Hidden moth

Chapter 214: Inconsiderateness

Gong Xiaodong showed no sign of anger. Instead, he bowed to Lin Qingshuang in public and said, "Brother, you are very understanding and should deal with me in this way. I would like to thank you very much!"

Zou Tianjin also bowed and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother Lin, for clearing Senior Brother Gong and me of suspicion. This matter should be reported to the clan law hall first."

Lin Qingshuang: "You don't need to remind me of this. I reported it to the clan law hall before I came here, and the clan elder personally answered the call."

The elder Zong is the head of Wangqi Sect, Zong Zheng, also known as the second elder. In the impression of many younger disciples, he is an old good guy who likes to smooth things over.

Unlike other elders, ordinary disciples don’t know where they are and what they are doing. Zong Zheng is the director of the village committee of Caiping Village, Fengwei Township. He usually sits in the clan hall and is responsible for coordinating various daily affairs.

Lin Qingshuang reported the results of the investigation and interrogation to Zong Zheng as soon as possible.

Shi Yunlu's confession was similar to what Lan Jiuwan had secretly investigated. Lin Qingshuang and Qian Guran naturally focused on interrogating him about who had unlocked the seal. Surprisingly, they didn't get a name from the East. Shi Yunlu called him Mr. Fabre.

Fabre is a surname, and Shi Yunlu met this person when he was studying in the United States. He is a middle-aged man with an Asian face and speaks fluent Asian language.

Shi Yunlu, who had just gone abroad, was only a first-level imitator of Ruweimen. He met Fabre at a gathering of local Eastern immigrants and prospective immigrants.

Fabre discovered that Shi Yunlu was a sorcerer and took the initiative to befriend him, claiming to be a sorcerer himself. As for which school of sorcery did Fabre belong to? He probably belonged to the Ruwei School.

What does "should be" mean? Because Shi Yunlu never asked, and Fabre himself never said it, but he had taught Shi Yunlu the art of micromanagement, so Shi Yunlu naturally assumed that he was also a micromanager.

Shi Yunlu finally broke through the third level of cultivation while overseas. In addition to the inheritance of the Huiming Shi family, Fabre's guidance could not be ignored. In Shi Yunlu's eyes, Fabre was a mysterious and powerful senior master.

Everyone called him Mr. Fabre, and Shi Yunlu followed suit. As for his real name, no one knew it, but it was just a code name anyway.

There are so many sorcerers in the world, so it is normal for him to appear overseas. Anyway, the other party understands the incisions of the art and is a genuine high-level sorcerer, and his whereabouts and identity are very mysterious.

Shi Yunlu had seen him more than ten times, but they had not met since he broke through the third level of cultivation. Not long after, Shi Yunlu returned to China, and his cultivation was sealed by Zou Tianjin, the deacon of the clan law hall.

Just last month, Shi Yunlu met Fabre again while having dinner in a restaurant in Nanhua.

Fabre had obviously heard about the Huiming Shi family's situation and felt very sympathetic towards Shi Yunlu's plight. He asked if there was anything he could do to help and left a contact number.

This chance encounter gave Shi Yunlu something to think about. After returning, he thought a lot and then took the initiative to contact Fabre, asking him to help him remove the ban and then re-ban it after a few days so that no one could find the flaw.

All the high-level cultivators of the original Shi family are gone. Shi Yunlu's cultivation has not yet broken through the fourth level, and he is not qualified to receive the second inheritance of the sect. He is still unaware of the various requirements for unlocking the ban.

Logically, Fabre should have known about it, but he said nothing. He said calmly that there was no problem at all, but Shi Yunlu just needed to agree to a few conditions, such as confidentiality.

The most important condition was that he wanted 30% of the shares of the newly established Huishi Mingpin. He would not hold the shares personally, but would send someone to hold them on his behalf in the future... Shi Yunlu naturally agreed.

Fabre actually knew very well what Shi Yunlu wanted to do, but he declared that the rest had nothing to do with him. He just sympathized with his situation and temporarily lifted the ban on him.

According to Shi Yunlu's plan, if today's action was successful, he would contact Fabre to impose a ban on himself, so that he could do it without anyone noticing... Unfortunately, he was captured by Qian Guran before he could succeed.

Lin Qingshuang obtained the confession and also got the contact information that Fabre left for Shi Yunlu. She immediately reported it to the clan law hall and submitted all the materials she had to the clan elders.

Gong Xiaodong: "What did the sect elder say?"

Lin Qingshuang: "Investigate, investigate thoroughly! You two deacons are the principals of the Zongfa Hall here, so you should be held responsible. He asked me to come to you two first. If nothing goes wrong, you will receive a notice from the Zongfa Hall tomorrow morning."

