Chapter Twenty-Nine: Suffering
Night, according to the time, came on time, but it was still pierced by the artificial lights in the city, and became bizarre;
Looking at the bizarre lights of the city at night, Zhuang Feng's brows furrowed a little;
I don't know when Zhuang Feng began to feel more and more disgusted with the city, especially at night, no matter how you look at it, it makes people feel extremely uncomfortable;
"Young master, Mr. Zheng has arrived;" I don't know when Xu Wei walked behind Zhuang Feng and said softly;
"Let him in;" Zhuang Feng put away his thoughts and said calmly;
"Young Master;" looked at Zhuang Feng standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, beckoning from a short distance;
"I just thought that I should not call him young master in the future, and I want to say that this seat is not too young, so I will change my name in the future;" Zhuang Feng turned around and handed the cigarette case in his hand to Zheng Shan, and said at the same time;
Zheng Shan took the cigarette handed to him by Zhuang Feng, took out one, and handed the cigarette case back to Zhuang Feng;
Zhuang Feng saw that Zheng Shan had lost his original rustiness, and he also had a smile on his face, which made Zhuang Feng quite satisfied;
This Zheng Shan is quite able to change his identity, he changed so quickly, integrated into the role, and became the current chief financial officer of the Zhuang family, which is quite a bit of the relationship between the senior management of the Zhuang family and the head of the family;
"Sit, I called you here to hear how much you know about Xicheng;" Zhuang Feng walked to the rest area, was stunned for a moment, and then said calmly;
When Zhuang Feng walked to the rest area and sat down, he felt that something was wrong, and then he remembered that He Li had replaced the furniture in this office, but it did not change the original layout of the office, and at the same time, it did not change, and Zhuang Feng's gloomy golden large desk;
"There have been two main characters in Xicheng over the years, one is Long Chao, and the other is Wei Xiang;" Zheng Shan sat opposite Zhuang Feng, thought about it, and said out loud;
Zhuang Feng listened to Zheng Shan's words, frowned, and seemed to be thinking about something;
"This Long Chao is mainly mixed in the field, and he controls almost half of the field in Xicheng, and the other Wei Xiang controls the section of the road from Beikip to Xicheng;" Zheng Shan looked at Zhuang Feng and continued;
"Wei Xiang, what is the origin of this person?" Zhuang Feng listened to Zheng Shan's words, thought about it, and asked out loud;
"Wei Xiang is a native of Shaozhou, forty years old this year, he is a little gloomy, he is a little poisonous, he rose about five years ago, and it is not clear when he arrived in Jiangzhou; Zheng Shan, as the former manager of the Jiangzhou Trading Company, has some status and status in Jiangzhou City, and their information is stored in Zheng Shan's mind;
Listening to Zheng Shan's words, Zhuang Feng just nodded, but he had other thoughts in his heart;
According to Zheng Shan, this Wei Xiang was not a native of Jiangzhou, but he rose to power in five years and controlled the section of the road from Bei Kip to Xicheng, and this road was actually the entrance to the smuggling channel of Jiangzhou City;
I don't know what Jia Hongde and Meng Yuanhua are like, as well as Zheng Shan who is sitting in front of them; the three of them can be regarded as the most powerful people in this Jiangzhou city, and they actually tolerate a foreigner to control their way to make money; thinking of this, Zhuang Feng can't help but value this Wei Xiang a little more;
Whether it is Wei Xiang himself or with the support of his background, since he can control such an important passage in Jiangzhou, he is also quite capable;
"What about Long Chao?" Zhuang Feng thought to himself, but he said something else;
"Long Chao is a native of Jiangzhou, he is Chinese New Year's Eve five years old today; he has been out of the mix for a long time, from the time he came out to the present, it has been more than ten years, he has been a small gangster to the present; however, his rise has not been long, only in the last two or three years;" Zheng Shan's words couldn't help but have some disdain, and there were some delicious things in it;
