freenovelworld Chapter 549 Women!
Chapter 549 Women!
Just as Zhong Yuemin was holding his wife's hand, preparing to walk towards the parking lot, he heard hurried footsteps behind him. Zhang Haiyang rushed out of the hotel and arrived in front of the two of them, panting.
"You guys ran off way too fast! You were gone in the blink of an eye!" Zhang Haiyang caught his breath, glanced at Zhou Xiaobai, and didn't spell it out.
"Um... Yuemin, I have a question for you, how are things going with that... you two?"
Zhong Yuemin pulled the business card out of his pocket and waved it in front of Zhang Haiyang:
"Hey, I just got this. They said they opened a bar and told me to come and hang out sometime."
"When did you run into someone? You were quick enough!"
Zhang Haiyang's eyes lit up, then he said seriously,
"Alright, you handle this for now. Your conversation with Vice Minister Wang just now caused quite a stir. I reckon he's definitely seen it and might be even more 'interested' now. Find a suitable opportunity to contact him again..."
"Okay, I understand." Zhong Yuemin nodded. "Let's go, get in the car together, I'll give you a ride?"
"Forget it, let's not go the same way."
Zhang Haiyang waved his hand.
"I have to go back to the station. There's something I need to take care of. Don't worry about me. You just need to keep an eye on things here!"
After saying that, he hurriedly walked to the parking area, got on his newly bought motorcycle, and drove off with a "putt-putt-putt" sound.
Zhou Xiaobai then asked in confusion, "Who were you two talking about? What bar?"
"It's nothing," Zhong Yuemin said, putting his arm around his wife's shoulder.
"Zhang Haiyang has a case and asked me to help him find out some information indirectly. He's just one person."
Zhou Xiaobai turned her head to look at him: "Is it... that Liu Jianguo?"
Zhong Yuemin paused, looking at her with some surprise: "How did you know? Did Haiyang tell you?"
"He didn't tell me,"
Zhou Xiaobai pouted.
"I guessed it. That Liu Jianguo doesn't look like a decent person at all. You're still hanging out with him. There must be something going on."
Zhong Yuemin couldn't resist reaching out and gently pinching his wife's glistening nose:
"She's so smart! It seems my wife not only has the potential to be a doctor, but also a criminal investigator."
Zhou Xiaobai didn't smile; her face showed worry: "Yuemin, this matter... won't be dangerous, will it?"
"Don't worry," Zhong Yuemin said easily, reassuringly.
"I'm just helping out on the periphery to gather information and make contact. There won't be any danger. Let's go home."
Just as the two were about to leave, another call came from behind:
"Xiaobai!"
It was a woman's voice.
The two turned around and saw Luo Yun walking out of the hotel entrance and quickly coming up to them.
"Yuemin, Xiaobai, you're leaving so soon?" Luo Yun asked with a polite smile.
Zhou Xiaobai nodded and replied politely, "Yes, that's about it. My daughter is waiting at home, so I need to go back early."
Luo Yun's gaze swept between the two of them before finally settling on Zhong Yuemin. Her tone carried a hint of pleading: "Xiaobai, could I... borrow your man for a few minutes? I want to talk to him alone."
Zhou Xiaobai glanced at her husband, and seeing that he looked normal, she nodded.
"You guys chat, I'll wait in the car." With that, she turned and walked towards the parking spot ahead.
After Zhou Xiaobai had walked a little further away, Zhong Yuemin looked at Luo Yun and said in a flat tone, "Speak, what do you want to see me about?"
Luo Yun took a deep breath, looking at the man in front of her with a complicated expression:
"Yuemin, you've been hiding it really well. If it weren't for Vice Minister Wang coming today, everyone else would have thought you were a gigolo."
Zhong Yuemin didn't respond to that question, but simply looked at Luo Yun calmly.
This woman is indeed well-maintained; her skin is fair and supple, her figure is voluptuous and shapely, and she exudes the charm of a mature woman. She is also adept at handling situations and has some tricks up her sleeve. No wonder she can bewitch Li Yuanchao and his son, as well as those other men, so much that they lose their bearings.
Luo Yun,
He spoke, his tone flat and even.
"We've known each other for a while now, so stop beating around the bush. You've probably already secretly investigated my background, haven't you? Just say what you want to say and save some time."
Luo Yun wasn't embarrassed at all that he'd hit the nail on the head, and asked directly, "The Leap Dragon Group in Hong Kong... is it yours?"
Zhong Yuemin shrugged, which was taken as tacit agreement.
"So, you're the one who's been 'doing business' with Zheng Rong Group all along...?"
"What exactly are you trying to say?" Zhong Yuemin frowned slightly.
Luo Yun took a step forward, lowered her voice, and her tone became urgent and direct:
"Li Yuanchao and his son set up shell companies in Hong Kong Island and used their positions at Zhengrong Group to shuffle in-demand goods, making huge profits from the price difference and putting state-owned assets into their own pockets... You should have known about these things long ago, right?"
Zhong Yuemin's expression remained unchanged, and his tone remained calm:
"Luo Yun, I have to correct you on one point. My company does have business cooperation with Zheng Rong Group. It's all in black and white, with all the necessary procedures. It's a legitimate business transaction, and there's nothing illegal about it."
As for what you said about 'shell companies' and 'reselling of goods'... those are internal management issues within your Zhengrong Group. I don't know about them and I don't care. We are simply business partners, nothing more, understand?"
Luo Yun couldn't help but scoff inwardly. This person was really slippery; he managed to distance himself completely with just a few words.
"So, you're fully aware of the 'deal' I've been doing with you?"
Luo Yun stared at him, her eyes carrying a hint of provocation and challenge.
“Yuemin, I know all about your past grievances with Li Yuanchao. At today’s banquet, he and his cronies humiliated you so much. Don’t you really feel any resentment at all? The evidence you have, I think… is enough to kill Li Yuanchao more than ten times over, right? Why… are you holding back from taking action?”
"What?" Zhong Yuemin looked at the woman, a half-smile playing on his lips.
"Trying to use me as a pawn?"
Then, slowly and deliberately, he asked in return,
"You two...aren't you still together? I remember you got into Zhengrong Group thanks to Li Yuanchao's introduction. What, are you having a falling out now? Planning to use me to deal with him?"
"Yuemin, this is no fun."
Luo Yun's smile faded slightly, and her tone became more direct, "You just said yourself that we know each other pretty well, so there's no need to keep it a secret anymore. Don't you know what's going on between me and Li Yuanchao?"
As he spoke, he took a step closer, his tone carrying an almost seductive urgency:
"If you're saying you want to play the long game and catch big fish, and you're holding back to cast a wider net... I think it's about time to reel in these fish now."
She looked into Zhong Yuemin's eyes and said, word by word, "Do you know what Li Yuanchao's real intention is in organizing this gathering today?"
Zhong Yuemin raised an eyebrow: "Isn't this just showing off? And incidentally... stepping on me a few times to feel superior?"