East Market.
The weather at the end of January was slightly cold, and at noon, light snow fell from the sky. The sun shines through the clouds, making it difficult to open one's eyes.
At the gate of Taoyuan District, a young woman got out of a taxi. The woman is wearing a white sheepskin coat, her long hair is draped over her shoulders, her eyebrows are smiling in the sunshine, and her aura is leisurely and peaceful. The security guard looked over with empty eyes and was slightly startled.
Miss Xia
Why are you back now? Didn't Mr. Xia say that Miss Xia just got engaged a year ago and will be living in the capital during the winter vacation this year and won't come back? Besides, Beijing University is about to start its semester.
Strange thoughts flashed through his mind, but the security guard didn't dare to neglect. He pressed the button of the security room and opened the door. The woman walked straight in with a smile, and the security guard also smiled and quickly opened the window to say hello, "Miss Xia, good afternoon... Huh?"
The security guard was stunned and stared at the woman's face for a long time - this, this is not Miss Xia!
The security guard's expression changed and his eyes looked strange. This, this temperament is so similar! Not only do they have similar temperaments, but they also have similar dressing styles. It was noon and the sun was a bit dazzling. I really couldn’t see them very clearly just now. However, when someone so similar appeared at the gate of Taoyuan District, he subconsciously thought it was Miss Xia.
"Wait! This lady!" When the security guard saw the woman walking straight in, he opened the door and came out to stop her. This woman is unfamiliar and not from the community.
To the security guard's relief, the woman stopped and asked with a smile in her eyes, "Excuse me, which building does the Xia family live in?"
The security guard was slightly startled when he heard this, and then said: "I'm sorry, madam. We cannot disclose the owner's residence at will. If you want to find Mr. Xia's family, please make an appointment with Mr. Xia first. We will make an appointment based on Mr. Xia's..."
These words became the last words of the security guard's life. He will never understand why he died. He just felt that his whole body was immersed in ice water. In a daze, he seemed to see ice water pouring into his seven orifices. The biting cold water entered his body, but something warm came out. When he fell down, he seemed to see the woman's quietly smiling eyes and a unclear word.
"I'm asking you where the Xia family lives. Why are you talking so much?" Leng Yixin looked at the fallen security guard, glanced at it lightly, stepped over the body and entered the security room.
The security room in Taoyuan District has an internal control room with records of electricity, heat, water and safety monitoring. The computer also contains the floor plan of the community and the information of the household owner. Leng Yixin came to the computer and took a look, retrieved a few floor plans, looked at them, and smiled slightly. Immediately, she walked out and closed the door. From the outside, it looked like there was no one in the security room. Leng Yixin put her hands into her coat pockets and walked away at a leisurely pace.
There is still light snow falling in the sky, and the sun shines through the clouds and falls on the woman's shoulders, giving her a slight warmth. She walked slowly through the community, as comfortable as walking in the snow. After going around all the way, when they crossed a curved bridge and a three-entry house appeared in front of them, a pleasant smile appeared on the woman's lips.
She walked towards the house, one step at a time, with a deep look in her eyes.
When she stopped in front of the house, Leng Yixin was slightly stunned - the door was closed and locked.
No one at home
What a coincidence...
Leng Yixin lowered her eyes and frowned, her joyful mood cast into a haze.
It's lunch time, and there are usually people at home. Not being at home means... there's a dinner party
Leng Yixin stood at the door of the courtyard, biting her lip, turned around and left after a long moment!
…
Today at noon, the Xia family does have a dinner party. However, the atmosphere at the dinner table was a bit strange.
In a hotel private room on the outskirts of the city, there were plenty of dishes on the table, but not many people were using chopsticks. A table full of people were either looking at the door or checking the time.
"The child's mobile phone cannot be connected. He must still be on the plane." Li Juan said while holding the mobile phone.
