Siheyuan: If you ruin the reputation of the whole courtyard, I will move out

"Mr. Zhang, I am considering investing in China. I have already set my eyes on a piece of land and plan to build the largest shopping mall in Asia." Qin Huairu wiped away her tears and her tone became more solemn.

"Sister Qin is willing to return to the motherland to invest, which is of course welcome, but there are many procedures for opening a shopping mall, and money alone cannot solve the problem." Zhang Yu listened to Qin Huairu's words at the dinner table without taking his eyes off the food.

"So I am considering seeking cooperation with you. With my funds and appropriate social network, it will undoubtedly be the icing on the cake." Qin Huairu poured a glass of wine for Zhang Yu.

"In fact, my personal company is also facing a bottleneck in development, especially Yanyu Department Store. I have no intention of expanding the business in the short term." Zhang Yu said to Qin Huairu frankly while holding up his wine glass, "We may not be able to cooperate this time, but don't get me wrong, Sister Qin."

Qin Huairu looked a little embarrassed, but she quickly concealed it and replied while holding the cup: "It doesn't matter. Even if the business cooperation fails, we can still have friendship. Maybe in the future I can stay in China more often and we will have more opportunities for cooperation."

Zhang Yu drank the wine in his glass in one breath and said firmly: "Sister Qin, I will keep Xiaogang's matter in mind. You can rest assured that no matter where he is in China, I will find him and bring him back."

Qin Huairu smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Zhang. If you can find my son, I will reward you handsomely."

"We have been close friends for many years, so this little help is nothing." Zhang Yu replied with a relaxed smile.

The two continued to chat over a drink. Most of the business discussions were initiated by Zhang Yu, while Qin Huairu didn't say much, perhaps because she didn't understand, or perhaps because she had other considerations. After the meal lasted nearly an hour, Zhang Yu left the Jingcheng Hotel.

Not long after Zhang Yu left the table, a square-faced man walked into the restaurant's private room. "He is very defensive." Qin Huairu looked at the man with worry between her brows, "He rejected my cooperation proposal."

"It's understandable. Having reached his current position, he probably won't completely trust anyone. You haven't seen each other for twenty years, and your feelings in the past were not deep. It would be unusual for him to trust you, which is strange." The man explained calmly.

"I will consider looking for a breakthrough point from He Yuzhu. Compared to others, he may be more likely to indulge himself." Qin Huairu pondered.

"It seems that simple persuasion is ineffective." The man's face darkened. "I plan to take a tougher approach."

"It's not a good idea. The domestic situation is different. If something goes wrong, we may have nowhere to hide." Qin Huairu expressed her concern.

"Don't worry, first try to get close to Zhang Yu and gain his trust. If that doesn't work, then try this last trick." The man gave the next plan.

"By the way, has brother arrived in Beijing?" Qin Huairu asked with concern.

"He arrived three hours ago, but he asked me not to meet with you to avoid Zhang Yu's suspicion." The man replied.

"understood."

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After leaving the Jingcheng Hotel, Zhang Yu needed a driver to pick him up because he had been drinking, so he stood outside the door and let the wind sober him up. At this time, a black Santana stopped beside him and someone got out of the car.

Although Zhang Yu remained calm, he remained secretly alert. Due to years of business busyness and neglect of actual boxing skills, his physical fitness gradually declined with age. However, he was still strong enough to deal with one or two ordinary people.

"Mr. Zhang, you don't have to worry. I'm Zhou Cheng, and I'm from the Municipal Bureau. This is our proof." The man took out his ID and handed it to Zhang Yu.

After checking and finding it to be true, Zhang Yu calmed down and said, "Captain Zhou, what are you doing? I feel like we didn't have a chance to meet before."

"Why don't you get in the car and tell me the details? We'll chat inside for a while." Zhou Cheng opened the car door and invited him.

Zhang Yu thought for a moment and agreed. He got into the car, sat down, and the door closed. Zhou Cheng handed him a document: "Mr. Zhang, after reading this, you will understand why we are looking for you."

When I was looking through the documents, I saw Qin Huairu's photo.

