Chapter 1959
Zhang Qianzhi saw Huo Fei's hesitation, but he was basically certain that this person was highly suspicious. Even if Huo Fei refused to pay the money in the end, he would be included in the focus of the next investigation. However, now that he has found his target, Zhang Qianzhi is not so anxious. Since the other party wants to delay the attack, he will use it and light a fire for him.
I have to say that the place Huo Fei found is really good. Although it is not a place specifically for eating, the dishes are exquisite and no worse than those famous restaurants in the city. In order to be elegant, Huo Fei also hired a group of silk and bamboo music troupes to set up a formation in the yard outside the flower hall.
A little girl came forward and saluted the three of them, and then sang along with the music "The General's Marriage", which is very popular in Haihan at the moment. This song was based on the story of the Haihan general Chen Yixin who married a local man in Dengzhou, Shandong. The story of Ma Yuling, a young lady from a rich family, and this transnational marriage are already twists and turns, and with the addition of artistic processing, it becomes even more attractive. Of course, to avoid taboos, the names of the main characters have been changed in the libretto.
Zhang Qianzhi and Chen Yixin are similar in age. They had already known each other when they were in Sanya. Later, one worked in the Guangdong Office outside Guangzhou and the other worked in Wanshan Island at the Pearl River Estuary. They had many opportunities to get in touch with each other, and they could be considered to have a good personal friendship. Zhang Qianzhi also roughly knew the ins and outs of Chen Yixin's marriage in Shandong, so he felt very personal when listening to this scene.
Huo Fei saw Zhang Qianzhi shaking his head and looking very happy, and he immediately felt that his arrangement was a good bet. He had heard before that many high-ranking officials from Haihan were interested in literature and art, so he specially arranged this link to try to suit their interests. It seemed that the money was not wasted. But now that Zhang Qianzhi was intoxicated with the opera, it was difficult for him to break the atmosphere and talk about unfinished matters.
Zhang Qianzhi didn't like drinking, and Guan Anping, who was accompanying the guests, was too preoccupied to have the guts to drink in front of Zhang Qianzhi. Huo Fei saved most of the bottles of good wine he had specially prepared. But that's fine, he doesn't have to worry about the other party losing his memory after drinking, and it will happen again after reaching an agreement.
After the performance of the song was over, Zhang Qianzhi took the initiative to applaud, and Guan Anping and Huo Fei quickly followed to show their support. Zhang Qianzhi said "It's a reward," and Huo Fei wisely rushed ahead of Zhang Qianzhi and paid for the little girl who sang the song.
After the group of people thanked them and exited the yard, Zhang Qianzhi said: "Thank you Mr. Huo for your hospitality. I enjoyed my meal today. Mr. Huo must have already considered the things we discussed earlier, right?"
When Huo Fei saw that the other party took the initiative to bring it up again, he bowed and responded: "It is an honor for me to get acquainted with Lord Tian! However, the amount of this matter was actually a bit large. Is there still room for negotiation?"
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Zhang Qianzhi's face darkened and she said: "I thought Mr. Huo was a knowledgeable and cheerful person, but I didn't expect that I was mistaken!"
Seeing that the other party was angry, Huo Fei quickly explained: "It's not that the villain is unwilling to pay the money, but the amount is too large and it is inconvenient for the villain to have cash on hand at the moment. Could you please give me a day or two to allow the villain to go back and try to raise money. If so. If the amount is not enough, the villain will give up on his own initiative.”
Zhang Qianzhi was not sure for a moment whether this guy really had trouble with turnover, or was deliberately delaying time and playing tricks. He immediately responded: "I'll give you one day. If you don't get it done by this time tomorrow, I will treat you as an automatic." If you abstain from voting, then the job will be given to someone else. Mr. Huo should not complain.”
Huo Fei didn't even dare. He thought that with such a cruel offer, how could anyone else accept the offer? That means there was an enemy behind him, otherwise he would have been persuaded to leave.
Perhaps the final agreement could not be reached due to poor communication. "Master Tian" who came from Sanya was obviously a little disappointed. After eating, he was no longer interested in further activities and returned to Danzhou City with Guan Anping. Although Huo Fei was a little disappointed, sending these two uncles away in advance would save him some money, so he wasn't in a bad mood. However, he had no intention of staying here anymore. He had to go back as soon as possible and try to contact Xue Zheng to meet and renegotiate the transaction content and price.
