Chapter 172: The Fox Borrows the Tiger's Power

The next day, news of Cui Jinghui being slapped by twenty or thirty people dropped like a bombshell on Yebai.

Almost everyone was discussing the incident where the young master of the Cui Family, Cui Jinghui, was slapped.

Many felt that whoever did it had done a beautiful job; it was satisfying to see him beaten.

Another group believed the Cui Family would absolutely not let this go and would certainly look for an opportunity to retaliate.

The next morning.

When Zheng Qian and Jin Lu were eating breakfast.

Jin Zhiyuan finally returned to Jiangshan Villa.

"Dad, you didn't just get back, did you? I thought you would have been in bed by the second half of the night!"

"Don't even mention it. There were too many people interviewing, I couldn't get away at all. I only just finished seeing the last kid." Jin Zhiyuan dragged himself in, exhausted.

The news that Red Rose was offering free bills for the whole venue was true, and combined with Zheng Qian slapping Cui Jinghui in the establishment, many people believed that the new boss of Red Rose was very capable and that the benefits offered were genuine.

Before the big party organized by Zheng Qian had even ended, many people had already flooded into Jin Zhiyuan's office, practically breaking down the door.

After eating breakfast, Zheng Qian arrived at the company.

Xia Xixi had a situation to report to him.

"It has been confirmed that no one in Bohai is willing to cooperate with Qianhe Group, and the Huaihe Wharf still has not allowed our cargo ships to pass."

Zheng Qian frowned.

If that's the case, then there are no problems on Manager Li Tao's or Liu Shiqi's end.

The people around Chen Weiqiang are highly suspicious.

Previously, Zheng Qian told Chen Weiqiang to spread the news among his people that they were going to establish a base in Bohai. Now that not a single company in Bohai is willing to cooperate with Qianhe Group, it is clear that they have been warned in advance, which is why their attitude is so firm.

There is a problem with the people around Chen Weiqiang.

If the problem were with the people around Liu Shiqi, the Huaihe Wharf would certainly have let Qianhe Group's ships pass.

"By the way, President Zheng, several people from the Bureau of Industry and Commerce came to the company yesterday to check our financial statements. I don't know if it's related to this matter."

Someone checking financial statements?

Zheng Qian had secretly instructed Zhong Xiaoyao and Qin Xueli that he wanted to invest one billion to build a new wharf.

Not long after he gave the instructions, someone came to audit the accounts; it was highly suspicious.

It is very likely that the Bureau of Industry and Commerce received a report from the other party and wanted to come and see how much money Qianhe Group had in its accounts, to verify whether Qianhe Group was just setting off smoke bombs or if it truly had the capability to invest one billion to build a new wharf.

If that is the case, then there is also a problem with the people around Zheng Qian, and it is even someone from his special administrative task force!

On the surface, there don't appear to be any big waves right now, but there are undercurrents surging.

But Zheng Qian is no longer the little vice president of Zhengxin Shipyard from back then; he is the chairman of Qianhe Group, with a market value of over one billion, which is why he can remain calm and unruffled.

Hiring thugs to cause car accidents, guarding against Qianhe Group in every aspect.

Zheng Qian chuckled inwardly.

It seems these people are truly afraid of him.

"Alright, I understand. Continue to monitor the situation, and report to me immediately if there are any developments."

Zheng Qian waved his hand, and after Xia Xixi left, he began to prepare for his speech at the Yebei University alumni association.

...

Yebei University.

The cars in the nearby parking spaces had all been replaced, basically all BBA.

The administration building had set up a separate hall for the distinguished alumni who had come today to attend their alma mater's alumni association to rest.

Cui Jinghui, Tang Xingyu, and others were all present.

Yesterday's incident had not affected Cui Jinghui at all.

After going to the hospital, Cui Jinghui's father rushed over, and upon learning what Cui Jinghui had encountered, he could not help but fall into deep thought.

He had absolutely no idea that Knife-Wielding Jin had been released from prison!

Cui Hongliang told Cui Jinghui not to act rashly, and even more so, not to take people to cause trouble for Red Rose on his own.

Although Knife-Wielding Jin had been imprisoned for twenty years, he was a bottomless figure; there was no telling what kind of energy he could still mobilize.

Daring to strike even after his son revealed his identity showed that Knife-Wielding Jin still did not take the Cui Family seriously.

Cui Hongliang was also unclear about what kind of storms Knife-Wielding Jin could stir up or what kind of energy he held.

As for Zheng Qian, he was merely a fox faking the tiger's might.

Everything he did must have been directed by Knife-Wielding Jin.

Without Knife-Wielding Jin, Cui Jinghui did not believe that Zheng Qian would have spoken to him so toughly, or even found people to slap him.

Zheng Qian is the fox; Knife-Wielding Jin behind him is the tiger!

Cui Hongliang promised Cui Jinghui that he would do his utmost to investigate Knife-Wielding Jin's current social connections, and if he discovered that he really had no power, he would definitely help his son vent this anger!

That was why he could still chat and laugh with people today, only he wore a mask to cover the swelling on his face, and his hand was wrapped in bandages and slung around his neck.

Many acquaintances they knew had come to the alumni association today.

There was the former sports committee member, who had now passed the civil service exam and was being groomed for key positions.

There were also a few rich second-generation playboys who worked in their family companies and had come today specifically to hang out.

There was also a demolition second-generation, whose family was originally working class, but thanks to demolition, they became rich overnight and received over ten million in compensation; he also drove a BMW here today.

Basically, everyone who arrived today was someone who had made a name for themselves.

Those who were doing too well didn't have time to come.

Those who were doing too poorly didn't have the face to come.

Besides reminiscing about university days, the alumni association was also a very good social occasion, with very natural screening criteria.

But wanting to befriend very impressive figures on this occasion was basically impossible.

The distinguished alumni invited were far more impressive than them; the school had prepared separate rooms for them to prepare their speeches, and ordinary people really had no chance to go over and strike up a conversation.

Most of the people had heard about what happened at Red Rose, and after seeing Cui Jinghui, they weren't fools either; not a single person mentioned the incident.

Judging by the injuries on Cui Jinghui's face, they knew the incident was true, so there was no need to bring it up.

Moreover, the Cui Family had such great influence in Yezhou; they had no grudges with Cui Jinghui and even wanted to befriend him—only a fool would mention this embarrassing matter in front of Cui Jinghui.

"Hey, where is that kid Xiao Xinhao now? Why haven't we had any news of him?" Yu Nana asked curiously. "A while ago, I even saw him post on Moments saying something about landing in Yebai. Since he's in Yebai, why didn't he come to the alumni association?"

Someone answered for Yu Nana: "That kid Xiao Xinhao is doing alright. His background isn't that great, but he relied on himself to reach an annual salary of one million. He was indeed in Yebai a while ago, but later, I don't know how, he jumped ship to a company in Qilu. It seems to be some Yuehua Shipping, and he's a director there."

This group of people began to brag in a 'humble-brag' way.

Although Xiao Xinhao's family situation was slightly better than ordinary people, his family didn't own any mines; compared to these people, he was still a bit lacking.

A director is already a senior executive position in a company. For Xiao Xinhao, being able to reach the position of director is already considered quite good. One step up from that would be the vice president level, holding company shares and receiving enough dividends every year to eat until they're stuffed.

"Yuehua Shipping? In Qilu? Xingyu, do you know what kind of enterprise this is?" Yu Nana asked nosily.

Tang Xingyu knew it all too well.