I just got divorced, and the female CEO is already clinging to me.

Chapter 125 Beat up 1 rake

Chen Jinrong nodded vigorously after hearing Wan Xinghuai's words. "Better to die for a friend than for myself." He was willing to sacrifice even his own brother to save his own life.

The two discussed it again and agreed on their story.

To avoid any unforeseen complications, Wan Xinghuai decided to go to the Gray Building right now.

As night fell, the gray building was exceptionally quiet. Zhuang Baiqing sat alone in her office, lost in thought.

The news about Li Zhanyue had already spread, and he had also been informed that the Shen Group and the Cheng Group, together with the small and medium-sized enterprises in Hedong City, were launching an attack on the Chen Group.

Her computer screen displayed all of Ye Cheng's information.

Ye Cheng's bravery and skill in battle caught her attention.

"Why would someone who donated a kidney and spent three years in a wheelchair suddenly become so powerful?"

Did he have some extraordinary encounter?

I checked the medical records, and there was no falsification. I've also witnessed Guan Li's medical skills; it's impossible for him to suddenly become so skilled.

That's strange...

However, he is a talented person. If I can make use of him, the business of Gray Building will surely flourish.

Unfortunately, that spendthrift daughter of the Shen family beat her to it.

No, we'll try to get in touch when we have the chance...

"dong dong dong~"

Just as Zhuang Baiqing was lost in thought, there was a knock on the office door.

"Enter."

Seventeen, dressed in all black, walked in.

"President Zhuang, the city lord has come to visit and hopes to have a chat with you."

Zhuang Baiqing chuckled: "This city lord is quite a rare guest. He rarely comes to our Gray Tower in order to avoid suspicion."

"Seventeen, do you think his sudden visit was because of Li Zhanyue?"

Seventeen said, "This subordinate dares not make any presumptions; it is entirely up to General Manager Zhuang to decide."

Zhuang Baiqing glanced at Seventeen with dissatisfaction: "You're all brawn and no brains. It's really boring talking to people like you."

Since we're here, let's meet up.

After all, you're doing business on someone else's land; you have to give them some face.

She gracefully rose and walked out.

Seventeen led Zhuang Baiqing to the VIP room.

When Wan Xinghuai saw Zhuang Baiqing enter, he hurriedly stood up to greet her, saying, "How have you been, President Zhuang?"

Zhuang Baiqing smiled faintly: "Thanks to the city lord, it's not too bad."

It was two years ago, when I took over as the general manager of Gray Tower, that I met the city lord.

"It's been two years, and only now has the city lord deigned to visit my humble abode. What brings you here?"

Wan Xinghuai smiled and said, "President Zhuang should also know that as the lord of a city, I have many things that are beyond my control."

It's not that I don't want to come, it's that I'm afraid to come.

I had no choice but to come here today.

Zhuang Baiqing was slightly taken aback: "What a convenient excuse! Does someone dare to force the city lord to come to the Gray Tower?"

Wan Xinghuai said, "Li Zhanyue's matter has caused quite a stir, and I'm sure President Zhuang already knows everything about it."

Just now, someone called me and said that Li Zhanyue is in the Gray Building.

This matter is of great importance, so I had to come in person.

Zhuang Baiqing recalled the masked man from yesterday; the surveillance footage had been checked, but there were no clues.

The person who called the city lord must have been the masked man.

What's his purpose?

Zhuang Baiqing remained calm and composed, her expression unchanged: "I wonder who called the city lord?"

Wan Xinghuai did not hide anything and truthfully said, "It was a virtual network, I couldn't find it."

The other party seemed to want me to investigate the Gray Building.

To put it bluntly, they probably want to know if I can shake Gray Tower's position in Hedong City.

Seeing that Wan Xinghuai's words were somewhat probing, Zhuang Baiqing lowered her tone and chuckled, saying, "The city lord is joking. Our Gray Tower is just a place for doing business and never gets involved in government affairs."

You are the lord of this city, in charge of the economic lifeline of the entire Hedong City.

If you stomp your foot, the entire city of Hedong will tremble.

Whether Gray Tower can establish itself securely in Hedong City is not up to you.

