Chapter 100: It’s not even the hundredth day since I quit the entertainment industry, the Beiqing Village incident…
Huo Chengji almost laughed out loud when he heard this.
If he remembered correctly, Xing Shuyang had just complained at the Shen family's dinner table about his troublesome son, and had to use the chandelier repair to mock Ning Changsheng. As a result, when it was his turn, he did not miss the opportunity to mock Ning Changsheng by using the chandelier.
Otherwise, how can they be called father and son?
Xing Shuyang's response stunned the male reporter. Seeing him gape in surprise, as if unsure how to respond, he smiled, subsiding his previous refusal to speak of Ning Changsheng. He spoke politely, "Since this reporter has no more questions, I won't take up our time."
Putting the microphone aside, Xing Shuyang nodded to the group of CEOs who were looking at him with strange, shocked and incredible eyes, and then walked off the stage.
Returning to his seat, his friend slapped him on the arm, glaring and asking in a low voice, "Are you crazy? Ning Changsheng might have been badly injured, but he's not dead yet. You were popping champagne and arguing with him at halftime. Aren't you afraid he'll come to his senses and cause trouble for you?"
Fortunately, Shuyang thought that he might not be able to come to his senses.
He had seen everything clearly from the stage. As the chandelier turned toward Ning Changsheng, it seemed to be blocked by a strange force, hovering above him for a few seconds. Then, it plummeted, striking Ning Changsheng's intact right shoulder, its edge colliding with his head.
Thinking about what Shen Wanglan said when he introduced Sang Qiqi, "powerful in killing people", Xing Shuyang really felt that Ning Changsheng might not survive.
Thinking of this, he twitched his lips, not caring at all: "Let him be, come to me once and I'll let him get hit once more."
Anyway, Boss Sang said that she would be his backer and support him.
...Then again, it feels really good to hold onto such a powerful person.
Xing Shuyang opened the thermos he carried with him, took a sip as if drinking wine, and felt relaxed.
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The business forum concluded at 5:00 PM that day, and the Beijing North Chamber of Commerce arranged dinner for the group of CEOs. None of them declined, primarily because they had plenty of time to chat over dinner, as they still hadn't fully grasped the Ning Changsheng incident. Furthermore, everyone attending the business forum was primarily motivated by the desire to connect and build relationships, so they naturally didn't want to miss the opportunity to exchange ideas and build closer relationships.
Sang Qiqi had no interest in watching them eat. She said goodbye to Shen Wanglan and Huo Chengji, left Xiao Hei with Xing Shuyang, and slowly returned to the funeral home. During this time, she thought of Duan Sui carrying Mei Yishan back to the underworld, and the little brother who was watching the store alone, so she decisively turned into KFC and grabbed two family buckets.
When she walked in, she saw a little boy introducing paper-made items to the customers. Sang Qiqi stood aside and watched carefully, and found that the little boy had really been trained. His service awareness was very good, and even his speed in pressing the calculator keys had increased a lot.
"Hey, the boss is back?" The customer caught sight of Sang Qiqi out of the corner of his eye, then saw the KFC she was carrying and immediately laughed. "I thought you were out on a date with your handsome clerk, but it turns out you were just getting lunch?"
Sang Qiqi touched her nose and thought that Duan Sui's presence was really strong.
Also, when have they ever gone out on a date? The only time they go out is to kill people together.
"Well, I'm buying dinner. Would you like some?"
"No need, my wife is waiting for me to go home for dinner." The customer waved his hand, paid the money, picked up the paper figurines, got into the car and left.
Seeing this, Sang Qiqi waved to Zhang Lin and said, "Come and have dinner. Your brother Duan hasn't returned from the underworld yet."
Zhang Lin bit his chicken wing and nodded: "No, but before I left, I said I might not come back today."
"Okay, let's close early then."
Around eight o'clock, Sang Qiqi fulfilled her promise and sent Zhang Lin to chat with his parents in his dream. Although Zhang Lin repeatedly emphasized that his mother had recently become addicted to mahjong, eight o'clock was the time when she was playing the game, and it was impossible for her to wait for her son to reunite in her dream.
