Chapter 475 Strong Dragon (asking for monthly ticket subscription)

Song Junxian is not a talkative person.

When everyone gathered around Ji Ling to inquire about Zhang Yunqi's identity, he saw that Lin Lin had not returned to the box, so he got up and left.

The others in the box didn't care.

Their attention was all on Zhang Yunqi's identity.

Ma Rulong is different from others. He has an awesome roommate. His overflowing self-confidence is not affected at all. On the contrary, he is already imagining the life of a rich man following Zhang Yunqi around, riding on a yacht and hugging young models.

As he was thinking, Ma Rulong suddenly heard a noise outside, as if there was a fight. He ran out to take a look, and saw several burly men beating up Song Junxian in the corridor.

The monitor Zhou Dingchuan also followed him out. He was stunned for a moment. His first reaction was to find out what was going on, and his second reaction was to quickly notify the school. The other party was obviously a member of society, and his attack was particularly ruthless. If this continued, it would definitely cause a big incident.

However, the development of the situation was not under his control. The extremely loyal Jin Shengze ran over to stop the fight, but the other party obviously did not take Jin Shengze seriously. Seeing that Jin Shengze and Song Junxian were in the same group, they beat Jin Shengze without saying a word. The other party was so arrogant that the hot-blooded He Lin and Ma Rulong also joined in. However, they were no match for the young people from society raised by Liu Mingde, and the scene was basically one-sided.

The girls were frightened by the scene.

Li Yusheng, in particular, was so anxious that she almost cried when she saw her cousin Song Junxian being pinned to the ground by two burly men, with their necks pinched and their faces beaten to pieces by punches.

Lin Lin came back from the girls' restroom. She looked the calmest at the moment. She walked up to Liu Mingde, who was covering his eyes with anger on his face, and said, "Tell your people to let them go."

Liu Mingde stared at Lin Lin's pretty face with one eye, and suddenly his anger turned into a smile: "Are you begging me?"

Lin Lin nodded: "Yes, I beg you."

Liu Mingde laughed, his expression extremely arrogant: "Then beg louder!"

Lin Lin shouted, "I beg you!"

Liu Mingde whispered: "Do you want to go to the bed and beg?"

When Song Junxian, who was pressed to the ground with a bruised face and nose, heard these words, his veins bulged and he exerted force suddenly, breaking free from the control of the two young men, climbed up and kicked Liu Mingde hard in the stomach.

Liu Mingde stumbled and fell down, furious: "Beat him to death!"

Ji Ling had been leaning against the wall of the corridor at the back, watching Song Junxian being dragged to the ground by three men and beaten and kicked again. She knew that Zhang Yunqi was going to meet Hu Xianxun tonight for something very important. After hesitating for a while, she finally took out her cell phone and called Zhang Yunqi: "Where are you?"

Zhang Yunqi said, "Get out of the elevator."

Ji Ling turned her head and saw the elevator door open. Zhang Yunqi walked out with a cell phone in his hand, followed by Ma Shi.

The corridor was in a mess. Song Junxian and others were pinched by the neck and pressed to the ground by several young men. Their faces were beaten beyond recognition. Zhang Yunqi glanced at them and then looked up at Liu Mingde across the corridor. He was the Hong Kong businessman who greeted Lin Lin outside the toilet this morning.

He immediately understood what had happened. Most likely, Song Junxian had discovered his attempt to steal her.

He was not surprised at all.

He walked up to Ji Ling and asked, "Are you okay?"

Ji Ling shook his head: "It's okay."

Zhang Yunqi nodded, then turned to look at Liu Mingde, and walked over. A young man tried to block his way, but Ma Shi, who was following him, grabbed his neck and pushed him away: "Little bastard, some people's ways are not something you can stop."

Liu Mingde stared at Zhang Yunqi who was walking over. This guy seemed a little unusual. He frowned and asked, "What do you do?"

"You'll know soon." Zhang Yunqi leaned close to Liu Mingde's ear and whispered something.

