Chapter 116 It's dark and the road is slippery, be careful not to lose your breath
Wushang City Railway Station.
After Gao Rui hung up the phone, his face looked a little gloomy. Two middle-aged men followed him. One of them was responsible for carrying the luggage, and the other one saw Gao Rui's expression and felt a little confused. Did something go wrong?
Gao Rui picked up the phone and made another call. The call was quickly connected. However, one minute later, after he hung up the phone, his expression became even gloomier.
"Chen Ming, Li Datou, well done!"
The next moment, Gao Rui sneered. As a ghost merchant, he had a very high status in the extraordinary circle. Wherever he went, the local appraisal institute and consultants would drive to pick him up, and everything was arranged.
This time when the ghost market in Wushang City opened, he came as a ghost merchant. In his imagination, Chen Ming would send a car to pick him up after a phone call. However, he did not expect that Chen Ming would say on the phone that he was busy with something and could not get away. He said that he could send his subordinates to pick him up and arrange all subsequent matters.
Does he need some money for hotel accommodation and meals?
He wanted the show, and over the years he had gotten used to the flattery of the local appraisal firm.
Unexpectedly, this time, Chen Ming from Wushang City dared to ignore him.
"Call a taxi."
Gao Rui spoke to a middle-aged man behind him with a cold face. The middle-aged man was stunned when he heard this. Every time he went out with the young master, there was a car to pick him up. This was the first time he took a taxi by himself.
"What, are you deaf? Can't you hear me?"
Seeing that his followers did not respond, Gao Rui yelled, and the followers quickly picked up their phones and started to hail a taxi. However, the other middle-aged man saw this scene and his eyes flickered, as if he was thinking about something.
Su Chongmin was indeed thinking about something. He and Mr. Gao had not known each other for a long time, but he knew that Mr. Gao was very powerful and had a great influence all over the country. By chance, he had followed Mr. Gao to several cities, and wherever he went, there was a special car that would drive directly to the station to pick him up.
He was not sure which department those cars came from, but he only needed to know one thing: being able to drive the cars to the entrance was not something that ordinary departments could do.
And this time, he also heard that Gao Shao was coming to Wushang City. As a native of Wushang City, he took this opportunity to travel with Gao Shao, hoping to have a deeper connection with Gao Shao.
Although it is not known why Wushang City did not send a car to pick up Gao Shao this time, judging from the phone call Gao Shao made earlier, Gao Shao also has power in Wushang City, but he may have encountered some unexpected situation.
But this happened to be his opportunity, his chance to show off in front of Gao Shao.
"Mr. Gao, my hometown is in Wushang City, so I have some wealth, but it's not as good as you. I'll call home and arrange a car to pick you up and give you a welcome."
"All right."
Gao Rui glanced at Su Chongmin and finally nodded in agreement. Seeing this, Su Chongmin quickly picked up his phone and walked aside to make a call.
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A private room in a banquet hall of a luxury hotel in Wushang City.
Su Zhongmin looked at the second brother and his niece who had hurried over, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Why did it take so long?"
"Uncle, I was delayed because I just got home and took a shower." Su Yi listened to what her uncle said and explained to her father.
Just when she got home, her father received a call from her uncle, saying that a distinguished person had come to Wushang City. He set up a welcome party for the distinguished person in the evening and asked her father to go with him.
Because my mother went to my grandmother's house and there was no one else at home, my father brought me along. I had just taken a long bus ride and was a little tired, so I took a shower, which is why I was a little late.
"Xiaoyi, this time the nobleman is of great importance. Your father is not worried, but I am afraid that you are young and ignorant and will say the wrong thing."
"Uncle, I'm not a child anymore, why would I talk nonsense? At worst I'll just keep quiet and eat my food and see what you two brothers have to say."
Su Yi stuck out her tongue, but her uncle's words also made her curious about the identity of the person in the box. Her uncle is such a steady person, but how could someone who was called a noble by her uncle be so excited? Who was that person?
"In short, it's not wrong to be careful. If we can establish a good relationship with this noble man, there will be absolutely no problem for our family to move to a higher level."
After Su Chongmin finished his instructions, he pushed open the door of the box. Gao Rui in the box was a little impatient at first, but when he saw Su Yi following in, his eyes lit up.
"Mr. Gao, let me introduce you. This is my brother and this is my niece. I didn't invite any outsiders today."
"We are all family, family members are the best, please sit wherever you want."
Gao Rui took over the words with a smile and looked at Su Yi. The moment Su Yi came in, she felt some meaning in the eyes of Mr. Gao. She felt a little uncomfortable and walked to the seat farthest from Mr. Gao and sat down.
To the left of this position was his father, who just happened to block the young man's view.
When Gao Rui saw where Su Yi was sitting, the smile on his face turned a little colder, and he cursed in his heart, wondering if all the people in Wushang City were so ungrateful.
Chen Ming is like this, and so is this girl.
Su Chongmin also sensed a little dissatisfaction from Gao Rui, but although he wanted to curry favor with Gao Rui, he would not go to the extent of selling his niece. However, if Mr. Gao and his niece could be together, it would definitely be a good thing for their Su family.