Xia Zhiyuan took a look and said, "Didn't this child say he won't come back during the winter vacation? School is about to start, so why does he suddenly want to come back? It's really... He's already engaged, and he still thinks about it all the time. "
Li Juan didn't like these words a little, and laughed angrily, "How dare you not miss your daughter? Who was at home two days ago during the Lantern Festival?"
Seeing that everyone at the table laughed after hearing this, Xia Zhiyuan looked a little confused, coughed and said: "Isn't this kid planning a surprise attack? I didn't know to say hello in advance when I was coming back, so I called and said I would be back at noon. Just let so many elders wait for her in the hotel while eating?"
"Okay! I don't know how busy the child is all day long. It would be nice to take time to come back and see him. As a father, don't pick on the child!" Jiang Shuhui couldn't stand listening anymore and said.
"Haha, the old lady has spoken. Brother Xia, please don't mind. We all understand the chairman. She is indeed too busy. Something happened in Japan some time ago. The chairman personally went to deal with it. Now the matter has just calmed down. The group There are big moves to be made, and the chairman needs to be at the helm. She is in the capital during this time, and I heard that she is reviewing documents and holding meetings in the company every day. I guess she also feels a little sorry for not coming back to spend the Lantern Festival with you, so she takes advantage of this. I'm coming back to stay for two days before school starts." Chen Manguan said with a smile, attracting the attention of everyone at the table to him.
The people at this table include not only the Xia family, but also Chen Manguan, the general manager of Fulixiang, and two managers from Huayuan Private Club and Huaxia Charity Foundation.
Xia Shao called all these people together, and she even called the manager here to book the hotel where they were going to eat.
Speaking of this matter, Chen Manguan actually felt very strange. When Director Xia called him this morning, her tone was very normal, but what she ordered was nothing unusual—not only did she ask them to come here for dinner, but she also asked all Huaxia Group's properties in Dongshi to have a holiday today!
On his way to the hotel, he received calls from two managers of Huayuan Private Club and Huaxia Charity Foundation. Both called him to ask what happened. Although he is the veteran of the group, he doesn't know. Director Xia rarely hid anything from senior people like them. She didn't explain the reason this time, but he vaguely felt something unusual.
Something must have happened!
But this matter must not be known to the Xia family, otherwise they will definitely be worried. Chen Manguan then changed the topic and talked about the expansion of Huaxia Group.
Sure enough, the Xia family was very interested in this matter.
"It has only been established for five years and it is about to become a multinational group. We Xiaoshao are really capable!" Xia Zhitao was the first to praise.
"Isn't that right? I have never heard of any company that has developed so fast. Not to mention domestically, even internationally, I'm afraid I can't find one." Liu Chunhui also praised. He is a businessman, so he naturally knows how difficult it is to achieve this step. Being able to become a multinational group is bound to be a qualitative leap for the development of Huaxia Group. This is not a question of one plus one equals two. Being able to establish a firm foothold abroad means that Huaxia Group is competitive in the international market and will become a truly international group!
The first country where foreign investment is settled is very important. With the experience of the first step, there will be the second country, the third, the fourth... and gradually become a real multinational group!
With Xia Shao's ability, Liu Chunhui did not doubt that she could do it. Just what did Chen Manguan say about something happening in Japan? Xia Zhitao also wanted to know this, but neither of them dared to ask. Xia Shao had always disliked her family interfering with Huaxia Group's affairs. What Chen Manguan said today can probably be said to the outside world. No matter how serious the matter is, I'm afraid he won't tell it if asked. If he tells Xia Shao, they will be in trouble again.
Chen Manguan certainly has a sense of proportion. It is no longer a secret that Huaxia Group wants to enter Japan. After the two managers had an accident in Japan, the domestic business circles in Japan knew about it. It's just that the news is blocked in the country and many people don't know about it. He said this just to divert the attention of the Xia family, and he did not say anything deeper.
A few days ago, they, the veterans and company executives, just went to the capital for a meeting. In just a few days, public opinion in Japan was already clarifying what happened some time ago. Company employees were very surprised and wondered where Xia Shao had the connections to be able to help Huaxia Group so much. She obviously only stayed in Japan for two days!
