King of Capital: From Unemployment to the Pinnacle of Life

Upon hearing that the other person was Zhao Xue... my heart skipped a beat!

"Oh... Miss Zhao! Hello!"

"Giggle giggle!"

On the other end of the phone, Zhao Xue laughed and said, "It seems Young Master Song didn't get my number? I did give you my business card, didn't I?"

"Uh... Miss Zhao! I'm so sorry, my phone just broke. This is a new one, a different brand, so..."

"Giggle giggle!"

Zhao Xue interrupted with a smile, "It's alright! It's alright! I understand! Young Master Song... our Yuanjiang Shipbuilding is launching a 5-ton cruise ship tomorrow, and we'd like to invite you to attend our 'launch ceremony' to support us. I wonder if it's convenient for you? Do you have the time?"

"Uh...uh..."

I frowned awkwardly at Xu Meiyun and smiled, "Ms. Zhao! It's like this... Song's Capital might have a meeting tonight, and I can't finalize the specific schedule for tomorrow... How about this, I'll give you an answer after 8 PM tonight?"

"Giggle giggle!"

Zhao Xue smiled and said, "Alright! Then I'll wait for your reply, Young Master Song..."

After hanging up the phone, I kept having doubts!

They invited me to the "chopping of the mooring line" for the "launching ceremony" of Yuanjiang Shipping's new cruise ship. Who do you think I am? Why would they invite me?

At Song Guolong's birthday banquet... although Song Guolong enthusiastically introduced me to all the guests, as if I were his son... he did not reveal my true identity!

Moreover, the atmosphere at the time was a smokescreen, implying that I was the son-in-law of the Song family, not their son!

Zhao Xue even invited me... That's quite intriguing!

You've taken a liking to me?

That's utter nonsense!

And I know my own limitations... so there's only one conclusion: she wants me dead!

Meijuan, Meiyun, Meitong... they've all been targeted!

Everyone is designed to die a different way... Looks like they're planning to design me!

Although... Song Huazhao was adamant that if he wanted to retaliate against Zhao Fuhai, he should fight fire with fire, expose Xu Shaokun's true identity, and let Zhao's children deal with him!

The Song family's situation is quite different from the Zhao family's!

I am the only son in the Song family. If I die... the Song family line will end!

But the Zhao family has two fine sons!

Now that an illegitimate child has appeared, and an ambitious one at that, trying to compete with the legitimate child for the cake, Zhao Zhong and Zhao Cheng will tear him to pieces!

Zhao Fuhai's wife, Sun Tao, is no less ruthless than Yin Mei...

But the problem is... Song Huazhao's plan was just wishful thinking on her part!

What's really going on with the Zhao family? Nobody knows for sure!

All I can say is... Sun Tao is definitely firmly against Xu Shaokun!

But for children, the unpredictability is much greater...

What if... Zhao Zhong, Zhao Cheng, and Zhao Xue are like Song Huayang and Song Huazhao, and don't mind that Xu Shaokun is an illegitimate child?

Moreover, Zhao Fuhai could also keep it from them and simply designate me as a target to be eliminated?

If I go there like an idiot tomorrow, a crane hook will fall right on my head at the dock... and I'll be in big trouble! The Zhao family says it was an accident and they'll only pay me some money at most. Who can I complain to?

"Honey... that Miss Zhao just now, could she be... Zhao Fuhai's daughter?" Xu Meiyun asked nervously.

"Sigh!" I nodded.

"What is she going to do?"

"Let me attend the launching ceremony of their company's new cruise ship tomorrow... Haha!"

I shook my head with a wry smile and said, "It seems they're planning to attack me!"

"husband!"

Xu Meiyun exclaimed in horror, "That's what I thought too! You can't go!"

"Um!"

I nodded. "Not being able to go is one thing... but the key issue is that I need to talk to my second sister about this and see if our established strategy needs to be adjusted. If the Zhao siblings really want to kill me... and my second sister still wants to team up with them, wouldn't we be incredibly stupid?"

"Honey, I'm so scared! Waaah!"

Xu Meiyun clung tightly to my arm, sobbing.

"Meiyun, I'll say it again, you have to be good! Stay quietly hidden in the mountains, don't distract me and cause further internal strife..."

......

After the car entered the parking lot in front of the mountain, I got out of the car and asked Hongman to take Xu Meiyun to Song Huazhao's villa where the three sisters were settled.

Then he went directly to Song Huazhao's car and reported the situation to her: there were invitations from both Xiao Ran and Zhao Xue!

