Chapter 79: Honesty
According to the address agreed upon with Zhang Jingxin, Tang Shuo drove the car directly to a teahouse called Jiupin Tea Art in the suburbs.
Because it is far away in the suburbs, the teahouse covers a large area, and its ancient-style decoration is also very distinctive.
In front of the door, a vermilion plaque with four golden characters reads "Jiupin Teahouse", and on either side stands a lifelike stone lion. It is very imposing.
As soon as he got out of the car, Hu Zi came over with two of his men and said, "Our Master Xin is waiting for you upstairs."
Tang Shuo looked at the teahouse and suddenly remembered Wang Kai, the first young man he met after coming to Yanjing. The last time they met was in a teahouse, and he seemed to have deliberately cheated him out of two pots of Wuyi Dahongpao.
Recovering his thoughts, Tang Shuo smiled and said, "There's someone in the trunk who's a little injured. Let's help him first."
Then the two men brought by Hu Zi went to the trunk and carried out Wu Gang, while Tang Shuo went to meet with Zhang Jingxin under Hu Zi's arrangement.
Arriving at an office on the third floor of the teahouse, Hu Zi knocked on the door. After someone answered, he led Tang Shuo inside.
Zhang Jingxin, who was sitting at the desk, saw Tang Shuo come in and immediately stood up to greet him, saying, "Please sit down."
The two of them were in the teahouse, so naturally there was no shortage of good tea.
After Tang Shuo sat down, Zhang Jingxin looked up and said to Hu Zi, "Send someone a pot of good tea."
Then, a pretty woman in her twenties, dressed in a white cheongsam, came in with tea. She made tea for the two of them with professional skills, then slowly withdrew with a smile.
If a woman dares to wear a cheongsam, her figure will definitely not be bad at all.
When Zhang Jingxin saw that there was no trace of lust in Tang Shuo's eyes when he looked at the woman, she respected Tang Shuo even more.
It’s not that men can’t be lustful, but it also depends on the situation.
If a man becomes aroused when he sees a beautiful woman, then he will never be successful in any aspect.
During this time, Tang Shuo and Zhang Jingxin were silent. After the woman left, Zhang Jingxin finally spoke, "Try it. Authentic Xinyang Maojian is picked from the oldest tea trees. Every sip is less now."
Tang Shuo picked up the teacup and drank it in one gulp.
He is quite good at tasting wine, but he is far from it when it comes to tasting tea.
Even so, Tang Shuo still felt that the tea had a mellow taste and a sweet aftertaste. He knew without a doubt that this was definitely a good tea.
Zhang Jingxin smiled. Taking a sip from his teacup, he said to Tang Shuo, "I sent someone to interrogate the person you captured yesterday, but they didn't find any useful information."
Tang Shuo nodded. This was all within his expectations and nothing surprising.
Zhang Jingxin had already shown enough sincerity, so Tang Shuo naturally didn't hold back. He leaned back on the sofa and said, "Since we're already going to cooperate, we should be honest."
Zhang Jingxin nodded and said, "That's right."
Tang Shuo then smiled and recounted the affairs of the Datang Group and his current plan. He then said, "This is my current plan. Do you have any suggestions?"
Zhang Jingxin's eyes as she looked at Tang Shuo gradually changed from eagerness to shock, and finally to dumbfoundedness.
After Tang Shuo finished talking for a long time, he still found it hard to believe.
The reason why he cooperated with Tang Shuo was not because of Tang Shuo's military strength, but because of Tang Shuo's influence in Yanjing.
After all, it is impossible to support a club like Nan Guo in Yanjing without some background.
According to his plan, he wanted to gradually gain Tang Shuo's favor, and then the two sides would carry out in-depth cooperation, step by step, to jointly resist the surface forces pointed out by Qiao Bazhi.
He left his phone number with Tang Shuo so that he could send someone to rescue him if he was attacked by Qiao Bazhi's men. Unexpectedly, Tang Shuo did ask for help, but the original rescue plan turned into cleaning up the mess.
Hearing about Tang Shuo's plan and the pharmaceutical factory that was about to start production, Zhang Jingxin was speechless.
He used to put his cooperation with Tang Shuo on an equal footing. He relied on Tang Shuo's influence, and Tang Shuo relied on his military and financial resources.
But now it seems that an equal relationship between the two is impossible.
Tang Shuo could still take revenge on Qiao Bazhi without him, which meant that his existence became dispensable.
Originally, he should be happy at this time. Now someone is doing it for him, and he just needs to enjoy the fruits of victory in the end. However, Zhang Jingxin is not happy at all.
