Chapter 46 Did you do it?
After Tang Baiqing and Yu Mingyuan finished their conversation, they each got into their own cars and left.
Once inside his car, Su Tianyu frowned and turned to ask Yu Mingyuan, "What did he say?"
"According to Tang Baiqing, it wasn't done by the gang members, but he'll push them to investigate," Yu Mingyuan interjected. "Tianyu, if it's not related to the port workers, who else could have done this?"
"The question is, can we trust what Tang Baiqing said?" Su Tianyu pressed.
"Don't worry about what Tang Baiqing said. Just focus on whether there's a possibility that someone else is responsible," Yu Mingyuan replied with a clear mind. "If there is, then we need to confirm it. Do you understand?"
Su Tianyu pondered for a moment before replying, "Aside from the port workers, the only ones who have had conflicts with us and may be jealous or seeking revenge are the people from Changqing Company, like Lu Feng."
After a moment of contemplation, Yu Mingyuan suggested, "You should go talk to Lu Feng directly and confront him about whether he did it or not."
Su Tianyu felt a little overwhelmed at the suggestion. "If I go talk to Lu Feng, we might end up killing each other before we even get to speak."
Turning his head to look out the window, Yu Mingyuan said, "Tomorrow I'll have someone go with you to back you up. Let's figure out where the problem lies by taking one step at a time."
"Alright," Su Tianyu nodded and started the car. "Mingyuan, did Tang Baiqing say anything else aside from this matter?"
Yu Mingyuan looked at him with surprise. "He only mentioned that the gang is jealous of our business and may want to invest in it."
"Ah," Su Tianyu nodded, choosing not to delve any deeper into the topic.
—---
About an hour later, Su Tianyu returned to the garbage dump and discussed the situation with Su Tiannan, Su Tianbei, Bai Hongbo, Kong Zhenghui, and the others. However, they all had limited information at this point and were unsure who had taken the goods and people. All they could do was wait and have their superiors use their connections to investigate the incident.
In the early hours of the morning, everyone was troubled by the loss of goods and people and couldn't sleep. They sat together at the garbage dump waiting for the sun to rise.
During this period, Zhang Hao's mother came crying and asked Su Tianyu where her son had gone. However, Su Tianyu had no way of telling her the result, so he could only persuade her with Su Tiannan and others, telling her that her son was definitely safe and that they had found his whereabouts. They assured her that he would return soon and that the Yu family would take care of everything.
As a result, everyone waited until the next morning at around 8 o'clock when Su Tiannan finally found out where Lu Feng was. After the battle at Fortune Inn, Lu Feng had been recovering for more than two months. He was feeling very depressed and didn't need to worry about the company's affairs, so he had been "recovering" his mind at a temple on Qiushan Mountain for some time. It was said that Lu Feng was a Buddhist and that he would spend two days on the mountain eating vegetarian food and praying with beads every first and fifteenth day of the lunar calendar.
It was ironic that a person who engaged in underground activities and led a secret organization was also a lay disciple of Buddhism.
At 10 o'clock in the morning, a friend of Yu Mingyuan came to the garbage dump to meet Su Tianyu. After a brief exchange, Su Tianyu took Bai Hongbo, Kong Zhenghui, and the friend to Qiushan Temple to seek guidance from Master Lu Feng. On the way to the temple, Su Tianyu noticed that the friend sent by Yu Mingyuan sat up straight while driving, and there were several passes with military symbols on the lower left corner of the windshield.
"Brother, are you from the military?" Su Tianyu asked with a smile.
"Yes," the other party replied without any further comment.
Since the other party didn't want to discuss the topic, Su Tianyu didn't ask any further and continued to chat with Bai Hongbo and Kong Zhenghui all the way.
Qiushan Temple had a beautiful view, with a mountain behind and a sea in front. It was Sunday, and there were many people burning incense to worship the Buddha on the mountain. After Su Tianyu and his companions arrived, they parked the car in the parking lot of the tourist area.
Under the scorching sun, Su Tianyu suddenly turned to Bai Hongbo and said, "You go up with this guy, I won't go, to avoid any conflict with Lu Feng."
"What if I get beaten up?" Bai Hongbo asked boldly.
"You can take it, just go," Kong Zhenghui added.
Yu Mingyuan's friend laughed when he heard this and turned to Su Tianyu, saying, "It's okay. With me there, he won't dare to lay a hand on you."
