After Wei Haihong finished his phone call and hung up, the police officers next to him were also confused, but they all thought that Wei Haihong was just putting on an act. Who knows what kind of minister he was talking to!
Wei Haihong stuffed his phone into his pocket, glancing at the police officers surrounding him, who seemed eager to pounce on him. He said calmly, "Trying to destroy me? I advise you not to cause trouble. If you really want to, I suggest you wait five more minutes. Look at your watch. Wait five minutes before you act; it will only benefit you!"
"Why are you talking so much nonsense?" Two men immediately rushed up and attacked him, twisting their arms as they said, "Go back and see how arrogant you are."
"Wait a minute!" The policeman with the star on his shoulder reached out to stop him. He had just caught a glimpse of Li Wei standing with Zhou Xuan inside. He had once had the misfortune of seeing this notorious playboy at a nightclub, and his heart skipped a beat. He thought that if this man was in cahoots with Li Wei, things would get complicated. People of Li Wei's status were not under their jurisdiction, and even if they encountered him, the best course of action was to avoid him as quickly as possible.
"Do you know that person inside?"
The policeman pointed to Li Wei inside and showed him to Wei Haihong. Wei Haihong said indifferently, "You mean Li Wei? I know him, but if you think it's because of his reputation, then don't bother. This kid is a scoundrel."
The policeman's heart skipped a beat again!
Wei Haihong's tone clearly showed that he didn't take Li Wei seriously at all!
Wei Haihong leaned closer to him and whispered, "Let me tell you, it's best not to make a fuss about it. See that guy inside with the gun? He's a top-level national security guard, from Zhongnanhai. If you pose any danger to the people inside, he has the right to shoot you dead!"
Wei Haihong's words were only audible to him. The policeman was stunned, his mind a little confused. Before he could process what was happening, his cell phone rang!
Because the report involved a gun, the criminal investigation team came over, with the local police station only providing assistance. There were also some other reasons behind this. A deputy director here had some connections with him and explained the situation: Zhou Kailun had arranged for a customer to come and buy Zhou's Jewelry, then claimed it was fake. After the report was filed, they were supposed to handle the situation, but unexpectedly, a group of people showed up at the last minute, leading to this predicament!
The policeman was the deputy captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Dongcheng Branch. When the phone rang, he quickly took it out and saw that it was the bureau chief's number. Without saying a word, he immediately pressed the button to answer.
"Director Wang, what? Yes, yes, yes, I understand!"
As soon as he finished the call, he hurriedly stuffed his phone into his pocket, then punched each of the two policemen who were still holding Wei Haihong, and almost immediately opened the door, saying to Wei Haihong, "I'm sorry, it's a misunderstanding!"
He then turned to the other armed police officers and shouted, "Put all your guns away! If anyone accidentally fires one, no one will be held responsible!"
He then put on a smile and said to Wei Haihong, "It's not convenient here. I'd like to move the elderly people inside to another place. We will do our best to find out the rest!"
Wei Haihong didn't want to make a big fuss, so he immediately turned around and walked back to the poison plant. He whispered to the old man, "Dad, the matter is resolved. I think all sorts of people will be coming soon. I think you should go back with Uncle Li first!"
After watching for a while, Zhou Xuan also whispered his advice, "Grandpa, it's not good for you two to stay here. You should go back first. Brother Hong is enough here!"
The old man, of course, understood the situation. Regardless of whether he was in the right or not, it wouldn't be good if it became public knowledge. Since Wei Haihong and Li Wei were there, it didn't matter. He nodded and said to the guard, "Xiao Yang, let's go."
After walking a few steps, he said to Wei Haihong, "Third brother, make sure to handle Xiao Zhou's matter properly. I'll go back and give the relevant departments a heads-up. As for the matters in Beijing, consult with your second brother more often!"
Wei Haihong's second elder brother, Wei Haihe, is the Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and an important figure in Wei's political circle. His influence is even greater than that of his eighth elder brother, Wei Haifeng, who is also a naval commander.
Old Li was straightforward. He snorted and said, "This is outrageous. If it were a legitimate inspection, it wouldn't matter; it would be the proper thing to do. But looking at this scene, isn't this an abuse of power? If it weren't us who encountered them today, but some ordinary person, would Xiao Zhou's company have been forcibly taken over by these people in collusion?"
"Uncle Li, don't worry, you and Dad go back first. I'll take care of things here. Don't worry, my brother Zhou Xuan won't suffer any losses!" Wei Haihong calculated the time and urged the two old people to go back.
After Mr. Wei and Mr. Li, along with the guards, left, Wei Haihong beckoned several police leaders over.
The personnel deployed outside had already quietly withdrawn from the poison, and the higher-ups were still arriving one after another.
The deputy captain of the criminal investigation team was also becoming increasingly alarmed. He had just received a call from the bureau chief, who ordered him to cooperate unconditionally with Wei Haihong and his men and to withdraw all the armed forces he had deployed. However, the bureau chief did not reveal the identities of Wei Haihong and his men, only instructing them to be careful in everything they did and not to go too far, as no one could protect them if problems arose. Only then did he realize that these people were indeed as Wei Haihong himself had described. He was still wondering what "minister" Wei Haihong had called.
In the municipal government, there are many people who are called ministers, but it is obvious that none of them can easily get the bureau chiefs to do so. Theoretically speaking, it is possible for a ministerial-level official to do so, but then again, it is unlikely to be the Minister of Public Security.
