Anxiang

Chapter 56

As the rain began to fall, the mourners lined up in a long black snake, slowly wriggling around the lawn.

The death knell is ringing, one after another...

The hall of Cheng Zhai was arranged as a temporary mourning hall.There was a coffin parked in the middle, and the lid hadn't been closed yet. The second sister's eyes were closed tightly, as if she was just asleep.

Cheng Yuan knelt in front of the second sister's coffin, motionless.In the distant sky, Cheng Yuan seemed to hear the death knell ringing, and each hit hit him heavily.Cheng Yuan felt that the bell was ringing for him. The second sister used her body to fill the road for him, but a part of her body also died with her. It is not only his second sister who will be buried today, but also the A naive, reckless, self-righteous young man.Cheng Yuan faintly heard the cheers ringing together with the death knell: the king is dead, long live the king...

At this time, a subordinate came in and whispered in Cheng Yuan's ear, "Mr. Cheng, the time is up."

Cheng Yuan remained motionless, as if he hadn't heard at all.The atmosphere was solemn and solemn, and the directors of the family gathered in small groups and whispered.

Cheng Yuan was still kneeling in front of the second sister's coffin, and Pippi appeared in the mourning hall, walked up to Cheng Yuan and said, "I'm sorry, uncle, I didn't protect my second aunt! I didn't expect her to die with Seventh Uncle."

Cheng Yuan said silently: "I know, you have tried your best."

"Before Second Aunt leaves, I want to tell you something."

"What did the second sister leave?"

Pippi looked around, moved closer to Cheng Yuan, and said in a low voice, "Second Aunt wants me to tell you that Uncle Seven has always had the habit of keeping accounts."

Cheng Yuan was taken aback: "What else?"

"There's nothing else, just this sentence. I asked my second aunt what she meant, and she said you will understand."

"I see. Pippi, I want you to do something for me immediately."

"What do you want me to do?"

Cheng Yuan didn't answer right away, stood up, came to the second sister's coffin and said softly: "Second sister, I'll be right back..." He whispered something to Pippi, who nodded and left.

As Cheng Yuan walked out, everyone consciously walked out of the way, and many directors took the initiative to greet Cheng Yuan, and everyone's attitude seemed courteous.A director came up to shake hands with Cheng Yuan, and said sadly: "Mr. Cheng, everyone is looking forward to your return! Mrs. Cheng... can't go on like this!"

Cheng Yuan nodded slightly, and took the initiative to shake hands with Teng Zhi next to him.

Teng Zhi said excitedly: "You are finally back."

Everyone's eyes followed Cheng Yuan. Cheng Yuan came to the portrait of Qi Shu, lowered his head and stared at Qi Shu in the photo for a while, as if mourning silently, but no one could see the expression on his face.He turned around and came to the temporary podium at the front, motioned everyone to sit down, and said sadly: "Thank you for coming to the funeral of Qi Shu. My father and Qi Shu represent an era of the Cheng Group. Now, with Qi Shu His death, this era is over..."

As soon as Cheng Yuan said the words, everyone was unexpected, with complex expressions, each thinking about their own concerns.

Cheng Yuan's gaze was like a torch, and he patrolled slowly, while the directors were silent.He said word by word: "The Cheng Group is our Cheng family business. It has followed a tradition for many years, that is, Mr. Cheng has the final say on everything. I don't want to change this tradition."

Teng Zhi and the directors were shocked.Cheng Yuan looked at Teng Zhi gloomyly, and then at the others...

The director who shook hands with Cheng Yuan just now hastily agreed: "Yes, yes, this will not change, the Cheng Group should listen to Mr. Cheng!"

Everyone agreed, Cheng Yuan leaned back on the chair, and the majesty of controlling the situation began to appear.

At this time, Lawyer Qin came up and whispered to Cheng Yuan, "Maquina is here!" .

Surrounded by several bodyguards, Maquina walked into the funeral scene.He came to the portrait of Seventh Uncle, bowed respectfully three times, turned around and came to Cheng Yuan, and said expectantly, "A Yuan, you are back after all!"