"Second sister...I highly suspect it!"

I frowned and sighed, "Zhao Fuhai is already prepared to have me die on the Yuanjiang Ship. What should we do about this? Should we adjust our strategy? Also..."

I paused for a moment and continued, "As for Xiao Ran, she really did her best. Three months' worth of negative information amounted to 40 terabytes, enough to bring down a whole group of people..."

"snort!"

Song Huazhao sneered coldly, "You mean... you're worried that Zhao Xue and Xu Shaokun are in cahoots?"

"Although there is no evidence..."

I frowned and shook my head, taking a deep drag on a cigarette. "But my intuition tells me that's the most likely possibility! Because who am I... to need to be invited by Yuanjiang Shipbuilding?"

Song Huazhao frowned and pondered for a moment, then a wicked smile appeared on his lips: "No rush, we can handle Zhao Xue's matter slowly. Let's go check on Xiao Ran's progress first?"

"Second sister..."

I asked with some concern, "Tell me the truth... do you want to destroy this dirt on them, or do you want to continue using it against those people? I don't mean anything by it, I'm just worried about getting myself into trouble!"

I remember in the TV series "Yongzheng Dynasty", there was a book called "Records of Officials' Conduct", which was specifically used to collect people's dirty secrets and weaknesses, and then manipulate the officials in the court!

That thing was truly...it made all the civil and military officials, as well as the princes, live in fear and trembling!

Because everyone's secrets are sometimes tainted, once they're exposed, it's not just a matter of being unable to live as a person, it's a matter of life and death!

"puff!"

Song Huazhao looked at me slyly and said meaningfully, "What do you think?"

"Well......"

I replied awkwardly, "Second Sister, this thing... it looks powerful, but it's actually a source of trouble! If we use it to blackmail others, they'll hate us to death. My idea is... either we hand it over to the government and let them handle it... or we find out the network of relationships involved, who's under the Xu family's control, and then we destroy it directly!"

"Giggle giggle!"

Song Huazhao laughed, "Xiao Cheng! You're still too young... Alright, alright, your second sister isn't confused! You don't need to remind me, I won't cause trouble for our Song family! In a little while, let's go to Xiao Ran's place. On one hand... I'll apologize to the little girl, and on the other hand... didn't you promise to accompany her? How can you expect a horse to run fast without feeding it enough?"

wipe!

Song Huazhao's words made me blush deeply...

"Um..."

"As for Xiao Xuan..."

Song Huazhao laughed and said, "You're quite capable! You managed to remotely control her as the chairperson. No wonder you're our father's son!"

"No, no, no!"

I waved my hand: "Second sister, that's not what I wanted to talk about... Xiao Ran's suggestion is worth considering. If we want to know about the troupe's past scandals, we have to find a breakthrough by looking at those 'retired' wounded members! For example, Yao Yao, whom I saw in Xu Shaokun's office before..."

After I recounted the horrific scene and the 'cause and effect' to Song Huazhao, a sinister and cunning sneer appeared on Song Huazhao's face!

"Tsk tsk!"

Song Huazhao sneered, "You brat, you want your second sister to back you up again, don't you? Fine! Your second sister will stand behind you and make sure that little girl has no worries!"

wipe!

Song Huazhao is indeed a smart man; he knows exactly where my dilemma lies...

Those dancers who retired from the song and dance troupe due to "injuries," Xu Shaokun was willing to let them go... Isn't he afraid that they'll blurt out all the secrets because they have no sense of propriety?

This is devastating for the dance troupe!

So, it's either extreme intimidation or a large sum of money to bribe them!

Even if she knows something dirty about someone like that, she won't tell you!

But if the Song family were to back her up... then she might speak up!

"Second sister, this is what I mean!"

I laughed awkwardly, "Actually, I also wanted to dig up all the dirt on the Xu family's dance troupe... so that Qiao Jingshu and her gang wouldn't use their accomplices to harm people again!"

"This Yao Yao... she definitely knows something!"

Song Huazhao said meaningfully, "However, you don't need to intervene! I'll send someone else to investigate... Let's go! Hongman is downstairs, let's go find Xiao Ran!"

I got back into Song Huazhao's car... The new driver was driving, Hongman sat in the passenger seat, and Song Huazhao and I sat in the back!

I had just left Goddess Peak when my phone rang. It was another unfamiliar local number.

"Feed?" I answered the phone.

"Brother-in-law!"

From the other end of the phone came Xu Meitong's anxious voice: "Something terrible has happened! Someone has died!"