Chapter 328: The Truth Comes Out
Liu Laoliu changed the subject and said, "There are three persons in charge. One is obsessed with opera, and the other just wants to maintain the status quo. A lot of work falls on Mr. Huang. It's really hard to be in your position without overtime pay."
Mr. Huang said, "Someone has to do the work, right?"
Liu Laoliu said, "So most of the recent orders were given by you. There is one thing I don't understand. Why do you implement fixed-point surveillance on Zhang Nianzu instead of all-round surveillance? You know that with his personality, he won't stay in one place obediently. Isn't this a waste of manpower and material resources?"
"This is the same for Jack, it's fair."
Liu Laoliu smacked his lips and said, "Jack's ability restrains all the soldiers. Zhang Nianzu will be killed by him as soon as he goes out on the street. Your fairness seems a bit forced."
Mr. Huang said, "I know what you want to say, so I might as well answer all your questions at once. Since the implementation of fixed-point surveillance, do I know their whereabouts after leaving the designated location? I know! Do I know that Jack ambushed Zhang Nianzu in the fruit wholesale market? I know too! You may ask me why I did this, and even think that I am biased -"
Zhang Nianzu listened silently. Even Li Changgui and Asan did not get excited. They also wanted to hear what Mr. Huang had to say next.
Mr. Huang slammed the table and said, "The purpose of the Ant Tribe is to check and balance the Strongman Tribe. The first condition for the check and balance is that they are within our control. Since Zhang Nianzu became the new ancestor, the Strongman Tribe has gradually begun to have centripetal force. Jack is a newcomer, and his hard power is actually not as good as Zhang Nianzu's. If we really treat them equally, Jack will soon be squeezed out. At this time, we must create chaos to make them evenly matched. This is the real fairness. So yes, I am playing a biased role!" Mr. Huang is undoubtedly good at arguing. His words made people feel that he was completely acting on behalf of the heavens...
Li Changgui said with emotion: "Finally we have found the culprit."
Mr. Hong said in surprise, "I didn't expect that Mr. Huang and I have the same idea."
Mr. Huang smiled and said, "That's why you signed my proposal, right?"
Zhang Nianzu said in a deep voice: "So..."
Mr. Huang said suddenly: "So there is no traitor, no conspiracy. This is a war between the ants and the strongmen. Now we have lost, you can just kill us all. But the ants are not as weak as you think. We are finished. There will be a new queen ant and a new ant tribe."
Liu Laoliu said hurriedly: "Don't shout such slogans yet, I still want to live a few more years."
Mr. Huang said: "My behavior has implicated everyone. I'm sorry."
Madam Qian asked, "Sixth Brother, did you find anything useful?"
Liu Laoliu waved his hand and suddenly asked Mr. Huang: "Why are all your hotels losing money?"
Mr. Huang was surprised and asked, "Why are you talking about this? Is there a loss? I don't know about that."
Liu Laoliu said: "It's normal that you didn't notice that one or two companies were losing money, but how come you don't know that all of them are losing money?"
Mr. Huang smiled and said, "How is this possible?"
"How is that impossible? I specifically chose your hotel to stay at this time, and I found that the occupancy rate of the better-performing hotels was only 30%. Although many places were open, their facilities were outdated and the management was chaotic. What's going on?"
Mr. Huang said, "I'm sorry I'm too busy to travel around like you, brother. In this situation... well, if there's still a chance, I'll go back and look through the account books."
Liu Laoliu said, "What a rich and powerful tone! You don't mean to say that the hotel is not your main business, right?"
Mr. Huang was silent.
Liu Laoliu continued, "Under normal circumstances, if there is a comprehensive loss, you either find out the problem and upgrade the management and hardware, or completely change the business project. You have been losing money for more than one or two months. Do you really not care?"
Mr. Huang sneered, "Why do you keep fussing about this? When did the ant tribe become money-oriented?"
Liu Laoliu said, "It has always been like this. Did you just know about it today?"
Mr. Huang said, "Okay, even if I lose money and am about to go bankrupt, does that prove that I am a traitor?"
Liu Laoliu said, "No, no, no, what makes me most curious is this. You are losing money, but you don't show any sign of bankruptcy. Someone regularly transfers huge sums of money into your account like they are giving you a blood transfusion, allowing you to maintain the operation of those hotels. Why do these people do this? Because they have to help you hold on so that they can maintain your image as a rich man, so that you won't be kicked out of the upper echelons of the ant tribe."
Mr. Huang said: "This is just normal investment behavior. I can explain every penny of money clearly. You will be held responsible for making baseless nonsense."
Liu Laoliu said, "I believe you can explain it clearly. After all, I don't understand money matters. I want to ask you something off topic. Lei Xiaohu's home was bombed a few days ago. Did you know that?"
"That was the work of the Bian brothers, who wanted to seek revenge on Zhang Nianzu."
"But Jack showed up there, too."
Mr. Huang said: "Jack teamed up with the Bian family to deal with Zhang Nianzu, but the purpose of our ant tribe is to only target the strongman tribe. Although the Bian family is a criminal, they are not within the scope of our dealings."
Liu Laoliu said: "Yes, the bomb was made by the Bian family, but the raw materials for making the bomb came from our Ant Tribe."
Mr. Huang was surprised when he heard this : "Is there such a thing?"
Liu Laoliu took out a piece of charred scrap metal and placed it on the table. He pointed at the barely discernible ripples on it and said, "Of course no one would put a logo on something like this, but there are still marks that only we ants can identify - ordinary people would never think that this ripple represents an ant."
Mr. Huang said unhappily, "Why have I never seen it before?"
Mr. Hong looked at Mr. Bai in confusion, and the latter shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.
