I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 500, Page 499: "Chinese people, get out of Gerkarot right now!"

Without delay, everyone got into the car and returned to the hotel, gathering in Fang Qingye's suite, where he recounted the events in detail.

"Brother Qiao, you know I'm a pretty well-behaved person. I don't like going to bars or nightclubs, and I haven't offended anyone. I just like fishing. Besides, the places I fish are public places, not private ponds or reservoirs. Do you think someone would charge me protection money just for fishing?" Fang Qingye said in the end.

Everyone laughed.

Of course, I know it's definitely not because of fishing.

As everyone was speculating about the reason, they suddenly heard someone knocking on the door. Yue Kai, who was standing in the aisle near the door, hurriedly went to open the door and saw a waiter standing there.

"Mr. Fang, here is a letter for you." The waiter said in English.

"Who sent it?"

"I don't recognize it. I left it on the bar and left. I'll bring it up to you."

"Thank you."

Yue Kai took the envelope, and after the waiter left and the door was closed, he handed the letter to Fang Qingye.

Fang Qingye curiously pulled the letter out of the envelope, glanced at it, and immediately changed color.

"What does it say?" Qiao Yongfeng asked curiously.

Fang Qingye handed him the letter, and several people nearby curiously gathered around. After reading it, everyone's expression changed drastically.

The letter contained a few crookedly written Chinese characters: "Chinese people, get out of Gorkhard right now, or we'll send you to meet God!"

Threat, naked threat!
Qiao Yongfeng, a man of experience, remained calm: "Don't be afraid, I'll go to the police station to report it tomorrow! Also, Qingye, don't go out during this time, just stay in the hotel. Yue Kai, you need to protect Qingye's safety!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Qiao, I'll be sleeping in the same room with Mr. Fang tonight, we won't be apart!" Yue Kai said.

Fang Qingye initially said it wasn't necessary, but seeing everyone's expressions, she had no choice but to nod.

"Everyone, please be careful! Starting today, everyone stay in the hotel. No one is allowed to go out without my permission! No one is allowed to go out alone; there must be at least three people! Qingfeng, go and inform those who haven't arrived yet to follow the instructions!" Qiao Yongfeng's tone was unusually serious.

"Okay, I'll go right away." He Qingfeng left in a hurry.

After discussing some details that people should pay attention to in daily life, everyone left one after another, leaving only Fang Qingye and Yue Kai in the room.

"Boss, you can sleep in the inner room, I'll just make a makeshift bed on the floor outside. I'm going to get my luggage now." After saying that, Yue Kai hurriedly left, not even reminding Fang Qingye to lock the door from the inside before he left.

Within minutes, Yue Kai returned carrying a suitcase and a shoulder bag. Fang Qingye saw him take out the rarely used baton from the shoulder bag and make sure to check that the doors and windows were closed properly.

A tense atmosphere filled the air.

Fang Qingye didn't say anything. She went back to the inner room and just took out her phone to browse the local news when her other phone beeped with a WeChat notification. It turned out that Bai Ou had sent a video call invitation.

Almost every night, Fang Qingye would have a video call with Bai Ou to talk about work and everyday family matters.

Fang Qingye accepted the video invitation, and soon Bai Ou's pretty face appeared on the screen.

"Ye Zi, I heard you went fishing yesterday, how was your catch?"

fishing? !
Fang Qingye recalled what had happened earlier that day, and it would be a lie to say she wasn't nervous.

Oh shit!

I actually experienced a scene that I only saw in a movie!
"Ye Zi, what's wrong? You seem very nervous?" Bai Ou noticed the unusual expression on her husband's face.

"Nothing much, I had a good catch today, more than ten fish, including Brazilian sea bream and fine-scaled pomfret, which you've never seen before. It's a pity I gave them to the waiter, so you can't see them," Fang Qingye said with a smile.

He certainly couldn't let Bai Ou worry.

"Hmm, is it for the pretty waitress?" Bai Ou joked.