Liu Mingde's face changed, and he turned to stare at Zhang Yunqi. It was obvious that Zhang Yunqi's words had some deterrent effect on him. His expression was hesitant and uncertain. This shrewd businessman's brain was obviously working at high speed, calculating Zhang Yunqi's words.

Zhang Yunqi shook the Mercedes-Benz key in his hand, pointed at Song Junxian and said, "I want to take him home."

This time Liu Mingde nodded without hesitation.

Zhang Yunqi added: "By the way, can you advance me some medical expenses and apologize at the same time?"

"Going too far? He was the first to do it!"

"This is your business." Zhang Yunqi asked, "I just want to know whether you will apologize or not?"

Liu Mingde gritted his teeth and said, "Sorry, it's just a misunderstanding. I'll pay for the medical expenses."

Zhang Yunqi said to Song Junxian and others, "Let's go."

Liu Mingde waved his hand and those burly young men moved away. Zhang Yunqi took Ji Ling away. Lin Lin and several other girls quickly helped up Song Junxian and Jin Shengze who were beaten, and followed Zhang Yunqi to take the elevator downstairs.

After leaving the hotel, everyone left Jiangxinzhou overnight.

After crossing the river by ferry, there were several cars arranged by Liu Mingde's people at the ferry crossing on the river bank. Song Junxian, Jin Shengze, Ma Rulong and his group got on. When Lin Lin got on the car, she glanced at Zhang Yunqi and said, "Thank you for today." Zhang Yunqi smiled and said, "It's okay."

He then said to Ma Shi who was following him, "You come with me. Call me if you need anything."

Ma Shi was a little worried: "Boss, you..."

Zhang Yunqi waved his hand: "I will go by myself."

After a pause, he waved his hand, and Ma Shi leaned over to listen: "Go find someone to get me the information about Liu Mingde."

Ma Shi nodded, but he did not leave. He waited until Zhang Yunqi took Ji Ling to the Mercedes and left the place first. Then he turned around and sat in the passenger seat of Song Junxian's car. Then he turned around and asked the driver: "Which hospital are you going to?"

The driver said, "The First City Hospital."

In front of Liu Mingde's men, Ma Shi took out his cell phone and called: "Liu Zhi, bring the brothers over to the First City Hospital. Also inform Xiao Wu that the boss has something to do and is on his way to the Hedong Provincial Compound on Yinshan Road."

It was not known whether Ma Shi deliberately made a mistake or really did not know Zhang Yunqi's route. Anyway, the driver heard it clearly. Zhang Yunqi went from Yinshan Road to Xiangjiang Middle Road, turned to Erliban, and finally arrived at the villa at the east gate of Yuelu Mountain.

Zhang Yunqi did not send Ji Ling home because he had already called Ji Zhong to tell him that he would not be there tonight. If Ji Zhong knew about Song Junxian's affair with the Hong Kong businessman, it would have nothing to do with him, but he would definitely be criticized.

After parking the car, the two entered the house. Zhang Yunqi turned on the light and said to Ji Ling, "It's so late, you must be sleepy. Go take a shower first."

Ji Ling agreed.

Zhang Yunqi also took his pajamas and went to his bedroom on the second floor to take a shower. The weather was gradually turning colder, and through the steam rising from the hot water, he could see the hazy moonlight outside the window.

After taking a shower, Zhang Yunqi took a can of beer from the refrigerator and saw Ji Ling sitting alone on the observation deck in the front yard in the living room. She was wearing a pure white shirt and ultra-short black shorts. Her two thin and white long legs were crossed. She had just taken a shower and her short hair was still slightly damp. Her delicate and fair face was breathtakingly beautiful in the hazy moonlight.

Zhang Yunqi walked over and sat next to Ji Ling. He smelled a faint fragrance. He took a sip of beer and said, "What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing." Ji Ling held his chin in his hand. After a while, he suddenly said, "By the way, what did you whisper in Liu Mingde's ear? Why did he suddenly let Song Junxian go?"

