Zhao Guohui's dozen or so containers had a delivery date. If the delivery date was missed, Zhao Guohui and his team would not only not receive payment for the goods, but would also have to pay the customer a large amount of liquidated damages.
After much inquiry, Yu Meiru finally learned something: the goods that were seized were not for any illegal reasons, but because a big shot had threatened to punish Zhao Guohui.
The acquaintance advised Yu Meiru that if she had offended someone, she should apologize immediately. For businessmen, harmony brings wealth!
When Yu Meiru asked who wanted to frame her, the other party didn't say anything and just hung up the phone.
Yu Meiru's heart sank. This acquaintance had worked with Yu Meiru and the others for many years and they had always had a good relationship.
This time, even the acquaintances didn't dare to mention the other person's name. It can be imagined that the person who wanted to mess with the Zhao family must be a big shot.
During these three days, Yu Meiru and Zhao Guohui each used their connections to ask for help from several people. At first, the people they were entrusted with were eager to help, but after a day or so, they called back one by one, hesitating and saying they were unable to help.
"Xiao Ru, the current problem cannot be solved by raising more goods. Even if we don't want these dozen containers of goods, they are determined to punish us. Where can they find a reason? We should find out who is behind this, so that we can think of a way to deal with it! What if we re-arrange the goods and they are detained again next time? What should we do?" Zhao Guohui said with a wry smile.
Yu Meiru was stunned.
Indeed, over the past decade or so, Yu Meiru and Zhao Guohui's business has been so smooth that Yu Meiru has developed an illusion that as long as she has not committed any crime, no one can punish her.
After hearing what Zhao Guohui said, Yu Meiru realized that she had taken things for granted.
Their business had been so successful in the past because they were honest businesspeople who never sold inferior goods as good ones. But there were many honest people in this world. Wasn't it because they and Zhao Guohui were so successful because they had the Zhou family as their backing, making people afraid to take any action recklessly?
But now, General Zhou is dead.
The death of General Zhou will certainly make some people feel that Zhao Guohui and Yu Meiru’s backer has fallen.
With Zhao Guohui and Yu Meiru's current wealth, they can afford to lose the goods in these dozen containers.
But the business world is like a battlefield. If Zhao Guohui and his colleagues don’t figure out who is behind the scenes, they won’t be able to do business.
"Guohui, this really won't work. We have no choice but to ship the goods out in the name of other companies first." After Yu Meiru thought about it clearly, she also had a bitter smile on her face.
The fundamental problem cannot be solved unless Yu Meiru and her team stop doing business in the future. Otherwise, will they have to ask others to help with shipping again and again?
"Mei Ru, why don't I call my brother-in-law and ask him to help us find out what's going on? We can't communicate, but my brother-in-law will definitely be able to find someone to help." Zhao Guohui suggested.
Zhao Guohui had never bothered Zhou Zhixin with business matters before, for fear that people would accuse Zhou Zhixin of "abusing his power for personal gain."
This time, they are almost at the end of their rope. Asking Zhou Zhixin for help should be of no use, right?
"No." Zhao Guohui's proposal was rejected by Yu Meiru.
"Why?" Zhao Guohui was a little dumbfounded.
"Guohui, think about it, who in the upper circles of Kyoto City doesn't know about the relationship between our family and my brother-in-law? Since this person has taken action against us, maybe he wants to involve my brother-in-law through our family affairs." Yu Meiru analyzed carefully to Zhao Guohui.
Zhao Guohui suddenly realized.
Yes! It’s been less than a month since General Zhou passed away!
Their company hadn't had any problems before, but at this critical moment, someone was holding up their shipment, as if deliberately forcing them to seek help from Zhou Zhixin. Could this really be a conspiracy against my brother-in-law?
Zhu Xiangyang had just returned to the office after a meeting. Seeing Secretary Jin waiting at the door, he couldn't help but smile.
Does Secretary Jin have good news to report to me?
Seven days have passed. Even the dumbest person would have known to ask Zhou Zhixin for help, right? As long as Zhou Zhixin dared to call Section Chief Wu and plead for Zhao Guohui, he would be able to use him as leverage and force him to step down from his current position!
Thinking of this, the smile on Zhu Xiangyang's face became much brighter.
"Minister Zhu..." Secretary Jin hurried over to greet Zhu Xiangyang when he saw him.
"Xiao Jin~! Do you have something to report to me?" Secretary Jin was about to speak when Zhu Xiangyang stopped him.
Zhu Xiangyang glanced at Secretary Liu beside him. Secretary Liu was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "Minister Zhu, I left something in the conference room just now. I'll go get it now."
Zhu Xiangyang waved his hand, with a stern face, and said nothing.
Zhu Xiangyang didn't want anyone else to know about his actions against Zhou Zhixin, except for Secretary Jin. Zhu Xiangyang understood the principle that many people talk a lot.
After Secretary Liu left the office, Zhu Xiangyang gestured for Secretary Jin to close the door. With a relaxed expression, he asked, "Xiao Jin! Are you here today to share the good news? What did Section Chief Wu say? Did anyone from the Zhou family, or rather, the Zhao family, offer bribes? Did Zhou Zhixin call to plead for mercy?"
"No, Minister Zhu, there has been no movement from the Zhao family and Zhou Zhixin these days." Secretary Jin said with a bitter face.
It was Secretary Jin's idea to seize the Zhao family's goods.
Based on Secretary Jin's previous experience, ordinary businessmen, when encountering something like their goods being detained, would definitely try to find out the truth.
If they knew someone was out to get them, they would definitely try to find a way to get through. If they met someone who was eager, they would even do things like giving gifts or money.
I didn't expect that Zhao Guohui and his wife were really weird. After the goods were detained, not only did they not go to Section Chief Wu's house to give gifts for a week, they didn't even receive a phone call from Zhou Zhixin to plead for mercy.
Secretary Jin and Section Chief Wu spent two days tinkering with it, installing a recording device on the phone, just waiting for Zhou Zhixin to take the bait!
"What? Zhou Zhixin has a bad relationship with his wife's family?" This time, even Zhu Xiangyang was stunned.
Zhu Xiangyang had always seen Zhou Zhixin and Zhao Yunxiang have a good relationship. Logically, Zhou Zhixin would have rushed to help Zhao Yunxiang's family if they were in trouble. But now, Zhou Zhixin hadn't made a move. Had something gone wrong? Or was it just a facade between Zhou Zhixin and Zhao Yunxiang to fool everyone?
"That... I don't know either." Secretary Jin lowered her head, but secretly observed Zhu Xiangyang's expression from the corner of her eyes.
The story about Zhou Zhixin and Zhao Yunxiang being a loving couple was actually said by Zhu Xiangyang himself. Secretary Jin had only set a trap for Zhou Zhixin based on this "information."
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