Chapter 244: Trouble Knocking
Chapter 244: Trouble Knocking
On March 24th, Gao Jing returned to Yuncheng.
Ji Yu hadn’t followed him back to the Provincial Capital, because she still needed to stay in Shanghai to shoot more videos for Nine Apertures.
Gao Jing was of course very supportive of this. Xiao Jiu Buys a Home had brought him large amounts of Power of Faith. Not taking advantage of this wave of popularity to gather more Power of Faith just felt like a waste of opportunity.
Actually, based on past experience and the usual exchange ratio between Power of Faith and money, the 250 million spent by Gao Jing to buy that luxury mansion could be completely earned back through Nine Apertures!
It was totally worth it.
Another noteworthy point was that Qin Qing really was Gao Jing’s neighbor.
Moreover, Qin Qing’s house was in the same building, same floor as his, with almost identical size and layout.
Only, they used different elevators!
Of course, such a coincidence didn’t just happen in the world. Qin Qing had deliberately bought the apartment next door.
That apartment originally had an owner, and she didn’t mention how much it cost her.
But given the strength of the He Family from Beijing, it really was just a small matter.
Perhaps it was fate.
Ji Yu and Qin Qing surprisingly became good friends very quickly.
They went shopping together, bought things together, had beauty treatments together, exchanged cooking tips together.
And petted Nine Apertures together.
Qin Qing brainstormed ideas for Nine Apertures’s new Vlogs, discussing with Ji Yu the performance content for Chinese Talent Show.
The two women even ended up sleeping together.
They almost considered knocking down the wall to connect the two apartments!
So, with two women and one cat, Gao Jing actually ended up feeling like the outsider, the one left behind.
Therefore, he had no choice but to return alone to Yuncheng, training by himself at home in Minglan Grand View.
While also charging the Bronze Anchor.
Gao Jing planned to cultivate the Shan Yue Refining Spirit Art to the Triple Mountain realm first, before returning to the Great World to continue his adventures.
While practicing the Shan Yue Refining Spirit Art, he also kept exploring combat techniques for using two blades.
Slowly improving his strength.
However, this peaceful and fulfilling life didn’t last long.
One day, Gao Jing suddenly received a call from his Senior.
“Our company is being investigated!”
Just that morning, the Yuncheng branch of the Great World Trading Company was first subjected to a surprise joint inspection by the Industry & Commerce and Fire Control departments, immediately followed by tax officers showing up at their door.
They said the company was suspected of tax evasion, sealing up and taking away all the account books and stuff.
Since Ji Yu was in Shanghai and Gao Jing usually didn’t manage company affairs, the people at the office were now panicking.
Operations were completely paralyzed.
Understanding the situation, Gao Jing said decisively: “I’m heading over right now.”
Ji Yu was away, and the company branch only had a mere few employees. This kind of investigation served no purpose other than to cause trouble.
Accusing them of tax evasion was even more ridiculous.
As of then, the Great World Trading Company, registered on Hong Kong Island, had only been spending real money on large-scale procurement within the country. It hadn’t sold a single thing externally.
The Yuncheng branch was barely an office, responsible only for business liaison, with just a handful of junior staff inside.
What taxes were there to possibly evade?
Without a doubt, they had offended someone and were being targeted!
When Gao Jing arrived at the branch office, he found it in complete disarray.
Several filing cabinets even had inspection seals stuck to them, along with two rectification notices!
Holy shit, rectification notices?!
Even with Gao Jing’s patience, anger surged within him.
He felt the urge to kill.
Suppressing his rage, he told the few employees present, “You all head home first. Forget about this place. Consider the company on vacation. Wait for notification on when to resume work.”
After a pause, Gao Jing added, “You’ll still get full pay during the vacation period.”
The employees naturally had no objections, and no one asked to quit.
The economy wasn’t great these days; finding a good job was tough. Plus, the pay here was good, and the female boss was very kind. Unless forced, no one intended to leave.
After sending the employees away, Gao Jing locked the company’s front door.
It was closed.
If whoever was scheming behind the scenes had the ability to seize the Great World Trading Company on Hong Kong Island itself, then Gao Jing would truly admire them!
On his way home, Gao Jing received another call from Ji Yu.
Ji Yu had just been informed by the agency company that their Charity Foundation registration had been rejected!
Wanting to more effectively gather Power of Faith, Gao Jing had long planned to establish a Charity Foundation privately and had Ji Yu handle the registration through an agency.
Registering a Charity Foundation, even a non-public one, wasn’t easy.
It involved many steps, and the approval process was quite long.
But for the application to be specifically rejected now? If there wasn’t foul play involved, it would be truly bizarre!
Ji Yu asked, “Should we get Qing Jie’s help?”
Now best friends with Qin Qing, Ji Yu naturally understood the other woman’s background.
Gao Jing thought for a moment: “Don’t tell her about this just yet.”
If they asked Qin Qing to step in, the issue would likely be resolved very quickly.
But Gao Jing wasn’t some inexperienced youngster.
Yuncheng wasn’t Shanghai, and certainly not Beijing, where the He Family couldn’t possibly wield that much influence.
Getting Qin Qing to solve the problem would require her to pull many strings, causing a big commotion top-down.
It actually would be quite troublesome.
For instance, what if someone insisted on sticking to “the rules”?
What if someone obeyed outwardly only?
Besides, even if they solved it this time, what if trouble came again later? He couldn’t keep asking Qin Qing for help every time, could he?
To truly solve the problem, they needed to strike at the root!
Most importantly, if this whole mess was a case of “a hidden agenda” – meaning the real aim was to involve Qin Qing or the He Family – then Gao Jing would just become a tool used in their game.
That was even worse!
So Gao Jing overruled Ji Yu’s suggestion, telling her to stay in Shanghai and not come back yet.
And also keep it from Qin Qing.
Back home, Gao Jing flipped through his contacts to see who he knew that might tell him what was going on.
But before he could make a call, his phone rang first.
This person had called Gao Jing before: “Mr. Gao? I’m Liang Zhiqiang from Brightglow Biotechnology.”
Gao Jing suddenly understood: “So it’s you messing with me!”
Though the other party hadn’t said it outright, his gut told him that this Liang Zhiqiang was the one stirring up trouble and targeting him!
The root cause was the Hundred-Fruit Wine!
“Mr. Gao, maybe there’s some misunderstanding?”
Liang Zhiqiang said, “I’m calling today to discuss the Hundred-Fruit Wine situation again; terms are negotiable.”
Gao Jing snorted: “And this is your idea of negotiation?”
“I don’t know what you mean.”
Liang Zhiqiang’s voice hardened: “Mr. Gao, we are serious. You should also know who stands behind Brightglow Biotechnology.”
“Shouldn’t you think about yourself? Or your family?”
“Do you really think relying on someone else makes you safe?”
The hidden dagger was finally revealed!
By the end, Liang Zhiqiang had completely torn off his mask of civility, baring his true, menacing nature!
Gao Jing didn’t respond.
He just hung up directly, adding Liang Zhiqiang’s number to the blacklist.
Simultaneously, he mentally pronounced Liang Zhiqiang’s death sentence.