An Overbearing Display
"Oh?" Pengzhan blinked, not expecting Lin Yi to speak up for Mengyao and Yushu.
Mengyao raised her head to look at Lin Yi as well- from what she knew, Lin Yi wouldn't put in a good word for her even if he didn't hit her when she was down, would he? After all, her attitude towards him today had been really, really bad.
"Things are a little weird today, Uncle Chu- maybe we can talk in my room?" Lin Yi didn't want Mengyao and Yushu to know too much, and it wouldn't be a good thing for them to worry about.
Pengzhan nodded before looking at Mengyao and Yushu. "Yao Yao, Shu, you guys go upstairs and get some rest- we'll call it a day. I have something to talk to Yi about."
"Oh … …" Mengyao wasn't someone who didn't understand things. She could tell from Lin Yi's tone that Lin Yi had discovered something at the bar, probably something related to her father's competitor. Thinking back to Lin Yi's weird behavior at the bar, Mengyao understood as well- the person who'd been targeting her and Yushu earlier was probably doing it on purpose.
Mengyao pulled Yushu upstairs, and Lin Yi sat on the sofa Mengyao and Yushu had been sitting on earlier.
"Lin Yi, what's up?" Pengzhan gestured at Lin Yi.
"Uncle Chu, have you heard of this Li Cihua?" Lin Yi didn't need to beat around the bush with Pengzhan.
"Li Cihua … …" Pengzhan frowned. "I know him- Safflower Real Estate, one of Pengzhan Industries' main competitors in Songshan."
"Ah, he's the one who did the bank kidnapping." Lin Yi said.
"Him?" A shocked expression appeared on Pengzhan's face. "We're competitors, but we have connections in the city. Normally, we'd split the projects fifty-fifty. What's the point of kidnapping Yao Yao? "
"Heh, according to him, there's someone behind him, and he's just one of the stakeholders. He should have partners," Lin Yi said.
Pengzhan had heard that there was someone behind Cihua, but he didn't know who it was. In just over a decade, a person who had been released from prison managed to prosper and establish Safflower Holdings from scratch. There were also several hotels, bars, entertainment centers, and other industries under it. Such a scale was not something that could be achieved through hard work alone.
Cihua, however, was only released in the late nineties, and only entered the real estate business two thousand years ago. Without a strong backer and support, the company wouldn't be what it was today. Cihua, on the other hand, was only released in the late nineties, and only entered the real estate business two thousand years ago.
"How did you find out about this?" Pengzhan fell into deep thought- what Lin Yi had told him today was too shocking. He'd thought that the kidnapper was just one of the shareholders in the company, and he'd already had a suspect in mind, but now it seemed that there was more to it than meets the eye.
"Cihua told me that himself," Lin Yi said.
"He told you that himself?" Pengzhan was in disbelief.
"He wants to rope me in, get me to work for him, or work as a spy for Miss Chu." Lin Yi said.
Pengzhan nodded, not asking if Lin Yi had agreed to Cihua's suggestion. Since Lin Yi was telling him about it, it meant that Lin Yi had rejected Cihua's suggestion.
"I didn't think that he'd set his eyes on Pengzhan Industries as well …" Pengzhan sighed deeply. "I thought it was just an internal conflict, and I didn't do anything about it out of consideration for my father … But some people have started colluding with outsiders to attack Pengzhan Industries … I didn't expect it to be this complicated …"
Pengzhan's words were filled with helplessness and sorrow.
Lin Yi could sense it, and he understood how he was feeling. He'd said it before, that most of the shareholders were the sons and nephews of Elder Chu's right-hand men.
"Do you need me to do anything?" Lin Yi raised his head to look at Pengzhan.
"Cihua's background is very complicated, and he walks the line between black and white. I don't want to make him my enemy if it's not necessary," Pengzhan said helplessly, "It looks like we'll have to start from within the company. Lil 'Yi, just protect Yaoyao and Shu. Leave these things to me. "
"Uncle Chu, I can actually share some of the burden with you." Lin Yi smiled. "Cihua, he'll come after us even if we don't provoke him, just like how he sent two masters after me when I rejected his suggestion."
"What?! Cihua sent people after you? "Pengzhan froze, looking at Lin Yi in shock. He didn't expect Cihua to make a move just like that. Cihua was a domineering man in the eyes of others, but Pengzhan hadn't interacted much with him. Pengzhan was a proper businessman, and he didn't dabble in crooked things.
"Yes, two golden class masters." Lin Yi didn't know if Pengzhan knew about the division of strength, but judging from his expression, he didn't seem to know. But there was a flash of emotion on Faubert's face. It was just a flash, and it was hard to notice if one didn't pay attention.
But Lin Yi had been paying attention to Pengzhan and Faubert's expressions after he'd said that. From Faubert's expression, Lin Yi knew that Faubert knew something about the division of strength, but he didn't ask too many questions at this time.
"Then, did you lose them?" Pengzhan looked at Lin Yi worriedly.
"I lured them to the national highway and used a little trick, but they fell for it. They drove straight into the mountain stream." Lin Yi shrugged. "It's their bad luck."
"Dead?" Pengzhan's eyes widened. There was no lack of life and death in the upper-class society, but Pengzhan rarely did things that went against his principles. He was shocked to hear that Lin Yi had lured two masters who wanted to kill him into the mountain stream.
"I'm afraid they won't make it." Lin Yi smiled bitterly. "Uncle Chu, I hope I didn't cause you any trouble."
"Trouble? Of course not. " Pengzhan recovered from the shock. Lin Yi had gotten into trouble because of his family. Even if the two men wanted to kill Lin Yi and Lin Yi had lured them into the ravine, he'd still think of a way to help Lin Yi get away with it. "There's no evidence. Who can prove that you did it? Hmph, it's not that easy to touch my men in Songshan! "
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