Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 500 The richer you are, the more afraid you are of death
"What are their characteristics? How did they get here? When?" Tang Jun pressed.

Zhao Tiezhu said, "We don't know the specific details, we only know that they drove two Santana 2000s."

"Santana 2000?" Tang Jun said angrily, "There are hundreds of thousands of Santana 2000s in Zhonghai City. How are we supposed to find this one? Don't they have license plate numbers?"

Zhao Tiezhu said, "They used fake license plates, otherwise we wouldn't have spent the whole night without any clues."

"Give me the information you have, and I'll find it!" Tang Jun stood up and said.

“I’m sorry, that’s internal information of our group,” Zhao Tiezhu refused. “I was just ordered to come and remind you. Now that I’ve completed my mission, I’ll take my leave.”

Zhao Tiezhu didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

"You, you, you..." Tang Jun wanted to scold him, but the fear in his heart made it impossible for him to organize his words in a short time.

Anyone would panic in this situation.

After all, they didn't know where the other party was or what methods they were using against him.

It would be better to just shoot him through the skull.

"Notify Srik to strengthen security. Add double guards to all entrances and exits. Strangers are strictly prohibited from approaching the building, especially those driving Santanas!" Tang Jun shouted at bodyguard Phillips, his voice trembling without him even realizing it.

Their security team is the strongest security group in Asia, Shrek, whose security capabilities are comparable to those of the Japanese and South Korean militaries.

But even so, what can we do?
He can't live without his own life, can he?

Tang Jun pondered for a long time, then looked up and asked, "Phillips, what do you think should be done about this?"

Phillips had previously served for Blackwater, an American security company, and was an exceptionally skilled security guard. Because he was fluent in Chinese, Tang Jun hired him at a high price to be his personal bodyguard.

He thought for a moment and said, "The enemy is hiding in the shadows. The more we search, the deeper they hide. Hunters catch foxes by setting traps. No matter how cunning the fox is, it can't escape."

"Oh? Tell me more." Tang Jun looked at Phillips, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.

As expected of a professional bodyguard hired by Blackwater.

Phillips somehow managed to solve a problem that Black Panther Security had been unable to resolve despite deploying hundreds of people and spending an entire night on it.

Phillips said coldly, "It's simple. You can hold a press conference at a hotel. We'll take care of the security in advance. If they really want to harm you, they'll definitely show up as soon as they see you, and then we can take them all down in one fell swoop."

"???" Tang Jun was completely dumbfounded.

Listen to this, does it sound like human speech?

Is this a plan to use the employer as bait?

Phillips immediately said, "Mr. Tang, you have no other choice now. You commute to and from the company every day. If they take action on the road, it will be even more troublesome. Think about it carefully. What if a homemade shotgun suddenly sticks out of the car next to you while you are waiting at a traffic light?"

"Stop talking, you're getting more and more ridiculous!" Tang Jun interrupted Phillips, saying, "You go out first, I'll figure something out myself."

“Yes.” Phillips nodded and left Tang Jun’s office.

Seeing Tang Jun's distraught appearance, the secretary didn't dare to stay any longer and was about to go out with him.

Tang Jun said, "Wait a moment."

The secretary turned around and heard Tang Jun say, "Contact the Zhonghai City Police Association for my assistance."

The secretary said, "Mr. Tang, we have no clues or evidence. Even if we bring in the police association, they will only give us a perfunctory response."

Seeing that the usually wise Tang Jun would make such a basic mistake, the secretary knew that Tang Jun was really scared.

There may be people in this world who are not afraid of death, but they are definitely not entrepreneurs.

Tang Jun waved his hand impatiently and said, "You can go out too."

The secretary respectfully responded and quickly withdrew.

Tang Jun was restless all day.

Any unusual sound outside the window made his heart pound.

He would call the security department every now and then to inquire about the situation and ask them to keep an eye on and review the surveillance footage.

He canceled all outings, and even had his secretary deliver lunch to his office.

The three words "life and death sign" haunted his mind like a nightmare.

If it were an ordinary person drawing lots, he wouldn't be so nervous, but those people were released prisoners.

Does anyone know what heinous crimes they committed?

For the first time, he truly felt the cruelty of business warfare, which far exceeded business rules and legal frameworks.

They really wanted to kill me!

The shadow of death has never been so close.

Tang Jun spent several agonizing days in a state of extreme fear and paranoia, which also caused many matters to be put on hold.