Liu Laoliu said, "This is the latest regulation. Items suspected of being military materials have similar marks. This has two purposes. One is to facilitate management, and the other is to avoid suspicion. To put it bluntly, if any malicious incident occurs, this mark can prove that it was not done by us ants."
Mr. Huang found this ridiculous and absurd, as if he were listening to some Arabian Nights fairy tale: "How could the three of us not know about such a thing?"
Liu Laoliu said, "This is to protect you. Madam Qian is the one with the highest authority to know about this matter. She told me only after she sent me out. This was done to isolate you and form a protective layer. I didn't expect it to play a crucial role."
Mr. Hong said expressionlessly, "Okay, Mrs. Qian has a trick up her sleeve."
Mr. Bai said indifferently: "But it is understandable. The less we know about something that might be stained with blood, the better."
Mr. Huang's expression changed slightly for some reason.
Liu Laoliu suddenly turned to Mr. Huang and said, "I have been running around outside for a while, and apart from finding out that your hotel is not good, all I gained is not as good as my visit to the Lei family villa - the bomb fragments left on the ruins have the marks of our ant tribe!"
Mr. Huang asked, “What does this mean?”
"Mr. Hong and Mr. Bai each have their own situations. You are the most powerful person in the ant tribe, and you are the only one who can approve so many supplies."
Mr. Huang spread his hands and said, "How ridiculous! Only the warehouse manager can do this kind of thing."
Liu Laoliu said, "Don't let outsiders laugh at us. We are not a state-owned enterprise in the 1980s and 1990s where we can ship goods out of the factory with a handwritten note from the leader. Moreover, I found that the key to the problem is not what you approve, but what you put into the warehouse."
Mr. Hong asked, "What do you mean?"
Liu Laoliu said, "Yesterday, a batch of supplies were put into the warehouse by Mr. Huang. They just filled the gap left by the supplies that were taken out a few days ago. This just proves that the supplies that were taken away were the bombs used to bomb the Lei family! Mr. Huang didn't want to be held accountable later, so he quickly replenished the supplies that were taken away. However, they have not been marked with the ant tribe's mark, so they can be distinguished at a glance."
Mr. Bai said, "I just happened to know about the storage."
Mr. Huang's face turned pale in an instant!
Liu Laoliu said slowly to Mr. Huang, "We have always overlooked a problem. In addition to the Ant Tribe, the Strongman Tribe is also very rich, but the money is now in the hands of Du Heng, and behind him is Jack. You are their undercover in the Ant Tribe. They spend money to support you so that you can play a decisive role at an important moment. It would have been best if Jack's raid had succeeded. After the accident, you immediately advocated sending troops to help them escape, because you knew Mr. Hong's position and Mr. Bai's good temper. As expected, they did not object, and you also made a contribution to Jack. They will continue to provide you with a steady stream of financial assistance in the future. If Jack becomes the new ancestor, money will not even be a problem for you to consider."
Mr. Hong looked at Mr. Huang in astonishment. Seeing that he didn't say anything, he said in a deep voice, "Mr. Huang, can you tell me what's going on?"
Mr. Huang suddenly stretched out his hand to Liu Laoliu and said, "Give me a cigarette."
Liu Laoliu handed it to him and helped him light it.
Mr. Bai said, "It seems that there is a result." He sighed, "Mr. Huang has been talking about fairness. If this fairness means taking sides from the perspective of the interests of the ants, I have no objection. I do not like war, but I am not weak. I also agree with what you said about balancing the other side. But if you take sides for personal gain and try to drag us into the water, then I will be very disappointed." He stared at Mr. Huang and said, "Your behavior just now seemed to be trying to take all the responsibility on yourself, but in fact you are passing the buck so that the strongman tribe can share the means of revenge equally among us. Mr. Huang, is it really just for money?"
Mr. Huang exhaled smoke and said in a daze: "I did start losing money a long time ago, and suddenly someone came to me and said they wanted to invest in me——"
Mr. Bai said, "There is no such thing as a free lunch. With your resources, can you find any problems with them if you want to investigate them thoroughly?"
Mr. Huang glanced at him and said, "Who would complain about having too much money? Can you guarantee that you will do better than me if you encounter such a thing? Only rich people know the benefits of money. From this perspective, the requirements of the ant tribe for selecting a person in charge are really not very smart. After we got in touch, the so-called investment funds really arrived on time. The other party supported me for a long time without asking for anything in return. Until I realized that something was wrong, he suddenly pointed it out."
Zhang Nianzu asked, "Is it Jack?"
Mr. Huang nodded: "His request is very simple, help him sit in the position of the grandfather."
Mr. Hong sighed.
Mr. Huang said: "It's not that I didn't struggle, but thinking that this would not harm the interests of the ant tribe, I agreed to provide him with limited help."
Mr. Hong said, "How can you think that the interests of the ants will not be harmed? Jack is the second-in-command of the strongman tribe. If he succeeds, he will become the number one. What are you going to do then? No wonder I have always had a hard time following him. It turns out that you secretly tipped him off. We are all being played in your hands."
Mr. Huang said, "Isn't it what we have always wanted to let them fight among themselves? I may have selfish motives, but have I ever harmed anyone in the ant tribe? No!"
Mr. Bai said: "People who want to shirk responsibility always have excuses."
Mr. Huang sneered: "I have worked diligently for the Ant Tribe for so many years, but in the end I can't even keep my family property. What's wrong with having a chance to get some benefits for myself and cause trouble for the Strongman Tribe?"
Mr. Hong was too lazy to talk to him anymore.
Mr. Bai said, "They are fine. We are the ones who are in trouble. Are you satisfied with the result today?"
Mr. Huang put out his cigarette on the table and said calmly, "Is the result today because of me? No! It's because we can't beat them at all."
