Chapter 20 Qian Zheng is arrested, and Zheng's father's plan falls through.

For Zheng Jie, the weekend was a chance to finally get two days of rest. After all, fighting against Father Zheng and negotiating contracts with several companies had been quite exhausting.

Of course, "rest" just meant not having to deal with group affairs, but on another battlefield, Zheng Jie was still quite tired.

Looking at her slightly rounded belly, Xia Wanqing glanced at Zheng Jie, who was beside her.

"It should be possible to get pregnant, right?"

Xia Wanqing thought to herself.

At this moment, she was filled with anticipation, looking forward to her period not coming next month.

Even if she wasn't the main wife, as long as she had a child, given Zheng Jie's personality, while the lion's share wouldn't go to her and her child, receiving a portion was certain—and that portion of wealth would still be an astronomical figure.

At this moment, Xia Wanqing looked up at Zheng Jie, who was putting on his suit.

"Husband."

Xia Wanqing spoke, and hearing the voice, Zheng Jie instinctively turned his head.

"What's wrong, Wanqing?"

"Good luck."

Xia Wanqing raised her little fist and said this.

Hearing these words, Zheng Jie couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Good luck."

At 8:00 AM, Zheng Jie arrived at the Zheng Group headquarters in Old Li's car. Getting out of the car, Zhang Wei was already waiting for him at the entrance.

"Boss, at 9:00 AM, Qian Zheng will attend a meeting. At 9:20, the relevant departments will enter the meeting and take Qian Zheng away."

"The public relations department has already communicated with the other companies. At 9:30, they will officially release a joint statement announcing the collaborative project."

After entering, Zhang Wei followed alongside Zheng Jie, laying out the arrangements for the morning. Hearing this, Zheng Jie nodded.

"That works."

With this combination of moves from Zheng Jie, the Zheng family would definitely be dumbfounded.

They thought they had the win in the bag, right?

Fine.

Zheng Jie would let them know what a real clown looked like.

They still thought they were in a winning position; he didn't know where these people got their confidence from—it was truly laughable.

"After Qian Zheng is arrested, someone will take his place."

"It's Zhou Siming, as you arranged."

Hearing this, Zheng Jie nodded.

"Good. For such an important position, we should appoint our own people."

"Yes, currently, everything is under our control."

"Alright, let's go to the office and discuss the details."

"Understood."

The two walked toward the chairman's office. As they spoke, time ticked away. On the other side, Qian Zheng, wearing a crisp suit, waited for the meeting to begin.

At this moment, Qian Zheng suddenly had an ominous premonition, which made him furrow his brows.

"What's wrong?"

A nearby staff member looked at Qian Zheng, their tone full of curiosity.

"Nothing, maybe I didn't rest well yesterday."

"Pour me a glass of water."

Hearing this, the staff member nodded.

"Understood, sir, I'll pour you water right away."

Soon, the staff member brought the water over.

After taking a sip, Qian Zheng still felt a bit flustered. He thought about it carefully; there hadn't been any other problems recently, so why was he so nervous? Besides, this wasn't a very important meeting—he didn't know how many of these he had attended—he hadn't expected to get nervous.

"I should get some good rest these next few days," Qian Zheng thought to himself. Around 8:50 AM, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Come in."

The next second, a staff member walked in.

"Everything is prepared, sir, you can head over now."

"Alright."

Hearing this, Qian Zheng stood up from his chair. He straightened his suit and walked outside.

Sitting in his chair, Qian Zheng's nervousness intensified, as if something major was about to happen. Because of this tension, he didn't hear what the others were saying at all. Just as Qian Zheng was wondering what was going on, suddenly, the conference room door was pushed open, and over a dozen officials walked in.

Upon seeing this scene, the entire conference room fell silent instantly. Everyone looked at each other, completely unaware of what was happening, but they all knew that, barring any accidents, someone was about to be in trouble.

"Who are you people?"

When Qian Zheng spoke, his tone was full of trembling.

These people couldn't be here for him, right?

Definitely not.

If they were really here for him, he would have received news in advance.

The officials looked at Qian Zheng.

"Qian Zheng, you are involved in illegal and criminal activities, so come with us."

When these words came out, everyone was stunned.

Qian Zheng?

He was arrested?

How could this be?

Hearing this, Qian Zheng's lips trembled uncontrollably.

He really hadn't expected these people to be here for him. In his view, this was absolutely impossible, but what did it matter if he didn't believe it? This was reality.

"Did you make a mistake?"

"No, this is the arrest warrant. Take a look."

