Chapter 351: Retreat to the End
From the time they met until now, Hu Yaoqing has always been in a cheerful mood, laughing and chatting with Song Yuanchao and the others.
Hu Yaoqing acted just like what the outside world said about him, like a dandy young man. But when Hu Yaoqing suddenly said these words with a meaningful tone and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, both Luo Yang and Song Yuanchao felt a chill behind them, as if they were being stared at by something.
"Brother Qing, look at what you said. I withdrew from Dazhalan a long time ago. You know my father's temper. I have to withdraw, otherwise my legs will be broken. I only heard about Zhao Minglei's affairs from others, and I don't know anything about Brother Liming. Where did you get this information?" Luo Yang's face changed slightly and then returned to normal. He picked up the glass of wine in front of him and filled it up for Hu Yaoqing, saying with a smile.
"You said it was Dao Tu who heard it, so did I, hahaha." Hu Yaoqing replied with a smile, and in a blink of an eye he became the same laughing and joking person as before. He picked up the wine cup and took a sip, then looked at Luo Yang, then at Song Yuanchao: "Yangzi, there are no outsiders here today, only Yuanchao and my brother are here, we are all family, there is no need to hide anything, don't you think?"
"Yes, Brother Qing is right. We are friends." Luo Yang's mouth twitched slightly, but he still had a smile on his face.
"Yoko, I believe what you said. I know what kind of person you are. But the problem is that some things are useless if I believe them alone. I need others to believe them, right?"
As he spoke, Hu Yaoqing played with the wine cup in his hand, looked at Luo Yang with a smile, and glanced at Song Yuanchao casually.
Song Yuanchao remained silent, trying to figure out Hu Yaoqing's real intention. It seemed that Hu Yaoqing already knew the ins and outs of the matter, and had also guessed why Zhao Minglei and the others had fallen.
Speaking of this matter, Song Yuanchao and Luo Yang handled it very secretly, and Song Yuanchao could guarantee that Hu Yaoqing would never be able to find the people he arranged.
No matter it is the so-called Hong Kong boss Steven or the beautiful secretary Ruth beside Steven, or even the foreign bodyguard who never speaks and just serves as a background board, these people are all professionals who are active in Hong Kong and Macau, and they are masters of thousands of doors who were found through underworld connections.
This plot had been set up for a long time, and in order to gain people's trust, Steven and others deliberately chose Master Huo as a foil. Meeting Master Huo at the airport that day was not a coincidence at all, but intentional, and it was also to make Zhao Minglei and others indirectly believe that Steven had a strong background through this incident.
As for Mr. Huo, of course he didn't know Steven. Their meeting and chatting was just an ordinary contact. At that time, Steven took the opportunity to greet him, speaking fluent Hong Kong dialect and with the style of a big boss. Mr. Huo thought he just happened to meet a colleague from the Hong Kong company at the airport, so he stopped and exchanged a few words out of courtesy.
As for the subsequent cooperation, Steven and others adopted the method of playing the long game to catch big fish. They first gave Zhao Minglei and others some sweet benefits, slowly gained their trust, and when the fish was completely hooked, it was time to close the net.
Since the previous cooperation had always been smooth, Zhao Minglei naturally relaxed his vigilance. In addition, Zhao Minglei had originally been ambitious but incompetent, and the short-term success made him feel elated. He had no idea of the dangers of the business world. Facing such a rich man, Steven, as a veteran, easily played him around.
Just like that, when the time was , Steven started to close the net and completely deceived Zhao Minglei. When the money arrived, Steven and his gang disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving Zhao Minglei in tears.
Song Yuanchao and his team paid almost nothing in this scam, because both the initial cooperation and the final profit were just a waste of time. After Zhao Minglei suffered a heavy loss, Song Yuanchao gave all the "profits" that exceeded the cost as rewards to Steven and others. Now, Steven and Ruth have already taken the money and gone somewhere, and even Hu Yaoqing and Zhang Liming have no way of finding their whereabouts.
So how did Hu Yaoqing know about this? Song Yuanchao thought about it for a while and finally determined that Hu Yaoqing was deliberately deceiving Luo Yang. As long as Luo Yang refused to admit it and could not produce any evidence, what could he do to him? Besides, Luo Yang had never shown up from the beginning to the end. It was logical to infer that Luo Yang could not be blamed, let alone Song Yuanchao, an outsider.
Faced with the pressure from Hu Yaoqing, Luo Yang felt a little guilty. When he was about to say something, Song Yuanchao kicked him lightly on the foot.
"Brother Qing, why am I so confused by what you said?" Luo Yang suddenly changed his words and asked with a confused expression.
"have no idea?"
"I really don't know! I still haven't figured it out." Luo Yang insisted that he knew nothing, cursing in his heart, "Even if I knew about this, could I tell you? If I admit it, I'll be an idiot."