"Mr. Zhang, the Ms. Qin Huairu you know is not a simple person. We speculate that she may be related to a large international criminal gang. This time when she returned to Sijiu City, her target may be you."

Zhang Yu closed the information in his hand, frowned slightly and asked: "Is your investigation conclusive?"

Zhou Cheng replied: "I wouldn't dare to approach you without full certainty. As a well-known entrepreneur in the city, our police attach great importance to your safety."

Zhang Yu questioned: "Since you have investigated, why don't you take action against her directly?"

From previous information, Zhang Yu learned that Qin Huairu was involved in many large-scale fraud cases, the amount of money involved was so staggering that he was shocked.

Zhou Cheng said: "Qin Huairu is just a small leader in the organization."

As if he understood Zhang Yu's question, he continued, "Our target is the person behind the scenes. You have a keen business insight, and we want to use your influence to perhaps lead her to her superiors."

Hearing this, Zhou Cheng's eyes lit up. "The chief accountant is indeed very sensible. He can see the whole picture by only seeing a small part of the matter. I admire him."

Zhang Yu smiled bitterly, but asked, "Why should I help?"

Zhou Cheng immediately responded: "Police-civilian cooperation is the responsibility of every citizen."

"Given my current social status and influence, this alone is not enough for me to help." There was no hint of humility in Zhang Yu's words.

Zhou Cheng did not get angry about this, but replied calmly: "Master has already expected your attitude."

"Your master?" Zhang Yu was puzzled when he heard this word.

Zhou Cheng clasped his fists and made some kind of gesture to him. At this moment, Zhang Yu's eyes narrowed slightly.

"You belong to Baji Sect? Fu Mosheng is your master?"

"That's right." Zhou Cheng nodded in confirmation.

Since Lu Quanfa passed away, Zhang Yu has never seen Fu Mosheng, a senior official, again. Even though he knew that the other party was in a high position, he never thought of seeking asylum.

However, Zhou Cheng's next words made Zhang Yu suddenly realize: "Over the years, Master has been secretly paying attention to your business development. He appreciated that although you took shortcuts in the early days, you changed direction since the reform and opening up, insisted on doing business in accordance with the law, paying taxes in compliance with regulations, and actively responded to the call of the country and did many practical things. I have never heard such an evaluation before."

Zhang Yu understood that Fu Mosheng must have helped him to weather many storms behind the scenes. It seemed that this debt of favor was definitely owed.

In the following days, Zhao Damao's life fell into chaos. Before dawn, the construction workers who lived in the yard had already got up to work, and the noise filled his dreams and deprived him of his early morning sleep.

Not only this, every time he wanted to use the water in the courtyard for washing or the public toilet outside, there were always workers occupying the space, and even the toilet was always overcrowded.

In desperation, Zhao Damao had to use a bucket at home to solve the problem, but he disliked the odor coming out of the bucket, and he was afraid of offending others if he put it outside.

After finally getting through the day, the workers played Landlord until late at night, often not leaving until after midnight. Such days left Zhao Damao with almost no time to close his eyes and rest, and his eyes became increasingly swollen, as if they were wearing large black frames.

But Zhao Damao still didn't plan to give up. Because Zhang Yu's various small actions showed that he valued this property more and more, which made Zhao Damao firmly believe that if he held on for a while longer, he would have to sell it for 100,000 yuan even if the price was less than 200,000 yuan.

That morning, Zhao Damao left the yard with panda eyes, and a black car was quietly waiting beside him.

The car window slowly lowered, revealing Qin Huairu's face.

"Big Zhao, long time no see." Qin Huairu said kindly.

He wanted to open his mouth to scold, but when he saw that familiar face, Zhao Damao forced himself to hold back his words.

Qin Huai Ruru smiled, opened the car door, sat aside, and invited him, "Come in the car, let's talk."

The car slowly drove out of the alley.

After getting in the car, the topic of wealth was always on Zhao Damao's mind. His curiosity about how Qin Huai Ruru became rich overnight was like a raging fire.

Qin Huairu sighed softly and said, "After I left, I met a Chinese overseas who brought me to . Unfortunately, he passed away not long ago, so I returned to my homeland."

