kvmb Chapter 124: Lure the snake out of its hole
Chapter 124: Lure the snake out of its hole
"Hello, who is it?"
These are turbulent times, and although Wan Xinghuai didn't want to cause any more trouble, he couldn't help but answer the phone.
Ye Cheng's voice has been processed, and the simulated voice leans towards a woman's tone, making it sound very neutral.
"Lord Wan, I know you must be very anxious right now."
How could something that's been kept under wraps for decades suddenly be exposed?
Wan Xinghuai was startled and hurriedly looked at his subordinates beside him.
His subordinate understood the message from his eyes and hurriedly took out his phone to contact the information security department.
"Who are you? I don't understand what you're saying."
Wan Xinghuai wanted to delay as much time as possible.
But Ye Cheng didn't give him a chance.
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, I know you want to know where Li Zhanyue is."
“Li Zhanyue is involved in an economic case, so naturally I want to know where he is.”
"The city lord wants to kill them to silence them, doesn't he?"
Of course, if the city lord has the ability to get Li Zhanyue out of Gray Tower's hands, then Li Zhanyue's fate would entirely depend on the city lord's will.
"Who are you? How did you know Li Zhanyue was in the Gray Building?!"
"I've given you the answer; whether you want to investigate or not is up to you."
After saying that, Ye Cheng hung up the phone.
Wan Xinghuai hurriedly dialed back, only to find that the number was not in service.
Enraged, he slammed his phone on the ground, slapped Chen Jinrong across the face, and yelled, "You idiot, this is all your doing!"
Explain yourself clearly: how exactly did you offend Li Zhanyue, causing him to leave without a word and fall into someone else's hands?
Chen Jinrong was stunned by the sudden slap. After a while, he finally understood what was going on and said with a wronged look, "He is my half-brother. I have always treated him like a king. How could I possibly offend him!"
This is a conspiracy, a conspiracy against the Chen Group!
Don't worry, Li Zhanyue only knows about me, he doesn't know that you are the largest shareholder of the Chen Group.
As long as you don't reveal your identity, apart from the board members you sent, no one else knows about your relationship with the Chen Group.
Wan Xinghuai angrily asked, "What happened with that phone call just now!"
Why did the person who called tell me Li Zhanyue was in the Gray Building?!
Chen Jinrong was startled: "How did Li Zhanyue get to the Gray Building?"
Could the videos circulating online have been posted by someone from the Grey Building?
Wan Xinghuai glared at him and said, "You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?!"
Since the Gray Building is involved, things are definitely not that simple!
Chen Jinrong said, "Dealing with the Chen Group would be a piece of cake for Gray Tower. There's no need to go through all this trouble."
"Lord, could it be that something went wrong on your end, and someone is deliberately retaliating?"
Wan Xinghuai was taken aback when he heard this, and suddenly felt that what Chen Jinrong said made a lot of sense.
But he has been practicing non-interference for so many years and has not offended anyone, so why would anyone deliberately retaliate against him?
Seeing Wan Xinghuai deep in thought, Chen Jinrong said, "City Lord, you have been in Hedong City for over thirty years."
Don't your subordinates have any ideas?
Wan Xinghuai was taken aback again: "You mean a district chief wants to bring me down so he can take over?"
Chen Jinrong spread his hands: "Isn't this obvious? I really can't think of any other possibility besides this one."
Wan Xinghuai asked, "Who do you think is most likely to do this?"
Chen Jinrong pondered for a moment and said, "First, let's rule out Xu Menghao. That guy is too straightforward, and he's your classmate. He wouldn't be involved in these kinds of schemes."
Wan Xinghuai suddenly thought of something: "After Li Zhanyue disappeared, the first person I notified was Xu Menghao."
Chen Jinrong said, "Li Zhanyue's company is in the East District. After he mysteriously disappeared, you didn't notify Xu Menghao, but you did notify people in the West District."
City Lord, you can't possibly suspect Xu Menghao.
He had received such a harsh warning; how could he possibly dare to cause trouble?
"Speaking of which, who exactly kidnapped Xu Menghao's wife? All these years, I haven't heard a single thing."
What wealthy people fear most is an unstable society.
Xu Menghao was a prominent figure in Hedong City. After such a major incident, even a wealthy man like Chen Jinrong was worried that if the culprit wasn't caught, he would one day suffer the same fate.
Therefore, I take this matter quite seriously.
Although the perpetrator was caught shortly after the kidnapping, according to their sources, the perpetrator was just taking the blame for someone else.
He brought up the old matter again because he actually wanted to get some inside information from Wan Xinghuai.
Wan Xinghuai glanced at Chen Jinrong: "Besides Huilou, I can't think of anyone else who could do something so discreet."
In fact, Chen Jinrong's first suspect was also the Gray Building.
The gray building was like a sword hanging over their heads, and even Wan Xinghuai was helpless against it.
Chen Jinrong said indignantly, "The Gray Tower has been entrenched in Hedong City for so many years, and now they've turned their attention to the Chen Group. Are we just going to let them run rampant like this?!"
Wan Xinghuai let out a heavy sigh: "When they first arrived, they took the initiative to talk to me."
They said they would maintain neutrality and not participate in any struggles.
I just want to bring some benefits to the people on the mountain.
As you know, the forces on the mountain are beyond my ability to contend with.
As long as they don't get involved in government affairs, the capital won't interfere.
Over the years, although the Gray Tower has been domineering, it has only interfered in commercial matters and has never interfered in government affairs.
Upon hearing this, Chen Jinrong was taken aback and thought to himself, "Since you have never interfered in the affairs of the government, why do you suspect that it was Gray Tower that kidnapped Xu Menghao's wife?"
Isn't what you're saying contradictory?
Chen Jinrong said, "Since someone said that Li Zhanyue is in the hands of Huilou, we should go and take a look."
"Your identity is special, how about I go instead?"
Wan Xinghuai said angrily, "You go? What right do you have to go? You are a suspect now. If you show up in the Gray Building, what will they think of you?"
Does this prove that I have an unclear and ambiguous relationship with your Chen Group?
If Gray Tower gets hold of this, who knows what they might do!
I now realize what a fucking stupid mistake I made!
Why would I arrest you in front of everyone?
Who would have thought someone would tell me that idiot Li Zhanyue was in the Gray Building!
Chen Jinrong was so anxious that he scratched his head and said, "I can't go, and you can't go either, so I can only send my good-for-nothing son."
Mentioning Chen Zhaoyi only fueled Wan Xinghuai's rage. He raised his hand and slapped Chen Jinrong again, scolding, "What kind of dog did you raise? It has no intelligence at all!"
"He wants to be the chairman of the Chen Group? He's not worthy!"
Chen Jinrong covered his face, cursing inwardly. He could curse his own son, but he was extremely unhappy about outsiders doing the same.
Chen Zhaoyi was someone he had obtained after taking a lot of medicine, so of course he had to be pampered.
"This won't work, that won't work, so tell me what to do!"
Wan Xinghuai calmed down and said, "I have no choice but to go myself."
Remember, Li Zhanyue must die; you are his half-brother.
It's because of this relationship that he cheated you out of money multiple times.
Now he's asking you for Chen's shares again, and you finally refused, so the video circulating online is his revenge!