area51novel Chapter 88 The Zhao Family's Scheme
Chapter 88 The Zhao Family's Scheme
The Zhao Residence is located in the most upscale villa district of Jingzhou City.
This must have been Zhao Ruilong's happiest night since returning to Handong.
He was wrapped in a bathrobe, with his left arm around a woman and his right hand holding a bottle of foreign liquor.
A laptop is on the table, and a remote video call is in progress.
On the other end of the screen was a middle-aged man with a sinister face and prominent cheekbones.
"Mr. Du, I heard the investigation team has been disbanded? In that case, you can rest easy now."
The "General Manager Du" that Zhao Ruilong mentioned is none other than Du Bozhong, the CEO of Bozhong Real Estate Agency!
Du Bozhong was sitting in a dimly lit private room, surrounded by many heavily made-up foreign women.
"Ruilong really knows his stuff. This Mirror Weekly is practically under Zhao's control. He can criticize whichever official he wants. It's awesome!"
Du Bozhong took a big gulp of foreign liquor and laughed heartily:
"Even Xia Qing couldn't withstand the overwhelming pressure of public opinion!"
Zhao Ruilong raised his wine glass and toasted Du Bozhong remotely. After downing it in one gulp, he wiped his slightly flushed cheeks and said:
"Brother, now that my propaganda campaign has worked, shouldn't you give me what you promised?"
Du Bozhong laughed heartily:
"Of course, of course! I've already sent it to your personal computer; you'll receive it soon."
Du Bozhong took another sip of wine, then changed the subject, saying:
"But I'm curious, why are you in such a hurry to get Gao Yuliang's photos? Didn't you say back then that you disdained using such methods to control Gao Yuliang?"
"Brother, please don't tease me. It's just that the old man left Handong, his influence has diminished, and he can't control these retainers anymore," Zhao Ruilong said with a wry smile, his tone full of resentment.
"Now that Xia Qing has arrived, Gao Yuliang and Qi Tongwei have been harboring wild ambitions for a long time! If we don't get some juicy information from you, I'm afraid we really won't be able to control them."
"I told you long ago, if we businessmen don't use some ruthless tactics, how can we outmaneuver those officials! Enough said, I'm off to take care of business!" Du Bozhong said, putting his arms around two foreign women and walking towards the small room in the private room.
The video call abruptly ended.
Looking at the erotic scene frozen on the computer screen, Zhao Ruilong couldn't help but reveal a contemptuous sneer.
If it weren't for this situation, where I needed Du Bozhong's help and was eager to find incriminating evidence against Gao Yuliang...
I certainly wouldn't use my financial resources to get Mirror Weekly to speak out and attack Xia Qing.
Zhao Ruilong never thought highly of Du Bozhong.
In his eyes, he was the real businessman, the kind who could navigate the business world with ease, turn the tide, and succeed in everything.
Du Bozhong is just a low-level speculator who earns dirty money that can't be brought to the table.
Back then, relying on Du Bozhong to help him get started was a last resort.
Therefore, after Zhao Ruilong's business grew bigger and stronger, he immediately wanted to sever ties with Du Bozhong.
The shares of Shanshui Group were also withheld from Du Bozhong, which caused a grudge between the two.
However, there are never eternal enemies in the world.
Faced with Xia Qing's aggressive approach, the two cooperated once again.
Zhao Ruilong helped Du Bozhong launch a media offensive using Mirror Weekly.
Du Bozhong handed Gao Yuliang's photos to Zhao Ruilong.
Simple cooperation.
The results were very fruitful.
But these are just appetizers.
What truly delighted Zhao Ruilong was...
It was the same big fish that took the bait.
Thinking of this, Zhao Ruilong sincerely admired the old man Zhao Lichun and Zhao Xiaohui who came up with the ideas.
He never imagined that the food court, seemingly trapped in a dead end, would have no choice but to agree to its demolition.
Through Zhao Xiaohui's manipulation, he was able to transform himself.
It became a time bomb delivered to Sha Ruijin, capable of ending his political life as provincial party secretary at any moment!
It turned out that Zhao Xiaohui had asked Zhao Ruilong to hold out for half a month and mobilize the merchants to stop the demolition.
This is to buy time for the operation.
When the food court was built, Zhao Ruilong thought it was his own idea.
In fact, the entire process was under the control of Zhao Lichun and Zhao Xiaohui.
After Gao Yuliang approved the food court, Zhao Xiaohui approached Gao Yuliang and signed a "supplementary agreement".
Franchise rights for the Crescent Lake area.
The catering, tourism, and service industries in this area are directly monopolized by Huilong Group.
The valuation could reach one billion.
Gao Yuliang understood that this was Zhao Lichun's intention, so he secretly signed it in the form of a "drawer agreement" and kept it in Huilong Group.
Zhao Ruilong was completely unaware of all that happened afterward.
Only Zhao Lichun, Zhao Xiaohui, and Gao Yuliang knew the details.
Now, while the merchants are resisting the demolition of the food court, Zhao Xiaohui has pledged the food court's franchise rights to a foreign company for 800 million yuan through some channel.
In other words, the food court that Sha Ruijin thought had all the necessary permits and was clean inside was actually tied up with 800 million yuan in hidden debt.
Once the food court is demolished, the eco-resort project will commence.
Zhao Xiaohui would then instruct overseas companies to launch a sudden attack.
This 800 million debt will immediately lead to a financial crisis!
Any investment in the eco-resort will be prioritized for debt repayment!
This move can directly cut off the eco-resort's funding chain!
At that time, they will vigorously promote the eco-resort project and advocate for the demolition of the food court in Sha Ruijin.
They would then bear the responsibility of negligence, dereliction of duty, and unauthorized project commencement.
This is enough to give Sha Ruijin a real hard time!
This might directly alarm higher authorities, who will send a supervisory team to investigate!
At that time, Sha Ruijin's political future as the provincial party secretary was essentially over.
Thinking of this, Zhao Ruilong couldn't help but laugh out loud.
The old man and his sister's skills were truly extraordinary.
When he heard from Zhao Xiaohui about the existence of the franchise and the fact that 800 million yuan in cash had been pledged as collateral.
Zhao Ruilong immediately felt immense admiration for his older sister.
Eight hundred million was earned so easily.
The government and developers are paying off their debts!
So cool.
It's also because Sha Ruijin is too arrogant and too awesome.
Handong will not allow such an arrogant person to exist!
Let him know that the Zhao family is not something anyone can just mess with.
Of course, Zhao Ruilong was not satisfied with this.
Simply accusing Sha Ruijin of dereliction of duty and negligence is not enough.
Zhao Ruilong had already perfected Zhao Xiaohui's plan; he intended to bring Sha Ruijin to his doom, stripping him of his position as provincial party secretary...
Fuck off!
"Young Master Zhao, what are you thinking about? I'm sleepy..."
Zhao Ruilong's thoughts drifted away, while the scantily clad beauty in his arms could no longer contain herself, her voice alluring and seductive.
Zhao Ruilong snapped out of his daze, planted a big kiss on the beautiful woman's cheek, and laughed:
"Haha, don't rush! Let's have a couple more drinks with Brother Long!"
After saying that, he went to pour the wine. The dark red liquid gushed out from the bottle, and the delicate, long stream of wine gathered into a vortex in the stemmed glass.
Zhao Ruilong seemed to see Sha Ruijin's face reflected in the wine glass.
He was trapped in this vortex, trying to break free, but he only sank deeper and deeper until the dark red mass completely engulfed him...