Big Data Cultivation-Chapter 625 - Trickery and Deception
Chapter 625: Chapter 625: Trickery and Deception
Chapter 625: Chapter 625: Trickery and Deception
The Yang Family is protecting him? Shen Guangming sneered disdainfully, “What’s the big deal about the Yang Family? They’re not what they used to be.”
As the saying goes, ‘New generations replace the old, each ruling the roost for hundreds of years.’ President Shen’s situation is indeed much more substantial than that of Zhu Yuefu.
Despite what Shen Guangming just said about ‘not forgetting your brothers when you strike it rich,’ in reality, it was just lip service.
Strictly speaking, the influence of the Yang Family hasn’t diminished much, but its prestige is indeed not what it was during the era of the ‘Four Aces.’ Moreover, their main business focus is no longer in Jin City but in the capital.
Even in some places governed by the Yang Family, their influence exceeds that of Jin City.
This current state of affairs isn’t at the whim of the Yang Family. It’s a convention established since the founding of the country—to suppress factionalism and local power.
If the Yang Family couldn’t see the writing on the wall, they could only… Heh, hence the current situation has arisen.
In short, in the eyes of the major powers in Jin City, the Yang Family should not be provoked lightly, but if they truly were, the consequences wouldn’t necessarily be severe.
Indeed, the Yang Family is still doing quite well in the capital, even the Gu Family, their relatives by marriage, is thriving even more. But the problem is… the Yang Family just doesn’t cut it locally in Jin City.
If the local influence of the Yang Family were really that strong, would the highest local leader only be a Deputy Department Head?
Of course, those officials who intend to develop their careers in the capital, or who wish to network there, would certainly not offend the Yang Family. It is as though… they enshrine the Yang Family, turning them into a clay or wooden idol for others to look up to.
Shen Guangming dreamed of courting favor with the Yang Family, but if he inevitably crossed swords with them, he wouldn’t just sit around and wait for death—I also have some small advantages locally, and a few staunch relationships. The Yang Family may be strong, but they’re too far from Jin City to reach out effectively.
He even seriously doubted whether the Yang Family, high and mighty as they were, would even take notice of such minor troubles.
So Shen Guangming didn’t mind showing off a little, making it clear that he wasn’t too afraid of the Yang Family—with Zhu Yuefu’s conflict with the Yang Family, he probably wouldn’t go around spreading rumors.
What he didn’t expect was that this was exactly the attitude Boss Zhu was waiting for—how could I stir up trouble if you weren’t overconfident?
Zhu Yuefu spoke with furrowed brows, “President Shen, we should still show some respect for the Yang Family, that’s proper. Actually, just focus on Feng Jun, and try to leave Yang Yuxin out of it… we certainly shouldn’t provoke them outright.”
These words sounded as if he was pouring his heart out. Anyone with less life experience might have been calculated into the scheme, unwittingly becoming a pawn sent to the front lines.
Shen Guangming, who started off in the building materials business and was a straightforward man, reacted very representatively, “Would I stuff myself and go provoke the Yang Family on purpose? But we do need to think of a way to deal with that Feng Jun…”
However, the next moment, after pausing, he looked at Zhu Yuefu thoughtfully, “Yuefu, this theft incident of yours, involving such a large sum… haven’t you asked someone to approach Yang Yuxin? Maybe apologize.”
Shen Guangming may not have realized the use of reverse psychology, but as a successful businessman, having such a reaction was all too normal—whether I’m the instigator or not, you’ve already had an incident, shouldn’t you explore your options?
Inciting others to explore options—Zhu Yuefu knew how to do that, and so did President Shen. And he thought of it quite naturally.
Damn it! Zhu Yuefu cursed inwardly, things have gone wrong, I might have overplayed my hand.
The fact that he approached Yang Yuxin wasn’t widely known, but a few were in the know, and it couldn’t be hidden from those who were intent on finding out—even the service staff at the resort might remember his license plate, not to mention the resort’s surveillance system.
Of course, he could outright deny it, but the cost of denial was that not only would Zhengyang’s people be against him, but even Shen Guangming, once informed, wouldn’t let him off the hook.
Zhu Yuefu couldn’t help but sigh internally, if I had known Shen Guangming would be so easily influenced, I would have been straightforward from the beginning. Wouldn’t it have been easy to drag him into this mess?
Always scheming against others, and in the end, it was me who ended up trapped. There was something… ironic about that.
He was regretting inside, but his face remained calm, “Of course I asked someone, but… it was no use!”
After that, a bitter smile appeared on his face, “The people of the Yang Family are really too arrogant.”
Hearing his words, Shen Guangming’s curiosity peaked. He raised his eyebrows, “Oh, how arrogant were they?”
Zhu Yuefu gave him a look, his expression sullen, “I don’t want to talk about it.”
He felt his logic was spot on—since I felt humiliated, naturally, I don’t want to talk about it if I don’t want to.
You may be more powerful than me, President Shen, but I’m your friend, not your lackey. If I don’t want to talk about my family’s embarrassment, can you really force me?
Don’t want to talk? Shen Guangming glanced at him with a hint of surprise and after pondering for a moment, he asked, “Then it seems I can’t give the Yang Family a heads-up in advance. Once the Yang Family indicates that they are protecting Feng Jun, trying to make a move against Feng Jun would become inconvenient.”
