Chapter 58 (Second Update)

It was already 9 p.m. when we arrived at Tsushima Port. Due to the collision between the two cargo ships when they entered and left the port, the port facilities were also damaged. The port pier has been closed for repairs. The person in charge of the transportation company has arrived at the scene, and the legal team is communicating.

Upon seeing Lu Jin get out of the car, Shi Haoqiang, the port manager, hurriedly stepped forward: "President Lu."

"Um."

The last time Shi Haoqiang met Lu Jinzhi was five years ago. Lu Jinzhi came alone to inspect the port's logistics industry chain. Back then, a few fools didn't take this inexperienced young CEO Lu seriously and were fired on the spot without batting an eye, even though they were port executives.

That's why he was promoted.

Five years later, Lu Jinzhi was more mature than before. He didn't seem as cold as he used to be, but his eyes and actions revealed a more frightening understanding and clarity.

Shi Haoqiang didn't dare to delay and immediately handed over a few sheets of paper: "The main responsibility lies with the captain of the foreign ship who made an operational error upon entering the port. The initial estimate of the damage to our facilities is 270 million. The other ship belongs to a domestic transportation company. Although it avoided the collision in time, a small portion of the containers it was carrying were crushed. The damage assessment is underway. Both sides are arguing fiercely, feeling that the other side is responsible. Their person in charge will be here soon."

Although it is a foreign vessel, if it frequently engages in foreign trade, it will have its own managers in China.

If they were all domestic ships, it would be fine, but there's also a foreign vessel involved.

With the two sides embroiled in a dispute, Lu Jinzhi needs to step in.

Lu Jinzhi took the papers, read through their contents, and then handed them to Qiao Wu beside him: "Procedure."

Qiao Wu understood what he meant.

Actually, showing up is a very simple thing, and you don't need to do anything, but she has never been involved in port-related work before. She has only talked about it theoretically, so I brought her here to take a look.

Shi Haoqiang had only ever held meetings online before, but most of the time he communicated with Secretary Xu, so this woman looked unfamiliar to him.

Moreover, even when she stood very close to President Lu, she did not diminish her own demeanor in the slightest.

It's important to know that President Lu is different from ordinary pot-bellied CEOs. His face and figure have always been a topic of great interest in financial magazines, aside from his assets. It's rare to find someone who is comparable to him.

Could this be the boss's wife? Mr. Lu is getting on in years.

Shi Haoqiang immediately became extremely alert: "Who is this?"

"Qiao Wu." Lu Jinzhi glanced to his side, as if he had thought of something, and suddenly smiled, "President Qiao."

Qiao Wu, who was looking at the documents: "..."

The lawsuit against that company hasn't been resolved yet.

She glanced up at Lu Jinzhi and saw the smile in his eyes. She knew he was joking, but this was clearly not the time to joke. So he really did see her as the future CEO Qiao, and even knowing that she wanted to leave in the future, he still treated her without reservation at work.

She readily accepted the title and extended her hand to the person in charge, saying, "Hello."

"Hello, Mr. Qiao." Seeing those clean and slender hands, Shi Haoqiang subconsciously wiped his hands on his side before extending them. "My name is Shi Haoqiang, and I am currently the head of logistics at Jindao Port."

He quickly let go of their hands and followed them to see the damaged scene.

Then I heard President Lu say to President Qiao.

"Qin Tianrui can't become your connection and resource, but you can become your own connection and resource."

Qin Tianrui?

He's very famous; I think he's the younger brother of the president of the Qin Group.

"So you brought me here?"

“I have no intention of tying you down,” Lu Jinzhi said with a smile. “But even a roc needs wings to fly.”

Qiao Wu waved the documents in his hand: "I'm not that tactless, I've written it all down, thank you."

“You don’t have to thank me,” Lu Jinzhi suddenly said. “Did they report me for not having a target?”

Qiao Wu answered for him: "Your goal right now should be to talk to them properly."

"That road is difficult and long."

Qiao Wu chuckled: "Are you really cooperating?"

I'm cooperating, but sometimes I can be so stupid that I can't control myself.

“Let’s try another one.” Lu Jinzhi turned to look at her. “I’ll help you fly one foot, one zhang, ten zhang, with rewards for each step.”

"What reward?"

Qiao Wu couldn't think of anything Lu Jinzhi needed from him. He was very rational, so he didn't need the emotional comfort from the others.

"Shouldn't you be the one to think about the goals and the rewards?"

That's not a reward, that's a thank-you gift.

It was perfectly reasonable, and Qiao Wu had no way to refuse.

"good."

Walking behind the two, Shi Haoqiang felt his presence was very weak. They never turned their backs on him when they spoke, so he could hear everything clearly.