In particular, the crackdown on Momo Group in various provinces and cities has been slowed down because of his connections.

Many brokers who wanted to claim credit or negotiate with him were turned away at the door.

In less than a week, Tang Jun's condition was reported to Microsoft headquarters.

Microsoft executives were critical of Tang Jun's overreaction, believing he was making a mountain out of a molehill and disrupting normal business operations.

But Tang Jun couldn't care less about anything else now; saving his life was the most important thing.

He repeatedly emphasized to headquarters how lawless Momo Group was, requested higher-level security support, and even hinted at the need for intervention from other levels.

Now all business is related to Tang Jun, and Microsoft headquarters cannot immediately replace the person in charge. They had no choice but to agree to Tang Jun's request and have Shirek send another 100 security personnel to Zhonghai City.

After seven days without incident, and with the addition of a hundred more security personnel, Tang Jun finally felt relieved.

Perhaps those ten people are too scared to show themselves?

However, just as he was about to relax, a news story spread throughout Guangdong Province.

[Breaking News! Cao Qiwei, a well-known entrepreneur and taxi tycoon from Guangdong Province, died in an accidental fall into the sea while vacationing in Phuket, Thailand! The cause of death remains a mystery.]

Exclusive report from Guangdong Daily: On April 6th, taxi tycoon Cao Qiwei and his newly met young girlfriend were enjoying a luxury yacht trip in Phuket. According to his girlfriend's tearful account, the waves were a bit rough at the time, and Cao Qiwei slipped and fell through the railing while admiring the scenery on the bow deck. Although the crew and nearby boats quickly launched a search and rescue operation, due to the suddenness of the incident and the strong currents, Cao Qiwei's body was not recovered.

After a preliminary investigation, Thai police determined it to be an accidental fall into the sea.

The news caused an uproar in Guangdong Province. Who is Cao Qiwei? He is the mastermind behind the attack on Du Yusheng, chairman of Momo Group, who was just suspected of being behind it, and he is also a local bigwig in Guangdong Province.

He was suspected of harming Du Yusheng, and then he died unexpectedly at sea in a foreign country.
Is there such a coincidence in this world?

All eyes instantly focused on Jingzhou City and on Momo Group.

Although there is no direct evidence that this matter is related to Momo Group, many people are well aware of the truth.

This method is clean and efficient, and it happened overseas, so the main goal is to leave no evidence against the deceased.

This is a classic case of using their own methods against them, but done in a more extreme, ruthless, and chilling way.

Inside the Momo Technology Building in Jingzhou City, Li Weiwei walked into Cheng Yi's office and said, "President Cheng, public opinion is very unfavorable to us right now. Although it's not explicitly stated, almost all analyses are pointing the finger at us. The reaction from Guangdong Province is also significant. Some forces that were originally neutral have also begun to be wary of us. Now, Cao Qiwei's younger brother, Cao Qifeng, has urgently taken over the family business. We don't know what methods he will use."

Cheng Yi stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, lit a cigarette, and remained expressionless, as if listening to something that had nothing to do with him.

After a full minute, he slowly spoke, asking, "What's Cao Qifeng's intention?"

“He hasn’t made any public statement yet, but inside sources say he’s furious and has vowed to seek justice for his brother. However…” Li Weiwei paused for a moment and said, “There are also reports that he’s urgently cleaning up some sensitive business left behind by his brother, and he seems to be considering stepping down.”

Cheng Yi sneered and said, "Keep an eye on it. By the way, find out when Cao Qiwei's funeral is. Send him a wreath. We're all business friends. We should express our condolences since something happened to him."

Li Weiwei hesitated and asked, "President Cheng, is Cao Qiwei's death really unrelated to us?"

Cheng Yi turned around and looked at Li Weiwei with extremely sharp eyes.

Cheng Yi's gaze made Li Weiwei tremble with fear, and she quickly lowered her head.

Cheng Yi said, "Do you also suspect that I did it?"

“No, it’s not,” Li Weiwei replied in a trembling voice.

Cheng Yi said, "I am a legitimate entrepreneur and one of the top ten outstanding youths in Handong Province. Do you think I would do such a thing? Cao Qiwei's death was just an accident. With such a big storm, what kind of Phuket did he go to?"

Cheng Yi added, "Also, I don't want to see a second instance of this kind of questioning."