"Go ahead, we'll wait here," Su Tianyu added.
Bai Hongbo had no choice but to go up the mountain with a friend of Yu Mingyuan.
In the parking lot, Kong Zhenghui smoked a cigarette and furrowed his brow, asking, "Could it be the work of Changqing Company?"
"It's hard to say," Su Tianyu shook his head.
"I've thought about it, it might not necessarily be the work of the gang," Kong Zhenghui replied softly. "If they were really jealous, why not just talk it out instead of wearing masks and hiding?"
"I haven't figured it out yet," Su Tianyu fell into thought.
As the two of them talked in the parking lot, Big Bai and Yu Mingyuan's friend had already arrived at the Qiushan Temple cafeteria. The tourists who stayed here made it look lively.
The two entered the courtyard where guests were entertained and soon found Lu Feng. About ten minutes later, a young monk led Bai Hongbo and his friend to the pavilion. Lu Feng was a little confused when he saw them.
"What do you want with me?" Lu Feng looked at Bai Hongbo with fiery eyes.
Bai Hongbo was a bit intimidated by Lu Feng, but he still replied with a bold face, "We want to ask you something. Su Tiannan asked someone to pass a message to you, right?"
Lu Feng's mouth twitched and his hair was tousled by the breeze, but he didn't say anything.
"Last night, someone took down the buoy we hung in the sea. We've had some conflicts in the past, and I won't beat around the bush. We're here today just to ask you if you took it," Bai Hongbo spoke in a coded language, sounding slick.
Lu Feng narrowed his eyes and scrutinized Bai Hongbo, still not saying anything.
"If it was you who took it, let's talk it out instead of resorting to underhanded methods," Bai Hongbo felt that Lu Feng's gaze towards him was a little off and continued vaguely, "You know that this deal wasn't initiated by us few, there's a boss behind us, understand?"
At this moment, Lu Feng was so frustrated that he felt like he was about to explode. Since the internal conflicts within the Zhanan sanitation circle began, he not only suffered losses himself but also lost the opportunity that was once within his grasp. His subordinates, including the floral-shirt man, were also affected. After he was discharged from the hospital, Li Hongze and others blamed him, and there were also some internal conflicts within Changqing Company due to the shortage of manpower. This is why he came to the mountains to find peace for a few days. But he never expected that they would find him here, and even speak in such an aggressive and vulgar manner.
Lu Feng struggled to control his emotions and trembled as he spoke to Bai Hongbo, "Get the hell out of here before I lose my temper and hit you in this temple!"
Bai Hongbo looked at him sideways and asked, "Then... tell me, did you steal the goods or not?"
"Damn it, if you don't leave now, I'll kill you in a minute!" Lu Feng was losing control.
"Don't waste my time, just answer my question. Did you steal the goods or not?"
"I'll rip your damn head off!" Lu Feng reached out to grab Bai Hongbo's collar.
"Just wait a minute."
At that moment, one of Yu Mingyuan's friends stepped forward and stopped Lu Feng.
"You better leave now!"
"I'm Li Tao, a friend of Yu Mingyuan." The tall and straight man stood in front of Lu Feng and said, "There is a bit of a connection between maritime trade and the military. We're not here to cause trouble today, do you understand?"
Lu Feng was stunned when he heard this.
"Did you steal the goods or not?" Bai Hongbo hid behind the man and shouted, pulling his collar.
Lu Feng scanned the man in front of him with bulging veins on his forehead and scolded Bai Hongbo, "I didn't steal anything! After I was discharged from the hospital, I went straight up to the mountain. Where would I have stolen from?"
Li Tao was surprised, "It wasn't Changqing Company?"
"No, we don't eat outside the circle." Lu Feng replied, "Besides, if we go there, it's only to rob goods. We won't harm people, let alone go into the water."
Li Tao fell silent.
"Who among those who eat from the sea wouldn't know about maritime trade? Besides those newbies who just arrived in Dragon City, who else would dare to intercept? With five or six speedboats, they come and go freely. Can those who make a living on the sea really not know?" Lu Feng tossed out these words and turned to leave.
Li Tao hesitated for a moment before saying, "Let's go."
"Quite a tough guy, but he's a Buddhist," commented Bai Hongbo as he followed the man. "What a waste."
