EFB Chapter 199 Weakness
Chapter 199 Weakness
This sounded an alarm bell in Gao Yuliang's mind.
If Gao Xiaofeng is targeted by Zhao Ruilong, then she's in danger.
He had gone to great lengths to send her to Hong Kong Island, where she had lived a low-key but safe life for many years.
We absolutely cannot let Zhao Ruilong drag Gao Xiaofeng into this mess again!
Thinking of this, Gao Yuliang impatiently warned the person on the other end of the phone:
"Zhao Ruilong, what's wrong with you! I've already spoken to your grandfather about Gao Xiaofeng. Do you dare disobey him?"
Zhao Ruilong retorted, not to be outdone:
"Secretary Gao, everything else is negotiable, but what is this? Liu Qingzhu also kept an account book, and your Gao Xiaofeng knew about it! What does this mean? This is trying to kill me, Zhao!"
Gao Yuliang had never seen Zhao Ruilong like this before; it seemed he was truly enraged.
He forced himself to calm down.
Conflict is unnecessary.
Because the so-called cloud backup simply does not exist.
Gao Yuliang took a deep breath and tried his best to speak fluently:
"Ruilong, listen to me. The cloud backup is fake. Liu Qingzhu never kept any ledgers! It's all a smokescreen deliberately released by the procuratorate to investigate the Shanshui Group..."
"Secretary Gao, are you still trying to pull this on me? These past few days, my men have been keeping a close eye on the Shanshui Group. The procuratorate has sent countless experts, and we're reporting on the progress daily—it's even in the newspapers! You think you can just tell me it's a lie and make me back down?" Zhao Ruilong said bitterly, completely disbelieving Gao Yuliang's words.
"If you ask me, Secretary Gao is the real expert. He claims Liu Qingzhu's backup is fake, while secretly having his woman hide a copy of the ledger so he can control me at any time, right?"
Gao Yuliang panicked completely.
Zhao Ruilong firmly believed in cloud backup and refused to listen to any advice.
What frightened Gao Yuliang the most was...
Zhao Ruilong even speculated that Gao Xiaofeng also had an account book.
Gao Yuliang dared not imagine what this desperate criminal would do to someone who had or had contact with the account book.
All he knew was that Gao Xiaofeng was in real danger.
"In short, Secretary Gao."
Zhao Ruilong resumed his cold tone:
"You hid Gao Xiaofeng in Hong Kong Island, and the old man did say not to disturb her, but these are extraordinary times, and I'm sure he can understand. It's not unreasonable for me to send a few brothers to Hong Kong Island to find my sister-in-law and ask her a few questions in person, is it?"
"Zhao Ruilong, how dare you!" Gao Yuliang roared, but all he could hear was the dial tone.
Gao Yuliang stared blankly at the telephone receiver, his knuckles turning white.
After a while, he slumped into his office chair like a deflated balloon.
This is really bad.
Why would Zhao Ruilong so eagerly fall into such a foolish lie?
Does it also involve Gao Xiaofeng?
His influence in Hong Kong is far less than that of Zhao Ruilong.
If Zhao Ruilong really sends someone to look for him, it will be beyond my reach.
At that moment, Gao Yuliang suddenly realized something.
The procuratorate went to great lengths to fabricate a series of baseless accusations, and even launched a high-profile investigation into the Shanshui Group.
The goal was never to break through the Shanshui Group.
It wasn't to test his feelings for Gao Xiaofeng.
Rather, it was to lure a specific person into a trap.
This person is Zhao Ruilong.
A desperate outlaw who is extremely sensitive to ledgers and incredibly arrogant.
Once Zhao Ruilong takes the bait, he will never let go; in fact, he will bite even harder.
Gao Yuliang looked down on people like that.
But now, Zhao Ruilong has become an extremely dangerous weapon, hanging over Gao Yuliang's head!
Next, Zhao Ruilong will go to find Gao Xiaofeng.
Gao Xiaofeng's situation is extremely dangerous.
