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Chapter 168 He's Not Simple

Li Hongmei quickly shook her head: "Not yet! We were supposed to sign it last week, but my husband thought the terms were too harsh and wanted to negotiate. Now it seems we're just glad Jian Guo was so shrewd!"

She took out her small notebook, flipped to the page with the details of the collaboration, and pointed to one of the entries.

“Look here, he required us to ship through his designated freight company and we couldn’t inquire about the specific destination of the goods. I found that strange at the time. Electronic components are not contraband, so why is it so mysterious?”

Anmin leaned closer to take a look and lightly tapped the words "designated freight company" with her fingertip.

“There’s definitely something wrong here. When Anlu was dealing with him, she mentioned special goods several times, saying that they could make a lot of money. Now that I think about it, they might have been some shady stuff.”

Just then, the door lock clicked softly, and Liang Yi pushed the door open and walked in, still carrying the chill of the outside air.

He was taken aback when he saw Li Hongmei sitting in the living room, then greeted her with a smile: "Li Hongmei? When did you come back from the south?"

"I just got back a couple of days ago, so I came to see you all."

Li Hongmei stood up and put the notebook away.

Liang Yi keenly sensed that something was wrong. He put down his briefcase, walked over to An Min, sat down, and gently patted the back of her hand: "What's wrong? What happened?"

An Min looked up at him, then at Li Hongmei, took a deep breath and said, "Liang Yi, we were just talking about someone, Qin William from Hong Kong, do you remember him?"

"Qin William?"

The smile on Liang Yi's face vanished instantly, and his brows furrowed.

"How could I not remember? He was involved in Anlu's affair. Hongmei, why did you bring him up?"

Li Hongmei recounted in detail how she did business with Qin William.

Liang Yi's expression grew increasingly somber as he listened, his fingers tapping lightly on his knees as he fell into deep thought.

"This Qin William is definitely not simple."

After a long while, Liang Yi finally spoke, his voice carrying a hint of solemnity.

“I heard a mention from my local comrades. One of them was surnamed Qin. He was very low-key, but had many connections. Nobody knew his true background.”

"what?"

An Min and Li Hongmei exclaimed in surprise at the same time, exchanged a glance, and both saw astonishment in each other's eyes.

Liang Yi nodded, his tone becoming even more serious.

“I didn’t pay much attention at the time, since there was no concrete evidence of this. I never expected it to be related to your business now. Hongmei, you must stop cooperating with him immediately. No matter how high the conditions he offers, you must not have any further involvement with him.”

Li Hongmei nodded vigorously: "I understand. I'll talk to Jianguo first thing tomorrow morning and put this matter to rest! But... we've talked to him for so long. What if he holds a grudge against us and retaliates?"

"Don't worry about this."

Liang Yi's eyes hardened.

"I'll contact my comrades in the south tomorrow and tell them about Qin Weilian's situation, so they can keep an eye on him. You all should also take good care of yourselves, try not to go out alone recently, and contact me immediately if anything unusual happens."

Li Hongmei clenched the small notebook in her hand, glanced gratefully at Liang Yi and An Min, gave them a few more words of advice to be careful, and then hurriedly left.

The moment the door closed, the atmosphere in the living room instantly turned somber. Liang Yi and An Min exchanged a glance, both seeing unconcealed worry in each other's eyes.

Anmin leaned back on the sofa, her fingertips unconsciously rubbing the hem of her clothes, her voice tinged with lingering fear.

"Fortunately, Hongmei didn't sign a contract with Qin William, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable. Reselling supplies is no small matter, Qin William is too audacious."

Liang Yi raised his hand and rubbed his temples. The determination he had just been putting on had weakened somewhat, and his tone was full of seriousness.

“I only knew he was connected to An Lu before, but I didn’t expect there was such a big secret behind him. My comrades in the south mentioned it briefly, but didn’t give any specific names. Now that we’ve connected the dots, we have to report the situation as soon as possible and not let him continue to get away with it.”

He got up and walked to the window, lifted a corner of the curtain, and looked at the dark night sky outside. The streetlights cast long shadows on the ground, making it look particularly desolate.

"Do you think Qin William might have already noticed something? Hongmei suddenly terminated the cooperation today. He's so shrewd, he might get suspicious."

Anmin's voice came from behind, tinged with unease.

Liang Yi glanced back at her, walked back to the sofa, sat down, and gently took her hand.

“Whether he notices it or not, we have to be prepared. I’ll call my comrades first thing tomorrow morning and ask them to get involved in the investigation as soon as possible.”

The next morning, Liang Yi didn't go to work; instead, he called his comrades in the south.

After hearing Liang Yi's description, the comrade on the other end of the phone immediately became serious.

"Old Liang, we've been secretly investigating this Qin William you mentioned recently. We've indeed found that he's connected to several suspicious freight shipments, but we haven't gotten any solid evidence yet. The information you provided is crucial. We'll immediately intensify our investigation and let you know as soon as we have any news."

Liang Yi felt a little relieved, and repeatedly reminded his comrade to be careful before hanging up the phone.

On the other side, Li Hongmei found her husband Zhang Jianguo early in the morning.

Zhang Jianguo had just finished breakfast when he saw Li Hongmei looking flustered and thought something serious had happened.

"Jianguo, I have something important to tell you!"

Li Hongmei pulled Zhang Jianguo to sit on the sofa and recounted her conversation with Liang Yi and An Min from the previous day in detail.

Zhang Jianguo was increasingly shocked as he listened: "What? Qin Weilian is a reseller of supplies? I knew that kid was suspicious, with his harsh terms and mysterious behavior. Luckily, we didn't sign a contract!"

“Liang Yi told us to break up with him as soon as possible, and said that he would tell his comrades to keep an eye on him. We also need to be careful recently and try not to go out alone.”

Li Hongmei added.

Zhang Jianguo nodded vigorously, his face solemn.

“I’ll call Qin William right now and tell him that the cooperation is over and that I will never have anything to do with him again. Don’t worry, with Liang Yi and his comrades helping him, even if Qin William wants revenge, he’ll have to think twice.”

But things didn't go so smoothly.

When Zhang Jianguo called Qin Weilian, the phone rang for a long time before being answered. Qin Weilian's voice was lazy and impatient: "Mr. Zhang, calling so early, have you decided to sign the contract?"

Zhang Jianguo took a deep breath, suppressing his anger: "Boss Qin, I'm sorry, we can't continue this cooperation. You'll have to find someone else."

Qin Weilian was silent for a few seconds on the other end of the phone, then his tone turned cold: "Mr. Zhang, this is no joke. We've been talking for so long, and it's almost a done deal. You're just going to say you won't cooperate?"