booktalesy Chapter 729 - 699: Collateral Impact
Chapter 729 - 699: Collateral Impact
Wang Fangtian nodded and said, "Pretty good. The Mu Tian Group has recognized my design scheme, only raised some detailed amendments, adding a Japanese style."Xu Chunliang understood the background of the Mu Tian Group; adding a Japanese style was quite normal.
Shu Yuanhang heard from his father about the Mu Tian Group. From the beginning, Mu Tian Group wanted to cooperate with Xianhong Farm to expand their business area, but his father declined, because of their Japanese capital background.
Actually, until now, Tong Guangsheng is still resentful about Mu Tian Group’s entry into Weishan Island. This is the homeland of the Flying Tiger Team, where, during the War of Resistance Against Japan, they fought against the Japanese in such harsh conditions that the Japanese fled in a panic. Now the country is strong, yet the descendants of those Japanese, have come to Weishan Island to claim land.
Tong Guangsheng is harboring a grievance, which is also why he cooperated with Zhan Aihua and his son to develop a hot spring hotel.
Shu Yuanhang said, "Neon people indeed do a great job with their hot spring culture."
Wang Fangtian said, "I’ve learned quite a few things from them recently." He’s very optimistic about the future of the distillery hot springs, Mu Tian Group builds entirely according to the highest domestic standards, and based on the current inspection report, the water quality of the distillery hot spring is top-notch in the country.
Wang Fangtian checked the time; it was already the time for his daily video call with his family, so he bade farewell in advance.
Xu Chunliang knew that living apart was not easy. Wang Fangtian indeed earned more money coming here, but he couldn’t take care of his family. Everything at home was left to his wife, and Fu Guomin faced the same situation.
Shu Yuanhang opened a bottle of beer and handed it to Xu Chunliang, mentioning the matter with Pei Lin.
Xu Chunliang had heard something about it. Pei Lin had an accident and was hospitalized; fortunately, rescue was timely, and now both mother and child are safe.
Shu Yuanhang said, "There’ve been many rumors lately, and there are police guarding the room where she’s staying."
Xu Chunliang nodded, combining with what Lu Qi told him, speculated that Pei Lin might be in trouble this time. The police should have already listed her as a key suspect in the Yang Mufeng case. If proven, this woman’s ruthlessness even impressed Xu Chunliang—a talent! Back when he was Five Poison Sect Leader, a talent like this must be well-utilized.
Xu Chunliang did not think there was anything unfortunate about Yang Mufeng’s death. He threatened Pei Lin first, and Pei Lin only took the risk under the premise of being cornered by him. Xu Chunliang thought of Zhao Feiyang, who was truly an unlucky one.
"How’s Zhao Feiyang now?"
Shu Yuanhang said, "I ran into him this morning. He looked very haggard, his mood seemed very down. He was going to the neonatal ward to see the child."
Xu Chunliang said, "If Pei Lin has an accident, it might implicate him."
Shu Yuanhang said, "Zhao Feiyang won’t be taken down, will he?"
Xu Chunliang took a sip of beer and said, "It’s hard to say, it depends on Huanyan’s attitude. If they think Zhao Feiyang’s issue affects the company’s interests, there’s a possibility they might kick him out."
Shu Yuanhang frowned. Although he came to Changxing through Xu Chunliang’s introduction, Zhao Feiyang has always treated him very kindly, tried to meet all his conditions; he has a good overall impression of Zhao Feiyang. If Zhao Feiyang were dismissed because of this matter, he wouldn’t want to stay in Changxing either. With his abilities, he could find his place in any hospital domestically; there’s no need to stick to Changxing with constant internal friction.
Xu Chunliang looked up at the night sky; the bright moon hung high, silver moonlight enveloping Weishan Island like a veil, isolating the worldly clamor, making the night on Weishan Island extraordinarily tranquil.
At this moment, Nanjiang was experiencing a violent storm. Tang Jingwei sat in the hall of the courtyard house, watching the torrential night rain outside, listening to the sound of rain beating against the eaves, his heart was also a chaotic mess.
A figure stealthily came from outside, walking with a limp, it was Tang Tianyi, whose body hadn’t fully recovered; he couldn’t stand the boredom and went out tonight seeking fun with some dubious friends.
He thought his father had already gone to bed, but unexpectedly his father was waiting here, too late to avoid.
Tang Jingwei coldly said, "Tianyi!"
Tang Tianyi could only bite the bullet and walk over, smiling at his father, "Dad, you’re still up?"
Tang Jingwei said, "Couldn’t sleep."
Tang Tianyi feigned a well-behaved look, "Dad, don’t worry about work all the time. Just let me know if there’s anything you need me for."
Tang Jingwei smelled the alcohol on him and couldn’t help but wrinkle his brow, snorting coldly, "Leave it to you? What can you do?" He certainly knows his son’s character, has completely lost hope for this son now, it’s almost impossible for this boy to take over his business.
Tang Tianyi went to pour tea for his father and handed it over, Tang Jingwei took the teacup and sipped the tea.
Tang Tianyi said, "Dad, I heard something about Changxing."
Tang Jingwei responded, signaling him to continue.
Tang Tianyi said, "According to reliable news, Yang Mufeng was poisoned to death by Pei Lin. Currently, the police have already controlled her."