Zou Tianjin quickly stated: "This is our responsibility and we will investigate it thoroughly."

Gong Xiaodong asked, "Why wait until tomorrow?"

According to common sense, if the clan hall wants to give an order, they can directly notify them after receiving the news. This is not a government agency that has to pay attention to working hours.

It is a bit puzzling why the sect elder asked Lin Qingshuang to come over first and then give the order tomorrow.

Lin Qingshuang: "Something has happened now. Before the clan law hall officially issues an order, we need you to take a stance first."

Zou Tianjin and Gong Xiaodong both changed color and asked, "What's going on?"

Lin Qingshuang glanced around and whispered a few words. Gong Xiaodong ordered that all disciples below the fourth level of cultivation leave the compound, but not leave the compound for the time being. They were also forbidden from leaking any information about this matter.

Steward Gong also instructed two trusted high-level sorcerers to take Shi Yunlu and Sheng Tiangang out for custody and to protect their lives. There were many things that needed to be interrogated later, and they could not be silenced.

Among the people present, two deacons are of the fifth-level cultivation. In addition to Lin Qingshuang and Qian Guran, there are four fourth-level warlocks. This lineup is already very powerful.

Those who are still here to deal with the subsequent affairs of the Huiming Shi family are basically the elites selected by the Zongfa Hall from various sects. They are also the most trustworthy core disciples, because the interests of all parties involved in this matter are too many and too complicated.

Huang Si, Meng Ya and others went out, and two fourth-level sorcerers were also sent out. Including Qian Guran, there were only six people left in the room.

Zou Tianjin: "Brother Lin, please tell me what you want to say."

Lin Qingshuang asked abruptly, "Lu Shutang, do you know him?"

Zou Tianjin was slightly startled, then he seemed to understand something and let out a long sigh, "That's my eldest sister's child."

Lin Qingshuang actually asked another nonsense question: "Are you his uncle?"

Zou Tianjin looked embarrassed: "You want to ask about the 30% stake, right? I did contact Shi Haotu and wanted my nephew to invest in Huishi Mingpin and hold a 30% stake, but the deal didn't go through..." "What? You have something to do here!" Gong Xiaodong's reaction was very surprised. He subconsciously dodged and stood beside Lin Qingshuang, facing Zou Tianjin.

The other two fourth-level warlocks present had the same reaction. Only Qian Guran remained calm, as if he had already known what was going on.

Zou Tianjin's face was already red, and now it turned even redder. He lowered his head and said, "It wasn't even discussed at all, what's there to talk about? I never thought that someone would unblock Shi Yunlu and ask for that 30% of the shares as a reward.

When I was interrogating Shi Yunlu just now, I felt something was wrong. Even if Senior Brother Lin didn't ask, I would have found a chance to tell him."

Lin Qingshuang: "You have no choice but to explain it clearly now."

Deacon Zou from Ruweimen explained the whole story.

Zou Tianjin's parents are just ordinary workers. There are five children in the family. He is the youngest, with two older sisters and two older brothers. His life was relatively difficult when he was a child.

His mother retired early, so she asked her older sister to take her place in the factory as a worker. In those days, there was a saying about "taking over a job," a system to solve the employment problem for young people.

My eldest sister was very capable, and crucially, she married the workshop director. Later, Zou Tianjin's brother-in-law became deputy factory director and, after the restructuring, deputy general manager. My eldest sister also rose through the ranks and took an office position, and her life improved significantly.

Zou Tianjin is a dozen years younger than his eldest sister. His eldest sister and her husband have taken good care of him since he was a child. Even his living expenses for college were provided by his eldest sister and brother-in-law.

It was during his college years that Zou Tianjin met his master who introduced him to the art of martial arts, but that is another story.

My eldest sister and her husband have only one son, Lu Shutang. Lu Shutang has always been a good student and is the pride of his parents. He was admitted to Qiyuan University, where he studied computer science and technology and graduated with a master's degree two years ago.

When he said this, Lin Qingshuang and Qian Guran exchanged glances, both seeming a little surprised. Because according to this school, this major, and this graduation time, Lu Shutang was in the same year as He Kao, maybe even classmates!
But neither of them said anything, and did not bring up the matter any further, just listened to Zou Tianjin continue his story.

After graduating, Lu Shutang found two jobs but was not satisfied with either, so he went home and said he wanted to start a business. However, his parents were not at all reassured, and they did not have the capital to let him do that.