The mood of the company's employees has been high these past two days, and Xia Shao is already thinking about the next step. After the accident of the two managers in Japan, the Japanese business circle learned about Huaxia Group's business plan to enter Japan. During this period, many companies stepped up to negotiate acquisitions with Yamato Corporation, which declared bankruptcy. However, Director Xia ordered the headquarters of China Auction Company to prepare an acquisition contract with Yamato Corporation. Once the public opinion in Japan subsided, she went to talk to the Miyafuji family in person.
This proposal stunned him and Sun Changde. Originally, Director Xia had no intention of acquiring Yamato Club, but for some reason he changed his mind. Moreover, it is well known that Yamato Corporation and Huaxia Group had a feud at the World Auction Summit. It was Director Xia's speech in front of the world media conference on the night of the mural's return that accelerated the bankruptcy of Yamato Corporation. How could the Miyafuji family agree to such a huge grudge? Unless Director Xia repeats his old tricks and uses the Shengxing Group that originally acquired Wang Daolin. But Xia Dongming said openly that she wanted to talk to the Miyafuji family in person.
This made Sun Changde's mouth twitch. According to Xia Dong's style, she wanted to find someone to "chat" with, and usually the other person did something to offend her.
Poor Miyafuji family...
This matter was decided by Xia Shaocai recently, and it is still the group's commercial secret, so it cannot be announced to the outside world. However, Chen Manguan can already imagine how many people will be shocked when the news of Huaxia Group's acquisition of Yamato Corporation is announced.
hehe.
"The success of Huaxia Group today is not entirely due to this child. Mr. Chen, Manager Zhao and Manager Wang have all contributed a lot. Speaking of which, as a father, I really want to thank you on behalf of the child." Xia Zhiyuan said When he spoke, he glanced at Chen Manguan and nodded to him, but his eyes were full of meaning.
Xia Zhiyuan knew Chen Manguan's intentions. He managed the China Charity Fund. How could he not know about today's holiday? He also found this strange, but his daughter didn't say it clearly on the phone. Moreover, she rarely invites company employees and family members to the same table for dinner. Even if she does, it is only the husband and wife who accompany her. There is no reason to invite the two elderly people and relatives at home.
There must be something going on here!
Xia Zhiyuan was full of questions, but he couldn't make the atmosphere at the dinner table too awkward. Chen Manguan understood what he meant at a glance, and quickly waved his hands with a smile and said a few words of humility. The two managers next to him also became humble. Xia Zhiyuan picked up the wine glass and toasted the three of them. After a few rounds, Li Juan shook her head at Xia Zhiyuan, Indicating that Xia Shao's cell phone was still turned off, Xia Zhiyuan said: "I don't know when this child will arrive. Let's eat first, don't wait for her."
Seeing that noon is almost over, how can there be any reason to let the guests go hungry? The two old men immediately took the lead in using their chopsticks. Chen Manguan nodded to the two managers, and the people at the table were eating and waiting for Xia Shao.
But before Xia Shao could wait, Xia Zhiyuan's cell phone rang.
"Director Xia is here?" Chen Manguan put down his chopsticks and asked.
Xia Zhiyuan stared at the phone for a moment and said, "Mayor Liu's phone number."
Liu Jingquan
The Xia family was also stunned, but they were not surprised that Dongshi Mayor Liu Jingquan called Xia Zhitao. When Huaxia Group was first established, Mayor Liu took great care of the Xia family, let alone now? It's just that Mayor Liu is a practical and measured person, and he has never been as attached to the Xia family as others. This makes Xia Zhiyuan quite fond of the mayor. I wonder why he is calling now
There was silence at the dinner table. Everyone looked at Xia Zhiyuan, hearing his somewhat embarrassed tone, "Now? Mayor Liu, can you change the day? I'm really sorry, I..."
