Chapter 47 The Atmosphere is Very Depressing

In the car, Yu Mingyuan and Kong ZhengHui stared at each other, the atmosphere in the air heavy and oppressive.

After a long silence, Kong ZhengHui was the first to break the deadlock. He reached for a cigarette, lit it, and slowly said, "Okay, I won't make things difficult for you. I've thought about it, and you just need to help me with two things."

Yu Mingyuan also lit a cigarette, his voice hoarse as he replied, "Tell me."

Kong ZhengHui immediately said, "First, you can't let Xiao Qi stay in the Quan Tong Bureau (Bureau of Overall Control). Let me tell you this, Gu BaiShun is one hundred percent targeting my Kong family, targeting you! So, I don't want anyone from the Quan Tong Bureau to contact Xiao Qi alone. I need you to guarantee his safety."

Yu Mingyuan didn't directly agree, but asked, "What's the other thing?"

"Second, I need to leave The Dragon City Rises for a while." Kong ZhengHui's expression was very serious. "Give me five days, and I'll investigate this matter. If I can't figure it out in five days, I'll obediently go back to The Dragon City Rises and let them deal with me too."

Yu Mingyuan frowned upon hearing this, still without answering.

Kong ZhengHui immediately added, "Only I will go out to handle this matter. During this time, my family and Xiao Qi will stay in The Dragon City Rises! I'll use my whole family to exchange for your trust one last time, okay?"

Hearing this, Yu Mingyuan finally showed some emotion.

Kong ZhengHui looked at him, his gaze intense. "Mingyuan, even if our brotherhood is gone, even if you consider that I've worked wholeheartedly for you for so many years, let Xiao Qi not suffer too much inside. As for the rest, give me five days, and I'll take care of it."

After speaking, Kong ZhengHui didn't wait for Yu Mingyuan to give a specific answer. He extinguished his cigarette, pushed open the car door with a thud, and stepped out of the car.

Yu Mingyuan watched his hurried departure, a feeling of inexplicable frustration rising in his heart. He couldn't help but shout, "Can you please tell me the truth? What exactly do you want to do? Tell me, and I can help you!"

Kong ZhengHui stopped, turned his head to look at him, and after a long silence, slowly said, "I can't rely on anyone now. I can only rely on myself."

With that, Kong ZhengHui turned and left.

"Damn it!"

Yu Mingyuan also became anxious. He pushed open the car door with a bang, threw away the cigarette in his hand, strode to Kong ZhengHui's side, and reached out to stop him.

"..." Kong ZhengHui silently glanced at him, pushed his arm away, and opened the door of his own car parked next to him.

"ZhengHui! ZhengHui?"

Yu Mingyuan shouted twice, but Kong ZhengHui ignored him, started the car, and sped away.

Yu Mingyuan stood by the roadside, watching the car drive away, the frustration in his heart growing stronger.

The more capable a person is, the more determined their thoughts are. Yu Mingyuan knew he couldn't persuade him.

...

On the way to his company, Kong ZhengHui dialed Zhou TongHui's phone.

The call was quickly answered, and a familiar voice came from the other end. "ZhengHui?"

Kong ZhengHui said directly, "TongHui, come to my company, I need you to do something for me."

"Okay, I'll leave right away. I'll be there in a bit."

Zhou TongHui didn't ask any further and agreed readily, hanging up the phone.

Kong ZhengHui thought for a moment and then contacted several of his capable subordinates, asking them to come over as well.

...

About half an hour later, Kong ZhengHui stepped into his company building.

This was a three-story building, and the company was staffed by people from the Kong family, managing their own businesses.

Kong ZhengHui didn't want his family to worry about these things, so he came here to handle them.

After waiting in the office for a while, several young men from the Kong family arrived first.

Kong ZhengHui asked them to sit down first, then took out his phone, pulled up a large amount of information, and handed it to one of the young men. "Print these out according to the number of people, and be careful to keep it confidential."

"Understood."

The young man took the phone and quickly left the office.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

After a while, there was a sudden knock on the office door.

"Come in!"

"Creak!"

Zhou TongHui hurriedly pushed the door open and came in, anxiously asking, "ZhengHui, what exactly happened to Xiao Qi? I heard he was arrested, and it's confirmed?"

Over the years, Zhou TongHui and Kong ZhengHui had maintained a good relationship, especially during the Tongji Association's split. Their ideas were quite aligned.

