"..."
Wasn't this just refusing to cooperate? Comrade Sun said nothing, his face grim.
Zhang Ya couldn't stand it and spoke up, "Chen Jiayuan, have you forgotten where this is? This is Pengcheng, not your Hong Kong. The fishery you're jointly running needs approval from higher authorities before production can commence, and it seems to be under review! If you refuse to do this small favor today, you know the consequences.
Furthermore, openly suppressing and retaliating against individual businesses or vendors is illegal. The market management department has the authority to investigate you. At that time, who knows if any evidence might be found."
Zhang Ya was indeed a businessman who survived in the cracks. Look at this threat and intimidation, it was endless. Hearing it, Comrade Sun felt like laughing. Zhang Liunian wanted to applaud him, saying it well.
Chen Jiayuan, hearing the voice from behind, his eyes flickered. He almost forgot that Zhang Ya was here. This guy could snatch business from their Hong Kong merchants and domestic merchants, so his capabilities were certainly not small.
"Comrade Zhang Ya is truly amusing. The person who harmed Comrade Zhang Liunian is not me. Even if you investigate, it has nothing to do with me. You can't just slander me because I didn't help you!" Chen Jiayuan stuck to his point: he wasn't the one who acted, so no matter what they did, it would be useless.
"Whether it's related to you, it will be clear once investigated. You can't deny it," Zhang Ya continued in a deep voice.
"Then go ahead and investigate. See if it has anything to do with me," Chen Jiayuan spread his hands, adopting an indifferent attitude, as if he wasn't afraid of their investigation at all.
"Chen Jiayuan, let's be frank. We all present here know exactly what's going on. I'll ask you one thing: can you withdraw your suppression of Comrade Zhang Liunian?" Seeing Chen Jiayuan like this, Comrade Sun asked again coldly.
Chen Jiayuan met the other's piercing gaze, his fingers unconsciously rubbing together. Internally, he was racking his brain, but he said, "Why is Comrade Sun helping Comrade Zhang Liunian so much?" As far as he knew, they weren't familiar with each other, only meeting once. How could there be such good friendship that Comrade Sun would personally speak up for Zhang Liunian?
Comrade Sun naturally couldn't say he had invited Zhang Liunian to eliminate him, so he could only say, "We've met a few times, chatted, and I found him to be a good comrade. Since he's new here and encountering trouble, I naturally want to lend him a hand." Chen Jiayuan didn't believe this excuse, nor did anyone else.
"Comrade Sun is really unfair. You question me righteously, but when I ask you, you're evasive. If that's the case, why do you keep pestering me?" Chen Jiayuan looked down on all the mainlanders present because they were backward and ignorant, including Comrade Sun.
Comrade Sun was rendered speechless by his words, not knowing what to say for a long time. That's right, he hadn't told Chen Jiayuan the truth, but he couldn't. However, Chen Jiayuan's stubborn denial after clearly doing something made him even angrier.
"Let me say something!" Zhang Liunian, seeing Comrade Sun falter, suddenly spoke up to break the silence.
Chen Jiayuan and the others, seeing the main party Zhang Liunian finally appear, looked at him and smiled, "Speaking of which, today's meeting was initiated by Comrade Zhang Liunian. May I ask what Comrade Zhang Liunian invited me here for?"
Zhang Liunian looked at Chen Jiayuan, who was like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, and said with a strange expression, "The fact that you could come here means that the muscle man who occupied my land yesterday conveyed my words to you, doesn't it?" This meant that he was also involved in the bullying, and Zhang Liunian wanted to express this fact.
"..." Chen Jiayuan, too proud just now, had forgotten this detail, and his face instantly turned ugly. But who was he? He was the originator of thick skin. How could he feel embarrassed by just a word from Zhang Liunian?
"You're really joking. I can't even invite 'Little Boxing King'. He was just doing it for fun, and the land in Hongde Village isn't mine." Chen Jiayuan was explaining, and he didn't care if they believed him or not.
"Let's not talk about this. Yesterday, I beat up the muscle man, or as you call him, 'Little Boxing King', and asked him to deliver a message to you, asking you to meet me here this morning. Since you've come, it means you have a connection. I'm not here to discuss this with you now. I've just discovered something rather interesting that I want to share with everyone. Please take a look at this."
After speaking, Zhang Liunian suddenly took out several papers from his pocket and distributed them to everyone, including Chen Jiayuan, Comrade Sun, and Zhang Ya. They took them with confusion and examined them, their expressions changing in unison. These reports were the investigation report presented by Sun Nian's father a few days ago, and the detailed plan for Pengcheng Private Bank investigated by Uncle Yi.
Comrade Sun was the first to finish reading, looking at Zhang Liunian in disbelief and asking, "This bank was set up by Chen Jiayuan and those members? The purpose is to defraud everyone's money?"
Zhang Ya had also finished reading by then. He was greatly shocked, especially by the plan on how they intended to abscond with the money, which made his heart pound. If all of this was true, then the future of Pengcheng was worrying! These mercenary warriors were indifferent; they would take the money and run, not fearing capture, nor being captured. But those left behind in Pengcheng would be miserable. With no money and life becoming a problem, wouldn't they be driven to suicide? This tactic was too vicious.
"I really didn't expect you to have such venomous intentions, wanting to abscond with all the money in Pengcheng. Your appetite is truly huge. Comrade Sun, you cannot let such a bank operating under false pretenses continue to exist. Let them ruin Pengcheng's future." Zhang Ya's hand holding the paper bulged with veins.
Comrade Sun had the same thought, "Don't worry. Such banks, set up with the intention of defrauding others, can be sealed within three days." Speaking of which, when this bank was established, they hadn't realized it was run by Hong Kong merchants. They had always thought it was the people from the National Merchants Association. Unexpectedly, it wasn't. And the people from the National Merchants Association were still the ones being fleeced by the Hong Kong merchants. It was fortunate that they discovered it early, otherwise, who knew what would have happened.
"Comrade Sun, this is a frame-up! We didn't have such intentions. This is baseless nonsense. You can't suspect us of wanting to defraud everyone based on these two pieces of paper. It's unreasonable." Chen Jiayuan was a little flustered. He hadn't expected Zhang Liunian to find out that he was the general manager of the bank and the participation of the members, nor had he expected Zhang Liunian to discover their secret plan. These things shouldn't have been obtained by someone like him. Where did he get them from? Could it be that there was a betrayal within their association?