47: Beat the Dog When It's Down

  Jiangnan had no mood to play with those girls, so he simply packed up and hurried to the bar. The bar that was bustling with music and singing every night seemed especially quiet during the day. Several cleaners were wiping the bar and leaving the windows open to let the smell out. After all, the smell at night was too mixed, with the smell of cigarettes, alcohol, vomit, and the smell of men and women having sex, making it smoky and foul-smelling, and it could only be cleaned up during the day.

  Jiangnan could see that Liu Tao was in a good mood, so he sat down next to Liu Tao and asked, "Did Mr. Liu win the lottery?"

  "Hmph! Stop pretending to be ignorant when you know the truth. Now's your chance." Liu Tao said to Jiangnan, unable to suppress his joy.

  Jiangnan stretched his waist and naturally opened Liu Tao's bag, took out her ladies' cigarette and lit it. The mint fragrance mixed with the smell of tobacco. Although the smell was very light, it was still able to smoke. "From your expression, it seems that you have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time."

  Liu Tao chuckled, put a hand on Jiangnan's thigh, and said in a low voice, "The two guys in the police station are also stubborn. They want to take the blame for Chaoyang. Unfortunately, I also know their eldest brother. I went to see him this morning, and he agreed to let his two brothers give Chaoyang away."

  "Oh? That saves us a lot of trouble..." But Jiangnan couldn't relax at all. It was obvious that Liu Tao could get those two people to give him up, and Chaoyang could find a scapegoat to take the blame.

  "I know what you're thinking." Liu Tao looked at Jiangnan confidently, crossing his legs and revealing two clean white thighs outside his cheongsam. "Chaoyang has been around for so many years, it's not that easy to overthrow him, but I don't think Han Sifang has any reason to keep him in CB this time."

  Jiangnan nodded, this is true.

  "How's the thing I asked you to do going?" Liu Tao leaned over and asked Jiangnan.

  "It's been prepared a long time ago. I'll give it to Liuzi to handle. He has evidence of Chaoyang selling fake wine. If he can bribe two of Chaoyang's wine dealers, it shouldn't be a problem."

  Liu Tao twirled the white filter cigarette in his hand, and suddenly exerted force, causing the cigarette to fall onto the coffee table. "Han Sifang will probably come to meddle in other people's business soon. Go to the hotel to reserve a table, and at least you have to see Chaoyang off."

  Jiangnan hummed, and just as he was about to leave, he turned around to look at the excited Liu Tao and said, "I'm quite curious, how did you convince that boss?"

  Liu Tao knew what Jiangnan meant and rolled his eyes at him. "It's just a means, not what you think. Do you think everyone is as lustful as you, thinking about that all day long?"

  Jiangnan chuckled twice and went to the hotel to order food. At around two or three in the afternoon, Jiangnan, who was almost asleep in the private room, heard footsteps outside. He just stood up and saw Han Sifang walked in first, followed by Liu Tao and Chaoyang.

  "Xiao Jiang, how was your inspection this time?" Han Sifang handed his coat to Liu Tao and spoke to Jiangnan.

  "It's going quite smoothly. We have several projects planned. We can discuss them when the time comes. We learned all of them from the most advanced nightclubs in Beijing." Jiangnan turned a blind eye and glanced at Chaoyang. This grandson is a gangster, but he was still calm after such a big incident. For hiring a killer to kill someone, a sentence of ten or eight years would not be too much.

  After everyone sat down, Jiangnan went out to ask the waiter to serve the food. When he turned back and sat down, Han Sifang spoke, "What about Chaoyang? After all, you have been with me for such a long time. It's nothing to have a small conflict with a lady. Just suppress it, give Shanshan some mental damages, and don't sue me."

  "Mr. Han, you can't say that. If the ladies at CB knew about this, who would dare to come to work at CB in the future? Today he wants to sell this, tomorrow he wants to touch that. Normally, I would turn a blind eye to whichever lady he slept with, but yesterday's nature was different. If I hadn't just happened to return from a business trip to Jiangnan, the consequences would be disastrous." Liu Tao bit Chaoyang's soft spot.

  Chaoyang was depressed for a long time, and he probably wanted to strangle Jiangnan to death. Jiangnan messed up the plan. "Boss Liu, I just want to find someone to teach Shanshan a lesson, otherwise I won't be able to control these girls in the future..."

  Liu Tao waved her jade hand, now confident enough, "Let's not talk about this matter for now. After all, you have been with President Han for so many years, and we have worked together in CB for so many years. No one would watch you go in with an eye. Just now, the three of us were there. Those waiters confessed that you sold fake wine without authorization, so we can't let it go, right?"

  Chaoyang wanted to explain himself but was speechless. The four people present knew clearly that which manager would not pay for drinks? Moreover, Liuzi and several other waiters were obviously targeting Chaoyang. As for who arranged this, anyone with a discerning eye could tell.

  Jiangnan was listening in like a fool, inviting everyone to eat, and he himself was not polite. Anyway, today was public money, so he might as well fill his stomach with fish and meat first.

  "Okay, there are no outsiders here, so I'll make the decision on this matter. There can't be two tigers in one mountain. Chaoyang, you are so young and capable, so don't work in CB for now. Go out and see the world, and come back to work when you have the chance." Han Sifang seemed to have expected today, and he blocked the words of Chaoyang and Liu Tao with two sentences.

  Chaoyang wanted to say something, but when he saw Han Sifang's expression was not right, he did not open his mouth. He glanced at Jiangnan coldly and nodded, "Thank you for your magnanimity, President Han. I will go to hand over my work this afternoon and then leave..."

