Chapter 282 The counterattack begins
Chapter 282 The counterattack begins
Lin Sufang looked at Lu Qiaoshan with arrogant eyes:
“It costs about $160,000 to completely negotiate the brand.
"This is no small sum of money."
Lu Qiaoshan's cheeks trembled violently, and he laughed dryly:
“One hundred and sixty thousand dollars!
"With so much money, how long will it take us to recover the cost of the brand label?"
"Director Lu, business is all about gains and losses. If you're afraid of losing money, don't do it." Lin Sufang laughed contemptuously.
“You’re a businessman, I’m not.
“Neither is Deputy Director Zheng.
"We only care about the payback period and returns." Lu Qiaoshan was very dissatisfied with her tone.
"Yeah, 160,000 US dollars, what business can you make?
"If you keep them, they'll be enough to last you until your next life. I advise you to stop playing."
Lin Sufang elegantly took out a cigarette, and Long Er quickly took out a match and lit it for her.
She exhaled lightly:
"I have limited time, so you should figure it out by phone."
As she spoke, Ryuji pulled out the stool, and she lifted the hem of her skirt at her hips and stood up.
"Ms. Lin, how did Zhang Si die?
"I hope you've thought it through."
Lu Qiaoshan had tolerated her arrogant and conceited attitude to the extreme, and said coldly with a cold look in his eyes.
"If Deputy Director Zheng wants to kill me, it will be as easy as stepping on an ant.
“But don’t forget who I work for.
"Being able to bring Zheng along to play is already giving him enough face.
"If I really want to kick you out, what can you do?
"Does he dare to say even a tiny 'no' to the person behind me?
“If you can play, play. If you don’t want to play, don’t force yourself.
"This is a big business, not just anybody can get involved."
Lin Sufang simply ignored Lu Qiaoshan's cold eyes and walked out in her high heels.
"You!" Lu Qiaoshan was speechless after being scolded.
The person behind Lin Sufang is definitely not someone he can afford to mess with.
Given Chief Zheng's steady and cautious character, he naturally didn't want to provoke this person.
“I vote.
“I’ll give you $40,000.
"The remaining 120,000 yuan will be funded by you."
Lu Qiaoshan thought for a while and said.
"Can.
“But I heard that Staff Officer Yang from Ludong did not accept the arms order, so your deal has become a dead account.
"I'm afraid Zheng Jieming won't invest money in you anymore, right?"
Lin Sufang smiled.
She joined the game just to deal with Hong Zhiyou, and she acted as an introducer, and she had already taken her share of the commission.
He said this purely to disgust Lu Qiaoshan and find out his background.
"Yes.
"Some people are just being too clever for their own good. They wanted to spend some money to take the water route, but would they let Li Ya and the security team rob them?
“This is called losing the big picture for the small.”
Long Er also followed with a sinister smile.
"Boss Long, I remember you didn't talk much before.
"Yeah, it's different when you find a woman. You can talk very well every day and night."
Lu Qiaoshan doesn't get used to him.
"You!" Long Er pointed at Lu Qiaoshan and almost got internal injuries from anger.
“Don’t worry, the arms won’t be lost.
"I'm involved in the wine business." Lu Qiaoshan said with a smile.
"Get the money together tomorrow night, I won't wait any longer."
Lin Sufang said this, twisting her hips and walking away quickly under the escort of Long Er.
"boom!"
As soon as Lin Sufang left, Lu Qiaoshan angrily slammed the table and said, "Bitch, bitch!"
After cursing, he became troubled again.
Where can I raise so much money?
Lu Qiaoshan wants money, a lot of money.
In the past two years in Jingling, he lived in poverty like a dog and suffered all kinds of humiliation.
He knew very well that no one's connections could be trusted in this world, and only money was the "eternal truth."
Hong Zhiyou, a country boy.
He has no background and no power, so why is he so successful that even the chairman asks him to transport goods?
Isn't it just taking advantage of some business to make a few bucks and letting the foreigners help you grind the mill?
After all, I am a veteran in the Nanchang Investigation Department. I don’t believe that I am not as good as a poor boy.
If you want to be rich, pave the way first.
The road to prosperity paved by Luqiaoshan is the cherry brand of Hennessy Company.
He had secretly dealt in a lot of alcohol in the past, and knew very well that this was a highly profitable business.
If we can get the famous brand label this time and occupy the entire Jinhai and even the national wine market, it will be an inexhaustible gold and silver mountain.
Will he still need to look at the expressions of Zheng Jieming and Wu Jingzhong at that time?
The key is that he has absolute confidence in the person behind Lin Sufang.
This is a sure win deal.
Whether you can succeed or not depends entirely on it.