Eight years ago, when he was just an adult and studying in the UK, he received the news that his father, who had depended on him since childhood, had been murdered.
He immediately rushed back to China. After investigating the truth of the matter, he successfully took over his father's position with the support of Hu Zi and the upstart Hei Ge, then stabilized the gang and plotted to avenge his father.
Relying on his innate sense of the overall situation and strategy, Zhang Jingxin led the gang to grow stronger and stronger, and gradually gained some influence in the entire Guangdong region.
He knew very well that a big tree attracts the wind, so his gang now doesn't even have a name. People in the underworld only know of a person named Xin Ye, but most people don't even know his exact age.
Although he has been very active in recent years, he is really powerless because he started from such a low level and Qiao Bazhi cleaned up his name and started to get involved in the business world.
His hatred for Qiao Bazhi was even greater than Tang Shuo's. It could even be said that Qiao Bazhi was the driving force behind his continuous struggle over the years. Naturally, it was difficult for him to remain calm when he heard the news.
After a long while, Zhang Jingxin smiled bitterly and said, "The plan is very good. If nothing unexpected happens, we can cut off Qiao Bazhi's arm within two years."
"Two years to break his arm?" Tang Shuo asked with a smile, then said firmly, "I will completely defeat him within a year."
Zhang Jingxin was stunned and looked at Tang Shuo in surprise.
If he didn't know that Tang Shuo had achieved this in almost a month, he would have thought that Tang Shuo was dreaming. But given the current situation, Zhang Jingxin had to believe that it was entirely possible for the other party to do it.
What puzzled Zhang Jingxin was that Tang Shuo's plan was already perfect and did not require his involvement at all. So why did the other party choose to cooperate with him and tell him about the matter?
You have to know that if one more person knows about it, the matter may be exposed. If Qiao Bazhi takes precautions, the effect will definitely be greatly reduced.
Anyway, if it were him, he would definitely not choose to cooperate with others at this time.
Tang Shuo saw the confusion in Zhang Jingxin's eyes and said with a smile, "Because everything is just starting out, I don't have anyone I can trust, so I still need your help."
Zhang Jingxin nodded solemnly and agreed, "No problem."
The two smiled at each other. Zhang Jingxin picked up the teapot in front of him and refilled Tang Shuo's cup. Then the two started chatting casually.
Tang Shuo asked Zhang Jingxin some questions about himself, and Zhang Jingxin answered them very frankly.
It was soon lunch time. Zhang Jingxin sent someone to buy some vegetables and a box of white wine, and at the same time called Hu Zi and Hei Zi up.
Four people sat at a table. Tang Shuo knew from their appearance that they were not friendly, but he did not care. In fact, he was not afraid of anyone when it came to drinking.
No matter how much he drank, he never felt drunk. At first he himself found it strange, but later he suspected it was a problem of his physical condition.
In other words, he would never retreat unless he was so drunk that he couldn't drink anything else.
Zhang Jingxin was the first to toast Tang Shuo with a glass of wine, and then he gave Heizi and Hu Zi a hint, and the two immediately followed suit.
Tang Shuo came without fear. He couldn't let his aura weaken, could he? He drank every sip without hesitation.
Seeing Tang Shuo drinking heartily, Heizi slapped his thigh, moved closer to Tang Shuo and said with a smile, "Brother Tang, come on, let's continue."
Tang Shuo smiled, clinked glasses with him, and drank again. Heizi said "OK" and filled their glasses again.
As the glasses clinked, Tang Shuo had already finished two bottles of wine, while Zhang Jingxin had already slumped over the table.
Heizi had obviously had too many. He took off the gold chain from his neck and shouted that he wanted to give it to Tang Shuo, and insisted that Tang Shuo hang it around his neck.
Why would Tang Shuo want that thing? Wouldn't he be laughed to death if he wore it? And it would press against his neck, which he couldn't bear.
Tang Shuo hastily refused, "My temperament can't match the domineering aura of this chain. You are more suitable for it."
Heizi twisted his head and thought about it, then nodded and said, "That's true, but if you want one that day, I'll give it to you. I have several more."
Tang Shuo nodded, agreeing.
Suddenly, a man in black knocked on the door and walked in, saying, "The person we just sent here has a drug addiction. What should we do?"
Tang Shuo immediately stood up and said, "Take him there to have a look."
Hu Zi, who had not drunk much, immediately stood up and led the way. Hei Zi also stood up and wanted to go with him, but just after taking a step, he fell to the ground and fell asleep, still holding the gold chain as thick as his little finger in his hand.
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