Break out of the courtyard

Chapter 897 Formal Intervention in Negotiations
The day before Zhang Pandi reported to the Hong Kong Special Mission Group, Zhang Heping took time out to take his family back to Hong Kong Island and hosted a banquet for some old friends at the Renheyi Community that evening. His intention was self-evident.

For the safety of his second sister and others, Zhang Heping did not make a high-profile announcement to all parties in Hong Kong.

On the next day, the 23rd, Zhang Heping's second sister Zhang Pandi reported to the special mission group in Hong Kong, and her second brother-in-law Zhang Yong reported to the Hong Kong Peace Hospital. Then Zhang Heping's family returned to Shenzhen Peace College.

Even so, some people soon found out the reason why Zhang Heping suddenly returned to Hong Kong Island.

Putting aside Zhang Pandyi’s new job, her elder sister Zhang Zhaodi, who is far away in the capital, has also recently encountered new opportunities.

Although the diplomatic negotiation team for the bombing has been disbanded and Zhang Heping has not formally forgiven Japan and Magnesium, Magnesium has fulfilled its promise to invite mainland China to join the WTO ahead of schedule.

Therefore, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, where Zhang Zhaodi worked, began to plan departmental reorganization in accordance with the established terms of the WTO.

Zhang Zhaodi's new opportunity is to become the director of the Hong Kong and Macao Department of the Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Bureau under her original department, and she is expected to be promoted to a full-time position!
Zhang Zhaodi didn't get this permanent position by relying on favors, so there was no need for Zhang Heping to give her the 120-year longevity potion.

However, some people want to promote her to the position of deputy director of the Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Department because Zhang Zhaodi has the connections in this area and is qualified for the job.

But the application report was submitted, but was returned.

After several unsuccessful applications, only one director was approved. It was obvious that someone was obstructing him.

My eldest brother-in-law Chang Sheng has been on a business trip recently because of the gossip about old man Du Yong.

In addition, he has only been transferred to the Municipal Bureau for less than a year and has no political achievements, so those who are interested in him are reluctant to do him any favors recently.

However, he has used the favor from the Du family to prove the value of repaying the favor.

So, even though he had run away, there were still people who came to him and wanted to be friends with him.

Then there is Chang Wen, who is about to graduate from graduate school.

Zhang Heping had just returned to Shenzhen from Hong Kong Island and hadn't even sat down when his elder sister Zhang Zhaodi called to talk about Chang Wen's work assignment.

"Go to Bank of China?" Zhang Heping frowned slightly when he heard his elder sister's consideration for Chang Wen's job. He actually had his own ideas about Chang Wen's career path after graduation. He wanted Chang Wen to do odd jobs in the State Commission for Restructuring the Economy.

Because Chang Wen studied economics, going to the State Commission for Restructuring the Economic System will enable her to better grasp the context of future reform and opening up, and then follow the trend to make her career smooth.

"I originally wanted her to go directly to the People's Bank of China, but she lacks banking experience. So I wanted her to go to the Bank of China for a few years to gain experience, and then use my connections to transfer her to the People's Bank of China." After Zhang Zhaodi expressed her thoughts on the other end of the phone, she asked, "What do you think?"

Zhang Heping held his phone, thought about Chang Wen's slightly introverted personality, and asked, "What does Xiaowen think?"

Zhang Zhaodi's voice soon rang out from the phone. "She originally wanted to stay on campus to teach, but now I've convinced her, and she's ready to try out for the Bank of China."

"The People's Bank of China is a regulatory agency. Xiaowen can first understand the bank's related business when she goes to the Bank of China, and then focus on internal control and compliance work to prepare for her future transfer to the People's Bank of China." Zhang Heping followed his elder sister's idea and gave some suggestions.

"By the way, who did you contact? Do you need Shu Ting to call the president of Bank of China?" Zhang Heping didn't mention himself because he had only dealt with the management of HSBC and Bank of China's Hong Kong Island branch.

