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Chapter 563: Chapter 470: Scared to Pee (Seeking Subscriptions!)_1
They finished packing.
After receiving a call from Chai Ren.
Tang Qing summoned Li Kai and Feng Sen to come upstairs to the large box. The name of the box was a bit interesting, called ’Moment’, which means a short moment in Chinese. Was it a reminder for people to cherish life?
It couldn’t possibly be asking people to eat quickly, now that would be pushing the customers too hard.
At this moment.
Chai Ren and his two bodyguards had already placed their orders and were waiting inside the box. The box was filled with the elegant sound of the piano and the classic Chinese decorative style exuding a unique beauty.
Upon seeing Tang Qing, Chai Ren quickly rose to his feet.
He couldn’t help but look at Tang Qing in a new light. As a good friend of his mysterious business partner, Tang Qing had gained more and more importance over time. Compared to his aloof business partner, Tang Qing was obviously much easier to get along with.
Although they had been working together for a while, their relationship hadn’t made much progress. Apart from their first encounter, he had never seen that ’agent’ again. The agent was so aloof and cold. Seeing how young Tang Qing was and the large business empire he owned, Tang Qing must have had a very good relationship with his friend.
Thinking back on the content of their cooperation during this period.
Chai Ren felt a little sweaty on the forehead.
In his opinion, the way this partner behaved was simply too brutal.
It was just like he would start a fight at any disagreement.
The minerals he assigned to the ’African United Mining Group’ were all problematic minerals. He had the right to develop them, but he couldn’t do so at all. The local forces were either asking for a huge price or simply not allowing him to mine. Some places were even still in turmoil.
He initially thought that ’Black Prison’s’ action at the Congo coal mine last time was only intended to demonstrate its strength and must have required a lot of exertion. But the subsequent rounds of cooperation completely changed his perception.
It also gave him a taste of how ’black’ the ’Black Prison’ could be.
Every time.
A week after the minerals were assigned to the ’African United Mining Group’, there would be a fundamental change in the situation. The local adversarial forces would either agree to mine obediently or... change a leader to agree to the mining, or... be annihilated by the neighboring forces and then... agree to mine.
This simple and brutal behaviour.
Really scared Chai Ren almost to urine.
Such ruthless and unrestrained behavior made him worried for a long time, fearing that ’Black Prison’ would cause some trouble, which would be reported by those forces and lead to international disputes.
However.
Just as ’Black Prison’ initially promised.
By giving up forty-nine percent of the shares of the ’African United Mining Group’, in exchange, the ’Black Prison’ was responsible for clearing up all the troubles that came along with it.
Just at the end of last month.
In Tanzania, where one of the cooperative mines was located, he heard from the Chinese person in charge of the mine that a local legislator threatened to demand money after learning about this incident, otherwise, he would expose it to the media. He was urgently notified about this matter.
Then... there was no follow-up.
Two days later, that local legislator was arrested for accepting bribes.
This was not an exception. All the people or forces who coveted the Group’s minerals would mysteriously either die, get injured, or be dealt with by their internal people, and then, tranquility would be restored.
As if nothing had ever happened.
All of this was a testament to the power of this ’Black Prison’.
Those who follow me prosper; those who oppose me die; it was more than just domineering.
He immediately reported this matter to his father, which shocked his father. Hence, today’s meeting was arranged with the primary goal of deepening the relationship with Tang Qing. This could benefit their family’s business in Africa and even the national industry, but his father has not reported it yet, so everything is still confidential. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶
Further observation was still needed.
"Brother Tang, sit down. How do you like this ’Heavenly Room’? " Chai Ren actively poured tea for Tang Qing, claiming that ’a friend from afar brings joy’.
This made Tang Qing feel a little uncomfortable, so eager, it seemed that what he was asking for was not small.
"It’s not bad, the decoration is nice, it’s just that I’m not used to staying in hotels." Tang Qing said bluntly. He also loved his bed and had a slightly obsessive-compulsive personality, which meant he didn’t like staying in hotels.
He felt that those beds had been slept on by so many people, and he felt weird about it. He didn’t sleep well in hotels. Even in the smallest nest, as long as it belonged to him, he would feel a sense of belonging.
"So, you have a bed fixation." Chai Ren teased. He didn’t feel that way, as long as it was clean.
"A bit." Tang Qing replied.
Afterwards, Chai Ren immediately instructed the waiter to bring the dishes up.
Once seated.
Chai Ren opened the conversation by saying, "Brother Tang, why don’t you come to Beijing for school? Everything here is pretty good. Why do you have to go to Shanghai?"
"I think Shanghai is fine. Most importantly, our Jiaxue wants to go there, so I followed her." It was time to flaunt his relationship again. Tang Qing looked at Lin Jiaxue beside him.
"Brother Tang is really a passionate man. Little sister, you must keep a close eye on him." Chai Ren chuckled with a sigh.
"Hmm." Lin Jiaxue answered softly. The word "sister" made her heart unexpectedly joyful.
Tang Qing wasn’t having it and pretended to be dissatisfied, "Chai Jun, what are you talking about? Do I seem like that kind of person to you?"