After sending Zhang Lin away, Sang Qiqi ordered a large batch of takeout and then lazily lay down on the sofa. After thinking for a while, she took out a transformation charm and transformed one of the pillows into a cute poop-yellow kitten. She held it in her arms while they looked at their phone.
After a day of public opinion fermentation, the business forum held by the Beijing North Chamber of Commerce has already topped the list of hot searches on Weibo.
Looking around, the popularity of topics such as #京北业务论坛#, #Xing Shuyang publicly challenges Ning Changsheng#, #Ning Changsheng scores twice#, #Ning Changsheng's indissoluble bond with the chandelier#, #Xing Shuyang and Ning Changsheng's grudge#, #Ning Changsheng should die this time#, and #Chandelier double kill# are rapidly increasing, and are poised to compete for the first place.
[Seeing so many trending searches, I really live in Bengbu]
[Who came up with the topic #Ning Changsheng should die this time#? It's full of ulterior motives.]
[The Beijing North Chamber of Commerce is truly blessed to have invited Ning Changsheng. He's a master of both quality and quantity, and he's quite resourceful.]
[Congratulations to Chandelier for completing a double kill against Ning Changsheng/Cheers]
[No, Ning Changsheng, did you let down a chandelier spirit in your past life? Otherwise, how could a dignified CEO be bullied like this by a chandelier in this life?]
[Hey, that's your imprecision. At his age and appearance, he should be called an entrepreneur.]
[Hahahahahaha grab the bamboo shoots]
[I heard that Ningchuan Group has removed all footage from the livestream online? I'm sad I didn't see the video, but I heard someone said that the chandelier was originally meant for Xing Shuyang, but it took a detour, right?]
[Yes!! I was a volunteer at the venue and watched with my own eyes as the chandelier made a 90-degree turn and headed straight for Ning Changsheng. Seriously, you'd all be screaming "There's a ghost" when you saw that scene / wipes sweat.]
[I'm so funny! Why would you smash Ning Changsheng instead of me? Hahahaha!]
[So exciting! This is the first time I've seen two big guys fighting in front of the camera. Although I don't know Xing Shuyang, he looks better than Ning Changsheng. I hope Xing wins, hehe]
[Your boss Xing has lost to Ning Changsheng countless times/doge]
If it was initially just netizens’ shock at learning that Ning Changsheng was hit by a chandelier twice, then as some insiders gradually revealed the conflict between Ning Changsheng and Xing Shuyang, online public opinion really reached its peak.
There's a cat growing on me: Regardless of whether it's true or not, there are rumors that Mr. Xing's father's death is related to Ning.
[Not only that, several executives of Xing Shuyang Company have died inexplicably, and when the police investigate, they find that the murderer is either dead or has fled abroad.]
[It's not just Xing Shuyang, many bigwigs who had conflicts with Ning also met with bad consequences.]
[Right, right, right. Who still remembers Liu Feichen? That big boss from our area, he's a really nice guy. When we had the earthquake, he donated 200 million. About a year ago, his wife had a fight with Ning Changsheng's mistress at an auction. Not long after, it was reported that his wife had drowned in a river.]
[Ah... I think I saw that video. His wife jumped into the river in the middle of the night. There was a fisherman on the bank at the time. The fisherman tried to persuade her, but his wife, like she was possessed, insisted on jumping in and almost dragged him down. After the video was released, many people criticized his wife, saying that she not only committed suicide, but also nearly implicated the fisherman.]
[Ning Changsheng is a bit evil]
[I've been holding it in for a long time and haven't dared to speak. Ning's condition seems quite serious now, possibly near death. So, I'll be frank. The locals should know that at Ning's youngest son's full moon banquet, besides the CEOs who had a working relationship with Ning, there were Taoist priests, dozens of them!]
[Yes, I know about this as well, so when the Dai Jianhua incident happened, I didn't believe a word of Ning's claim that he was disaffiliated. Everyone in the local area knows that his family is now a Taoist temple, and his parents go there every day.]