Xu Damao sighed, "You have met a noble person." He said that after that incident, everyone fell into trouble, Yi Zhonghai disappeared in the early years, and even he and Yu Haitang divorced. He bowed his head.

There was a gleam of unknown meaning in Qin Huairu's eyes, and she picked up some duck meat and put it on Xu Damao's plate.

Qin Huairu said, "I don't want to talk about the past anymore."

"Well, OK," Xu Damao said with a smile, "Now that you've become rich, it would be great if you could find a way to take care of a brother like me."

Qin Huairu replied: "I have indeed considered expanding my business in mainland China, but I have been away for so long, and the market environment here is changing too fast. I need a helper who is familiar with the local area."

When Xu Damao heard this, he became enthusiastic.

"What are you planning to do?" he asked curiously.

"I plan to start a foreign trade company. I have some connections and can get a lot of good things." Qin Huairu revealed.

Xu Damao asked cautiously, "Are you trying to smuggle something?"

Thinking of the time when he and Deputy Factory Director Li were involved in smuggling and lost everything, Xu Damao couldn't help but feel a lingering fear: "I want to run a legal company and import goods through legitimate channels, but I have to find a trustworthy person to take care of the chores in China."

Xu Damao immediately felt relieved and assured him, "Don't worry about it, leave it to me. I have some connections in Beijing."

After that, Xu Damao handed over a business card and said, "Remember Zhang Yu? He used to live in our place. Now he is very successful and has opened several commercial buildings. This is my business card for you. We have a very close relationship."

Qin Huairu took the business card calmly and said with a smile: "Xiao Zhang, I remember that he also married He Yushui."

"Yes, it's him. I just had a drink with him to celebrate two days ago." Xu Damao said proudly.

Qin Huairu watched Xu Damao show off in silence, but did not expose him.

"Let's get together and talk some other day. Maybe there will be a possibility of cooperation." Qin Huairu made an invitation.

Xu Damao's face looked a little embarrassed, but he still managed to respond: "Well, I'll try to arrange it." But he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Seeing that the conversation was coming to an end, Qin Huai Ruru said to Xu Damao: "Xu Damao, have you heard of any Chinese medicine doctor? I have been feeling unwell recently, and Western medicine can't really diagnose what's wrong."

"Traditional Chinese medicine?" Xu Damao asked, "Are you okay?"

"Probably no problem. I just want to find a good Chinese medicine practitioner to treat me. I drink too much tea when living abroad, and my stomach always has some minor problems," she explained.

Xu Damao said: "I used to know an old Chinese doctor named Hua who I often visited. He was old and couldn't stand the winter in Beijing, so he moved to the south."

"Can you help me contact him? As long as the doctor is good, price is not a problem."

Qin Huairu took out a few banknotes and placed them on the table, pushing them to Xu Damao.

As soon as he saw the money, Xu Damao's eyes immediately flashed with greed, and he immediately said: "It's a small matter, I will try my best, I believe that Doctor Hua will not care too much about money."

He calmly put the bills into his pocket.

"Then I look forward to your good news." Qin Huairu said with a smile, but there was a hint of ferocity behind the smile.

Xu Damao's efficiency should not be underestimated. The next day, he contacted Dr. Hua Ping'an in the south by phone and conveyed the news that a generous sick woman wanted to see him for treatment.

Doctor Hua initially had no intention of coming all the way here, but after Xu Damao's persuasion, Doctor Hua agreed to come to the capital for financial reasons. Xu Damao immediately asked for the trip to be as fast as possible, and took the initiative to promise to reimburse the train tickets.

In just a few days, Dr. Hua Ping'an arrived in Beijing. Xu Damao personally met him at the train station and took him to Kyoto Hotel to see Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu still lived in a luxury suite to welcome Dr. Hua and Xu Damao, and personally served them water.

The two drank the glass of water without hesitation, and then lost consciousness. When they woke up, they found themselves tied to a chair and unable to move at all.

"Qin Huairu, what's going on?" Xu Damao was extremely panicked. In comparison, Hua Ping'an, a doctor, was even more at a loss.

