Chapter 85
The underground parking lot of Yancheng Convention and Exhibition Center.
Due to the auction held by Shangqing Group, the entire garage was filled with luxury cars that had never been seen before. Among these luxury cars, Lin Chen stood in front of a black Maybach, with a sullen face and eyes full of disappointment, staring at the rather embarrassed young man in front of him.
Lin Qi was still immersed in confused thoughts at this moment. He never dreamed that Xie Changshi knew him because of Rong Jing and Lin Ciyan.
Thinking of the sneer on Xie Changshi's lips when he passed by him with his arm around Rong Jing, Lin Qi felt as if he had fallen into an icy cold pond. The temperature inside was enough to freeze all the blood in his body and freeze him to death in the cold pond.
How could that be.
How could that be?
How could Lin Ciyan know Rong Jing, and how could he use Rong Jing as a stepping stone to let Xie Changshi vent his anger for him?!
"I..." Lin Qi uttered a few unintelligible words, but soon he stopped talking when he saw Lin Chen's dark face. Having lived with Lin Chen for nearly twenty years, Lin Qi knew all too well the bad habits of the Lin family that Lin Chen carried with him.
Profit comes first.
Even though Lin Chen would have been proud of his younger brother in the past, today's incident would make Lin Chen completely disappointed in him.
really.
Just as this thought left Lin Qi's mind, he heard Lin Chen say in a cold voice, "Lin Qi, do you know how much shame we have suffered today?"
Lin Qi bit his lip and remained silent for a while.
Lin Chen continued, "This isn't even about embarrassment. Do you know that today's behavior is enough to make other companies think that Xie hates our Lin Group, and they might even suppress Lin Group to flatter Xie?"
As Lin Chen spoke, the evil fire in his heart grew stronger and stronger.
Lin Group has been in his hands for several years. He has worked hard to make Lin Group flourish and spends most of his time in the company.
Sleep, I can’t sleep well.
Eat, eat poorly.
You might even drink so much for a project that you get stomach bleeding and be sent to the hospital for emergency treatment.
But all this is about to become empty because of Lin Qi's self-assertion and self-righteousness.
When he thought that the Lin family would be in trouble because of Lin Qi's actions, and that he might not be able to escape from such a predicament even if he drank too much and was admitted to the hospital, the fire in Lin Chen's heart completely burned.
He looked at the young man who was still trying to struggle and explain, his anger burning his reason, and he suddenly raised his hand and slapped the other person hard in the face.
There was an exceptionally crisp sound, and the entire underground garage seemed to fall into absolute silence.
Lin Qi felt the burning pain on his face, and his lowered eyes were filled with gloom and anger.
But he still chose to suppress all his malice in his heart, took a deep breath, and said to Lin Chen: "I'm sorry, brother, it is indeed my problem today, but I have a plan to deal with the Xie family."
Deal with the Xie family?
When Lin Chen heard these words, he almost laughed out loud.
The Xie family was like a giant to them. If they wanted to deal with the Xie family, they could crush several Lins with just one step.
After being self-righteous, Lin Qi started to have wild ideas again?
Before Lin Chen exploded again, Lin Qi said, "Rather than dealing with the Xie family, it's better to deal with the person next to Xie Changshi."
The one next to you?
Rong Jing's image appeared in Lin Chen's mind.
——That handsome boy?
To be honest, the fact that Xie Changshi had a partner was probably beyond everyone's expectations. No one expected that the high-ranking leader of the Xie family would find a handsome boy in the end.
Although Lin Chen was arrogant, he also had a genuine admiration for Xie Changshi. However, after seeing Rong Jing today, he felt that Xie Changshi was good in every way except for his poor judgment, choosing an unknown young man with only a good look.
He raised his chin towards Lin Qi and asked, "Do you know that boy?"
"I know him." Lin Qi said with his eyes downcast, "He's quite famous in the circle, he's a Taoist priest."
Taoist priest?
Lin Chen was stunned.
He had originally thought Xie Changshi had poor taste, but now it seemed that Xie Changshi's vision was indeed quite unique. Looking around, he had never seen anyone in the entire wealthy circle dating a Taoist priest.
Putting aside all this mess, Lin Chen was more concerned about the method Lin Qi mentioned to deal with the Xie family. He asked Lin Qi to get in the car, and after closing the windows and doors, he asked, "What method are you talking about?"
"I know a steel business owner in Kang Province, his name is Guan Zhengye. When we were chatting before, he accidentally revealed that he has a Taoist priest friend who he is very familiar with. That Taoist priest is very different from Rong Jing. That Taoist priest comes from the famous Xuantian Temple and is one of the principals of the Taoist temple. Nothing is impossible for him."
In order to prove that there was nothing wrong with what he said, Lin Qi said bluntly: "Brother, you can check the accident that happened in Guan Zhengye's company a year ago."
Most businessmen believe in Feng Shui, and the Lin family has also hired several Feng Shui masters.
Therefore, Lin Chen was not too opposed to this line of work.
He opened his phone with doubts and searched for the three words "Guan Zhengye".