Cheng Yuan said expressionlessly: "You are busy with government affairs, and you still come to attend Seventh Uncle's funeral. Seventh Uncle will know and thank you!"

"You have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders now, I hope we have a chance to have a good chat."

Cheng Yuan raised his eyebrows and said bluntly, "I think so too, Uncle Maquina!"

Ma Kuina found a man kneeling and prostrating on the ground, kowtowing to the portrait of the seventh uncle from a distance, and asked calmly, "Who is this man? He looks familiar."

Cheng Yuan looked over and said, "It's the driver who has been following Uncle Seven, and he's dumb."

"It's rare, it seems to be a loyal servant."

Cheng Yuan said meaningfully: "I think he has a lot of secrets, but he can't tell them."

"The dead can't speak, and neither can the living. Uncle Qi's thoughtfulness is truly amazing."

Cheng Yuan said casually: "Uncle Qi is in charge of finance in the Cheng Group. He has an old habit of keeping accounts. I heard that he has an account book, which is full of old things."

Maquina replied calmly: "Oh, is it?"

The two looked at the dumb driver not far away, and he began to kowtow towards Cheng Yuan from a distance, babbling and saying something.

The two had different expressions, but they ignored him and walked out together.

Outside Seventh Uncle's house, Seventh Uncle's subordinates were still patrolling around, looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy.Suddenly several commercial vehicles drove up, and dozens of men in black got out of the vehicles, and soon surrounded Uncle Qi's house.

Pi Da led the third brother and Xiao Tang to rush in, but Qi Shu's subordinates sternly stopped him: "This is a private place, outsiders are not allowed to enter."

Pippi sneered and said, "We are not outsiders."

"What are you going to do?" Seventh Uncle's subordinates quickly used the walkie-talkie to call their companions. Third Brother and Xiao Tang rushed forward to subdue him. The security guard next to him took out his baton and rushed up, but Pippi kicked him away.

Seventh Uncle's men gathered in this direction, and the two sides fought in a scuffle.The people on Pippi's side came prepared, and quickly subdued Seventh Uncle's subordinates. Pippi grabbed a security guard who was on the ground, and asked, "Where is the study?"

At this time, a fire suddenly burst out, and the security guard pointed to the direction of the fire, "There, there is the study!"

Pippi rushed to the door of the study, the whole study was already on fire, no one could get in at all.Uncle Qi's men rushed to put out the fire, but they were all forced back by the fierce flames.The third brother came to Pippi's side: "What should we do now?"

Pippi frowned helplessly, waved and led his men away.

Night had fallen, and the candlelight flickered in the Cheng family's hall.The second sister's coffin was parked in the middle of the room, Cheng Yuan sat on a chair with his back to the door, apart from the coffin in the hall, he was the only one looking at the coffin with red eyes...

Pippi came in and stopped behind him.Cheng Yuan closed his eyes and asked, "How is it?"

"You didn't get what you asked for. Someone set fire on purpose before us. Uncle Qi's house should have been burned to ashes by now."

Cheng Yuan punched angrily: "Damn."

"What's in that ledger?" Pippi asked curiously.

"Secret accounts of illegal business transactions, records of bribery of government officials. With Uncle Qi's meticulous mind, he will definitely grab some evidence in his hand and leave a way out for himself."

Pippi suddenly came to his senses: "It seems that we still have to have an account book."

Cheng Yuan stood up and said: "You tell your subordinates not to leave and continue to search. Find me in 10 minutes, and I will go with you."

Pippi went out.

Cheng Yuan supported the coffin, picked up a piece of brocade next to it and covered it carefully, picked up a stick of incense, lit it, and suddenly stretched out a hand behind him, and took the incense...

Cheng Yuan turned around: "Lida?"

Lida closed her eyes and prayed, then put the incense in the incense burner.

"Thank you. When did you come back?"

"I rushed back when I heard about Yuna's death. I haven't heard from you, and everyone is very worried."

"I went to Beijing."

Lida paused, and asked cautiously, "Go...to find that girl?"

Cheng Yuan nodded and said, "We met once."

"Is she okay?"

"She is very nice, with a simple and pure life. I envy her very much." Cheng Yuan said blankly.

