once a Thief

Chapter 34: Focus on economic development

Three days later, a mighty convoy headed by a white Rolls-Royce headed for Beijing from the highway in City H. The three cars of Xiao Qi, who was studying at Adult University in Beijing, were also confiscated by Shang Wu this time. Led by Shang Wu himself, Xiaolong, Long Sihai, and investment elites selected by Lao Liang, a group of more than 20 people started their business in Beijing.

"Sihai, I remember you told me last time that a friend opened an investment company in Beijing, how is his company doing now?" Shang Wu asked Long Sihai while sitting in the car.

"Fifth brother, I called him before going to Beijing this time, and he said that everything will be discussed after we get to Beijing, but he couldn't explain clearly on the phone." Long Sihai replied Shang Wudao.

A few hours later, Shang Wu arrived in Beijing. As the head of the country, the prosperity of Beijing is not comparable to City H.

Founded in 1900, Beijing Hotel is located in the center of Beijing. The east side of the hotel is within walking distance of the well-known Wangfujing commercial street and Oriental Plaza business district, and the west side is adjacent to the majestic Tiananmen Square and the majestic Forbidden City. geographical advantage.The building is majestic, with unique Chinese and Western-style classical architecture and modern facilities complementing each other. The five buildings of a, b, c, d, and e are well arranged and each has its own style.

Before leaving, Lao Liang booked a room at the Beijing Hotel.The service lady directly brought Shang Wu into the presidential suite, and the other staff members were assigned to their own rooms.

"Sihai, tell other people to take a day off today, and start operating according to their respective tasks tomorrow. First, choose a good place and set up Wuzhouju Hotel. We can't always live here, and we have to spend money wisely." Shang Wu He gave instructions to Long Sihai.

Knowing Fifth Brother, Long Sihai went to notify after finishing speaking.

"Xiaolong, I'll go out for a while. I want to meet old friends. You can stay in the hotel. Don't go out and run around, don't make trouble, you know?" Shang Wu ordered Huolong like a child.

"Understood Fifth Brother, I'll play online in the room." Xiaolong said with a smile.

Shang Wu arrived at Zhongnanhai by car, and two armed policemen walked over 20 meters away from Zhongnanhai, gesturing to pull over.

Shang Wu parked the car aside and walked over.

"Sir, please show your ID," an armed policeman raised his hand to signal.

Shang Wu didn't have any documents anymore, the documents had already been burned by the fire essence.

"Shang Wu smiled in embarrassment. I lost my ID card. Go and inform Chairman Wang, and tell him that Shang Wu is here to look for him."

Seeing Shang Wu's extraordinary temperament, the two small armed policemen called a squadron leader over the intercom without saying anything.

The squadron leader ran up to Shang Wu, sorry sir, you are not allowed to enter Zhongnanhai without a certificate.

Shang Wu didn't want to embarrass these soldiers, so he found Long Lei and Long Yu in an instant with his mental strength, and at the same time whispered in their ears that he was outside the gate of Zhongnanhai.

After a while, two old men arrived at the gate in a jeep. Of course, the soldiers knew about the two seniors of the dragon group, so they let Shang Wu pass without stopping.

When the two brothers of the Long family saw Shang Wu standing outside the door with white hair, they were also surprised, but they didn't ask anything, and walked inside with Shang Wu.

"Fifth Brother, why haven't you come to see our old brothers for more than a year? You only come now, and you will be punished with alcohol. If you don't get drunk tonight, you won't go home." Long Yu said with a loud laugh.

"Second brother, it's not that I don't want to come. Something has really delayed me this year." Shang Wu smiled and said to Long Yu.

"Fifth brother, your second brother didn't complain about you. I planned to go to your H city to eat pork stewed vermicelli, but you never came. We old brothers can't imagine it." Long Lei also joked.

"Big Brother, Second Brother, go back and wait for me first. I'll talk to Chairman Wang first, and when I'm done talking, I'll go over."