“It’s a guy, that’s why I’m paying special attention to that,” Fang Qingye said seriously. “Ha! Is he not pretty? Then why don’t you look at a bar? I’ve heard Brazilian girls are very passionate and outgoing.”

"Everyone in the bar is uglier than the last!"

"You're not saying that because you mean it."

After joking around with Bai Ou, Fang Qingye felt much more relaxed.

The night passed peacefully.

However, Fang Qingye fell asleep very late, lying in bed quietly thinking about what had happened during the day.

The next morning, Fang Qingye and Yue Kai went to the hotel restaurant for breakfast, and of course, they invited Mu Lan along. They ran into Qiao Yongfeng, and after breakfast, Qiao Yongfeng hurriedly took his bodyguard and Yan Shi and drove to the police station. He returned around lunchtime and went straight to Fang Qingye's room.

"How is the situation?" Fang Qingye asked.

“I called the police, and they said they would investigate. I also met with Mayor Eliseu, who promised to urge the police to investigate as soon as possible.”

Qiao Yongfeng replied, then paused and said, "To be honest, I don't have much faith in the Brazilian police. They don't treat foreigners as well as our police do."

Fang Qingye nodded.

Indeed, you won't find any other country in the world where the police treat their own citizens like the public security officers do.

"Aiye, I shouldn't have encouraged you to invest in Brazil. If I had, you wouldn't have encountered this danger," Qiao Yongfeng said apologetically.

“Brother Qiao, you said that. Since I came, it was my own decision. You don’t need to feel guilty,” Fang Qingye said.

“Why don’t you go back to China? I’ll send a few more employees to escort you to São Paulo,” Qiao Yongfeng said again.

"And what about you?" Fang Qingye asked in return.

"I can't leave. The CEOs of COFCO and COFCO Storage are waiting for us to acquire Fairgre Company. I can't let them laugh at me, Qiao Yongfeng! More importantly, I gave the leaders of the Ministry of Commerce my assurance, and I can't go back on my word!"

“What’s the point of me leaving if you’re not leaving? That note said all Chinese people should get out, not just me. And if we leave, wouldn’t you be in even more danger?” Fang Qingye said.

Seeing that Qiao Yongfeng was about to speak again, Fang Qingye immediately interrupted him: "Don't mention that. At least I'm safe in the hotel. What I'm thinking about now is who these people are? Why are they kicking us out? What interests of theirs have we violated?!"

“I’ve been thinking about this issue too.” Qiao Yongfeng sat on the sofa and lit a cigar.

"We've been very careful about our personal conduct since we came to Gercarod. We haven't caused trouble in bars or nightclubs, nor have we engaged in any illegal transactions. We've always behaved properly. If we've infringed on anyone's interests, it's only in one instance: the acquisition of Philgrey Corporation!"

“Yes! I thought about it all night, and this is the only one I could come up with,” Fang Qingye agreed.

"Who opposes the acquisition of Fairgray? It's either someone within their company, or one of our competitors, or more likely, both of them working together to kick us out of the game."

You mean ADM?

“Yes!” Fang Qingye said with certainty, “Besides these two, I really can’t think of anyone else who would want to cause trouble for us in this matter.”

“Your analysis makes sense.” Qiao Yongfeng nodded. “Unfortunately, we are powerless to do anything about either of these. We have never been in contact with ADM, and we have only had limited contact with a few senior leaders of Fairgre. More importantly, for the safety of our employees, we cannot have too much contact with people from Fairgre.”

“So, we’ll just say one word: wait! We’ll stay in the hotel and see what they can do to us!” Fang Qingye said.

"Yes, we should remain unchanged to cope with any changes! However, we need to strengthen our security measures!"

Despite Fang Qingye's increased security precautions, the harassment continued unabated. She received threatening phone calls from time to time and could also see vehicles and shady characters around the hotel.

Fortunately, Qiao Yongfeng had booked a high-end hotel in the area, so the other party wouldn't go so far as to come inside the hotel to threaten him.

A week later, things finally took a turn for the better. A man traveled all the way from China to Brazil; that man was O'Neill.

(End of this chapter)