As for the Bank of China headquarters, the Heping Group has more interactions with them. Zhang Heping doesn't even know who the current president of the Bank of China headquarters is.

"We have already had dinner with the president of the Bank of China, and he also mentioned you and Shu Ting." Zhang Zhaodi's words did not surprise Zhang Heping, or it should be said that it was something he expected.

After all, he handed over the distribution rights of the 120-year life potion, and Old Man Du returned to the capital to share his experience, so any family with elderly people would try to get closer to the Zhang family.

Some might ask, under Hua Lao's pyramid distribution model, if we just wait a few more years, all the elderly people in China will be able to use the Longevity 120 drug.

But the question is, who can guarantee that no one will die in the next few years?
To be precise, which elderly person in which household can guarantee that they will not die in the next few years?
Besides, Zhang Heping still has the 160-year lifespan potion that has not been promoted yet. Anyone who thinks long-term will not stop at the 120-year lifespan potion.

Just as Zhang Heping was about to hang up, Zhang Zhaodi mentioned another incident. "Yesterday, someone used Chang Xing's name to report that a unit under the Tobacco Bureau was reselling cigarettes. They were caught red-handed that night."

"At noon today, Chang Xing came back and said that their leadership was planning to promote him to deputy director of the logistics department."

"I think there's something wrong. I want Chang Xing to change his unit. What do you think?"

There must be something wrong here. Maybe it was just a drama directed and acted by Chang Xing, the mentor.

Zhang Heping didn't care who was in charge of this matter. As long as the other party was willing to help the Zhang family for the 120-year lifespan potion, there would be no problem!

"Where is the former deputy director of the logistics department? And how are the section chiefs above Chang Xing arranged?" Zhang Heping was very open-minded about this matter, but he did not take the hidden dangers lightly.

Zhang Zhaodi obviously had not asked about this matter. I could hear her shouting upstairs through the phone, asking Chang Xing to come down and answer the call from his third uncle.

Chang Xing must be angry with his mother. Suddenly, he had the opportunity to jump three levels, but his mother wanted him to change his unit. It was normal that he couldn't figure it out for a while.

"Hey, Third Uncle!" Chang Xing called out reluctantly.

"Is the speakerphone on?" Zhang Heping said casually, "Let your mother listen too."

Chang Xing said, "Oh!", put down his phone, turned on the speakerphone, and placed it on the table. He also lay down on the table and said, "Turn it on, Third Uncle!"

"Whose deputy director position does your boss plan to have you replace? Where will that deputy director go next?" Zhang Heping was worried about his nephew's lack of experience, so he asked more carefully. "Also, has the head of your current department been transferred?"

"Well..." Chang Xing thought for a moment, then shook his head at the phone and said, "I don't know. The leader didn't say anything!"

"If you want to make it in the government, you need to consider a lot of things." Zhang Heping patiently explained why he had asked that question. "Will the deputy director or other section chiefs you replaced have any objections to you?"

"Will they try to trip you up in the future? Or report you anonymously?"

"Your boss is being a bit hasty. If you accept this promotion, it will be like a building without a solid foundation. It could collapse at any time. Do you understand?"

"But..." Chang Xing wanted to refute, but then his mother patted him on the back and told him to listen to his third uncle.

"It seems you haven't thought it through!" Zhang Heping said with a calm smile, "Let me ask this another way. Why did your leader promote you this way? What did he want?"

"A potion that prolongs life to 120 years!" Chang Xing answered directly this time.

"Very good!" Zhang Heping gave the other party an affirmation, then continued to ask: "Is he anxious for this potion? Or are you anxious for me to give it to him? Or do we have to give it to him? Who holds the initiative?"

Chang Xing thought for a moment and seemed to understand Zhang Heping's meaning. "Uncle, are you telling me not to rush into this matter and to see if there are any hidden dangers?"

