The school beauty tortured me physically and mentally, and I was reborn as a licking dog and cut off

Chapter 460: Just Be Realistic

Three o'clock in the morning.

The Lotus Tea House in the southeastern block of S City has cleared out all the night owls who were playing mahjong and pai gow.

After being cleaned, it became a place for receiving guests and conducting business negotiations.

Ji Lengming took Sun Biao and went up to the second floor, surrounded by the Liao, Wu, Huang and Chang families from City S.

From the first floor to the second floor.

Ji Lengming saw at least a dozen items related to "attracting wealth and fortune", including a fortune cat, a money tree, a fortune fish tank, gold ingots, a feng shui wheel, a three-legged golden toad, a statue of the God of Wealth, a statue of Guanyin, and a statue of Guan Gong.

It can be said that the faith of these four families is quite firm.

The Liao family noticed that Ji Lengming's eyes kept lingering on his Feng Shui ornaments.

Then he smiled and said, "Well, Chinese people always pay attention to practicality."

"My only wish is 'wealth'. The wider I cast my net, the more people I offer my sacrifices to. I'm sure I'll meet someone who, seeing my piety, will grant me good fortune."

"It's like a blind date. I only have one blind date, so the chances of getting married are slim."

"But if you meet someone a hundred or eighty times, you'll always run into someone who's blind, hehe!"

Ji Lengming saw that the other party was quite honest and couldn't help but smile.

But he also knew what the other person was thinking.

Take the initiative.

"Mr. Liao is right."

"As for traditional folk customs, the good parts must be absorbed and passed on."

"Just like worshipping Guan Gong, if a businessman inherits his righteousness and bravery and always operates with integrity, then Guan Gong will naturally bring him good luck."

What this means is...what brings you good luck is not that you worship Guan Gong, but that you possess certain qualities of Guan Gong.

If you only worship gods and don’t care about virtue, no matter how rich you are, it will all be lost in the end.

Boss Liao's face flashed with embarrassment when he understood what Ji Lengming meant.

To avoid embarrassing himself, he had to change the subject and asked everyone to sit down and have some snacks and drink tea.

The tea soup is thick and full of fragrance.

In such an atmosphere, everyone started talking about business.

The Chang family intends to test Ji Lengming's background.

The businessman with slicked-back hair was scraping a teacup.

"Brother Ji is the person appointed by Vice President Yang himself. We are definitely willing to trust you and cooperate with you fully."

"I just don't know...how much does Brother Ji know about the situation in S City?"

Ji Lengming did not say anything humble.

He knew very well that the more humble he appeared in front of such a group of veterans, the more he would be looked down upon.

The young man silently picked up the tea bowl but did not drink it.

Instead, he blew some hot air in a pretentiously deep manner.

After a few seconds, he said.

"What you know, I know. What you don't know, I also know."

"It depends on whether you want to hear the part you know or the part you don't know."

They just looked at each other for a few days.

They had no idea that the young man in front of them would say that.

The businessman surnamed Chang couldn't help but ask, "What are the things we don't know? Brother Ji, could you please reveal a few?"

Ji Lengming saw that these people had taken the bait.

He simply came up with a shocking conclusion.

"Then I'll tell you."

"Zhao Hu will be brought down soon."

"All of Fan Zhishan's businesses will be shut down."

"The leadership team of City S, headed by the mayor, is about to undergo a major purge and reshuffle."

"The entire S City's business environment will soon enter a period of leadership vacuum."

"Do you believe it?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the four bosses Liao, Wu, Huang and Chang immediately showed bright eyes.

This is good news for them!

But when they looked at the reality again, these people were completely unable to remain calm.

His words were full of doubts.

"Brother Ji, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want."

"You said that Zhao Hu was brought down and Fan Zhishan was implicated. That's a bit too much!"

"Those of us, though not as young and energetic as you, at least we still have sound brains."

"Do you think we will willingly believe you just by painting such a grandiose picture?"

Ji Lengming knew that these people didn't believe it.

Then he put forward his reasoning.

"Everything needs people to do and promote it."

"If we don't do it and don't push for it, then Zhao Hu and Fan Zhishan will continue to entrench themselves in S City and exploit them."

"And if we want to bring down Zhao Hu, we need to eliminate Fan Zhishan in one fell swoop."

"Fan Zhishan is just a greedy businessman. If he loses, he will definitely turn his attention to Zhao Hu in order to save his life."

"So, as long as you all cooperate with me and capture Fan Zhishan, the problem will naturally be solved!"

Ji Lengming needs to catch Fan Zhishan and find out where Wen Wan was sent.