There was no need to search specifically for the so-called accident a year ago. Lin Chen saw the description of the accident on the latest page at a glance.
Guan Zhengye's steel business was plagued by a series of accidents, including falls and toxic gas leaks, which killed over a dozen people in just a few days. An investigation revealed that Guan's factory contained many substandard tools. The government had intended to use Guan's factory as an example, but Guan Zhengye somehow escaped unscathed.
The workers did not make a fuss, and the government did not insist on its original idea.
"Isn't the money Guan Zhengye gave enough?" Lin Chen asked with a frown.
"No, I asked Mr. Guan. He said he tried to contact the government but couldn't get through. A staff member familiar with him told him that the higher-ups were determined to punish him, and there was no way he could escape this time. Also, the families of his deceased employees were making a big fuss, each asking for exorbitant sums, like three million yuan."
For more than a dozen people, that would be 40 to 50 million. How could Guan Zhengye be willing to take it out?
In desperation, Guan Zhengye turned his attention to those extremely mysterious Taoist priests, and after receiving a reply that the problem could be solved, he spent a large sum of money to invite one of the main people in charge of Xuantian Temple.
After the master cast the spell, the problem was solved perfectly.
Not only has his factory not suffered any adverse effects, but it is now thriving and developing very well.
Lin Qi said, "Brother, that master is a powerful one. Let me tell you something, as long as you pay enough, even if you want Xie Changshi to die on the spot, it's not a problem."
This was somewhat shocking. Lin Chen frowned at him and scolded him, "Don't talk nonsense."
Lin Qi smiled with a half-red face: "Brother, as long as you understand what I mean."
…
Without the Lin brothers, the auction went very smoothly. The jadeite mined by Rong Jing in Yanhe was sold at a very high price. After hearing that Rong Jing was going to donate all the income to relevant institutions, the person in charge of Shangqing immediately decided not to charge any handling fees.
Upon hearing this, Song Qing gave the person in charge another thumbs-up. When the two of them walked out of the private room to deal with the donation issue, the person in charge smiled and said, "I never thought that Master Rong was actually Mr. Xie's partner. I'm sorry if I've offended you. I hope Special Assistant Song can help."
"Come on, what's the big deal?" Song Qing laughed and was about to speak when he saw the person in charge handing him a USB flash drive.
Song Qing was a little surprised for a moment, but the person in charge didn't say anything more. He just said, "I have other things to do, so I won't disturb Mr. Xie and Master Rong. I suggest that you take a look at the video here."
After the person in charge finished speaking, he walked away with a smile, leaving Song Qing, who was immersed in thought, looking at the USB flash drive with a thoughtful look.
More than ten minutes later, when Song Qing returned to the private room, Rong Jing and Nie Liu were discussing the value of the previous lot. Song Qing overheard someone say it was the last work of a genius writer who had committed suicide. Song Qing had heard of that writer, so he stepped forward and said, "There's a rumor that it wasn't suicide, but a murder of passion."
"The version I heard was that a thief went to his house to steal a painting, he was discovered, and then the thief stabbed him." Yan Yingyao said.
"Really? I heard he was killed by the ghost in the painting."
Song Qing: "What the hell?"
Nie Liuyi pulled out his phone and showed it to Song Qing. "Here, this is the post about the mysterious painter's death. It was a huge hit on the forum three years ago, and it's at least 90% true."
Song Qing seemed to suddenly understand why this painting was sold at such a high price. It was probably due to the influence of these mysterious things, which cast a layer of mystery over the painting and its owner.
He was still thinking about the USB flash drive, so he didn't chat with them anymore. Instead, he walked towards Xie Changshi and handed the USB flash drive to him.
Rong Jing, on the other hand, was quite interested in these strange things and pulled Nie Liu aside to talk about the young painter.
Nie Liu immediately became interested.
"The story begins with a blogger named Lu Yuanming, a calligrapher and painter. One day, a netizen named 'Haiyang' contacted the blogger online with a painting by the artist and asked him how much it was worth."
Coincidentally, that day was the guest show.
Lu Yuanming also invited a friend to come and broadcast together. This friend's identity was also very special, he was a Taoist priest.
After seeing the painting, before Lu Yuanming could even speak, the Taoist priest said, "The painting is worthless, but human life is."
After further questioning, the Taoist priest finally told the truth. He said that an evil ghost was possessed by the painting, and that the evil ghost was very resentful and might kill people. He suggested that Haiyang burn the painting quickly.
Haiyang was frightened at the time and was carried away without saying much.
"And then?" Rong Jing listened with great interest. "He probably didn't burn the painting, did he?"
"No," Nie Liu said, "The rumor is that he returned the painting to the painter, so the painter died."
Rong Jing: “…”
What an abrupt ending.
Rong Jing silently turned his head and found that Xie Changshi was looking at him. He winked at Xie Changshi, and the latter waved at him.
Rong Jing, who understood what Xie Changshi meant, immediately stepped forward, took the laptop from him, and heard the conversation between the Lin brothers in the underground garage.
A minute later, he raised his eyebrows slightly and said softly, "It seems like it's a good idea to turn the tables on them."
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