Hearing Zhao Kang's voice in the distance, Li Jun was stunned for a moment, then he said to Huo Qiqi happily, "Thank you, Boss Huo. If it weren't for you, Zhao Kang probably wouldn't agree to cooperate with me. Now I finally have a chance to take revenge."
Huo Qiqi smiled and nodded, saying everything.
Li Jun supported the unconscious Zhang Lai and followed Zhao Kang.
Li Jun, a member of the Li family, is the most beloved grandson of the current patriarch. From the wooden cannon in his bodyguard's hand, it can be seen that his family's status is higher than that of the Zhao family.
The reason why Huo Qiqi wants to cooperate with Zhao Kang is that, on the one hand, although Zhao Kang is very arrogant, he has a bottom line and persistence in his life and work, which can be seen from the fact that he is not afraid of Li Jun's coercion.
On the other hand, Zhao Kang's grandparents live in the rural area of Northeast China, where he grew up. Huo Qiqi is interested in cooperating with Zhao Kang to purchase Chinese herbal medicines and mountain products there.
Since she is cooperating with Zhao Kang, Huo Qiqi hopes that it will be a strong alliance, so she wants Zhao Kang to become the heir to the head of the Zhao family. In this way, Zhao Kang can control more resources.
It was already February 1977, and Huo Qiqi had little time left to accumulate capital.
"Second Young Master, it's our incompetence that prevents us from finding out who the black market boss surnamed Huo is?" The man in black reported his work to Zhao Jian tremblingly.
Zhao Jian put down the documents in his hand, looked at the man in black coldly, and said dissatisfiedly, "Zhao San, you are the chess piece I carefully trained. If you can't even complete such a small task, what big things can you do in the future?"
Zhao San was sweating all over and fell to his knees with a thud. "Second Young Master, please be magnanimous and forgive me this time. I will investigate again immediately and find out who that person is."
Zhao Jian didn't say anything, but walked to the bookshelf beside him and pulled out a sharp sword from it.
Zhao San, who was slumped on the ground, looked at the sword with a cold glow, and immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"Second Young Master, considering that I have followed you for many years, after executing me, I beg you to spare my family." Zhao San was determined to die, but he just hoped that Zhao Jian would let his family go.
Zhao San had seen how Zhao Jian dealt with his enemies, and he was so cruel and ruthless.
Zhao Jian saw Zhao San's pale face and suddenly felt bored. He smiled playfully and said, "Zhao San, if I forgive you this time, how many days can you give me the result?"
Zhao San was shocked by the news and quickly said, "Master, just give me three days and I will find out who that boss surnamed Huo is."
Zhao Jian nodded, then suddenly his expression changed. He said in astonishment, "Zhao San, if you can't find out who that Huo boss is in three days, your children will be punished along with you."
Upon hearing this, Zhao San fell to the ground. He knew that Zhao Jian would never take back what he said. Now he had only one way, which was to find that person.
"Don't worry, young master. If there is no news after three days, I will bring my head to you." After saying that, he knelt down towards Zhao Jian and turned to leave.
Looking at Zhao Sanyuan's back, Zhao Jian snapped his fingers and a middle-aged man walked out from outside the door.
"Zhao Er, arrange for someone to keep an eye on Zhao San's family and don't let them escape. Have you found Zhao Tian yet? And where's that loser Zhao Kang?"
Zhao Er watched Zhao Jian wiping the sword with fine silk. He felt extremely nervous and swallowed his saliva involuntarily.
"In reply to the young master, I will arrange for someone to look after Zhao San's family. Also, Zhao Tianlai was admitted to the hospital urgently. Zhao Kang is still sketching everywhere with a paintbrush, just like he did a month ago." Zhao Er answered cautiously.
"Do you know the reason why Zhao Tianlai was hospitalized?" Zhao Jian asked curiously.
"To answer your question, young master, we found that when Zhao Tianlai was hospitalized, he happened to meet someone from the Li family. Since you had previously instructed us not to conflict with the Li family, we have not yet found out the reason for his hospitalization, and our people are still investigating." Zhao Er thought for a moment and said seriously.
Zhao Jian grabbed Zhao Er by the collar and asked sternly, "Someone from the Li family? Why did Zhao Tianlai meet someone from the Li family when he was hospitalized? Could it be that Li Jun is colluding with Zhao Tianlai?"
Seeing Zhao Jian's expression, Zhao Er suddenly collapsed to the ground and said in a trembling voice, "Master, my calculations suggest it's impossible, because I've met Li Jun's steward before. He's none other than Zhang Lai, who has a deep hatred for Zhao Tianlai."
Zhao Jian let go of Zhao Er and said coldly, "Zhao Er, can you tell me in detail what the grudge is between Zhang Lai and Zhao Tianlai?"
After Zhao Er's narration, Zhao Jian's expression obviously improved a lot.
As long as Li Jun didn't collude with Zhao Tianlai, he had nothing to worry about. He was just an old man in his 60s, so he couldn't cause much trouble.
The important thing now is to drive Zhao Kang away. He has also thought about signing up Zhao Kang to go to the countryside, but Zhao Kang grew up in the countryside. Asking him to sign up to go to the countryside would be like letting a tiger return to the mountain. It would be more reassuring to keep Zhao Kang under his own supervision.
"Zhao Er, send someone to continue following Zhao Kang. Remember to follow him closely." Zhao Jian looked at Zhao Kang's room in the distance, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly.
Zhao Er was frightened by the undisguised murderous look in Zhao Jian's eyes. He immediately lowered his head and refused to even breathe.
"By the way, Zhao Er, has my father behaved abnormally recently?"
"Reporting to the young master, the head of the family has not had any abnormal behavior recently, but he has secretly met with the eldest young master several times. I have recorded the time of the meetings." Zhao Er took out a small notebook, which recorded the time when Zhao Yi and Zhao Kang met.
Zhao Jian looked at the small notebook and his brows furrowed deeper and deeper. Especially after he was hospitalized, Zhao Yi and Zhao Kang met more and more frequently, and the time they spent chatting became longer and longer.
Zhao Jian felt like he was being deceived and that everything was out of his control. He really didn't like this feeling.
"Zhao Er, notify Doctor Liu and tell him that my father's condition is getting worse and he needs him to prescribe more medicine." Zhao Jian said lightly.
Zhao Er nodded and observed a minute of silence for the old patriarch in his heart. Now the old patriarch was in trouble.
In the evening, just as Zhao Jian was thinking about how to deal with Zhao Kang, Zhao Da rushed in.
Zhao Jian looked at Zhao Da's hurried figure and said unhappily, "I've told you so many times that no one is allowed to barge in while I'm thinking. This is the first and last time."
"Second Young Master, I'm sorry. It's my fault, but I have something important to report. All our black market locations have been cleared out."
After hearing what Zhao Da said, Zhao Jian trembled and almost fell to the floor. "Have you found out who did it?"
Zhao Da shook his head. "The ones who did it were some gangsters. It's just that one of them looked a bit like someone from the Li family."
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