An official brought the arrest warrant to Qian Zheng. When he saw his name on it, and that the subsequent information was all his, Qian Zheng felt his legs go weak.

"No, no, you must have made a mistake."

At this moment, Qian Zheng's mind went blank; he seemed capable only of repeating this one sentence. But the officials wouldn't let the person go just because of a sentence, so several of them reached out and hauled Qian Zheng up.

"Let's go."

At the command, everyone walked out. Just then, a stench of urine appeared in the surroundings. Everyone looked closely—good heavens, Qian Zheng had been scared into wetting himself. As for this reaction, these officials were long since unfazed; after all, most people arrested would show the most unsightly side of their lives at the moment of capture, and wetting themselves was considered one of the most normal reactions.

Of course, for the others, this smell was a bit too unbearable; several people who were close by even gagged slightly after smelling it.

After Qian Zheng was taken away, everyone in the conference room started discussing it.

"What's going on?"

"I don't know, I hadn't heard anything."

"Yeah, what's the situation?"

Everyone was bewildered; no one expected it to be so sudden.

A few minutes after Qian Zheng was taken away, Zheng Jie received the news.

"Understood."

"Alright, thank you for your hard work."

Hanging up the phone, Zhang Wei looked at Zheng Jie.

"Boss, was it a success?"

Hearing this, Zheng Jie nodded.

"Yes, it was a success. Qian Zheng has been taken away. Since Qian Zheng has been taken away, notify the public relations department to release the announcement at the predetermined time."

"Understood."

Zhang Wei immediately took out his phone to message the head of the PR department. There were still a few minutes left, and currently, the PR department was conducting final checks; if there were any issues, they could still make modifications.

Of course, this copy had already been checked dozens of times, so there definitely wouldn't be any major problems. If these people could still find issues with such a thing, they probably would have been fired long ago.

On the other side, Father Zheng was watching his phone, also waiting for news from Wu Xing. Under normal circumstances, there should be news by Monday. As long as Wu Xing said there was no problem, Father Zheng would immediately convene a board meeting, at which point everything would be settled, and the farce would end.

But Father Zheng didn't wait for news from Wu Xing; instead, he received a push notification from the Zheng Group.

When Father Zheng saw the push notification regarding the Zheng Group, he instinctively clicked on it.

He originally thought it was bad news about the Zheng Group, but when he opened it, Father Zheng saw the content and was slightly stunned.

"The Zheng Group announces that it will cooperate with China Heavy Industry Group, Chou Tuan Group, Tengfei Group... and 6 other companies..."

When Father Zheng realized what this content was, his first reaction was that it was fake. He thought it was some marketing account; after all, many marketing accounts nowadays were responsible for spreading rumors, so it must be fake.

After all, the Tengfei Group had already promised to support him at the board meeting, and Qian Zheng had even personally called Wu Xing. How could they suddenly cooperate with Zheng Jie? And he had given up 8% of the profits; how could the Tengfei Group support Zheng Jie under these circumstances?

At this moment, Father Zheng's fingers were trembling slightly.

Suddenly, Father Zheng realized something and quickly accessed the official website of the Zheng Group.

Sure enough, the announcement had already appeared on the homepage.

The content of the announcement was basically no different from what he had just swiped across; it was just more detailed, stating which group he was cooperating with on which project. When he saw this announcement, Father Zheng's mind went blank.

But Father Zheng still hadn't given up hope. He clicked on the Tengfei Group's official website, and the homepage of the Tengfei Group also had an announcement. Moreover, the content of this announcement was exactly the same as the Zheng Group's, not even a punctuation mark was changed. It was clear that the companies had communicated privately and released it together.

"How can this be?"

Father Zheng's face was full of disbelief.

He felt that the Tengfei Group had gone crazy.

To offend Qian Zheng for the sake of Zheng Jie, was their courage a bit too big?

But Father Zheng didn't notice that his fingers were trembling slightly; it was clear that his mindset had already exploded.

Father Zheng still had one last bit of hope—maybe the other companies were fake? But Father Zheng didn't want to think about how such a thing could be fake; if this were fake, the entire stock price of the Zheng Group would be finished.

But holding onto his last shred of hope, Father Zheng opened the websites of the other companies one by one. Yes, they all had the announcement.

At this moment, Father Zheng lost control of his emotions.

He stood up from his chair abruptly and threw his phone directly onto the floor.

Bang.

A sound instantly echoed in the living room.

Hearing this sound, Zheng Tian instinctively looked up from the dining room.

"Dad, what's wrong?"

