Man at the top of the food chain

The changes in the entire Emerald City affect more than just ability users. Whether it is the reshuffle in the officialdom or the arrest of a large number of black forces, every change will truly affect everyone living in the Emerald City.

Jiang Hai is a businessman who started from scratch. Some time ago, he tried his best and used various methods to finally establish a relationship with a powerful figure in the municipal government. Being able to cooperate with the Jade Municipal Government on a project is a sure way to make money. A no-loss deal. But who knew that there was a lot of turmoil in the officialdom during this period, and all the acquaintances who were originally responsible for his project disappeared.

But Jiang Hai had already invested his entire net worth of more than 10 million, and even mortgaged his house and car to the bank. Now that the person in charge is gone, the remaining people are playing ball with each other, but no one is willing to take over Jiang Hai's mess. In one week, Jiang Haiji lost a lot of his hair.

On this day, Jiang Hai took his brother-in-law Cai Zhun to the government office building again. They had been waiting at the gate at eight o'clock in the morning, and waited until 11 o'clock at noon, only eating a few bites of steamed buns.

Finally, a luxury car drove in from outside. Jiang Hai saw it and quickly followed. A fat man got out of the car, looked at Jiang Hai and said, "Mr. Jiang, why are you sitting at the door?"

Jiang Hai cursed secretly: 'I've been looking for you for almost a week. If I hadn't found a little star you took care of yesterday and bought him a bag worth more than 80,000 yuan, I might not have been able to see you. ’

But when facing the fat man, he was still smiling: "Isn't it because I'm waiting for you, Minister Qian?"

For the sake of his own project, Jiang Hai could only bear the secret fire in his heart and become his grandson. He no longer expects to continue working on this project. These guys who eat people without spitting out their bones will be satisfied as long as they can get back half of the money they invested.

Minister Qian looked at his watch and said helplessly: "Sorry, Mr. Jiang, there is a meeting in the city, why don't you wait for me to meet."

"Okay, okay, we don't have anything big to do. You can do your business and we'll just wait."

After another few hours of waiting, under the scorching sun, Jiang Hai and Cai Zhun pressed their chests against their backs with hunger, but Minister Qian still didn't come out.

Cai Zhun couldn't help but complained: "Brother-in-law, do you think there is any use in waiting? I think that Qian is treating us like monkeys."

"As long as I can get the project money back, I can call him grandpa, no problem." Jiang Hai sighed: "Except for the 300,000 payment in the card, I have invested everything else in this project. If I can't get it back... "Jiang Hai couldn't imagine this situation.

Just as he was talking, Minister Qian finally came out of the building. Jiang Hai hurriedly ran all the way, hoping that he could say a few words before the other party got in the car.

Seeing Minister Qian waving to him, Jiang Hai ran over with a smile. Unexpectedly, just as he was about to say a few words, he saw Minister Qian take out his ringing mobile phone and start chatting with people all the way. , the more he talked, the happier he became, and he didn’t even look at Jiang Hai until he reached the parking lot. After finally watching the other party get into the car, Jiang Hai felt cold in his heart.

‘Another day of waiting was in vain. ’

Unexpectedly, the car just drove a few steps when it suddenly stopped again, the window was lowered, and Minister Qian turned to Jiang Hai and said, "Mr. Jiang, do you know Paragon?"

Jiang Hai nodded quickly and said, "We know each other." He knew that it was a high-end club, and he heard that it was a place frequented by high-ranking officials or wealthy people.

"Okay, where are you going to find me? I'm leaving first."

So Jiang Hai took Cai Zhun and quickly took a taxi to Paragon. Along the way, Jiang Hai raised some more money and spent more than five hundred to buy some good cigarettes. Looking at the cigarette in his hand and thinking that he hadn't eaten anything all day, he felt really bad.

When they arrived at Paragon, Jiang Hai left Cai Zhun alone and went in to find Minister Qian. Unexpectedly, he came out again within a few minutes. The cigarettes were given, but few words were said.

After coming out, he and Cai Zhun were sitting on the steps. Suddenly they punched the cement floor and cursed: "A bunch of bastards." Then they collapsed on the steps like deflated rubber balls.

They waited like this for another five or six hours. At one o'clock in the night, a staff member called Jiang Hai and Cai Zhun, who were sleeping hazily, and asked them to settle the account.

When they saw the bill, they were both shocked. It cost 220,000 yuan. The two looked at each other, but neither said anything.

At this time, Minister Qian walked out drunkenly, patted Jiang Hai on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Xiao Jiang, thank you for your hard work today."