"Why didn't you bring her back?"

Cheng Yuan paused for a while and said, "I think... I won't see her again in the future."

Lida looked at Cheng Yuan carefully and said, "You look a little sad."

Cheng Yuan shook his head: "I don't feel anything right now."

Lida looked at Cheng Yuan with a strange look, and said helplessly, "I really hope you are still the original Cheng Yuan."

At this time, Pippi came in from the outside, saw Lida there, hesitated for a moment, and coughed lightly.Cheng Yuan didn't look at Pippi, and said to Lida, "I want to ask you something."

"what's up?"

"I want to see Mr. Fei."

Lida froze for a moment, nodded and said, "I will arrange it for you."

"Thank you." Cheng Yuan turned to Pippi and said, "Let's go."

Cheng Yuan took Pippi to the burning villa of Seventh Uncle, and a group of people flashed their flashlights around.Like everyone else, Cheng Yuan's body, hands, and face were all black, as if he had just climbed out of a coal mine. The followers opened the car door, and before Cheng Yuan got into the car, he turned his head and took another look into the darkness.

Pippi said with certainty: "I've searched all over, but I can't find it."

Looking at the ruins, Cheng Yuan nodded and said, "Someone is as nervous about the ledger as we are." Then he and Pippi got into the car and left.

As soon as he arrived at the office the next day, Cheng Yuan called Pippi and said to him seriously: "I am going to appoint you as the deputy general manager of the group and join the board of directors. Before that, we should make things clear."

Pippi looked at Cheng Yuan suspiciously, "Uncle, what do you want to say?"

"You have seen Lida come back!"

Pippi nodded.

"Mr. Fei's role in the listing plan was seen through by you. You informed me as soon as possible to let me know your position! In fact, Mr. Fei betrayed me more than once. You haven’t gotten rid of your relationship with Uncle Qi, and of course, Ma Kuina! What I want to ask is, if there is a real conflict between Cheng Shi and Fei Shi, which side will you stand on?"

"Why do you ask such a question? You still don't believe me?" Pippi frowned.

Cheng Yuan said aggressively: "Pippi, the only one left in the Cheng family is you and me, there is no question of whether you believe it or not! But, I know that everyone has weaknesses, and Lida is yours." !So, before we fight side by side, I want a clear answer from you."

Pipi was stunned, and asked softly, "Isn't Lida your weakness?"

After going through so many things, Cheng Yuan's heart was calm for a long time, and he said very forcefully: "I am Mr. Cheng now, and Mr. Cheng is not allowed to have weaknesses!"

Pippi thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "For me, there are two things that others cannot touch."

Cheng Yuan looked at Pippi and said nothing.

Pippi also said firmly: "One is the Cheng family, and the other is my mother. Now that I have lost my mother, I don't want to lose the Cheng family again."

"Is this your answer to me?"

Pipi nodded heavily, "Yes!"

"Well, I hope you will remember our conversation today." He glanced at Pippi, although Pippi's words were insincere.

Lida stood on the beach in a daze, and Pippi came over and stood quietly behind her.

Lida said sadly: "A Yuan, he has become a stranger now."

"If you experience him so much, it will change!"

"Pippi, will you be like him?"

Looking at the sea, Pippi nodded and said, "Yes, I hope I can become like my uncle!"

Lida looked at Pippi with a resolute expression, and suddenly shivered.

"What's wrong with you?" Pippi asked.

"I have a hunch that I shouldn't go back to Golden Toad Island!"

"Then go and go back to Europe."

"But, I still can't let it go!"

"You can't let go of uncle, but he is no longer the original him!"

Lida shook her head in a panic and said, "No, I don't believe it!"

Pippi looked at her helplessly, even a little frustrated.

At this time, Lida's phone rang, and Lida answered, "Ayuan! I made an appointment with my dad for you, and we will meet on the yacht. Yes, my dad is waiting for you there...Okay..."

Cheng Yuan and Mr. Fei sat opposite each other on the deck.Mr. Fei sighed and said, "Too many people died in the Cheng family, Jinchan Island is now more of an ominous place. Think about Uncle Qi, Miss Er, and little Yuna, alas, I don't even want to go ashore!"

