20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 455: Leading the way
The two parted, and Jiang Lianheng returned to the theater hall alone.

By this time, the intermission had ended, the orchestra was playing again, and the hall was dark and gloomy.

All the spotlights are on the stage, but the audience is hidden in the darkness, quietly staring at the dancers on the stage, and occasionally whispering.

Jiang Lianheng understood the intentions of the foreign devils. His only confusion was who had obtained the information about the Jiang family.

The man was sitting on his seat and glanced sideways at Sheng Baoku.

Lao Qian'er looked calm and composed, as if he didn't know anything about Fan Sibai.

Thinking about it carefully, even if this meeting really had something to do with him, he wouldn't be able to hide it.

It's just intelligence cooperation. It's a smooth matchmaking. The Jiang family may not be interested, so why bother deliberately pretending to be stupid?

While he was deep in thought, Xue Yingqing suddenly asked softly from the side: "What's wrong?"

Jiang Lianheng shook his head: "We'll talk about it when we get back."

"Let the two of you come up with ideas, and you two go to the theater?" Jiang Lianheng scolded him sternly.

"But you——"

After meeting the young follower in the "Grand View Garden", Li Zhengxi and others followed him all the way to his residence. After Lin Qi asked someone to inquire, they finally found out the details of the young man.

Either he and Lao Qian'er have a relationship of caring for his wife and children, or he has already figured out all of Lao Qian'er's temperament.

"Why did you come back so late?" Jiang Lianheng asked, "Where is Xifeng?"

Both of them are old people, and they can talk so eloquently because of two situations:

"What's the catch?"

But this time, Jiang Lianheng refused very simply.

After hearing this, Xue Yingqing and others were all a little surprised: Is the Jiang family really so famous that even foreigners have heard about it?

I left a message at the front desk, with a simple sentence: The wind is too strong, please wear more clothes when going out.

"The sooner the better, thank you for your hard work, Boss Sheng!"

Jiang Lianheng shook his head, and just as he was about to explain, there was a sudden knock on the door, and Chuanghu came back.

"Old Qian, it's such a cold day, stop working so hard and quickly show us the 'Foreign Guanyin'. Is your method still working?"

"Eh? Boss, Shopkeeper Xue, are you all here?"

Xue Yingqing followed suit, half joking, half questioning.

Several people returned to the guest room to meet and discuss.

Several people took a carriage back to the Madiel Hotel.

However, regarding Lao Qian'er, Xue Yingqing and Tou Daozi still insisted on their opinions, believing that the other party did not have the guts to cheat with the online handler.

Xue Yingqing said: "If he is really that ruthless person who preys on gangsters, how could he have lived in Habu for more than 20 years without opening a store?"

"My boss, I'm thankful... I'm glad I went to the theater, and I got an unexpected bonus!"

The "Big Bearded Gang" in Lao Qian'er's mouth is a group of monsters that eat people without spitting out their bones.

"To tell you the truth, Lao Qian'er is a hard-core guy at heart. Do you think that the characters on this line are all life-threatening tricks? If that were the case, the world would have been in chaos long ago. ”

How could his followers be employees of that group of people? They must be fake.

Tou Daozi nodded in agreement: "He used to do everything. He offended Lao He on the outside of the aisle. If he dared to do something fishy, ​​he would fuck him and no one would care."

So and so, so and so, repeat it from beginning to end, causing everyone to frown and think deeply.

"Old Qian'er... Lao Qian'er's lackey last night, he is an employee of the 'Big Beard Gang' loan company!"

When it came to this matter, Sheng Baoku couldn't persuade him anymore, so he said: "If Boss Jiang is anxious, then tomorrow - no, the day after tomorrow! I'll go say hello tomorrow and let them put the seedlings in advance. Once the code is done, will I take you there again?”

"Sure! As you say, can I still let you run away in vain?"

Immediately afterwards, Chuanghu spent the whole day exploring all the rumors about Lao Qian'er and telling them all.

In addition to his concerns about Sheng Baoku, Jiang Lianheng also told the situation about Fan Sibai.

Jiang Lianheng clasped his hands and watched Old Qian'er drifting away in the heavy snow, then turned and walked into the hotel.

Chuanghu seemed to have traveled a long way, breathing heavily, and said, "Just now...just now we went to the theater."

Xue Yingqing went on to say: "We agreed before we came here that we would only pick up a few 'foreign Guanyins', and it would be better to avoid getting involved with the foreign devils."

"I appreciate Boss Sheng's kindness. I don't mean to refute your face, but now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, and there are still many things to do at home, I really don't have time to stay longer. I think we should hurry up and talk about business. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.

It was nearly ten o'clock, and Li Zhengxi and Chuang Hu hadn't come back yet.

When they were about to say goodbye, Sheng Baoku started talking about tomorrow's itinerary again and wanted to take everyone to several places. His words were quite sincere and enthusiastic.