Zhuang Feng also heard it, Zheng Shan's tone seemed to be a little strange, not like Wei Xiang's calmness;
When talking about Long Chao, Zheng Shan's words revealed a kind of contempt; it was obvious that he was a little disdainful of Long Chao's beginning, but he had a somewhat helpless taste;
According to Zheng Shan's statement, Long Chaodao was very early, probably about the same age as most gangsters came out to mix; then, after more than ten years of confusion, he didn't have any status at all; however, he suddenly ascended to the throne in the last two or three years; and in the process of ascending to the throne, he did not show any convincing means;
"What about the others?" Zhuang Feng didn't think so carefully about Zheng Shan, and continued to ask;
"These two are still a bit of a character in Xicheng now, and the others are all unpopular characters;" Zheng Shan replied truthfully;
"Well, what's going on here?" Zhuang Feng believed Zheng Shan's judgment on Jiangzhou or Xicheng, because after all, as the biggest rich man in Jiangzhou, if he didn't know all kinds of people in Jiangzhou City, he wouldn't be able to sit in that position, so Zhuang Feng didn't ask anything more;
"It's going well, all the fields have accepted the management of the governor's hall, but some people have been transferred to form a guard, and Zhao Yi's hands are now a little lacking;" Zheng Shan said truthfully, not daring to hide it;
"Lao Zheng, you can't be too slight-hearted, you have to help Ayi stabilize the central district as soon as possible;" Zhuang Feng himself actually understands, but this master, he has to show that he has some concern, and he can't let the people below follow that grinding foreign kung fu;
"Yes;" Zheng Shan responded seriously;
"Okay, it's okay, let's get busy;" Zhuang Feng still had something to do, so he left Zheng Shan to talk nonsense;
"Yes, humbly retire;" Although Zheng Shan knew that Zhuang Feng was going to attack Xicheng, or about Meng Yuanhua's entry into Xicheng last night, Zheng Shan also knew that he had encountered some problems, however, this was indeed not something that his current identity Zheng Shan should be mixed with, so he didn't say anything more;
"Weizi, is Brother Li back?" After Zheng Shan left, Zhuang Feng sat there burning a cigarette, thinking about something, and asked at the same time;
"No;" After Xu Wei sent Zheng Shan away, he walked to Zhuang Feng's side and waited, listened to Zhuang Feng's question, and answered there;
"Hmm;" Zhuang Feng nodded, and signaled that he understood;
Then, Zhuang Feng fell into silence, or was thinking about something;
I don't know how long it took for Zhuang Feng to finally recover, and said with the evil smile that Zhuang Feng had unique to him, and at the same time said: "Weizi, don't wait for Ali, let's go to Xicheng;"
"Yes;" Xu Wei looked at Zhuang Feng's evil smile and knew that their young master was going to do something;
When Zhuang Feng went to find Ao Xiuzhi there, Meng Yuanhua took people to Xicheng, but he didn't expect that Long Chao would actually get involved with Wei Xiang, and he suffered some losses;
In Meng Yuanhua's original plan, Wei Xiang didn't need to move for the time being, and took Xicheng in his hands first;
Originally, this was also the way to be, as long as he controlled Xicheng, he was afraid that Wei Xiang would turn the sky upside down;
Because Wei Xiang controls the smuggling channel, to put it bluntly, all the smuggled goods that enter Jiangzhou have to pass through Wei Xiang's territory;
In this regard, Meng Yuanhua has endured it for a long time, and of course he actually had a conflict with Wei Xiang, but in the end he had to make concessions;
Because of such a conflict, the losses caused have exceeded the value of those private goods, so he had to make concessions, and at the same time, it also made Meng Yuanhua realize that Wei Xiang's methods were indeed a person;
As for Long Chao, Meng Yuanhua really didn't take it seriously, so when Zhuang Feng handed it over to her and asked Meng Yuanhua to take over Xicheng, Meng Yuanhua had his own plan;
Unexpectedly, Wei Xiang actually got together with Long Chao, which made Meng Yuanhua's original preparation a little insufficient, and he was at an impasse for a while;