"Uncle Fei, I believe you know better than others how Uncle Seventh and Second Sister died. As Mr. Cheng, Second Sister helped me clear the obstacles within the family. What I want to do now is to invite you to join me , unanimously to the outside world!" Cheng Yuan was expressionless, and spoke impeccably.

Mr. Fei was a little frightened, pretending to be puzzled and asking, "External, who are you going to deal with?"

Cheng Yuan smiled and said, "Of course it's the big six banks..." He looked at Mr. Fei and asked casually, "Who does Uncle Fei think I'm going to deal with?"

Mr. Fei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You startled me!"

Cheng Yuan suddenly asked sharply: "Are you afraid of something?"

Mr. Fei laughed: "What are you afraid of? Is there anything in this world that your Uncle Fei is afraid of?"

"That's good. Let's clean up this mess together, for Cheng's sake, and for Fei's!" Cheng Yuan raised his glass, and the two touched each other.

As soon as Cheng Yuan left, Mr. Fei called in his confidant, Lawyer Zhang, and said, "I have already met with Cheng Yuan. The current situation of Cheng Yuan is very bad, because several guarantees have been withdrawn, and the bank is starting to collect debts again! I think Cheng Yuan It’s far from sad.”

Lawyer Zhang said excitedly: "This is our great opportunity. Mr. Fei, what are you going to do?"

"Make a detailed plan first." Mr. Fei thought for a while and said.

"Then do we still need to inject capital into Cheng?"

Lao Fei thought about it and said: "You can't tear yourself apart right away, give them a little first, you must grasp the scale, neither more nor less! Now is a golden opportunity, I want you to make a comprehensive plan, don't just see the Cheng family has Debt, and seeing things that others in the Cheng family don't have..." He emphasized, "Those things are beyond our imagination."

Lida stood outside the door, looking at the closed door, with a worried expression on her face.

65．fishing hook

In the coffee shop, Pippi sat with representatives of major banks.

A bank representative said: "Mr. Pi, since you can represent Mr. Cheng, let's talk about your thoughts on debt!"

Pippi said: "The Cheng family's debt problem has been lingering there for a while, and we also hope to resolve it as soon as possible, so we initially formulated a repayment plan..."

The bank representatives suddenly beamed.

Pippi promised: "Give Mrs. Cheng some more time, and I promise you will pay back the principal with interest at that time, and you won't lose any interest."

The representatives asked puzzledly: "How long is a period of time?"

"One year."

The representatives got excited, "It's impossible, if the Cheng family's debts can't be settled within a week, then we can only regretfully go through the bankruptcy process."

Pippi sat peacefully on the sofa and said, "I know that the bank has its own difficulties, and you have to do it as a last resort. But if the Cheng family really collapses, your interests will also suffer."

The representatives said helplessly: "Even if we agree to extend the time limit for repaying the Cheng family's debts, it may not be able to pass the discussion of the board of directors."

"Mr. Cheng's decision will enable your board of directors to pass this resolution." Pippi took out a stack of documents and said, "This is the real estate material of Jinchan Island. You know that this island is not for sale forever by the Cheng family, but now Cheng Mrs. Cheng is willing to use this as collateral for the Cheng family's debts. Mrs. Cheng will definitely give your board of directors a satisfactory result within six months instead of a year!"

The representatives of the bank looked at each other in blank dismay. The matter had come to an end, and they didn't want to be hurt by the Cheng family. After all, the collapse of the Cheng family would not do them any good.

In the Beijing ward, Wu Yue suddenly opened her eyes, staring at the ceiling in a daze, with a look of fear on her face.The sound of gunshots, panting, and Li Kejin's screams after being stabbed kept lingering in her mind...

Wu's mother hurriedly wiped Wu Yue's sweat, put down the towel, and fed Wu Yue with soup. Wu Yue took a few sips and turned her head away.

Mama Wu persuaded: "Come on, drink a little more, you can't do without food."

Wu Yue turned her head and stared blankly at Mama Wu...

Mama Wu was anxious: "Wu Yue, Wu Yue, can you talk?"

(End of this chapter)