The taxi stopped in front of a luxuriously renovated hotel with a neon sign flashing in large red letters: Jiahao Hotel.

"Big ...... Big brother, it's time to the ground. The taxi driver stammered a little.

"Oh, how much?" asked Shen Chao.

"Forget it, big brother, when I'm in for a treat. The taxi driver said, "What I said in the car just now is all joking with you, so don't take it to heart." ”

Shen Chao and Chen Qingdong looked at each other and smiled, he didn't want to hack the taxi for more than a dozen yuan, he glanced at the number on the taximeter, then took out fifteen yuan and handed it to the taxi driver, and said, "No need to look for it." ”

The taxi driver didn't dare to ask for money at all, so he hurriedly excused himself and said, "Big brother, I really can't ask for this money." ”

"Alright, you take the money, this is what we should pay. Chen Qingdong said, "In addition, let me ask you about someone, Cao Jiuqing, have you heard of this person?"

The taxi had to pay for it, but he shook his head and said, "Cao Jiuqing? ”

"Really, haven't you heard of Cao Jiuqing?" asked Chen Qingdong again.

"Big brother, I really haven't heard of this person. The taxi driver said a little nervously, "Big brother, what does he do, is he an official, or is he a boss? I have a lot of friends, from all walks of life, otherwise, I will help you inquire?"

Chen Qingdong could hear that this driver should not be pretending, so he couldn't help but glance at Shen Chao, and it happened that Shen Chao was also looking at him, and both of them had a little doubt in their eyes.

"Okay, forget if you don't know. Chen Qingdong said, "But you remember clearly, don't give any hot mention to us to ride in your car, ask about that person, I can write down your license plate number, otherwise, you know what the consequences will be." ”

The taxi driver replied repeatedly: "Yes! Yes, big brother, I will never dare to say a word." ”

Chen Qingdong and Shen Chao got out of the car, and the taxi opened the window by itself, and sneered at them again before driving the car away!

The two stood at the door of the Jiahao Hotel, which looked quite luxurious, and Shen Chao said: "It was two years ago that Cao Jiuqing told me that I would come to the Jiahao Hotel to find him when I arrived in Lanzhou, and he wouldn't be here now." I listened to what Cao Jiuqing meant at the time, he seemed to be the owner of this hotel, and this Jiahao Hotel seemed to be very famous, so how could the taxi driver just now not know him?"

Chen Qingdong said: "Probably not, Cao Jiuqing is such a character person, since I told you that I will definitely be able to find him here, then I will definitely be able to find his news here." It may be that Cao Jiuqing is usually relatively low-key and doesn't like to show his face, so the taxi driver doesn't know his name. It doesn't matter if we really can't find Cao Jiuqing, anyway, we are here this time mainly to discuss business with Xinlin Farm. It's best to know that he helps, and if we can't find it, it's not like we're completely out of the question. ”

Although Chen Qingdong said so, he still hoped to find Cao Jiuqing. Because from the things that Shen Chao told him about Cao Jiuqing just now, Chen Qingdong thought that this Cao Jiuqing must be a very energetic person in Lanzhou.

Because this time to talk about business with Xinlin Farm, in fact, it is only allowed to succeed, not to fail, there is simply no way back, and the time must be fast!

So, if you can find someone with local energy to match, then the possibility of negotiating this business will undoubtedly increase a lot!

So Chen Qingdong must not give up this line!

Shen Chao pondered for a moment and said, "There is also such a possibility. Let's go in and have a look. ”

"Good. Chen Qingdong said.

When the two walked into the Jiahao Hotel, they found that it was no different from an ordinary hotel, and it was not at all like the taxi driver said it was a nightclub.

At least, on the surface, that's what it seems.

It's just that the foyer of this Jiahao hotel is very large and luxuriously decorated, and half of it is divided into a café, where five or six guests are drinking coffee and chatting.

When a girl in a black professional suit saw them come in, she immediately greeted them, showed them a professional smile, and said, "Hello gentlemen, do you need my services?"

"Hello. Shen Chao also said politely, "We want to find Cao Jiuqing, don't you know he's here?"

"Cao Jiuqing?" the girl repeated suspiciously, then smiled again and said, "Excuse me, is this Cao Jiuqing you are talking about our guest here?"

Seeing that this waiter didn't know Cao Jiuqing's name, Shen Chao and Chen Qingdong were even more puzzled, and they were both wondering in their hearts, could they really not find Cao Jiuqing here?

Shen Chao was still hesitating and didn't know how to answer this question, so Chen Qingdong preemptively said, "Yes, miss, can you please help us check?"

The girl showed an embarrassed expression and said, "I'm sorry, sir, we have rules that we can't casually disclose the information of guests. ”

Chen Qingdong said: "This person is our good friend, but his phone can't get through, and we can't contact him for the time being, but we have something important to look for him, do you think there is any way to help us?"

