Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

Chapter 378: Meeting 1: Laughing and forgetting grudges, doing shares

Inspector Cao stopped roaring.

The office fell into dead silence.

Zhuang Dongliang frowned, as if he was weighing the pros and cons.

Boss Dong glanced at Zhuang Dongliang's expression, then pursed his lips and stretched his mouth into a straight line.

The atmosphere became increasingly solemn and depressing.

I felt so heavy and oppressed that I could hardly breathe.

Inspector Cao's eyelids drooped slightly like an old monk in meditation, as if he had Zhuang Dongliang in his grasp.

Zhuang Dongliang's brows were twisted into a "川" shape, and his face was wrinkled almost like a Shar-Pei dog.

Boss Dong pursed his lips and tried to keep a calm expression.

The fingers hanging by the side of the legs kept moving.

Well, I am familiar with the action of secretly snapping your fingers.

When I was a kid and was being lectured by my teacher, I would do these little movements to relieve my tension.

It seems that Boss Dong is very uneasy.

I had so little experience at that time.

I didn't understand how dangerous what Inspector Cao yelled was.

As he said, the Justice of the Peace would not make things difficult for the police force because of two dead people.

He knows my background.

Know that I am not related to the Justice of the Peace.

That’s why they dared to arrest us on the charge of forging signatures and providing fraudulent guaranty.

If he really did what he said and arrested us and killed us suddenly, there would be no evidence in this case.

Even if the Justice of the Peace asked, he would have reasons to evade the issue.

After all, he died suddenly in prison.

At most, he was responsible for arresting the wrong person.

The final result.

It is very likely that Inspector Cao spent money to make arrangements within the police force to make big things small and small things disappear.

Even Inspector Cao can do it if he is willing to spend more money.

Using this as a stepping stone, it is possible to reach higher levels of relationships.

As for the Justice of the Peace who acted as surety...

By then, death will be like the extinguishing of a light, and I'm afraid that even Uncle Chen won't say a word for us dead, let alone a Justice of the Peace.

After all, we are just using the tiger's skin as a banner.

Inspector Cao has solid evidence of giving money to Zhuang Dongliang.

He may even have more shady evidence in his hands.

If he really makes a scene and reports to the Independent Commission Against Corruption, I'm afraid the entire police force will be furious.

By then, Zhuang Dongliang would be thrown out by the police top brass as a scapegoat.

That's why Inspector Cao had that look on his face as if he had Zhuang Dongliang in his grasp.

As long as Zhuang Dongliang is not stupid, he will definitely choose to compromise temporarily.

I later understood a truth from this incident.

Unless you are absolutely sure of killing your opponent, never force him into a desperate situation where he has to fight for his life.

Because you don’t know what kind of cards your opponent will reveal in order to survive.

Let’s get back to the present.

There was dead silence for several minutes.

Zhuang Dongliang coughed a few times in a pretentious manner.

"Cough cough."

"Cao, you're too excited."

"Maybe my Chinese isn't standard, so you misunderstood what I meant."

"I mean, there's a misunderstanding between you."

"But misunderstandings can be resolved by talking about them."

"As your old saying goes, a smile when we meet will erase all grudges."

"dont you agree?"

Zhuang Dongliang chose to compromise.

Smiling, he waited for Inspector Cao's answer.

I frowned immediately.

I don’t understand why Zhuang Dongliang chose to compromise.

I was young and energetic at that time and felt that face was more important.

When I put myself in his shoes, I feel that if I were Zhuang Dongliang and was threatened in person by his subordinates like this, I would definitely not tolerate it.

He must severely punish his men to establish his authority.

But this kind of thinking is actually an immature idea that does not understand the art of struggle.

Boss Dong, who was standing next to me, immediately followed suit, like a puppet with a switch pressed.

"Yes, yes, it's all a misunderstanding!"

"It's my fault for not explaining it clearly. Inspector Cao misunderstood that the signature on the guarantee was fake."

"Now I will explain the situation in detail to Inspector Cao."