So now President Lu is willing to be a stepping stone for President Qiao, and he does so without expecting any thanks from others, but instead asks for a reward.

What kind of approach is this?

Just like when he was pursuing his wife, he didn't want anything, he just gave everything.

Thinking about it this way, it seems reasonable; a warrior of pure love.

Shi Haoqiang suddenly felt that he had seen through everything.

Just as he finished looking around the dock, someone came up behind him: "Mr. Lu, the heads of both transportation companies have arrived, but..."

Shi Haoqiang: "That's all."

“They arrived one after the other,” the man said. “And they started arguing as soon as they got there.”

Still at his own dock, Lu Jinzhi turned and walked back the way he came.

Before I had gone far, I saw two people facing each other at the parking area not far away. One of them was obviously a foreigner, probably the person in charge of the shipping company that owned the foreign ship.

The two men were exchanging barbs in English, face to face. Perhaps feeling that English would hinder their performance, the person in charge in China mixed Chinese and English, quoting extensively from classical texts and using allusions and idioms, delivering a very powerful attack, which the person opposite him couldn't understand anyway.

Qiao Wu's ears were numb from the noise.

Shi Haoqiang walked over and started coughing wildly to make his presence known: "Cough cough cough!"

The two, who were arguing fiercely, turned their heads together.

One of them was quite young, not dressed very formally, and looked somewhat mixed-race. His eyes widened: "Lu Jinzhi? Damn it, how come I can't escape you anywhere!"

At this moment, Qiao Wu felt that Lu Jinzhi had a slight misunderstanding about him.

He may have a lot of resources, but as for connections... it's hard to say.

This person is clearly in the same boat as Qin Lian, keeping a respectful distance from Lu Jinzhi.

But Qiao Wu had no recollection of this person; he had never seen him before.

She recalled the relationships she had gathered with various people, and it seemed that no other transportation company had such a young person in charge.

The other foreigner clearly recognized Lu Jinzhi's identity and stepped forward directly: "Both parties are responsible for the accident. We cannot compensate for the damage to the dock alone. If they hadn't blocked the waterway, we wouldn't have crashed into the dock."

"What do you mean you can't all pay for it?" The mixed-race man stepped forward, sleeves rolled up, hands on his hips. "It's your fault for not navigating the ship properly! You not only have to compensate the dock, but also my ship! And make up for the loss of the cargo!"

"How can you be so rude? You want to fight me?! As expected, your manners are really bad."

"Try spouting one more lie!"

Qiao Wu stood beside Lu Jinzhi the whole time, and because he didn't know the two of them, he didn't speak rashly.

The matter of determining liability can be left to the lawyers when the time comes.

But she didn't expect that the two of them had such fiery tempers that they started fighting without saying a word.

She was standing very close to the foreigner, so the moment he raised his hand, she immediately reached out and blocked his forearm, then grabbed him and pushed him backward.

The man wasn't standing very steadily to begin with, and was pushed back several steps before regaining his balance. He stared at the tall, thin woman in disbelief.

Qiao Wu said coldly, "Sir, our country is a society governed by the rule of law, and private fights are not allowed."

The mixed-race man hadn't expected anyone to step in, especially the least likely person. He nodded in agreement: "Exactly!"

Qiao Wu glanced at him and said, "Please watch your words and actions."

The mixed-race man choked for a moment, and was about to speak when he heard a cold voice: "Chen Yan."

He felt a sudden chill run down the back of his neck, and when he turned around, he met Lu Jinzhi's dark eyes, which were devoid of any emotion.

Shen Yan was sent abroad by his father when he was young, and then sent to Lu Jinzhi's new company to learn. He barely survived under Lu Jinzhi's management for two years.

He finally made it back to China, but Lu Jinzhi quickly ran away. He never expected to run into him again when he returned.

Why would a CEO come to the docks in the middle of the night to watch people argue?

Even after working at Lu Jinzhi's company for two years, Shen Yan had rarely seen Lu Jinzhi with this kind of expression.

This person is terrifying when he smiles, but I never imagined he'd be even more terrifying when he doesn't smile.

"I'll tell you the truth." Shen Yan finally stopped being so impulsive. He turned around and looked at Qiao Wu, only then noticing the other's face.

hiss!

He immediately pulled down his sleeves, his arrogant expression completely changed, and stepped forward with open arms: "Thank you, pretty sister."

Qiao Wu: "?"

It was a novelty for her; it was rare for her to hear someone call her "little sister."

"My handsome face almost got slapped," Shen Yan said, reaching out to hug her.

Before Qiao Wu could even block it, there was a thud.