Although Kong ZhengQi was Kong ZhengHui's younger brother, he often had meals and relaxed with Zhou TongHui and the others.

The young man was also quite sensible in front of them. So, in Zhou TongHui's heart, Kong ZhengQi was like half a younger brother to him.

After Zhou TongHui sat down, Kong ZhengHui looked at him, pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Are you my brother?"

"Isn't that obvious?" Zhou TongHui answered directly without the slightest hesitation, "It's been so many years, what's the difference between us and real brothers? Why are you asking this?"

Kong ZhengHui reached out and gently patted Zhou TongHui's shoulder. "If you're my brother, don't ask too much. Just trust me."

Zhou TongHui thought for a moment, didn't say anything else, and slowly nodded.

Kong ZhengHui's gaze swept over everyone in the room, and he said, "The reason I called everyone here today is that I hope to use your help to investigate a few people for me."

"Knock, knock, knock."

As he spoke, the office door was knocked again. Kong ZhengHui waved his hand and said, "Come in."

The young man who had left earlier pushed the door open and came in, holding a stack of documents.

"Here, everyone, take a look first."

Kong ZhengHui instructed, and the young man distributed the documents to everyone in the room.

Zhou TongHui also took the documents and quickly flipped through them.

These documents contained the personal information of two men. One was called Liu Dongyu, and the other was called Han Zicheng.

Kong ZhengHui pointed to the documents and introduced with a serious expression, "These two people were introduced to Xiao Qi by He Yan to help me transfer assets. At first, I didn't think much about it, just normal contact with them. But now that I think about it, since He Yan is using this method to frame Xiao Qi, then these two so-called economic advisors must be his accomplices. Otherwise, the Quan Tong Bureau wouldn't have been able to target these two people so easily and discover my intention to transfer assets from the start."

Zhou TongHui looked at the documents and asked, "Are they from District One and District Two?"

Kong ZhengHui nodded. "Yes! Help me find out the detailed information about these two people as soon as possible. What I have in my hands is not comprehensive enough, and there's a high probability that it's a fake identity created by the other party."

Zhou TongHui put away the documents. "It's not difficult to investigate two people in Districts One and Two. I'll have my family help you!"

"No." Kong ZhengHui waved his hand and said, "This time, I'll take people there myself."

Zhou TongHui was stunned when he heard this and couldn't help but ask, "Do you need to go yourself for such a small matter? I can find some people to help you over there."

Kong ZhengHui looked at him and said, "Your family's situation hasn't been very good recently. The old man has gone to District Three to settle down to avoid the political turmoil. This matter is also quite sensitive, so don't involve your side. Besides, I don't want to rely on others. I'll do it myself."

Zhou TongHui advised, "ZhengHui, think carefully. What you're doing is very dangerous!"

Kong ZhengHui's eyes revealed a resolute look. "The knife is already at my neck, what's dangerous or not. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. You help me investigate first, and I'll take care of the rest."

Zhou TongHui knew he couldn't persuade him, so he had to nod and say, "Okay, I'll investigate."

...

Seven or eight hours later, it was already late at night.

Everyone was lying in the lounge, waiting for news.

Zhou TongHui was lying on a wide sofa, dozing off.

Just then, the phone on the table next to him vibrated.

Zhou TongHui rubbed his eyes and sat up, seeing that he had received a text message. He stood up, woke up Kong ZhengHui, who was lying on another sofa, and showed him the message.

Kong ZhengHui held the phone, finished reading the message, and slowly nodded. "Thanks, I'm leaving now."

Zhou TongHui reached for his coat. "Okay, I'll go with you!"

Kong ZhengHui waved his hand. "I said, this is my own business. If I let you get involved, I might drag you in too. Friends don't implicate friends, you've helped me enough."

He paused, patted Zhou TongHui's shoulder, and continued, "I trust you. If I don't come back, you can help me take care of my family. Besides... since Gu BaiShun wants to kill me, I don't want to sit still and wait for death. Let's play!"

In the second half of his sentence, Kong ZhengHui had very strong negative emotions. He always felt that Gu BaiShun was doing this to settle a personal grudge and to help others clear out the internal ranks.

After speaking, without waiting for Zhou TongHui to say anything, Kong ZhengHui turned and left the office, while dialing Yu Mingyuan's phone. "I'm leaving now."