Chai Ren chuckled and said: "Yes, yes, yes, I was wrong. I misspoke. How about this... I’ll knock back three drinks as a penalty later. I know you don’t like to drink, so how about something non-alcoholic? Heh heh. So, Little Sen, you are planning to attend Shuimu University, right? Your grades seem to be good." After his roguish fun, Chai Ren turned to Feng Sen and continued the conversation. After all, it was important to include everyone in the chat.
"Well, my family pulled a few strings for me," Feng Sen truthfully admitted with a somewhat awkward expression.
"Oh? Whose help did you need?" Chai Ren curiously asked. Getting an under-qualified outsider into Shuimu University of Beijing was no small feat. The connection needed would be at least at the provincial level.
"Um, my uncle works as a director in the Ministry of Education," Feng Sen honestly responded.
"What’s his surname?" Chai Ren asked again. There were many directors in Beijing, really many. But growing up, he had interacted with a considerable number and heard a lot of gossip. He remembered the surnames of at least one-fifth of the directors.
"His last name is Dou," Feng Sen cautiously disclosed.
It took Chai Ren no more than three seconds to recall information about this person.
"Is he affiliated with the Cui family?" Chai Ren asked.
"Uh, yes." Feng Sen didn’t expect Chai Ren to link the connection so quickly and praised him silently.
"So, that’s the connection? Not bad! You’re kind of an insider then. Feel free to reach out if you ever need anything," Chai Ren said cheerfully. As long as they weren’t rivals, there wouldn’t be any issues.’
"Thank you, Brother Chai," Feng Sen gratefully responded. Given his political aspirations, he highly valued his network of connections. With Chai Ren’s assurance, future matters would become significantly easier to arrange, especially if he needed contacts within the Beijing government ministries and commissions.
The dialogue between Feng Sen and Chai Ren didn’t escape Li Kai, who was listening attentively. He had been shocked upon learning that Feng Sen’s father was the Secretary of the Qingyan Municipal Political and Legal Affairs Committee. Now Feng Sen had revealed yet another influential relative -- an under-secretary who was higher ranking than his own father.
Li Kai glanced at Tang Qing, then looked back at Chai Ren, who appeared to have such an unbelievably strong network that he seemed unimpressed by the mere mention of a director. Li Kai felt somewhat dizzy trying to absorb all this.
"Little Sen, there’s really no need. We’re all friends here... "
Before he could finish, Chai Ren’s phone rang.
"Hold on, please."
As soon as he glanced at his mobile, Chai Ren’s face immediately changed. He quickly pressed the answer button and laughed bitterly, "Honey, what’s up?" Evidently, it was his fiancée calling.
"Where are you now?" a cold female voice came from the phone. Though others couldn’t hear it, to Tang Qing it was as clear as if he was holding the phone himself.
"I’m out for dinner with some friends," Chai Ren maintained his cheerfulness, undeterred.
"Who are these friends?" The woman asked from the other side.
"People you don’ know," Chai Ren replied, feeling helpless at this interrogation.
"Well, I don’t care about your friends. I’ve just finished a surgery and I’m starving. I’m going out to eat. A classmate of mine will be visiting Beijing this afternoon and I promised to show her around. She also wants to meet you. You’ll have to accommodate us." The barrage of words came from the other side.
"Uh... okay, I’m planning to take these friends out anyway. We can all go together," Chai Ren, after a moment of hesitation, agreed to his fiancee’s plan. Since they would inevitably meet his own future wife and Tang Qing -- someone he wanted to build a stronger relationship with -- why not all go together?
"All right."
With a beep, the call was disconnected from the other end. Chai Ren’s face bore an overwhelmingly awkward expression. His previous high spirits had been instantly destroyed.
"Was that a call from your sister-in-law?" Tang Qing asked with a grin. He had previously learned from a report prepared by Chai Ren that he had a fiancée. He hadn’t looked into details about her, only that Mu Jian’s wife had called her ’Little Xi’.
Whenever he thought about Mu Jian, Tang Qing found himself amused. Mu Jian was quite a comic character. He hoped he hadn’t messed up the red wine.
"Yes, she will be showing some classmates around Beijing this afternoon. It just so happens that we can join in. Good timing," Chai Ren nodded in agreement.
"Are you and my sister-in-law about to get married?" Tang Qing asked knowingly.
"Yeah, we’ll be holding our wedding on September 17th. You and little sister must come and raise a glass for us," Chai Ren cheerfully replied. Despite his wife’s beauty, her cold personality left something to be desired.
He could only hope that their married life would result in her transformation.
"Okay, but only if you’re covering the airfare!" Tang Qing joked.
"Haha, no problem at all! Just make sure you show up," Chai Ren laughed heartily.
Soon, the rest of the dishes were served.
Everyone began to eat.
Tang Qing was surprised that, just like Liu Qian before him, Chai Ren also ordered a lot of seafood.
However, it had been more than half a month since their previous feast of seafood, so the intense feeling of contrast had faded. Therefore, everyone relished the meal with enthusiasm.
This meal must have cost tens of thousands again.
Host and guests enjoyed themselves to the fullest.
After the meal.
Everyone returned to their rooms to clean up a bit.
Then Chai Ren took his group to meet his fiancée.
PS: End of Chapter 1.
