Chapter 299 Dilemma
Yan Baiqing's ears tinnitus for a moment, then he chuckled, "I knew it."
"They used the Zhang family to lure me to the dock, and then blew up the ship carrying Huangjia International's fake accounts. They got rid of me, got rid of the Zhang family, and pointed the finger at your father. They killed three birds with one stone. What a brilliant move."
He glanced at the bodyguard in the driver's seat, who understood and turned on the stereo.
Chen Qing was not alarmed. Yan Baiqing lowered the window a little more. The sound of the wind drowned out the gloom in his tone, leaving only teasing, "What did you say? I don't understand."
"It's okay, I'll wait for you to ask in person."
Before Yan Baiqing could say anything, the call was hung up.
Jiang Jingyan stared at Mr. Shao, who didn't dare to look up, and threw the phone into his arms, "Go upstairs."
There were not many customers in the teahouse. The three floors above and below where Guan Zhijin was located were cleared out, and the owner Feng Hai specially reserved a large private room next door for Jiang Jingyan.
After a while, there was a commotion outside the box.
Mr. Shao was extremely nervous, his eyes moving back and forth between the man with his eyes closed on the sofa and the door.
"Mr. Jiang..."
"Don't be nervous, Mr. Shao." Jiang Jingyan didn't open his eyes, leaning back against the sofa with his head tilted back. His jaw was sharper than before, and his whole body was fierce and gloomy. "Anyone who knows me should know that I'm not just talking about people, but about issues. With Huasheng in my hands, I don't have the energy to scrutinize everyone's thoughts. Vice President Lin made a mistake, and Mr. Shao took the position with integrity based on his resume. As long as this matter has nothing to do with you, there's no reason for me to embarrass you."
Mr. Shao wiped his sweat with a handkerchief, "Yes... yes..."
The noise in the corridor did not stop, but became more and more intense. Soon, someone knocked on the door.
Jiang Jingyan still maintained that posture and waved his hand.
Mr. Shao stood up by the edge of the table and went to open the door.
Three uniformed police officers stood outside the door. The man in the lead glanced around and saluted Jiang Jingyan. "Mr. Jiang, regarding the suspected irregular financing and commercial bribery of a transnational project of Huasheng Group, I need to ask Mr. Shao to cooperate in the questioning."
Mr. Shao's back was covered in sweat, and tears were about to fall when he heard this. "Mr. Jiang! I didn't participate. I really didn't participate!"
"I'm just cooperating with the investigation. Mr. Shao, just tell the truth."
The emphasis of this sentence was meaningful. Mr. Shao took a deep breath, breathing unevenly, and stared at his toes in hesitation.
"Or," Jiang Jingyan glared at him sinisterly, "you can wait for reinforcements."
Mr. Shao's mind was suddenly shaken, and he nodded after a long while, "I understand."
After he left, Jiang Jingyan kept an eye on the movements next door until Feng Hai sent a message: Yu.
The person who came was Yu, the vice president of Huasheng Group, who was also the uncle of Vice President Lin. He was once the chairman's confidant. He was previously bewitched by Meng Hongwen and did something wrong, and was dealt with by Jiang Jingyan.
The chairman had no objection to this matter, but Vice Chairman Yu was quite enthusiastic.
It seems that he is unwilling to be manipulated by Yan Baiqing. He supports Shao Guangliang for Meng Hongwen's sake and forms a united front with Yan Baiqing.
Guan Zhijin is making such a big scene today, and even if President Shao comes, Vice President Yu will definitely come as well.
Originally, Jiang Jingyan didn't intend to deal with this matter at this time. Chen Qing was taken away by Meng Hongwen, and he had been delayed for two days, but the people sent to track him had no news. In order to divert everyone's attention to him, he had to use one thing to let the people who should know know that he was still alive.
Once Meng Hongwen becomes wary, his true colors will be revealed.
The current situation is unclear and unpredictable. The more it is at this time, the more he needs to remain calm. If he makes a mistake and provokes Meng Hongwen to fight desperately, Chen Qing will be in great danger.
