NOVEL WEB Chapter 87: Go with the Flow!
Zhou Rongfa didn't hide anything and immediately recounted to Chu Renxiong the ins and outs of how Jiang Feng had offended him.
After listening, Chu Renxiong pondered for a moment and said, "Chairman Zhou, if you think that Jiang Feng disregards you because of me, you are gravely mistaken."
"What do you mean by that?" Zhou Rongfa asked.
"You've surely heard about Jian Hongsheng and his wife going to jail, the collapse of the Jian Group, and the rapid downfall of the Jian Family in just a few days, haven't you?" Chu Renxiong said casually, lighting a cigarette and exhaling a cloud of smoke.
"Yes, I know." Zhou Rongfa had a vague sense of unease. He wondered why Chu Renxiong had suddenly brought this up. In fact, his previous relationship with Jian Hongsheng had been quite good—they had even collaborated a few times. Had he not been too lazy to hang another title, the position of vice president of the Binhai Merchant Association wouldn't have gone to Jian Hongsheng.
Recently, Zhou Rongfa found the sudden fall of the Jian Family very strange, but he couldn't figure out how it related to the Jiang Feng in front of him. Could it be...?
"Yes, it's related to Jiang Feng." Chu Renxiong's astonishing words confirmed Zhou Rongfa's suspicions.
"How is that possible? Are the reports reliable?" Zhou Rongfa couldn't sit still. He was no longer as calm and indifferent as he had been.
Sun Kai, sitting nearby, also heard Chu Renxiong's words and gasped. He looked deeply at Jiang Feng outside and was shocked to find that Jiang Feng was even more terrifying than he had imagined, as he had even caused the fall of the Jian Family!
"Additionally, there's another thing. Have you heard of Mr. Scar of North City? He once sent twenty men to kill him, but Jiang Feng single-handedly killed them all. The scene was left with not a single trace of life or death. And before Jian Hongsheng's downfall, he also sent his top bodyguard Ah Hao to deal with Jiang Feng, but now he is scared and has run back to the South," Chu Renxiong said slowly, without directly answering Zhou Rongfa's question.
"Hiss--!!" Zhou Rongfa gasped again, "President Chu, are you serious?"
To be honest, Zhou Rongfa felt like Chu Renxiong was joking with him. After all, Jiang Feng had been an unknown figure in Zhou Rongfa's impression just moments ago, and now suddenly Chu Renxiong was telling him all this—it was mind-boggling for anyone to comprehend.
"Sigh." Chu Renxiong sighed deeply from the other end, "Chairman Zhou, since you've helped me in the past, I might as well tell you another secret—do you know how my daughter was saved by Jiang Feng?"
"How was she saved?" Zhou Rongfa asked along the lines of Chu Renxiong's words.
"My daughter was live streaming alone in a wasteland when she was attacked by an assassin who used a gun and even took out two of my top men. But she happened to encounter Jiang Feng—he caught the assassin's bullet with his bare hands and subdued the assassin with a single move, saving my daughter," Chu Renxiong said flatly.
"Bare...barehanded bullet catch?!" Zhou Rongfa felt that he couldn't sit still in his car seat anymore. Looking at Jiang Feng outside the car window, his eyes even stung a little. It was no longer mind-boggling but felt like science fiction, no, fantasy!
"Chairman Zhou, take care." After saying this, Chu Renxiong hung up the phone.
...
Inside the Land Cruiser, listening to the beeping sound from the phone, Zhou Rongfa sat alone with his eyes closed, breathing deeply.
At some point, he found himself drenched in cold sweat!
"Chairman Zhou, what shall we do now?" Sun Kai, as if awakened from a nightmare, asked Zhou Rongfa bitterly.
"Xiao Sun, do you think there really are people in this world who can catch bullets with their bare hands?"
"Yes!" Sun Kai nodded repeatedly. As the head of security at the Rongchang Group, he was no slouch himself, having trained in some martial arts. But he had heard tales of Ancient Martial Artists, legendary figures who, among the best of them, could indeed catch bullets barehanded and perhaps even fight tigers barehanded or tear apart bears!
"And do you think that young fellow outside is one of them?" Zhou Rongfa asked again.
"You can't judge a book by its cover, but I know President Chu wouldn't shoot the breeze or exaggerate," Sun Kai indirectly replied.
"Sigh, it's not true dragons who cross rivers. I thought he was just an ignorant fledgling, but it turns out the ignorant one was me." Zhou Rongfa sighed deeply.
At this moment, Secretary Wei walked up to the car window and asked meekly, "Chairman Zhou, that stubborn Jiang guy is being very arrogant. If you don't get out of the car, he won't even say a word. It seems he's being quite disrespectful. How about we take him away first to a place where we can talk?"
"Help me out of the car." Zhou Rongfa said expressionlessly.
Seeing Zhou Rongfa's attitude, Secretary Wei knew that the Chairman was truly upset, and he felt a bit of pity for Jiang Feng before quickly opening the car door and helping Zhou Rongfa out.
Sun Kai also hurried out of the car and supported Zhou Rongfa from the other side.
Once Zhou Rongfa stood firm, he waved them aside.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhou Rongfa walked step by step towards Jiang Feng.
Over fifty security guards were on high alert. This Jiang Feng was so arrogant it seriously displeased them. With just a command from the Chairman, they had plenty of ways to break Jiang Feng's bones!
Amidst a tense atmosphere, Zhou Rongfa approached Jiang Feng.
"Chairman Zhou, how should we handle this arrogant guy?" a security guard asked eagerly, standing forward.
"Shut up!" To everyone's surprise, Zhou Rongfa scolded the security guard and then smiled at Jiang Feng, "Hello, Daoist Jiang, my people were rude to you!"
What, what?
Hearing Zhou Rongfa's unexpected words, not only were the fifty or so fierce security guards stunned, but even Secretary Wei was dumbfounded. They doubted their ears!
"I never expected this to escalate so poorly. As the chairman of the group, I am responsible, but my people misunderstood my intentions and applied my ideas incorrectly, so they were inept. I will ensure strict discipline when I return," Zhou Rongfa said, lowering his stance again.
Secretary Wei was almost dumbfounded. The person standing in front of him—was this still the overbearing and domineering Chairman Zhou? Had he been replaced? He was the one who decided on the below-market price for the Zhang Family Village, so why was he now blaming his subordinates?
Jiang Feng frowned, also somewhat puzzled by Zhou Rongfa's demeanor after stepping down from the car.
But after a brief thought, he understood the reason behind it. Someone must have disclosed some of his deeds to Zhou Rongfa, leading him to take this course of action in self-preservation.
"Then what about the price you've set?" Jiang Feng asked directly.
"Two thousand five hundred!" Zhou Rongfa stated resolutely, "Same as the market price. The Zhang Family Village is a treasured location for feng shui. Once we acquire it, we will develop and utilize it well. If we open a farm-stay business, we'll also hire local villagers, providing them with extra income."
Given Zhou Rongfa's "Boss Zhou" character, don't expect him to offer more money. Offering the market price per square foot was already his biggest concession. Jiang Feng found his attitude sincere enough and said calmly, "Since that's settled, what about my brother getting injured by your people?"
"No problem, my intention in coming here was to visit your brother personally. Please convey my sentiments to him and ask him to sign the agreement as soon as possible," Zhou Rongfa said with a smile.
Jiang Feng gave Zhou Rongfa a glance and then turned to leave.
Zhou Rongfa hesitated for a moment, then sighed deeply and had no choice but to follow closely!