Seeing Fang Ruiyang's expression change, Zhao Quanjing said, "The money you've got in the hospital must be running low, right? Once that's used up, you'll still have no way to cover your mother's medical bills. What are you going to do then, Xiaoyang?"
"That woman named Yuan Xi, do you think she'll keep helping you indefinitely? Do you really want to be a penniless debtor for the rest of your life, Xiaoyang? You need to understand that I'm the only one you can rely on. If you want your mother to survive, you'd better please me. Got it?"
Fang Ruiyang hung his head in silence, clenching and unclenching his fists. He seemed to be making a tough decision. After a while, he looked up and smiled at Zhao Quanjing.
"Let's do it your way, Dad. I was really wrong this time. I made you lose such an expensive suit. But don't worry, Dad. Once I make some money, I'll surely show you filial piety and buy you even more expensive suits."
In the end, he chose Zhao Quanjing over his mother.
In the past, for the sake of his mother, Fang Ruiyang had always harbored an indescribable hostility towards Zhao Quanjing. As a result, Zhao Quanjing had never trusted him, only using and tormenting him. But at this moment, Zhao Quanjing finally saw in his face and eyes his eagerness for money and power, and his clear intention to get closer.
That's right. Even though he had never regarded this bastard as his own son, he still hoped that the boy could be a bit more ambitious. A man who was constantly preoccupied with a dying mother would always be good - for - nothing.
A man who cared too much about a woman's life would never achieve great things.
Zhao Quanjing gave him a meaningful look and said, "Wait here."
When Zhao Quanjing came back after changing his clothes, Fang Ruiyang was still kneeling upright there, not having moved an inch.
The messy drinks and broken glass in the private room had already been cleaned up by the waiter.
Sitting down on the clean sofa, Zhao Quanjing crossed his legs and snorted at Fang Ruiyang. "Look at all the mud on you. Was the operation a success or a failure?"
"I managed to sabotage two machines just now, but I didn't expect there to be dogs there. I was afraid the barking would attract other people, so I had to leave for the time being. I even scouted the site during the day, and there was no sign of any dogs. I guess they were just stray dogs looking for food at the construction site, and I just happened to run into them." Fang Ruiyang explained.
"A few dogs scared you like this? If you can't even handle such a small thing, what's the use of keeping you?" Zhao Quanjing roared. With a "bang", he smashed a cup beside Fang Ruiyang's leg.
Facing Zhao Quanjing's anger, Fang Ruiyang looked him straight in the eye and asked,
"Dad, actually, the failure of the operation might be a good thing. I think we shouldn't go to so much trouble to destroy this project."
Seeing Zhao Quanjing's eyes narrow dangerously, he quickly added,
"What I'm thinking is - why don't we break the cooperation between the Pei family and the Yan family, and then take their place? As far as I know, the Pei family only has a 20% stake in this project. The majority belongs to the Yan family from Fengcheng. If we cooperate with the Yan family to develop this bay, we'll be the ones making a profit. After all, we have the best resources in Haicheng."
Zhao Quanjing had already started to suspect Fang Ruiyang, but after hearing this, he was taken aback and suddenly thought Fang Ruiyang had a point.
"We should get rid of the Pei family, but we shouldn't offend the Yan family. If we really manage to destroy that project, we won't gain anything. We'll just make a more powerful enemy for ourselves."
"But we actually have a chance to be friends with this so - called enemy. Just think about it, it's the Yan family from Fengcheng! Do you really want to stay cooped up in this small place of Haicheng forever? As long as we can build a good relationship with them, maybe one day, we'll also have a foothold in Fengcheng."
Zhao Quanjing fell into deep thought. Although there was no visible change on his face, Fang Ruiyang knew that with Zhao Quanjing's ambition, he would never be content to stay in Haicheng. This proposal must have tempted him.
Zhao Quanjing was indeed quite surprised that Fang Ruiyang could come up with such ideas. He sized up this illegitimate son who he had never taken seriously.
"What's your plan? Tell me."
Fang Ruiyang "crawled" closer to Zhao Quanjing on his knees, and whispered his plan in his ear.
"I learned from that woman yesterday that her fiancé, the investor sent by the Yan family, got injured on his way back to Fengcheng. He has a plaster cast on his arm, and they're planning to go to the hospital to remove it soon. I'm sure they'll go to the Pei family's hospital. We can take this opportunity to make the Yan family disappointed with the Pei family, and then introduce them to the hospital where my mother is."
"Then, we can..."
The more Zhao Quanjing listened, the more tempted he became. He couldn't help but reach out and pat Fang Ruiyang on the shoulder.
"Not bad. You're finally starting to look a bit like my son."
"I'll think about your proposal carefully," Zhao Quanjing said. "Since the Pei family is going to investigate the insider, you don't need to do anything about that project for now. Just focus on building a good relationship with the Yan family. Understand?"
"I understand, Dad."
When Fang Ruiyang left the nightclub, his knees felt like they no longer belonged to him. Worried that Zhao Quanjing's men were watching him from behind, he dragged his painfully aching legs all the way to a safe place before sending a message to Xu Zixi that the mission was successful.
Upon receiving Fang Ruiyang's message, Xu Zixi immediately turned on her computer and launched the software connected to the tracker.
On the computer screen in front of her, a red dot suddenly appeared on the enlarged map of Haicheng and started blinking. The location was the nightclub called "Roses and Wine".
Mission accomplished!
Now, all they had to do was wait and see if Zhao Quanjing would meet with the insider!
- As for the dogs at the construction site?
At the "City of Hope" construction site, A Biao tightened the loose screws again, while A Wei stood there whistling leisurely and pressed the amplifier in his hand.
The barking of dogs immediately came out of it and drifted far away with the sea breeze.
Fang Ruiyang had really tampered with those pile - driving machines this time. This was what Xu Zixi had taught him - as a double agent, one had to have the qualities of a double agent. One had to go all the way with the act to make it convincing.
Even if someone was watching him in the dark, they wouldn't be able to find any flaws.
Sure enough, when someone reported what had happened at the Pei family's construction site to Zhao Quanjing, he said, "I didn't expect them to be so cautious. Lucky he ran fast, or he would have been exposed."
In contrast, the other insider didn't seem to meet his expectations. It seemed that it was time to meet that person again.
Zhao Quanjing absent - mindedly scratched the back of his neck. There was still nothing there.