810 Happiness Arrived too Abruptly (1/2)

”The higher-ups have paid attention to it, so the city has to take action too,” Sun Zhengrong said. ”It probably has to involve a considerable number of people.”

”Well, that is understandable,” Wang Yao replied.

In fact, for such a matter, no matter where it happened, it would bring a considerable negative impact.

”I am not an outsider in these matters either,” Sun Zhengrong said. ”Our family has some business dealings with that Dongying company. Thanks to you, we've managed to cut off all dealings with them in time.”

”Were you still affected by it?” Wang Yao asked.

”Somewhat, but it was limited,” Sun Zhengrong said.

He was fearful thinking about the matter. They received the news in time and escaped. As he had said, although they were affected, it could have been worse. Moreover, they had contributed to this matter and made up for it somewhat. If they had delayed until now to escape, the result would have been different. It would be too late even if their connections helped them. For some things, one day earlier and one day later resulted in two absolutely different results.

”If you need any help, let me know,” Wang Yao said.

”Oh, sure,” Sun Zhengrong said.

Some of the people the young man in front of him could contact were ones they might not be able to meet easily in their daily lives. A word from those people held quite a lot of weight.

After the meal, Wang Yao and Zhong Liuchuan returned to Lianshan County. Sun Yunsheng repeatedly said that he would go to the village as soon as possible and accept Wang Yao's teachings.

In the abandoned villa, Zhang Wei lit a cigarette. He hadn't smoked for more than 10 years because of his health. In fact, he used to be a heavy smoker.

A man in his 30s appeared in the abandoned villa. When he saw Zhang Wei's somewhat decadent expression, he exclaimed in surprise, ”Brother, why are you smoking?”

”I suddenly wanted to taste it.” He was idly puffing smoke rings.

”Didn't you say that smoking would affect your body and may cause a toxic reaction in your body?” the man asked.

”All these years, I've been heeding my fears all day long,” Zhang Wei said. ”This can't be eaten, that can't be drunk, I can't touch women, I'm living like an ascetic monk… Think about it. It's pitifully boring!”

”At least you survived these past 10 years,” the man said.

”Yes, Ah Lei, what would you do if you knew you were dying?” Zhang Wei asked.

”Hmm…” The man bowed his head and thought for a moment. ”I'd want to do what I wanted to do.”

”Right? That's what I think as well,” Zhang Wei replied. ”Look at me. I'm a lonely single person older than 40, and I don't even have a child. The money I earn is nothing more than something outside my body. I don't bring it with me when I'm born or take it with me when I die. I've had things I really wanted to do, but I never did them. Instead, I've done many things I didn't want to do. I don't want to go on living like this.”

Overnight, he had thought through many things.

”If you can be a good person, who wants to be a bad person?” Zhang Wei muttered with a sigh. ”Are you free in the evening? Let's have a meal together?”

”Alright, I'll arrange for it,” the man said. ”What would you like to eat?”

”Hot pot, and make it spicy,” Zhang Wei said. ”Let's have a good time!”

”No problem,” the man said.

”What about the things I asked you to deal with?” Zhang Wei asked.

”It's all burned,” the man said.

”Good, it's good to burn them,” Zhang Wei said with a laugh.

”Boss, do you have anything else?” the man asked.

”No, nothing more,” Zhang Wei replied.

”Shall I chat with you some more?” He could see that Zhang Wei's mood was not right.

”Yes, chat with me,” Zhang Wei replied.

He spoke more in the next hour than he had the entire year. He had kept everything in for too long. Many words were hidden in his heart, but he couldn't tell anyone. He had to bear it all alone. Now, he took the person next to him as an audience. The man was willing to listen, so Zhang Wei talked about the things he did in childhood, the mistakes he made over the years, and things hidden in his heart he had never told anyone.

Outside the villa, two people were hiding in the dark.

”What a surprise. It's him,” Jia Zizai said.

”Ah Lei,” Hu Mei said.

”It's ironic that a person who doesn't show up frequently or is important and has the least sense of existence should be his most trusted person,” Jia Zizai said. ”Wanting to eat hotpot at such a time is interesting.”

”Do you believe him that everything is destroyed?” Hu Mei asked. Her tone was filled with obvious disbelief.

The previous night, when he had left the villa, Jia Zizai had secretly installed a listening device in a hidden corner. They had heard most of what had been said in the villa.

”When a man is dying, his words turn good. I guess they are true.” Jia Zizai puffed on his cigarette.

He did not expect that things would turn out like this. They had made painstaking efforts to get rid of the man and the evidence. In the end, Zhang Wei had never thought of exposing the evidence. It was quite ironic.

”Unexpectedly, our President Zhang has so much blackmail information,” Jia Zizai said with a smile.

”What shall we do?” Hu Mei asked. ”Should we continue to listen?”