"You c*nt!" shouted Lu Feng at Bai Hongbo's back before quickly leaving the mountain that same day.
—---
Twenty minutes later, they were at the foot of the mountain.
"It wasn't done by Lu Feng, and it probably wasn't done by Changqing either," Bai Hongbo said to Su Tianyu. "When we talked earlier, he was getting anxious and seemed a bit depressed."
Su Tianyu nodded but didn't say anything.
Back at the garbage dump, after the friend of Yu Mingyuan had left, Su Tianyu called Kong Zhenghui over and asked, "Never mind who did it, but why would someone steal the goods and kidnap people, but not show themselves?"
"To make you anxious, and then talk to you," Kong Zhenghui replied.
"Why did they come in the first place?" Su Tianyu asked again.
"Even a fool could tell that they came for business! If they only wanted money, they would have contacted you earlier."
"Zhenghui, currently the profit-sharing ratio is 10% for each of our three families, 30% for Tang Baiqing, and 40% for the Yu family," Su Tianyu turned to look around before lowering his voice. "If they came for business, then whose interest would be diluted?"
Kong Zhenghui froze upon hearing this.
"The goods are from the Yu family, and the relationship is with Tang Baiqing. In this business deal, only the footwork can be replaced," Su Tianyu stared at Kong Zhenghui. "Do you understand what I mean?"
There was a moment of silence as the two men locked eyes.
"Do you have connections at the docks?" Su Tianyu suddenly asked Kong Zhenghui.
Kong Zhenghui immediately saw through it. "Damn it, now that you mention it, I remember the last time the dock gang robbed us and you asked me that question."
—---
That same night, around 8:00 PM.
Yu Mingyuan was in the office when he answered Tang Baiqing's call. "Hello?"
"The gang from the docks has sent a message. It seems that the person who robbed us was someone called Lei Zi from outside of Dragon City. He's looking for a big payout," Tang Baiqing's voice came through the phone.
"Lei Zi from outside of Dragon City? Can you ask the dock gang to negotiate with him?" Yu Mingyuan asked.
"I already said that, but Xu Hu asked me, why should the dock gang help us out?" Tang Baiqing replied immediately.
Chapter 46 Did you do it?
After Tang Baiqing and Yu Mingyuan finished their conversation, they each got into their own cars and left.
Once inside his car, Su Tianyu frowned and turned to ask Yu Mingyuan, "What did he say?"
"According to Tang Baiqing, it wasn't done by the gang members, but he'll push them to investigate," Yu Mingyuan interjected. "Tianyu, if it's not related to the port workers, who else could have done this?"
"The question is, can we trust what Tang Baiqing said?" Su Tianyu pressed.
"Don't worry about what Tang Baiqing said. Just focus on whether there's a possibility that someone else is responsible," Yu Mingyuan replied with a clear mind. "If there is, then we need to confirm it. Do you understand?"
Su Tianyu pondered for a moment before replying, "Aside from the port workers, the only ones who have had conflicts with us and may be jealous or seeking revenge are the people from Changqing Company, like Lu Feng."
After a moment of contemplation, Yu Mingyuan suggested, "You should go talk to Lu Feng directly and confront him about whether he did it or not."
Su Tianyu felt a little overwhelmed at the suggestion. "If I go talk to Lu Feng, we might end up killing each other before we even get to speak."
Turning his head to look out the window, Yu Mingyuan said, "Tomorrow I'll have someone go with you to back you up. Let's figure out where the problem lies by taking one step at a time."
"Alright," Su Tianyu nodded and started the car. "Mingyuan, did Tang Baiqing say anything else aside from this matter?"
Yu Mingyuan looked at him with surprise. "He only mentioned that the gang is jealous of our business and may want to invest in it."
"Ah," Su Tianyu nodded, choosing not to delve any deeper into the topic.
—---
About an hour later, Su Tianyu returned to the garbage dump and discussed the situation with Su Tiannan, Su Tianbei, Bai Hongbo, Kong Zhenghui, and the others. However, they all had limited information at this point and were unsure who had taken the goods and people. All they could do was wait and have their superiors use their connections to investigate the incident.
In the early hours of the morning, everyone was troubled by the loss of goods and people and couldn't sleep. They sat together at the garbage dump waiting for the sun to rise.
