After Zhao Mingyang and Eiko Ito arrived at the hotel, Eiko Ito communicated with her father on the phone, and the communication lasted an extremely long time.
Zhao Mingyang knew that Ito Eiko's father was weighing the pros and cons, because he knew the mistakes of Ito Eiko's uncle better than anyone else. However, if Zhao Mingyang followed this method this time, Ito Eiko's position as the head of the family would definitely be shaken.
It depends on Eiko Ito's father's position in the family and how he handles this matter.
These have nothing to do with Zhao Mingyang. The final result is their family's business.
Eiko Ito hung up the phone and walked towards Zhao Mingyang and said: "My father said that we can try to collect evidence first."
Zhao Mingyang understood that he might need to use the evidence as a bargaining chip for negotiation.
Zhao Mingyang immediately arranged for two lawyers and a translator to come from Shanghai to help Ito Eiko collect evidence.
Why hire a lawyer to collect evidence? Professions such as detectives are no longer allowed in China and are illegal. The only people with this ability are reporters and lawyers. The reporter field is extremely risky and has many uncertainties.
Lawyers are much safer. If you entrust a lawyer to represent you in a lawsuit, you will directly pay the other party a sum of money. If the lawyer wants long-term cooperation, he will devote himself to helping the client and does not want to ruin his reputation. It is difficult for reporters to say, and they may not do long-term business.
The credibility is much lower.
Zhao Mingyang specially arranged for a driver to assign a commercial car to Eiko Ito. The lawyer, two drivers, a translator, and four people accompanied him. This can ensure the safety of Eiko Ito.
Zhao Mingyang repeatedly asked the lawyer not to reveal the purpose of the investigation. He first investigated the downstream factory that the Japanese company cooperated with step by step, and visited the local area. Eiko Ito did not show up during the whole process to cooperate with the investigation, understand the structural relationship of each factory, and finally collect
material.
The driver was arranged by Lao Wu, who was also a bodyguard. Zhao Mingyang breathed a sigh of relief when he watched Eiko Ito leave.
There are still two days left in this month, and the fifth of next month will soon arrive. I have to see Xu Qingqing again, and I am physically and mentally exhausted.
I went to the hotel to rest for an afternoon. It was estimated that Ito Eiko would not come back to stay, so Zhao Mingyang checked out the room and went back to the folk custom to find his little cousin.
It was already 6:50 in the evening. After Zhao Mingyang came to the folk custom, her little cousin took Zhao Mingyang to see the gift she had chosen for the old man's birthday.
Zhao Mingyang took a look and said, "Hey guys, this is a bit too exclusive. My little cousin bought a golden Buddha. The value of this golden Buddha is at least seven figures."
"You are too pretentious, a little inappropriate," Zhao Mingyang said, looking at the golden Buddha in front of him.
"Didn't you say that the other party is your very important partner? The other party will return this gift to you. There are many elderly people over there who believe in Buddhism. This was consecrated by a senior monk in the temple here.
There is also a consecration certificate from the master."
Zhao Mingyang??_??"
What Zhao Mingyang was thinking about at this moment was not this matter, but another thing. The one thing he had been thinking about at noon today was, who would Grandma Xu Qingqing invite to her birthday?
Will my little cousin be invited to her home? Will Liu Bingbing’s home be invited? Will Qiu Shuhong be invited?
This time, everyone with a good reputation must have been invited by the other party. Zhao Mingyang was thinking about one thing. What if he was invited to the stage to introduce him that day?
What if the little cousin is present? What if Qiu Shuhong is present? If she knows, Meng Xiaoxian will know too.
Zhao Mingyang asked Xu Qingqing how many people her family planned to invite. Xu Qingqing said it was to be determined. If not how many people were invited, how many people would it be? Ten tables? Twenty tables? One hundred tables?
Xu Qingqing doesn't know how many invitations she has invited, but what is certain is that Zhao Mingyang must go. No matter what Zhao Mingyang's reasons are, he has to go. He has to go a day in advance to help the Xu family with some things. After all, he is now with
Xu Qingqing’s story is no longer a secret in some circles.
How to deal with this matter? The only way to deal with it is to take preventive measures in advance and act according to the situation.
Without any way to break the situation, Zhao Mingyang tentatively asked his little cousin what her plans were for the next few days.
How long are you going to stay back in China? If necessary, you can only let your little cousin leave first.
, Zhao Mingyang also thought about it, contacted the animation company, and invited his little cousin to participate in an animation production. Zhao Mingyang paid for the sponsorship and let his little cousin go back early. She would be extremely happy, after all, she participated in the animation production personally.
As for Liu Bingbing, Zhao Mingyang is not worried, because she is very busy with work every day and is still recording programs in the cold country. Liu Bingbing's father most likely has no contact with the Xu family. Qiu Shuhong is a point, and she needs to be arranged to go abroad for inspection.