Jiang Hai quickly took the opportunity to ask: "Minister Qian, how is my project going?"

"Your problem is more complicated. The person in charge was transferred away, and now there is no evidence. It requires the cooperation of people from several departments. Just wait for us to notify you."

Minister Qian went back to his room, and Jiang Hai had no choice but to settle the bill. Cai Zhun on the side cursed as soon as he went out: "What a stupid thing, what are they playing with? More than 200,000 yuan was just gone without even a sound."

"What else can we do after spending the night? This is already considered cheap. If it were some second- or third-rate models, I'm afraid it would be more than this." Jiang Hai smiled bitterly and said: "And I'm giving you face by letting you come to check out. That's it. I don’t know if I have enough money left.”

"Brother-in-law, are you going to wait any longer?" Cai Zhun said angrily, "If you keep waiting like this, we will lose even the coffin."

Jiang Hai shook his head and sat silently on the stairs.

At around ten o'clock the next morning, Minister Qian and five other well-dressed men walked out of the Paragon. Jiang Hai hurriedly greeted them, but he was stopped by Minister Qian before he said a word.

"Okay, Mr. Jiang, thank you for your hard work. Come find me directly in my office later."

Hearing these words, Jiang Hai was shocked. After putting a few people into the car, he and Cai Zhun took a taxi directly to the office building again. This time, Minister Qian ordered him to register directly at the door, and then he went in.

Jiang Hai was careful along the way and finally arrived at Minister Qian's office and knocked gently on the door.

"Please come in."

After Jiang Hai entered, he found that Minister Qian looked up at him and then continued to approve documents.

So he could only stand aside with his head bowed, not saying anything, and just waiting. For a moment, the entire office was filled with the sound of turning pages.

It wasn't until more than half an hour later that Minister Qian stretched himself and saw that Jiang Hai was still standing, a trace of pity flashed in his eyes. He knew that in fact, Jiang Hai had suffered a disaster this time, and he himself had not made any mistakes.

After all, not just anyone could entertain him. If Jiang Hai hadn't been so smart, he wouldn't have even seen him.

For example, a few days ago, a small business owner also had his payment for goods stolen. He asked for it several times but did not get it back, so he went to petition directly. As a result, he is still being detained and will be sent back to his hometown in a few days.

Minister Qian coughed dryly and saw Jiang Hai raised his head to look at him and said, "Mr. Jiang, your matter is more complicated. I think you are an honest person, so I will tell you straight. You can't even think about this." Coming back."

Jiang Hai was shocked. Could it be that the money was really wasted?

Minister Qian continued: "This involves several departments. They are at the same level as me. I alone can't help you anymore." Seeing Jiang Hai's despair, Minister Qian added : "But if this matter can alert the boss, maybe there will be a turn for the better."

Jiang Hai looked at Minister Qian expectantly, but found that the other party stopped talking and stared at him with a smile on his face. Jiang Hai's heart moved and he immediately took out the bank card from his wallet. Calculating the money spent yesterday, there are still 70,000 to 80,000 yuan in it. I'm afraid it still can't satisfy Minister Qian's appetite, but he only has this little money left. He gritted his teeth and immediately handed everything over to Minister Qian.

Minister Qian nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand and said, "Okay, you go out first and wait for me to give you news."

Jiang Hai walked out of the office building with a heavy heart. He probably had little hope of getting the project money back. If all his belongings were lost like this, half of his life's hard work would be ruined.

More than that, Jiang Hai felt sad when he thought about his wife, his son who had just entered high school, and his parents who had been farmers all their lives.

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law." When Cai Zhun saw Jiang Hai coming out, he quickly ran up and asked, "Brother-in-law, how is it? Do you want the money back?"

"Money?" When Jiang Hai heard this, his heart suddenly hurt, and he couldn't help but shed tears. He couldn't help but feel the grievances and anger he had felt over the past few days. He looked back at the office building. He really wanted to rush in and beat up all those vampires and make them spit out their money.

Who knew that when he looked back, he saw something strange. Jiang Hai pointed to the roof of the tenth floor of the office building and said stupidly: "What is that?"

"What?" Cai Zhun also looked towards the roof. After all, he was younger than Jiang Hai and his eyesight was much better. Looking in the direction of Jiang Hai's finger, a trace of disbelief seemed to flash across his face. After a few seconds, he said hesitantly: " Is that... Minister Qian?"

On the roof of the office building, Minister Qian was pale and sweating profusely. His two feet were suspended outside the building. A man was holding his collar with one hand to prevent him from falling.