During this period, Zhang Hao's mother came crying and asked Su Tianyu where her son had gone. However, Su Tianyu had no way of telling her the result, so he could only persuade her with Su Tiannan and others, telling her that her son was definitely safe and that they had found his whereabouts. They assured her that he would return soon and that the Yu family would take care of everything.
As a result, everyone waited until the next morning at around 8 o'clock when Su Tiannan finally found out where Lu Feng was. After the battle at Fortune Inn, Lu Feng had been recovering for more than two months. He was feeling very depressed and didn't need to worry about the company's affairs, so he had been "recovering" his mind at a temple on Qiushan Mountain for some time. It was said that Lu Feng was a Buddhist and that he would spend two days on the mountain eating vegetarian food and praying with beads every first and fifteenth day of the lunar calendar.
It was ironic that a person who engaged in underground activities and led a secret organization was also a lay disciple of Buddhism.
At 10 o'clock in the morning, a friend of Yu Mingyuan came to the garbage dump to meet Su Tianyu. After a brief exchange, Su Tianyu took Bai Hongbo, Kong Zhenghui, and the friend to Qiushan Temple to seek guidance from Master Lu Feng. On the way to the temple, Su Tianyu noticed that the friend sent by Yu Mingyuan sat up straight while driving, and there were several passes with military symbols on the lower left corner of the windshield.
"Brother, are you from the military?" Su Tianyu asked with a smile.
"Yes," the other party replied without any further comment.
Since the other party didn't want to discuss the topic, Su Tianyu didn't ask any further and continued to chat with Bai Hongbo and Kong Zhenghui all the way.
Qiushan Temple had a beautiful view, with a mountain behind and a sea in front. It was Sunday, and there were many people burning incense to worship the Buddha on the mountain. After Su Tianyu and his companions arrived, they parked the car in the parking lot of the tourist area.
Under the scorching sun, Su Tianyu suddenly turned to Bai Hongbo and said, "You go up with this guy, I won't go, to avoid any conflict with Lu Feng."
"What if I get beaten up?" Bai Hongbo asked boldly.
"You can take it, just go," Kong Zhenghui added.
Yu Mingyuan's friend laughed when he heard this and turned to Su Tianyu, saying, "It's okay. With me there, he won't dare to lay a hand on you."
"Go ahead, we'll wait here," Su Tianyu added.
Bai Hongbo had no choice but to go up the mountain with a friend of Yu Mingyuan.
In the parking lot, Kong Zhenghui smoked a cigarette and furrowed his brow, asking, "Could it be the work of Changqing Company?"
"It's hard to say," Su Tianyu shook his head.
"I've thought about it, it might not necessarily be the work of the gang," Kong Zhenghui replied softly. "If they were really jealous, why not just talk it out instead of wearing masks and hiding?"
"I haven't figured it out yet," Su Tianyu fell into thought.
As the two of them talked in the parking lot, Big Bai and Yu Mingyuan's friend had already arrived at the Qiushan Temple cafeteria. The tourists who stayed here made it look lively.
The two entered the courtyard where guests were entertained and soon found Lu Feng. About ten minutes later, a young monk led Bai Hongbo and his friend to the pavilion. Lu Feng was a little confused when he saw them.
"What do you want with me?" Lu Feng looked at Bai Hongbo with fiery eyes.
Bai Hongbo was a bit intimidated by Lu Feng, but he still replied with a bold face, "We want to ask you something. Su Tiannan asked someone to pass a message to you, right?"
Lu Feng's mouth twitched and his hair was tousled by the breeze, but he didn't say anything.
"Last night, someone took down the buoy we hung in the sea. We've had some conflicts in the past, and I won't beat around the bush. We're here today just to ask you if you took it," Bai Hongbo spoke in a coded language, sounding slick.
Lu Feng narrowed his eyes and scrutinized Bai Hongbo, still not saying anything.
"If it was you who took it, let's talk it out instead of resorting to underhanded methods," Bai Hongbo felt that Lu Feng's gaze towards him was a little off and continued vaguely, "You know that this deal wasn't initiated by us few, there's a boss behind us, understand?"