Wan Xinghuai was not blinded by Zhuang Baiqing's flattery: "Let's not beat around the bush. Since the founding of the country, the mountain has reached an agreement with the capital."

You can send people into the secular world to earn the expenses of their livelihood.

As long as you don't act recklessly, our government will not interfere in your affairs.

The power of the Gray Building is beyond my imagination, so how could I dare to challenge it?

But now that such a big thing has happened, I have no choice but to investigate the responsibility.

Mr. Zhuang, is Li Zhanyue one of your people?

Is there some unknown connection between the Gray Building and the Chen Group?

This fabricated accusation and backstabbing made Zhuang Baiqing fully realize how dirty Wan Xinghuai's methods were.

Zhuang Baiqing's expression changed: "So, the city lord has come to interrogate us?"

Wan Xinghuai smiled slightly: "I dare not presume to interrogate you, I simply wish to understand the truth."

This matter has caused too much of a stir; I need to give an explanation to the Hedong City business district.

Zhuang Baiqing glanced at Wan Xinghuai sideways: "Doesn't the city lord realize that he has fallen into the trap of those with ulterior motives?"

"Oh?" Wan Xinghuai stared at Zhuang Baiqing. "Why does President Zhuang think I've fallen for a divisive tactic?"

Zhuang Baiqing said, "Li Zhanyue is indeed in the Gray Building, but he is not one of our Gray Building members."

Yesterday, a masked man threw Li Zhanyue in front of the Gray Building.

We found no useful information from the monitoring.

Since the city lord received a call from a stranger today, it must have been from the masked man last night.

Isn't his purpose in doing this obvious enough?

It's just a ploy to shift the blame and make Gray Building take the fall for him.

Wan Xinghuai asked, "Wasn't the video of Li Zhanyue that was exposed online released by someone from Gray Tower?"

Zhuang Baiqing vehemently denied it, saying, "The city lord is overthinking it. It has nothing to do with Gray Tower."

Li Zhanyue seems to have lost part of his memory, and it's unclear whether it was the masked man who did it.

Last night we interrogated Li Zhanyue. He couldn't remember why he was in the gray building, only that he was sitting in the office reading the newspaper.

I'm not very interested in this person, and I'm worried that he's faking amnesia and might do something detrimental to Gray Building.

So they let Li Zhanyue stay at the Gray Building as a guest.

Today, news broke about Li Zhanyue's affair with the Chen Group.

I was shocked. I never imagined that the prestigious Chen Group would resort to such dirty tricks to suppress its competitors.

Since this matter involves the interests of all parties in the Hedong City business circle, Gray Tower will not allow Li Zhanyue to leave before a thorough investigation is completed.

Since the city lord suspects that our Gray Tower is connected with the Chen Group, then I will prove it to the city lord.

Gray Building treats all businesses equally and will not have any connection with any enterprise in Hedong City.

The cunning Wan Xinghuai never expected that the young Zhuang Baiqing would be so difficult to deal with.

He felt like he had shot himself in the foot.

The original intention was to force Zhuang Baiqing to release the person as soon as possible in order to prove her innocence.

Unexpectedly, Zhuang Baiqing pulled a drastic measure, deciding to sanction the Chen Group to prove that Gray Building had no connection with the Chen Group.

Sanctioning the Chen Group is the same as sanctioning him.

“There’s no need for that,” Wan Xinghuai hurriedly stated. “Since the government has already intervened in this matter, there’s no need to trouble Huilou to take action.”

Otherwise, where would the government's credibility be?

I still hope that Gray Tower will abide by the agreement and not oppose the government; let's keep to ourselves.

Zhuang Baiqing smiled and said, "Since the city lord has come in person, we at Gray Tower should give him some face."

We will not get involved in the affairs of the Chen Group for the time being.

If the Shen Group and the Cheng Group come knocking, I will tell them that the city lord will uphold justice.

I hope the city lord will truly uphold justice; otherwise, if the Shen Group and the Cheng Group come knocking on our door, we at Gray Tower will have no choice but to intervene.

After all, if Gray Tower wants to establish itself in Hedong City, it must act fairly.