Zhang Yunqi said: "I whispered in his ear that he hit the son of Mayor Xu Kai."

Ji Ling was stunned for a moment.

Suddenly, a girl's bell-like laughter rang out in the quiet courtyard: "You are the one who has so many tricks. What if he doesn't believe it?"

Zhang Yunqi said: "He is not sure. If he really believed it, it would not be surprising for him to kneel in front of Song Junxian. You know, Xu Kai holds the power over urban construction, land allocation, and old city renovation. He is the father of these real estate developers."

Ji Ling tilted her head: "If you don't really believe it, why did you let Song Junxian go, pay for his medical expenses and apologize?"

"That's the purpose of this." Zhang Yunqi shook the Mercedes-Benz car key in his hand. "These days, only the rich or the noble can afford this. He is a foreign businessman. He dares to bully ordinary people, but when he meets someone with an extraordinary status, he knows more about harmony than the mainland merchants. This kind of man has played with a lot of women. Even if he is not sure whether Song Junxian is Xu Kai's son, he is definitely not willing to offend the rich and powerful people and the children of officials in the city for a woman. A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. Knowing that our identities are unclear but definitely not ordinary, he gave in and gave himself room for maneuver. It's the pure nature of a businessman."

"You are using Xu Kai's name, aren't you afraid that he will come looking for you?"

"He has approached me several times. Lijin has established a municipal state-owned investment shell company based on the Jiangchuan model. He is in charge, but the business has not yet started. If he wants to talk to me, I have to ask him to give me a piece of industrial land." Zhang Yunqi took a sip of beer: "But if I get involved, my thinking may be different, and it may be difficult to avoid conflicts with real estate developers like Liu Mingde."

"Why do you always offend people?"

"Do you know why Shang Yang was torn to pieces by a chariot? Why was Zhang Juzheng's ancestral grave dug up after his death?"

"why?"

"Because the essence of reform is how to make the pie bigger and how to adjust the mechanism of interest distribution. Whether the discussion in society is about the government retreating and the people advancing, or the government advancing and the people retreating, it is all the same. So the process of reform is a process of offending people. But these 'people' can be divided into many categories. The first category is the people at the bottom, the second category is the middle class, and the third category is wealthy businessmen and even officials. It is easiest and safest to offend the common people at the bottom, because they have the strongest tolerance. As for Shang Yang and Zhang Juzheng, the main targets they offended are self-evident. One was torn into pieces by five horses by Gongzi Qian and aristocratic families, and the other was even worse, with his own emperor student digging up his grave and whipping his corpse. The only famous reformer in Chinese history who had a good ending was Wang Anshi, but he also ended up with a sad ending of depression and the demise of the New Party."

Ji Ling held her delicate cheeks and listened quietly to Zhang Yunqi's long speech which was not easy for her to understand. Then she said, "Can I tell you, I still don't understand?"

Zhang Yunqi took a sip of beer: "Sure."

Ji Ling said, "Actually, no matter if I understand or not, just do whatever you want to do. Because as long as you want it, it's meaningful. Now there's no such thing as being torn apart by a chariot or digging up a grave. You just need to stay alive. If you fail one day, remember to take me back to Yunxi. I can be an ordinary farmer and plant crops, which is just as good."

Zhang Yunqi smiled, put down the beer can, took out a five-nut mooncake from his pocket, unwrapped it, broke it in half, and handed one half to Ji Ling: "Happy Mid-Autumn Festival."

Ji Ling took a bite and smiled: "It's delicious."

After a pause, she said, "Can I lean on your shoulder?"

"You've done that before."

"Things are different now than before." Ji Ling took a bite of the mooncake, looked up at the dark sky, and still rested his head on Zhang Yunqi's shoulder.

It was already very dark at that time, and the moon was still big and round, with a faint warm light, shining on the boy and the girl.

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(End of this chapter)