Perhaps, Meng Yuanhua has been holding on alone for too long, and when he encounters something, he is accustomed to finding a way to deal with it by himself; he hasn't turned a corner for a while, in fact, Zhuang Feng is back, and he should discuss it with Zhuang Feng when he encounters something;
Although Zhuang Feng didn't like what his subordinates said about what to do, it was only for the man to whom Zhuang Feng belonged, and it did not include ladies like Meng Yuanhua;
However, Meng Yuanhua has not come over crying in the corner all these years, and he can keep the Yan family's family business, so naturally there are some means;
After encountering the secret loss of Long Chao and Wei Xiang, Meng Yuanhua also reacted quickly;
In fact, with the strength in Meng Yuanhua's hands, it is enough to throw Long Chao and Wei Xiang into the river to feed the fish;
After Meng Yuanhua suffered a loss, he decided not to be so direct in doing things; of course, this is not to blame Meng Yuanhua;
In fact, Meng Yuanhua's abacus was to take people directly into Xicheng and use his strength to pressure Long Chao to negotiate with her, but Long Chao and Wei Xiang came more directly;
This Meng Yuanhua had just entered the boundary of Xicheng, and before he had time to propose negotiations, he let Long Chao and Wei Xiang fight directly;
"Brother Bing, what do you say Wei Xiang ate the wrong thing, and actually got involved with Long Chao's gangster?" After suffering the first loss, Meng Yuanhua temporarily retreated to Beicheng, recruiting manpower with him, and at the same time thinking of a solution;
"The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, Wei Xiang doesn't have the area of Xicheng, and his passage will lose its effect, and at that time, Xicheng and Beikip will join forces, not to mention the adoption of road expenses, it would be good to be alive;" Zheng Xingbing responded to Meng Yuanhua;
"It seems that I still underestimate Wei Xiang, I originally thought that Wei Xiang was just a local snake, but I didn't expect that he was quite knowledgeable;" What Zheng Xingbing said, Meng Yuanhua didn't understand;
It's just that Wei Xiang has been just guarding that passage since he started, and he hasn't even taken a step forward to Xicheng, which was still in chaos at that time, so that almost everyone thinks that he Wei Xiang is just a person with means but no knowledge;
"Sister Hua, I think it's better to discuss it with the young master;" Wang Puhong actually understood what Meng Yuanhua and Zheng Xingbing thought of, but now in this situation, they couldn't do anything for a while, so this Wang Puhong proposed;
"Master Hong, I wanted to come, but I had already called Seventh Brother, but at this time, I didn't have an accurate reply, and I didn't know what to do;" Meng Yuanhua's reliance on Wang Puhong as much as his succession did not change because of Zhuang Feng's return and Wang Puhong's takeover of Beicheng;
With Wang Puhong's words, although Meng Yuanhua said it in his mouth, he didn't know what was going on for a while;
Originally, Zhuang Feng came back, and now it seems that she is the closest person to Meng Yuanhua, however, Meng Yuanhua also knows that there are still some people in the Zhuang family alive, as long as Zhuang Feng can rise again, then the people of the Zhuang family will come back, and at that time, how should she get along;
Obviously, this is unsatisfying for Meng Yuanhua; what she wants is to be able to follow Zhuang Feng all the time;
Therefore, what Meng Yuanhua thought in his heart was to show that Zhuang Feng was inseparable from her role in the process of Zhuang Feng's re-rise, so that he could always follow Zhuang Feng's side, and would not put her on the shelf after Zhuang's return;
It is precisely because of this that Meng Yuanhua attaches great importance to the battle of Xicheng, and it is also at this time that he shows the ability to make Zhuang Feng unable to refuse;
Maybe Meng Yuanhua responded to the old saying, if you want to hurry, you can't reach it; the more Meng Yuanhua is in a hurry, the more it leads to the current situation; if Meng Yuanhua can be like the period when there was no Zhuang Feng, maybe at this time she is already sitting in the crown night club in Xicheng and drinking champagne with Zhuang Feng to celebrate her success;
