Chapter 2 Days Later

Two days later, a little after eight in the morning.

Inside the Cabin Hotel on Little Shuangniu Island, the number of people from various regions attending the exhibition had noticeably increased. In the hotel lobby, the restaurant, and the guest room areas, many new faces could be seen, people who had just arrived the night before.

After nearly ten days of participation, many potential distributors had basically reached agreements with large and small channel vendors. They had privately visited many military supply factories and seen the finished goods.

In the remaining two days, the participating distributors who had already gained an advantage only needed to submit their final bids to the Thai family and wait for the results. As a result, many teams' finance officers and senior executives had arrived the night before, and these people were quite confident about winning the bid.

In this short span of less than ten days, rumors circulated within the Old Triangle area that the Thai family's team, responsible for contacting distributors at all levels, had privately received at least tens of millions in cash kickbacks. The regional distributors who could finally enter the final race had definitely stuffed money upwards.

Some also said that Gui Mengjun was too unlucky. Originally, this money should have been guaranteed for the Gui family, but unexpectedly, he encountered an attack at sea, leading to the Thai family taking control of the exhibition. So, with the two sides' fortunes rising and falling, many people said that in the future, the military supply business might be divided into two, with the Gui family no longer being the industry leader.

Even more people speculated that Gui Mengjun's attack was orchestrated by the Thai family, and that something unexpected might happen on the last day of the exhibition.

In short, the rumors outside were varied and impossible to verify. But on the surface, the relationship between the Thai and Gui families had indeed dropped to freezing point. The family members and company executives of both sides on Little Shuangniu Island had almost no communication. Even when they met in public, they avoided each other.

As the exhibition drew to a close, the seemingly joyful atmosphere on Little Shuangniu Island actually concealed many undercurrents.

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Inside the Cabin Hotel's Chinese restaurant.

You Yifan and You Chengcheng, along with six or seven others, were dining in the VIP V12 private room. Unlike the outside hall, which offered a buffet, the private room provided à la carte breakfast, and there were also dedicated service staff.

After everyone was seated, You Yifan quietly discussed the situation in District One with his sister.

In the past two days, after Jing Yan received the investigation materials from You Chengcheng, he had secretly sent people to District One, preparing to take action against Yu Mingyuan's younger brother.

This "action" did not mean kidnapping to threaten Yu Mingyuan. Although this method was the most direct and effective, it could also have the most serious consequences. Since Yu Jinrong's death, all of Yu's family members, except for Yu Mingyuan, had moved back to District One, and An Qi Qi's parents, in order to take care of Yu's family, had them move into their home.

An's father held a high position of power in District One, and An's mother was a well-known figure in Chinese politics. So, even if you asked Jing Yan to carry out a kidnapping, he might not dare, because after the person was taken, they would have no way to end it. And the hostage could not be controlled for a long time. Whether to kill and bury, release or imprison, there had to be an end.

Therefore, You Chengcheng gave her older brother and Jing Yan an idea. She wanted to use Yu Mingyuan's brother's social connections to set a trap for this kid, get him involved in a serious criminal case, and then use the You family's connections to directly lock him down.

During the process of gathering information, You Chengcheng learned that Yu Mingyuan's younger brother had returned to District One and, under his family's arrangement, had returned to a well-known university for further studies. So, dealing with him might be easier.

As long as something happened to Yu Mingyuan's younger brother in District One, and the initiative of the case was in the hands of the You family, then this could directly threaten Yu Mingyuan, forcing him to withdraw from the military supply business. And as long as the Yu family withdrew, then the Dragon City garrison's relationship would definitely withdraw as well. Finally, without the local military's connection, Zhao Wei Hu and Gui Mengjun would naturally be unable to cooperate.

In the end, Gui Mengjun would neither be able to regain control of the exhibition nor properly explain the matter of Xiao Pingxi Wang. Then he would naturally be out of the game.

To be honest, the plan proposed by You Chengcheng was not extraordinary and required a certain amount of operating time, but it was undoubtedly the most effective method, because the person they were targeting was Yu Mingyuan's own brother. Blood was thicker than water, and You Chengcheng did not believe that this older brother would disregard the safety of his younger brother for a business that had not yet materialized.

You Chengcheng, on the surface, was a sophisticated and charming woman, but in reality, her style of doing things was more ruthless and insidious than her brother's.

At the dining table.

You Chengcheng said softly, "The line has been laid. Jing Yan spent money to find two students, a boy and a girl, who are both Yu Mingyuan's brother's classmates. Tonight or tomorrow, they have a school event. When that time comes, the girl will cozy up to him, and the boy will lead him into the trap."

"It doesn't matter if you give them more money, but make sure these two keep their mouths shut," You Yifan instructed softly.

"Don't worry," You Chengcheng replied with a light laugh. "Boss Jing is definitely willing to spend money on this kind of thing. After all, it's easier than fighting and killing."

"Okay, let's eat," You Yifan nodded, not asking further, because he understood his sister's nature very well, knowing that she was very reliable in doing this kind of thing. He knew that countless mid-level cadres in Dragon City had been brought down in this way.

After discussing business, everyone gathered around the table and began to eat a variety of breakfasts.

"Creak!"

The door opened, and a male waiter in work clothes pushed a trolley in from the outside, standing next to the dining table, opening the insulated covers, and starting to serve soup, rice porridge, and small bowls of wontons from inside.

Everyone was eating and chatting, and no one paid attention to such a service staff member. The latter stood outside the dining table and placed the soup ordered by each person on the table according to the order.

After a round, the male waiter came to You Yifan, holding a bowl of wontons, and said softly, "Sir, is this the wontons you ordered?"

You Yifan turned his head and glanced at the other person, "Ah!"

"Please enjoy!" The male waiter bent down to place the wontons on the table, but whether he was still sleepy or too busy and rushed in the morning, in short, his hands shook a few times when he was holding the bowl, and some of the wonton soup spilled, landing right on You Yifan's hand.

"Ouch!" You Yifan was scalded by the hot soup and immediately pulled his hand back, raising his head and replying, "Watch it, brother!"

"I'm sorry, sir!" The waiter quickly picked up a clean napkin from the trolley and took the initiative to wipe the soup from You Yifan's hand.

You Yifan raised his head and glanced at him, seeing that the waiter's temples and forehead were full of sweat, and he was obviously very nervous and breathing rapidly when wiping his hands.

You Yifan glanced at this person suspiciously, "You weren't the one responsible for my room before, were you?"

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Outskirts of Hanoi.

Su Tianyu, Gui Mengjun, Kong Zheng Hui and others sat together, silently smoking cigarettes.