Xiaoyi has just graduated from college and is still relatively naive. She doesn't know that in this society, sometimes working hard for a lifetime is not as useful as a word from a noble person.
It is said that small wealth depends on earning, medium wealth depends on luck, and big wealth depends on fate.
This fate refers to a noble person. Without a noble person to help, one can only reach the middle level at most. The Su family is already in the middle level now. If they want to move up further, they must rely on a noble person.
"Xiaoyi, you don't know Master Gao. Master Gao and I have been to several cities. Every time we arrived in a city, Master Gao had friends to greet him. And they were not just ordinary friends. Whether it was the airport or the high-speed rail station, they all went through the VIP channel. It was not the kind of VIP channel that anyone with money could enter."
Su Chongmin knew that his niece knew more about certain things than ordinary young people because of the influence of his second son and his wife. His niece should be able to understand what he meant.
Su Yi did understand, but what she thought of in her mind was the tall and handsome boy she met at the train station earlier.
"Ahem, there's nothing I can do. I have many friends all over the place, and everyone gives me some face. This time when I come to Wushang City, I don't want to be too high-profile, so I just let my friends go about their business and don't need to pick me up."
If Su Yi wasn't there, Gao Rui wouldn't have said this. He just wanted to show off his strength in front of Su Yi.
As a ghost businessman, he is not short of money, but he knows that for girls from certain backgrounds, money is nothing, and the Su family is obviously such a family.
However, Gao Rui also knows his own business. He goes to different places because the appraisal institutes in various places want to curry favor with him. After all, as a ghost businessman, the appraisal institutes often ask them for help, but he did not join the appraisal institute as a consultant.
The reason was simple. After becoming a consultant, he could no longer ask for such exorbitant prices for many things, which he could not accept.
If it really comes to power, these appraisal institutes will give face for small matters, but if it involves more important matters, those appraisal institutes may not give face.
However, he would naturally not tell the Su family about the inner situation. The girl from the Su family was nice, but he was just playing around with her. As a ghost businessman, it was impossible for him to marry her because it meant that he would have to tell the other party all his details.
Listening to Gao Rui's false modesty, Su Yi didn't know why, but became even more disgusted, and asked inexplicably: "Mr. Gao, what car does your friend drive, and what's the license plate?"
"What car? A private business car with a license plate of 99946."
99946, this is a license plate unique to each local appraisal institute.
Su Yi was stunned. She was biting the straw and the milk accidentally flowed out from the corner of her mouth. She quickly took a tissue to wipe it off. This scene made Gao Rui's eyes become even more evil.
99946. If she remembered correctly, the young man at the high-speed rail station took the car with this license plate.
For a moment, she felt that her uncle might have been deceived. Could this be a liar?
"This license plate is pretty good. I seemed to have seen this car when I just left the high-speed rail station. It was a business car. It picked up someone and left through the VIP channel."
Su Yi deliberately brought this up to see Gao Rui's reaction. As she guessed, Gao Rui's face turned dark. However, it was not because he was caught lying as she guessed, but because of the content of her words.
Chen Ming sent a car to the high-speed rail station to pick someone up, but told me on the phone that he was busy. Could it be that there is someone more important than him?
It would be fine if it were normal times, but now that the ghost market in Wushang City is about to open, he is the most important person.
"Chen Ming, I remember it."
Gao Rui's eyes flashed with a cold gleam, and the atmosphere in the box suddenly dropped to the bottom because of Su Yi's words. No matter how Su Chongmin tried to adjust the atmosphere, Su Yi was busy eating her food. In the end, Gao Rui just took a few bites of the food and left.
"Master Gao, I'll take you there!"
"No."
Watching Gao Rui leaving, Su Zhongmin looked at his niece helplessly: "Xiaoyi, why are you..."
"Uncle, what I said is all true, and I think our family is pretty good now. Compared to many families, it's already pretty good. Going any further may not necessarily be a good thing."
"Boss, what Xiaoyi said makes sense. The mountains are high and the winds are strong. We don't need to take the risk."
Su Yi's father also agreed. Su Zhongmin listened to what the father and daughter said and sighed, "Of course I know that our family is doing well now, but given the current situation, it can only last for three generations at most. What about after three generations..."
"Uncle, what happens after three generations is what happens after three generations. People always say that children and grandchildren have their own blessings. If things really don't work out by then, that will be the problem for future generations. You don't have to worry so much about it."
Su Yi walked forward and hugged Su Chongmin. Su Chongmin also sighed helplessly and said, "Never mind, let it be."
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night!
Today, Wushang City is quieter than ever.
Many entertainment venues closed early, including some late-night snack shops. They had received a notice from above a few days ago that they were not allowed to open too late in the evenings. The originally bustling streets of Wushang suddenly became quiet.
Su Yi looked at her best friend, feeling somewhat helpless: "I also want to take you to experience the night culture of our Wushang City, but you can see that I don't know what happened, all the lively places in the past are closed."
After eating at the hotel, Su Yi said goodbye to her father and uncle, and made an appointment with the female classmate who came to Wushang City with her. This female classmate was not from Wushang City. She came to Wushang City this time because she submitted her resume at school and received an interview invitation from a company in Wushang City.