Dry!
Thinking of this, he drove back to the villa on Guilin Road.
"Gui Fen, pack up and give some money to Lao Sun and the others to send them off." Lu Qiaoshan walked in, untied his tie, and gave instructions while changing his shoes.
"Old Lu, what do you mean? Why are you chasing people away for no reason?" Li Guifen was puzzled.
"We have to sell this house to raise money to sell wine." Lu Qiaoshan said.
“Selling wine?
"Qiaoshan, you have to think it through.
“This is the only nest we have. If we sell it, it will be gone.
"Besides, we have feelings for this house, how can we just sell it away?"
When Li Guifen heard this, she immediately objected.
"What do you know, woman?
"After selling the wine, I can buy you a large mansion on Changde Road."
Lu Qiaoshan explained patiently.
"I don't want a big mansion, I just want our own home.
“Qiaoshan, it’s not easy for us to return to Jinhai.
"This house was brought back to us by Zhiyou, so we should cherish it.
"We made a lot of money in the last two trips, enough to buy a wedding house for our son. Now you want to spend all the money again. If you lose money, won't our family fall apart?"
Li Guifen frowned and advised earnestly.
"What do you know?
"There's no such thing as enough money. If you don't earn it, someone else will.
"This deal won't be a loss, we have someone behind us.
"It will only take a few minutes to bite Hong Zhi to death.
"You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb. It's impossible to make money without spending money.
"Don't worry, you and your mother will have a good time."
Lu Qiaoshan had a gloomy look on his face. He went upstairs, opened the safe, took out all the money he had saved from his recent business, and began counting the bills.
"Qiaoshan, we have enough money.
"It's so hard to have a few days of comfort, so stop making trouble.
“You forgot.
"It's a great contribution for you to come back.
“He also got this house back for us.
"They usually give us a lot of benefits, and they even let our son be the agent for red wine sales in Suzhou. They really help us a lot.
“We must be conscientious.
"Why do you have to pick on Hong Zhi? He's your brother."
Li Guifen looked at the man with a face full of anger and spoke earnestly.
"Shut up!
"What brother?
"He wanted to use me to deal with Li Ya. Don't investigate the father-in-law and son-in-law for making money. Do you think I don't know about what happened in Peking? He went there with Li Ya.
“Maybe he was the one who was plotting behind the scenes.
“Don’t forget, I’m a colonel now.
"Not only do I want money, I also want Wu Jingzhong's chair. Hong Zhiyou is Wu Jingzhong's son-in-law. Can he be on the same page with me?
“Besides, even brothers have to settle accounts clearly.
“Will he give me $100,000, $200,000, $500,000?
"Lu Ming needs money to marry a wife and run for a job.
“Can Hong Zhi give it to me?
“I still have to earn it.
“There is no father and son in the money world, Jinhai’s cakes are limited, and only one of him and I can go to the table and take the knife and fork.
"That person must be me!"
Lu Qiaoshan gritted his teeth, veins on his forehead showing.
"But... Ke Shufen said that only a fool would buy a useless brand. She wouldn't invest a penny. The person you mentioned is unreliable. They are making a fortune by taking advantage of others' misfortunes.
“Long Er and his wife are stupid, don’t follow them.
“If you keep playing like this, they’ll kill you.
"Let's just follow Hong Zhiyou and earn some money peacefully.
"Go and explain everything to him, he will definitely forgive you."
Li Guifen pulled his arm and continued.
"forgive?
“Why do I find your words so irritating?
"Earning money depends on one's own ability. Why do I want him to forgive me?"
Lu Qiaoshan shook her hand away and his face became even uglier.
"When you were framed by Li Ya, if Zhi You hadn't protected you, you would have been sent to the electric chair by Li Ya.
"We have enough money to spend, and it's a hundred times better than living in Jingling.
"These were all given to you by Zhi You, not by Zheng Jieming, nor by that person.
"Don't repay kindness with enmity, or you will be punished.
"Qiaoshan, I beg you, please stop."
Li Guifen pulled Lu Qiaoshan and begged while wiping her tears.
"roll!
"You bitch, shut up and get out of here as soon as you can."
Lu Qiaoshan was very angry. He took the title deed and US dollars and walked angrily towards the study.
"Mr. Lu, are you possessed? Are you crazy?"
Li Guifen stamped her feet and cried out in pain.
"Yes.
“I am crazy.
“I went crazy when Li Ya drove me out of Jinhai.
"I went crazy when Ke Shufen pointed at my nose and called me a waste.
"I went crazy when Commander Fang's wife complained that the gold bracelet you were wearing was too thin.
“I’ve been driven crazy by this world.
