I was driven to the brink of madness by him. I couldn't reason with him, and I couldn't out-argue him. The only thing I could do was to use force to suppress him... However, even as I was about to use this method, I still managed to maintain a little restraint, so I never kicked him in any vital areas.
After catching my breath, I said to him again, "Yesterday morning, did you threaten me and tell me to wait?"
Cao Xiaobei glared at me fiercely and replied, "I'm not bad about this."
"This morning, the locks on those shops I rented from your dad were changed... What the hell do you think you're going to play at?... Let me tell you, I've staked all my savings on these shops. If you dare make my life miserable... I'll make sure you die before me... You little brat, stop picking on honest people. If an honest person gets angry, they'll be the first to kill you with a knife!"
"You're an honest man?... I've really learned something new!... Let me tell you, I don't know anything about that Jiulongju saga... I really do want to mess with you. I've already made plans to go and smash up your place tonight."
"You're still pretending with me?! ... If you don't give me an explanation today... I'll smash this place up first."
"Smash it... Don't say I didn't tell you, the cheapest motorcycle inside costs 80,000... If you don't smash it, you're my grandson!"
I was about to kick him again when suddenly the phone rang in my pocket...
I managed to suppress the urge to hit him, and then took out my phone... It was Sun Jiwei calling.
...
After I answered the call, he asked me in a concerned tone, "Brother, has Cao Jinbo been giving you any trouble lately?"
I was startled and replied, "Why do you ask?... I've run into trouble. This morning, all the locks on the shops I rented in Jiulongju were changed."
Sun Jiwei's voice was low and deep: "Then this is bad... Do you remember Luo Zhuming, whom we ate together last time?"
"I remember, he's the newly appointed deputy director of your Environmental Protection Bureau."
"Hmm... It was a setup. No wonder he insisted on coming to dinner last time... He was actually trying to curry favor with Cao Jinbo, making Cao Jinbo think they were on the same side... As soon as Cao Jinbo lowered his guard... Last night, he led a group to shut down a paper mill under Cao Jinbo's name that was causing serious pollution... This isn't as simple as a new broom sweeping clean; uh... I can't tell you more about what happened inside... But Cao Jinbo will definitely think that I and Luo Zhuming set up the setup last time, so he's taking his anger out on you."
I was stunned. Behind the truth, I seemed to see the ever-changing nature of human nature... I was somewhat afraid and at a loss!
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