[Who doesn’t know that Ning Chang chose an auspicious day for the birth of his wife and child?]
[Fuck, this is real! I thought it was made up by netizens.]
[My family is related to Dai Jianhua's. He told my dad over drinks that he was still able to become a boss after all these years thanks to Ning Changsheng's support. /Smile]
Sang Qiqi followed the discussion topic and found that someone had opened a thread and pulled up a table with various names on it, and the corresponding identities were behind the names.
The blogger who made the table said: This is the name of people who were connected with Ning but died for various inexplicable reasons based on the information provided by netizens. If there are any omissions, you can add them in the comment section at any time.
Sang Qiqi opened the form and took a look, and found that there were 28 people involved.
She forwarded the form to Xing Shuyang and soon received a reply: As far as I know, 80% of them are indeed related to Ning Changsheng.
Sang Qiqi sighed, tidied up the table briefly, and went to the best private hospital in northern Beijing.
Arriving at the hospital, Ning Changsheng's surgery wasn't even complete, despite a full day already. His assistant, a devoted follower of his, stood wearily in the hallway in front of the operating room, his eyes bloodshot, his short hair disheveled, and his clothes in disarray.
Special Assistant Zhang had been standing here for nearly five hours. During this time, the doctor came out and said that Director Ning had been hit on the head and now had blood clots in his head. His condition was quite serious. After saying this, the doctor returned to the operating room, leaving Special Assistant Zhang standing there like an idiot.
He really couldn't understand how things had come to this.
Hadn't Taoist Master Qianxu just prepared a powerful Sanqing Bell for their boss, Mr. Ning, capable of withstanding any attack? Not to mention the powerful demon Mei Yishan accompanying him. No matter how you look at it, Ning Changsheng's surroundings could be described as impregnable. But in reality, this impregnable fortress is like shoddy construction, vulnerable even to a chandelier!
Special Assistant Zhang closed his eyes, feeling a little desperate.
At this moment, his cell phone rang. He lowered his head a little dully, and when he saw the flashing name "Qianxu" on the screen, his brows furrowed. Although he felt a little impatient, he still pressed the answer button: "Hello?"
"What's going on?" Qianxu had been thinking all day about how to use the funds supported by Ning Changsheng to raise the evil spirits again. As a result, when he and others came out of the Taoist temple, they received a bolt from the blue news.
Assistant Zhang's voice was clearly filled with complaints. He briefly recounted what happened to Ning Changsheng at the meeting and said, "Not only did Director Ning get into trouble, but Mei Yishan is also missing! Taoist Qianxu, when you gave Director Ning the Three Purities Bell and Mei Yishan, you described them as treasures unparalleled in the world. And now, even a chandelier can break your Three Purities Bell!"
"Bullshit!" Qianxu cursed loudly on the spot, "My Sanqing Bell is a real treasure. Even if tens of thousands of chandeliers fell on it at once, they wouldn't be able to break even a finger of Director Ning!"
"But..." The fact was that his boss Ning's originally intact shoulder was smashed into pieces, and now he was almost turning into a vegetable.
Qianxu interrupted his rebuttal: "Are you sure that your boss Ning always carries the Sanqing Bell with him?"
This… Assistant Zhang was stunned. He recalled Ning Changsheng's outfit today. When Ning Changsheng bent down to get into the car before leaving, he clearly saw the Sanqing Bell fall out of Ning Changsheng's neck. As for what happened later… Assistant Zhang frowned, suddenly zoomed out of the call page on his phone, opened the video of Ning Changsheng's accident, and stared at Ning Changsheng's neck.
A few minutes later, he exclaimed in surprise, "I saw it! Director Ning originally had a Sanqing Bell around his neck, but then he raised his hand, and the Sanqing Bell was inexplicably torn off. Director Ning seemed to have sensed something was wrong, so he suddenly stood up and left his seat, and the chandelier fell on us at that moment!"
Qianxu sneered: "I said there would be no problem with my Sanqing Bell."
After confirming that the problem wasn't with the Sanqing Bell, Qianxu turned his attention to Mei Yishan. He confirmed twice: "You can't contact Mei Yishan?"