The girl pondered for a moment and said, "Otherwise, please tell me your name and contact information with the two gentlemen, and then I will go to the front desk to check, if there is a guest named Cao Jiuqing, I will contact Mr. Cao first, and if he agrees with you, he will contact you personally." ”

Chen Qingdong looked at Shen Chao, Shen Chao nodded to him, and then said to the girl: "You go to the front desk to check, if you find it, tell him that I am Shen Chao, his old friend back then." ”

Then, Shen Chao told the girl her mobile phone number.

The girl wrote down Shen Chao's name and phone number, then smiled at Shen Chao and Chen Qingdong, and said, "Two gentlemen, please sit here for a while, wait." ”

About five minutes after the girl went to the front desk, she walked over to this side again, and when she passed by Chen Qingdong and Shen Chao, she didn't stop to talk, but smiled at them, and then walked towards the café, in front of a man in a black shirt and a very strong figure, bent down and whispered something to him, and then pointed to Chen Qingdong and Shen Chao who were sitting outside.

The man followed the girl's gesture and looked at Chen Qingdong and Shen Chao, then stood up, simply tidied up his clothes, and walked towards Chen Qingdong and Shen Chao.

When the man came to them, he also smiled at them, then stretched out his right hand and said politely, "Hello, my name is Wu Jun, and I am the manager of this hotel. ”

Chen Qingdong and Shen Chao both stood up, shook hands with Wu Jun politely, and said "Hello".

Wu Jun asked again, "May I ask who is Mr. Shen Chao?"

After Chen Qingdong and Shen Chao both introduced themselves, Wu Jun said to Shen Chao again: "Mr. Shen, do you want to find Mr. Cao?"

"Yes. Shen Chao said, "I don't know if Cao Jiuqing still remembers me." ”

Wu Jun was faint and did not answer Shen Chao's question directly, but said: "Mr. Cao told me that if a person named Shen Chao comes to him one day, let me ask him something." ”

"Oh, what's the matter?" Shen Chao asked suspiciously.

"Mr. Cao just wanted to ask, if he invited you to a beer now, how many bottles would you drink?" Wu Jun asked with a smile.

Hearing this, Chen Qingdong couldn't help laughing. Based on this question, Chen Qingdong can conclude that this Cao Jiuqing is definitely a very cute temperament.

Shen Chao couldn't help laughing, and said, "This stinky boy, he still remembers this little incident back then! Okay, you tell Cao Jiuqing, I won't talk about bottles this time, until I get drunk!"

Wu Jun also laughed and said, "Mr. Shen, I think Mr. Cao will be very satisfied after listening to your answer." ”

Shen Chao smiled: "Where is he? in this hotel?"

"Nope. Wu Jun said, "Mr. Cao hasn't been to the hotel much recently. As for where Mr. Cao is now, I don't know yet, I need to call for instructions. ”

"Okay, then you can go and call first. Shen Chao said, "I have something to do, and I want to meet him now." ”

"Okay, please wait. After Wu Jun finished speaking, he walked to the side to make a phone call.

Originally, Chen Qingdong listened to Shen Chao's introduction to Cao Jiuqing, and he had already decided that Cao Jiuqing was a very powerful figure, and now he saw that Cao Jiuqing, a little brother called Wu Jun, was full of momentum, and it was conceivable that Cao Jiuqing should be a more powerful character than he imagined!

Chen Qingdong was a little more confident that he could successfully negotiate business with Xinlin Farm.

However, he was very curious about the question that Cao Jiuqing asked Wu Jun to ask Shen Chao just now, so he took this opportunity to ask, "Brother Chao, what did that question he asked you just now?

Shen Chao glanced at Wu Jun, who was walking to the distance to make a call, and then smiled: "Hehe, that's actually what happened. When we were still in the army, the night before Cao Jiuqing stabbed someone in the washing room, he insisted on holding me to drink. At that time, our recruit company was undergoing recruit training, and it was forbidden to drink alcohol. So I didn't dare to drink too much, for fear of being found out if I was drunk, it would be troublesome, and it was estimated that I could be expelled from the army. ”

"At that time, Cao Jiuqing didn't know where to get two packs of eighteen bottles of beer, but because I was afraid of being caught and having an accident, I insisted on refusing to drink more, and it didn't make much sense for him to drink alone, so in the end we only drank two bottles of beer, and he didn't collect the rest, and threw them directly into the trash. At the time, I thought that this kid was such a waste, and he wouldn't live at all. However, when something happened the next day, I realized that he must have made up his mind to stab someone the next day, so there was no need to hide the rest of the beer. ”

At this time, Wu Jun had already finished the phone call and walked over here, and Shen Chao hurriedly stopped talking.