Lin Tian'ai felt helpless about the situation. She wasn't deeply involved in this matter to begin with. If it weren't for the current critical juncture, she wouldn't have agreed to such an absurd request.
However, she had never imagined that simply picking up the child for a business partner would lead to the current predicament.
"Wang Dahai, you are committing a crime. Put down the knife, you still have a chance."
Lin Tian'ai tried to persuade him but didn't know how. She wasn't very familiar with these matters, only aware of the conflict between them.
Wang Dahai was the general manager of Tianning Dairy. Although not a member of the Wang family, the banner of the Wang family he raised was quite legendary in the southern province.
Even in the past few years, Wang Dahai had been a star entrepreneur in the southern province.
However, he had now completely degenerated into a useless person.
And all of this stemmed from a gambling agreement.
As the general manager of Tianning Dairy, Wang Dahai was undoubtedly successful. But his success was more like that of a gambler. Throughout his life, his first bet was to invest his entire fortune in a farm, raising a hundred dairy cows. With fresh milk, he made his mark locally.
His second bet was to mortgage his house entirely with live collateral, even borrowing from dozens of illegal loan sharks to gather over three million yuan to establish a company, which was the predecessor of Tianning Dairy.
His third bet was to expand his scale, which led him to find three major investment banks. The three investment banks signed a gambling agreement. Ultimately, many uncontrollable factors occurred, causing his Wang family banner to fall and rendering him unable to operate.
But people in the southern province knew what had happened.
All reasons were attributed to the irrevocable conditions of the three major investment banks.
"The three major investment banks forced me to finance them. They controlled over thirty percent of my company's shares. Zexin Group secretly acquired shares. When the financing from the three major investment banks matured, I was prepared to repay the money, but Zexin Group froze all my liquid funds through various dirty tactics!
According to the agreement with the investment banks, after such an incident, over eighty percent of my company's shares fell into the hands of the investment banks. The investment banks then sold the shares to Zexin Group for two billion yuan. A year later, Zexin Group sold the shares for three billion yuan, and the company eventually fell into the hands of outsiders!
Zexin Group acted in secret, using local influence to expel outsiders, forcing the buyer to withdraw from the southern province. The shares returned to the investment banks. In this year, my Tianning Dairy's annual output value was five billion, but in the end, only one billion was left!
And Tianning Dairy's value plummeted during this year. Zexin Group eventually acquired eighty percent of the shares for seven hundred million yuan. Even that aside, they used all sorts of methods to make my Wang family suffer, some dying, some disabled, and now they've driven me to a dead end. Zexin Group, truly a formidable adversary!"
After listening, Lin Tian'ai frowned, inwardly shocked. Zexin Group indeed had formidable methods!
In just over a year, they had plotted against such a large physical company, even causing worker riots. These were truly the tactics of businessmen!
Lin Tian'ai took a deep breath, "But this has nothing to do with the child. The child is innocent."
Wang Dahai roared, "But why is my child with Zexin Group? Why on the rooftop of Zexin Group?"
This...
Lin Tian'ai truly didn't know about these matters. After all, this was their conflict, and she was merely a partner.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed Lin Tian'ai's mind, and her expression gradually turned grim.
If she guessed correctly, she had also been implicated in this matter, and Zexin Group was the one taking the blame.
The general manager of Zexin had verbally instructed her, and there was no direct evidence. Now that she had come to pick up his child, she was held hostage by Wang Dahai first. What did this imply?
It could only mean that Wang Dahai and the Zexin Group general manager were accomplices!
"Since no one is here to uphold justice for you, we will."
Yuan Gang's voice suddenly rang out. A gap opened in the crowd, and Yuan Gang led the way, with Ye Longlin walking leisurely into the scene.
Upon seeing someone intervening, Wang Dahai's vigilance intensified, his eyes glinting with danger, and the blade pressed deeper into the little girl's neck.
"Heh heh, Zexin Group's thugs, huh? You're going to uphold justice for me? Are you worthy?"
Yuan Gang didn't say much, simply tossed a red identification document, and said, "It's real, no need to doubt. You can verify it."
Wang Dahai looked down at the ground where the document lay. It clearly read "Three-Star General," and he gasped in disbelief.
He still questioned disbelievingly, "Figures like you are always high and mighty. Why are you here? I don't believe it."
Yuan Gang shrugged, "My sir hasn't eaten noodles here for twenty years, so he felt a bit nostalgic. You don't need to doubt the authenticity, because there's no need. You're not worth us lying to."
At this moment, the Dragon Guard arrived, immediately evacuating the onlookers, setting up a cordon. The arriving Dragon Guard officers drew their weapons and raised their shields.
"Mr. Ye, the Deputy Director wants to see you."
The one leading them was still Li Kaiping, but the overall commander had changed to the Deputy Director.
This matter was neither big nor small.
It was big because Xiao Xiao was the daughter of the general manager of Zexin Group. It was small because, after all, it wouldn't be good if someone got hurt.
Seeing this scene, Wang Dahai panicked. He immediately said to Yuan Gang, "Can you really help me?"
After all, he had nothing left now, except perhaps his life.
Yuan Gang nodded, "With my sir's status, he wouldn't deign to lie to a solitary individual like you."
He paused, "If it weren't for Miss Lin's sake, my sir wouldn't have gotten involved in such a matter."
Wang Dahai looked at them, sheathed his knife, and led the little girl toward the school, saying, "In that case, let's have a chat inside."
Ye Longlin looked at Lin Tian'ai, frowning, "Why do you always get involved in these things?"
Lin Tian'ai rolled her eyes helplessly, "Do you think I want to? I'm passively involved. I don't want to participate in these matters either."
Ye Longlin glanced at her, also feeling quite helpless. He hadn't expected that even a meal could lead to such trouble.
"Tell your Deputy Director that I'm taking over this matter. You can go back."
Li Kaiping's expression immediately turned grim, "Mr. Ye, although I don't know your identity, this is a matter for our Dragon Guard Bureau. Even if you take over, you'd need an order from above, wouldn't you?"
Ye Longlin turned his head, stared at Li Kaiping, and said calmly, "Since when is it your place to lecture me?"