At Zhou Haidong's house.
Zhou Haidong was not young. He was already 36 when he started working for Li Dong. He would be 40 this year.
He was middle-aged and had a high position. There were too many things to do. Zhou Haidong did not have much time to exercise in the past two years. He had put on some weight.
He married late and served in the army for eight years. It took him a few years to save enough money for his wedding.
Even so, he was not doing well. If he did not need money, he would not have gone to Li Dong and was used as a ruthless person.
But the Zhou family's life had become better these few years.
Especially when Zhou Haidong became the head of the Supervisory Department. He could buy a villa with his salary and bonuses.
Of course, Zhou Haidong did not buy a villa. He bought a duplex. It was not too eye-catching.
There were many Zhou family members on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Zhou Haidong's parents and in-laws were here for the New Year.
No one went out on the first day of the Lunar New Year. The whole family gathered together to watch TV and play cards. The atmosphere was good.
Zhou Haidong's wife was much younger than him. She was also from the countryside.
Although Zhou Haidong had become rich, his wife still had the simplicity of a farmer. She was not ostentatious like a nouveau riche. She was very low-key and down-to-earth.
Zhou Haidong worked outside. She focused on taking care of the children at home.
They only had one daughter. She was only eight years old after the New Year.
There were many people in the family. Zhou Haidong's wife did not participate in the game. She poured tea for everyone and looked after the children.
Seeing her husband sitting at the side watching TV, Mrs. Zhou could not help but ask, "Haidong, aren't you going to pay your New Year's greetings to President Li?"
Zhou Haidong smiled and said, "Not today. It's not easy for Manager Li to go home to rest. Let's go tomorrow."
"Okay. Don't forget to bring the things I bought. It's not appropriate to go empty-handed."
"Forget it. General Manager Li doesn't lack these things. Besides, every time I bring something there, I get double the amount. It's not appropriate."
When the couple mentioned Li Dong, the others couldn't help but perk up their ears.
The whole family was proud that Zhou Haidong worked for Li Dong.
In particular, Zhou Haidong used to be Li Dong's bodyguard. This was a topic that many people were interested in.
His brother-in-law was still young and had just entered high school. When he saw his brother-in-law talking to his sister, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother-in-law, did you really work as Li Dong's bodyguard? Isn't it very dangerous to be a bodyguard? Have you encountered anything dangerous? Tell us about it … "
When Mrs. Zhou heard that, she could not help but reprimand, "What are you asking? Also, don't call me by my name. Be polite."
Her brother pouted. "He's not here. Besides, that's what we all call him. How about we call him Brother Cannon …"
"This child!"
Everyone couldn't help laughing. Zhou Haidong also laughed and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Don't call him that in the future. You can call him Brother Dong or something else. General Manager Li hates this nickname the most. He gets angry with anyone who says it. "
"Why? I think it's pretty good … "
As they were talking, the doorbell rang.
Madam Zhou asked curiously, "Who came today? Could it be one of your subordinates? "
"Go open the door and take a look. Those who brought gifts are not allowed to come in. It's like this every time. It's the New Year and it's not peaceful at all."
Zhou Haidong shook his head. Ever since he became the head of the Supervisory Department, more and more people came to visit him.
Far away, the Minister of Supervision was not only a senior executive, but also a member of the board of directors. He belonged to the top few people.
So far away, there were not many board members, and every one of them was extremely important.
Moreover, it was the regulatory department, which made people pay more attention to it.
Almost every month, there would be many people coming to his door with gifts, connections, and pleading for him.
Mrs. Zhou walked to the door and opened it.
However, when the door opened, Mrs. Zhou was stunned. Her face was full of shock.
…
Outside the door.
Li Dong said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, don't you recognize me?"
"Li … General Manager Li, why … why are you here …"
Mrs. Zhou was extremely nervous. She hurriedly turned her head and shouted, "Haidong, General Manager Li is here. Come quickly …"
When Zhou Haidong, who was sitting down, heard this, he immediately jumped up and rushed to the door.
The other people in the room instantly stopped talking. They hurriedly got up and looked at the door.
Outside the door, Li Dong saw that Zhou Haidong's wife had forgotten to let him in. He could not help but say with a smile, "Sister-in-law, I'm not an outsider. Don't shout. Let me in first, okay?"
When he said this, Mrs. Zhou's face immediately turned red. She said helplessly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. General Manager Li, come in quickly, I …"
"I'm just joking. Sister-in-law, don't be nervous."
