Chapter 250: Shock and Fear
Chapter 250: Shock and Fear
Provincial Capital, Zhenguang Teahouse.
In the private room, Dong Liangping extended his chopsticks.
He picked up a steaming hot shrimp dumpling.
He dipped it in some sauce and stuffed it into his mouth.
He chewed.
The sweet freshness of the shrimp and the salty sourness of the sauce mingled in his mouth.
Together with the soft, tender, and slippery texture of the dumpling wrapper, it made the nearly fifty-year-old man show a hint of satisfaction.
Zhenguang Teahouse was one of the few places in Yuncheng offering authentic Cantonese dim sum.
Although Dong Liangping wasn’t from Guangdong, ever since moving his family business to Provincial Capital, he came to Zhenguang Teahouse almost every day for morning tea.
He would brew a pot of tea and order two kinds of dim sum.
This was famously called “one pot of tea and two dishes.”
It moistened his throat, filled his stomach, and was full of flavor.
Rice noodle rolls, shumai, shrimp dumplings, and barbecue pork buns were all Dong Liangping’s favorites.
He never got tired of them.
After swallowing the shrimp dumpling, he picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea.
He sighed comfortably.
“Big brother!”
Right at that moment, a lean, tough-looking man hurried into the private room.
He looked very anxious.
Dong Liangping frowned immediately.
He hated being disturbed during his morning tea; even his phone was turned off.
But this man was a brother who had followed him for many years, so Dong Liangping couldn’t scold him.
He asked, “What’s up?”
The lean man wiped sweat from his forehead.
He said, “Xiao Feng is in trouble. He was just resuscitated at the hospital. A doctor called me using his phone. Said it was brain bleeding, very serious.”
“I just came from the hospital. I already covered Xiao Feng’s medical costs.”
“Brain bleeding?”
Dong Liangping put down his teacup in surprise.
“Xiao Feng was so fit, how could he suddenly have a stroke? Where did it happen?”
It felt strange to him.
Dong Liangping came from the countryside and dropped out of school early to work.
He traveled all over the country, seeing a lot of the world while working with fellow villagers.
After saving up some money, he returned to his hometown and formed a crew to take on construction jobs.
Later, he became the owner of a small quarry.
It happened to be the time when Provincial Capital was undergoing major construction.
Dong Liangping was bold and aggressive.
He also had a group of fiercely loyal brothers.
So, the mining business thrived.
His quarries kept growing, and he made a lot of money.
But competition in this field was extremely fierce.
Having earned plenty, Dong Liangping valued his life even more.
Coupled with increasingly strict policies, he simply sold all his quarries.
He took his brothers and workers to Provincial Capital to start new businesses.
He opened several KTVs, bath centers, and nightclubs.
Xiao Feng was one of the people Dong Liangping brought from his hometown.
He was very capable, both in fighting and thinking.
Usually, he helped manage one of the KTVs.
Dong Liangping valued Xiao Feng highly.
He intended to train this young guy.
He never expected him to suffer brain bleeding.
The lean man swallowed hard.
“At the Donghuan Road subway station entrance.”
Dong Liangping frowned deeply again.
Xiao Feng had his own car.
If something happened at the subway entrance, he must have been carrying out the task Dong Liangping assigned him.
Thinking for a moment, Dong Liangping instructed, “Give some red envelopes to the doctors. Make sure they save Xiao Feng.”
“Okay.”
The lean man nodded.
He carefully watched Dong Liangping’s expression.
Dong Liangping sensed something else.
“What else?”
The lean man forced a smile.
“I saw Chairman Liang at the hospital. He was also brought in for emergency treatment.”
“What?!”
Dong Liangping was shocked.
“Liang Zhiqiang?”
“Yes.”
The lean man wiped sweat again.
“I heard from the emergency doctors, Chairman Liang had a sudden acute heart attack. Probably wasn’t breathing by the time they got him to the hospital. Too late.”
Liang Zhiqiang was dead!
This shocking news made Dong Liangping’s eyelids twitch involuntarily.
He had known Liang Zhiqiang for six or seven years.
Liang Zhiqiang was a notable figure in Provincial Capital.
His assets were counted in the hundreds of millions.
Both his resources and connections were far better than Dong Liangping’s.
But Dong Liangping had his fierce and loyal brothers.
So, after they met, Liang Zhiqiang sometimes asked him for help with things Liang didn’t want to handle personally.
And Dong Liangping, through Liang Zhiqiang’s connections, established himself solidly in Provincial Capital.
It was a mutually beneficial relationship.
Recently, what Liang Zhiqiang asked for help with was dealing with a man named Gao Jing.
So, Dong Liangping sent Xiao Feng to follow Gao Jing’s family members.
The aim was to pressure Gao Jing and force him to give in.
This matter was clearly very important to Liang Zhiqiang, because he told Dong Liangping to use any means necessary.
In return, when it succeeded, Liang Zhiqiang promised to introduce Dong Liangping to Cao Wenbo from the Wansheng Group.
That guy was a direct descendant of the Cao family from Huhai!
To Dong Liangping, this was like a golden ticket to the sky.
So he agreed without hesitation.
He wasn’t afraid of trouble, because Liang Zhiqiang was a big player locally, and the Cao family was a giant!
According to the information Liang Zhiqiang provided, Gao Jing was just an ordinary person, having some connection to the Niu family from Beiyang.
But now Xiao Feng had a brain stroke, and Liang Zhiqiang died from a heart attack.
Dong Liangping felt as if he was caught in a buffeting wind!
Was it just a coincidence?
Dong Liangping felt an inexplicable fear.
His veteran’s instinct for danger made him tremble inside.
Forcing down his unease, he said gruffly, “Death settles all. We can’t do anything for Chairman Liang anymore. Send some men to look after Xiao Feng properly. I’ll visit him at the hospital in a few days.”
The lean man nodded.
After the lean man left, Dong Liangping looked at the dim sum on the table.
He had completely lost his appetite.
Cao Wenbo similarly had no appetite.
He learned the news about Liang Zhiqiang even earlier from one of his trusted aides.
Although Liang Zhiqiang was greedy and lowly, his business skills were strong.
Brightglow Biotechnology, managed by Liang Zhiqiang, had always performed quite well.
It contributed quite a bit to Cao Wenbo’s results.
Now that Liang Zhiqiang had suddenly died, Cao Wenbo was very annoyed.
His trusted aide asked over the phone, “Boss Cao, what about those matters connected to Chairman Liang?”
Cao Wenbo said coldly, “I’ll send someone to take over Brightglow Biotechnology. Now that he’s dead, whatever he stole must still be paid back!”
Thinking for a moment, he added, “And forget about the Hundred-Fruit Wine plan. Don’t pursue it anymore. The He Family has spoken. The old man called me. Let that little punk off.”
Cao Wenbo never imagined Liang Zhiqiang’s death was Gao Jing’s doing.
Now that Liang was gone, his first desire was to secure Brightglow Biotechnology to avoid big losses.
Brightglow Biotechnology had been operating in Yuncheng for years.
It owned a bio-pharmaceutical factory and laboratory.
It also held an entire floor of offices in the city center.
Its assets were worth billions.
Cao Wenbo absolutely had to keep a tight grip on it.
He wouldn’t let his siblings or relatives seize the chance to claim a share.
Under these circumstances, combined with pressure from the He Family, Cao Wenbo finally gave up his plan to get the recipe for Hundred-Fruit Wine from Gao Jing.
So the trouble came to an end.
Only, down in the underworld, Liang Zhiqiang would never be able to close his eyes now.