanted to do, and he dared not make a decision on his own.
Qin Ge waved his hand. "Get out!"
Everyone present, except for Su Wenxi, was stunned.
Despite their many questions, Zhuang Chi and Zhang Luoxin obediently left the private room.
Hong Zhendong asked, puzzled, "Brother Qin, why don't you take this opportunity to resolve the matter?"
"I think Zhang Luoxin is terrified of that Zhuang Chi guy. She's completely lost her previous arrogance. If we speak to Zhuang Chi in front of her, she probably won't dare to disobey us."
"It doesn't make much sense." Qin Ge felt helpless. "Once a perception is formed, it's hard to change. The more opinionated a person is, the more determined they become. The smarter a person is, the more they resist others instilling new perceptions in them, especially those that contradict their existing perceptions. Zhang Luoxin is such a person."
"We'll use Zhuang Chi to suppress her; at most, she'll just outwardly comply but inwardly resent it, which won't solve the fundamental problem."
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Go and deal with the antique shop at the airport. Let me know when you have a result."
"I'll have Xiao Huihui investigate Zhang Luoxin's matter!"
"It would be easy to bring her to meet her parents, but the outcome would definitely not be what I want."
Outside the private room, Zhang Luoxin asked, puzzled, "President Zhuang, I know Qin Ge. He's just a country bumpkin, someone from the countryside. Why are you so afraid of him? And why are you calling him Chairman Hong? Are you sure you haven't mistaken him for someone else?"
"What do you know..." Zhuang Chi raised a hand, then abruptly stopped, unsure whether to hit or scold.
"Hong Zhendong is the vice president of the Qingshan Chamber of Commerce. How could I possibly mistake him? Do you know what the Qingshan Chamber of Commerce means in Donghai?"
"Ms. Zhang...you're not here to experience life, are you?"
"If you like to have fun, don't choose me. I want to live a few more years!"
Zhang Luoxin was filled with questions. "President Zhuang, what are you talking about? Were you scared by that woman with the knife just now?"
"I don't know about the Qingshan Chamber of Commerce, but I really know Qin Ge. He's from Nanshan Village in Nancheng County. My aunt married into Nanshan Village, there's no mistake!"
"Don't call me President Zhuang!" Zhuang Chi wasn't joking; he was genuinely afraid of Zhang Luoxin now. "Fine, I'll call you 'Grandpa'!"
"You know someone like Chairman Hong, yet you still come out..."
"Coming out to do, doing that kind of thing, isn't that going to ruin me?"
"If Chairman Hong gets angry, all the hard work I've put into building this business over half a lifetime will be destroyed!"
"Ms. Zhang, I've been quite good to you lately, haven't I?"
"Could you put in a good word for me with Chairman Hong? I really didn't know who you were, otherwise I wouldn't dare!"
Zhang Luoxin frowned slightly. "President Zhuang, you're saying all these things that I don't understand or believe. Are you trying to use this as an excuse to renege on your debt?"
"We had an agreement, 100,000 a month!"
"No, no, no, I won't renege on my debt!" Zhuang Chi genuinely couldn't tell if Zhang Luoxin was teasing him. "One hundred thousand, not a penny less, I'll transfer it to you right now!"
"No, I'll give you two hundred thousand, yes, two hundred thousand!"
"Also, you can stay in this house for now, as long as you want. I promise no one will bother you, and I won't come over!"
He pondered for a moment, then said, "Miss Zhang, I have a small request. I wonder if you could grant it?"
"If you agree, I'll give you 300,000 right now!"
"Once Chairman Hong calms down and is in a better mood, could you please introduce me to him?"
Zhang Luoxin was stunned for a moment. "President Zhuang, are you serious?"
"Is that Aoyama Trading Company really that powerful? Could you really gain that much benefit from meeting them?"
"You know nothing..." Zhuang Chi subconsciously wanted to swear, but he swallowed it back and smiled to cover up his embarrassment.
"I don't know if you're kidding me, but I'll just tell you seriously anyway!"
"The Qingshan Chamber of Commerce wields considerable influence in Donghai, especially in the last six months, as they have maintained close ties with local powerful families such as the Xia, Han, and Shen families!"
"I wouldn't dare to hope for a collaboration with the Aoyama Chamber of Commerce. Just being able to establish some connection with them, so that people think I have the Aoyama Chamber of Commerce backing me, would be enough to take my business to the next level in Donghai!"
Zhang Luoxin was dumbfounded. How could an ordinary middle-aged man, who acted like a little brother in front of Qin Ge, have such a powerful background?
If that's the case, wouldn't Qin Ge's power in the East China Sea be even more terrifying?
She couldn't understand it, nor could she accept it. After hesitating for a moment, she asked, "President Zhuang, do you know Qin Ge?"
"That young man from the private room just now, what's his identity? What does he do in Donghai? What's his relationship with Chairman Hong?"
"Qin Ge?" Zhuang Chi thought seriously for a moment. "I've never heard of him, but someone who can be in the same private room as Chairman Hong must be someone special!"
"You mentioned earlier that you were meeting a friend you weren't very close to here. Were you referring to Qin Ge?"
He sighed softly, "What a pity, how come you're not very familiar with him!"
"Miss Zhang, I didn't hit you on purpose. Since I promised to give you 300,000 yuan, you won't hold it against me, right?"
"If I had known you had this kind of relationship with Chairman Hong, I wouldn't have dared to hit you even if I had ten water tanks to give me courage!"
Zhang Luoxin felt very uncomfortable. What kind of nonsense was this?
She still couldn't accept this fact. "Mr. Zhuang, are you really not joking with me?"
"Is it possible that you made a mistake just now?"
"How could I be wrong!" Zhuang Chi wanted to explode, but he could only hold back. "Chairman Hong may not know me, but I have seen him before. There's no way I could mistake his face."
"And didn't you notice the woman in the private room just now?"
"I had barely entered the private room when the knife in her hand was already at my neck. I didn't even notice, I didn't even see her shadow!"
Do you know why?
"She's a martial artist, and a top-tier one at that!"