Lan Ya continued her assault until her arms grew tired, then threw her whip to the ground in anger, propping herself up with her left hand on the table, breathing heavily.
Zhou Yingying remained prostrate on the floor, perhaps afraid to get up, or perhaps too beaten to do so. Lan Ya didn't look at her, but said to me, "Let's go to the distillery."
Leaving her there, we went to find Jing Lei and returned to the distillery.
I told the remaining security guards to stay put until the end of their shift before leaving.
Jing Lei saw us coming out, started the car, and drove to the entrance. We got into the car, and Lan Ya was still fuming.
I said, "We need to plan this carefully. If I'm guessing right, this Wu Guodong must be part of the anti-government forces on Old Myanmar's side, meaning he's the government's arch-enemy. Bo Gang will be here tomorrow, and I can try to get some information from him indirectly."
Brother Qing must also know this person, but I don't want to approach him. I always feel that Brother Qing is a bit unfathomable, and it's not advisable to interact with him too much when things are unclear.
Brother Qing is different from Bo Gang. Although Bo Gang is overbearing and likes to handle things unreasonably, if you're unhappy, you can retort with the same methods. If that doesn't work, you can fight.
Brother Qing is different. He has always played the role of a condescending savior. He treats you like a brother, acts like family, and what seems like honey might actually be poison.
Therefore, it is Brother Qing that we need to be wary of.
If it really is Principal Sun, then what does he want? Does he want to do the business that Bo Gang has always wanted to do? Control the Rui Cheng market? Or is it just aimed at me and my father, to bring down both father and son?
If it's the latter, and if he had succeeded today, he could implement his next plan, find new evidence, and re-prosecute my father.
I think the latter is more likely.
The question is, for the sake of my father and me, he actually deployed Wu Guodong. It seems he has invested heavily and will not stop until he achieves his goal.
Today, I foiled his plan. I wonder what move he will make next.
The car stopped in front of the office building. I told the two of them to go up first, and I would go to the workshop to take a look.
The workers were still working overtime. The Crown Prince sent people to cause trouble, which greatly increased the workload. Moreover, the venue still needed to be decorated, and some workers needed to work through the night.
I first went to see Master Zhang; his area is the most critical.
It feels a bit unusual without Wen Siqiang by my side. With him around, I would have been much more at ease.
With myself being pulled in so many directions, I feel somewhat overwhelmed.
Master Zhang was still busy. He was loudly directing the workers to sort the rough stones. I told them to categorize by origin and not by size, which significantly sped things up.
Master Zhang glanced at me and smiled without stopping his work, then gestured to them to arrange the rough stones.
I didn't disturb them further and retreated to look at the setup of the main venue.
The main venue was set up in a former sports ground. In the middle of the running track were basketball and tennis courts, as well as horizontal and parallel bars. It's likely this was where the workers exercised, and important factory meetings were surely held here.
I saw workers busy building a stage. This would be the main venue for the upcoming trade conference, and all transactions would take place here.
After inspecting the rough stones in the workshop or warehouse, numbers would be written down at the venue for bidding. Once awarded, the bid item would be delivered here.
Da Kui was also here. I gave him a few instructions and then went to the office to find Lan Ya and the others.
It was already midnight. Tomorrow would be a busy day. Guests from home and abroad would be arriving. Their accommodation needed to be arranged, and a welcome reception would be held. Tomorrow's work schedule was very tight.
I returned to the office and told the two of them to get some rest quickly. "You both have important roles tomorrow, so you need to be well-rested."
Jing Lei asked, "What about you? You'll have even more to do tomorrow. Hurry up and find a place to sleep."
I said I was fine and could nap anywhere for a while. "Once these two days are over, I'll go home and sleep soundly. It's been one thing after another lately; I haven't had a decent sleep."
I gave the office to the two of them and went to the conference room myself, where I pushed a few chairs together and lay down fully clothed.
I placed my phone beside me. Although I didn't want it to ring, I couldn't do without it. If a call came in, I still had to answer it immediately.