"Are you satisfied?"
Lu Qiaoshan said coldly.
boom!
He slammed the door shut.
“It’s over.
"It's over."
Li Guifen sat down on the sofa, feeling a surge of despair in her heart.
She had already noticed that something was wrong with Qiaoshan.
After being beaten and driven away by Li Ya, he fell into paranoia and couldn't extricate himself.
The key point is that Hong Zhiyou has done a great favor to his family.
Destroying someone's job is like killing their parents. No human being would do such a thing.
Thinking of this, Li Guifen cried even harder.
She wanted to save this family.
But Sister Mei and Ruirui had already left, and she didn't even have anyone to pass on the message to.
Go directly to Hong Zhiyou.
There are spies everywhere outside his yard. If Qiaoshan knew about it, he would be so angry that his chest would hurt.
After crying for a while, she suddenly thought of someone.
……
late at night.
US Navy storage dock.
Long Er and Lin Sufang stood on the second floor, looking at the workers below carrying wooden boxes and the American soldiers patrolling with live ammunition. Both of them showed a knowing and proud smile on their faces.
"Second brother.
"Once this batch of goods reaches southern Fujian, we will be able to make a lot of money.
“I’ve thought about it.
"Let's save more for the baby before he's born."
Lin Sufang stroked her belly and said tenderly.
"Sufang, thank God for letting me meet you again.
“To be honest, I used to think money was meaningless. Hong Zhiyou took care of everything, and I just had to wait for the dividends.
“I can’t spend all of it in this lifetime anyway.
"But now I have you and my child, and maybe grandchildren and great-grandchildren in the future. When I think of my Long family's thriving descendants, I dream of saving more money for them."
Long Er held her waist and said with emotion.
"That's right. If I hadn't come here, all your wealth would have belonged to the Hong family.
"Just think about it, without you, he's nothing.
"They are so smart that they used your people and your ships to open a shipyard in Hong Kong. The last time my brother went there, he saw that your name was not even on the list of shareholders.
“Businesses worth millions, or even tens of millions, have nothing to do with you.
"He also sells liquor, shipping it from our dock every day. Has he ever paid a dime for transportation?
"You are so stupid."
Lin Sufang pinched his ears and hummed coquettishly.
“Yes, yes.
“My Sufang is a living Bodhisattva who came to save me.
“However, this matter is indeed a bit too much. In fact, we can talk to Hong Zhiyou openly and divide the company clearly.
"After all, we are brothers. Without him, I wouldn't be able to be the leader of the gang. Besides, he's not the kind of person who takes things by force. There's no need to make the relationship so awkward."
Long Er said with a little uneasiness in his heart.
“You’re just too kind-hearted.
"That doesn't involve money. If we don't take the initiative, with his cunning mind, he might even run away if you go to negotiate.
“But don’t worry now.
"After the Cao Gang raised their salaries several times, everyone now only recognizes us.
"It's impossible for Hong Zhi to do anything weird."
Lin Sufang curled her beautiful red lips and sneered.
"How much money do we have left in our account?" Long Er asked.
"I checked and found out that Hong Zhiyou had taken over two underground banks. I went to settle the accounts yesterday, but Zhou Yan refused to hand them over.
"The Rong family has been arguing with the shipyard, and your name is not on the contract, so I guess you won't get it back.
"After deducting these two assets, the funds we have on our books that can be used are only about two hundred thousand dollars.
“It cost tens of thousands to buy the winery.
“It cost me 10,000 or 20,000 yuan to get connections with the foreigners.
“I guess the remaining hundreds of thousands will all be spent on drinks.
"Alas, the money is still not enough."
Lin Sufang sighed softly.
“Yes, I was soft-hearted.
“At the beginning, Hong Zhi said he wanted it, so I gave it to him without hesitation and I take a commission every month.
“It’s hard to come back now.”
Long Er frowned and said in distress.
“What’s so difficult about that?
"Everyone knows that the bank is yours. If you just get rid of Hong Zhiyou, won't you be able to return with a legitimate reason?"
Lin Sufang said coldly.
"Isn't that too much?" Long Er said.
"If you don't kill him, he will kill me.
"Now that things have come to this, do you think Hong Zhi will let me go?" Lin Sufang said dissatisfiedly.
"But he is from the Secret Service. If Wu Jingzhong wants to avenge him, we will be in trouble." Long Er said in a dilemma.
"You are the leader of a gang, why are you always so afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind?
“We have Filson’s support now.
“The Americans are Wu Jingzhong’s ancestors. Besides, once Hong Zhi dies, his connections will vanish into thin air and he will be nothing.
“As for Wu Jingzhong.
