Ye Yun was about to give birth, and he wished he could stay by her side every day. He was planning to take a break after meeting with his clients to focus on accompanying Ye Yun during her labor.

Who would have thought that a Cheng Yaojin would suddenly appear out of nowhere and send him in without saying a word.

However, he quickly calmed down.

He hadn't been wasting his years of life; he had friends everywhere. He immediately contacted people to investigate the whole matter, found out that someone was deliberately framing him, and decided to play along, hiding all the evidence in his own pocket.

The goal is to force the mastermind behind the scenes to reveal themselves.

If he hadn't died, the person hiding behind the scenes who wanted to kill him probably wouldn't have shown up so easily.

The other party was treacherous and cunning. After fighting with him for so long, his skills had caught the other party's eye, and he was truly regarded as an enemy. How could the other party miss the exhilarating scene of his execution?

So he risked his life.

He just couldn't actually be executed, so he needed someone who could save him at the execution ground.

So he contacted Mr. Wu.

Old Wu praised Qin Zheng's courage and cunning, patted him on the shoulder, and laughed, "You lad, you've got guts! If I had arrived a second later, you'd be lying on the ground by now. No wonder that old man surnamed Cai has always wanted to marry his daughter to me. If my rebellious daughter were ten years younger, I would definitely take you as my son-in-law!"

Qin Zheng smiled.

Gu Jin shook his hands, which were sore from being tied with hemp rope, and clicked his tongue, saying, "Old Wu, don't just praise Qin Zheng, look at me too?"

"You."

Old Wu looked Gu Jin up and down, then shook his head and said, "Glib-tongued."

Gu Jin let out a sound of surprise.

"No way, Mr. Wu, I have at least half of Qin Zheng's wit and courage. I even fought alongside him. Can't you give me a compliment?"

Old Wu just smiled and remained silent.

When he looked at the presiding judge again, the smile on Old Wu's face suddenly disappeared. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "You bunch of good-for-nothings! If I hadn't arrived in time, two lives would have been lost at your hands. Do you know what Qin Zheng and Gu Jin were once front-line soldiers? What did they sacrifice for our development? How dare you treat soldiers who shed their blood for us like this!"

The presiding judge was so berated that he couldn't open his eyes.

No, this…

"Useless trash, don't think I can't see through this trickery. I think you don't need to be the presiding judge anymore. Just wait to be punished!" Old Wu snorted coldly and left.

The judge was shocked.

He hurriedly tried to follow and plead for leniency, but Old Wu had already gotten into the car. No matter how desperately he begged outside the car window, the car started and drove away.

The presiding judge then tried to plead with Qin Zheng for leniency.

He never imagined that Qin Zheng and Gu Jin would have such powerful backing!

yes.

You can bribe people everywhere, but there's one place you can't bribe no matter how much money you offer.

The presiding judge came to Qin Zheng with a distressed expression.

Qin Zheng didn't even glance at him, but looked up at a black sedan parked by the roadside.

The black sedan has a Beijing license plate.

Qin Zheng walked over unhurriedly.

As he walked over, the car window rolled down, revealing most of a face that exuded a menacing aura.

The middle-aged man sitting in the car was about forty years old. His features were stern, and perhaps due to long-term frowning, a vertical line had formed between his brows, giving him an aura of authority and power.

He narrowed his eyes, a faint murderous aura emanating from them as Qin Zheng approached.

In a matter of seconds, Qin Zheng walked to the car window, leaned down, and met the man's gaze without fear. A faint layer of mockery was buried in the equally unfriendly dark eyes.

"So you went to such lengths to get rid of me, who was I back then? Turns out it was Boss Ning."

—Ning Jinqiu.

They also went into business.

I heard that he held a high-ranking official position before the reforms, and immediately resigned to start a business. In such a large city as Beijing, he seized the opportunity and had connections that others did not have, so much so that he controlled one-third of the city's economy.

Ning Jingqiu stared at Qin Zheng, the murderous intent in his eyes gradually intensifying.

He originally intended to kill Qin Zheng.

Unfortunately, something unexpected happened.

“Nephew, one shouldn’t be too arrogant. You got away this time, but I’ll be more careful next time.” He looked at Qin Zheng, a slight smile playing on his lips, but his words were like shards of ice.

Qin Zheng chuckled. "Me too."

oh?

"You're also planning to expand into Beijing?" Ning Jinqiu raised an eyebrow, seemingly becoming even more interested.

Qin Zheng gave a forced smile. "I didn't originally plan to go to Beijing to develop my career. It was just a young man's curiosity about big cities. But Uncle Ning, you dislike me so much, you'd rather kill me than let me go to Beijing and compete with you for a living... I think Beijing must be a good place, and I have to go and see it."

"hehe."

His words made Ning Jinqiu laugh in exasperation.

Ning Jingqiu pushed up his glasses again, and the eyes behind the lenses stared at him coldly like a venomous snake.

"Qin Zheng, I'm giving you one last piece of advice: it's best not to come to Beijing. I admit you're very capable; in the past few years, you've been the only person I've ever considered a rival."

To tell you the truth, ever since I gave up that high position, I vowed to become the top business leader in Beijing, to control the economic lifeline of the entire country. You probably don't know how much power someone who can control the nation's economic lifeline can wield!

"That's supreme power; even the top leader has to give me some leeway!"

"So I hope you don't get involved in this mess. I have big ambitions, and anyone who stands in my way will not have a good end. You are still so young, and what about your wife and children?"

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