"My Stone Brother came to Hong Kong Island to look for relatives, and the first person he found was Feng Shui Master Uncle Chen."

"Uncle Chen and my brother Shitou hit it off right away."

"Help my brother Shitou and Mr. Li get to know each other."

"After meeting, Mr. Li confirmed that my brother Shitou was a younger cousin and signed a guarantee letter to help him settle down."

"Of course, I have no basis for my words."

"Can you ask Mr. Zhuang to call Mr. Li to verify?"

Boss Dong's proactive explanation was equivalent to giving Inspector Cao another way out.

As long as he lets go, the matter will be over.

Inspector Cao still had his eyelids drooping.

He said coldly, "Sir Zhuang, do you want to call Mr. Li to verify?"

Zhuang Dongliang's expression froze.

This question is not easy to answer.

Because Inspector Cao was forcing him to choose sides.

Which side should I stand on?

Standing on our side might not necessarily win you a relationship with the Justice of the Peace, but instead might lead to Inspector Cao taking the risk and reporting you.

Standing on Inspector Cao's side would undermine his authority.

He may even be threatened continuously in the future and become a puppet in the hands of Inspector Cao.

This is something no leader would tolerate.

Zhuang Dongliang rolled his blue eyes and fell into a dilemma.

The office was dead silent again.

This time the silence lasted longer.

I thought we were playing a game where we couldn’t talk or move.

Finally, I couldn't help but speak and broke the silence.

"that……"

"There's no life-or-death feud between us; it's just a fight of pride."

"This is all because of me."

"Inspector Cao, it was my fault for not being polite before."

I clasped my hands together and bowed to apologize to him.

I am the youngest and have the lowest status among all the people present.

There's nothing shameful about coming forward and apologizing.

If you want to break the situation, you can't be arrogant.

Not to mention Zhuang Dongliang, what Boss Dong said just now was indeed pretentious.

He kept emphasizing his relationship with Uncle Chen and Mr. Li.

Emphasizing the relationship background at this time would be counterproductive, increasing Inspector Cao's inner anxiety and forcing him to continue to fight to the death.

So, don’t think you can do whatever you want just because you have connections.

If you don't use relationships properly, it will accelerate your death.

And the closer you get to the grassroots, the more this is the case. As the saying goes, the emperor is far away...

"Humph!"

Inspector Cao snorted coldly.

He didn't even look at me straight in the eye.

I continued, “Before coming here, I discussed starting a company with Brother Dong.”

"At the time, I was thinking of asking Inspector Cao and Mr. Zhuang to join us, but Brother Dong reminded me that you are public officials and it is not convenient for you to invest in the company."

"So I'm thinking of giving you two bearer shares so we can share our wealth together in the future."

When I said this, my thoughts were very simple.

That is to break the deadlock with interests.

In the face of sufficient interests, mortal enemies may become friends.

What's more, by getting them to join in, we can be considered as having official allies.

But after I said that, I felt a little worried.

Worried that Boss Dong is unwilling to share the profits.

So he turned around and looked at Boss Dong.

But he secretly gave me a thumbs up.

He smiled and said, "Oh yes, Shitou mentioned that to me."

"If there is wealth, everyone will get it."

"Sir Zhuang, Inspector Cao, what do you think?"

Zhuang Dongliang and Inspector Cao's eyes lit up.

They know very well how much profit there is in antiques.

Especially the antiques smuggled in by tomb robbers.

The profit is no less than that of contraband.

But the legal risks are much lower.

And since everyone has shares, it's like they're on the same boat.

Inspector Cao naturally would not continue to fight to the death.

Zhuang Dongliang also doesn't have to worry about his prestige being lost or being constantly threatened by Inspector Cao.

The two of them looked at each other and reached a tacit understanding with their eyes.

Inspector Cao laughed and said, "Zhuang Sir is right. We should put aside our grudges and laugh when we meet!"

"Just now I was emotionally unstable and spoke nonsense in excitement."

"I'll take care of Brother Shitou's settlement."

"By the way, how much is that dry share?"