"Don't forget that Zhang Si once suppressed him so much that he couldn't even raise his head.
"You can't be worse than Zhang Si.
"Second brother, for the sake of the baby in our belly, Hong Zhiyou must die too."
Lin Sufang continued to persuade.
Long Er looked into the distance, clicked his teeth a few times, and slammed his hands heavily on the armrests: "Okay, then kill him."
"That's right.
"If you are not vicious, you are not a man; if you are not ruthless, you cannot stand firm.
"Kill Hong Zhiyou, and Jinhai will be ours.
“But don’t rush.
"When the Americans turn against us, we will drive his Axe cards out of the market, leaving him completely without money and connections, and when he is as poor as a dog, we will send him to the west.
“That’s what that person meant.”
Lin Sufang said.
"Okay, I'll follow Madam's arrangements." Long Er nodded.
under.
boom.
Two workers were carrying a box when suddenly the hemp rope broke and the box fell sideways to the ground.
Suddenly, the spherical opium inside scattered all over the ground.
"Damn it, how did you do that? Pick it up now."
Immediately, a supervisor took out a whip and started beating and cursing.
secretly.
Another supervisor stood in the shadows, took out a miniature camera, and quickly took pictures of the scene.
Mu's house.
Hong Zhiyou vented all the mental stress he had been experiencing in recent days on Wanqiu.
The two of them tossed and turned until late at night before they finally stopped.
After smoking a cigarette, he stood up, picked up the phone and dialed a number:
“Is it done?
"it is good.
"I want to see the front-page headline of Jinhai Daily tomorrow morning.
"Thanks for your hard work."
After hanging up the phone, Hong Zhiyou walked to the window and opened the curtains.
The sky was covered with dark clouds that could not be blown away by the wind, and the crescent moon was so faint that it seemed as if it would shatter to the ground at any time.
The night is dark and windy.
It's time to kill.
Hong Zhiyou smiled slightly:
The counterattack is about to begin.
……
The next day.
Lu Qiaoshan, dressed in military uniform, drove straight to the Marine Corps.
Anderson had already been ordered to wait.
"Anderson, has Hong Zhi been here recently?"
Lu Qiaoshan got out of the car and secretly stuffed over a hundred US dollars.
"No.
"He came to see me several times and arranged to play cards with me, but the general ignored him." Anderson gladly accepted it.
"Aren't you worried about your old partner and classmates?
"I have taken over all his business now."
Walking along the Luqiao Mountain Road.
"Old classmate?
“Dude, you must have never been to the West, we value money above all else.
“Whoever gives more money is your friend.
“Obviously, Miss Lin gave us more, and since she recommended you, you are our friend.
“Hong, you can only cool off on the side for now.
"You are our true friend."
Anderson laughed.
"Yes, we are friends." Lu Qiaoshan nodded.
"I'm very curious, if Hong Zhi gives more, will you choose him again?" After thinking about it, he asked insecurely again.
“That’s unlikely.
“Because Hong doesn’t sell opium.
"The profit in this is not something he can give up.
“So, as long as the Cao Gang still exists, we can no longer do business with Hong Zhiyou.
"After all, who can resist money?"
Anderson laughed out loud.
"Makes sense."
Only then did Lu Qiaoshan feel relieved.
When we arrived at Filson's office, the general had already set up the card game.
"Lu, my good friend, I'm waiting for you."
On to the card game.
Lu Qiaoshan was furious.
I didn't lose money on purpose like I did in the past.
Over the past period of time, in order to flatter these foreigners, he lost at least three thousand US dollars at the poker table.
It’s out of stock now and you still want money? No way.
Lu Qiaoshan wanted to be petty and would never indulge Filson.
He is smart and can count cards.
After playing for two hours, I defeated all opponents and won thousands of dollars.
Filson was heartbroken over the loss.
With a frown on his face, he overturned the mahjong tiles in his hand and started to yell:
"No more fighting, no more fighting, I'm just unlucky today."
Anderson was translating at the same time.
"We have an old saying: the moon waxes and wanes, and a card game naturally has winners and losers, but there is no such thing as a general who always wins.
"General, shouldn't you give me the rest of my shipment?"
Lu Qiaoshan stretched out the money one by one and put it into his pocket under Filson's painful gaze.
"General Kirk called me last night and said the goods are already on their way. They will arrive in Jinhai in three days at most." Filson said unhappily.
"it is good.
"Three days.
"Farewell."
Lu Qiaoshan said with a smile.
As he was speaking, Filson's phone rang.
He picked up the phone, and whispered something to Anderson after hanging up.
"Director Lu.
"Something happened to the Cao Gang. You need to rush back immediately."
……
(End of this chapter)