guest of honor

"here?"

The man got out of the car, took off his sunglasses and looked up at the six-storey Tongzilou, with a sarcastic smile on his lips: "The one named Zhao is really generous."

The two bodyguards who got out of the car after him did not dare to say anything.One of them rushed into the stairs first, and retreated after making sure that there was no danger: "Sir, it's door 9, 202. There are figures in the kitchen and bedroom windows, and voices can be heard through the door. They must be at home."

The man nodded and walked into the doorway first.The aisles of Tongzilou are narrow and there is no elevator. The layout of each floor is only four, which is simple and clear. Room 202 is equipped with an old anti-theft door. The man pressed the red button under the peephole, and the piercing doorbell suddenly rang in the dark corridor.

"Who is it?!" An old man roared from inside the door.

The man outside the door put his hands back into his pockets neatly, hooked his lips, and smiled with satisfaction.He still remembered the broken gong voice, and it seemed that he had found the right person.

After a burst of noise, the peephole on the anti-theft door suddenly went dark, and the little girl's thin voice came through the door: "Who are you looking for?"

"We are from the Bureau of Statistics." The man took out an ID card from the inside pocket of the windbreaker and waved it towards the cat's eyes, "Now we are doing the 20xx census, and I need to ask you a few simple questions. After the end, Residents who take the survey can get a red envelope."

The person inside the door hesitated, looking at the man carefully through the cat's eyes.Maybe it's because the suit in the man's windbreaker is too strict and formal, or maybe it's because he has a warm smile on his handsome face, or maybe the little girl is simply attracted to the red envelope - the anti-theft door is finally slowly opened He opened a gap: "Don't come in, just like this..."

"Bang!!" The man kicked hard on the anti-theft door, and the little girl was knocked to the ground, crying loudly.

However, the man didn't even look at her, he walked into the simple hut with his long legs.The two bodyguards following him quickly followed up, and the leather shoes left two strings of distinct gray marks on the white tiles.

Startled by the noise, the old man ran out of the bedroom, holding the remote control in one hand: "Stinky girl is crying again!! There are mother-born and mother-in-law prodigals, who can open the door... Whoever let it go, let it go!" You opened the door..."

As soon as the old man saw the man's battle, he knew that the visitor was not good, but he couldn't recognize who he was for a while, and took a few steps back in panic and panic: "You...you are breaking into a private house!! "

As he spoke, he rushed to the landline on the coffee table: "I, I called the police!!"

But how could a man let him get what he wanted?The bodyguard who was close stepped forward and easily twisted the old man's arms.As soon as the leather shoes stepped on the hollow of his leg, the old man fell to his knees with a "plop" and knelt down in front of the man.

"Master." The man bent down and said kindly, "Don't you remember me?"

The old man opened his chaotic eyes, and he didn't understand what happened, he wanted to spit on the man's face: "Outlaws! Social scum! My son is a policeman—"

But as soon as he opened his old mouth hard, the man kicked him on the cheek, and the saliva and saliva flowed all over the old man's chin: "Your little son, he hasn't been home for a year since he stole the savings." Right? I heard that you made a fortune the year before last, it was ill-gotten wealth."

Hearing him say this, a ray of light flashed across the old man's poor memory, the man's face gradually overlapped with the face of a stranger in his memory, and finally merged into one beyond the measure of time.Fear immediately covered the slack old face, and the old man shivered and screamed, "It's not me! I don't know anything, I didn't mean to—"

"Tsk tsk," the man wiped the soles of his feet on the floor in the hallway, walked leisurely into the dining room, and randomly pulled up a chair and sat down.The old man was immediately dragged over by his arms, and the worn clothes rubbed against the floor tiles, making a twisted and coquettish sound.

Stop talking nonsense with him, the man asked: "Who ordered you to do it?"

"No one, no one - Ouch!!" As soon as he denied the words, his wrist was twisted violently by the bodyguard behind him, and the piercing pain caused cold sweat to crawl all over his back in an instant.

The man crossed his legs, and the toe of his shoe dangled in front of his face: "Ask me a second time, who ordered you to do it?"

The old man, dripping with cold sweat, gaped his tongue, looked up blankly at the man's contemptuous and hostile face, and subconsciously shook his head.The bodyguard immediately pressed his acupuncture points for the first two times, and squeezed hard.