  Of course, before coming, Han Sifang had to go to the police station to make arrangements for Chaoyang and change his confession. Chaoyang then escaped from jail as if nothing had happened. Han Sifang had spent many years cultivating a caring dog, and it was a high price, so he would not give up this chess piece easily.

  The meal was uneventful, with everyone having their own thoughts. When it was time to pay the bill, Jiang Nan finally spoke a word, and it was this word that almost made the people present vomit their lunch. "Ahem... President Han, President Liu, didn't you just say that we should give Shanshan some spiritual support? The two presidents, please decide who should pay the money..."

  Who would have thought that with so many things happening today, Jiangnan was still thinking about this little bit of money.

  Chaoyang gritted his teeth, feeling embarrassed in front of so many people, and took out a leather envelope from his bag on the seat. "Then please give it to Shanshan. I'm just drunk and angry, but I don't really want to do anything to her."

  Jiangnan took the envelope without hesitation, squeezed it, and estimated that there was about 30,000 or 50,000 yuan in it. He stuffed it into his arms with satisfaction, thinking that this money would be enough for Shanshan to get off the platform. "Okay, then I'll thank Brother Yang on behalf of Shanshan. I'll treat you to dinner some other day." Jiangnan pronounced the word "dinner" very clearly. Last time Shanshan invited him to dinner, he ignored her. This time, Chaoyang was going to roll up his sleeves and throw in the towel.

  Chaoyang gritted his teeth and nodded, "You're welcome."

  After they left the hotel, Liu Tao reminded Han Sifang about the board meeting in the evening. Han Sifang agreed with him and said he would definitely be there. He also wanted to hear about the content of Jiangnan and General Lin's inspection this time. As he spoke, he couldn't help but look at Jiangnan meaningfully.

  As soon as Han Sifang left, Jiang Nan became arrogant, looked at Chao Yang and said with a smile, "Brother Yang, can I help you pack your things?"

  "Hmph, there's nothing to bring. I've already deposited the money into the card." Chaoyang didn't mind Liu Tao's presence and said frankly that he had saved money in CB.

  "Hehe, that won't do. After all, Brother Yang was my boss. People can't be without conscience. You have to send you off no matter what." Jiang Nan shamelessly hit Chaoyang who had just lost his job.

  "Whatever! By the way, Liu Tao, I have to remind you before you leave, sometimes it's not good for a woman to be too smart, and it's easy to invite a wolf into the house." Chaoyang called Liu Tao by his full name and glanced at Jiangnan.

  Liu Tao chuckled, "Thanks for the reminder. You don't have to hand over your work at CB. The account statements and wine list are locked in the safe. Just hand over the key." Liu Tao was not polite either, looking like he was going to kill the dog after the rabbit had died.

  Chaoyang snorted and handed the key of the safe from his pocket to Liu Tao. "It's easy now that I'm free from my job and have made enough money. It's a good time to go out and relax. I'll come back after a while."

  Liu Tao frowned and said, "Let's see if you have the ability to do it." After that, Liu Tao twisted his waist and walked towards the bar.

  After watching Liu Tao enter CB, Chaoyang turned around and looked at Jiangnan coldly, "Jiangnan, don't think that I'm defeated by you this time. There's still a long way to go. You also heard what Han Sifang said just now. One day CB will still be mine."

  Jiangnan pouted with a look of admiration, "Then I will look forward to hearing from you. I will still work for Brother Yang. But Brother Yang, you have to hurry up, otherwise, before you come back, I might become the boss of CB. That would be so embarrassing."

  Chaoyang snorted and said, "Let's wait and see." After that, he stopped a taxi.

  Just as he was about to get in, Jiangnan slapped Chaoyang on the shoulder with his big hand. Chaoyang struggled twice, but ultimately could not escape from Jiangnan's palm.

  At this moment, Jiangnan's playful smile disappeared, replaced by a ruthless look, "Chaoyang, I warn you, if you try anything else, Liu Tao and I will fight you to the end. If you dare to hit on those girls again, you know how Huaqiang's brother fell off the building, right?"

  Chaoyang was stunned for a moment, then signaled to the driver that he didn't want to get in the car. He straightened up and looked at Jiangnan, "You don't have to scare me. This is not your first day in the nightclub. You must have a few friends on the road. But don't worry, I'm not interested in those girls even if they're given to me for free. As a man, you have to look far ahead."

  Jiangnan raised his lips, put his hand in his pocket, and took out half a pack of Chunghwa cigarettes. "I don't have anything good to give you. This pack of cigarettes was given to me by you last time at Oriental Beauty. I smoked half a pack and gave it to you."

  Chaoyang glanced at Jiangnan, turned around and left without saying a word.

  Jiangnan returned to the apartment, and several sisters were still playing mahjong. Jingjing was quite perceptive, "Brother, let's play a round?"

  Jiangnan shook his head, "You guys play, I have a meeting tonight and I need to prepare."

  Nana threw the mahjong tiles onto the table and said, "Tsk tsk...if you don't have money, just say so."

  Lili stood up and took Jiangnan's arm, "Hey, it's no big deal. If you lose, it's my fault. If you win, we can get a room together." As she said that, the girls all laughed.

  Jiangnan blushed at the teasing of the girls. He rolled his eyes at Nana, shook out a brown paper envelope from his arms, took out five stacks of money, and threw them on the table. "You're kidding. How could I be broke? I'll take care of Sister Na today. Don't perform on stage anymore."