Big Data Cultivation

Chapter 498: Chapter 498: Hard to Rejoice at the Meeting

Captain Zhang again requested to see Dou Jiahui, first enduring the humiliation of being searched very disgracefully.

Er Pang was now cautious of others, not only having people searched but also activating a jammer during the conversation—a piece of high tech in Yunyuan, a gift from Feng Jun.

Captain Zhang, not bothering to quibble, bluntly stated, “I’ll give you five hundred thousand, and we can consider this matter closed,right?”

Dou Jiahui responded with a cold sneer, “If you had said that yesterday, I would have agreed, but today… it’s too late!”

Captain Zhang, setting his heart, then offered, “Then I’ll give you seven hundred thousand, please let it go, or… one million?”

“Weren’t you saying you had no money yesterday?” Dou Jiahui scoffed disdainfully, “You have money today? Or will you not shed a tear until you see the coffin?”

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Captain Zhang didn’t talk back; he just let himself be ridiculed, even putting on a smile to explain his dilemma.

Dou Jiahui knew very well, his old man had said the evidence they had wasn’t enough to send Captain Zhang to prison, but with a bit of effort, getting him dismissed from public office shouldn’t be a problem.

After all, the Dou Family’s way of doing things had always been to not act unless necessary, but when they did, they struck with devastating force.

So, he straightforwardly made it known, “If you take the initiative to resign, I’ll let you off, and won’t take your money.”

Captain Zhang was in his prime and still ambitious to climb higher. He was now the deputy head and a step up would mean a chance to make a significant mark. For this, he was willing to spend a million to save his political life.

Moreover, he was over thirty and had no other skills, unsure of what to do if he resigned. The social connections he had made were mainly due to his position, without it, how many would still value him?

Unfortunately for him, he had his calculations and Dou Jiahui had his resolve.

If Captain Zhang were facing someone else, he would have fought to the bitter end, but he didn’t dare to provoke the Dou Family—that was truly playing with fire!

In short, this was an irresistible force meeting an immovable object, and he could only try to minimize the damage.

Even Liu Er had transferred his shop and left Yunyuan. How could Captain Zhang possibly resist?

In the end, he finally found a connection, a retired police officer who once looked after the Dou Family. With an additional five hundred thousand, he managed to keep his uniform but was completely drained.

This was all in the future, however. It was now the day after the opening of Dou Jiahui’s store. As planned, Feng Jun would stay one night in Yunyuan and then head directly back to Zhengyang.

In fact, he didn’t need to rush back so soon; the problem was with the people who had come to support him. Being surrounded by beauty was a feast for the eyes and raised his profile, but Feng Jing and Sister Hong had some issues in Zhengyang and wanted to leave early.

Yang Yuxin and her daughter also had their concerns. Although Teacher Mei had the Spirit Stone with her, in terms of stability, it truly wasn’t as good as staying in Luohua Manor. So, they too thought it best to return early.

If it weren’t for these concerns, Feng Jun really had intended to stay with his parents for a week.

To his surprise, that evening, President Chao and Mayor Chao came to see him at the Yunyuan Grand Hotel.

In Chaoyang, there were many stories about Chao Gang, generally good ones. The only dissatisfaction the locals had was that Mayor Chao, who had left Chaoyang, hadn’t given much back to his hometown.

Mayor Chao was very personable, without a hint of pretension, much stronger than Mayor Zang, who had a lofty attitude. It’s worth noting that he was the executive vice mayor of Yunyuan.

However, having said all that, Mayor Zang was a vice mayor in the provincial capital… and moreover, Zhengyang was a city on par with the deputy provincial level.

After casually chatting for a while, Mayor Chao cut straight to the point, “Xiao Feng, you managed to bring the big boss over, whose help did you seek?”

At this level, there was no point in hiding anything; after all, it came down to strength. Feng Jun answered straightforwardly, “Someone who came with me felt that Yunyuan’s public security wasn’t very good, so they spoke to Elder Gu.”

“Elder Gu?” Chao Gang narrowed his eyes, smiling as he inquired, “Which Elder Gu?”

“Ha ha,” Feng Jun laughed without replying, I’ve already said as much as I have; you can’t expect me to spoon-feed you.

For Chao Gang, knowing these two characters was enough, so he dismissed it with a casual laugh, “Like this, Elder Hu is returning to Yunyuan tomorrow. You can talk to Elder Hu about contracting the mountain lands.”

I’d rather wait until he’s dead to contract the mountain lands, Feng Jun smiled, “Oh dear, I’m really sorry, I’ll be leaving early tomorrow morning, won’t be able to see Elder Hu… it is a bit regrettable.”

You can’t be that arrogant, right? Mayor Chao was genuinely shocked.

After thinking it through, he felt perhaps he was being too indirect, so he clarified, “Elder Hu hopes to meet with you.”

And Chao Gang wasn’t bluffing; when Elder Hu heard someone had aggressively dealt with Liu Er, his first reaction was to cut ties with the worthless fellow, and then he wanted to know who had the audacity to strike in Yunyuan.

Upon hearing it was the Dou Family from Chaoyang, Hu Changqing remembered the surname and wasn’t surprised—a clan willing to lay down their lives consecutively had the qualification to provoke trouble.