Shen Yan was hit on the head by a safety helmet.

"Damn it!" Shen Yan immediately pulled his hand back and covered his head, looking at the culprit. "Lu Jinzhi, my brain is worth a lot!"

Lu Jinzhi handed the safety helmet he had taken off Shi Haoqiang's head back to him, gesturing for him to call someone over, and said calmly, "Neither of the two titles is more than a word."

"You son of a bitch..."

Fearing another fight, Shi Haoqiang quickly led a group of people to surround them.

“I’m only here for five minutes.” Lu Jinzhi walked up to the foreigner, his gaze sweeping over his forearm, lingering for a few seconds on a certain spot, before raising his dark eyes and continuing in English, “Either we talk properly, or I’ll clear the area and you can throw the other person into the sea.”

Foreigner: "?"

He felt that this meant, "I'll have someone throw you into the sea."

The man, who had been furious and about to make a move, felt a chill run down his spine as those eyes stared at him. He instinctively hid his hands behind his back.

The captain quickly reported the losses of each party.

Qiao Wu handed the documents in his hand to Lu Jinzhi: "Do you want this too?"

"Hmm." Lu Jinzhi took it but didn't hand it to the lawyer. Instead, he glanced at it briefly. "Assessment of liability?"

The lawyer nodded: "Based on the monitoring data of both ships, as well as the control tower and positioning data, the foreign vessel bears full responsibility."

Lu Jinzhi smiled, looking at the person in charge from the foreign shipping company, but spoke to the lawyer: "Roughly estimate the port's losses at three hundred million, understand?"

Shi Haoqiang remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was in turmoil.

It's definitely pure love.

In the year of his invincible pure love, someone could win thirty million just by touching his sweetheart!

Several lawyers nodded firmly: "Understood."

The damage assessment for the dock has already been completed, and at most, it will amount to 270 million.

But since President Lu said 300 million, then it is 300 million.

You can add more.

But President Lu suddenly wanted to add 30 million. Did this person offend him?

"Did you hear me? Full responsibility." Shen Yan, having served Lu Jinzhi for two years, was acting somewhat arrogantly, hands on his hips, and said, "You'll compensate for all our losses, or I'll sue you to death!"

His boat was relatively small, so the losses weren't significant. He came mainly because he was worried that the other party would try to shirk responsibility for the dockworkers' actions.

But if Lu Jinzhi were here, things would be much easier.

"I'd like to borrow your lawyer too."

Lu Jinzhi was too lazy to talk to him anymore. He said five minutes, and that was it. He wouldn't give him a second more. He turned to Qiao Wu and said, "Let's go."

"Hey, hey, hey!" Shen Yan knew that his lack of refusal meant he had agreed, so he quickly gave the lawyer a few instructions, turned around and caught up with him, "Why are you in such a hurry!"

He rushed to the car, pulled out his phone, and said, "Pretty girl, let's add each other on WeChat. Let me introduce myself, my name is Shen Yan. Thank you for helping me today, I'll treat you to dinner anytime..."

"Close the window."

Lu Jinzhi, sitting on the other side, interrupted him with a cold voice.

The driver quickly closed all the car windows.

Shen Yan's hand, which was holding the phone, was almost caught in the air. He quickly pulled it back, and ended up with a face full of exhaust fumes.

"Damn it." He watched the car drive away. "Why is it still so annoying!"

Shi Haoqiang, who seemed to have seen through everything, looked at him with the eyes of someone looking at a warrior: "Didn't you notice that President Lu and President Qiao have a very close relationship?"

“No.” Shen Yan shook his head matter-of-factly. “They were standing so far apart and didn’t say more than a few words.”

"Wait a minute, Mr. Qiao?" Shen Yan asked, "Do you know that girl?"

"I heard from President Lu that his name is Qiao Wu."

Shen Yan immediately took out his phone to search, and within three seconds he was able to find the general information.

That's right! Chairman, you and Lu Jinzhi are just friends!

Mingming's relationship with Lu Xuan and the others seems to be much closer than that with Lu Jinzhi!

He said that it was impossible for any living woman to appear around Lu Jinzhi. If she did, she would only be a work partner. Having been by Lu Jinzhi's side for two years, he knew him too well!

Never mind, I'll definitely be able to add it next time!

He really liked the cool look of that girl earlier, and she was so pretty too.

He's actually the chairman of the board; he looks very charismatic and powerful!

If he had a girlfriend like that to bring home, his dad would be beaming with joy.

Shen Yanle happily put away his phone and walked back to the foreigner, but he didn't want to talk to this rude person anymore, so he asked the Lu family's lawyers next to him, "How is it? Have you reached an agreement?"

