With the cancellation of the seven-day May Day holiday, the number of tourists from various places dropped sharply during the May Day period, and Nanjing, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, was no exception.
In the past three days, there have not been many tourists from other places coming to Nanjing. Most of the tourists are from surrounding areas.
On May 4th, the three-day holiday was over, and there were very few foreign tourists in major scenic spots in Nanjing.
May 4th is an ordinary day for most people in Nanjing.
But...for the people in the NJ Military Region, it is a very special day.
Because one day later, it will be the birthday of top leader Li Yunfeng.
Whether in official circles or in the military, it has become a default rule to show filial piety to superiors during holidays.
In the NJ Military Region, only a handful of people were able to attend Li Yunfeng's sixty-fourth birthday party. Under such circumstances, the people below could only deliver gifts to the military compound on May 4th.
Since the morning, cars with military plates have been coming in and out of the NJ Military Region compound in an endless stream. The cars are filled with all kinds of gifts, including aged Moutai, tea more expensive than gold, and
Antiques that are popular among the rich today.
Lin Donglai, the godfather of the Nanjing underworld, was originally not on the same page as the NJ Military Region's Eight-Gangzi, but... after marrying Yang Lin, he suddenly became the son-in-law of the Yang family in the NJ Military Region.
In the NJ Military Region, the commander and political commissar are all from the Li family.
Yang Lin's grandfather, Yang Guangde, was the deputy political commissar and was considered the fourth in command.
In addition, Zhang Tiezhu, who was transferred from the Yanjing Military Region to the NJ Military Region with the rank of major general in March, serves as the chief of staff. He is considered a powerful figure in the NJ Military Region. On the surface, he is in the top five.
And because Zhang Tiezhu had been serving Old Mrs. Chen when he was alive, he was one of the most trusted people of Mr. Chen.
This experience gave him terrifying influence and connections in the military, and also made his actual influence in the NJ Military Region second only to Li Yunfeng.
As Yang Guangde's grandson-in-law, Lin Donglai was not qualified to attend Li Yunfeng's birthday party.
Not only him, but also Yang Guangde’s sons and grandsons are not qualified!
In the entire Yang family, the only qualified person is Yang Guangde!
Not qualified to attend Li Yunfeng's birthday party, Lin Donglai was not stupid. He secretly found someone to buy a musket from the Qing Dynasty at a high price and gave it to Li Yunfeng as a gift to celebrate his birthday.
Through his sister Lin Yun's relationship, Lin Donglai handed the gift to Li Yunfeng's eldest grandson, Li Sen, and tried to give it to Li Yunfeng through Li Sen's hand.
At noon on May 4th, after doing all this, Lin Donglai did not dare to drive the car in front of the Yang family's general building as usual.
It's not that he doesn't want to, but he knows that he doesn't have the qualification yet - because he was born in a poor family and because he was involved in gangs, Lin Donglai has always had a bad impression in the hearts of the Yang family, and his status is naturally not up to the mark.
Sighing slightly, Lin Donglai took out his mobile phone and dialed his wife Yang Lin's number: "Linlin, I'm going to do something. Help me say hello to your parents and the old man."
"Donglai, grandpa asked you to come over for dinner. He said he had something to tell you."
On the other end of the phone, Yang Lin said excitedly. For her, she married Lin Donglai because she liked her. As Lin Donglai's wife, she naturally hopes that Lin Donglai's status in the Yang family can be higher.
Hearing his wife Yang Lin's words in shock, Lin Donglai stayed for several seconds, and finally said with excitement on his face: "Linlin, you said that the old man asked me to go to dinner and you want to talk to me alone?"
"Well, grandpa said so." Yang Lin gave a clear answer.
"Okay, I'll be there right away!"
Lin Donglai took a deep breath, suppressed his inner excitement, turned the car around, entered the inner courtyard of the military area again, and drove to the front of Yang Guangde's general building.
In the general building, because Li Yunfeng was celebrating his birthday tomorrow, all the members of the Yang family were present. When they saw Lin Donglai coming in, as usual, they did not greet him warmly, and they did not even have a good face.
For the descendants of the Yang family who have a well-established family background, they have always felt that Lin Donglai, who was involved in gangs, was a major stain on the Yang family.
Facing those cold looks, Lin Donglai had long been numb and did not feel angry. On the contrary, he greeted everyone with a smile, then sat at the most remote table and immersed himself in eating.
In the hall, the children of the Yang family seemed to have long been accustomed to Lin Donglai's humble posture, and they all looked away. No one noticed Lin Donglai, who was lowering his head to eat, with a strange light flashing in his eyes.
That look contained a bit of grievance, a bit of forbearance, and a bit of ambition.
The light flashed past.
After lunch, just as Yang Lin said, Yang Guangde called Lin Donglai to the study alone, which shocked some of the Yang family's children who didn't know the inside story.
Because this was Lin Donglai's first time stepping into the old man's study.
Chu Wentian, who once dominated the East China Sea and even the Yangtze River Delta, was able to stand on the Oriental Pearl Tower and look down on the entire city as a successful man, mostly due to his own efforts.
Of course...Chu Wentian also borrowed power from Chu Ge's mother's family.
But he only borrowed it once. After that time, he broke away from the red family and trampled that family under his feet, paying back the shame of the past tenfold.
From then on, Chu Wentian used various resources to pave the way, and finally obtained a network map that could make even provincial, ministerial, and ministerial-level bosses tremble with fear.
That personal network map was the most important reason why Chu Wentian remained standing in the East China Sea after breaking away from the red family, making the Qing Gang dare not act rashly.
