Chapter Fifty-two: The Great Household of Gaoyang

  There are many times when Chu Jingyan is very willing to be a good person, but in most cases, no one wants him to be, which makes Chu Jingyan very sad. He has a kind heart but nowhere to vent it, and this is a very frustrating thing.

  A sentence brings convenience to people, and Chu Jingyan is very satisfied with his current state.

  Chu Jing excitedly told Qi Qingrong about his heroic deeds just now, and then looked at Qi Qingrong with a face full of expectation, waiting for praise. However, he saw that the other party slowly put down the file, picked up the coffee on the side, took a slight sip, and said: "Is that all?"

  "It's gone." Chu Jing said with a smile, "I've always thought I had the potential to be like Lei Feng, don't you think?"

  "Doesn't that girl look pretty good?" Qi Qingrong asked.

  Chu Jingyan's face was filled with disdain as she said, "Look at you, look at what you've become - so worldly and mercantile. Is it the point that the girl is pretty or not? The key point is that I helped her with just a wave of my hand, which shows that I am kind-hearted and pure."

  "So?"

  "So those directors are completely rubbish, what's called being stared at by me and having a cold sweat on their backs, that's because they're indulging in luxury every day, their bodies are weak, so they have a cold sweat. You say they're all in their 40s and 50s but still running to nightclubs every day, can their bodies be good? If you want people not to know, don't do anything wrong, if they haven't done anything wrong, why are they afraid of me? It's completely a conspiracy." Chu Jing said with indignation.

  Qī Qīngróng looked at Chǔ Jǐngyán: "Then?"

  Chu Jingyu looked around subconsciously, then said with a humble and even flattering expression: "So what I mean is, can Director Qi tell the people upstairs about my changes and have me transferred back?"

  Qi Qingrong stared at Chu Jingyan for a very long time, making Chu Jingyan feel somewhat uneasy.

  "You're looking at me like this, it's easy for others to misunderstand."

  Put down the coffee, Qi Qingrong said seriously: "Chu Jingyan, are you a person who knows difficulty and retreats?"

  "Of course not," said Chu Jingyan.

  "Isn't it?" Qi Qingrong sneered, "I know you're afraid. That company is not like when you first took over here and worked under the president. Although you were uncertain at heart when you first took over, at least you learned a lot from being by the president's side. At least you wouldn't be completely in the dark. But to be honest, neither of us has any experience with the entertainment industry. I know what it feels like to not understand anything."

  "That feeling is unbearable."

  "But if you're going to retreat like this, then what have you been struggling for all these years?" Qi Qingrong said, "If you don't want to climb up the ranks, why not just stay in your comfort zone and be a big brother instead of coming here wearing a suit and tie, working nervously?"

  "Where is our way out?" asked Qi Qingrong.

  Chu Jing took a deep breath.

  "What you said is very right,"

  "So." Qi Qingrong looked at Chu Jingyan sternly and asked, "How old is that girl, what's her name, and is she pretty?"

  Choo Jin said excitedly, "She's not very old, in her early teens, named Park Ji-hyun. I'm telling you, when she grows up, she'll definitely be a beauty. Those big eyes, that fair skin... wow, kids these days are really developing well."

  "What about Gaoyala?" asked Qi Qingrong.

  Chu Jing said: "The world is so big, I want to see it."

  "How about compared with Kim Tae-yeon?" asked Qi Qingrong again.

  Chu Jing said: "The king of Chu has no match in the world."

  "How about comparing with that little fatty?"

  This person is always so annoying, when they should be serious they're not, and when they shouldn't be serious they're not either, this is teasing, it's simply naked teasing.

  Chu Jing spoke bitterly and left Qi Qingrong's office.

  Huang Dongzheng sat on the sofa in his home, with a red document on the table in front of him, which was a summons for investigation from the Procuratorate of Gaoyang City.

  There were many charges, but Huang Dongzheng was too lazy to remember them.

  He wasn't afraid of thugs who would fight, but he was afraid of thugs with culture. Huang Dongzheng had always looked down on the ignorance and violence of many people within the group, and now the tactics he took pride in were being used against him.

  This feeling is just like eating one's own shit, it's unbearable.

  Huang Dongzheng is a native of Gaoyang, originally also developed in Gaoyang, and is considered a wealthy businessman with some reputation locally. Many years ago, after entering Oriental International, he did not give up everything in Gaoyang, and over the years, secretly transferred funds to his own account, leaving behind a large amount of property in Gaoyang.

  Not counting the properties in Seoul, there are over ten suites of properties under Goyang's wife's name alone.

  His son, who is studying in the United States, also has a considerable amount of money in his account.

  All these were done by Huang Dongzheng without leaving any trace, making it impossible for anyone to find out. This is also the reason why Huang Dongzheng dared to confront Chen Shuo. The Chinese man from many years ago has become the chairman of a multinational company, and Huang Dongzheng always believed that he made significant contributions to Chen Shuo's road to success.

  So he thought all of this was what he deserved.

  Whether it's collaborating with others to maliciously acquire stocks or embezzling funds, Huang Dongzheng thought it was justified and did a pretty good job.

