In December, Beituo, who vowed to stop Fulong, his rival, in Chengdu and Xichuan Province, encountered Fulong's booby trap tactics and was entangled in many disputes and was stuck in a quagmire. Fulong took this opportunity to open up the situation and began to plan for the next year. At this level, Beituo had lost the ability to defend against Fulong.
On the other hand, Wang Ligang and Lei Wei met in a teahouse in the center of Chengdu.
Lei Weigang had just finished his meal in a teahouse. In front of him was a plate of twice-cooked pork, a small dish of fermented black bean paste, and a cup of fine Mengding tea poured over white rice.
He ate a piece of twice-cooked pork, a spoonful of bean paste, and then he ate the rice soaked in tea. To him, it seemed more delicious than delicacies from land and sea. He ate every grain of rice cleanly. Finally, he put the bowl aside like a new one. Someone came up to collect it. Then Lei Wei picked up the covered bowl of tea, took a sip, lit a cigarette, and looked at Wang Ligang in front of him.
"Ligang, we are brothers... We have been through thick and thin together. I need to rely on you for some things. Needless to say, there are so many brothers down there who need to eat. Without you, these brothers won't be able to live a good life... I appreciate it."
Lei Wei paused and looked into Wang Ligang's eyes. People like him have experienced many ups and downs, and sometimes a look from him can make people shudder and be captivating.
However, Wang Ligang did not shrink back like ordinary people, because in a sense, they were all the same kind of people.
Anyone who has ever been desperate will have this kind of look.
The people and affairs of the underworld, the incident that has now aroused the attention of countless people in Chengdu, the one who can stir up the waves is the two people in this inconspicuous teahouse.
"You asked us to attack Fulong Company... but Dadong was arrested. You said that Wu Zhishan had a solution on your side, but now... everyone knows that you, Beituo, were defeated by Fulong and can't protect yourself... This slap on my face is okay. For you, Wang Ligang, I accept this slap. But there are so many brothers below. They are in the underworld and have to protect themselves. This is known to everyone. In other words, if I, Lei Wei, don't give an explanation for this matter, how can the brothers hold their heads up in the future?"
When Wang Ligang saw the look in Lei Wei's eyes, he felt a chill in his heart. Lei Wei had suffered such a big setback because of him at Cheng Feiyang's side. Lei Wei still wanted to maintain his prestige, so this kind of revenge must be fierce and must also establish prestige and awe. At any time, he, Wang Ligang, might be the one who was pushed out to make an example of others to intimidate his subordinates and maintain his prestige.
Wang Ligang said, "Brother Lei, times have changed. Cheng Feiyang is now a major taxpayer. If we touch him, we will only bring trouble upon ourselves. It is not worth it. Wu Zhishan said that business wars are business wars. Although he looks like a nagging god, there are still some things that we have to say. It's just that we use our own way."
Lei Wei looked at him, "You talk, I listen. If it makes sense, we'll do it. If it's difficult to implement, I'll use my own method."
Wang Ligang said calmly, "It's not that difficult... You have the money I helped some factories to get from you... Oh, I kept it in reserve just in case something happened someday."
"If those factories work honestly for me, Wang Ligang, they will have a job. I lent you money in the beginning, and I gave them orders. I paid you the interest every year, and they still had a surplus and could live decently. But if they don't listen, I will collect the principal and interest. Whoever I want to fail will fail."
Wang Ligang's eyes were sinister. "I have some two-faced factories on hand who took orders from Fulong without our knowledge. Let's start with these factories. Now is the rush period, and Fulong is still waiting for the payment from the delivery of equipment. We have paralyzed some of the factories he built. I wonder how Fulong can deliver the goods this time! He has orders but cannot deliver on time. He will lose everything!"
Lei Wei reached out and patted his shoulder, saying, "I lost my entire family and everything. I killed Lu Xiaodong in exchange for the other party's bankruptcy. My name Lei Wei cannot convince the public, nor can it suppress those who are ready to make a move... At least I have to make Cheng Feiyang's family destroyed, so that it can be regarded as a warning to the rest."