"Okay, you boy, go, the two of us will go back to prepare the food and drink first, you should come back quickly." Long Yu ordered.

"Understood, you go back first, I'm going" said Shang Wu, got out of the car and walked to Chairman Wang's office not far away.

Seeing Shang Wu, the secretary quickly greeted with a smile and went to report to the chairman.

After a while, the secretary asked Shang Wu to go in by himself, saying that Chairman Wang was waiting in the study.

Chairman Wang saw the white-haired Shang Wu approaching, he laughed loudly and said, "Shang Wu, why is your hair all white?"

Chairman Wang, this is a long story. This time I am here to report to you, Chairman Wang. Shang Wu changed the subject.

"Oh, I know all about the movement of the Brotherhood in the past year. Your Brotherhood can develop very quickly." Chairman Wang said thoughtfully.

"Chairman Wang, I'm here this time for the sake of the Brotherhood."

"Oh, what's the matter, let's talk about it," Chairman Wang said with a smile.

"Chairman Wang, I want to cancel the cooperation with the state and focus on the development of enterprises. However, we will continue to fight against gangsters, but we can't go on like this. If we continue to do this, I think the state will not allow it. The bigger the Brotherhood grows, the worse it will be for the country's reputation. I think the Brotherhood will have two main directions in the future, one is to deal with the Green Gang in Shanghai, and the other is to attack the Tiger Gang in Yunnan. As long as these two big gangs are eliminated, then China’s underground forces will stabilize.”

"Haha, Shang Wu, I didn't expect you to be so shrewd. Yes, the country has a headache for your brother's development and growth. Several of our standing committee members have held several meetings to study your brotherhood. I woke up, but I couldn’t find you, so I kept it on hold for a year. You happened to come today, so I’ll tell you about the country’s latest research decision. Chairman Wang paused and said, Brotherhood will no longer be allowed from today. To develop underground forces, you must control the power of the Brotherhood in the three northeastern provinces, and not allow it to develop in the south, and you don’t need your Brotherhood to attack the Green Gang in Shanghai and the Tiger Gang in Yunnan.”

"Chairman Wang, has the Brotherhood influenced the country's development policy?" Shang Wu asked rhetorically instead of expressing his opinion.

Chairman Wang shook his head: "The northeast is different from the south. If gangs in the south are mobilized, the country's economy will stagnate. In many provinces in the south, the economy is controlled by various families. If they are mobilized, the country's economy will also stagnate. It will decline. Although the country does not allow the existence of underground forces, if these underground forces will bring economic prosperity to the country, the country will still turn a blind eye. I hope Shang Wu you can put the overall interests of the country first. "Chairman Wang said earnestly.

"Chairman Wang, I understand the truth. Originally, I also intended to help the country eradicate evil. Now it seems that if I really get to that point, it will really be detrimental to the country's development."

"Okay, Chairman Wang, I will focus on economic development in the next step, and strive to develop our country's construction, and I will contribute to the country's construction." Shang Wu promised.

Chairman Wang laughed proudly when he heard Shang Wu's thoughts: "Shang Wu, I did not misunderstand you, but I have something to ask." Chairman Wang said to Shang Wu.

Chairman Wang, you said, Shang Wu said without changing his face.

"Actually, the country wants to recruit you, that is, you serve the country and help the country solve some difficult problems, just like the people in the Dragon Group. Are you willing?" Chairman Wang asked.

Shang Wu thought for a while and said: "Chairman, if there is any force majeure in the country in the future, you can come to me, but I will not join the dragon group, because I have a lot of things to do, and I can't put all my energy on it. here."

"Okay, it's fine with your words." Then he called the secretary and ordered him to make a certificate for Shang Wu from the National Security Bureau.

Without five minutes, the secretary came back with the certificate and handed it to Shang Wu. Shang Wu looked at it and put it away: "Chairman Wang, I will develop in Beijing in the future. If you have anything to do, please call me." , I will be there soon." Then, Shang Wu wrote down the phone number with a pen.