“Indeed,” Zhu Yuefu nodded with conviction, “ignorance is no crime, but to proceed with full knowledge is an affront.”
“Then I’ll deal with Feng Jun first… Wait, why should I clean him up?” Shen Guangming blinked, furrowing his brows in thought, “Until now, he seems to have done nothing to me.”
“He’s already come to scout around; isn’t that malice clear enough?” Zhu Yuefu looked at him strangely, “Or do you really have to wait until you’re like me, having suffered a great loss before making a move? President Shen, think it over; I am the precedent here!”
Shen Guangming furrowed his brows again, pondering before replying slowly, “Actually, I think that striking later might not be such a bad idea…”
He spoke very slowly, as if he were considering and weighing his words while speaking, “It’s certain… um, yes, that I’ll be at a disadvantage… but that’s not important… The important thing is, as long as Feng Jun makes the first move… I’ll have the moral high ground, and I’ll be even less afraid of the Yang Family making trouble for me.”
Zhu Yuefu was quite speechless at this logic, “Really, quite inhumane of you, President Shen. I know you’re richer than me, but is there really a need to flaunt it? Feng Jun scraped tens of millions off me. How much do you think he’ll scrape off you?”
Shen Guangming glanced at him irritably, “That’s what I’m saying. You outsiders all think too small. My company’s right here; he can take as much as he wants… As long as I have the green hills still, I needn’t fear running out of firewood, right?”
This statement was a bit absurd. The decoration industry was never a heavy-asset industry; the focus was on industrial workers and technical personnel. Feng Jun could try to steal equipment worth millions from him, but it wasn’t that he couldn’t, it was just too much work; probably enough to make him collapse from exhaustion.
His most valuable assets were a plot of land and two buildings in the suburbs, which certainly couldn’t be stolen.
Zhu Yuefu was also rolling his eyes—Comparing boldness with me? No brag, you’re indeed a bit short!
The kids from Jin City rarely flinch or act tough, but among Zhu Yuefu’s fellow villagers, those who dare to go all in or even borrow to go all in are not few; their nerve is exceptionally great.
What did Boss Zhu rely on to make his fortune? He started with the water route, a business more dangerous than running a private mine. The only business more certain to beat them might be drug trafficking—arms trading is also very lucrative, but that’s not something the average person can get involved in.
Zhu Yuefu knew in his heart that he was not afraid of comparing the big picture, but arguing over this at the moment was pointless, so he stood up, “Then, President Shen, you can wait all you like, but I certainly won’t let him off.”
Talking further was meaningless, so he stood up to express his final attitude.
Shen Guangming stared blankly as if he hadn’t realized what the other party was saying, pausing before speaking, “Wait a moment, Boss Zhu… do you really think you can take down Feng Jun?”
Updat𝒆d fr𝒐m freewebnσvel.cøm.
Zhu Yuefu looked at President Shen with a touch of disdain, “Whether I can or not, I have to try. I can’t just accept defeat!”
Actually, this statement… was the final provocation.
Shen Guangming smiled nonchalantly, then became serious, “If you really want to deal with him, I could point you towards a way… Cloud goods, dare to take them?”
“Cloud goods, dare to take them?” This saying is a bit of underworld slang, with a pretty long history. However, its meaning has varied across different historical periods, but somehow it has been passed down all the same, always with some cause and effect.
The earliest mention of cloud goods goes back almost two hundred years, when that was the earliest place in Huaxia where opium poppy was cultivated en masse. Later it was called “Yun soil,” acknowledged as the best Huaxia opium soil, second only to Sichuan soil, Guizhou soil, and much better than soil from the west.
In a word, the opium soil from Yunnan Province was the best back then; all who dared to deal in cloud goods had strong backing.
With the passage of history, opium cultivation was gradually banned by the state and fell out of history. As the former regime’s troops entered Myanmar and started farming there, “cloud goods” referred to drugs smuggled from Myanmar to Yunnan Province.
The cloud goods Shen Guangming referred to now were assassins from Myanmar. These assassins, attached to drug lords or casinos, could be contacted easily in Yunnan Province, and even connecting with assassins in Champa was a possibility.
It was very difficult to find assassins within Huaxia Country because, after committing their crimes, they had nowhere to hide, true to the saying “The nets of heaven have large meshes, but nothing escapes them.” Having registered their faces, fingerprints, and quite possibly their DNA, these individuals couldn’t find shelter anywhere within the vast lands of Huaxia.
After a pursuit was launched online, they would have nowhere to hide throughout the country.
Assassins from Champa and Myanmar were different; after the kill, they could simply sneak back into their country, and as long as you kept a low profile and didn’t boast about killing someone in Huaxia, you could live out the rest of your days peacefully.
No matter how you look at it, the fact that Shen Guangming could get in touch with cloud goods in the Shu Region was quite frightening.
Zhu Yuefu, of course, knew about cloud goods and was even quite clear about what the current term referred to.
The reason? Pretty straightforward. Apart from various sources of information, some of his fellow villagers in Yunnan Province even ran hospitals.
In fact, his villagers in Yunnan Province could also connect him with similar individuals, and possibly even arrange a meeting between the two.
However, for Zhu Yuefu, cloud goods from Yunnan Province were a bit too distant.
(Updated here, calling for monthly tickets.)
