Zhongxing Tower was originally an old temple in Jinqiao County. Most of it was blown up many years ago and was overthrown by many people during the Four Olds Campaign. After the reform, it was repaired by the government and the statues were rebuilt. It was bought by a lay disciple and became a family temple, where worship was revived.
"Qin Zheng, this is Xu Jiashen's territory."
Gu Jin frowned, and a rare seriousness appeared in his eyes.
Xu Jiashen is a ruthless man. He used to hang out in the Hong Kong area. Rumor has it that he killed someone in the Hong Kong area and then fled back to the mainland.
The first thing he did after returning to the mainland was to become a monk.
At that time, the Cultural Revolution had just ended and the temple was undergoing a revival. Xu Jiashen, who had become a Buddhist disciple, was protected by the temple. In addition, handling cases across the strait was inherently complicated, so the matter had to be left unresolved.
After a few years, Xu Jiashen renounced his vows and returned to secular life, becoming a Buddhist layman and starting a business.
He did have a good business sense, and in just half a year he made his business flourish.
But everyone in the underworld knew what methods he used in private, including forced buying and selling. To put it bluntly, he was a gangster. He pretended to be a lay disciple of Buddhism, but did all kinds of cruel and evil things.
Even a child of aristocratic family like Gu Jin was often reminded to be courteous when meeting the Xu family's squire.
It was not until a few years ago when the nationwide crackdown on gangs and evil became so drastic that Xu Jiashen, being a perceptive person, smelled the wind and was willing to sacrifice most of his business in order to cleanse himself and the remaining business.
When the crackdown on organized crime was carried out, he had already escaped. Although he was seriously injured, he successfully avoided the disaster.
Even so, his connections are still not to be underestimated, and his heart is as vicious as ever.
Before, someone simply mocked him at a drinking party by saying that times have changed, meaning that the situation is different now and he is no longer the Xu Jiashen of the past, so he should see his position and recognize his identity clearly.
The next day, the man's body was found in his own pond.
Xu Jiashen had already run his own garment factory and became a clean big boss. The public garment factory was named Qingshan Baiyun, and his private garment factory was named Lantian, which was as well-known as the former.
He even opened his family temple to offer incense and donated half of the incense money to the county during festivals, becoming a well-known figure in Jinqiao County.
Those ordinary people who don't know the inside story would even praise Xu Jiashen as a great kind man.
"This old man must have seen that Ye Yun's garment factory made a lot of money, so he got anxious!"
Gu Jin was indignant.
"Everyone knows that the shady businesses under his control are being investigated more and more strictly. The only business that makes the most money is the garment factory. Now Ye Yun is making a comeback with Baiyun Garment Factory. He is just jealous!"
In the past, Baiyun Garment Factory was not doing well, and Yang Qinglin of Qingshan Garment Factory was a half-baked waste.
They are both of the same quality and neither of them can beat the other. It can be said that they don't interfere with each other.
But now Ye Yun has risen with the Baiyun Garment Factory and has almost monopolized the entire clothing industry. Even clothing factories in other counties are working hard to purchase goods from Ye Yun. Isn't this affecting Xu Jiakun's profits?
Qingshan Garment Factory is not in a hurry because Qingshan belongs to the public, and their newly appointed factory director is not as responsible as Chen Zhenxing.
If you lose money, you lose money. The factory director has led everyone in the factory to have the mentality of just eating and waiting to die.
Xu Jiashen is different.
He founded the Blue Sky Garment Factory. If he loses money, he will lose his own money. He will only be more anxious and heartbroken than Chen Zhenxing was back then.
Kidnapping Chen Zhenxing and threatening Ye Yun to come forward is truly his style and method.
"I told Director Chen tonight that these things would not happen to me, but I didn't expect the retribution to come so quickly."
It turned out that he had a big move in mind.
Ye Yun walked into the shop with her clothes on. As soon as she stood up, the cold night wind caused goose bumps to appear on her exposed neck.
"Why did you come out?"
Without bothering to put down the letter in his hand, Qin Zheng decisively took off his thick coat, walked towards Ye Yun, and wrapped her body together with her clothes.
The large and thick coat, with residual warmth, wrapped around her, instantly making Ye Yun feel warm.
"Qin Zheng, do you remember that we were followed in the Lotus Market before we returned home?"
"Remember." Qin Zheng said, "I asked someone to check before, but there is still no news. The person who is best at playing hide-and-seek in Jinqiao Town is none other than Xu Jiashen. It seems that he is the one who sent people to monitor us."
"So he's coming for me. How can I not show up?"
Ye Yun curled her lips and smiled at him. She glanced at Liu Wan and saw that her nose was red from crying. She couldn't help but teasing, "I've never seen you cry like this. You're always so calm, why are you so panicked when you encounter such a thing?"
The gentle tone, full of comfort, slowly calmed the panic in Liu Wan's heart.
Liu Wan reached out her hand and wiped the tears from her face. She bit her lip tightly, shook her head and sobbed, "There are too many people who want to find fault with Director Chen recently. I'm afraid something will happen to him..."
"You can rest assured."
Ye Yun pointed at the letter in Qin Zheng's hand.
"It's obvious that the other party is a smart person and knows that I am the backbone of the garment factory."
The other party kidnapped Chen Zhenxing in order to give her a warning and let her know whose territory Jinqiao County is.
As for whether the other party is taking revenge on her or trying to win her over, the answer can only be revealed after they meet.
"You don't have to go."
Qin Zheng's familiar murmur came to her ears. The man hugged her and looked at her gently and firmly. His calm eyes revealed a look that made her feel at ease.
Ye Yun was slightly surprised, "Why?"
"Maybe he doesn't just want to cause trouble for you, but for me as well."
"Yours?" Gu Jin opened his mouth in surprise, with a puzzled look on his face, "Qin Zheng, we are together every day, how come I don't know that you and Xu Jiashen have had a feud?"
"It's none of your business."
Qin Zheng looked calm, his face with clear lines and no smile, "Xu Jiashen is from Caishi Town, most people don't know."
"What?!"
Gu Jin jumped up.
He just thought that Xu Jiashen was a desperado who escaped from the port area, but he never expected that this man's lair was actually here!
"Many years ago, Xu Jiashen had an argument with someone and set fire to his enemy's house in revenge. He was afraid of being held accountable, and a group of people happened to be heading south to survive, so he boarded a southbound train with them to escape. Coming back to the incident a few years ago when he became a monk."
Gu Jin was dumbfounded, "..."
Ye Yun is the same.
He set a fire here and ran to the port area, killed people in the port area and ran back here. Is he stuck in this survival bug?
"But what does this have to do with you?"
Qin Zheng suddenly smiled, "Wife, guess what Xu Jiashen's last name is?"
“…”
Ye Yun glanced at him in dissatisfaction, "Do you want to listen to what you are talking about?"
"Alright Qin Zheng." Gu Jin covered his face and held his forehead, shaking his head helplessly and smiling, "It's already this time, don't tease Ye Yun anymore, is this another grudge between you and the Xu family from earlier years?"
Qin Zheng nodded.
"Yes and no."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com