Hong Kong Giant Owl: Rebirth

Chapter 31: First Steps in Development

When the sunlight came in from the window, Gu Xiangling finally opened his eyes, saw the liquid suspension shelf next to the bed, and smelled the strong smell of medicine in the air, and realized that he was in the hospital.

Since she was injured on her back, she had to sleep on her stomach so as not to touch the wound.

She turned her head to look this way, and saw that there was a person lying on her bed and fell asleep, but it was Qin Haoran.

Seeing that Qin Haoran was safe and sound, Gu Xiangling finally felt relieved, and only then did he feel a needle-like pain on his back.However, even though the pain on her back was unbearable, she did not groan, for fear of waking Qin Haoran awake.

However, Qin Haoran woke up from her slight movements. When he looked up, he saw Gu Xiangling looking at him, and he was pleasantly surprised: "Xiangling, are you awake?"

"Young Master." Gu Xiangling's face was still pale, adding to her delicate and delicate frailty.

"How about Xiang Ling, how do you feel? Does the wound still hurt?" Qin Haoran asked nervously.

Gu Xiangling shook her head slightly, and said with a smile: "Master, Xiangling doesn't hurt."

Qin Haoran touched her forehead: "Fool, why doesn't it hurt? If it wasn't for the fear that you might become addicted to drugs, the doctor would give you morphine to relieve the pain. How could it not hurt?"

Seeing the distressed expression on Qin Haoran's face, Gu Xiangling felt very relieved, even the wound on his back didn't hurt so much anymore.She smiled and said: "Really, young master, Xiang Ling really doesn't hurt. But you, young master, didn't the gang of thieves get you last night?"

"No, I'm fine."

"Master, why is there blood on your clothes?" Gu Xiangling exclaimed, "Hurry up, let Xiangling take a look, no, you have to call the doctor first, doctor! Doctor!"

Gu Xiangling still remembered to check Qin Haoran's injuries, Qin Haoran quickly held her down to keep her from moving: "Xiangling, it's okay, this is the blood of those thieves, not mine." Seeing that Xiangling was still not at ease, Qin Haoran lifted up his shirt, exposed his upper body and turned around to let Xiang Ling see that he was not injured, so Xiang Ling was relieved.

He also heard Qin Haoran blaming her: "You, why are you so impulsive? At that time, I could dodge it, but you just rushed forward to help me block it. Don't you know that is very dangerous?"

Seeing Qin Haoran's rather angry gaze, Gu Xiangling shrank her neck immediately, and said aggrievedly: "I'm sorry... At that time I saw that they were going to cut you down, young master. I was afraid that you would be in danger, so I rushed forward."

Qin Haoran shook his head: "Don't even think about it, if something really happened to you, who will help me make preserved egg and lean meat porridge in the future? Who else will help me wash my clothes in the future, and who will help me make my bed mattress?"

Hearing Qin Haoran's accusations, Gu Xiangling didn't feel sad at all, but was very happy, but she still had to show an obedient and teachable look on her face.

At this moment, Liu Shuilai and Qi Tao both came over, and they also brought the water fish soup stewed for Gu Xiangling by Uncle Yan, the cook of "Desheng".

"Xiang Ling, are you alright?" Seeing that Gu Xiangling woke up, Qi Tao and Liu Shuilai were very happy.

Qin Haoran worked tirelessly to feed Gu Xiangling soup, Gu Xiangling was taken aback, and finally agreed to accept Qin Haoran's service after several pushbacks.

While Qin Haoran was feeding soup to Gu Xiangling, Qi Tao told Qin Haoran: "Second young master, I have already handed over those guys to Lan Gang, and the other two were locked in the cellar of the warehouse. By the way, Guoqiang Let me tell you, he has already asked Wu Zhonggui. In the past two days, that guy Meng Dazhi has met with several grain and oil merchants in addition to people from the mainland, but he has not met with that "fat treasure" met."

"Grain and oil merchant?" Qin Haoran asked.

"I was just going to tell you about this, Second Young Master." Qi Tao said with a look of displeasure: "Originally, several grain and oil merchants who had agreed to pay us in two days called us today and said They were short-lived, and those payments were delayed for months.”

Qin Haoran figured out the key point as soon as he heard it, and said lightly: "It must be Meng Dazhi's idea."

Liu Shuilai, who was next to him, said, "That's right, it must be that bastard Meng Dazhi! Second young master, he came here on purpose, and let those grain and oil merchants hold up the payment, so we can give our entire 'Desheng' to you." Hold on."

Those grain and oil merchants who do business with "Desheng" sometimes delay payment due to short-term turnover.Moreover, Meng Dazhi often took advantage of this to deliberately delay the payment of some uncollected payments, and finally formed bad debts, which were treated as "Desheng" losses.But in fact, those money fell into his bag.

But this can only be an isolated phenomenon after all, otherwise, if all grain and oil merchants deliberately refuse to pay, "Desheng" will collapse.

But this time, the largest customers of "Desheng" all asked for a delay in payment, which was clearly planned and premeditated, and the person behind this was obviously Meng Dazhi.

Those grain and oil merchants have a good relationship with him, so they will naturally work together with him, and as long as Qin Haoran is defeated, Meng Dazhi will naturally restore "Desheng" to normal.