Zhang Heping didn't answer his nephew's question. With his mother listening nearby, she would explain the ins and outs to him later. "Although the Tobacco Bureau generates a lot of revenue for the national treasury every year, those achievements are to be expected. Anyone in charge could achieve the same results." Zhang Heping rephrased, "So, if you want to reach a higher position, the Tobacco Bureau is just a stepping stone for you."

"You are still young, and there will be many opportunities in the next few years. Don't be blinded by the immediate benefits."

Finally, Zhang Heping spoke a few words to his elder sister Zhang Zhaodi, asking her to communicate with Chang Xing and break things down.

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Heping told his concubine Chen Shuting about his niece Chang Wen's job at the Bank of China, asking her to keep an eye on the matter and find an opportunity to invite the president of the Bank of China to dinner in the future.

After Chen Shuting agreed to this matter, Zhang Heping thought about it again, and then called his cousin Zhou Xiaochun to ask whether CCTV would broadcast the video of their last interview with former Mayor Suzuki.

Zhou Xiaochun, who was on a business trip, found a quiet corner and squatted down, covering the microphone of his mobile phone and said, "Uncle, I asked about this a few days ago, but they still don't intend to broadcast it."

"Okay, I got it. Be careful when you are outside and remember to travel with others!" Zhang Heping replied, and after Zhou Xiaochun finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Former Mayor Suzuki came to Shenzhen Peace College at that time and wanted to explain to Zhang Heping in person, but Zhang Heping did not meet him. Instead, he asked Zhou Xiaochun to go out with his assistant, photographer, and bodyguard to interview the former mayor of Rijima about his statement on the bombing.

In that interview video, there were many accusations against Mitsui, and they named names.

Although Zhang Heping learned some information about the masterminds behind the incident, he found that no one from the Japanese government was involved. How could this be possible!

So, Zhang Heping is waiting for the investigation from Japan.

However, when he returned to Hong Kong Island yesterday, his driver Xiao Lu and his family came to him again and said that the people from Mitsui in Japan promised them that they could also pay them 1 million magnesium yuan in compensation!
It is not known whether the Mitsui people were forced by Magnesium!

But the fact that Japan and Magnesium each had to pay 1 million magnesium yuan in compensation obviously made the driver Xiao Lu and his family uneasy.

Zhang Heping asked them to choose for themselves, but they didn't dare.

A person’s name is like a tree’s shadow!
Zhang Heping’s title of God of Killing within Umbrella Corporation is not earned by flattery!

In recent years, if there had not been a large number of mainland veterans in the Umbrella Corporation, and if there had not been almost no need for Zhang Heping to take action, the young people who came in later would not have been able to rely on only rumors.

In addition, only after the bodyguard Xiao Shen died did their families dare to do something close to betrayal for money!

Zhang Heping, Wei Chunqiao, Zhu Chengguang and others had to consider the feelings of other bodyguards and could not do anything to the family of the deceased bodyguard Xiao Shen. They could only let them go out and fend for themselves.

As for whether they can keep the 1 million magnesium yuan in compensation, Zhu Chengguang has already stood up and said publicly that if there is any problem in the future, they can come to him or other managers and bodyguards.

There is another hidden meaning in these words, that is, they will most likely get into trouble because of the money!

But the driver Xiao Lu is not dead!
On the night of the accident, Zhang Heping not only endured the pain and prescribed a treatment plan for the driver Xiao Lu, but also personally guided other doctors to treat the seriously injured driver in the following days.

It can be said that the driver Xiao Lu’s life was saved by Zhang Heping and other medical staff!

However, this guy wanted to compromise before Zhang Heping for the sake of compensation from Nichijin. How is this different from betrayal?

