Upon seeing Zhou Chengzhi's expression, Wu Shanshan asked, "What's wrong, Chengzhi?"
Zhou Chengzhi sat blankly on the sofa, muttering, "It's over, it's over, the development rights for this project might be gone!"
Wu Shanshan snatched the banknote from Zhou Chengzhi's hand, examined it carefully from all angles, but couldn't find anything wrong with it. So she said, "What's wrong? Tell me."
"This money was taken by Zhao Hujiang from those three stacks of new banknotes!"
"Why would he take it out and leave it for you? Wouldn't that mean he'd be short a hundred dollars from those three stacks of bills?"
"What do you know? He must have deliberately pulled this out when he was robbed last night. He... he definitely suspects me!"
After hearing Zhou Chengzhi's words, Wu Shanshan finally understood everything. She exclaimed in shock, "Then, what do we do now, Chengzhi!"
Zhou Chengzhi slapped his forehead in worry, lay back on the sofa, and said, "You ask me? How would I know? But I'm sure he won't call the police. After all, he got the money through bribery. It's just that the project is a bit dangerous!"
"Really? It seems this Protector Zhao is quite clever; he's not easily fooled!"
"Do you think his position as deputy factory director was just a windfall? He must have his own methods!"
"That,,!"
Immediately, both of them began to worry, and they lost all interest in thinking about anything else.
Just as the two were deep in thought, the office phone suddenly rang!
Although Zhou Chengzhi was reluctant to answer, he still picked up the phone unwillingly and said, "Hello, who is it?"
"Who are you talking about? I'm your uncle!"
Upon hearing the voice, Zhou Chengzhi's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly said, "Uncle, Uncle, it's you? What's wrong?"
"Do you think I want to call you? You filthy bastard!"
"Uncle, if there's anything you need, just say it. I'm listening!"
"Did you give Zhao Hujiang 110,000 yuan and then send someone to rob him?"
"This, this, Uncle, how did you know about this?"
“Zhao Hujiang just called me and said he wanted to die with you. He’s not afraid of going to jail. I promised him 100,000 yuan, and that’s how he calmed down and stopped mentioning calling the police!”
"Uncle, he's trying to extort money from me! You can't give him any! You can't!"
"Stop talking nonsense! I can't let my deceased sister and brother-in-law down. Consider this a loss to avoid further trouble. From now on, you better not do anything shameful!"
"Yes, yes, I'm sorry, Uncle. I will definitely change in the future, I will definitely change!"
"Alright! I've secured Zhao Hujiang's position for you. The project is still yours. If you handle it well, you'll make a fortune, and it will be my honor. If you don't handle it well, my official hat will be in the same place as yours, and we'll both end up in jail!"
"Understood! Uncle, don't worry, I will do my best to secure this project and live up to your expectations."
"Alright, I'm not going to waste my breath on you anymore. If I find out you're playing any more tricks, I won't let you off the hook!"
"Yes, yes, by the way, Uncle, what should we do about my sister and Pengfei's relationship?"
"Sigh, don't even mention it. The more I talk about it, the angrier I get. Your sister's possessiveness is even more terrifying than yours. Just because she saw Xiang Pengfei talking to another woman, she divorced him. What kind of logic is that? I've tried to reason with her, but she won't listen. She still insists on her own opinion. But Pengfei knows a lot of my secrets. If he leaves our family, I can't let him live. Otherwise, my official position will either be ruined by you or reported by him."
"Could it be that Uncle wants to...?"
"I didn't think that way. Murder is illegal, but if you have a good way to make him disappear, I can keep it a secret for you!"
"Okay! I'll let you know if I have good news!"
"Then I'll wait for your news!"
"Okay, Uncle!"
"That's settled then, bye!"
Zhou Chengzhi only put down the receiver after hearing the dial tone, and then smiled at Wu Shanshan, saying, "Wife, the project is done!"
"Didn't that old man say he wouldn't help you anymore? Why is he interfering again?"
