The Secret of the Yoga Club: The Women's Identity is Not Simple

Lin Feng had only been in Zijin City for a few days when news came from Hehai that several of Shuke Group's cooperative projects in Zijin City had run into problems almost simultaneously.

First, regarding the municipal infrastructure project in Zijin City that Xiao Wang from the business department had previously discussed, the other company suddenly reneged on the deal, preferring to pay a penalty as stipulated in the contract rather than continue the cooperation.

Following that, two other potential projects that were under negotiation also fell through. The person in charge stammered on the phone for a long time before finally saying, "It's what the higher-ups want."

Even a small landscaping project that had already been contracted was suspended by the client under the pretext of needing to re-examine the contractor's qualifications.

It's obvious who's behind this.

Lu Hao had his face splashed with water and was publicly pinned to the ground in Qingyuan that day. The grudge was so deep that he couldn't possibly not retaliate.

Zhongfang has been operating in Zijin City for many years and has intricate relationships with various government departments and large enterprises. A simple word from them can make it difficult for Shuke to move an inch in the city.

Fortunately, He Qianwen and Shangguan Jinghong were keeping things in order in Hehai City, so Shuke's base camp was not affected for the time being.

Lin Feng called Lu Fei and asked him to make a list of all the projects currently underway in Zijin City. He suggested suspending those that could be suspended and transferring those that could be transferred back to Hehai, minimizing the company's exposure in Zijin City.

Lu Fei said he understood on the other end of the phone, and then added that the morale of the sales department had been a bit low lately, and several salespeople were holding back their anger.

Lin Feng said to bear with it for now and wait until he finished dealing with things here before going back.

After arranging things at the company, Lin Feng's men continued to report Lu Hao's whereabouts intermittently every day.

This man has been spending almost every night fooling around with Liu Ming lately. They often go to a private club called "Golden Splendor" and sometimes to Liu Ming's private villa in the eastern suburbs of Zijin City.

When the two are together, there are always women and alcohol around, and sometimes they party all night long. In such a decadent setting, it's impossible to talk about nothing but romance.

Lin Feng instructed his men to continue keeping an eye on things; nothing stays hidden forever.

Sure enough, a few days later, one of Kui Zi's underlings, while drinking with a former security guard at Jinbihuihuang, managed to get an old story out of him.

That security guard had worked at Jinbihuihuang for several years and had witnessed many shady things.

Once, after drinking too much, the security guard lowered his voice and told him something—about five years ago, Lu Hao got drunk in a private room and dragged a waitress named Xiao Fang into his dormitory and raped her.

The girl jumped off the building the next day. The case was quickly suppressed, and although her family came to make a scene several times, nothing came of it.

Xiaofang has a younger brother named Junzi. He has been filing complaints everywhere for years, but he has no evidence and can't even get a case filed.

Lu Hao sent people to beat him up several times, and finally gave him 10,000 yuan as "humanitarian compensation" to get rid of him.

Kui Zi instructed his younger brother to follow the line downwards, and within two days they found Jun Zi.

For the past few years, Junzi has been working on construction sites while searching for his former roommates who shared a dormitory with his sister. He has never given up.

Kui Zi led him to Lin Feng's business hotel room. Jun Zi stood at the door, wearing a faded work jacket. He was short, thin as a bamboo pole, with prominent cheekbones, deep-set eyes, and rough hands covered in calluses and cracks.

He hesitated at the door for a while until Lin Feng pulled over a chair for him to sit down and had Kui Zi pour him a cup of hot water, at which point he slowly relaxed.

Lin Feng didn't beat around the bush. "I have the same goal as you: to bring him down. I heard you have some leads."

Junzi held the water glass in silence for a moment before slowly speaking.

"After my sister's accident, I went to the police station to report it, but the police said there wasn't enough evidence to file a case. I went to the city government building and held up a sign, but the security guards chased me away. I consulted a lawyer, who said I couldn't win without evidence. Later, Lu Hao sent people to find me, cornered me in an alley behind the construction site, beat me up, threw 10,000 yuan on the ground, and said my sister had done something stupid and it had nothing to do with him, and told me to be smart and take the money and get lost. I've been looking for evidence for the past few years."

He paused, then looked up at Lin Feng. "But I recently found a new clue. My sister had a roommate named Zhao Cuicui. She disappeared after that incident, and nobody knows where she went. I have a feeling she must know something; maybe she was in the dorm and saw something with her own eyes."

Lin Feng picked up his phone and immediately sent a message to Ye Qinghan, sending her Zhao Cuicui's name and basic information, asking her to help check her household registration information.

A moment later, Ye Qinghan replied that Zhao Cuicui's registered address was in a remote mountainous county in Guangnan Province. Her registered address had been moved once a few years ago, and it had not been updated since.

After reading the message, Lin Feng stood up, picked up his coat, and said to Kui Zi, "Let's go, let's go to the airport now."

That afternoon, the two boarded a flight to Guangnan. After landing, they rented a regular SUV at the airport and drove overnight to the county town according to their registered address.

After exiting the highway, the mountain road became increasingly narrow, turning from a cement road to a gravel road, and then from a gravel road to a bumpy dirt road. The cliffs on both sides were steep, and when the headlights swept across them, you could see that the cliff faces were covered with vines.

After arriving in the county town, they found Zhao Cuicui's hometown village according to her registered address. Most of the houses in the village were empty, and the elderly people who remained told them that the Zhao family had moved away many years ago, and no one knew where they went.

Lin Feng stood in front of the Zhao family's long-abandoned mud-brick house. The yard was overgrown with weeds half a person tall, and a rusty iron lock hung on the wooden door.

He sighed inwardly; this lead had most likely gone cold.

Kui Zi parked the car under the big banyan tree at the village entrance and patted Lin Feng on the shoulder. "Brother Lin, don't sigh. There's a small restaurant up ahead; I heard their sauerkraut and donkey meat are quite famous. Let's eat our fill before we go. That way, everything will go smoothly, right?"

Lin Feng thought about it and agreed. He draped his coat over his arm and followed Kui Zi toward the restaurant at the village entrance. The restaurant wasn't big, with a large iron pot set up at the entrance. Donkey meat was stewing in the pot, the broth was milky white, steaming hot, and the aroma wafted down half the street.

Several plastic tables and chairs were set up under the sunshade, and several tables were already occupied by locals eating and drinking.

The two found a seat towards the back. Kui Zi studied the menu for a while before finally ordering the restaurant's signature pickled cabbage and donkey meat, along with several other stir-fried dishes.

The dishes were served quickly. The pickled cabbage and donkey meat dish used pickled cabbage made in an old jar, which was cut into thin strips and stewed with the donkey meat. The meat was tender and the aroma of sourness was irresistible.