Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

"Please, Mr. Chen!" Inside the club, a bodyguard led An Xiaohai through the long corridor from last time and into a secluded private room, but this was not the room where he had met Zhan Weiting and Mr. Kang last time.

The woman in the kimono opened the door again, but her makeup had changed drastically this time, making her look completely different from last time.

Besides this woman, there was only Zhan Weiting in the private room, who was smilingly inviting An Xiaohai to sit down.

"Mr. Zhan, the private rooms here are all quite nice. Are they open to the public?" An Xiaohai asked, looking around.

The style of this private room is very different from the last one, exuding a strong Hong Kong style, and there is even a Guan Yu shrine in one corner.

"Is Mr. Chen interested in getting one?" Zhan Weiting asked while pouring tea for An Xiaohai.

"Of course, I'll probably be staying here for a long time in the future, so I need a place to entertain guests. It's not appropriate to put many guests in a hotel, nor is it good to bring them home. This place is perfect."

"Mr. Chen has a good eye, hehe!" Zhan Weiting chuckled dryly. "The private rooms here are only open to VIP members, and each VIP member can have a fixed private room."

Besides being a place for receiving guests, our facility also has all the other functions you need.

Walk further ahead from here, through the corridor, there's a guest room area where guests can stay. Sauna, mahjong, and massage are all readily available and very private!

Zhan Weiting raised his eyebrows at An Xiaohai, giving him a knowing look.

An Xiaohai was slightly taken aback: "Oh, I see. That's great. So it turns out the hotel and sauna next door are both run by private clubs."

Before An Xiaohai came in, he deliberately had Zhou Xun drive around the club twice in a grand manner to observe the surrounding environment.

Based on the length of the corridor, An Xiaohai deduced that the building where the club was located was connected to the building next door. The private room where he met with Mr. Kang last time should not be in the building where the club was located, but in the building next door.

Now that Zhan Weiting has said this, An Xiaohai is certain that the four closely packed buildings in this area are all connected, and the hotels and massage parlors in the other two buildings are also owned by these people.

"Hehe, they're not owned by the club itself, they're all owned by the club's VIP members."

We often gather here, and we always have various needs. It's better to have our own people handle it than to let others do it – keep the good stuff in the family, haha!

"That's true," An Xiaohai nodded in agreement, "How can one become a premium member?"

"This is neither difficult nor easy."

We are a chamber of commerce. To join us, you first need a formal member of the chamber of commerce to act as your introducer and guarantor. Only then can you join the chamber of commerce and become a regular member.

To upgrade to a senior member, one must either make significant contributions to the chamber of commerce, enabling everyone to profit, or, after serving as a member for five years, submit an application that is approved by the president and executive directors.

"Oh, that makes sense, sounds pretty good, but you'll need to pay a membership fee, right?"

"Of course, a regular membership costs 100,000 a year, and a premium membership costs 1 million a year," Zhan Weiting said while observing An Xiaohai's expression. When he mentioned the 1 million annual membership fee, An Xiaohai's expression did not change at all.

"That's a great deal!" An Xiaohai nodded slightly. "Does becoming a member mean I won't have to pay for anything here?"

"Of course, otherwise who would pay the membership fee?"

However, there's a limit; exceeding that limit incurs additional charges. Otherwise, if people trying to take advantage bring all sorts of random people here every day to eat and drink excessively, the club won't be able to survive.

"Are there really people like that?"

"There are plenty. What kind of people aren't there in the business world?"

"Is Ms. Han a member?"

"Unfortunately, she isn't!" Zhan Weiting smiled and said, "Miss Han has always been very frugal. She couldn't bear to spend so much money to join the membership. She said that since she can come and go freely here, why should she waste money?"

Many friends in our group offered to pay her membership fee, but she refused.

"Hehe, Miss Han is quite lovely, genuine and unpretentious."

"Yes, that's quite commendable. If Mr. Chen is interested in joining, I can be your sponsor."

"Thank you in advance!"

An Xiaohai picked up his teacup and gently clinked it against Zhan Weiting's. The two then slowly drank the tea.

"Mr. Chen, after considering this for some time, Mr. Kang has decided to take the risk and give it a try. I wonder what the specific procedures are?" Zhan Weiting changed the subject and finally got to the point.

"The process is very simple," An Xiaohai put down his teacup. "I'll start making arrangements as soon as I get the money, and I'll let you know the results within three to five days."

In principle, I will not participate in your actions, but if you need my cooperation, I will do my best to cooperate.

That's roughly it.

"Does the full amount need to be settled beforehand?"

"Yes, that's our rule, and it's also just in case."

We will definitely keep our promises, but if you fail, are unwilling to pay the final payment, or are unable to pay the final payment, wouldn't we suffer a huge loss?

Moreover, doing this kind of thing is extremely risky, and getting involved would be very troublesome, so we must secure our protection first. I hope Mr. Zhan understands this.

Zhan Weiting took a deep breath and frowned: "President Chen, we get along very well. Since we're not old acquaintances, I'll speak frankly."

"Please speak."

"To be honest, it would be difficult for us to place such a big bet based on just a few words from President Chen, after all, ten million is not a small amount."

Mr. Chen is unwilling to reveal who the powerful figure behind you is. Let's put ourselves in his shoes. If you were Mr. Kang, would you easily make this bet?

"No!" An Xiaohai shook his head with a straightforward smile: "So under normal circumstances, I won't take the initiative to make this connection or build this bridge."

The reason I gave you this idea last time was mainly because I felt that President Zhan and Mr. Kang trusted me a lot. They were willing to tell me such a private matter on our first meeting, so I naturally wanted to return the favor.

I'm a businessman, and business is about mutual consent. Since Mr. Zhan is unwilling, I naturally won't force him. Let's just pretend this never happened.

"That's not what I meant!" Zhan Weiting quickly denied. "What I meant was, Mr. Chen, could you demonstrate your capabilities? We need to show Mr. Kang that you can do what you say you can, so that everyone can have the confidence to continue cooperating."

"How do you want me to demonstrate?"

"It's very simple, Mr. Chen. You just need to show us that you have the ability to mobilize everyone in the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau. Mr. Chen knows who the director of the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau is, right?"

"Zhou Zhengguo, but he seems to have some health problems recently and has been recuperating. Cao Yingying, the former captain of the criminal investigation team, is temporarily taking over his duties."

"You must know the head of the narcotics squad, right?"

"Wang Tiejun".

"Yes," Zhan Weiting licked his lips, "Mr. Kang means that he will give a time and place, and if President Chen can get Zhou Zhengguo and Wang Tiejun to appear at the place designated by Mr. Kang at the time he specified, then we will believe him."

"Hehehe..." A smile bloomed on An Xiaohai's face, but his pupils were filled with icy coldness!