Chapter 2287: 2288: Unexpected Incident

Chapter 2287: Chapter 2288: Unexpected Incident

Upon hearing the cold snort, everyone in the bar subconsciously looked over, and their expressions changed instantly.

“He’s here, he’s here, Brother Rong’s here!”

Seeing He Shirong, the crowd’s expressions became fickle, and some even anticipated that a bloody battle was about to unfold.

“Daring to bully He Shirong’s nephew-in-law in the West Coast Bar, it’s unlikely these two will be able to walk out unscathed.”

“I just heard that Brother Rong has been in a bad mood these days. Someone caused trouble here a few days ago and got their legs broken by him. I reckon Brother Rong’s anger hasn’t subsided yet—we’re in for a good show.”

Luo Qi let go of He Jiawei, ready to deal with He Shirong first.

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He Shirong, followed by four people, approached Lin Yi.

Under the dim light of the bar, He Shirong clearly saw Lin Yi’s face, and his expression changed instantly.

“Master Lin, what brings you to my place?”

This remark made everyone’s jaw drop.

This address was different from any other.

With He Shirong’s status in Zhong Hai, nobody was worthy of such a respectful greeting.

“You recognize me?”

“Master Lin, you’re quite the joker. In this little corner of Zhong Hai, who wouldn’t recognize you? To not do so would be living in vain.”

He Shirong walked up to Li Jiawei and kicked him in the behind, nearly sending him tumbling down.

“Master Lin, did this little bugger upset you? Just tell me what happened, and I’ll definitely teach him a good lesson for you.”

Seeing how He Shirong was so reverent and respectful in front of Lin Yi,

many people looked towards Lin Yi, eager to know who this man was, and how he could command such immense authority.

Luo Qi pursed his lips on the side and silently scorned in his heart:

If only I’d known Lin Bro was so badass, I wouldn’t have wasted so much effort coming here to inquire.

“It’s nothing really, just came to ask your nephew-in-law about something, don’t worry, I won’t do anything to him,” Lin Yi said.

Lin Yi’s words reassured He Shirong.

With his status in Zhong Hai, if Lin Yi really wanted to do something to his nephew-in-law, he would not be able to stop it.

“Master Lin, whatever you need to ask him, just ask directly.”

Lin Yi turned his head to look at Li Jiawei.

“We’ve already asked you what we need to know, are you still hiding something?”

Li Jiawei trembled with fear.

“I truly don’t know who came looking for Huang Renbo,” Li Jiawei said:

“I remember that day, Huang Renbo was drinking in my bar, and after chatting for a while, a man wearing a mask called him away. When he came back, he told me he’d landed a big deal, the other side was giving him two million, and after closing the deal, he would retire. But I haven’t seen him since.”

“Could you describe what the man looked like?”

Li Jiawei’s expression was worse than having eaten shit.

“I have a bad memory, I truly don’t remember, but the guy was quite tall, had a parted haircut, had to be at least in his forties. If you really want to investigate, you could look at our bar’s surveillance footage.”

Lin Yi glanced at He Shirong, who promptly ordered:

“Go get the surveillance.”

“Right away, right away, I’m on it.”

About twenty minutes later, Li Jiawei found the surveillance footage from that night and brought it to Lin Yi and Luo Qi.

After watching the footage, the two noticed the man in the video had concealed himself very well; it seemed it would be difficult to identify him based solely on this footage.

“Get the surveillance from outside the bar too; I’ll take everything with me later.”

“Right away, right away, I’ll have someone prepare it now.”

About half an hour later, Li Jiawei collected all the relevant video data and handed it over to Lin Yi.

“Take the video with you, look into it when you get back,” Lin Yi said as they got into the car.

“Alright.”

Having taken care of the business, Lin Yi returned home. After dinner, he followed Ji Qingyan to wash up and rest.

In the following over half a month, Lin Yi’s life was uneventful.

Due to the approaching Lunar New Year, the festive atmosphere in Zhong Hai became increasingly thick, with people all over the streets purchasing New Year goods.

The good news was that both Zhao Yunhu and Li Xianghui were recovering very well.

Zhao Yunhu showed no signs of post-surgery complications and was already moving around freely, which could be attributed to his constitution.

Li Xianghui, on the other hand, was slightly worse off; his left leg had regained feeling and he was undergoing rehabilitation training.

Still, Lin Yi didn’t let Zhao Yunhu be discharged from the hospital, wanting him to stay a bit longer since liver laceration was no minor illness.

In addition, Luo Qi had some results from the investigation.

The middle-aged man in the video was called Zhang Yuejiang, the driver and assistant of Zhou Guangyao.

This information was crucial for Lin Yi – it was like having a just cause.

However, Qiu Yuluo had not found any concrete news, so they would have to wait a bit longer before taking action.

The rest of the time, Lin Yi spent most of it at the Xinshan branch office, but no new missions were triggered.

In addition, he had stopped by to check on Yan Ci and Wang Ying, sharing the attention evenly.

Returning home in the evening, Ji Qingyan put on a facial mask and went back to her room.

“The groundbreaking ceremony for the new project is tomorrow. Let’s go together.”

Lin Yi nodded, “Either you or Old Qi should handle it, I’ll just watch from below.”

“You really have no sense of profit. It’s such a big event, and you don’t even want to show your face.”

“I know exactly how this is going to unfold, and to what extent, so it doesn’t make a difference whether I watch it or not.”

Ji Qingyan admired Lin Yi for his ability to foresee how situations would develop – she was far behind in this regard.

“Enough about this, let’s do something more productive.”

Lin Yi turned over and pinned Ji Qingyan down.

“Maybe another day, I’m a bit tired today.”

“Tired?” Lin Yi muttered, “I’ve noticed that your sleep quality seems to have improved recently.”

“I don’t know why, maybe I’ve been too concerned about the project.”

As she spoke, Ji Qingyan stretched lazily and said,

“I’m definitely going to rest for a few days during the New Year holiday. No one better stop me.”

Lin Yi was somewhat amused. “You talk as if someone is keeping you from resting.”

Ji Qingyan chuckled, “Alright, enough of that. Let’s sleep.”

Lin Yi didn’t say anything more and lay down with Ji Qingyan, clothed.

The next morning, after having breakfast, the two left the house together.

The new factory’s location was in a newly established industrial park in Zhong Hai, which was one of Liang Ruoxu’s most impressive achievements since taking office.

Logically, Liang Ruoxu would have attended today’s groundbreaking ceremony, but fearing the encounter with Ji Qingyan, he conveniently sent someone else.

Besides representatives from Samsung and Mitsui, many journalists from various media outlets were also present.

Such a grand event was not to be missed for them.

Lin Yi blended in with the crowd like an ordinary person, watching the money-driven groundbreaking ceremony proceed step by step.

The ceremony went smoothly, and around noon, Lingyun Group, as the host, held a small reception to entertain executives from various companies.

Lin Yi couldn’t avoid a gathering of this caliber and duly attended.

But halfway through the party, Qi Xianzhao and He Yuanyuan hurried over to Lin Yi and whispered,

“Director Lin, there’s a bit of a situation at the construction site – someone has dug up a coffin.”

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