The Bravest

"Director Lin, do you have time? Let's meet." Liu Ziming suddenly called Lin Jie.

"Director Liu, I must be available. You decide the location."

Lin Jie readily agreed. According to information obtained by someone Lin Jie had buried next to Liu Ziming, Lin Jie knew that the talks between Liu Ziming and Huang Tianfu had broken down.

In fact, it wasn’t a breakdown in the negotiations, but Huang Tianfu had no intention of joining forces with Liu Ziming at all.

"I'm at the Tongren Hotel right now. If Director Lin is willing to do me the honor, please come over now and we can talk alone."

Liu Ziming specifically pointed out that they were going to be chatting alone, meaning that there was no barrier between us, so there was no need to be on guard against him, and you didn't need to bring anyone along.

"Okay, I'll be there in half an hour."

...Half an hour later, Lin Jie brought two police officers as bodyguards, and Liu Ruyan followed him. Lin Jie wanted to take her out to see the world.

Led by the teahouse waiter, Lin Jie and his party arrived at the door of the private room. Liu Ziming's bodyguard pushed open the door of the private room, allowing Lin Jie to see that there was indeed only Liu Ziming inside.

"You stay outside." Jie ordered the two policemen. Then he took Liu Ruyan in and apologized cheerfully.

"Brother Liu, I'm sorry, but my secretary insisted on coming along, saying she wanted to see it, so I took the initiative to bring him along."

"Hahaha, Secretary Liu, you're not an outsider, so of course I welcome you. Come, sit down and have some tea!"

Of course Liu Ziming knew Liu Ruyan. They were looking for a woman together in the Sakura Pavilion. Lin Jie looked like a gentleman, but he secretly redeemed the woman.

"Excuse me for disturbing you, Director Liu." After Lin Jie took his seat, Liu Ruyan politely greeted Liu Ziming before sitting down next to Lin Jie.

"Brother Lin, I think you should have guessed the reason why I asked you to meet me today. Do you have any ideas?" Liu Ziming didn't say much and went straight to the point.

"Brother Liu, didn't you convince Old Huang?" Lin Jie asked knowingly. He didn't want Liu Ziming to know that he had someone planted next to him.

"Don't mention him. He was a man back then, but it's only been two years and he's gone... Forget it. Let's talk about whether we can cooperate today."

Liu Ziming didn't want to mention Huang Tianfu anymore. Today he just wanted to reach an agreement with Lin Jie and share what they had between the two jurisdictions.

"Brother Liu, of course we can still cooperate. However, you have to show some sincerity and let me see that you are really willing to cooperate, right? After all, you were the first to break the rules."

Huang Tianfu and Liu Ziming were the first to cross the river and then come back to cooperate. If Lin Jie agreed casually, then anyone who cooperates with him in the future may follow suit.

"Brother Lin, you are wrong to say that. It is because you are so powerful that Gang Village took action against you. We have no other choice, so you can't really blame me for this."

Liu Ziming dared not wear the label of not following the rules, as he still wanted to survive in Shanghai.

"Whether you proposed it on your own initiative or Gangcun forced you to do it, you have finally become independent. That's the fact, right?"

"Director Lin, you can't say that. The three of us are doing business together, and you are just the leader. I am not your subordinate. Now I am doing it on my own, so there is no question of whether I am independent or not."

Liu Ziming immediately refuted Lin Jie's statement.

"The Japanese occupied the concession, and it was because of me that you introduced you to Gangcun that you were able to keep your current position. You can't deny that!" Lin Jie sneered, making the atmosphere tense.

"Humph, I have never denied this, but I have also done a lot for you. I never said anything when you took an extra share of the business. But you can't really treat me as your little brother!"

Liu Ziming's voice also got louder. He wanted to discuss renewing the cooperation with Lin Jie today, but if Lin Jie really wanted to put the hat of not following the rules on him, Liu Ziming, then there was no need for him to rush over and become Lin Jie's younger brother.

"Director Liu, have some tea! Lin Jie, please be nice. When you came here, you introduced Director Liu to me as the most loyal and good brother of yours."

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Liu Ruyan poured them tea and interrupted their argument in time.

Lin Jie took a sip of tea and felt that he had gotten the hang of it, so he slowed down his tone:

"Brother Liu, I have never considered you as my younger brother. We have always been on equal terms, right? But no matter what, you should at least tell me in advance so that I can be mentally prepared."

"Brother Lin, the main reason is that I was thinking about convincing Huang Tianfu and then discussing with you how to deal with it. But Huang Tianfu was determined to follow Gangcun, so it took a while."

Lin Jie's words made Liu Ziming feel a little guilty. He originally wanted to inform Lin Jie, but Huang Tianfu's gloating attitude, plus he also wanted to see if Lin Jie could handle it, so he chose to play deaf and dumb.

"Well, Brother Liu, let's not talk about the past. Tell us what you think now."

What Lin Jie meant was that the past was in the past and they should talk about the future. Liu Ziming also breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that being friends was always better than being enemies.

"Brother Lin, this is what I think. Since Gang Village doesn't want us to stick together, why don't we just do something to undermine each other and cause some losses, which can also satisfy Gang Village's wish. What do you think?"

Liu Ziming’s words are very interesting. If they just fight with each other, they can deal with Gangcun. Why do they have to sabotage each other and deliberately cause some losses?

Lin Jie was stunned for a moment, then he understood what Liu Ziming was thinking. No wonder he had personally asked him out to meet him. It turned out that he not only wanted to ease the relationship.

"Brother Liu, what you mean is that we each bear some losses and then report them to Gangcun?" Lin Jie asked Liu Ziming tentatively.

"Hehe, we want to let him know that we are not in a group, so that he can feel at ease! As for the other things, we can just do them along the way. Isn't this your style, Director Lin?"

"Brother Liu, you and I are working together again. We are all just talking nonsense, so we are definitely not so confident. How about we practice on Old Huang first?"

Lin Jie didn't believe everything Liu Ziming said, but cooperation was definitely the best option, so he simply dragged Huang Tianfu into it.

"Haha, Brother Lin, this is a really great move of yours. It's a bit too forced for two people to perform together. With Old Huang in the middle, even Gangcun can't see anything."

Liu Ziming slapped his thigh. The more muddy the water is, the easier it is to catch fish. Lin Jie is indeed a sinister guy. Fortunately, he chose to cooperate with him instead of confronting him.

"Brother Liu, it's settled then. Let's all go back and think about how to proceed. We'll meet in two days to discuss the details."

Lin Jie suggested that they stop here today. Some things cannot be rushed and everyone needs time to digest them.

Liu Ziming meant the same thing, so they stopped talking about business.

After Lin Jie asked Liu Ruyan to go out and arrange the banquet, Liu Ziming said enviously, "Brother Lin, you are so lucky to have a good helper like Secretary Liu."

"Brother Liu, you can find one too! It's hard for me to feel at ease working with a lone man like you, with no worries at all, let alone the Japanese."

Lin Jie's inexplicable words made Liu Ziming's heart tremble, and he looked at Lin Jie thoughtfully.

"Hahaha, that's right. Life is indeed hard for a loner. I should learn from Brother Lin. Otherwise, why would I make so much money?"

"Hahaha, that's right. In this world, we should enjoy ourselves while we can!"

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