"Mr. Zhou, you need to give us a concrete guarantee. If we can't resume work within half a month, then we'll have no choice but to break the contract!"
Faced with the anxious or disbelieving looks from the crowd, Zhou Yi responded patiently and confidently.
Faced with sufficient profits, and with Zhou Yi's guarantee that work would resume within half a month, or else the Zhou family would bear all the consequences, these words finally made the factory owners' expressions soften.
After seeing the factory owner off, Zhou Yi rubbed his temples.
A short while later, I received a call from Aunt Zhou.
"Xiao Yi, where are you?"
"I'm going to visit a leader now. If you have time, it would be best if you came with me."
One is the acting president who has taken control of the company, and the other is the rightful president.
It would be more formal if the two of them went together.
Following Zhou Yi, Aunt Zhou drove to visit a leader's home, hoping to find out who was secretly behind this and why such a document was issued from above.
But I never expected this!
The two were blocked at the door by the indifferent housekeeper before they could even meet their boss.
Aunt Zhou had no choice but to try another place, but she pulled out her phone and found a lot of the connections that Grandma Zhou had made before.
However, I never even met any of them!
Even if you call to make an appointment, the secretary will politely decline.
One or two people refused to see me, saying they were away on business and couldn't find anything wrong.
But after trying all my connections, I found that no one was willing to get involved in this mess.
Zhou Yi gradually came to understand!
This isn't just ordinary online discussion; it's clearly someone trying to frame them!
Moreover, the person who wanted to harm the Zhou Group was extremely powerful, which is why the leaders of Luzhou City avoided seeing him and Aunt Zhou!
The first person Zhou Yi thought of who could possess such extraordinary abilities was the mastermind behind his parents' murder!
Last time, the mastermind behind the scenes simply raised a finger and released the perpetrator who had irrefutable evidence, and even all those who knew about the incident were trying to keep it from him.
In this incident, the mastermind behind it had clearly grown impatient with the previous confrontations and wanted to uproot the Zhou Group in one fell swoop.
If the Zhou Group collapses, wouldn't he, as the heir, be like a weed that can be easily plucked by the roadside?
Zhou Yi was suddenly startled, and a surge of fury rose within him.
He absolutely cannot lose like this!
If he can't even save the company, how can he fight the mastermind behind it all? How can he avenge his deceased parents?!
In an instant, Zhou Yi remembered someone.
That person was Grandma's good friend, now living in seclusion behind the scenes—the judge!
At the previous Zhou family annual meeting, it was precisely because of his testimony that the shareholders dared not question his identity.
“Auntie, let’s split up. I’ll go to the house of Grandma’s old friend, the judge, to find out information. Although he has retired, he still has connections.”
"You continue to follow up on those key figures online."
After retiring, the judge returned to his hometown to live out his retirement. Fortunately, the place he lived was not far from Luzhou.
After driving for several hours, we arrived at the judge's residence.
This is a country villa, with many flowers planted inside, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
The surrounding environment looks warm and elegant, and even the air is filled with a faint floral fragrance. The climate is not as dry and hot as Luzhou, making it a very suitable place to live.
Zhou Yi walked over and pressed the doorbell. Soon, the silver-haired female homeowner opened the door for him.
"Hello, I'm Zhou Yi, I'm here to see your uncle."
Zhou Yi first explained his background.
Upon hearing Zhou Yi's name, the hostess's face broke into a kind smile:
"I can't believe how much you've grown up. You've become such a handsome young man. If she could see you when she wakes up, she would be so happy."
"Are you of marriageable age? Do you have a girlfriend?"
The hostess looked Zhou Yi up and down, her gaze as if she were looking at a junior, asking him questions in a familiar and friendly manner.
Seeing the look in her eyes, Zhou Yi guessed that she must know his grandmother.
"What are you doing standing at the door? Why don't you let the guests in to chat?" The judge's deep voice came from the garden.
The hostess then came to her senses and smiled as she invited Zhou Yi in: "Oh, please come in. The moment I saw you, I was reminded of your grandmother."
"You probably don't remember me. You smiled when you saw me as soon as you were born."
"We haven't seen each other for so many years, I was so busy asking you these questions that I forgot to call you in."
The judge was sitting under a camellia tree, his figure obscured by the thick trunk, which is why Zhou Yi didn't see him immediately.
After following the hostess into the courtyard, she invited Zhou Yi to sit down and talk.
The judge was lounging in his chair, reading a book.
After Zhou Yi sat down at the table, the judge took a sip of tea and said leisurely, "It's not a short trip from Luzhou to here. Did you come here specifically for this? What brings you here?"
“I’ve said it before, the last thing I did for your grandma was last.”
The hostess poured Zhou Yi a cup of herbal tea, then sat down in the chair next to the judge. After giving the judge a disapproving look, she finally spoke:
"This is tea I grew myself. Try it and see if you like it."
"Don't listen to his nonsense. He made a bet with me the day before yesterday that you would definitely come to find him."
"He's been waiting for you to come these past few days."
The judge looked embarrassed when his wife pointed it out.
He wanted to tease Zhou Yi, but his wife not only didn't cooperate, she also sabotaged him as soon as she arrived.
Before meeting the judge, Zhou Yi felt a little uneasy. Last time at the banquet, the judge had been extremely cold to him, acting as if it were just a business matter.
Before he arrived, he didn't know if the judge would help him.
After all, those who used to greet him with smiles all avoided him after the Zhou Group ran into trouble, and wouldn't even give him a single piece of information.
The judge was the last connection he could find.
The hostess's words put Zhou Yi at ease.
Zhou Yi glanced at the judge discreetly, perhaps his coldness was just the judge's usual style: "I apologize for calling you Uncle, I really didn't want to disturb your retirement life before."
“But I’ve exhausted all the connections my grandmother left me these past few days, and not a single person is willing to give me a single word of advice, let alone let me get in the door.”
"I have no other choice but to think of you!"
“It’s not because you’ve retired that I’ve left your visit until last; it’s because I didn’t want to disturb your retirement.”
Seeing Zhou Yi's serious explanation, the hostess couldn't help but chuckle.
"Xiao Yi, you don't need to be so serious."
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