Zheng Tian ran over quickly. It was the first time he had seen his father so uncomposed. He remembered that when Zheng Jie obtained the chairman's position, the other party hadn't been this uncomposed, so what on earth had happened to make his father like this?

"Damn it, damn it."

"The Tengfei Group has simply gone mad."

Tengfei Group.

When he caught these four words, Zheng Tian suddenly realized something and quickly picked up his father's phone to look. When he saw the content, Zheng Tian was also stunned.

What was the situation?

Why had the Tengfei Group cooperated with the Zheng Group?

It was normal for the other groups to cooperate with the Zheng Group; after all, they hadn't contacted those groups, so it was understandable for the other party to choose to cooperate. But they had clearly contacted the Tengfei Group in advance, yet now the Tengfei Group had actually joined the Zheng Group's camp.

And there was also that China Heavy Industry Group.

Why would this company join in too? What exactly had Zheng Jie done?

"Dad, what's going on? Why is it like this?"

Zheng Tian's tone was full of trembling.

"This..."

"Don't worry, I'll go ask Wu Xing right now. They're crazy. I don't know what kind of medicine Zheng Jie fed Wu Xing to make him support Zheng Jie under these circumstances."

Hearing this, Zheng Tian didn't hesitate and quickly handed over his phone. At this moment, Father Zheng took the phone, found Wu Xing's number, and dialed it.

Soon, the call connected.

"Hello, Chairman Zheng. Is there something you need by calling me at this hour?"

The tone on Wu Xing's end was completely calm.

"Wu Xing, have you gone mad? How dare you support Zheng Jie at this time? Aren't you afraid of offending Qian Zheng?"

Perhaps because he was too angry, Father Zheng didn't care about any decorum at this moment and was practically shouting. Hearing this, Wu Xing remained calm.

"What's wrong with supporting Chairman Jie? Chairman Jie can bring greater benefits to our company, so is it not reasonable for me to choose to support Chairman Jie?"

"Besides, if I remember correctly, during our last conversation, it seems I didn't actually promise you anything."

Wu Xing's tone was calm, not intimidated by the other party's threats.

"You didn't? Wu Xing, why don't you think carefully—didn't you promise me last time?"

When Father Zheng said this, his tone was full of desperation. Hearing this, Wu Xing recalled carefully; it seemed he really had promised.

"Well, that seems to be true."

"But so what? Chairman Zheng, you also know that verbal promises have no legal effect, and I didn't sign a contract with you."

"Furthermore, even signed contracts can be reneged on or canceled. By the way, if you don't understand, you can ask Chairman Su Qiaoer. When it comes to breaking contracts, Chairman Su is quite professional."

How could Father Zheng not hear the sarcasm? Because of this sentence, Father Zheng's face turned red with anger; it looked like he was overheating.

"Wu Xing, exactly how much benefit did Zheng Jie give you? We can discuss it. Whatever he can give you, I can also give you, can't I?"

Father Zheng still wanted to struggle a bit at this moment.

If the cooperation was truly given to these companies, it would be fine; at most, the Su Group would be in trouble, but it wouldn't have much impact on the Zheng Group. So Father Zheng was considering whether there was still a chance to regain Wu Xing's support. As for the final outcome of the Su Group... Father Zheng no longer cared; now, protecting himself was the most important thing.

It could only be said that for a businessman, the most important thing was profit. For the sake of profit, they could do anything. Hearing this, Wu Xing also understood that the other party was preparing to sacrifice the rook to save the king. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"The Su Group is just being sold out by you like this? If Chairman Su knew this, who knows how sad she would be. Haha, Chairman Zheng, let me be more direct. Regardless of what your conditions are, regardless of how tempting your conditions are, we only have one choice, and that is to advance and retreat together with the Tengfei Group and Chairman Jie."

After all, the Tengfei Group was Zheng Jie's; one couldn't let Zheng Jie hit himself, could they? That was impossible. Zheng Jie wasn't some lunatic, nor did he have any strange hobbies.

Hearing this, Father Zheng took a deep breath.

So from the very beginning, the other party had been playing with him.

"Fine, you're really something."

"Then let me ask you, aren't you afraid of Qian Zheng?"

Still threatening?

Wu Xing laughed.

"Qian Zheng? Who are you saying is no good? Qian Zheng? Let me tell you, more than ten minutes ago, Qian Zheng was already arrested."

"You're using an arrested person to threaten me? Chairman Zheng..."

At this moment, Wu Xing coughed and then said slowly.

"Is there something wrong with your brain?"