As Li Dong spoke, he prepared to change his shoes and enter. At this moment, Zhou Haidong arrived as well. When he saw this, he hurriedly said, "General Manager Li, there's no need to change your shoes. Why are you here? Come in and have a seat. Xiaohui, brew some tea for General Manager Li. I have good tea leaves upstairs … "
"Okay, okay, okay. I'll go get it immediately …"
Mrs. Zhou responded and hurriedly ran upstairs.
As for Li Dong, he changed his shoes and entered with a gift.
After putting down the gift, Li Dong looked at the people in the room and chuckled. "Sorry, sorry for disturbing you with my sudden visit. It's the new year, so I came to visit Old Zhou. Everyone, don't worry about me. Have fun. I'll have a chat with Old Zhou. I'll leave in a while. "
"General Manager Li, aren't you slapping me in the face by coming to visit me? If I had known, I would have visited you today. I thought that there would be a lot of people at your place today, so I wanted to wait and go tomorrow … "
Zhou Haidong explained. Li Dong waved his hand and said with a smile, "It's fine. It's all the same. We've known each other for so many years. It doesn't matter who comes to our place. Speaking of which, I really haven't been here since you moved here. "
As he spoke, Li Dong waved at Zhou Haidong's daughter and said with a smile, "Guoguo, don't you recognize your Uncle Li?"
Zhou Haidong's daughter was a little shy, but she still walked over and said softly, "Hello, Uncle Li."
"I haven't seen you in a while. You've grown a lot taller. I forgot to bring you a gift. This is for you. I'll bring you something fun next time. "
Li Dong removed a string of sandalwood beads from his hand and put it on the young lady's wrist.
When Zhou Haidong saw this, he hurriedly said, "No, General Manager Li, this is a gift from CEO Shen. How can you give it to a child? Quickly take it back …"
"It's fine. Shen Qian likes to give these things. I'm a man, so I don't want to wear this burden. It's just right for Guoguo. That way, Shen Qian won't scold me later. "
Li Dong laughed and greeted the others. Finally, he said with a smile, "Old Zhou, I haven't been to your place before. Let's go upstairs and have a chat."
"Alright, I'll bring you up."
"Okay, everyone, don't bother about us. Now that I'm here, it's quiet all of a sudden. It's quite uncomfortable. Old Zhou and I have been through life and death together. We're family. Don't stand on ceremony with me. "
Li Dong was all smiles. After comforting him for a while, he went upstairs with Ol 'Zhou.
After he left, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
Zhou Haidong's sister could not help but whisper to her niece, "Guoguo, do you know him?"
The little girl quickly nodded and whispered, "He came to our house before. He's Dad's boss. He's nice and even brought a lot of delicious food. I called him Brother, but he wouldn't let me. He insisted that I call him Uncle. "
"I didn't expect Brother to be so valued. On the first day of the new year, Li Dong came to visit Brother personally. That's amazing!"
Zhou Haidong's sister sighed. Although she knew that her brother was a senior leader in Faraway Group, how many people could get Li Dong to visit on the first day of the new year?
From this point, it was clear how much Li Dong valued his brother.
Everyone's faces were filled with joy. No one continued playing cards. They gathered together and chatted in low voices, afraid that they would disturb Li Dong upstairs if they were too loud.
…
Upstairs.
Taking the teacup from Mrs. Zhou, Li Dong smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, don't bother. I'll be leaving after chatting with Old Zhou. I'm embarrassed that you're so polite."
"No, there's nothing good at home. If I knew you were coming, I would've bought some good tea leaves."
"You're welcome, Sister-in-law. I'll have a chat with Old Zhou …"
Zhou Haidong hurriedly said, "Xiaohui, go down and see Mom and Dad. I'll chat with General Manager Li for a while."
Mrs. Zhou nodded quickly and hurried downstairs.
Li Dong waited for her to leave before saying with a faint smile, "Old Zhou, how long have we known each other?"
Zhou Haidong hurriedly said, "Four years. May of 2005. I came from Far away. At that time, Old Tan, Old Zheng, and Hong Bing came together. It was Director Sun who found us and said that he wanted to help us do something to earn some extra money. At that time, we were so poor that we couldn't even gather enough money for our family's living expenses. Once we heard that we could earn money, we didn't care about anything else. I still remember that when we first arrived, you asked us to teach a few hooligans a lesson … "
Li Dong chuckled and said, "It's been four years. Far away has only been established for less than five years. In our company, only Director Sun and a few others have more experience than you.
In the blink of an eye, so much time has passed.
Four years isn't long, but it's not short either.
Back then, you were the one I valued the most. You were brave and resourceful. In addition, we were fated, so we both had the word 'East' in our names.