"Yes, I can't get in touch with you."
"Got it. I'll come over later."
After hanging up the phone, Qianxu took out a talisman paper from his Qiankun bag, placed his whisk against the talisman paper, and silently recited a mantra. After a few seconds, the strange symbol on the talisman paper lit up, but turned dim in the next second, and finally the only trace of light was completely extinguished.
Mei Yishan is an evil ghost after all, so Qianxu naturally made some preparations when he subdued him. This talisman paper can track Mei Yishan's location, but in the current situation, Mei Yishan either found a place to hide tens of thousands of miles away from him, or he is dead.
Thinking of what Special Assistant Zhang said about the Sanqing Bell being torn off Ning Changsheng's neck, Qianxu's brows gradually sank.
There must have been someone hiding in the venue at that time, who first pulled Ning Changsheng's Sanqing Bell and then interfered with Mei Yishan. Now Mei Yishan is most likely dead at the hands of the other party.
But who could this person be?
As he pondered, Pingyangzi's wrinkled face suddenly appeared in Qianxu's mind.
Jingbei was Pingyangzi's territory, so it would be easy for him to take action. Furthermore, Qianxu knew Pingyangzi well, knowing that he held grudges and hated betrayal. He had just dumped the entire Beiqing Village incident on Pingyangzi at the branch leaders' meeting, and Pingyangzi must have hated him to the core. Not to mention that he had subsequently contacted Ning Changsheng privately, taking advantage of the rift in their relationship.
So... Pingyangzi is fully capable of taking action against Ning Changsheng at this meeting.
It could not only get rid of his powerful assistant Mei Yishan, but also teach him and Ning Changsheng a lesson.
No, maybe Pingyangzi is ready to give up Ning Changsheng.
After all, he had heard that Pingyangzi's people had recruited several well-known domestic CEOs some time ago.
Thinking of this, Qianxu's face became as ugly as the bottom of a pot.
He didn't dare to delay any longer and walked out quickly. He had to hurry to Jingbei and teach Pingyangzi a lesson!
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By the time Qianxu arrived at the hospital in Beijing North, Ning Changsheng had finally been taken out of the operating room by the doctors. This time, Ning Changsheng's condition was serious, and his wife and son had rushed over. The spacious ward was crowded with people, and Special Assistant Zhang felt a bit of a headache watching Mrs. Ning, who was constantly wiping her tears and sobbing. This Mrs. Ning was Ning Changsheng's third wife. She was young, but she panicked at the slightest thing, a stark contrast to the first one.
Unfortunately, the original wife had different ideas from Mr. Ning and divorced him early. I heard that she is now living a very happy life abroad.
"Don't cry yet. Mr. Ning's condition isn't that serious... Besides, if the doctors can't, maybe Taoist Qianxu can." Special Assistant Zhang tried to persuade her, but Mrs. Ning just said, "You're kidding! If that damn Taoist Qianxu really had the ability, Mr. Ning wouldn't be lying in bed right now! Oh, didn't you hear what the doctor said? Even if his head is fine, his shoulders are broken! He won't be able to lift anything heavy anymore!"
Special Assistant Zhang pursed his lips and sighed helplessly: "Director Ning, with his status, doesn't need to carry heavy objects."
Madam Ning slammed the table and said, "Our Xiaoyu is still little. Shouldn't Old Ning hold Xiaoyu in her arms from time to time?!"
Special Assistant Zhang: “…”
That's enough.
He didn't bother to waste time talking to Madam Ning and simply stood aside to contact the company. The two major issues plaguing him now were Ning Changsheng's health and online public opinion. Special Assistant Zhang looked at the list of people online. Most of the names were familiar to him, and he had handled quite a few of them. Seeing these names clearly written down, Special Assistant Zhang felt a chill for the first time.
He let out a breath, and the next second he heard a knock on the door. Before he could turn around, he heard the door had been opened, and then Qianxu's dusty figure appeared in front of him.
Qianxu obviously heard the conversation between him and Madam Ning. When he glanced at Madam Ning, his eyes were almost as if he was looking at a dead person.