Before Xia Zhiyuan finished speaking, Liu Jingquan interrupted him. No one present could hear clearly what he said specifically. They just saw that Xia Zhiyuan looked embarrassed. After listening to the phone call for a while, he said: "How can you be so embarrassed? Forget it, it's better. I'll go over."
After saying a few more words on the other end of the phone, Xia Zhiyuan said: "No, Mayor Liu, I'll go over there. I'll be there in a moment."
After saying that, Xia Zhiyuan hung up the phone.
"What's wrong?" Li Juan asked.
"Mayor Liu is in a hurry, please ask me to come over." Xia Zhiyuan frowned. He originally wanted to ask if it could be done another day, but it seemed that they were in a hurry. Liu Jingquan actually asked where he was and that he wanted to come over in person. How could he have the nerve to ask a mayor to come in person? Moreover, his whole family was in the hotel, so it was not convenient for him to talk about business. In desperation, he had no choice but to agree to go to Liu Jingquan's office.
"Mr. Chen, Manager Zhao, and Manager Wang, I'm really sorry. I'm sorry. Xiaoshao will be back soon. Let her accompany you." Xia Zhiyuan reluctantly apologized to Chen Manguan and the others, and asked Xia Zhitao to accompany the guests. I apologized to the two old men again, got up and left.
Li Juan watched her husband's back disappear at the door and didn't look back for a long time. She didn't know why, but she always felt a little uneasy. Although she didn't understand men's affairs, she had met Mayor Liu. He was a calm official. What urgent matter did he have to meet today
Li Juan took her mobile phone and called her daughter again, but still couldn't get through. She suddenly felt more uneasy. But there were guests at the dinner table, so she could only suppress it first, pretend to smile, and spread her arms. The old man and Chen Manguan had dinner.
…
Xia Zhiyuan drove to the city hall, and Liu Jingquan asked him to meet in his office.
If he hadn't known Liu Jingquan since the establishment of Huaxia Group and knew what he was like, Xia Zhiyuan would never have come to a place like the mayor's office. Otherwise, who knows what hard things will happen after coming here
Xia Zhiyuan couldn't guess what was urgent about Liu Jingquan. He came to the door of the office, took a deep breath in the silent corridor, and then knocked on the door.
"Please come in." Liu Jingquan's voice came, perhaps because of the door, and it sounded particularly deep.
Xia Zhiyuan didn't pay attention, opened the door and walked in. As soon as he entered, Xia Zhiyuan gasped in shock!
In the office, Liu Jingquan was tied up in a chair. There was a woman lying on the ground in front of the desk. She was wearing a uniform, her face was blue, and her orifices were bleeding with black blood. She had a stack of scattered documents in her hand, and her eyes were fixed on the door.
Liu Jingquan also stared at the door and winked at Xia Zhiyuan. Xia Zhiyuan was shocked by the scene in the office and could not react. While he was still dazed, he felt a dull pain on the back of his head, his eyes went black, and he fell to the ground with a thud.
The door closed, and a woman behind the door looked at Xia Zhiyuan lying on the ground with a smile, holding a bloody glass ashtray in her hand.
"You said you won't hurt anyone!" Liu Jingquan stared at the woman and said angrily.
Leng Yixin smiled mockingly, as if she heard a joke, "Mayor Liu, you are so funny. I won't hurt him, why would I let him do it? Even a child understands such a simple truth, why did you believe it before? Already?"
Liu Jingquan couldn't take a breath, and his face turned blue and white from holding in it! Can he not believe it? He is being held hostage now!
"You are now my accomplice. Don't forget, you have contributed a lot to his being able to come." Leng Yixin smiled, took out the rope from his body, and walked to Xia Zhiyuan.
