Chapter 2255
Preparing for the Investigation
Jin Qihao is currently staying at a hotel in Beijing. Upon learning that Yi Zhonghai and his group were coming, he specially borrowed a conference room from the hotel.
"Brother Yi, why are you all here?"
Yi Zhonghai sighed and immediately apologized: "Brother Qi Hao, I'm sorry, I messed things up."
"What's going on?" Jin Qihao was confused.
The task he entrusted to Yi Zhonghai was not complicated.
Moreover, Yi Zhonghai and his associates were the big shots in charge, and in his view, this little matter was something they could easily accomplish.
Yi Zhonghai said helplessly, "People's hearts are not what they used to be. Those people found out about it and secretly told Sha Zhu."
Now that Sha Zhu knows your identity, he's going to deliberately make things difficult for us and deliberately raise the price of the house.
The people in our compound are all a money-grubbing bunch.
They deliberately claimed they weren't selling the houses in order to drive up prices.
We can't just watch you suffer a loss and refuse their demands.
Jin Qihao sat there in silence for a while, then couldn't help but laugh.
"Interesting, really interesting. When Lin Zhijie was leading troops in battle, he liked to take more than his share."
He found a son-in-law who has the same personality as him—he likes to take more than his share.
Liu Haizhong said, "Isn't Sha Zhu just someone who likes to eat more and take more than his share? He especially likes to eat alone."
They never share good things with our courtyard.
Yan Bugui has a deep understanding of this: "Who can disagree? When he was a cook at the steel rolling mill, he would eat his fill there and then bring his own lunch home."
Jin Qihao didn't care about these things because they weren't important at all.
However, he also learned about He Yuzhu's personality from the conversations of several people.
This also labeled He Yuzhu as someone who likes to take advantage of others.
Jin Qihao didn't take He Yuzhu seriously.
This is also a testament to the abilities of Yi Zhonghai and his associates.
They always manage to drag other people's IQ down to their level.
Jin Qihao is one of them.
In several encounters with Yi Zhonghai, I was constantly influenced by him and lost my previous caution.
This is also related to his desire to fight Lin Chih-chieh again.
Jin Qihao has always held a grudge about losing to Lin Zhijie when he was young.
Unfortunately, the Kuomintang was defeated too quickly, giving him no chance for revenge.
Later, upon learning that Lin Chih-chieh held a high position, he essentially gave up hope of revenge.
Now that he has met He Yuzhu, those pent-up resentments in his heart have resurfaced.
In the past few days, he has also inquired with people and learned a lot about Lin Zhijie.
The Lin family's children are either in the military or in scientific research institutions.
Only He Yuzhu, the son-in-law, is involved in business.
Moreover, He Yuzhu's rise to power was thanks to Lou Bancheng.
That's what the children of those high-ranking executives in the Kuomintang do.
Jin Qihao unconsciously regarded He Yuzhu as a spoiled brat.
"If you don't want to sell, then you don't have to. It's no big deal."
"Once we defeat Sha Zhu, they'll naturally sell their houses obediently."
Seeing that Jin Qihao wasn't angry, Yi Zhonghai and the others felt much more at ease.
"Actually, we have a way to keep the people in the compound in line. It just takes a lot of time."
Since you're not in a hurry, then hand over the courtyard house to us.
"I promise I'll get the old lady's house back for you."
Jin Qihao smiled and said, "There's no rush. I've already decided to invest in Beijing."
I have plenty of time to deal with the housing issue.
Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai and the others felt even more relieved.
With Jin Qihao's help, their retirement planning will proceed much more smoothly.
Jin Qihao turned to look at Bang Geng and the others: "These young men are..."
Yi Zhonghai quickly introduced them to him: "These two are Lao Liu's sons, and these three are Lao Yan's sons."
Jin Qihao looked at the misfits in front of him but didn't bother with it. He didn't expect Yi Zhonghai and his group to find any outstanding talents.
“You’re all good young men. If you work for me, I guarantee you’ll all be rich in the future.”
The group quickly and respectfully thanked Jin Qihao.
Jin Qihao was good at winning people over; he chatted with several people for a while.
"Speaking of which, I haven't met that silly Zhu yet. How about this, let's go to his restaurant for a meal tomorrow."
Yi Zhonghai felt that He Yuzhu was taking advantage of him, so he objected: "There are plenty of good restaurants in Beijing, there's no need to go to his restaurant."
Jin Qihao explained, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. If we want to fight him, we need to know his situation."
Isn't his cooking skill what he's most proud of?
Then defeat him where he is most confident.
I'm planning to open a restaurant near his, and take it down first.
Yi Zhonghai thought about it for a moment and realized that this was a good idea, and it would be a better way to vent his anger.
He Yuzhu's success today is all thanks to his culinary skills. If they were to defeat He Yuzhu in cooking, the blow to him would be immense.
"Your method is better."
Jin Qihao looked them over and said, "You should all wear nice clothes tomorrow, so he doesn't look down on you."
Yi Zhonghai and the others were in a bit of a dilemma.
Since their smuggling business failed, they haven't bought any decent clothes.
The clothes I'm wearing now were all bought several years ago.
Jin Qihao noticed the group's predicament and had his assistant take out 10,000 yuan.
“Take this money.”
A greedy look appeared in the eyes of the group of people.
Qin Huairu and the Yan family members were particularly despicable. If the money hadn't been far away from them, they probably would have attacked it.
Yi Zhonghai remained relatively calm: "Then I'll take it."
"Take it. My mother owes a lot to you guys back then. If it weren't for you, she probably wouldn't have made it through those three years," Jin Qihao said with some sadness.
He learned a lot about the deaf old lady's past from Yi Zhonghai and the others.
Jin Qihao couldn't even imagine how his gluttonous mother had survived those three years.
For those three years, the deaf old lady, all alone, would not have survived without the care of Yi Zhonghai and a few others.
Therefore, even though he knew that Yi Zhonghai's words were often exaggerated, he was still willing to believe Yi Zhonghai.
Yi Zhonghai and his group returned with a full load of goods.
After leaving the hotel, Liu Haizhong said, "Let's not waste any more time. Let's go straight to the mall and each of us can buy a decent outfit."
Yan Bugui was reluctant to spend the money, so he suggested, "The things in the mall are too expensive."
Let's go to a small clothing store to buy clothes.
Let's split the rest of the money.
Liu Haizhong objected to the suggestion: "No way. They're giving us the money so we can run the business."
If we don't dress well, we'll lose face in front of Sha Zhu tomorrow.
How are we going to explain this to Jin Qihao?
Yi Zhonghai supported Liu Haizhong without hesitation.
Jin Qihao's appearance gave Yi Zhonghai his first chance to show off in front of He Yuzhu.
He was unwilling to give up this opportunity.
"Old Liu is right."
Yan Bugui was unwilling to give up and wanted to drag Qin Huairu along as well.
However, Qin Huairu did not support him.
It's really not worth offending Jin Qihao for such a small gain.
Others also did not support Yan Bugui, including several of Yan's children.
The three children of the Yan family knew this very well.
The clothes you buy are yours, but once the money is divided, it may not necessarily be yours anymore.
Given Yan Bugui's personality, he would definitely try to take some of their money.
Seeing that no one supported him, Yan Bugui had no choice but to give up and go buy new clothes with everyone else. (End of Chapter)