Chapter 1895: Seeking Fortune Amidst Danger

Chapter 1895: Chapter 1895: Seeking Fortune Amidst Danger

Looking at Song Guanchao’s glowing eyes, Ji Dengke felt a faint sense of unease.

He always thought that this guy was hiding something bad.

"Mr. Ji, do me a favor." Song Guanchao smiled at him.

Ji Dengke instinctively took half a step back, his face full of caution: "I’m just a general manager, I can’t help you."

"Mr. Ji, don’t be modest. You’re the only one who can help with this. No one else can."

Without giving him a chance to refuse, Song Guanchao quickly revealed his plan.

After hearing the plan, Ji Dengke widened his eyes in shock, and his face turned pale beneath the mask: "No way, absolutely not!"

Song Guanchao reassured him: "Mr. Ji, don’t worry. Only you and I know about this... oh, and Mr. Jiang too. It’s just the three of us, no one else will know."

"I always repay kindness; if you help me, once Ligong Electronics settles in Jiangzhou, I certainly won’t treat you unfairly."

"No, no." Ji Dengke shook his head repeatedly, refusing to agree no matter what.

Song Guanchao patiently persuaded him: "Look, Luzhou City lacks sincerity, and the conditions offered don’t match ours. Even if you go there, you’d just be a typical foreign firm. But coming to Jiangzhou is different. Our conditions may not be the best, but the attention we give you is unmatched by Luzhou."

"In Luzhou City, you’d be a phoenix’s tail; in Jiangzhou, you’d be a chicken’s head. And with me here, you can walk around confidently in Jiangzhou’s officialdom. Joining the board of directors is just a matter of time."

Song Guanchao appealed to emotion and reason, finally saying: "Fortune favors the bold, and besides, there’s not much danger in this. Mr. Ji, I await your good news."

After speaking, he and Jiang Zhengdong left.

Ji Dengke stood there for several minutes, only regaining his composure after the two disappeared completely.

"This..." Ji Dengke grimaced, not understanding how he ended up on Song Guanchao’s pirate ship.

Could he refuse?

Of course, he could.

But the conditions Song Guanchao offered did indeed persuade him.

His eyes flickered; after hesitating for a long time, he finally gritted his teeth and decided to give it a try.

Just like Song Guanchao said, fortune favors the bold.

At this moment, Han Zhenhua called, asking where he was.

"I’m out eating, I’ll be back soon."

...

"Do you think Mr. Ji will agree?" Song Guanchao asked casually.

"He will." Jiang Zhengdong said with a smile.

He could see that Ji Dengke was persuaded by Song Guanchao.

He felt amazed inside; despite Song Guanchao’s youth, his tactics were quite sly.

In such a short time, he came up with the idea to drive a wedge between Ligong Electronics and the Luzhou City Government.

Bold, meticulous, with an execution ability that’s astonishing.

If he doesn’t succeed, it would be unjust.

"Should we contact Chairman Jiao’s secretary now?" Jiang Zhengdong asked.

"Go ahead and contact them."

Jiang Zhengdong took out his phone and started contacting.

A few minutes later, Jiang Zhengdong said: "His secretary is busy and will be available in the afternoon."

Song Guanchao responded with an "Uh-huh": "Let’s go back first."

The hotel was nearby, so Song Guanchao walked back.

At noon, he had lunch at the hotel’s buffet restaurant.

Around three o’clock in the afternoon, Jiang Zhengdong called to say Chairman Jiao’s secretary had finished up and was available to meet now.

When Chairman Jiao’s secretary arrived and saw Song Guanchao, she looked at Jiang Zhengdong with surprise.

Without needing Jiang Zhengdong to explain, Song Guanchao had already started speaking, stating his request.

He might not manage to sway enterprise leaders like Chairman Jiao or Han Zhenhua, but for Ji Dengke and the secretary in front of him, he could easily handle them.

Under his kind words and tempting offers, Secretary Zhang indeed couldn’t resist the temptation.

Like Ligong Electronics, Zhengxun Electronics was most interested in Luzhou City.

Luzhou City gave them similar conditions, comparable to Ligong Electronics, which was also the main reason they hadn’t agreed yet.

Song Guanchao learned they would meet with Luzhou City’s leaders again tomorrow.

Song Guanchao didn’t reveal his plan to him for the time being, only saying to contact him tomorrow.

After parting with Secretary Zhang, Jiang Zhengdong continued contacting the last foreign enterprise.

After meeting with the secretary of the last foreign enterprise, Song Guanchao checked the time; it was almost six o’clock.

The initial plan was completely executed; now they needed to carry out the final operations.

Jiang Zhengdong received a location from Ji Dengke, and the two immediately headed there.

On the way, Song Guanchao went to a pharmacy to buy some medication.

Arriving at the restaurant, Song Guanchao booked a private room and sent the details to Ji Dengke.

Around 7:30, Ji Dengke came to the private room.

Smelling the alcohol on him, Song Guanchao smiled and took out the medication he bought, placing it on the table: "Mr. Ji, thank you."

Ji Dengke clutched the medication tightly in his hand, looking very tense.

"Wait for my news," Ji Dengke whispered, then quickly left.

Ji Dengke returned to the private room, looking at a few government leaders from Luzhou City opposite him, then glancing at Han Zhenhua sitting to the side.

The medication clutched in his hand was nearly dissolved by his sweat.

Seizing the chance when Han Zhenhua went to the restroom and the leaders weren’t watching, he quickly tossed the pills into Han Zhenhua’s wine glass.

Soon, Han Zhenhua returned.

Under Ji Dengke’s tense gaze, he drank the wine in one gulp.

Seeing he didn’t notice the pills in the wine, Ji Dengke finally breathed a sigh of relief.

A little after eight o’clock, the drinking session ended, and the leaders suggested continuing elsewhere.

Han Zhenhua was about to respond when Ji Dengke hurriedly said: "Let’s postpone, gentlemen."

Han Zhenhua glanced at him, clearly dissatisfied.

The leaders were taken aback too, obviously not expecting Ji Dengke to refuse.

They chuckled and nodded: "Then another day."

As the two parties separated, Han Zhenhua was about to scold him when he heard Ji Dengke say: "Chairman Han, you’ve been drugged!"

"What did you say?"

"I saw them put pills in your wine," Ji Dengke said as he pulled him to the parking lot, ensured nobody was around, and asked: "Chairman Han, do you feel unwell anywhere?"

Han Zhenhua drank quite a bit and wasn’t very clear-headed, now stuck in the shock of being drugged.

Only hearing Ji Dengke’s question did he start noticing his body.

A moment later, he frowned and suddenly looked down at himself, his expression turning peculiar.

Ji Dengke’s mouth twitched too, as he naturally knew what medicine Song Guanchao had bought.

"Seems a bit..." Han Zhenhua said awkwardly: "Did they give me an aphrodisiac?"

Ji Dengke nodded: "Most likely. Earlier, while using the restroom, I overheard them saying after dinner, they’d bring you to a nightclub and call some girls. Then they’d have the girls record videos of you going to bed."

Hearing this, Han Zhenhua’s eyes widened, angrily exclaiming, "Damn."

"Damn it, those guys are pretty unscrupulous!"

Han Zhenhua was furious.

Initially, the chairman’s side had the highest interest in Luzhou City.

Yet Luzhou’s offered conditions were the lowest among all cities they contacted.

Thus, they’d been hesitating, unable to decide.

Unexpectedly, these guys, just to make the enterprise settle with the lowest conditions, used such dirty tricks.

Han Zhenhua couldn’t stand it anymore!