Journey 1995:Non-Stop

Chapter 435 After Winning the Bid
While waiting outside for the bidding to begin, Yan Hui finally started to think about the people who had blocked his way earlier that day.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't be a local boss, but he doesn't seem like a boss from out of town either.

Why not block the Mercedes? Why block the BMW?

Logically speaking, local business owners should know which car Yan Hui drives, and out-of-town business owners should also know that the car in front is more expensive than the one behind.

Even Mr. Zhu, who had lost a lot of money before, knew that Yan Hui had changed cars.

So, who would think Yan Hui's car is that BMW?

Yan Hui looked at the people in the hall and didn't sense any hostility from anyone. No one gave him a second glance, and no one answered any suspicious phone calls at this time.

Yan Hui would never believe it wasn't done by someone in this room. Anyone who could so easily mobilize so many people to do something like this was definitely not an ordinary henchman.

Of course, even after this happened, Yan Hui remained very calm. He wasn't worried about these things at all, and just waited quietly while doing what he needed to do.

Yan Hui was originally supposed to come today with his driver and Sun Lei, but due to a problem along the way, three people from the office came instead, bringing the total to ten people including the driver and five security guards. Finding no clues, Yan Hui remained cautious and had everyone stay together, ordering lunch from a restaurant outside.

A little while later, Yan Hui received a call from driver Li Pengfei.

"I've finished taking my statement here and they've let me out. The police told me that my driving against traffic on the highway was considered an emergency evasive maneuver, and that they wouldn't revoke my driver's license," Li Pengfei said.

“Yes, that’s good news, but we have to pay for the damaged pole. We’ll have to pay extra. Let Mr. Zhou handle this,” Yan Hui asked. “Have the police found anything out?”

"The five people we arrested are all local thugs. They all say they don't know anything. That's all I know for now. I don't know anything else."

"Okay, be careful," Yan Hui said, knowing that the police wouldn't tell Li Pengfei everything, and there was no rush.

“Mr. Yan, I’ve noticed something. These thugs seem a bit off. I’ve spent a lot of time at construction sites, and these guys look like they work on construction sites,” Li Pengfei said.

"That can't be right, right? Construction workers shouldn't be this easily defeated, right?" Yan Hui said with some doubt. "But it's also possible. If it were a group of gangsters, they wouldn't be stopped by a traffic cop with just a few words."

“There are also a lot of people on the construction site who don’t work much and just loaf around,” Li Pengfei reminded.

"So, it seems we haven't caught any of the people we should have arrested. Those were the ones who ran the fastest." Yan Hui wasn't discouraged, after all, they had arrested five people, and surely someone could come up with something.

This is no small case.

After making a few phone calls, Yan Hui suddenly turned back and looked around at the group again, but still didn't find anything unusual, except that a few people weren't there.

The bidding process took longer than expected today. Yan Hui kept observing his competitors, and others kept observing him as well.

Yan Hui ate lunch in the car, and in the afternoon, the bidding finally took place.

Unsurprisingly, Yan Hui won the bid.

Many eyes turned to Yan Hui, but Yan Hui was completely oblivious.

This was his first time working with minerals, and the unexpected events of the morning did not put any pressure on him; on the contrary, they made him increasingly calm.

He silently got up and began to cooperate with the bidding unit to go through the procedures, while the others also began to leave one after another.

Until Yan Hui's car left, nothing unexpected happened, as if the events of the morning had never occurred.

As soon as Yan Hui got on the bus, he received a call from a colleague congratulating him on winning the bid. Yan Hui exchanged a few polite words, saying he would be treating everyone to dinner soon, and that was about it. On the way back to Jinan, Yan Hui received several similar calls, all congratulating him and asking about some trivial details.

Yan Hui doesn't usually have this many friends, so today's situation is indeed unusual.

The car quickly returned to the company. Yan Hui saw Sun Lei, whose wound had been bandaged, and first asked about the injury, then they talked about what happened that day.

"The phone has been found. They said it was found in the bushes on the ramp. The phone is fine, but I don't think something's wrong with this," Sun Lei said.

"You found it?" Yan Hui looked at Sun Lei. "Is your injury minor?"

"Well, there were no fractures or anything. It wasn't assessed, but it's supposedly a minor injury."

"Hmm." Yan Hui nodded. "Something's not right today. On my way back, four or five people I'm close to came to ask me about the bidding today."

Hearing this, Sun Lei was also a little puzzled: "Why are so many people asking you about this?"

"It seems they're telling us to stay out of this." Yan Hui lit a cigarette and began to think.

Sun Lei did not interrupt Yan Hui's thoughts.

Yan Hui was lost in thought, and during that time he handed Sun Lei a cigarette, which Sun Lei then smoked.

On his way back, he had a feeling that the phone would definitely be returned, and he was right.

"Old Sun, this is not right. Let the government handle it according to the law." Yan Hui sighed and made the final decision.

"I'm fine with anything." Sun Lei had no objections. He knew he'd made the right choice in following Yan Hui today, since Yan Hui had turned around and saved him. He wouldn't suffer losses working for a boss like that.

“No matter what, you’ve been hurt for the company. I’ll talk to the finance department and give you a 10 yuan bonus, plus a two-week leave.” Yan Hui thought for a moment and asked, “I hope you won’t hold any grudges against my decision.”

When Yan Hui said this, it meant he had decided to give up pursuing the matter.

The outcome of the same matter will definitely be different depending on whether Yan Hui invests resources to investigate it or not.

"Huh? 10!" Sun Lei was startled.

Although his income is high, 10 is no small sum.

"Okay, you can go to the finance department to collect it in a little while." Yan Hui nodded.

"Then, Mr. Yan, what I mean is, do I need to go out and hide for a while?" Sun Lei asked somewhat uncertainly.

"Why are you hiding?" Yan Hui asked suspiciously, only to realize that Sun Lei had misunderstood. "We are the victims, what are we afraid of? Just do what you need to do, no one will target you. Just do what you need to do, the initiative is in our hands."

"Understood, thank you, Mr. Yan. I won't stand on ceremony." Sun Lei seemed to understand something.

"Okay, you should go and rest first."

Sun Lei nodded and left the office. Yan Hui remained in the office, smoking one cigarette after another, as if he himself had made a mistake.

At this moment, only Yan Hui himself knew what he was doing.

(End of this chapter)