, we cannot let her stay in the country.
So Zhao Mingyang informed Qiu Shuhong that he was going to the United States early next month. There was an industry exchange meeting, and his little cousin had to pay for it quickly.
The old lady can't celebrate her birthday at home because there are too many warm and cozy people at home.
What Zhao Mingyang is most worried about now is the media reports, and there are a group of guests who use their mobile phones to post in WeChat Moments. This circle is actually very small, and they have to find ways to avoid the camera, and they have to stand behind when taking photos.
Just in case, Zhao Mingyang decided to be as low-key and inconspicuous as possible.
"Let's go get something to eat." Zhao Mingyang's little cousin said.
The little cousin looked at the golden Buddha and said, "Is this safe to put inside the house? I didn't dare to leave this afternoon."
"It's safe. Why isn't it safe? If you're worried, I'll have someone come and take it away. You'll feel at ease." Zhao Mingyang said.
Zhao Mingyang took the thing and left the B&B together. They arrived in front of a shopping mall. After Old Wu took the thing, the little cousin breathed a sigh of relief.
"Let me tell you, Brother Mingyang, I wasn't nervous at all when I went to buy this thing. But after I came out, I put this thing in my backpack and carried it. I always felt like someone was following me. Everyone seemed to want me to buy it.
After driving to the temple, I felt someone was following me. It wasn’t until I arrived at my residence and stayed in the room that I felt more at ease," Zhang Zifeng said.
Zhao Mingyang frowned, smiled, hugged Zhang Zifeng and said, "You are just too nervous, but I would be nervous too. After all, this is worth millions. If someone is interested in it, you will be in trouble. Next time
Don’t do this, our ancestors said, don’t expose your wealth to others.”
Although he said this, Zhao Mingyang privately sent a WeChat message to Lao Wu, asking him to follow him. Someone may be following him, and the target may be the Golden Buddha, or it may be Zhao Mingyang and Zhang Zifeng.
Lao Wu put the golden Buddha in the car, saw Zhao Mingyang's message, started the car, picked up his cell phone and called the security team, and followed Zhao Mingyang.
Zhao Mingyang pays great attention to his own security now. Basically, Lao Wu follows him regularly, and there are also several people whom Lao Wu trusts very much who follow Zhao Mingyang in shifts, but only within a hundred meters of Zhao Mingyang. Zhao Mingyang doesn't like the bodyguards following him too much.
It's tight, there are no major safety risks, and Zhao Mingyang is not a celebrity.
But this time Zhao Mingyang felt that the security must be closer. Sometimes people's intuition is very accurate.
My little cousin bought this golden Buddha and always felt like he was being stared at. There was a high probability that he was actually being stared at. However, the areas he visited were crowded with people, and the other party must be waiting for an opportunity.
The other party's target is most likely not the Golden Buddha, but his little cousin. How could this stupid kid buy a million-dollar Golden Buddha by himself and then go find a master to consecrate it?
I guess I was spotted by someone when I was shopping. The other person didn't rush to steal the golden Buddha. Most likely, he was focused on my little cousin.
Not to mention my little cousin, Teacher Yu was kidnapped twice, and she would have been dead if she hadn't been lucky.
This kind of kidnappers basically want to make a big escape. My little cousin may have been targeted by them. This group of people only focused on one target for months or even a year and a half.
Zhao Mingyang deliberately took his little cousin to a crowded place, and finally found a restaurant to eat.
Twenty minutes later, Lao Wu sent a message to Zhao Mingyang. Zhao Mingyang clicked on the photo and saw a man wearing a black cap and black sportswear.
Zhao Mingyang took a glance, but did not find the other party, and Lao Wu and the others did not appear, but Zhao Mingyang was sure that Lao Wu and the others had locked onto the other party.
"After dinner later, I will take you to a good place." Zhao Mingyang said.
"What's a good place?" asked the little cousin.
"Confidential
, you will know in a while." Zhao Mingyang said.
He asked Lao Wu to observe again to see if there were other people around, and whether this person was being followed. He asked Lao Wu not to alert others, but to stay away from him. Zhao Mingyang sent a position to Lao Wu in advance, asking him to arrange for someone to arrive in advance.
Go over there and wait for an ambush.
After dinner, Zhao Mingyang and his little cousin held hands and walked around the downtown street. To make sure that the person had been following them, Zhao Mingyang ran around and finally walked out of the night market and entered a jewelry store.
"What do you want to buy?" the little cousin asked curiously.
"I'll give you a necklace. They say every girl needs a necklace. See if you like it." Zhao Mingyang said.
"I don't need it, don't waste money." said the little cousin.
"Why is this a waste of money? Come on, go in and take a look." Zhao Mingyang took his little cousin's hand and entered the jewelry store.
Zhao Mingyang took a fancy to a necklace at a glance, which was placed alone in a cabinet with a price tag of 268,000.