In addition, you know how to drive, so I kept you by my side. You drove me and became my personal bodyguard.
You're so tall and mighty. If you walk with me, I feel like you'll gain face too.
The key is that you can fight. I remember that Old Tan and the others were no match for you in a one-on-one fight.
Have you wasted these few years? "
Zhou Haidong said in embarrassment, "It's a little wasted. There were a lot of things to do, so I didn't train much."
"You still need to train. You're almost pregnant. I was still hoping that you could continue driving for me when you come back. Old Tan is getting more and more bored. How boring. "
Li Dong sighed, but Zhou Haidong's brows twitched slightly.
He did not know if Li Dong was joking or serious.
He was already the head of the Department of Supervision. Furthermore, he had not trained for so long. Was it appropriate for him to go back to driving?
Just as he was deep in thought, Li Dong stood up with his teacup and looked around. After a while, Li Dong said with a smile, "Sister-in-law is quite good at cleaning up. One look and I can tell that she knows how to live."
"She …"
Zhou Haidong shook his head helplessly and said, "She doesn't know how to live. She's stingy. I asked her to buy some things for the family, but she refused no matter what. I asked her to go out and find a job. She didn't ask for a high salary. The key was to interact with more people. Don't stay at home all day and not know anything. But she was unwilling. She insisted on staying at home to take care of the child and clean up. These things can be done by hiring a nanny. In the end, after so many years, she still looks the same as when she first entered the city … "
Li Dong said thoughtfully, "That's true. Sister-in-law doesn't really like to dress up. She's still the same as before."
"Who said that? Say, I'm following you now, and I don't lack the money. I asked her to go to the beauty salon to tidy up, buy a few sets of good clothes, and tidy herself up. At least, she can't bear to … "
"This matter has to be done slowly. It can't be rushed. But speaking of which, Old Zhou, with your current position, you have come into contact with many women. Tell me, have you ever had other thoughts? "
With a smile on his face, Li Dong looked deeply at Zhou Haidong.
Zhou Haidong smiled awkwardly and said, "Of course not. I'm quite busy here. Besides, most of them are men, and they're all so old …"
"You still want to hide it from me."
Li Dong laughed and said, "You're an elite in the business world now. It's normal for you to socialize outside. But you have a good wife at home. Just have some fun and don't have other thoughts. I think Sister-in-law is fine. She's just used to the hard times. You can just follow her and supervise her. Oh right, you don't have a mistress outside, right? "
"No, General Manager Li, don't misunderstand. I'm not that kind of person …"
"Really? Don't lie to me about our relationship. "
"I really don't …"
"Oh, I thought you didn't like Sister-in-law anymore since you have a mistress. You don't know what's going on with other women. Far away, your status is not low. You're rich and powerful. Some women only care about money and don't care about anything else. How can they be compared to the women at home, especially when they've been with you since the hard times? Forget it, let's not talk about this. Just be careful. "
Li Dong sighed. He had no right to lecture Zhou Haidong.
Sighing, the smile on Li Dong's face gradually disappeared. He said lightly, "Old Zhou, I didn't come here for anything else. I just wanted to talk to you. As for you, if you still think I, Li Dong, am someone important, then tell me a few heartfelt words. If you don't take me seriously, then forget it. "
Zhou Haidong's face changed. He gulped and said, "General Manager Li, what are you saying? Without you, I, Zhou Haidong, wouldn't be here today. Just tell me. I'll tell you everything I know. "
Li Dong laughed and said, "That's good. Then I'll ask you a few questions. If you do, then you do. If you don't, then you don't. There's no need to lie to me."
Zhou Haidong's face changed completely. He quickly nodded.
"Okay, then let me ask you. Zhang Chuan, Wu Zhixiang, Chen Xiongfei, these people's cases were handled by you, right?"
Zhou Haidong's face changed abruptly. After a while, he blushed and said, "Yes, it was me."
"Are they alright?"
"I … General Manager Li, I …"
Li Dong said lightly, "I said, if you do, then you do. If you don't, then you don't. I'll believe whatever you say."
Zhou Haidong didn't say anything. He clenched his fists tightly.
After a long time, Zhou Haidong was a little dejected. He said in a low voice, "Yes."
"Then why didn't you handle it?"
"I …"
Zhou Haidong gritted his teeth and lowered his head. He said in a muffled voice, "I erased the criminal record."
"Not bad. You didn't hide it from me."
Li Dong smiled faintly and asked, "How much did you receive?"
Zhou Haidong didn't say anything.
Li Dong narrowed his eyes and looked at him. He repeated, "How much did you take?"
Zhou Haidong said bitterly, "Six people, 1.4 million."