Tang Jingwei was somewhat surprised. He didn’t expect this news to spread so fast. Good news truly doesn’t get out, but bad news travels a thousand miles.
Tang Tianyi said gleefully, "I long saw Pei Lin wasn’t a good person, haha, turns out I was right. Zhao Feiyang used to show off in front of me all the time, what an idiot, got seriously played by this woman."
Tang Jingwei looked at his son, somewhat annoyed. This boy’s mind truly isn’t sharp, only focusing on mocking Zhao Feiyang, hasn’t he thought about how this matter might impact Huanyan? Their Tang Family would suffer significant losses because of it.
Tang Jingwei couldn’t help but say, "It seems like you’ve forgotten our connection with Changxing."
Tang Tianyi said, "Dad, I haven’t forgotten. This matter will definitely cause some loss to our family, so you need to act decisively and quickly kick Zhao Feiyang out, sever ties with him and his wife, and immediately find a suitable replacement for him."
Tang Jingwei said, "Who do you think is suitable?"
Tang Tianyi said, "Isn’t it just Changxing Hospital, I can handle it too."
Tang Jingwei showed a look of helplessness on his face, do you even know your own capabilities?
Tang Tianyi said, "Dad, I just don’t get it, why do you keep relying on Zhao Feiyang? He always acts like he’s a great benefactor, with an air of arrogance as if Changxing is his. Does he have it wrong? Changxing belongs to the Tang family, he’s just a servant."
Tang Jingwei couldn’t listen any longer, he interrupted him: "Stop spouting nonsense, Zhao Feiyang has capable management skills, you can’t completely disregard his contributions."
Tang Tianyi said, "I’m not denying that, we haven’t treated him poorly either. They’ve taken quite a bit of money from the Tang family."
Tang Jingwei was a bit angry: "Stop speaking recklessly, spreading such words does us no good."
Tang Tianyi said, "Dad, you’re still defending him, haven’t you noticed after all this time that Zhao Feiyang doesn’t share the same mindset as us? In the past, when I had conflicts with Xu Chunliang, I asked him to fire Xu Chunliang, how did he handle it? He was outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant, protecting Xu Chunliang. If he wasn’t backing Xu Chunliang, would Xu dare to be so arrogant?"
Tang Jingwei was completely speechless, is this brat really my own child? He has no sense of the bigger picture.
Tang Tianyi saw his father not speaking and thought he had convinced him, he continued: "Decisive action must be taken, or there will surely be chaos. Dad, I think we should quickly issue a statement, drawing a clear line with that couple to minimize the loss."
Tang Jingwei said, "Go to bed, I need to think about it alone."
Tang Tianyi said, "Dad, you should rest early too."
The rain was getting heavier, yet Tang Jingwei couldn’t feel any sleepiness. He picked up the phone and called Tang Jinglun: "Jinglun, are you asleep?"
"No, brother, is there anything you need?" Tang Jinglun’s voice was very respectful.
Tang Jingwei said, "Come over to my place, I’ve prepared some dishes, let’s have a few drinks."
"Ah... Sure!"
About half an hour later, Tang Jinglun arrived. Along the way, he had already speculated on the reason his brother suddenly called him over, it was likely related to the issue at Changxing.
Once he arrived, Tang Jingwei had already prepared wine and dishes. The brothers sat in the hall and started drinking accompanied by the night rain.
Tang Jingwei said, "Something happened at Changxing."
Tang Jinglun nodded to show he already knew.
Tang Jingwei observed his expression, not finding any trace of schadenfreude. His brother was evidently much more clear-headed than his disappointing son.
Tang Jingwei put down his wine glass, and Tang Jinglun immediately refilled it for him.
Tang Jingwei said, "What do you think?"
Tang Jinglun said, "The situation is too sudden, I haven’t thought of a good solution."
Tang Jingwei frowned slightly, a bit displeased, he said, "Yang Mufeng was recruited to Huanyan Health by you, did you never suspect his relationship with Pei Lin?"
Tang Jinglun gave his brother a glance, and met his sharp, knife-like gaze. Tang Jinglun realized that there was no point in continuing to hide it. He sighed and said, "I admit, I’ve known for a long time that he had a past relationship with Pei Lin. When I recruited him under me back then, it was mainly to use him to control Pei Lin, thereby curbing Zhao Feiyang."
Tang Jingwei nodded, what his brother was saying now should be the truth, but he was likely hiding something, and curbing Zhao Feiyang’s ultimate goal was to join forces against himself.
"Brother, to be honest, after Yang Mufeng’s incident, I also suspected Pei Lin."
Tang Jingwei’s gaze grew sharper: "Why didn’t you say anything earlier?"
Tang Jinglun said, "I’m not the police, even if I suspect something, I can’t prove it. Moreover, what good would proving it do for us? Now that the police have Pei Lin under control, we’re also suffering a loss."
Tang Jingwei said, "If you had alerted me earlier, I could have been prepared in advance to minimize the loss as much as possible."
Tang Jinglun said, "Pei Lin won’t cause us too much loss, it’s not like it’s Zhao Feiyang who’s in trouble!"
Tang Jingwei took a deep breath and said, "They’re married! Pei Lin is in charge of Huanyan Health, and it was you who strongly recommended her back then."