Before Zhang Qianzhi got into the car, he whispered to the manor steward who came out to see off the guests: "Keep an eye on this person named Huo and everyone he has come into contact with since then! If you find the target, report to me immediately!"< br>
Although Huo Fei found this place, as soon as he informed Guan Anping of the location, the Ministry of Security quickly took over the place and deployed capable agents from the field team both inside and outside to ensure that Zhang Qianzhi could Have enough manpower available at all times to take action.
So when Huo Fei left the manor later, there were at least five groups of people moving simultaneously within a mile nearby. More than twenty agents pretended to be people of various identities, walking or riding in carriages and horses, following step by step. Keep a certain distance from the carriage Huo Fei was riding.
Huo Fei, who was focused on the meeting just now, didn't notice the situation outside the car at all. The official road leading from Danzhou Bay to the west gate of Danzhou City was already busy with traffic. Although it was not so lively at night, Because the city gates of Danzhou City are no longer closed at night, there are still many people on the official road. Even if Huo Fei wanted to, it would be difficult for him to tell whether there was anyone following him in this environment. What's more, Zhang Qianzhi hired all experts. Several groups of people were close and far away, gathered and dispersed, and took turns to monitor nearby. The carriage that Huo Fei rides on.
However, Huo Fei's residence was not in Danzhou City. The carriage he was riding turned north near the west gate, and some of the agents who had entered the city first and deployed were passively out of the surveillance range. Fortunately, Zhang Qianzhi had wisely deployed enough manpower to participate in the operation, so there were still at least three groups of people continuing to follow Huo Fei's movements.
Zhang Qianzhi has returned to Danzhou City at this time, and together with Wang Baisuo and other people involved in the investigation, he went over today's latest harvest.
"If the opponent with fifty thousand is willing to accept the attack, then he must not have any good intentions!" Wang Baisuo sneered: "I think we can inform the garrison and be ready to cooperate with us to close the net!"
"Don't rush first, make sure there are no fish that have slipped through the net, and then take action!" Although Zhang Qianzhi was also quite excited, he still kept a clear head: "This time we can't let him run away like Changhua. ”
Although there is no conclusive evidence that Huo Fei is directly connected to the Changhua incident, Zhang Qianzhi believes in his intuition. This time he is very close to the murderer who secretly planned the attack. The person behind Huo Fei who has not yet appeared is likely to be This is the person I have been searching for these days. After Huo Fei arrived in the north of the city, he did not immediately return to his hiding place. Instead, he asked his men to drive the carriage back and forth in the market. It was not that he found someone following him, but he was used to using this anti-tracking method. Keep yourself safe.
This move indeed caused a little confusion for the agents of the Security Department, but fortunately these people were experienced professionals. They quickly adjusted their tracking strategies and blocked the area. At several major transportation nodes, it is enough to confirm that the carriage has been moving and has not stopped.
Huo Fei's carriage did not stop, but it did not return to his station. After driving a few circles on the street to make sure that no one was following him, he had his carriage driven not far from the inn where Xue Zheng stayed. Then he asked his men to go to the inn to find Xue Zheng and come out to meet him. Of course, I didn’t forget to bring the half-note that was used as the password for the joint this time.
Xue Zheng didn't expect that Huo Fei's people would come to his door at this time of night, but when he heard the news that he was going to buy from the other party, he could not hide his excitement, so he followed Huo Fei's men out of the inn. He quietly touched the carriage that Huo Fei was riding in. The car then continued its previous approach, slowly circling around the market.
There were no photos in the carriage, and it was too dark to see clearly, but as soon as Huo Fei's voice rang out, Xue Zheng knew that the man sitting opposite him was Mr. Huo, who had discussed the intelligence business with him in the study that day.
"Boss Xue, I have spent a lot of effort these days and finally got the information you want. But there is still a lot of trouble in this matter. In order to get this line, not only have you been exposed before The deposit was all spent, and I paid tens of thousands to get in, so we may need to renegotiate the price we agreed on.”