Xia Zhiyuan's head was bleeding and he was temporarily unconscious. Leng Yixin tied up his hands and feet first, and tied them very tightly. Even Liu Jingquan could see from a distance that Xia Zhiyuan's hands turned purple after a while. After tying up his hands and feet, Leng Yixin didn't seem to be at ease yet, so he knelt down again and tried to tie the whole person up. But Xia Zhiyuan is an adult man after all, how can she push him
Leng Yixin narrowed her eyes and stamped on Xia Zhiyuan, turning him aside and slowly tying him up. She seemed to be addicted to playing, stamping her feet and tying each one tightly, with a smile on her lips.
"What do you want to do to him? I'm warning you, killing is against the law!" Liu Jingquan was furious and felt even more guilty. He couldn't bear to let Leng Yixin continue to beat him, so he spoke out to divert her attention.
Leng Yixin only gave him a sneer look and glanced at the female secretary lying down at the desk.
Liu Jingquan's face turned pale and he gritted his teeth. This is indeed a great irony. She has already killed one person, so she still cares about killing more? Poor Xiao Liu, she has only been working in the city government for two years, and she should have gone home to eat and rest at noon today. Because he had to deal with the mess of official duties that had been accumulated since the resignation of the former municipal party secretary Lian Zhongyong, he asked her to stay and help. Unexpectedly, I met such a vicious female criminal...
When this woman first arrived, he was a little surprised, thinking that her temperament was somewhat similar to Xia Shao's. Even though it was against the rules for her to appear in the mayor's office at noon, he asked her nicely what was wrong. Unexpectedly, she showed a knife as soon as she arrived!
It was not the first day that Liu Jingquan had been involved in official circles. Although he had never seen this kind of scene, it was still majestic and there was no way he could be frightened by a woman holding a knife. He immediately reprimanded and threatened, but who knew that the woman just pointed a knife at Xiao Liu, and Xiao Liu died!
After he was controlled, he learned the woman's purpose. She actually came to the Xia family! I don’t know when the Huaxia Group provoked this person. This person obviously wanted revenge, but she held him hostage and he had to call Xia Zhiyuan. This woman was very scheming. After hearing that Xia Zhiyuan was eating out, she asked him to ask where Xia Zhiyuan was and ask him to take her there. Fortunately, Xia Zhiyuan didn't agree and came over by himself...
Of course, the result of coming alone was to put himself in danger.
Leng Yixin stood up and looked back at Xia Zhiyuan. It was not that she had beaten her enough, but she was thinking. At noon today, she left Xia's house, first went to the Huaxia Charity Foundation, and then to the Furuixiang and Huayuan private clubs, and found that the employees at these three places were on vacation! She vaguely felt something was wrong, but Xia Shao should still be in the capital. She couldn't think of any way she could know that she was in Dongshi, so she came to the Dongshi Municipal Government, held Liu Jingquan hostage, and asked him to contact the Xia family .
What was hateful was that Xia Zhiyuan didn't say where he was, insisted on coming by himself, and hung up the phone. otherwise…
But it doesn't matter, just kill one by one, and then go to Xia's house at night to torture that woman.
Leng Yixin smiled, but she still felt uneasy in her heart. With a sharp look, she turned to the kettle, poured a glass of water, walked straight over, smiled, and threw it into Xia Zhiyuan's face.
The water was boiling water. Xia Zhiyuan's body was burned to the point of being burned, and the hemp rope immediately twisted his hands and feet, causing pain. He slowly opened his eyes under the sting, raised his face, and saw a man wearing a white coat with blurred vision. A woman with shawl hair and a smiling face...
Xia Zhiyuan's eyes widened suddenly, with an expression of disbelief on his face for a moment, but then after a while of dizziness, he gradually saw the woman clearly, "Who are you?"
Not Xiaoshao! Of course it can’t be Xiao Shao! But why does this girl look so similar to her
"Do you think I look like your daughter?" Leng Yixin smiled, but her smile was cold. She looked down at the man lying on the ground - the father of the woman who ruined her happiness in this life.
Xia Zhiyuan frowned and did not answer Leng Yixin's question. He just wanted to know what she wanted to do. Although, this is obvious.