"How can he not help? I'm the only son in my family!"
"Are you really going to help him kill Xiang Pengfei?"
"I will never personally commit murder!"
"Then who are you looking for?"
"Now I have two people I can use!"
"who?"
"Wang Jie and Zhao Hai!"
"Although Wang Jie is a scoundrel, he still has a sense of justice at heart. Right now, the only one we can use is Zhao Hai!"
"Yes, honey, just you wait and see! The real show is about to begin!"
"What about the bookmaker?"
"I'll just make a phone call, and I guarantee the bookies will be thrown into chaos again!"
"Really? Honey!"
Zhou Chengzhi smiled slyly and said, "Of course!"
Back at the hospital, Xiang Pengfei and Huang Zijuan got out of the car and walked into the hospital lobby. Xiang Pengfei said anxiously to Huang Zijuan, "Sister Zijuan, I won't go to Brother Tu Nan's place. I need to get my dad transferred to a hospital in Shanghai. I'll be back in a few days!"
"Okay, don't worry about it! Leave this to me, I'll definitely take good care of your aunt's family!"
"Thank you, Sister Zijuan!"
"Stop trying to get me emotional! Get back to what you're doing!"
"Okay! Let's go, sis!"
So, Xiang Pengfei and Huang Zijuan, one to the left and the other to the right, separated.
Xiang Pengfei hurriedly headed towards the emergency room. He needed to find a doctor to transfer his father to another hospital. After taking only a few steps, he suddenly stopped, fumbled around on his clothes, and finally pulled out the business card from his pocket. He glanced around, then turned around and went to the hospital service desk. He wanted to call the doctor first so he wouldn't have to wait.
Xiang Pengfei went to the service desk and dialed the phone number on the business card.
The other party answered his call quickly and said, "Hello, who are you looking for? This is the Third People's Hospital of Suzhou!"
"I...I'm looking for Doctor Sun!"
"That's me. What do you want?"
“I’m a patient’s family member. Didn’t you say my dad’s bypass surgery needed to be done in Shanghai?”
"Yes, yes, what's wrong? You want to transfer to another hospital?"
"Um, when can I start the procedures?"
"Right away, I'll get it done for you right away. You'll go with the patient, right?"
"Okay, I'll find an ambulance and have it take you to Shanghai!"
"Thank you, doctor!"
"Don't mention it, it's all my duty. But when you see my classmate, be sure to mention me. My surname is Sun!"
"Okay, I got it. I'll definitely mention it!"
"That's settled then, I'm hanging up!"
After Dr. Sun hung up the phone, Xiang Pengfei was still holding the receiver, lost in thought. He was probably too busy lately and was exhausted.
Just as he was in a daze, a large hand patted his shoulder.
Xiang Pengfei turned his head and saw Zhao Hai. He quickly put down the phone and asked, "What's wrong, Zhao Hai?"
Zhao Hai smiled, pointed to his pager, and said, "Someone's calling me, I'm going to return the call!"
"Okay, then you go ahead and do your thing, I'm off!"
"Okay, take your time! I'll treat you to dinner sometime!"
"OK!"
As soon as Xiang Pengfei left, Zhao Hai couldn't wait to dial the number on the pager. The other party answered, and he said, "Hello, is this the 9769 you called?"
Zhou Chengzhi's voice came through the phone receiver, saying, "It's me, Zhou Chengzhi!"
"Oh, Mr. Zhou! What's the matter? Why did you call me in such a hurry?"
"There's a way to make a fortune, are you interested?"
"Of course I'll do it! It's stupid not to make money when you can. I'm alive, not a lifeless turtle!"
"Alright, then I'll entrust you with a task. If you accomplish it, I'll give you five percent of the development rights for the cotton mill!"
"Is this...is this real?"
Why would I lie to you?
"Then just say what you have to say!"
"Is there anyone else with you?"
Zhao Hai quickly looked around, covered the microphone with his hand, and whispered, "Go ahead and speak! Nobody can hear you!"
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