The sudden question quickly calmed Gao Fei, and the complex expression that had just appeared vanished.
Watching the departing hearse, he offered no further explanation but silently observed until the vehicle disappeared from sight.
The side door of the prison was slowly opened, and Guo Yue, holding an umbrella, walked out from inside.
Once back in the car, he took out a brown paper envelope from his clothing. "Boss, this is a letter from Qing Ge for you. He wrote it before his execution!"
Three large, bold characters were written on the envelope: 'For Boss Gao.'
Gao Fei took the letter but didn't immediately tear it open. Instead, he instructed, "Drive to the crematorium. Let's send Qing Ge off for the last time."
"Alright!"
Guo Yue nodded with a somber expression and started the car, heading towards the crematorium.
As the car began to move, Gao Fei simultaneously opened the envelope and began to read Hu Qing's final words.
The letter contained very little, only a few lines.
Looking at the words, he showed no excessive emotion, appearing exceptionally calm and composed.
Jin Qiqi, sitting in the passenger seat, and Guo Yue, driving, cautiously stole glances at their boss through the rearview mirror.
Once he put the letter away, they quickly shifted their gaze.
"Boss, did Qing Ge say anything in the letter?" Guo Yue couldn't help but ask.
Gao Fei nodded but did not reveal the contents of the letter.
He took out his phone and dialed Xu Yong, the vice-manager of Fengchao Post Station company.
As soon as the call connected, before Old Xu on the other end could speak, Gao Fei directly instructed, "Manager Xu, please open new bank accounts for the families of Hu Qing, Jin Xiaohu, and Zheng Pingye.
In addition to the monthly compensation, I will also allocate three percent of my shares, and all monthly dividends will be transferred to the three families' accounts.
Furthermore, all family members of the three will enjoy the same benefits as regular employees of Fengchao Post Station."
Xu Yong on the other end already knew that it was Hu Qing's execution date and was aware of the sentences for Zheng Pingye and Jin Xiaohu.
He said nothing more and immediately proceeded with the instructions.
Guo Yue, driving, once again felt his eyes welling up.
As a regular employee of Fengchao Post Station, he had some understanding of the company's current profits, which could be described as 'making a fortune daily.'
Three percent of the share dividends would amount to no less than one hundred thousand per month.
Gao Fei was allocating three percent of his own shares' dividends to the families of Hu Qing, Zheng Pingye, and Jin Xiaohu.
This filled Guo Yue, the sole survivor among the six brothers, with gratitude and emotion.
"Boss, I don't know how to express my thanks for your great kindness!
But please rest assured, from now on, my life belongs to you. Whether you ask me to go through fire or water, if I flinch even slightly, I will be unworthy of the name of our six brothers."
"Stop talking about repaying me with your life. Your life is your own, just keep it well.
Drive carefully, I'm going to rest a bit!"
With that, Gao Fei leaned back in the seat and slowly closed his eyes.
Guo Yue, being very understanding, reduced the car's speed to allow his boss to rest more comfortably.
Meanwhile, in the prison administration building.
Ge Qing stood by the office window, frowning slightly as he watched the car gradually drive away, then sighed.
A member of the special investigation team, glancing at the photocopied letter on the desk, said, "Based on Hu Qing's last message, it seems Gao Fei knew they intended to kill someone.
But if Gao Fei knew, why didn't he try to dissuade them? Or stop them before they acted?
With Gao Fei's capabilities, he could definitely have prevented the trio's revenge. It doesn't make sense..."
Listening to the team member's murmuring, Ge Qing picked up the photocopy from the desk and put it into the shredder.
Once the paper turned into confetti, he slowly asked, "Are you implying that Gao Fei is the true mastermind behind Hu Qing's case? If he could have stopped them, no lives would have been lost?"
The team member coughed awkwardly but still nodded honestly.
"The case is closed, and the sentence has been carried out. There's no need to ask so many whys.
You want to prove that Gao Fei is the instigator, but do you have any evidence?"
"I... I... have no evidence!"
