Qi Yuwu's sudden appearance made the men on the scene turn around simultaneously and stare intently at Zhu Ning.
You've hooked up with him too?!
Zhu Ning's face twitched under their gazes.
What? What had she done?
Little Sister whistled.
She had just said she wanted to play mahjong.
Xu Liunian was on guard. "Why is President Qi here too?"
Qi Yuwu replied, "Just passing by."
The three men all let out cold sneers.
Passing by from Shanghai to Beijing?
But Zhu Ning saw Qi Yuwu as a savior.
"Hey, President Qi, you've come just in time. I just remembered that there seem to be a few details left to discuss about our previous cooperation in Shanghai."
Qi Yuwu was kind-hearted enough to save the day.
"Indeed. I've always wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Miss Zhu, but I just couldn't find one. I didn't expect to run into you here today."
"I wonder if Miss Zhu would do me the honor. My car is just outside."
Pei Jin spoke up. "It's the first day of the Lunar New Year today, President Qi. Why not make an appointment after the New Year for any work?"
Qi Yuwu readily agreed. "Sure. President Pei makes a good point. Since it's the first day of the Lunar New Year, why don't we all have a meal together?"
"I'll pick the place?"
Pei Jin:?
Chi Wunian:?
Xu Liunian:...
Dude, you're being a bit too thick-skinned.
Do we know you well?
Zhu Ning said, "That's just perfect. I've moved. President Qi, come to my place for a meal."
"You guys go drive your cars. I'll go in President Qi's car first. We can talk on the way."
Afraid of being stopped, she left right after saying that. Qi Yuwu raised his eyebrows at the three men. "Well, gentlemen, we'll take our leave first."
That look on his face made the three men's faces turn black.
Such a smug little weasel!
Little Sister got in the car with them and casually tossed a comment to the three men. "In the end, all three kingdoms belonged to Sima Yi~"
The three men's faces turned even blacker.
Qi Yuwu opened the car door. Zhu Ning got in the front passenger seat, and Little Sister obediently got in the back seat and played the role of a transparent person.
The car backed out of the parking space. Qi Yuwu thoughtfully honked the horn and signaled for the cars behind to follow. With the navigation set, Zhu Ning turned to look at the cars behind and then said to Qi Yuwu, "Thank you, President Qi. You came just in time."
Qi Yuwu replied, "No need to thank me. I don't have many other merits, but I'm just very helpful."
Zhu Ning said gratefully, "I can tell."
Qi Yuwu curled the corner of his lips.
As the car started moving slowly, he held the steering wheel with one hand and then said, "Actually, it should be me thanking you."
"The investigation into the Lantern Festival suicide case has been reopened. When the incident happened back then, Li Qingli's die-hard follower, Wang Zeshan, had his own younger brother take the blame for Li Qingli. Then, on the 'eve of his suicide', he handed over all the evidence he had collected over the years to the victim's family."
"Now, Li Qingli and others have been jointly sued by the victim's family, and the major crime unit is taking action."
"Both publicly and privately, I want to say thank you to you in person. That's the reason I came to Beijing."
Qi Yuwu was the most straightforward person Zhu Ning had ever met. It seemed that he always played it straight with her.
Zhu Ning said, "Thank you for telling me this. It's only right to clear the unjustly accused. The financial groups are despicable, and so are those foreign capitals that maliciously disrupt our country's market with ulterior motives. The higher a person stands, the more they should understand what they can and cannot do. I'm actually no different from the general public because I think that if others had the chance to be in my position, they would probably make similar choices. Aren't you the same?"
How much effort had he put in to be able to produce so much crucial information about the financial groups at the first moment, providing the corresponding weak points and dirt? When had he started planning all this? How old was he back then? Zhu Ning had no idea.
But one thing Zhu Ning was sure of.
Qi Yuwu was still very weak back then.
The financial groups were like giants to ordinary merchants, but Qi Yuwu not only dared to plan to strike them but also dared to plant his own pieces everywhere, interfering in all the financial groups he could reach. After years of lying in wait, he finally didn't hesitate to go all in.
Zhu Ning also admired such courage.
Qi Yuwu let out a short laugh. "Actually, just like you said, there are many people with lofty aspirations in this world. I've just played the role of a go-between. This result is not just my own credit. In general, I still have to thank you. If it weren't for you, I would have had to wait many more years."
Qi Yuwu did have his own power, but inside the Jiuzhang Group, which was surrounded by wolves, he couldn't easily use his energy.
From the previous game storm to the subsequent internal strife in Jiuzhang, he couldn't act rashly. He had to be careful to hide and launch a fatal attack at the right time.
Either don't make a move, but if you do, make sure to take down the opponent!
He wasn't like the other first- and second-generation heirs who had the capital to start over. Everything he had was earned by himself. He had nothing but himself.
Zhu Ning was simply an unexpected turn in his life.
A pleasant surprise that fell from the sky.
It just happened to land on his head and on the path he was about to take. He stood there stunned for a long time.
Then he saw her waving at him and saying, "Come on, let's go up and take them down!"
Qi Yuwu held the steering wheel and glanced at her through the rearview mirror. His narrow phoenix eyes lifted. "Congratulations on receiving the honor. I saw it on the news. You were simply radiant."
Zhu Ning leaned back on the seat comfortably and said, "With this honor, I'll have something to brag about for the rest of my life~"
Qi Yuwu's thin lips curled up. The way he looked at Zhu Ning made Little Sister scream in her heart that it was over.
She knew it!
"Isn't this just the truth?"
"Haha."
When the car arrived at the destination, both Zhu Ning and Qi Yuwu had smiles on their faces, while the three men who got out had gloomy expressions.
Zhu Ning said to Pei Jin, "I just heard President Qi say that he also has cooperation with Deep Sea. So we three will be seeing a lot of each other in the future."
Qi Yuwu was very modest. "I'll need President Pei's kind guidance in the future."
Pei Jin said, "You've come from afar, so you're our guest. Both Xiaoning and I welcome you. If you have any needs, just tell me. I'll take good care of you on Xiaoning's behalf."
Qi Yuwu squinted his eyes. Where did this air of being the master of the house come from?
Was he hallucinating?
Chi Wunian looked at Qi Yuwu with a gentle smile. "Is President Qi planning to stay in Beijing for a long time?"
Qi Yuwu replied, "I'm a lone wolf with no ties. Wherever I am, that's home."
Xu Liunian walked up to Zhu Ning with a large bouquet of flowers in his hand, blocking the others tightly.
"That's great. I'll also be staying in Beijing for a while in the future. We'll have plenty of opportunities to meet."
It should be more like wherever Ningbao is, that's home for him, right?
Can someone who goes out of their way to stage an encounter at Ningbao's location be a good person?
Would a good person do something like this?
Such a scheming guy!
Chi Wunian expressed his stance with a gentle smile.
"What a coincidence. NetSound's operations in Shanghai are also being relocated to Beijing. I'll need your kind guidance in the future."
Pei Jin pursed his lips.
Starting the first day of the Lunar New Year on such a sour note, there's really no one else like this.
Cen Shen, who had returned home from the state guest hotel to take care of the household affairs after receiving the news, came out of the courtyard upon hearing the commotion.
Just as he was about to speak, he looked up and saw a group of men outside the door.
His face went blank.
Wasn't it just Little Sister who went out?
How come she brought back so many men in one trip?
Four of them!