At this moment, Lu Feng was so frustrated that he felt like he was about to explode. Since the internal conflicts within the Zhanan sanitation circle began, he not only suffered losses himself but also lost the opportunity that was once within his grasp. His subordinates, including the floral-shirt man, were also affected. After he was discharged from the hospital, Li Hongze and others blamed him, and there were also some internal conflicts within Changqing Company due to the shortage of manpower. This is why he came to the mountains to find peace for a few days. But he never expected that they would find him here, and even speak in such an aggressive and vulgar manner.
Lu Feng struggled to control his emotions and trembled as he spoke to Bai Hongbo, "Get the hell out of here before I lose my temper and hit you in this temple!"
Bai Hongbo looked at him sideways and asked, "Then... tell me, did you steal the goods or not?"
"Damn it, if you don't leave now, I'll kill you in a minute!" Lu Feng was losing control.
"Don't waste my time, just answer my question. Did you steal the goods or not?"
"I'll rip your damn head off!" Lu Feng reached out to grab Bai Hongbo's collar.
"Just wait a minute."
At that moment, one of Yu Mingyuan's friends stepped forward and stopped Lu Feng.
"You better leave now!"
"I'm Li Tao, a friend of Yu Mingyuan." The tall and straight man stood in front of Lu Feng and said, "There is a bit of a connection between maritime trade and the military. We're not here to cause trouble today, do you understand?"
Lu Feng was stunned when he heard this.
"Did you steal the goods or not?" Bai Hongbo hid behind the man and shouted, pulling his collar.
Lu Feng scanned the man in front of him with bulging veins on his forehead and scolded Bai Hongbo, "I didn't steal anything! After I was discharged from the hospital, I went straight up to the mountain. Where would I have stolen from?"
Li Tao was surprised, "It wasn't Changqing Company?"
"No, we don't eat outside the circle." Lu Feng replied, "Besides, if we go there, it's only to rob goods. We won't harm people, let alone go into the water."
Li Tao fell silent.
"Who among those who eat from the sea wouldn't know about maritime trade? Besides those newbies who just arrived in Dragon City, who else would dare to intercept? With five or six speedboats, they come and go freely. Can those who make a living on the sea really not know?" Lu Feng tossed out these words and turned to leave.
Li Tao hesitated for a moment before saying, "Let's go."
"Quite a tough guy, but he's a Buddhist," commented Bai Hongbo as he followed the man. "What a waste."
"You c*nt!" shouted Lu Feng at Bai Hongbo's back before quickly leaving the mountain that same day.
—---
Twenty minutes later, they were at the foot of the mountain.
"It wasn't done by Lu Feng, and it probably wasn't done by Changqing either," Bai Hongbo said to Su Tianyu. "When we talked earlier, he was getting anxious and seemed a bit depressed."
Su Tianyu nodded but didn't say anything.
Back at the garbage dump, after the friend of Yu Mingyuan had left, Su Tianyu called Kong Zhenghui over and asked, "Never mind who did it, but why would someone steal the goods and kidnap people, but not show themselves?"
"To make you anxious, and then talk to you," Kong Zhenghui replied.
"Why did they come in the first place?" Su Tianyu asked again.
"Even a fool could tell that they came for business! If they only wanted money, they would have contacted you earlier."
"Zhenghui, currently the profit-sharing ratio is 10% for each of our three families, 30% for Tang Baiqing, and 40% for the Yu family," Su Tianyu turned to look around before lowering his voice. "If they came for business, then whose interest would be diluted?"
Kong Zhenghui froze upon hearing this.
"The goods are from the Yu family, and the relationship is with Tang Baiqing. In this business deal, only the footwork can be replaced," Su Tianyu stared at Kong Zhenghui. "Do you understand what I mean?"
There was a moment of silence as the two men locked eyes.
"Do you have connections at the docks?" Su Tianyu suddenly asked Kong Zhenghui.
Kong Zhenghui immediately saw through it. "Damn it, now that you mention it, I remember the last time the dock gang robbed us and you asked me that question."
—---
That same night, around 8:00 PM.
Yu Mingyuan was in the office when he answered Tang Baiqing's call. "Hello?"
"The gang from the docks has sent a message. It seems that the person who robbed us was someone called Lei Zi from outside of Dragon City. He's looking for a big payout," Tang Baiqing's voice came through the phone.
"Lei Zi from outside of Dragon City? Can you ask the dock gang to negotiate with him?" Yu Mingyuan asked.
"I already said that, but Xu Hu asked me, why should the dock gang help us out?" Tang Baiqing replied immediately.