  Similar things have been happening for many years, and there are still many comrades who are dissatisfied with Chen Shuo's high-pressure policies. These people mostly hold important positions within the group, but any leader with a bit of sense will not make a big move, because if they're not careful, it will be a case of "burning jade and common stones together".

  This is the main reason why Huang Dongpol dared to do so.

  "What's the point for us if this company is no longer run by the Chen family?"

  Chu Jingyan's words made Huang Dongzheng recall them from time to time in the past few days, and he would feel a little nervous every time. Until Jin Long was put in prison, Jin Xinyu was sent to juvenile detention for some reason that even he had never heard of, and it gradually became a reality.

  Dongfang International's stock price has been plummeting and is about to break its historical lowest point. Many people are anxious, Huang Dongzheng is anxious, and many people in Huang Dongzheng's camp are also anxious.

  But Chen Shuo is not in a hurry, Bai Jiming is also not in a hurry, and many people like Chu Jingyan are not in a hurry.

  Are they really not afraid?

  As a result, many people began to waver and defect to other camps. What they got in return was the departure of that detestable Chu Jingyan, or rather, not exactly a departure, as it's said he went to an entertainment company under the group, a demotion in name but a promotion in reality.

  Gao Yang should have started the investigation by now, and soon there will be a lot of conclusive evidence pointing to Huang Dongzheng's crimes. Huang Dongzheng took a drag on his cigarette, had another swig of wine, and lay down on the sofa, panting heavily.

  The phone rang.

  Huang Dongzheng answered the phone, and before the person on the other end could speak, he said: "I don't know where you get your confidence to talk to me like that, but before sending me to prison, please think carefully, Chairman. Without me, who will take over as director? Who will be responsible for those shares?"

  "Lao Huang, after all these years, you still don't understand me." Chen Shuo's somewhat lazy voice came from the other end of the phone.

  Huang Dong Zheng furrowed his brow.

  "People like me have many quirks, the biggest one is that I hate being threatened. This world can do without anyone, it can still turn without you, Dongfang International can still operate without you, Korea has only a few tens of millions of people, but there are still many who are richer than you, who do you think you are?"

  Who do you think you are?

  This is the most words Huang Dongzheng has heard in a short period of time, first from Chu Jingyan and then Chen Shuo. This group of Chinese people always looked down on others with an unbearable tone of contempt, denying everything about you before ruthlessly crushing you.

  "I'm really curious, who is it?"

  "I thought you'd already guessed," said the voice on the phone. "Take a closer look at the name of the person who signed that search warrant, and if you're not too old and senile, I think you should be able to figure it out."

  Huang Dongzheng picked up the search warrant and gave a melancholy smile.

  "I didn't expect you to be in cahoots with that family." Huang Dongzheng laughed, "Chen Shuo, I underestimated you too much."

  "Lao Huang, it's all because of you, I've tolerated you guys for so many years. Do you think I was really enduring all this time?"

  Huang Dongzheng smiled wryly and said, "After I dissatisfied you, you never thought of tolerating it. You've been preparing and waiting all along. Actually, when you transferred Chu Jingyan from under Jin Long's command, I should have expected it. But I underestimated Chu Jingyan, and even more so, I underestimated you."

  "I'll give you a decent farewell," said Chen Shuo. "So many years of friendship will end like this."

  "My wife and child?"

  "They will have enough money to live on, I'm not a miser, you can rest assured."

  The nanny led in two men wearing suits.

  "Huang Dongzheng, you are suspected of intentional injury, money laundering, financial fraud, and violating financial management regulations. Please come with us." One of them pulled out a warrant from his bag and looked at Huang Dongzheng with a serious expression.

  "We'll have a chance to meet again someday," said Huang Dongzheng before hanging up the phone.

  ..........

  ..........

  Chen Shuo was still the same as usual, casually throwing his jacket on the sofa and bending down to carefully trim the potted plants on the balcony with scissors.

  Chu Jingyan stood behind him.

  "Since Huang Dongpo started buying group stocks, the vice chairman and I have been looking for new partners, but at that time, the atmosphere was not as good as it is now, and the right person has not appeared yet."

  "It takes the person who tied the bell to untie it, Huang Dongzheng's old haunt is in Gaoyang, where my hands can't reach, so I've been unable to do anything about him. However, it's all for the best, the right person will naturally appear at the most opportune moment."

  "What's the background of the prosecutor who signed the search warrant?" Chu Jingyan asked.

  Chu Jingyan was quietly listening to the conversation between Chen Shuo and Huang Dongzheng, and he remembered a few key words, so he had this question.

  "Korea is not like Seoul, there's a kind of clan you can't understand, they stick together and get benefits for all members in the family."

  "Family business?"

  "When family members are distributed in various fields and have achieved good results, this family can be called a family."

  "I should be grateful that the Li family not only has wealth but also a prosecutor."

  Chen Shuo turned his head to look at Chu Jingyan and said, "Look at this world, sometimes it's so dramatized that it makes people feel absurd. When you're broke, distant relatives suddenly want to give you red envelopes for the New Year. When you need help, no one helps you. But when you don't need help, someone comes along to assist you."

  "My luck wasn't bad, after paying a price within the range of what I could bear, I got a return."

  P.S: Looking for recommendations, looking for collections.