After watching the ballet performance, I left the theater and saw heavy snow falling outside.

After hearing this, Jiang Lianheng felt a little relieved.

"Xifeng said that he is worried and wants to keep an eye on it for a while. I will come back to report the news first."

Sensing a change in the boss's attitude, the family naturally couldn't speak the same language.

After Chuanghu said these words, Xue Yingqing and others were quite surprised.

"So, Lao Qian'er is bankrupt?"

"Well, not only are we bankrupt, but we also owe a lot of famine." Chuanghu nodded heavily, "The money table reminds us not to be fooled by the 'fake horse'."

"If you put it that way, it's really possible." Kang Zheng frowned and murmured to himself, "No wonder Lao Qian always asks us if we want to set up a counter in Habu and do some business."

The so-called "fake horse taking off satin" was originally just a quackery trick on the streets.

Looking at its original meaning, in short, it is nothing more than "borrowing" other people's horses as collateral to defraud other stores of their silks and satins.

To put it bluntly, it is the way of taking someone else's bag and using nothing.

Laohe, who has learned about Ge Nian online, drew inferences from one example and made many changes and "carried forward" them.

Nowadays, the world has changed, and so has the method of making Xing'er.

A fake horse is too small to take off its satin. Only "fake company and money" is courageous.

Jiang Lianheng listened carefully and couldn't help but look at Xue Yingqing and Tou Daozi and asked, "What do you two think?"

Tou Daozi shook his head with a very disdainful expression: "I still think he doesn't have the guts. If he dares to trick him, I'll kill him."

Xue Yingqing said: "It is necessary to be more careful, but no one gives it in vain. You can't make a fool of yourself by taking off a fake horse."

That's right.

The Jiang family is not a weakling, but a local leader. If you want to win a game by taking off your fake horse, the premise is that the idea has no power. It is possible to trick a rich man, but it is pure fantasy to trick a rich man.

Unless Lao Qian'er can steal the Jiang family's property from a distance, there will be no way for the Jiang family to take the blame.

At this point, Chuang Hu also said: "Boss, Lao Qian'er had a falling out with Qian Zhuizhi back then, and even now he doesn't dare to open a counter to do business. I think he... doesn't look like the kind of person who takes advantage of others. !”

After saying this, everyone turned their attention to Jiang Lianheng, waiting for the master's words.

The room suddenly became quiet.

Jiang Lianheng raised his hand and lit a cigarette. He thought about it for a long time. From the high bulge in the center of his eyebrows, to the gradual relaxation of the ends of his eyebrows, he suddenly grinned.

Xue Yingqing and others were confused and looked at each other, then asked: "What... are you laughing at?"

"I feel like Lao Qian'er may not be bankrupt at all, he's just pretending to be poor!"

"Pretending to be poor?"

Everyone looked stunned, and Chuang Hu immediately frowned.

Just now, all the news about Lao Qian'er came from his mouth. Although the rumors in the world are getting more and more mysterious, and they are often half true and false, they are all groundless and have some basis.

After thinking about it carefully, he really didn't understand. He had obviously heard the same news. Everyone thought that Lao Qian had gone bankrupt and was living a wealthy life, but his boss came to the exact opposite guess:

Not only is Lao Qian'er not bankrupt, but he is pretending to be poor?
"Boss, did I not explain something clearly just now?" Chuanghu asked, "How about I explain it to you again, and you will most likely be misunderstood."

Jiang Lian waved his hand: "No, you just made it very clear. I'm just guessing. It's not illegal to guess."

"Don't deliberately sing the opposite tune." Xue Yingqing reminded in a low voice.

"That's nonsense. I'm deliberately playing devil's advocate. Why? I want you to cheer me up?"

"If you sing well, I can also call you." Chuanghu replied.

"Asshole!" Jiang Lian cursed.

In fact, he had never been afraid that Lao Qianer would deceive him, but because he was not sure of the other party's intentions, he always felt a little unsure.

Xue Yingqing leaned on the back of the chair, thinking for a moment, as if he had some realization, then nodded, and suddenly asked quietly: "Is the problem with that little follower?"

Jiang Lianheng put out his cigarette butt and responded: "Yes, that little follower works in the loan company of the 'Big Beard Gang'. He went to the train station last night. He was probably sent here to keep an eye on Lao Qian'er, fearing that he would run away. ”

Sheng Baoku owed a large sum of money to the "Big Beard Gang", so it was only natural that the creditor would send people to keep an eye on him.

"I've thought of this too." Chuanghu continued, "But, isn't that follower being too polite to Lao Qian'er?"

"Tiger, these days, it's the uncle who owes money!"

Jiang Lianheng said with a smile: "Besides, we can all see that Lao Qian'er is a very nice person. He might sneak some benefits to others so as not to cause trouble. After all, we are here to discuss business. We sit at the table." He's a debt collector, so how can we talk about it?"

