Chapter 245: Looking for someone to take over

A Mercedes-Benz parked in front of the villa in the east district. A middle-aged man, Uncle Yong, hurriedly got out of the car and went inside. He paused at the entrance to the living room and saw Jiang Chunhua sitting with his head bowed on the sofa in the living room. He walked over and sat opposite Jiang Chunhua, and said in a very casual tone, 'Jiang, just this morning, I heard that someone tried to assault Zhou Ming, the development consultant for Nanjiang, in front of the stock exchange. Did you know about this?'

In response to Uncle Yong's question, Jiang Chunhua subconsciously shivered. He maintained a calm appearance: 'So someone tried to kill Zhou Ming? This is really good news that will make people happy. It seems that Zhou Ming's messing around in the Nanjiang stock market has made many people hate him...'

Before Jiang Chunhua could finish his sentence, Uncle Yong stood up with a thud: 'Jiang Chunhua, to this day, you still haven't recognised the mistake you've made?'

At this shout from Uncle Yong, Jiang Chunhua's head dropped for a moment, but he still said, 'Uncle Yong, I don't understand what you're talking about.'

Although Jiang Chunhua spoke very casually, he did not dare to look at Uncle Yong with his eyes when he spoke. This was obviously a sign of guilt.

'Don't you understand what I'm saying?' Uncle Yong sneered and sat back down on the sofa. 'The assailant's surname is Meng, and he's known as Kong Yiji. This morning, he tried to assault Zhou Ming in front of the stock exchange, but was stopped by Zhou Ming's bodyguard. Now this person has been taken to the police station.'

Uncle Yong kept looking at Jiang Chunhua while he spoke. He could see that Jiang Chunhua's facial muscles were very tense. Uncle Yong continued, 'Xiao Jiang, you are also a law-abiding good boy. I think you should know the law and understand that assault and homicide are legally responsible, and abetting or hiring someone to kill is also legally responsible. Now that Kong Yiji has entered the police station, with the interrogation methods of the police station and his toughness, I'm afraid he will confess everything in a few minutes.'

After saying this, Uncle Yong paused before adding, 'Xiao Jiang, are you sure you really don't know what I'm talking about?'

Jiang Chunhua shook his head gently: 'I'm sorry, Uncle Yong, I did this, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this!'

Originally, Uncle Yong was holding back his anger, but now, after hearing Jiang Chunhua's words, he was even more furious: 'You didn't expect this to happen? What did you expect to happen? Originally, there was no way we couldn't make a comeback in the Nanjiang stock market, but now you've come along and ruined everything. Today, Zhou Ming used this incident to make a fuss in front of the stock exchange, and those stock investors unconditionally believed him. Now, it's basically impossible for us to move the stock market again!'

Uncle Yong let out a breath as he continued, 'Just before I came, Secretary-General Huang called to say that he was preparing to return to Binhai. Chairman Li of Heavy Industry also called me to say that he was withdrawing from the stock market. Some of the others have also paged to say that they are withdrawing. As for the rest, they are just too embarrassed to speak up right now, but in a little while, I'm afraid their choice will be the same.'

Jiang Chunhua was at a loss for words. He subconsciously asked, 'Withdraw? Why would they do that if they want to leave Nanjiang?'

'Why?' Uncle Yong looked at Jiang Chunhua as if he were looking at a joke. 'Comrade Jiang Chunhua, do you want to tell me you don't know?'

No matter the way Uncle Yong addressed him or his serious tone, it made Jiang Chunhua shudder, but Uncle Yong didn't say it to scare him.

'What do you think is the purpose of Secretary-General Huang and the other entrepreneurs who came to Nan Jiang? To help you take revenge on Zhou Ming? You flatter yourself too much. Their sole purpose was to mess up the Nan Jiang stock market and make money out of the chaos. But now, look, because of your stupidity, they've achieved none of their goals. Can you still give them a reason not to leave?' Uncle Yong asked.

'Uncle Yong, I really know I was wrong. I really didn't expect it to turn out like this. I just thought that Zhou Ming was the most important person in the Nanjiang stock market. If you want to defeat and mess up the Nanjiang stock market, isn't the fastest and most effective way to do it by starting with Zhou Ming? That's why I...'

Without waiting for Jiang Chunhua to finish, Uncle Yong snorted and said, 'Are you really stupid or are you just pretending to be stupid? The boss of any big company in Nanjiang has people protecting them. Zhou Ming is the only one fighting financial wars in Northern Russia and the United States. Do you think he would have no one protecting him?'

'And look at the person you chose. A broken-down know-it-all who stayed in the countryside. Any peasant knows he's just a waste of space who talks big.'

Uncle Yong continued, 'I can tell you that the person protecting Zhou Ming is Captain **, a special forces officer in the Capital Garrison. He is an elite soldier among the elite troops. With his protection, even a trained killer may not succeed without careful planning. You're looking for such a loser, and even without **'s protection, I don't think he can be of any use!'

Jiang Chunhua lowered his head, his expression looking very despondent: 'Uncle Yong, is that because of these things that they are all going to give up? I think we still have a chance.'

Seeing him like this, Uncle Yong didn't really want to kill him, and in the end, he could only shake his head helplessly and say, 'What chance? Do you think they are just giving up so easily?'

Jiang Chunhua was at a loss for a moment: 'If it's not as simple as giving up, what else are they going to do?'

Uncle Yong didn't give a direct answer, but instead asked him a question: "Do you remember what I told you about the purpose of their coming to Nan Jiang?'