Under the torture, the old man's eyes were tearing apart, and saliva flowed out from his mouth that could not be closed, with bright streaks of blood in it.

"Last time," the man asked for the third time after he recovered and started to breathe again, "Who is it?"

A pair of big hands grabbed his neck, and the old man immediately uttered a mournful, gossamer-like roar: "I said!! I said, someone deliberately asked me to blackmail you!! He, he gave me a lot of money... ...Let me hit your car with three wheels...Money, I will give you all the money..."

The man snorted and stood up: "Have you seen that person?"

"No, he was wearing sunglasses, I... ah!!" A strong force grabbed his hair and slammed his head against the tiles.

"Think about what you should say," the bodyguard picked up his smashed head and threatened, "Think about it before you speak, otherwise you will never be able to open your mouth again."

"I saw it!! I saw it!!" The fear of being choked for life made the old man suddenly enlightened.He crawled to the man's feet with hands and feet, and frantically rubbed the man's calf with the top of his head, "I can testify against him!! Although he is wearing sunglasses, he has a very long scar on his right face, which is very scary!! There is the money he gave me, although it was stolen by my son, but the account records are still there! I will give you everything, and I will give you everything—"

"This is the existing partner and communication channel of Hongmen Capital." The man sitting opposite smiled confidently and calmly, and pushed a document in front of Ye Li, "As long as you do me this favor, after Zhao Hongduo's downfall, These are far-reaching."

Ye Li picked up the document, leaned back in the chair, and read the document at a glance.The key information is blocked by black bars, but it can still be judged that the full version is indeed effective, and Ji Yunmin did not lie to him.

However, these are no longer attractive to Ye Li.The reason why he sat in front of Ji Yunmin today was just to overthrow Zhao Hongduo: "Why are you looking for me? Now the president of Yuanyang is still my father."

But Ji Yunmin made a mistake: "If you agree to this matter, Yuanyang will soon be yours."

Ye Li looked up at him, smiled slightly, and changed to a more lazy posture on the sofa: "Actually, I don't really care." After that, he didn't care whether Ji Yunmin believed it or not, he said to himself, "But why do you think Ye Jingsheng won't agree? Could it be that you've already met him...or do you think I'm better manipulated than him?"

Ji Yunmin's expression changed, the smile on the corner of his mouth disappeared, replaced by awe-inspiring and serious.He looked at Ye Li silently for a while, and said in a low voice, "I am not the same kind of person as Zhao Hongduo, and you will not become the second He Minghan."

"Speaking of He Minghan, when Daishan Culture was on the verge of bankruptcy, I thought he would bring up the idea of ​​investing again." Ye Li propped up his chin with one hand, and suddenly changed the subject, "Where is he now? Why did Zhao Hongduo take him into action? To vent your anger?"

Ji Yunmin shook his head: "As far as I know, He Minghan only manages a few funds for him, and manages them together with He Jiaqing. In the final analysis, they are just Zhao Hongduo's pawns, and they can be discarded at any time."

Ye Li chuckled: "Then how do I know that I'm not your pawn?"

"You—" Ji Yunmin wanted to refute angrily, but Ye Li, who was slumped on the sofa, was like a ball of cotton, smiling so much that it was impossible to focus on it.He didn't seem to be interested in anything, and his young eyes were full of tiredness and weariness - which was completely different from what he knew before coming here.

But now that he has come, Ji Yunmin can only suppress his anger and explain calmly: "Let me explain to you again, I am different from Zhao Hongduo, don't think everything is someone else's conspiracy. Zhao Hongduo is today because he can't The curbed greed has expanded to the limit that the law can tolerate."

He took a deep breath and continued: "Do you know how much foreign exchange loss he caused? This alone is enough to be sentenced to death! If you continue to indulge like this, sooner or later the country's reserves will be destroyed by the henchmen headed by him." Empty everything—”

"I'm sorry," Ye Li interrupted him softly, "I don't have such a high awareness. I'm a businessman, and I can only be regarded as an opportunist. What you ask me to do now is not so much to make things right, but to make things better. I'm just standing in line."