Before Xue Zheng's happy mood had passed, he was poured cold water on the other party's last few words. Although he was more concerned about whether the operation he commanded could ultimately succeed, the other party's attitude of asking for high prices still made him feel very unhappy. You must know that he had previously agreed to an offer of up to 100,000 yuan, and at that time Mr. Huo also promised that he would get exclusive information before the North Koreans came to Danzhou. However, only a few days have passed, and the other party seems to have regretted it.
"Mr. Huo, you don't want to play tricks on me, do you?" Xue Zheng's tone was not so friendly: "We have negotiated the price, and you can change it at your word. So let me ask you, where is the news I want? Just Do you think it’s appropriate to ask me to pay for just a few words?”
"Boss Xue, please don't get excited. Listen to what I have to say. For you, achieving your goals is the first priority. For me, making money from this business is the first priority. I am doing this business for you. , now I have poured tens of thousands into it, and it took a lot of effort to figure it out. To be honest, even if you pay off the balance right now, I will only make no loss and no profit at most. Whether I make a profit or not is a small matter, but doing things for me. All my subordinates have to pay for their meals! As long as I am thinking about my subordinates, the price must be renegotiated.”
"Those are your men, not mine. I don't care whether they can afford to eat or not." After hearing this, Xue Zheng shook his head and denied the other party's statement: "We agreed that I would give you one hundred thousand, and you would give it to me. The news is clear to everyone. Now that you haven’t given me any news, you are urging me to join... Although I, Xue, am not a local, I am not so easy to get rid of! Mr. Huo, I would like to advise you, it is best not to test. My bottom line.”
Xue Zheng's attitude was tough. Seeing that his words were ineffective, Huo Fei changed his words: "I promised to give you the news before the Koreans arrived in Danzhou, but after my efforts, I can give you the news." Provide further things, such as directly participating in arranging the itinerary of North Koreans.”
"What did you say?" Xue Zheng thought he heard wrongly.
"That is, if you have a place to visit that you want North Koreans to visit, you can propose it separately, and I will see if it can be included in the North Koreans' itinerary. This should be more valuable than just providing you with an itinerary, right?" Huo When Fei heard the other party's tone, he knew that he was doing the right thing this way.
"You...how could you arrange the itinerary of the North Koreans!" Xue Zheng was still dubious about this. After all, the other party was just an underground broker, so how could he be qualified to influence official activities.
Huo Fei chuckled and said: "Boss Xue, you don't know this. Today I just met with a senior official from Sanya. His mission in Danzhou is to arrange the itinerary of the North Koreans. We have already discussed If the conditions are met, he will follow my suggestion and add at least one visit to the North Koreans' itinerary, and I can even accompany them throughout the journey. How about this, is this more powerful than the conditions you set before? "< br>
"Is there such a thing? This person's identity can't be fake, right?" Xue Zheng is extremely vigilant and is not someone who is easily fooled. He still has doubts about Huo Fei's statement.
Huo Fei responded: "This person was introduced by my insider in the government. His identity is absolutely reliable. Moreover, this person is young but carries a lot of official power. This kind of behavior is definitely not fake. Of course, in order to make friends with this high-ranking official , I also spent a lot of money. The 30,000 deposit that Boss Xue gave me before was only enough to open up the middle joint and arrange an appointment with the other party. In order to allow this gentleman to arrange the North Korean's itinerary, I have to pay several bills. Wan has been sent out. Boss Xue, in order not to miss the opportunity, I put down a large amount of money to go in and do things for you. This price increase is not something I want to blackmail, but it is a fact. If the price is not renegotiated, this will happen. I will definitely lose money on the transaction!”
Xue Zheng heard what he said clearly and was a little confused at the moment. This thing does sound unbelievable, but Huo Fei's argument seems to make sense. Senior officials coming from Sanya, spending a lot of money to open up joints, and arranging the itinerary of the North Koreans... all this sounds quite reasonable.
"Will this trip spread outside?" Xue Zheng asked worriedly.
"You can rest assured about this matter. The gentleman promised me that even the local foreign affairs management office will not get the North Koreans' itinerary before me. After spending such a high price, of course this errand If you want to take it all exclusively, if you want to get a piece of the pie, I, Huo, will be the first to refuse!" Huo Fei assured Xue Zheng.
(End of chapter)