Leng Yixin's eyes suddenly sharpened, and she kicked Xia Zhiyuan's arm. His arm was tied extremely tightly with a rope. With this kick, the flesh of his wrist was immediately torn, and the blood immediately dyed the rope red. "Who wants to Like her! This is all her fault!"
"It's not like..." Xia Zhiyuan was dizzy and felt sticky, but he still endured the pain and said feebly.
"What?" Leng Yixin was stunned.
"It doesn't look like that. Xiao Shao is a good boy, and you are nothing like him." Xia Zhiyuan said.
But as soon as he finished speaking, he was kicked in the abdomen. Xia Zhiyuan suddenly turned pale. He only remembered that he was hit on the back of the head and could not remember what happened after that. However, his body seemed to have been beaten when he was unconscious. This kick It hurt a lot when I kicked him, and I didn't know if my ribs were broken.
"Is she good? Yes, you all think she is good..." Leng Yixin chuckled, the laughter was scary, "You all think she is a genius, a business wizard, a direct descendant of Xuanmen, with excellent grades, she is good at everything, even getting married She likes all the people... But why does she want to steal from me what I like? I have nothing, I only have one wish, and it was taken away by her! Why! Why! Why does she want to steal from me when she has everything? !”
The woman's voice was shrill, and suddenly there were punches, kicks, and muffled sounds in the room, which made people's hearts tremble.
Liu Jingquan saw the veins on his forehead exposed behind his desk. He wanted to shout stop, but gritted his teeth and said nothing. This woman is a lunatic. Who knows if irritating her will make her worse? He was tied up now and had no way to save himself, let alone save others. He could only pray that the woman would stop her hands quickly. If the fight continues like this, someone will definitely die!
The ground was covered with blood coughed up by Xia Zhiyuan. He was already confused. Leng Yixin was still angry. She squatted down and put a fruit knife on his neck. "Tell me, where are the other members of the Xia family? Tell me, You don’t have to die.”
Xia Zhiyuan is not a fool, how could he say that? At this moment, he was only glad that he came alone today and did not let Liu Jingquan go to the hotel to find him.
"Don't be afraid, I just heard that she has grandparents, and mother, and I just want to meet them." Leng Yixin smiled, the solemnity just now was gone now, and she said in a conversational tone, "My grandfather, and my parents , are no longer here. It’s not easy for me to see them now.”
Xia Zhiyuan simply closed his eyes and stopped talking, looking like he was waiting to die. His daughter's abnormality today should be due to this incident. Fortunately, others are fine, and her daughter will be back soon. She will definitely be able to handle this matter... But he doesn't know if he will still be alive to see her come back.
In this life, he is actually content to live to this day. The Huaxia Group has become powerful, and his daughter's future marriage has been settled. Even if he is allowed to leave now, he has no regrets... He understands that his daughter can still go well without her parents accompanying her on the future road.
Xia Zhiyuan closed his eyes, and a happy smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
The atmosphere in the office was dead silent, and this smile hurt someone's eyes. Leng Yixin squinted, and the hatred in his eyes was reflected in the light of the knife, dazzling him.
The light of the spatula stopped an inch in front of Xia Zhiyuan's neck!
Leng Yixin was startled and tried to get up, but her body was already stiff.
Immediately, she heard a voice that couldn't possibly appear here - at least, it couldn't happen now!
"Do you want to see your parents? I can take you there. I've always been a kind-hearted person." This voice was casual and careless. To some people, it was like the sound of nature, but to others, it was like a bolt from the blue.
As soon as he finished speaking, that thunderbolt shook the door open! Leng Yixin squatted on the ground, unable to move. Shang held a fruit knife on Xia Zhiyuan's neck, and was hit by the force of the door being opened, sending him flying out!
I was wrong, I thought I could finish this paragraph today, but it looks like I have to write the next chapter. Regarding the recent status, today’s word count is too much, so I’ll continue tomorrow.
Can be whipped, please give me light treatment~