But what he wanted to know even more was who had managed to involve the Secretary of Yunyuan City—while the Dou Family playing for keeps was no issue, they clearly did not possess such clout.

The matter wasn’t all that significant, and the interests involved weren’t substantial; he didn’t mind stepping back, but he wanted to know the truth—perhaps this was just the beginning of a storm, and that was his main concern.

In fact, Dou Jiahui definitely had a big boss behind him; Hu Changqing was quite certain of this. This big boss could even make Yunyuan’s number one ignore Hu’s local influence and take actions to support the other party.

It just so happened that he also wanted to return to Yunyuan for a break, so he let Chao Gang, who also came from Chaoyang, send a message, intending to meet the other person.

Mayor Chao had taken on this mission, but he didn’t think that Feng Jun could possibly refuse, so at the beginning, he spoke rather cryptically, hoping the other party would catch on themselves.

But when Feng Jun clearly expressed that he didn’t want to see Elder Hu, even after being pointedly told, he merely responded coolly with, “That’s a bit regrettable.” How could Mayor Chao not be shocked upon hearing this?

Upon hearing this, he glanced at his sister, a touch of annoyance in his gaze: You’ve been neglecting such a talent this whole time?

Chao Ying’s mind was frozen upon hearing these conversations: Elder Hu wants to see you… and you’re actually leaving?

She couldn’t fathom how this young man could be so brazen.

When she met him over the New Year, she had looked down on him, but now her brother was speaking to him with a hint of pleading in his voice.

Feng Jun wasn’t aware of her inner turmoil; in fact, even if he had been, he would have just casually remarked, “I just level up quickly; main character treatment, you know.”

Upon hearing Mayor Chao confirm that Elder Hu wanted to meet him, he couldn’t help but ponder a little longer.

But no matter how much he thought about it, he still felt he needn’t give in to the man’s face, so he forced a wry smile, “I’m really sorry, Zhengyang has already pressed me several times.”

Seeing that Feng Jun had made up his mind, Chao Gang didn’t press further, although in his heart he couldn’t help but think: This young man is a bit too arrogant.

The next day, Hu Changqing arrived at Yunyuan by nine in the morning, and Mayor Chao accompanied him home.

After some small talk, Elder Hu started to inquire about the situation with the young man.

Mayor Chao relayed everything he knew and mentioned that he had made it clear to the person that an old leader wanted to see him, but… the other party still insisted on leaving.

“Hehe, the Gu Family?” Hu Changqing seemed to drift off for a moment, squinting as he smoked.

After taking several drags, he seemed to awaken from a reverie, turned to Chao Gang, “This little fellow, is he planning to do something in Chaoyang?”

This time, Mayor Chao had come with his sister, and he tilted his chin toward her, “Xiao Ying knows more about this matter.”

Chao Ying spoke quickly and clearly, summarizing the entire situation. She did not hide her intentions of entering the tourism industry, and also pointed out Feng Jun’s aversion to state-owned assets; he simply wanted to buy a large piece of land for his parents to retire on, regardless of the cost.

After listening, Hu Changqing fell silent for a while, then burst into laughter, “The little guy seems to have no lack of money. But in my opinion, he doesn’t have the guts to buy land anymore.”

The Chao siblings didn’t dare to follow up on this remark, only thinking to themselves: After provoking you, how dare he still buy land?

Hu Changqing didn’t expect them to join in, and after a brief pause, he spoke again, “Chao Gang, why don’t you give this matter a push? It’s just a few square kilometers of mountainous land, isn’t it? As long as he promises not to engage in indiscriminate logging, we can totally contract it out to him.”

Truly worthy of being a mountain’s big boss; he really knew how to let go as well as hold on.

Chao Gang was stunned for a moment before inquiring, “What reason should we use for this…?”

“Do we need a reason?” Hu Changqing took a drag from his cigarette, speaking at a measured pace, “A child of our hometown has made good and wants to support local construction. It’s simply a matter of granting him a piece of land to live on, for fifty or seventy years… as long as he doesn’t damage anything, why not agree?”

“Okay,” Chao Gang nodded, now understanding in his heart that Elder Hu really did intend to help him.

Of course, Elder Hu knew what he was thinking and glanced at him irritably, “Am I such a petty person? When you reach my age, you’ll see things more clearly… a moment of patience can bring a calm sea, a step back opens up a vast sky.”

“Whether Feng Jun can develop or not is anyone’s guess, but if he’s willing to pay a fair price, why should we push the child of our hometown into the arms of strangers?”

Chao Gang nodded seriously, full of genuine respect, “Elder Hu, your broad-mindedness and magnanimity are truly worth learning from.”

After chatting for a while, the siblings rose to leave.

As they walked out of the courtyard, Chao Ying asked in a low voice, “Brother, are we really going to help Feng Jun with this?”

“We’ll certainly take care of it, but we need to be strategic,” Chao Gang responded slowly, “Do you really think Hu Changqing is that generous?”

He wasn’t a direct descendant of Hu Changqing, merely considered part of Yunyuan’s faction, so his tone was not very respectful when speaking of Elder Hu.