"Sister Hua, maybe Wei Xiang has someone behind him;" In silence, Zheng Xingbing suddenly spoke;
"Let's talk about it;" Meng Yuanhua was thinking about how to solve the current matter, and when he heard Zheng Xingbing's words, he suddenly became interested;
At the same time, Wang Puhong seemed to grasp something in Zheng Xingbing's words, but it was very vague, but it made him interested in listening to what Zheng Xingbing said;
"Do you remember the conflict we had with Wei Xiang?" said Zheng Xingbing;
"I understand;" Meng Yuanhua and Wang Puhong said almost simultaneously after a moment of silence;
"Yes, the conflict between us and Wei Xiang was used by the flanker; although its combat power is far inferior to that of the Zhuang period, it is not something that ordinary Jianghu forces can contend with, but we are still inferior; we have to make concessions and admit the rise of Wei Xiang; now think about it, Wei Xiang at that time was just starting out, and he actually had such strength, and he must have the support of other forces behind him, otherwise it would be impossible to have such strength as soon as the flag was planted;" Wang Puhong finally grasped the slightest blur and became sober;
"Yes, it must be so;" Meng Yuanhua affirmed Wang Puhong's statement;
"However, who is behind Wei Xiang?" With the words of Meng Yuanhua and Wang Puhong, Zheng Xingbing had a new problem;
Zheng Xingbing's question is the key, but Meng Yuanhua and Wang Puhong can't answer this key question;
"It can't be the Seventh Master, right?" In the silence, Wang Puhong suddenly said this;
"Don't look at me, don't you know what happened back then?" Meng Yuanhua was the first to react to Wang Puhong's sudden words, and then stared at Wang Puhong;
Of course, as Wang Puhong said, he was indeed the Zhuang family's bodyguard back then, but wasn't that the one sent to guard Yan Nan earlier?
Therefore, in Wang Puhong's somewhat helpless tone, Meng Yuanhua turned his head again;
At the same time, what Meng Yuanhua thought in his heart, as Wang Puhong said, the Zhuang family has a deep heritage, and it is not impossible to do so;
Meng Yuanhua can be sure of this, and this can be seen from Wang Puhong;
That night, Zhuang Feng just appeared, and Wang Puhong habitually obeyed Zhuang Feng; it can be seen how much influence Zhuang Feng, the head of the family, has on the Zhuang family; if Wei Xiang was a member of the Zhuang family, then Wei Xiang would never be so unrestrained and directly fight with Meng Yuanhua, and it seems that there is no room for negotiation;
"Wei Xiang shouldn't be from the Zhuang family;" Meng Yuanhua thought a lot and finally came to a conclusion;
"In this case, this matter is really a bit tricky;" Wang Puhong followed the conclusion given by Meng Yuanhua, and it was quite helpless;
If he fought hard, Meng Yuanhua would be able to kill Wei Xiang with all he had, but judging from the current inference, it would be obviously impossible to lean towards all of his battles;
Meng Yuanhua's all-you-can-do is actually all the strength of Zhuang Feng now; if he really fights with Wei Xiang, then the strength of Zhuang Feng's hand power is too weak; and the most important thing is that Wei Xiang still has someone behind him, even if he is done now, but Zhuang Feng has no strength, so if Wei Xiang's back person makes another move, Zhuang Feng will be in danger;
Therefore, Zheng Xingbing's words were jointly recognized by Meng Yuanhua and Wang Puhong, although they were very helpless, but they were also indisputable facts;
"If only the young master were here;" Wang Puhong said to himself in silence;
"Alas, I don't know where I went to fool around, I haven't seen anyone at this time;" Meng Yuanhua's words also seemed to agree with Wang Puhong's meaning;
"No, you two are waiting here, I'll go find Brother Seventh now;" Meng Yuanhua agreed with Wang Puhong's words, and then prepared to act;
Just do it, as soon as Meng Yuanhua finished saying this, he stood up and went out, but as soon as he walked to the door, he heard Meng Yuanhua's voice, and called Seventh Brother with a bit of a high decibel there;
In this regard, Zheng Xingbing and Wang Puhong also reacted, and the two got up at the same time to welcome Zhuang Feng's arrival;