Could all of this have been part of Xia Qing's plan?
The more Gao Yuliang thought about it, the more terrifying it seemed.
Xia Qing's methods exceeded his expectations.
What surprised him most was that Xia Qing also included Zhao Ruilong, an uncontrollable factor, in his calculations.
Zhao Ruilong has become the dagger that will stab him in the back!
"Haha, hahahaha, hahahahaha!"
Gao Yuliang suddenly laughed, laughing at his own arrogance and his own foolishness.
There was actually an opportunity to stop it.
If, for example, the procuratorate had just moved into the Shanshui Group.
He immediately called a halt to the case, citing irregularities in the handling of the case.
Now, it wouldn't cause such a big uproar.
But I'm not in a hurry at all.
They were thinking of letting the procuratorate perform a one-man show, waiting for them to return empty-handed.
It was this arrogance that caused Gao Yuliang to miss the best opportunity.
If you want to protect Gao Xiaofeng.
That would require arranging for a bloody battle between Zhao Ruilong's men and those on Hong Kong Island.
But that's Hong Kong Island.
Gao Yuliang wielded considerable influence in Handong, but not in Hong Kong Island.
Perhaps they really can't compare to big bosses like Zhao Ruilong.
Gao Yuliang stood up, his heart filled with irritation.
He never imagined that he would fall into such a trap without even realizing it, and fall for it so thoroughly!
Just now.
The secretary knocked on the office door, and Gao Yuliang subconsciously looked over.
Before Gao Yuliang could speak and let them through, the office door was suddenly pushed open.
Gao Xiaoqin burst in from outside, her face streaked with tears.
Gao Yuliang frowned, quickly told his secretary to close the door, then welcomed Gao Xiaoqin to the sofa, pouring tea while saying with some dissatisfaction:
"Xiaoqin, didn't I tell you not to come to my office?"
"Secretary Gao, this is truly an emergency." Gao Xiaoqin began to sob again as she spoke.
"Zhao Ruilong is going to cause trouble for Gao Xiaofeng!"
Gao Yuliang's hand trembled slightly as he poured the tea, then he calmly said:
"For the ledger in the cloud backup?"
Gao Xiaoqin nodded.
Gao Yuliang said coldly:
"Putting Zhao Ruilong aside, you, as the older sister, are quite ruthless towards your younger sister. You even recorded that 300 million yuan trust fund you gave her in the books... Is this to blackmail her, or to control me?"
Gao Xiaoqin's mind went blank. She knew that when she was making the account book, she had indeed recorded the money that was transferred to Gao Xiaofeng.
Before Gao Xiaoqin could explain, Gao Yuliang continued to question her:
"Gao Xiaoqin, are you hiding other ledgers?"
Gao Xiaoqin immediately denied it:
"No, absolutely not! Secretary Gao, the account book I gave you was a truly unique copy. Even if you gave me a thousand lives, I wouldn't dare keep another one..."
Gao Yuliang then regained his composure, handed the teacup to Gao Xiaoqin, and said gently:
"Didn't you send anyone to Hong Kong Island to protect your sister?"
Gao Xiaoqin said awkwardly:
"Secretary Gao, I've been developing the Shanshui Group all these years, dealing with underground businesses, especially in Hong Kong. I can't possibly compete with Zhao Ruilong..."
After a pause, Gao Xiaoqin added:
"His criminal gang's headquarters are on Hong Kong Island..."
Gao Yuliang's expression turned serious.
He knew how rampant Zhao Ruilong's underground influence was in Hong Kong.
He also knew that Zhao Lichun had allowed him to hide Gao Xiaofeng in Hong Kong because Zhao Ruilong's influence was widespread in Hong Kong, which was equivalent to placing Gao Xiaofeng under house arrest in the city.
The so-called hiding is just a matter of whether Zhao Ruilong is willing to go looking for him.
This constraint is what Gao Yuliang is facing.
Its biggest weakness!