"Hehe, good."
Li Dong laughed and said, "1.4 million. My proud general, my Far Away Director, the person I trusted the most, the person I entrusted with the management of the whole company, betrayed me for 1.4 million!
Old Zhou, did I, Li Dong, do you think I did anything wrong?
In 2008, your bonus and salary, added together, was more than 10 million?
Yes, really.
Just 1.4 million and you destroyed the person I trusted the most!
If you don't have money, tell me!
Do you, Zhou Haidong, lack this 1.4 million?
Do I, Li Dong, lack this 1.4 million?
Tell me, if you are in trouble, don't mention 1.4 million, I can even increase it by 100 times! "
Li Dong said with a sharp gaze, staring at him like a knife. He said in a low voice, "Tell me, can I, Li Dong, afford 1.4 million?
Tell me, are you only worth 1.4 million?
In your eyes, I am not even worth 1.4 million?
Zhou Haidong, you can do it. You really can do it!
I thought someone gave you a few hundred million!
If someone really gave you a few hundred million and you betrayed me, I would feel that it was worth it!
But 1.4 million, you chose to betray me. Do you know what I want to do now? "
Zhou Haidong's eyes were red. He said in a low voice, "I … I did not betray you, General Manager Li. I just …"
"You did not betray me? Then what is this! If someone else told me about this, I don't believe them. I want to ask you personally! I won't investigate, I will ask you face to face. If you, Zhou Haidong, say that there is no such thing, I will believe you! If you say that someone else wronged you, I will believe you too! But you bastard, you have disappointed me! "
Li Dong gritted his teeth and smashed the teacup in his hand. He growled, "I will give you one more chance. Tell me, you are really in trouble, and your family urgently needs this 1.4 million to save lives. I will forgive you this once!"
"I …"
"Speak!"
Zhou Haidong's eyes were red. In the end, he shook his head and said, "No, my family is fine. I just couldn't control my hand … "
Slap!
Li Dong slapped Zhou Haidong across the face, and Zhou Haidong's cheek instantly swelled up.
"Tell me, what do you want this 1.4 million for?
I don't believe that you don't know what this means.
I also don't believe that 1.4 million can really make you fall!
Do you know how much someone spent on Old Tan's side to make him betray me?
200 million!
200 million, as long as I can tell others my every move, it's enough!
You came together with Old Tan. You have been with me for a longer time than he has!
I don't believe that 1.4 million can bribe you!
You're so cheap that 1.4 million is enough?
Tell me, what is the reason! "
Li Dong was furious. At this moment, he really wanted to chop this bastard to death!
1.4 million!
Zhou Haidong could earn it back in a month or two. In the end, he chose to betray for such a small amount of money. He really could not understand!
If he had let Zhou Haidong down, he could still understand. If the other party had offered a price of more than a hundred million, he could also understand.
But it was precisely because of 1.4 million that he did not understand, was even angrier, and was even more annoyed.
Zhou Haidong did not say a word. His cheek was swollen, and he did not move.
But his eyes were getting redder and redder.
After a long time, Zhou Haidong suddenly choked and knelt on the ground with a thud. With tears streaming down his face, he said, "I'm sorry, General Manager Li. I'm sorry. I'm not human. I'm a beast. I'm ungrateful and ungrateful. I've let you down … "
Li Dong's expression changed for a while. He rubbed his cheeks hard and exhaled. "Get up!"
"…"
"I told you to get up!"
Li Dong shouted angrily. The whole building echoed with his roar.
At the top of the stairs, there were subtle footsteps. Obviously, the people downstairs had heard the noise and came up to check on the situation.
Zhou Haidong was still kneeling. Li Dong looked at him deeply and walked downstairs.
When he reached the top of the stairs, Mrs. Zhou looked at Li Dong with some apprehension. Li Dong forced a smile. "Sister-in-law, I'm leaving first. I'll see you next time."
"General Manager Li, Haidong, he …" Mrs. Zhou said anxiously.
"It's okay. Old Zhou wants to calm down. Sister-in-law, don't go up first. I'm leaving. My family is waiting for me. I won't bother you anymore. "
After saying this, Li Dong hurried out.
Mrs. Zhou had to turn around and send Li Dong out. As for what happened to her husband and why Li Dong roared, she was also confused. She did not know how to ask.
After sending Li Dong off, the people downstairs looked at each other in dismay, scratching their heads in confusion.
Upstairs, it was frighteningly quiet. No one knew what to do.
When Li Dong left just now, he was obviously in a bad mood. They did not know why. What did Zhou Haidong do to suddenly make Li Dong unhappy?
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