"Ha ha… "
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In the new issue of Amaterasu Shimbun of No. 10 Middle School, Cheng Ran unsurprisingly became the protagonist of this student-run newspaper that specialized in reporting interesting campus events. In the entertainment section of Chaohua Tabloid, Cheng Ran's popularity soared from the original 38th place to the third place, which could be said to be the best among the crowd.
At this point, many people have gone from being skeptical at first to being almost 90% certain about what happened when Jiang Hongshao returned from winning the gold medal in the national science and technology innovation competition and the whole school thanked Cheng Ran for providing the creative ideas.
After all, No. 10 Middle School is a national key middle school, and the Chaohua Ranking List of this student-run tabloid still mainly determines a student's status based on academic performance and competition awards.
Sometimes the so-called Fengyun degree almost coincides with the score list posted by No. 10 Middle School. Cheng Ran can be said to be a rare student whose academic performance is not outstanding, but he has reached such a high level because of an opportune lecture by a counterattack expert.
When Zhang Ping excitedly showed him this issue of the newspaper, Cheng Ran felt as if he was leveling up and fighting monsters in a game.
This is really... insane.
However, Cheng Ran still couldn't like this student tabloid because he saw that Zhu Xu was still behind Jiang Hongshao's name in the most anticipated couple position.
Although Cheng Ran knew that this was just some bored student posting some gossip, his method of keeping his eyes on the nose and his nose on the heart didn't work this time. He still felt a little uneasy and a little sour...
So I don't like this newspaper very much. These middle school students are too idle and too privileged, and they are exposed to the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment too early. In fact, it's not the students' fault. Now, several major TV stations broadcast entertainment news at 7 or 8 o'clock. This is the peak period for TV to broadcast entertainment gossip. This situation will not disappear until the rise of the Internet and portal websites have special celebrity gossip news.
However, this slightly uncomfortable feeling was suddenly relieved when I received a small note from someone else.
There always seems to be something like this happening in the classroom: a bunch of notes with little secrets written on them, poking someone in the back, or bumping into someone's elbow, and then some kind of tacit understanding will arise between the students, and they will become messengers, passing the notes one by one until they reach the target's hands.
When Cheng Ran received a note from a boy named Liu Siao behind him, he saw an expression that was a mixture of reluctance, envy, and curiosity.
After opening the small piece of paper and seeing Jiang Hongshao's beautiful words "Let's go together after school this afternoon", Cheng Ran understood where Liu Siao's expression came from. It was probably very rare for someone like Jiang Hongshao to take the initiative to pass notes to others, but she rarely received notes in class this semester, but it was common last semester.
However, as for the bold behavior of some boys, Jiang Hongshao, as the class monitor, would throw the notes into the desk after reading them and then throw them into the trash can after class. Over time, no one would pass her notes with the intention of asking for phone numbers or private messages, except for those who were seriously passing on messages, because they knew that there would be no response even if they passed the notes, and they would feel more embarrassed and uneasy when facing her, as if all the little thoughts in their hearts were known by this girl.
Cheng Ran put the note away and looked to the left and back. She did not look away, as if the note did not exist.
Cheng Ran smiled. This seemed to be the first time that Jiang Hongshao asked him to go home together after school after arriving at No. 10 Middle School.
Doesn't this mean we'll soon know where she lives
When he arrived at No. 10 Middle School, although Cheng Ran had made inferences with Lao Jiang while joking before, he finally saw through Lao Jiang's concerns and did not dig deep into his questions.
Because if he continues to ask, Lao Jiang will definitely tell him.
But just like some things, seeing that she was hesitant to talk, Cheng Ran would not force it.
And now, isn’t this actually the day that he knew would come “sooner or later”
How should I put it... I'm still a little looking forward to it.