The Liao, Wu, Huang and Chang families also need to capture Fan Zhishan so that they can eat up Fan Zhishan's business.

Therefore, Ji Lengming can make full use of these four people.

The key lies in...how to make these four people follow his plan wholeheartedly.

The businessman named Liao blew his beard and shook his head.

"Brother Ji, you are wrong!"

"It's exactly as you said. Fan Zhishan is just an opportunist."

"But he has Zhao Hu's protection. From the provincial level to the city level, almost all of them are his people."

"How do we capture this man?"

"Even if they catch him, the police will release him within a day."

"Is this back and forth going on for any use?"

Others also agreed with what the businessman surnamed Liao said.

"Yup!"

"To get Zhao Hu out of office, we need to get rid of Fan Zhishan."

"But Fan Zhishan is protected. If we want to touch him, we need Zhao Hu to step down."

"Isn't this a contradiction?"

The more they discussed, the more they distrusted Ji Lengming.

Some even said directly: "Why don't we just wait until Vice President Yang makes time!"

"This kid has no social experience at all. If we let him do anything, I think we'll all fall into his hands!"

"They say 'a man without hair on his lips cannot do things well'. This little kid is so innocent and adorable!"

Seeing that these people were getting more and more outrageous, Sun Biao wanted to stand up and argue with them.

But Ji Lengming held him down.

The young man whispered to Sun Biao, "Your mission is to keep an eye on Uncle Han's situation."

"He's a veteran detective, so checking the area around the Benben Hotpot restaurant is a good fit for his profession."

"But after all, they are all Fan Zhishan's people over there, so we must always pay attention to Uncle Fan's personal safety."

"Leave these people to me."

Ji Lengming comforted Sun Biao and then looked at everyone present.

The young man's eyes suddenly became sharp.

Certain qualities that were originally hidden under the gentle appearance gradually emerged.

It is as if a dusty pearl has been wiped clean of dust, and an ancient sword has been washed clean of all its luster, and the light that gradually transforms is brilliant and awe-inspiring.

"I'm not sure if you've read or listened to the several public speeches by the newly transferred provincial Party Secretary."

"His words were full of signals that he was going to take action against Fan Zhishan."

"This newly appointed secretary is someone you can unite with effortlessly."

"You can't move Fan Zhishan, so why are you afraid that he can't move?"

The scene suddenly became quiet.

Then a new round of questioning began to boil over.

"The provincial party committee's rank is lower than Zhao Hu's. Does this new secretary dare to do that?"

Ji Lengming: "Why not? If he didn't dare, he wouldn't have publicly stated his determination to 'resolutely crack down on organized crime'!"

Others: "That's all just pretense. Which leader isn't like that? But have you seen any changes in S City?"

Ji Lengming's eyes were frighteningly cold.

"Zhao Hu has enemies. If Zhao Hu doesn't die, his enemies must die!"

"Everything is interdependent and mutually exclusive."

“The opposite of evil is good, and the opposite of good is bad.”

"If the evil ones are not eliminated, those who insist on being 'good' will surely suffer."

"If those who insist on being 'bad' are not punished, those who insist on being 'good' will surely be wiped out."

"Now, do you still think that those words about 'resolutely cracking down on crime' were just pretense?"

These words successfully made Liao, Wu, Huang, and Chang, like Vice President Yang at the time, feel a chill down their spines.

After a long time.

These few people gradually recovered.

Then he said, "'Strike back against crime' is fine."

"In theory, a provincial-level official can direct the public security system to deploy security work throughout the province, such as cracking down on organized crime and improving public security."

"But now... this system is so corrupt. From top to bottom, almost everyone is Zhao Hu's man!"

"How do you expect this secretary to preside over the work?"

Ji Lengming understood their concerns.

In fact, if this provincial party committee cadre Tutu Xuzhi was allowed to grow and become stronger, he could also deal with Fan Zhishan.

But this takes time.

What Ji Lengming lacks most at the moment is time. He simply cannot wait for the day when this secretary becomes powerful.

and so.

We have to take extraordinary measures in extraordinary times!

Ji Lengming explained his solution in a fairly calm tone.

"I know a secretary, a provincial and ministerial-level official, named Li Jianping."

"His administrative secretary, Huang Shen, happens to owe me a favor."

"I can ask Secretary Huang to arrange for Secretary Li to come to City S."

"Me, the four of you, the provincial party committee that I've never met and who's fighting crime, and the entire population of City S."

"Let's work together to facilitate this, and transfer police officers from another location!"