The lawyers gave him a strange look: "Mr. Shen, President Lu did not ask us to assist you."

Shen Yan: "?"

"He didn't refuse!"

“Yes.” The lawyers nodded politely. “But we just received a notification.”

He even waved his phone as he spoke.

Lu Jinzhi's profile picture was prominently displayed at the top.

Shen Yan: "..."

The next second, his phone also received a WeChat message.

The sharp-tongued and difficult-to-please Yin Bi: "No."

Shen Yan sent a 60-second voice message to complain, but it showed that he had been blocked by the other party.

Depend on!

On the other side, Qiao Wu asked curiously, "You seem to know that Mr. Shen very well."

Lu Jinzhi only has her as a friend, so she also hopes that Lu Jinzhi can make more friends, but Lu Jinzhi's way of getting along with others seems very strange.

Even someone like Qin Lian was like an enemy to him.

This is also Chen Yan.

"Not familiar with her." Lu Jinzhi put away his phone.

I just got blacklisted.

“He worked with me abroad,” he said calmly. “He grew up abroad and doesn’t really know about normal social distance between people.”

"Actually, it's alright," Qiao Wu said honestly. "I've lived abroad for two years, and I've always respected other people's social etiquette."

“Disrespect is acceptable.” Lu Jinzhi’s voice was even calmer. “It’s not politeness, it’s rudeness.”

That was indeed a bit too enthusiastic. Hearing that he wasn't too keen on mentioning Qiao Wu, I didn't argue anymore, but changed the subject: "Didn't you say the damage assessment was 270 million?"

She was surprised just now, but she thought that saying it would affect her work as a lawyer, so she spoke up only now.

"The price has gone up."

"Um?"

Noticing that he had been giving her the cold shoulder more often today, Qiao Wu asked softly, "What's wrong?"

The car was dark at night, and Lu Jinzhi could no longer see her hand, but he could still clearly picture Qiao Wu's action of reaching out to stop someone without hesitation.

Even though he knew her choice was right, he still couldn't agree with it.

No matter how many fighting techniques she had learned, she was still exceptionally thin compared to that person.

He didn't think she was frail, but she just seemed irritating, and in that instant, anger surged within him.

If the person hadn't already retreated far away, he wouldn't have known what he would do next. This was the first time he had made an unknown judgment about his own actions.

Thirty million was far from enough to balance the scales in his heart.

His scales were tilted so much that he couldn't grasp any pattern anymore.

Too many problems had piled up, yet Lu Jinzhi was unable to find the answers.

He was trying to find a breakthrough, but to no avail, so he had to suppress his impatience with himself.

He looked away: "Your safety is more important than anyone else's."

Qiao Wu was stunned, never expecting this to be the reason.

He then smiled knowingly and said, "Because I have special privileges?"

Lu Jinzhi's expression was unusually blank, though it wasn't clear in the dim light. He asked thoughtfully, "Lu Ning?"

His mouth is like a spray gun, he says everything.

"Um."

Qiao Wu thought it was normal, because the Lu family members were her privileges. For example, she was very angry when Qin Tianrui cut off Lu Yingchi's car.

Therefore, it's only natural for her to protect her own, and she accepts it willingly.

“You are my privilege too,” she said.

Lu Jinzhi didn't answer, but just chuckled softly.

Lu Ning, who had already returned to the Lu residence, had finished writing her weekly journal. This time, she wanted to show it to Qiao Wu first.

She took a picture and sent it to Qiao Wu.

"Check your weekly journal~"

While in the car, Qiao Wu clicked on it and took a look; the title was "My Weekend".

"I spent my weekend at the Still Water Villa with my retired CEO grandpa, my retired butler grandpa, my current CEO second uncle, my not-so-famous actor third uncle, my rebellious horse-raising fourth uncle and his horse princess, and Qiao Wu."

Speaking of Qiao Wu, she's my family's housekeeper. She's very beautiful, even more beautiful than a celebrity, with big eyes and black hair. She's very capable; she can do everything...

...

This is Qiao Wu. (crossed out)

This is my weekend.

Qiao Wu: "..."

She covered her face and took a deep breath.

Lu Ning, who had been waiting for a reply for a long time, figured that the time was almost up and couldn't wait to send a message to inquire.

But she received a call first from the driver who was specifically responsible for picking her up and dropping her off.

"Miss," the driver said gently, "Mr. Lu instructed that you do not have permission to use the car tomorrow. Your four-wheeled vehicle has been pushed to the door, and ten yuan of funds has been left downstairs. Please remember to get up early tomorrow."

Lu Ning: ? ? ?