"I know I was wrong!" Li Weiwei realized that she had acted impulsively just now.

She was simply eager to enter the core of the Momo Group.

She felt that Cao Qiwei's death must be related to Cheng Yi, but since she was not part of the core team of Momo Group, she could only speculate.

"Go ahead, make the wreaths look nice. After all, we're a big company now, so the gifts we send have to be presentable." Cheng Yi's tone softened a bit.

"I'll arrange it right away," Li Weiwei replied, and quickly left Cheng Yi's office.

Cheng Yi exhaled a puff of smoke and looked towards Zhonghai.

A lawless taxi bully who bullied and monopolized the market is dead, and that's that. The higher-ups in Guangdong Province will probably set off firecrackers to celebrate.

But Tang Jun from Microsoft can't afford to get into trouble.

If something happens to him, it will be a very serious matter.

Tang Jun also saw the news at that moment.

After he finished reading the news, he smashed his coffee cup on the ground with a crash, splashing brown liquid all over his trouser leg, but he didn't even notice.

His face was ashen, his lips trembled, and his eyes were filled with extreme fear.

Cao Qiwei is dead?
Accidentally fell into the sea in Thailand?
No! This is absolutely not an accident! This is murder!

Based on the crisis he was currently facing, Tang Jun was 100% certain that Cao Qiwei's death was definitely related to Momo Group.

Even someone like Cao Qiwei, who had deep roots in Guangdong Province, was dealt with so cleanly and efficiently abroad. So what about Tang Jun?
He was just a professional manager with no roots or foundation in China Overseas, so wasn't he just like a lamb to the slaughter?

The shadow of the death warrant had not yet dissipated when the news of Cao Qiwei's death was like the last straw, completely crushing Tang Jun's tense nerves.

He couldn't stay in Zhonghai any longer; it was too dangerous there!
"Book tickets! Book tickets for me right now! I need to go to headquarters to report! The earliest flight!" Tang Jun roared at his secretary like a madman, his voice sharp and distorted.

He frantically tidied up the important documents and personal belongings on the table, ignoring the documents scattered all over the floor.

He had only one thought in his mind: escape!
He would be safe once he escaped to the United States.

That afternoon, Tang Jun boarded a passenger plane and flew to the United States.

On the plane, Tang Jun lay on the spacious seat, his eyes still revealing a hint of vigilance as he constantly scanned the sea of ​​clouds outside the window and every corner of the cabin.

He was worried that the assassin Cheng Yi had hired might suddenly appear from some corner at any moment.

He's become extremely nervous and easily frightened.

Seeing Tang Jun's somewhat paranoid behavior, Phillips, sitting next to him, couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

These business elites are really terrified of death.

Perhaps the richer you are, the more afraid you are of dying.

Inside the Black Panther Security Command Center in Zhonghai City, Zhao Tiezhu learned that Tang Jun had left Zhonghai City and immediately reported, "President Cheng, Tang Jun has taken a plane and left Zhonghai, saying he is going to headquarters to report on his work."

On the other end of the phone, Cheng Yi's voice was calm as he said, "Okay, I understand. Keep an eye out for when he comes back, and also for Wu Qiang and the others. Send them all back by car."

“Okay!” Zhao Tiezhu quickly replied.

Cheng Yi hung up the phone and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Huang Fei is absolutely right.

This whole world is a fucking shoddy operation.

Tang Jun fled to the United States, and many of Microsoft China's operations gradually came to a halt. In addition, Cao Qiwei's death served as a wake-up call for brokers in various provinces.

When someone points their finger at you and shouts, "Go ahead and cut me if you dare," that person isn't afraid, and neither are the people around them.

But when you actually slash with that knife, everyone will be afraid.

Because they suddenly realized that you really dared to cut them.

Cao Qiwei's funeral was not very grand. He had been bullying and monopolizing the market in Guangdong Province for so many years, and had also made many rivals in secret. Now that Cao Qiwei was dead, those rivals he had suppressed were emerging one by one.

The Cao family was hesitant to hold a large-scale event, fearing the consequences.

Just three days after Cao Qiwei's funeral, Li Weiwei walked into Cheng Yi's office and said, "President Cheng, Cao Qifeng contacted our group's external liaison department, hoping to visit Chairman Du and President Cheng, and also said that he wanted to express the Cao family's deepest apologies to Chairman Du!"

(End of this chapter)