Even if the other party compromised, it was within Zhang Heping's calculations, but he and his family shouldn't have taken the initiative to jump out!
Especially what happened yesterday, when a family took the initiative to come to Zhang Heping to talk about compensation, as if Zhang Heping had not compensated them!
Wei Chunqiao and Zhu Chengguang, who arrived later, were very angry, but were suppressed by Zhang Heping, who also said in public that Xiao Lu's family should make their own choice.

Once this incident happened, it was soon known to outsiders.

Sure enough, after dinner at the Zhang family's house, Old Hua, along with Zhang Heping who was preparing to go to the space capsule remote control center, talked about the latest conditions offered by Japan Magnesium: all goods from the Heping Group would be exempt from tariffs.

Zhang Heping sneered, "Did they also add that they welcome the Heping Group to build a factory there?"

With a serious expression, Hua Lao said, "They want to join our space experiments!"

"That's a great idea! I'll have a chance to get my hands on a 200-year lifespan potion!" Zhang Heping was genuinely amused this time. "Do they think I'm stupid? Or do they think I'm short of that little bit of tariff?"

"Or do they think that the Japanese magnesium market can bring me huge profits, enough for me to forget my hatred and then share the longevity potion technology with them?"

Unsure of Zhang Heping's attitude, and considering that the driver, Xiao Lu, wanted compensation from Japan and the US, Hua Lao guessed that Zhang Heping might not be in a good mood. So he changed the subject, saying, "The Three Gorges Project will be discussed at the meeting, and it is very likely to be approved this time."

"Once the resolution on the Three Gorges Project is passed, it should be put out to public bidding. Would you like to support it then?"

"Yes!" Zhang Heping nodded. "I'll wait for your news. I'll have Shu Ting send someone to contact you then."

Old Hua laughed and said, "If they knew you were willing to invest in this project, they wouldn't need you to send anyone over; they would have come on their own."

After finishing this story, Elder Hua accompanied Zhang Heping for a while until they reached the bottom of the biological gene laboratory building. Only then did Elder Hua ask, "Heping, is there really no room for compromise on that matter?"

Zhang Heping stopped in his tracks, turned around and waved away the bodyguards around him, then stood in front of Elder Hua and calmly said, "You can all back down, but I cannot!"

After speaking, Zhang Heping turned and went into the building, leaving Hua Lao standing there deep in thought.

When Zhang Heping said this, he was actually implying to Hua Lao that they could compromise.

But Hua Lao thought about it more, more complicatedly!

Based on Zhang Heping's words, Hua Lao has another interpretation: Zhang Heping can continue to oppose Japan and the United States, but once Zhang Heping chooses to cooperate with Japan and the United States, they will eagerly flock to him, treat him as an honored guest, and do their best to satisfy all his demands!
Because the middle-aged and elderly people in Japan have all set their sights on the longevity potion, especially Zhang Heping who developed the longevity potion!
Thinking about this, Elder Hua felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have made the selection of test subjects for the Lifespan 120 drug public, allowing Ri Mei to covet it so quickly.

Otherwise, according to the nature of the Magnesium people, they would never show goodwill to the Peace Group so quickly without waiting for the effectiveness of the Lifespan 120 potion to be further confirmed!
Of course, Mr. Hua also felt that Zhang Heping had other hidden meanings in his words.

For example, they can have formal negotiations with Japan and magnesium!
Although Mr. Hua roughly understood Zhang Heping's intention to compromise, he remained cautious about the extent to which the talks could proceed.

Therefore, starting from the second day, the Hua Lao Zong would hand over the latest negotiation minutes of the bombing case to Zhang Heping for a look after dinner.

If Zhang Heping has any objections, he will ask the negotiation team to make timely adjustments.

It turned out that Mr. Hua was right!

After reading the negotiation minutes, Zhang Heping did express some objections, which was to insist that the Heping Group not give in.

Apart from this, Zhang Heping did not comment on other clauses that were beneficial to the mainland or to Japan-Magnesium.

By the end, it seemed as if this negotiation had nothing to do with Zhang Heping...

(End of this chapter)