He thought it was impossible, but he became increasingly uneasy until ten minutes later, when his superior, Director Wang of the Dongcheng Branch, arrived.
As leaders of several branch bureaus in Beijing, how could they not know the powerful figures in the capital? Just like in every local area, they all knew who was untouchable and whose affairs were off-limits. They had a clear understanding of this. Director Wang, like Li Wei and Wei Haihong, knew it perfectly well. But of course, they couldn't say this to their subordinates; they could only speak about it vaguely.
When Director Wang arrived, he greeted Wei Haihong with a smile and, after getting to the bottom of things indirectly, finally breathed a long sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead!
Fortunately, it wasn't one of their people who caused the trouble. Upon investigation, it turned out that it was just something done by certain people abusing their power. Director Wang was a political manipulator, and he could understand the trickery behind such things as soon as they were mentioned. It was just that someone wanted to take over Zhou's Jewelry. He didn't need to get involved and risk his life!
The person who can do this must have someone above him, and needless to say, that person is more capable than him. But the people in front of him, Wei Haihong and Li Wei, have even more direct and powerful backgrounds. What he needs to do is to keep his subordinates in check and prevent them from becoming cannon fodder.
He chatted and laughed with Wei Haihong for a while, then made a small excuse to leave. He wouldn't invite Wei Haihong and his people out for meals or tea in public; that was a private matter.
Of course, when they left, they took more than a dozen security guards and people from the jewelry regulatory department with them. The jewelry department was a vital department for these jewelers, but to them, it was nothing. If they caused trouble, these guys would be locked up for at least half a day! However, as Director Wang left, he whispered something to Wei Haihong: "Third Brother, I heard some news from down there. The one who did this trick was Zhou Kailun, the general manager of Zhou Daxing."
Wei Haihong sneered inwardly; as expected of this family's partner.
After thinking for a moment, Wei Haihong reported the situation to the old man, then turned to Zhou Xuan and said, "Brother, I think we should go back and talk about it. But don't worry, the shop is open and running well. If anyone wants to use these underhanded tricks, they'd better think twice about their own abilities."
From the moment the police withdrew and the jewelry regulatory officials were taken away, to the reopening of the business and the return of customers, less than an hour had passed. The customers who came back had no idea that such an unbelievable thing had just happened!
After thinking for a moment, Zhou Xuan said to Xu Juncheng, "Old Xu, just do things the way they always have. I'll take care of things outside of business. Don't worry about those things!"
Xu Juncheng was a little stunned, but he clearly knew that Wei Haihong and the two old men were far more powerful than any of the highest-ranking officials he had ever met, to the point that he dared not even think about it. The police’s actions just now clearly reflected this. If those things had happened to someone else, what would have been the result?
After a moment of stunned silence, Xu Juncheng finally understood. He quickly nodded, his trust in Zhou Xuan growing even stronger. Having such a friend was a blessing; Zhou Xuan had saved him in his most critical and desperate time. Although the company had been transferred, Zhou Xuan had left him 10% of the shares, making him still one of the owners. This made him even more grateful to Zhou Xuan. And today, he finally understood. Zhou Xuan wasn't just a good person with great wealth; more importantly, he had an unimaginably powerful background!
Zhou Xuan smiled and said to Wei Haihong, "Brother Hong, let's go."
"Damn it!" Li Wei spat, angrily saying, "So it was that brat Zhou Kailun who did this? I'll have to teach him a lesson!"
Zhou Xuan, Fu Ying, Wei Haihong, and Li Wei walked to the elevator to go downstairs. Xu Juncheng followed to see them off, but when he reached the elevator, he paused for a moment when he saw two people getting on. He then whispered to Zhou Xuan, "The one to the right of Xiao Dong and Xiao Lai is Zhou Kailun!"
Zhou Xuan paused for a moment, then followed his gaze. Of the two men who came up, the one on the right was about thirty years old. He looked shrewd and handsome, but his eyes were too arrogant; perhaps he had the right to be arrogant.
Stepping out of the elevator, Zhou Kailun immediately spotted Xu Juncheng. This man, who had been driven to the brink of suicide by Zhou Kailun's immense pressure, had recently been reborn. Perhaps it was this man beside him—Zhou Xuan, the new boss of the Zhou Group?
Zhou Kailun stared at Zhou Xuan without restraint, then turned his gaze to Fu Ying's face, who was holding Zhou Xuan's arm, and his eyes lit up!
Fu Ying's beauty is the kind that no man can forget. Zhou Kailun's arrogance is superficial; just based on that, Zhou Xuan dislikes him intensely. Putting aside anything else, perhaps he has some talent, but he's still just an arrogant spoiled brat. Having achieved some success, he thinks he's invincible, that he's the only person in the world, that he's the center of the universe!
"Oh, Mr. Xu, is this your new boss, Mr. Zhou Xuan?" Zhou Kailun said with a forced smile. "We both have the surname Zhou, so we must have been from the same family five hundred years ago. And this is..." He then turned his gaze to Fu Ying.
Zhou Xuan ignored him and said indifferently, "Although we both have the surname Zhou, I think you've heard the saying, 'Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together.' If you want to do business, do business properly. How much money you make is your ability. But resorting to underhanded tricks and framing others might be playing with fire. Remember, this world doesn't belong to you alone!"
"Is that so!" Zhou Kailun chuckled. "That's not necessarily true. An emperor's son is born a prince, that's his fate. A country person is a country person. I think you've heard the saying, 'Like begets like,' and a rat's son only knows how to dig holes. I think you understand that principle, right?"