'Purpose?" Jiang Chunhua suddenly widened his eyes, 'Uncle Yong, are you worried that they might choose to cooperate with Zhou Ming? How is that possible? Shouldn't their relationship with Zhou Ming be hostile when they come to Nan Jiang? And it was them who wanted to mess with the Nan Jiang stock market before, how can they cooperate?'

'That's not your concern. You should take care of yourself first,' said Uncle Yong. 'As I said, you're an adult now, and you need to take legal responsibility for your actions. While it's still fresh in everyone's mind, you should go to the police station and turn yourself in. I have some connections there, and I can try to get you lenient treatment...'

In response to Uncle Yong's suggestion, Jiang Chunhua immediately expressed his position: 'I'm not going to the police station. I've already been to the police station twice, and I swear I won't go in again. Uncle Yong, please help me think of something. You're so capable, you must have a way out, right?'

Jiang Chunhua's sniveling and tearful pleas made Uncle Yong feel sick to his stomach. He stood up, leaving Jiang Chunhua to fend for himself, and then left the villa.

With the departure of Uncle Yong, Jiang Chunhua felt as if all his strength had been drained from him, and he slumped to the ground, mumbling, 'How could this happen? Zhou Ming is just an ordinary person with a bit of talent in finance. I have the support of Uncle Yong, Secretary-General Huang, and the Binhai faction. Why did it turn out like this?'

After a long while, Jiang Chunhua suddenly remembered something: 'No, I can't go back to the police station. I'm Hua Shao from Lingnan. Lingnan is my backyard. How can I be arrested?'

Mumbling to himself, Jiang Chunhua got up from the ground and stumbled towards his room to pack his bags. However, he didn't know that as soon as Uncle Yong's car had left the villa, several police cars arrived without sounding their sirens and surrounded the villa.

Meanwhile, in the stock exchange, Zhou Ming was checking the stock market transactions of the day on the computer. The investment representatives of Gangcheng, Lin Muqing and Su Han, were also there. Lin Muqing and Su Han were close to Zhou Ming. After all that happened in the morning, even though Kong Yiji had been arrested and would not be released for at least five years for attempted intentional homicide with aggravating circumstances, Lin Muqing and Su Han were still very worried.

The door to the office was knocked open, and Zhang Heng, the deputy director of the office of the securities market construction leading group, walked in and said to Zhou Ming, 'Consultant Zhou, just news from the public security bureau, the district public security bureau immediately arrested the suspect after receiving the alarm, and caught Jiang Chunhua just before he was about to flee.'

Upon hearing this news, Lin Muqing and Su Han immediately shouted in joy, 'That's great! It was this guy who wanted to do Zhou Ming harm, as long as he was caught, Zhou Ming would be safe!'

Zhou Ming also revealed a smile and said to the two women, 'I told you, this guy Xiaohua has broken the law and someone will punish him.'

Zhou Ming's words attracted the two women's scornful looks, but although he said so, Zhou Ming was also relieved in his heart, because he really didn't expect Jiang Chunhua to actually hire someone to kill him. After all, the crackdown was only a few years ago, and even if it was the children of certain high-ranking officials who broke the law, they would not be tolerated. Such memories are deeply etched in everyone's hearts, and there is no reason for Jiang Chunhua to forget.

Then the reason he would do this is obviously that he has lost control of his emotions. Otherwise, if he really wanted to commit murder or something, he would at least find someone who has the guts and ability to kill, right? Not to mention a professional killer, but he can't be Kong Yiji, right? As for why he has lost control of his emotions to this extent, that is not something he needs to worry about. The only thing to worry about is that there is such a lunatic who wants to fight to the death with him at any time.

As the saying goes, 'You should fear the thief who is thinking about stealing, not the thief who has already stolen.' Not to mention that someone is still thinking about taking his life, but now that he has been caught, he will be fine.

Thinking this, Zhou Ming waved his hand casually and said, 'Since the person has been caught, it is not our business to deal with the aftermath. I believe the public security authorities will deal with it seriously. The problem before us is still in the stock market. This time, the collapse of the Nanjiang stock market seems to be because Jiang Chunhua and the others are fuelling the flames behind the scenes, but in fact, there are also problems within the stock market, not insignificant problems.'

Zhang Heng nodded and said, 'Consultant Zhou, you are right. According to my understanding of the stock market, a normally developing stock market cannot continue to rise without falling. Our Nanjiang stock market has been rising for more than a year, and in particular, it has been continuously rising for more than a month.'

Zhang Heng didn't dare to continue after saying this, and Zhou Ming knew that he didn't know what to say, so he took over the conversation and said, 'The stock market in Nanjiang has now reached a bottleneck. After all, Nanjiang is a place that has only developed for less than ten years. Even if the policies are good, they are not unlimited. So even if Jiang Chunhua and the others didn't come to cause trouble this time, the Nanjiang stock market will still fall into a period of sustained decline.'

'Consultant Zhou, this won't do!'

This time, Zhang Heng still only said the beginning and couldn't continue. Zhou Ming had to help him out, saying, 'This really won't work. After all, the stock exchange has just been reformed. If it just falls into a stock market recession, investors won't care about the market situation and will definitely point the finger at the stock exchange reform. To avoid this, I think it's best to find a scapegoat to take over the plate.'

'Take over the plate?'

Everyone, including Lin Muqing, Su Han, and Zhang Heng, was surprised.

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