“Su Yi, you guys are so quiet this night, combined with these buildings, it’s quite scary.”
Zhang Yixin looked at the surrounding buildings. Wushang City has a good economic development, but unlike those economically developed cities, Wushang City does not have too many high-rise buildings. Instead, it is mostly old alleys from the 1980s and 1990s. Under the lighting at night, it is very suitable for filming some suspense horror dramas in the Republic of China.
"I'm used to it. How about I take you for a walk and let you experience the Republican culture of Wushang City late at night?"
"Forget it. It looks a bit scary. Since there is no place to play, let's go back." Zhang Yixin was a little scared, so Su Yi stopped joking. She knew that her best friend was timid.
But just as the two were about to leave, a cough suddenly came from the depths of the alley not far away, and Su Yi looked towards the depths of the alley.
"Did someone cough just now? Yi Xin, did you hear it?"
"Is there?"
Zhang Yixin shook his head to indicate that he didn't hear it. Su Yi showed an attitude of listening carefully and then walked towards the alley.
"There's no mistake. I did hear it. I'll go over and take a look."
Seeing Su Yi about to walk into the alley, Zhang Yixin was a little scared and grabbed Su Yi's hand: "Don't do it, it's so dark there."
"It's okay. These alleys are not deep."
As a person who was born and raised in Wushang City, Su Yi had long lost her fear of these alleys. She smiled and said, "Besides, we still have you. Just stand here and call the police if anything happens."
After saying that, Su Yi let go of Zhang Yixin's hand and walked towards the alley. After walking only a few meters into the alley, she saw a figure lying on the ground. In the faint light, she could see that it was an old man.
"Old man, how did you fall here?"
Seeing this, Su Yi hurried forward to help the old man up from the ground. The old man said with gratitude: "Thank you, little girl, can you take me back?"
"Where do you live, old man?"
"I live on South Street."
"Chengnan Street, it's not far away. I can take you back."
Su Yi helped the old man out of the alley and walked along the road of Chengnan Street in her memory. Strangely, she seemed to have forgotten the existence of her best friend Zhang Yixin. Strangely, Zhang Yixin was not waiting at the entrance of the alley either.
Ten minutes later, Su Yi discovered lights in front of her, followed by bustling sounds. When she got closer, she found that it was actually a market.
A market late at night?
"Little girl, there is a market here, and grandma wants to buy something. Why don't you accompany me to take a look?"
"Oh, okay!"
Su Yi helped the old lady into the market. The bustling market made her feel like she was back to her childhood when she followed her grandmother to the market.
"This thing is beautiful. Can you buy it for me, little girl? I don't have any money, old man. I'll give it to you when I get home."
The old woman pointed at a comb, Su Yi nodded, walked over, picked it up and asked the merchant about the price: "Boss, how much is this?"
"This is cheap, just give it as you see fit."
Su Yi didn't expect there would be such a vendor, and asked the old woman: "Grandma, do you want this?"
"Yes, yes, thank you, little girl."
The old lady grabbed the comb and smiled happily. Su Yi was about to take out her cell phone to pay the boss, but after searching her whole body, she found that her cell phone was nowhere to be found.
"Why, you don't have any money?"
The vendor looked at Su Yi with a smile, and the old woman also smiled. The wrinkles on her face were wrinkled together at an instant. There was no kindness on her face at all, but only coldness.
"I... I can't find my phone right now. Boss, how about you call me on your phone and I'll ask my friend to send me the money."
“No money.”
The boss smiled happily: "If you don't have money, you can use other things to pay it back, such as yours..."
The boss put his hand on his chest...
"Why are you visiting the market so late at night? Don't you have any money? I'll pay for you."
A voice sounded behind her, and Su Yi quickly turned around. She was surprised to see that she actually met the handsome guy she met at the train station.
"Yes...I forgot to bring money."
Su Yi's pretty face turned red, and when she turned around, she found that the boss's hand was on her chest, stroking it back and forth, and he looked embarrassed as if he didn't know where to put his hands.
Su Yi was confused by her boss's behavior. Wouldn't the boss be cold at this late hour?
What she didn't know was that the moment she heard the voice and turned around, the boss's hand pierced into her chest, and blood flowed out along the torn skin by his hand. However, the moment Lin Ye's figure appeared, the boss silently took his hand out, and his chest returned to its original state.
"I...I don't want this comb anymore."
The old woman quickly threw the comb back to the stall, and then looked at Lin Ye with some fear.
Lin Ye glanced at the vendor and the old woman for a few seconds, and said calmly, "Since you don't want it anymore, let this girl take you back. It's dark at night and the roads are slippery. You're so old, be careful not to fall and die."
The old woman trembled and nodded hurriedly, but Su Yi was a little angry. This handsome guy was handsome, but why was he so rude to speak to an old lady?
"Girl, girl, please take me back."
Perhaps sensing that Su Yi was going to argue with Lin Ye, the old woman quickly grabbed Su Yi and dragged her away. Su Yi then realized that her strength was not even as good as that of an old woman and she was dragged away.