The team member shook his head helplessly, no longer mentioning Hu Qing's case, and picked up the documents from the desk before walking away.
After the office door was closed, Ge Qing took out his phone, found Gao Fei's contact information in his address book, and finally blocked and deleted it.
He looked out at the window at the sudden stormy weather, shook his head, and murmured, "Gao Fei, Gao Fei, I've finally underestimated you. Compared to Kong Liwei, you are truly more ruthless."
If not for the last sentence in Hu Qing's letter, Ge Qing might have always believed that Hu Qing and his two brothers had premeditated the murder of six people solely for revenge.
It wasn't until he saw the line, "Little Boss Gao, if only we had listened to you and not resorted to violence back then. Alas, there's no medicine for regret in this world!"
Originally, it was just a simple confession.
But as a criminal investigation professional, Ge Qing's perspective on Hu Qing's trio's case changed upon seeing this sentence.
His view was actually the same as what the team member had just said.
It was impossible for Gao Fei to lack the ability to stop Hu Qing and his two brothers from committing the crime.
With Gao Fei's methods and capabilities, he could definitely have stopped the trio before they committed murder.
But Gao Fei did not; instead, he allowed the three brothers, blinded by hatred, to continue their crime.
Ge Qing knew the reason very well.
Two words: profit!
In Gao Fei's interests, besides the three district agents who were killed, the other three express delivery group leaders were the primary focus.
Three leaders were murdered by Gao Fei's employees.
This not only served as a deterrent to people in the same industry, like 'killing a chicken to scare the monkeys,' but it also implicitly told others that what Gao Fei desired, even if it fell from the sky, belonged to the Gao family.
Having analyzed the hidden machinations behind Hu Qing's trio's case, Ge Qing could only lament his own poor judgment and how he had underestimated the cunning Gao Fei.
It also indicated that this renowned university student, merely nineteen years old, was by no means as simple as he appeared on the surface.
In terms of his schemes, wit, or methods of operation, Gao Fei could absolutely rival a seasoned veteran who had been in the business world for decades, possibly even surpassing them!
"Little Gao, after the Kong Liwei and Peking University Entrepreneurship Competition cases are concluded, I hope you will conduct your business cleanly. Take care of yourself!"
Ge Qing sighed again.
He truly did not wish for this talented young man to embark on a path of crime.
...
June 4th, with only three days left until the college entrance examination.
As the exam approached, Gao Fei, who had been the top scorer in the liberal arts in Longguo a year prior, once again stirred up various storms online.
This time, the news related to him was not just about the college entrance examination.
It also encompassed entertainment news, business news, social news, and more...
However, what the millions of netizens were most concerned about was not entertainment, business, or the college entrance examination, but the social news related to Gao Fei.
The murder case involving Hu Qing and his two brothers had caused quite a stir online.
In the morning, the official departments released the verdict for the trio. As their boss, Gao Fei was once again caught in a storm of public opinion.
Such as Gao Fei being the ultimate mastermind...
Gao Fei being the new generation of 'underworld forces' in Kyoto...
Gao Fei conducting illegal business under the guise of his celebrity status – these and other negative opinions and rumors were being spread online by people deliberately creating a stir.
Wutong District, Kyoto, Feiteng Investment Company.
"Boss, your current hottest topic isn't the college entrance examination, but the rumors related to the underworld.
From my perspective, someone is buying trending topics. Should we spend some money to suppress these searches?"
"No need. Let Lawyer Zeng handle it. He's very good at dealing with defamation cases!"
Gao Fei had no intention of paying attention to the online rumors.
Instead, he was using a stapler to bind two freshly printed documents.
"Sister Jin, Hank is coming to Longguo to meet me soon, isn't he?
These are two scripts I've recently conceived. Which one do you think Hank will like?"
Jin Qiqi curiously leaned in. Upon seeing the titles of the two scripts, she was momentarily at a loss for words.
" 'Wukong Battles the Transformers.' Boss, who is Wukong? And who are the Transformers?"
"And this one, 'Dragon Slayers.' Boss, are you planning to become a dragon slayer?"