The service staff explained to Zhao Mingyang in detail that this necklace was a global limited edition, how many grams of diamonds were there, what brand it was, and that it was designed by an internationally renowned master designer. There were a lot of them.
Zhao Mingyang didn't hear much and asked his little cousin: "You can try it on."
The little cousin shook her head and said, "I don't like this one."
"Do you only have this grade?" As soon as Zhao Mingyang said this, the waiter's eyes lit up, but his little cousin pulled Zhao Mingyang and whispered: "I mean, it is not cost-effective to buy it so expensive, and it has no sense of design."
"Well, just buy the most traditional hardware," Zhao Mingyang said.
Then he walked to the counter, looked at it, pointed at some gold and said, "Gold earrings, gold necklaces, gold hands, gold rings, gold anklets, all are provided for me."
One day, my little cousin said shyly but with a hint of luck: "I haven't agreed to marry you yet."
This time, the little cousin didn't refuse, so she chose directly. She chose very carefully. Zhao Mingyang took a few gold necklaces and looked at them. He didn't want any that were less than 100 grams. He wanted to buy a big gold chain. Zhao Mingyang even bought one for himself.
The large gold chain weighing more than 300 grams was put on directly.
The waiter was stunned. There was no need to sell anything. Just buy it when you see it. You are a rich man. The final bill was 216,000.
Zhao Mingyang went out wearing a big gold chain, and his little cousin actually put on all gold, including gold earrings, a gold necklace, a gold bracelet on each hand, and two gold anklets. She
He smiled silly and said, "Aren't we two very rustic?"
"This is called local gold, it's very popular." Zhao Mingyang said with a smile.
He glanced sideways and saw that the man was indeed following them. To be precise, after entering the gold shop, he also entered the gold shop and pretended to look at the gold.
But he stopped following him. Zhao Mingyang understood that, as expected, he was not the only one.
Old Wu was eyeing him, and the other two bodyguards were following Zhao Mingyang in the distance.
Zhao Mingyang whispered in his little cousin's ear: "We are being targeted. Your intuition today was right. You were targeted when you went to buy the golden Buddha. Don't be afraid. Don't be nervous. I will arrange for someone to protect us."
Now what we have to do is to lure the other party out, are you afraid?"
"Aren't you afraid? Is there really someone following me? No wonder I always feel like someone is following me today." said the little cousin. She said she was not afraid, but her face betrayed her. There was no joy as before. It can be said that the joy was gone.
, she looked nervous at this time.
"Brother Mingyang, where are we going now? Why not call the police?" said the little cousin.
"The other party has not taken any actual action against us at all. How can we call the police? We are just suspicious now. Suspicion cannot be convicted. Don't be afraid. The people I arranged are very powerful." Zhao Mingyang patted his little cousin on the shoulder to comfort her.
said.
I didn't want to tell her at first, but if I didn't warn her, I was afraid that she would panic and lose her position.
"Let's go for a walk in the park." Zhao Mingyang said.
He walked back with his little cousin, walked to the red coupe, got in, started the car and left.
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Go to a park five kilometers away from here. Zhao Mingyang has been there before. The park is very big, but many areas are dark at night.
This dark grove and bamboo grove were prepared for lovers. Zhao Mingyang created opportunities for the other party, and it was up to him whether he dared to act or not.
I never expected that something like this would happen, but if you think about it carefully, this is the risk for rich people.
If Zhao Mingyang didn't have much money, he wouldn't have any worries about being kidnapped.
When the car arrived at the park and stopped, the little cousin's face was still nervous.
Zhao Mingyang stopped talking, parked the car and waited for a while before getting out of the car with his little cousin. With his peripheral vision, he glanced at a black Nissan car and then entered the park with his little cousin in his arms.
Zhao Mingyang is not afraid of Lao Wu and the others being discovered. This group of people is obviously not as professional and powerful as Lao Wu and the others. With Lao Wu and the others' ability, they will not worry about making hundreds of thousands every year.
This group of people is most likely a group of desperadoes, and most likely they are gamblers with gambling debts.
"Don't be afraid, the people I arranged are already here, and there are others behind me. Next time, no matter where you are in public, don't show off your wealth easily. You know, especially when you are alone. If you go to a luxury store, you will find expensive items.
We pick up the car and deliver it in a private room, so no one else can see it, but spending millions in a gold and silver jewelry store is very eye-catching. Do you understand?" Zhao Mingyang warned.
"I know." The little cousin nodded.
"Let's go to the woods." Zhao Mingyang said.
Behind them, a group of people were following, including bodyguards and others. The two of them were like fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered at this moment.
Zhao Mingyang put on his Bluetooth headset, opened WeChat location sharing with the bodyguard who came here in advance, and walked directly in the direction of the other party. The bodyguard was already hiding in a tree, holding a brick in his hand.