Ji Yunmin's eyes froze, and he wanted to refute, but he had to admit that Ye Li was telling the truth.

Now it's time for a change of term, and the major forces are pruning their party members one after another.He knew in his heart that he was sober, but after all, he had been soaked in the big dye vat for decades, and he couldn't prove it to Ye Li—this was never a tragedy, sometimes even he had to lie to himself.

"You know," Ye Li continued, "Since the first day of Yuanyang's establishment, it has never thought of getting involved in that muddy water."

"But the reason why Yuanyang would rather hurt himself than to let Zhao Hongduo get involved is because he knows Zhao Hongduo's dirty tricks?" Ji Yunmin frowned, staring at Ye Li closely, trying to see those confusing eyes clearly What kind of thoughts are hidden in Li, "I didn't ask you to stand in line, but I do hope that you can bet on me for victory! Then, Zhao Hongduo will definitely die. What I promise to you is because I have something to ask for. You, whether you regard this as a lure or a transaction, you just need to promise me, I don't expect you to believe my original intention of doing all this."

"It's better not to say it so righteously, it sounds harsh to me." Ye Li wrote lightly, throwing the document back into Ji Yunmin's arms like waste paper.

Just when Ji Yunmin was about to return in vain, Ye Li suddenly said: "So what you want me to do is to approach Zhao Hongduo proactively and propose a merger and reorganization with Hongmen Capital to reacquire Daishan Culture."

After being taken aback for a moment, Ji Yunmin gritted his teeth and said, "Yes."

"After getting the real accounts and business data of Hongmen Capital, I will hand them over to you. If you can successfully put Zhao Hongduo in prison, then Yuanyang will be able to successfully inherit the inheritance of Hongmen Capital; if you fail, Yuanyang will Changed the name and surname, and became the second Qingning Capital." Ye Li suddenly sat up straight, picked up a strip of sugar from the white porcelain sugar bowl with his slender fingers, tore it open, and poured it into the coffee cup in front of him, "After much deliberation, all I didn’t think of a way out for myself.”

"……Why do you say that?"

"Once the incident happens, Zhao Hongduo will immediately know that I am the one who is cooperating with you." Ye Li stirred the coffee, then touched the second candy with his hands, "With his means, he will definitely try his best to make it I will kill you quickly; even if you succeed, I will still label you as Ji. Under my leadership, Yuanyang will only go narrower and narrower—this is a dead game."

Ji Yunmin was silent, looking at the coffee in front of Ye Li, without saying a word.

And Ye Li has already started to tear the third piece of candy: "But it's good."

Ji Yunmin suddenly raised his head to look at him.

Ye Li smiled at him, poured the yellow crystals into the coffee cup, and stirred slowly: "I told you, I don't really care."

He moved his eyes down and landed on the documents in Ji Yunmin's arms, and said calmly: "The only thing I value about the things you promised is that you can help me replace Ye Jingsheng. He may not dare to play this game of chess, and I will replace you." He made the bet; he dare not place this bet, I must bet on you to win."

"To be honest, this is a big gamble." Looking at Ji Yunmin's expression with mixed feelings, he couldn't help laughing, "Compared to Zhao Hongduo, you are really too young. But I still want to thank you for finding me, not Ye Jingsheng."

Ji Yunmin sighed: "The less people who know about this matter, the better, so why am I not betting? Just now I thought you would not agree..."

"The reason why I talk to you so much is to let you know that I understand everything—whether it's what you thought of for me or something you haven't considered. I know very well what I will face after I promise you What, I can tell you frankly," Ye Li sipped his coffee and frowned, "I just want to see Zhao Hongduo ruined, that's enough."

Ji Yunmin didn't speak, and he didn't want to know the reason why Ye Li must ruin Zhao Hongduo's reputation.At this moment, Ye Li tore open the fourth bag of coffee candy, he couldn't help but take a second look.

Ye Li noticed his gaze, but still poured sugar into the coffee calmly, lowered his head and took a sip: "There is one more thing I want to ask you."

"what?"

"I want to see He Minghan."

Ji Yunmin didn't understand, so he shook his head: "This matter, you should go to Zhao Hongduo. After you propose to cooperate with Honghongmen Capital, I believe he will not be stingy to help you with such a small favor."