Kang Zheng frowned and murmured: "Master, what do you mean, we have people staring at Lao Qian'er all day long?"

Jiang Lianheng nodded, and couldn't help but think of those sneaky foreigners in his mind.

Although not all of them may be related to Lao Qian'er, there should probably be one or two who are wary of him escaping debts.

And there is Fan Sibai, who himself is a member of the "Big Bearded Gang".

"That's pretty much it." Jiang Lianheng said, "At least we can't let him run away. If I were a creditor, I would do the same thing."

"I understand this, but doesn't it mean that Lao Qian'er is bankrupt?"

Chuanghu scratched his head, but said: "Boss, Shopkeeper Tang can tell you clearly that the mansions, cars, stocks, etc. that Laoqian bought in the past two or three years are all in a mess. They have all been used to pay off debts. Even if he has some money in hand, Qiang Tie can’t be exchanged for big money. The money table won’t let him work on it, and the bank won’t change it—”

"I'm just saying that he may not be bankrupt, but I'm not saying that he hasn't lost money."

"Oh, hide all the money and don't give it to me, you're a bastard!"

Jiang Lianheng nodded and said: "Old Qian'er started his career by setting up the money table. At least he is in this industry -"

As he said that, he cast an inquiring look at Xue Yingqing, but Xue Yingqing gave this look to Tou Daozi.

"It must have been at least ten years." Tou Daozi replied in a muffled voice.

"Ten years!" Jiang Lianheng tapped the table with his fingers, "A person who started his career by setting up money tables and specializes in speculating on Qiang and official posts, wouldn't he understand that real money is the last word at any time?"

"Then it depends on his personality. Some people are born gamblers." Kang Zheng responded.

"That's true, but for ten years, ten years, he didn't involve himself in it, so this person can't be a gambler. He must have something behind him."

Hearing this, Chuang Hu smacked his lips and said, "Oh, if that's what you say, it's possible. Shopkeeper Tang also said that he admired Lao Qian'er before, saying that he had ups and downs, couldn't think about it, and was still spirited. He was also a man. figure."

"Nonsense! Even if a person who has experienced great ups and downs has survived and still has some energy, he is not like him, who just wants to have fun every day!"

"So, the rumors online are false?"

Jiang Lianheng shook his head and reiterated: "It may be true, or it may be false. How about calling it a bullshit rumor?"

At this time, Xue Yingqing also came to his senses and said: "It seems that Lao Qian'er wants to use us as a cover to do some business. He invests in dark stocks to avoid the lawsuit of the 'Big Bearded Gang'?"

"Well, that's what I think anyway, unless Lao Qian'er is really a fucking fool, and he didn't save any of his money, and he took everything in."

It's just a habit.

Jiang Lianheng would rather regard Lao Qian'er as a very smart person than as a silly roe deer who barks at the two tigers.

"Furthermore, according to what that shopkeeper Tang said, Lao Qian'er's business is so big that he can be considered a small banker if he puts it on the gambling table. If he hadn't been tricked by the 'Big Bearded Gang', he would have It may not be the case now. It is impossible for such a person to leave no escape route."

"Then do you still plan to do business with him?" Xue Yingqing asked, "I mean to take over the 'foreign Guanyin' business, not to partner with an old money man."

Jiang Lianheng smiled: "Sister-in-law, Lao Qian is your friend, I must give you some face!"

Xue Yingqing rolled his eyes: "Don't do this, be serious."

"I'm not kidding."

Jiang Lianheng sat upright, raised his hand to dust his clothes, and immediately put his arms on the armrests. His whole body seemed to be changing quietly.

"Since we are in Jianghu, it is convenient for each other. People who are familiar with each other online ask for help. According to the rules of Jianghu, I will help if I can. It depends on whether he is sincere. If he really asks me for help, I will treat it as a friend and make him a friend. You can't cheat by Xing'er, because you are using me as a loophole. Not only do you lose business, but you also lose face. "

Everyone was slightly startled, and the eyes they looked at him gradually changed.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Seeing everyone's silence, Jiang Lianheng suddenly asked curiously.

"No, it's nothing..." Chuanghu said in a daze, "Um, old man..."

"Old man?"

"No, no, boss, boss!" Chuang Hu laughed naively twice and quickly changed his words, "I have something else I want to tell you."

"Speak!" Jiang Lianheng waved his hand.

Chuanghu glanced at Xue Yingqing, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Haha, shopkeeper Xue, don't be surprised. Regarding the matter of taking over the 'foreign Guanyin', I heard someone outside the Taoist saying that the real owner should be looking for The Master Zhan of the Shuang Cities Beggar Clan is talking... I have no other meaning, I just said it casually, hehe..."

(End of this chapter)