He could no longer sit still. If the other party wanted to kill him, he couldn't let Zhang Liunian live. He got up, grabbed the revolver, tucked it into his waistband, and was about to rush out to kill Zhang Liunian. Unfortunately, before he could leave, a subordinate reported that Tang Shitong wanted to see him.
"Just say I'm busy." Zhu Lao Si had no time to deal with any Tang Shitong; he only wanted to stop Zhang Liunian from submitting the evidence.
Otherwise, he would face a firing squad. He knew exactly what he had done and how serious his crimes were.
The reason he was able to get out last time was entirely due to his Zhu family's influence and a bit of luck.
But if Zhang Liunian was going to report him this time, he wouldn't choose a place where he had contingencies. He might choose a police station or something similar.
He had no helpers in such places. If the investigation really started, it would be a sure thing. Therefore, the evidence in Zhang Liunian's hands absolutely could not appear in any other police station.
"But..."
The subordinate who reported was a little hesitant. Before he could finish, Zhu Lao Si kicked him, interrupting him. "Get out of the way."
Zhu Lao Si kicked away the troublesome subordinate and was about to leave. But as soon as he stepped out of his house, he saw Tang Shitong appear before him.
He knew about the relationship between Tang Shitong and Zhu Lao San. After all, the provincial department store belonged to the Tang family, and his third brother had a long-term cooperation with the Tang family.
Therefore, Zhu Lao Si had met Tang Shitong and knew him, but they only knew each other, with little interaction.
"Lao Si, I want to chat with you about the provincial department store." Tang Shitong saw Zhu Lao Si appear and thought he was coming to greet him. His face lit up with joy, and he took the initiative to speak.
But Zhu Lao Si had no intention of dealing with these matters. He only wanted to get the evidence from Zhang Liunian and deal with Zhang Liunian. He left without a word, ignoring Tang Shitong and not even giving him a glance.
Tang Shitong watched Zhu Lao Si walk past him. The smiling face he had moments ago suddenly fell.
He had heard from Zhu Lao San before that his fourth brother was arrogant and dismissive of others. He hadn't had a clear impression of it before, but now he seemed to agree a little.
They were clearly on the same side, but Zhu Lao Si didn't know how to unite with them or have a common front against outsiders. Instead, he liked to act willfully.
If he continued like this, he would surely lose faster than Zhu Lao San.
Sighing, after Zhu Lao Si also stepped down, wouldn't their Tang family have even fewer helpers?
This would not do! Zhang Liunian had swindled tens of millions of yuan from their Tang family and had caused their family to fall apart. He absolutely could not let Zhang Liunian off the hook; letting him off easy would be cruel to their Tang family.
However, what about the promised partners right now?
Last year, he and Zhu Lao San had incited everyone to gang up on Zhang Liunian, wanting to force him to pay ten times the unjust amount. As a result, Zhang Liunian ignored them and planned for a protracted war. They didn't have the time to fight a protracted war with Zhang Liunian. They just wanted to extort his money, and the sooner the better.
Later, they realized that Zhang Liunian was very shrewd and wouldn't fall for their trap. They didn't know what to do.
Now, those former partners had come to him, asking him to think of a solution, preferably to get Zhang Liunian to cooperate with them again. Thus, they sought out Tang Shitong.
Tang Shitong naturally couldn't directly agree and say he had a way to get Zhang Liunian to cooperate with them. He only said he would think of another way and see if they could get the department store back.
Because this way, not only could it solve their desire to continue cooperating, but it could also reduce the losses of their Tang family, killing two birds with one stone.
Unfortunately, Zhu Lao Si was not someone who played by the rules and did not cooperate with his plan.
Since his plan for today could not be implemented, Tang Shitong could only leave with regret. On his way home, he unconsciously arrived outside the provincial department store. If it were in the past, he would definitely go in and chat with his niece. Now, things had changed, and he could only stand outside and look.
At the same time, a group of people appeared from behind Tang Shitong, led by Zhang Liunian and Uncle Yi. They were talking quietly about something, followed by Zhang Qian and Xiao Zhou.
At first, no one noticed Tang Shitong until Uncle Yi smelled something as he passed Tang Shitong. He then looked back. Out of curiosity, Zhang Qian also looked back. Afterward, he seemed to recall something and turned to look again, then discovered that this man looked somewhat like Hua Bao, especially his nose, which was prominent and thick, unlike others.
Could this person be related to Hua Bao?
Zhang Qian couldn't figure out the connection, but it didn't prevent him from immediately notifying Zhang Liunian. He stepped forward a few paces, stopped Zhang Liunian, who was about to enter the department store, and said excitedly, "Brother Liunian, don't you think that person looks a bit like Hua Bao?"
Hearing this, Zhang Liunian immediately stopped his forward motion. Then, following Zhang Qian's surprised expression, he turned to look, but only saw a middle-aged man turning to leave.
The man's profile was indeed somewhat similar to Hua Bao's, but it was only a slight resemblance.
"No, I don't think that person looks very much like it," Zhang Liunian turned back and said to Zhang Qian.
Zhang Qian hesitated. Did it really not look like it? But he thought it did.
"Brother Liunian, I'm talking about the front. You should look at his front. His front really looks a bit like Hua Bao, especially his nose."
A man whose nose was very similar to her Hua Bao's? Could it be that he met Hua Bao's relative?
Thinking of this, his bright eyes stared intently at Zhang Qian, as if judging whether he was lying. After a long while, he found nothing unusual.
So, does it mean there really is someone who looks like Hua Bao?
"Brother Liunian, I'm not lying to you. If you don't believe me, I'll bring him here for you to see." Zhang Qian saw Brother Liunian staring at him intently, seemingly guessing his thoughts. He turned around to find the man but when he rushed over, the man had disappeared into the vast crowd.
Zhang Liunian also noticed that the person was gone, but he didn't have time to search. His heart was somewhat flustered, afraid that the person was really related to Hua Bao, and worried that his precious daughter would be harmed. Thus, he was in a state of panic.
"Brother Liunian, that person is gone, but I can guarantee I'm not lying. He really looks a bit like Hua Bao. If you don't believe me, you can ask Uncle Yi. It was only because he looked back at the person just now that I saw him." Zhang Qian was walking behind Zhang Liunian, while Uncle Yi was walking side-by-side with Zhang Liunian, so Zhang Qian had the clearest view of whether Uncle Yi had looked back.
Zhang Liunian heard this and looked at Uncle Yi, who had a strange expression next to him, and asked, "Uncle Yi, did you see him too? Does that man really look like my daughter Hua Bao?"
Uncle Yi was startled, then smiled and said, "I haven't seen your daughter."
"..." Zhang Liunian was speechless. But his next words made his heart race because he said, "But I think I know who that person is."