"Ms. Qin, we have no grudges against each other. This is our first meeting. Is there any misunderstanding?" Qin Huairu asked coldly, "More than 20 years ago, did you sell a medicine that claimed to cause rashes, which seemed to be symptoms of illness?"

Hearing this, Doctor Hua was stunned and got goose bumps all over her body.

However, it was Xu Damao who reacted more violently: "Qin Huairu, what do you mean by this? Were we harmed by someone back then?"

Qin Huairu sneered: "Aren't you curious? Why are our symptoms so similar? How can such a coincidence happen in the world? I have sent people to investigate and found that there is a banned drug with this effect. The only one who has this drug in this city is you, Doctor Hua next to you."

Furious, Xu Damao yelled at Doctor Hua: "Why are you trying to hurt me?"

Doctor Hua was trembling with fear and said in defense, "I am just a pharmacist. I have no intention of harming anyone."

Qin Huai Ru grabbed Hua's chin with one hand and asked fiercely, "Who came to you to buy medicine back then?"

Hua shook her head: "I don't know that man. We haven't seen each other since he bought the medicine."

"See if you still refuse to give in," Qin Huairu put down the flower, took out a silver needle from her pocket, and said with a firm look in her eyes: "I'll see how long you can hold on!"

The moment Dr. Ruhua felt the pain between the nails of his right index finger, he broke out in a sweat.

Qin Huairu originally thought that Hua would surrender after five needles, but she never expected that the second needle would force him to confess everything.

"I really don't know the man's identity. I didn't even know his name at first, but later I saw his photo in the newspaper. He is the boss of Yanyu Shopping Mall. His last name is Zhang and his given name is Yu."

Hearing this, Qin Huairu trembled, and the silver needle fell to the ground. She shouted in surprise: "How could it be him?! Zhang Yu, why is it you, what deep hatred does he have?"

Xu Damao screamed hysterically: "I don't know what happened between him and us, but I know that my life and the life of my child were indeed caused by that." Doctor Hua looked sad: "I really don't know what relationship he has with you two. I am just a medicine seller. Please trust me."

Qin Huairu's face darkened. "I had long suspected that it was someone from the compound who did it, but I didn't expect it to be Zhang Yu."

"Let me go, I want to go find him." Xu Damao struggled to break free and declared viciously to Qin Huai Ruru.

Qin Huairu glanced at Xu's expression and snorted coldly: "How can you find him?"

Xu Damao remained silent, as reality made him sober up: given the huge disparity in their status and nearly 30 years having passed, even if he wanted to find the police, it would probably be of no avail.

“What should I do?” Xu’s eyes were red and bloodshot.

Facing the emotional Xu, Qin Huairu suppressed her anger: "Zhang Yu not only took away our future, but also killed the unborn child."

This reminded Xu: Qin was pregnant that year, and Zhang Yu's presence caused them to lose the child. "Then... is that child really Yi Zhong's child and not Yi Zhonghai's?"

Qin Huairu glanced at the flowers and asserted, "Of course. Yi Zhonghai is old and is definitely not old enough to play a father role."

This blow deeply touched Xu's heart, and she burst into tears: "That lovely child died innocently at an early age."

Seeing this, although he wanted to clarify the matter, facing Qin's ferocious eyes, Dr. Hua knew it was best to avoid directly exposing the scar. "Madam, I have confessed everything, can you forgive me?" He said in a begging tone.

"You killed my child. How are you going to compensate me for the 20 years of suffering?" Qin Huairu grabbed his throat, making it difficult for him to breathe. "Please spare my life. I sell medicine." As the pressure increased, Hua's face became paler and paler.

Xu was so frightened when he saw this scene that he couldn't utter a word.

After a long time, Qin Huairu slowly let go of her tightly clenched hands and turned to face Xu Damao. "You, what do you want to do!" Xu Damao's words were unclear. He had never expected that Qin Huairu, who had not seen him for more than 30 years, had changed so much that she dared to say such words.

"Are you eager to do something for our children?" Qin Huairu smiled slyly.