Mrs. Ning was startled by his blank stare, and for a moment she even forgot to sob. Qianxu didn't bother to pay attention to her and turned to ask Special Assistant Zhang: "Did the doctor say when Director Ning would wake up?"
"No." Special Assistant Zhang shook his head. "Maybe it will take a while."
After saying that, he continued, "Please take a look. Is this serious, Mr. Ning?"
Qianxu could only wait and see if Ning Changsheng's soul was still in his body. He didn't want to hide anything and said bluntly, "It'll be fine. As long as he can wake up in his own body, that's fine. If he can't, just give him a new body."
Change, change body?
Frightened by these four words, Mrs. Ning subconsciously hugged her son tightly in her arms.
Special Assistant Zhang glanced at Madam Ning and had the bodyguards outside the door forcibly take the person away. After the person disappeared from his sight, he asked Qianxu about the body change: "Is this possible?"
"Why not? Who do you think Wo and that new CEO are?"
Special Assistant Zhang was stunned by these words.
He knew Wo He. While the group's core businesses were numerous, their most famous was their chain of restaurants. About a year ago, Wo He's eighty-year-old chairman passed away due to illness. His thirty-year-old youngest son, having eliminated his older and younger brothers, successfully succeeded him. After observing him for over six months, everyone said the youngest son had emulated his father's demeanor. Not only did he manage such a large group with such impeccable organization, but his approach and manner were also very much like his father's.
Could it be that...
He looked at Qianxu with a shocked expression and couldn't help asking, "Could it be that the old chairman has changed his body?"
Although Qianxu didn't respond, his expression said it all.
"Alright, Director Ning, feel free to call me if you have any questions. I need to go out for something right now." After saying this, Qianxu paused and asked Special Assistant Zhang, "Has Director Ning encountered any problems since the surgery? For example, the chandelier falling down again?"
Special Assistant Zhang shook his head.
Qianxu sneered when he saw this.
He said it must have been Pingyangzi who did it. If it was Ning Changsheng's enemy, seeing that Ning Changsheng was not killed after the first hit, he would definitely hit him a second or third time. But Pingyangzi didn't care about Ning Changsheng's life or death, he just wanted to teach them a lesson!
He walked out of the hospital gate and was about to go directly to the base of the Jingbei Jiuyou Tongshen Society to challenge them, but his eyes fell on the girl walking towards him.
Sang Qiqi, holding a cup of milk tea in one hand and holding a small orange cat, walked slowly from the street across from the hospital. It was obviously a very ordinary scene, but it strangely attracted Qianxu's full attention.
Qianxu looked at Sang Qiqi steadily and soon realized that something was wrong.
As the girl from the opposite side walked towards them step by step, the cars speeding on both sides of the road seemed to have completely not noticed that there was a person and a cat standing in the middle of the road. Their speed remained unchanged, and they passed by the girl like a gust of wind.
Ta-da, ta-da, ta-da.
The cacophony of passing vehicles and the shouts of the crowd were silenced at that moment, replaced by the sound of the girl's footsteps. Those footsteps, which should have been light, now felt like they weighed a thousand pounds, pounding on the ground, the sound hammering at Qianxu's heart.
Before Qianxu could react, his body had already responded quickly, picking up the whisk with his right hand and hooking the talisman paper with his left hand.
boom!
With a loud bang, a strong wind swept across the entire sky and earth in an instant, and then the surrounding street lamps were all covered by thick ghost energy. The ghost energy created a special space and trapped Qianxu in it.
Sang Qiqi stopped ten meters away from Qianxu, raised her eyelids to look at him, drank the remaining milk tea in one gulp, and the kitten in her hand turned into a light talisman paper in the blink of an eye.
……Taoist priest?
Qianxu was stunned for a moment, and then a flash of light flashed through his mind: "Did you cause Ning Changsheng to be hit by the chandelier?"
"More than that." Sang Qiqi slowly raised the corners of her lips, her almond-shaped eyes slightly curved, "I was also responsible for what happened in Beiqing Village."
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