"Okay, if you don't know, then don't know. Anyway, the matter has come to this." Unexpectedly, Hu Yaoqing did not continue to force Luo Yang, but said this. But just when Luo Yang was relieved, Hu Yaoqing spoke again: "Yangzi, we brothers can talk about anything, but some people are hard to talk to. Especially Granny Zhang, you should know what kind of person Granny Zhang is. This person is very sinister and full of bad water. How can he swallow this breath after suffering such a big loss? Besides, he is not stupid. Whoever benefits from this matter and whoever takes advantage in the end is the most suspicious. Don't you think this is the truth?"
"I heard that Zhao Minglei's cousin, the one called Xiao Qiao, is your brother. He has been doing very well in Dazhalan these days. Yangzi, don't think too much about it. I really mean well today. You'd better be careful. After all, not everyone is as easy to talk to as I am. What if..."
Hu Yaoqing didn't say the last word, but both Luo Yang and Song Yuanchao understood what he meant.
Luo Yang looked a little serious. What Hu Yaoqing said was not without reason. Do we really need evidence sometimes? They are not the police. They need real evidence to figure out a thing. For many things, suspicion is enough. Zhang Liming is not a fool. Hu Yaoqing pointed out the key.
In any event, whoever benefits more will be more suspicious. More importantly, Zhao Minglei had snatched Dazhalan from Luo Yang in the first place, and Zhang Liming was the person involved in the real reason why Luo Yang withdrew from Dazhalan. Zhang Liming knew very well that Luo Yang would definitely know that it was his doing, so it was impossible for him not to be ruthless.
Now Zhao Minglei's business in Dashilar has failed , Lao Xiong has been arrested, and Wang Juan and Zhang Liming have lost their previous income, which is a big loss. But now Xiao Qiao and his team have "recovered lost ground" in a very short time and have become the leader of Dashilar again. From this point alone, Luo Yang is highly suspected.
Zhang Liming was so angry that he wanted to vent his anger on someone. That was why it was natural to blame Luo Yang for this, regardless of whether he was the one behind it or not.
Luo Yang looked solemn. He thought for a moment and said with a wry smile, "That's true. Brother Qing, you are right. This matter...isn't it like there is yellow mud in the crotch? It's shit, right?"
"Hahaha, this is a rough but reasonable statement. It's correct." Hu Yaoqing nodded with a smile.
"Brother Qing, can you please say a few words?" Song Yuanchao suddenly spoke at this time. Hu Yaoqing was slightly stunned, then smiled and nodded, raising his hand to signal Song Yuanchao to speak.
"Luo Yang, what Brother Qing said is right. Some things are really hard to explain. You clearly didn't do it, but others think you did it. You can't clear yourself from it even if you jump into the Yellow River. Just like the business in Dashilan, you withdrew from it a long time ago, but what about now? Everyone still thinks that this business is still yours. How do you explain it?"
Luo Yang smiled bitterly and shook his head. He picked up the cigarette on the table, lit it and took a deep puff, looking helpless.
As he spoke, Song Yuanchao cast his gaze towards Hu Yaoqing and sighed, "Brother Qing, Luo Yang has no other choice. Look at this matter. It's thanks to you that you reminded him. Otherwise, if something went wrong, this silly boy wouldn't know what was going on. Here, I'll toast you a glass. Thank you."
Song Yuanchao raised the wine cup in his hand and drank it all, then he cleaned the bottom of the cup and put it down.
"What a good alcohol tolerance! Yuanchao! You have the same temper as me. Come on! I'll drink a glass too!" Hu Yaoqing smiled and raised his glass to drink it. After drinking it, he took out a cigarette and gave it to Song Yuanchao. The two of them lit up.
Lighting up a cigarette, Song Yuanchao glared at Luo Yang in dismay: "What did I say before? If you want to quit, quit completely. But you left and left Xiao Qiao and a few friends there. Isn't this going to make people gossip? If it weren't for Brother Qing's advice today, wouldn't you have been blamed for nothing?"
"Can you blame me for this? I didn't do anything! Besides, Xiao Qiao and the others have followed me for so long, I can't ruin their jobs, right? They are my brothers, I can't do such a thing." Luo Yang looked aggrieved, seemingly more wronged than Dou E.
" You feel wronged? What the hell!" Song Yuanchao said bluntly, "Can't you make other arrangements? Okay, okay, Brother Qing has made it so clear today. If you still don't understand, you'd be a fool. No doubt, go back and inform Xiao Qiao and the others to close the business. As long as you have nothing to do with Dazhalan, they can't just wrongly accuse you, right?"
"This..." Luo Yang was confused and opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he sighed: "Okay, I'll go back and tell them to close the shop and never do business in Dashilar again. This won't be a problem, right? As for Xiao Qiao and the others... I'll find another way."
As he spoke, Luo Yang raised his glass to Hu Yaoqing: "Brother Qing, thank you so much for today. If not for your reminder, I would be stupid. I won't say anything else. It's all in the wine. Cheers!"
After saying that, he raised his head and drank it all. After finishing it, Luo Yang felt completely relaxed as if he had made an important decision.