Zou Tianjin does have the capital, but deep down he doesn't support his nephew doing this. He has just graduated for two years and doesn't understand anything yet, let alone any reliable projects. Isn't it nonsense to talk about starting a business?
My eldest sister and brother-in-law have retired. They have pensions and savings, and their life is relatively affluent, but they are not wealthy. Now they worry about Lu Shutang every day at home.

Some time ago, Zou Tianjin happened to hear that Shi Haotu was planning to set up a new company called Huishi Mingpin, which planned to concentrate high-quality resources to develop online business. It can be regarded as an Internet industry, which is related to his nephew's major.

He learned about the situation from other sources and was optimistic about the project's prospects. If it performed well, it would have the potential to go public in the future. So he approached Shi Haotu and discussed his intention to invest in the company.

Zou Tianjin didn't want to invest himself, but wanted Lu Shutang to participate in the investment. He didn't want to hold shares on behalf of others, but to let his nephew be the real shareholder.

At that time, Huishi Mingpin was in the planning stage, with a planned initial registered capital of 20 million yuan, and Huishi Group mainly used industrial investment.

Zou Tianjin said that his nephew received 6 million in cash and held 30% of the shares. If possible, it would be best if he could ask for a seat on the board of directors.

Lu Shutang certainly didn't have the six million himself, but his uncle could lend it to him, and he could also let him pay it back without rushing, and wait until the company went public in the future.

In this way, Lu Shutang is one of the founding founders of this company. If it really goes public in the future, he will also be a director of a listed company, which can also make his parents feel at ease.

Did Shi Haotu and his wife agree? They both agreed and didn't agree.

Shi Haotu was very grateful for Deacon Zou's interest and support, but he was determined not to accept the six million. He made it very clear that Huishi Mingpin was honored that Deacon Zou was willing to participate in the investment, so why would he accept money? Not a cent!

Considering that Huishi Mingpin still needs to introduce other cooperative shareholders, Shi Haotu’s operating space is not that large. 30% is a bit difficult, but he can give Lu Shutang 10% of the shares.

Yes, that's 10% of the shares for free! In addition, he also promised to give Lu Shutang a seat on the board of directors. After hearing Shi Haotu's words, Zou Tianjin realized that he had been taking things for granted.

First of all, registered capital and equity valuation are two different things. It should not be enough to take 30% of the shares with 6 million. Even if it is enough, Shi Haotu does not want to and dare not really accept his 6 million.

Perhaps from Shi Haotu's perspective, giving away 10% of the shares for free is his biggest room for maneuver in this project. Even if Lu Shutang is unlearned, he can be supported by being a director and senior executive. With Deacon Zou's support behind him, it is not a disadvantage.

Zou Tianjin just wanted to find a decent way out for his nephew, but under the circumstances, it was difficult to talk about it, so he gave up the idea. He was also impulsive and didn't think too much about it. He just let it go if he thought it was not suitable.

At this point, Gong Xiaodong couldn't help but say, "Old Zou, what are you thinking about? Are you just thinking about these three things? Besides, even if you want to arrange for your nephew, you can find anyone else. Why did you think of looking for Shi Haotu?"

Zou Tianjin's mission here was to supervise Shi Haotu, Shi Yunlu and other Shi family members on behalf of Ruweimen. How could he be partnering with them in business? This was definitely inappropriate!

Even if he wanted to invest, he could choose those industries that had been seized and divested by the Shumen. Those assets needed someone to take over the management. There was no need for him to get involved in Shi Haotu's business.

Zou Tianjin sighed, "It's truly not suitable, so I gave up on it immediately! I was confused at the time, I only saw that the project was relevant to my major, and the business had nothing to do with magic or techniques..."

Lu Shutang was not a sorcerer, not even a Zhiyuanke. Zou Tianjin knew that his nephew was not suitable for practicing magic, so he did not tell him anything about it.

The businesses that Zou Tianjin usually dealt with were more or less related to magic and techniques, and it was not suitable to arrange Lu Shutang into them. It happened that Shi Haotu was planning to build Huishi Mingpin, so he had the idea.

It has been more than three months since the incident. If no one mentioned it again, even Zou Tianjin himself would have almost forgotten it.

After listening, Gong Xiaodong asked Lin Qingshuang again: "Big sister, how did you know about this? Did Shi Haotu tell you?"

Lin Qingshuang: "I haven't passed Shi Haotu yet, and I haven't had time to look for him. But after I captured Sheng Tiangang today, I found this in his residence on Shi Yun Road..."

As she spoke, she stretched out a hand towards Qian Guran.

Lao Qian was carrying a computer bag and quickly took out a document from the bag and handed it over.

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(End of this chapter)