Lin Donglai has always regarded Chu Wentian as his idol and the target he should pursue.
In a sense, he is copying Chu Wentian's old path.
However, now, he is still taking advantage of the situation.
So... when he stepped into the study that he had dreamed of entering many nights, he restrained the power that belonged to "Master Lin" and tuck his tail between his legs, like a pug wagging its tail.
"grandfather."
Lin Donglai was as calm as water in his heart, but he showed a bit of nervousness on the surface. That nervousness clearly fell into Yang Guangde's eyes.
"Lin Donglai, you and Xiaolin have been married for three years, right?" Yang Guangde suddenly asked, looking at Lin Donglai who showed a humble posture in front of him.
Faced with Yang Guangderu's question, Lin Donglai was slightly startled, then nodded and replied: "Yes, Grandpa."
"Three years." Yang Guangde stared at Lin Donglai's handsome but masculine face, and sighed inexplicably: "In the past three years, you have always deliberately behaved cautiously in front of the Yang family.
He looked like Adou who couldn’t hold himself up against the wall and rolled his eyes at him because he was fed up.”
Yang Guangde's understatement sounded like thunder in Lin Donglai's ears, and Lin Donglai's face changed dramatically in shock.
He knew that his acting skills had not deceived this old man who had been in the military for many years.
"Lin Donglai, I know that you have always regarded Chu Wentian as your goal. You want to become the second Chu Wentian in the Yangtze River Delta." Yang Guangde smiled softly and said, "If you can really become the second Chu Wentian,
God, not only will I not blame you for being a white-eyed wolf, on the contrary, I will admire Linlin for her sharp eyesight. It’s just... there is only one Chu Wentian, and it is not easy to become the second Chu Wentian."
Lin Donglai didn't dare to say a word.
"In the past three years, although you have not asked the Yang family to come forward to help you, but... secretly, you have used the word 'taking advantage of the situation' to the fullest." Yang Guangde sighed and said: "This is what you can do in a short time.
The reason why they dominated the Nanjing underworld in just three years."
"Come from the east and realize your mistake!"
Lin Donglai fell to his knees with a pale face.
"Lin Donglai, do you know how you are worse than Chu Wentian?" Yang Guangde quietly looked at Lin Donglai who was really panicking in front of him, and asked calmly.
All this time, Yang Guangde had never looked at Lin Donglai. Today, he suddenly said so many words, and every word was so precise that Lin Donglai was confused. He didn't know Yang Guangde's intention of doing this. Now that Yang Guangde asked this question, he quickly
He shook his head and said: "Grandpa, I don't know how to come from the East. I hope grandpa can give me some advice."
"Proud!" Yang Guangde slowly spit out two words: "A successful man, whether he is climbing at the bottom or in a high position, he cannot be too arrogant, otherwise he will suffer disaster sooner or later. But he must be proud!"
"Lin Donglai, you are very smart, you are also forbearing, and you are cruel and ruthless at critical times. But...in front of big people, many times, you are not proud." Yang Guangde hit the nail on the head: "Even if Chu Wentian is a dog, he still stands.
When you act like a dog, even if you become the leader of the Nanjing underworld, you still kneel when you act like a human being."
“A kneeling man can never beat a standing dog!”
Yang Guangde made the final decision.
Lin Donglai's face was as pale as paper.
"I heard that both the descendants of the Chen family and Xue Hu have sent people to contact you, and the descendants of the Chen family even gave you a big piece of cake in the mall, right?" Yang Guangde waited quietly.
Lin Donglai thought for two minutes and asked again.
Lin Donglai didn't dare to hide it and nodded immediately: "Yes, Grandpa."
"If I'm not wrong, your current strategy is to refuse consent from both parties, to prepare to act as the situation arises, and to wait until the situation becomes clear before making a decision, right?" Yang Guangde asked.
Lin Donglai gritted his teeth and nodded again.
"Ignorance!" Yang Guangde lectured him coldly, saying: "Whether it is for the descendants of the Chen family or the Qing Gang, you are just a chess piece, or a pawn. It is impossible for a pawn to wait until the end of the chess game and have the power to choose.
!”
Lin Donglai was shocked and humbly asked for advice: "Grandpa, what should I do?"
"Don't get involved in this fight between dragon and tiger. As long as you are resolute and the Yang family is here, the Chen family and the Green Gang will not touch you!" Yang Guangde said word by word: "If you get involved, you will destroy me.
event!"
event?
Lin Donglai's heart moved, and he immediately understood that the big event Yang Guangde was talking about was Li Yunfeng's retirement next year and Yang Guangde's promotion.
"Grandpa, are you saying that Chen Fan and the Chen family have broken up. If I stand on Chen Fan's side, it will invisibly mean that you have expressed your stance. This will affect your understanding of the matter of promotion?" Lin Donglai asked in a low voice.
Yang Guangde nodded solemnly: "Although the Yan family suppresses the Chen family in politics, in the military, the Yan family is not even qualified to intervene! In the current situation, the Chen family will probably completely draw a clear line with the Chen family boys. In this way
First, if you get involved, it will inevitably make the Chen family think that I secretly support the younger generations of the Chen family, which will probably misunderstand many forces including the Chen family."
"But...I took advantage of him." Lin Donglai pleaded uneasy.
"Go back, take whatever you have, and give it back to me!" Yang Guangde's voice turned completely cold, without the slightest emotion: "Otherwise, get out of the Yang family!"
***; Lin Donglai, this is Chen Fan's first chess piece, and he will also be an important role in the later stage. I think he will be liked by many friends when he reveals his true face.
Second update, nine o'clock. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation at *** (***.***). ***, your support is my greatest