Jiang Jingyan arched his back, pressed his palms hard on his chest, and beads of sweat hung on his forehead.
In the past two days, whenever he thought of the danger Chen Qing might face, his heart couldn't help but ache, and the pain wouldn't subside for a while.
About ten minutes later, Vice President Yu entered the next box.
He stood up, took a deep breath, paused for a moment at the door, and walked to the next room.
As Jiang Jingyan expected, Vice President Yu relied on the Huasheng Group to try to suppress Guan Zhijin and even brought people with him.
"Miss Guan, this is wrong." Vice President Yu took over the sofa arrogantly. "No matter what, first come first served is the norm. In business, it's even more important to keep your own business to yourself. Didn't the Guan family teach you this?"
Guan Zhijin was dressed in a formal suit, his hands in his pockets, looking capable and proud. "So Vice President Yu is here for Huasheng? It seems there's a misunderstanding. I have no intention of getting involved with Huasheng."
"No intention? The project's investors are withdrawing their capital, and they're constantly digging up dirty accounts. How dare you say you weren't the one who was causing all this trouble?"
She suddenly realized, "That's strange. What I said was that my Guan family would compete for all projects related to Yan Baiqing. Everyone should re-align themselves, and I will make up for the losses. How could this alarm you?"
"So that's what you were thinking..." Vice President Yu's face twitched. "I'm telling you, you don't have the ability to compete with the person behind Mr. Yan. It's best to call it a day."
His seat was facing away from the box door, so he couldn't see the man outside.
Guan Zhijin's face flashed with surprise when he caught a glimpse of the man's figure, "Mr. Jiang?"
"Mr. Jiang can't do anything about it!" Vice Director Yu, unaware of anything wrong, spoke freely, "Not to mention that his life or death is unknown right now, even if he were here, he wouldn't have the ability to do that."
Jiang Jingyan stepped over the threshold and asked lazily, "Really?"
Everyone present watched as Vice Chairman Yu's expression gradually hardened and collapsed. "You—"
"Whether I can deal with Yan Baiqing and the people behind him is not a question for now." Jiang Jingyan stood with his hands behind his back. "Vice Chairman Yu colluded with others inside and outside the company to leak the company's secrets, abused his power, and accepted bribes. I should be in charge of this."
Vice President Yu slammed the table, "You are slandering me!"
The man stared at him without saying a word, the strong hostility in his eyes suppressing him, making him feel more and more guilty.
"You have no evidence..." Vice President Yu pointed at the two people in front of him and tried to save face. "You set me up! Jiang Jingyan, you are from Huasheng, and you teamed up with outsiders to cheat me!"
Jiang Jingyan raised his eyebrows slightly.
The next second, Vice President Yu's cell phone rang. His assistant was urgently urging him to return to the group headquarters. He answered the phone for two or three minutes and then ran away.
"Vice President Yu." Jiang Jingyan called him, his tone calm and nonchalant, "You know my bottom line, don't waste your energy."
He spoke in a very low voice, with a vicious tone, "I don't believe you can defeat those two."
Jiang Jingyan was about to laugh, "Really?"
Vice President Yu paused for a few seconds, then ran downstairs like crazy, talking on the phone as he ran.
But the landline at Meng Hongwen's private residence was unreachable, Yan Baiqing was busy, and the prompt tone in the receiver made his face increasingly pale.
At this moment, Yan Baiqing was too worried to take care of it.
The bodyguards who escorted Yan Weilan to the airport this afternoon haven't responded yet. Something's wrong...
In the evening, the rain on the road became heavier.
The convoy stopped outside a private winery. Yan Baiqing held up a large umbrella and led Chen Qing out of the car. "Let's rest here tonight."
Chen Qing glanced at the signpost on the main road. "We've been away from Zhong'an Prefecture for four hours. Why are we still nearby?"
Yan Baiqing didn't say anything, just put his arm around her shoulders and walked away.
"Mr. Yan?" Chen Qing was puzzled and panicked. "Yan Baiqing!"
The man stopped at the eaves and folded his umbrella.
Their eyes met, and lightning flashed.
Yan Baiqing pressed on, "What did you do?"
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