That's why Liu Shuilai and Qi Tao were so angry, scolding Meng Dazhi for his despicable and shameless methods.

Qin Haoran was very calm, and said with a sneer: "It doesn't matter, there is always a way to get them to hand over the payment. But with people like this, we don't need to do business with them in the future. Qi Tao, Uncle Lai, these two days I will take you to meet some new customers, and let 'Desheng' develop new customers."

Liu Shuilai and Qi Tao were also pleasantly surprised when they heard the words, and asked in unison: "Second Young Master, have you found a new client?"

"Well, it's all thanks to Bao Yugang's help."

Hearing Bao Yugang's name, Liu Shuilai was even more surprised: "Second Young Master, do you know Bao Yugang? That Bao Yugang from Global Shipping Company?"

"Well, why, you know him too?"

Liu Shuilai shook his head: "Not only me, but many people in the Kowloon Wharf area know him. On the one hand, he thinks that he does business differently from others, and likes to sign long-term charter contracts for his ships, which is different from other short-term speculators. Many other shipping business people laughed at him for not knowing how to do business. On the other hand, Bao Yugang is very kind and likes to make friends. Many people in the Kowloon Wharf area have dealt with him, and the relationship is still good. good."

Qin Haoran also smiled when he heard the words, but didn't express any opinion on it.

Next, Gu Xiangling stayed in the hospital for half a month, and during this half month, it was Qin Haoran who brought her meals and took care of her meticulously.Gu Xiangling was very distressed, because Qin Haoran had to take care of "Desheng" and at the same time came to the hospital to see her and take care of her, so he was very tired from running around.

As for the two attackers who were left behind by Qin Haoran, after Qin Haoran, Zhou Chaosheng and others tortured and extorted confessions many times, they still did not reveal who was behind the scenes. They only knew that they were subordinates of "Fei Bao" in the Kowloon Walled City.After asking nothing from them, Qin Haoran killed them.

Gu Xiangling couldn't take care of Qin Haoran's life for the time being because of her injuries, and this task fell on Zhou Chaosheng's younger sister, Zhou Luohong, for the time being.

However, what surprised Qin Haoran was that this eleven or twelve-year-old girl was really able to take care of her own life well, and she was even more careful than Gu Xiangling in some aspects.

No, Qin Haoran just came back from the hospital to visit Gu Xiangling, it was already late at night, but Zhou Luohong was still awake, but was waiting for Qin Haoran to come back, and specially made a pot of sweet egg soup for Qin Haoran.

Not to mention, Qin Haoran felt that the sweet egg soup made by this girl was of a high standard, and he still liked it very much.

"Brother Ran, I heard from my brother that you are going to go to sea tomorrow?" Zhou Luohong brought Qin Haoran a bowl of sweet egg soup and asked.

"Well, there is something more important." Qin Haoran took the sweet soup, took a sip and said, "How did you make it so sweet today? How much sugar did you put in it?"

Zhou Luohong smiled and said: "Brown sugar nourishes qi and blood, invigorates the spleen and warms the stomach. I see that you are so busy these days, brother Ran, so I put more in it. Is it too sweet?"

"No, it's still delicious."

He also heard Zhou Luohong say: "Brother Ran, when you go out to sea tomorrow, you must be careful in everything, don't be impulsive, and don't be impulsive."

"Huh?" Qin Haoran looked at Zhou Luohong suspiciously.

Zhou Luohong shrank his neck, lowered his head and said, "Because, because I saw my brother wiping his gun."

Qin Haoran couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the words, thinking that Zhou Chaosheng didn't restrain himself a bit, how could he do that kind of thing in front of children?But Qin Haoran also felt that Zhou Luohong was not like an ordinary child, she had a much more mature personality, probably because she had experienced many ups and downs since she was a child, which made her far more mature than her peers.

While thinking about it, Zhou Luohong suddenly took out a small blue paper crane from her arms and handed it to Qin Haoran: "Brother Ran, those sisters in the dormitory said that paper cranes can bless you with safety and luck, so I specially give it to you and my brother." They all broke one, take it with you."

Taking the paper crane the size of a thumb, Qin Haoran smiled and put it in his pocket, then reached out and touched Zhou Luohong's head, and said with a smile: "Thank you Luohong, don't worry, you made it yourself Zhihe, we will all come back safely tomorrow."

After Qin Haoran patted her head, Zhou Luohong gave up all the pink on her face, lowered her head and did not speak.

Qin Haoran didn't notice her strangeness either, because he was thinking about tomorrow.

Tomorrow is the day when Meng Dazhi will make a deal with Song Gongcheng. Both parties will go to the high seas facing Hong Kong to make deals, because this way they can avoid the navy of the British Hong Kong government, and it is relatively hidden and difficult to be discovered.

And such transactions, they will do two to three times a month, each transaction amount is quite a lot, and sometimes it can reach more than 10 yuan in one transaction.

And Qin Haoran has already made a plan before that, when the time comes, Meng Dazhi has Wu Zhonggui on his side, Song Gongcheng has Huang Tie on his side, Qin Haoran has these two internal support, and tomorrow he will be able to wipe out Meng Dazhi and Song Gongcheng , Haoran took the first step of development by himself!
(End of this chapter)