Tang Wanqing's ascension caused a great sensation within the Renjiang Group at that time.
Tang Wanqing entered the company because of Zou Yuanliang. People in the human resources department knew this best. Since the two were schoolmates and had been lovers, naturally some people knew about it.
After Zou Yuanliang graduated, according to Zou Renjiang's arrangement, he married the daughter of another rich man in City S. The two of them actually didn't have much affection. The reason for getting married was more for business cooperation, and this is also true.
Since Zou Yuanliang and his wife got married, Renjiang Group has carried out large-scale cooperation with each other's companies, and both have earned a lot of benefits.
Tang Wanqing joined the Renjiang Group when Zou Yuanliang was about to get married. At that time, it caused a lot of criticism within the company. At that time, Zou Renjiang transferred Tang Wanqing to him as his secretary, probably for the purpose of dispelling the criticism.
However, Zou Jiayi couldn't tell how they finally got together, whether it was Zou Renjiang's initiative or Tang Wanqing's initiative.
After Tang Wanqing and Zou Renjiang got married, she naturally could not continue to be Zou Renjiang's secretary, but held an important position. Three years ago, she became the CEO of Renjiang Group. As for her family, because of this incident, she received
Renjiang Group was of great help, and after Tang Wanqing got married, he arranged for some people to join Renjiang Group. Among them, Tang Qianbo, the person in charge of Hengda Building, was from Tang Wanqing's family.
Tang Qianbo is Tang Wanqing's second brother. He originally served as CEO of Tang Wanqing's family company. However, after Tang Wanqing and Zou Renjiang got married, he joined the Renjiang Group. Zou Renjiang knew about this and tacitly approved it.
, it also caused a small commotion within the company, and Tang Qianbo was responsible for the construction of the Hengda Building. It was also the first task he took over when he entered the Renjiang Group. Before the Hengda Building was built, Tang Qianbo did
It's still pretty good.
Tang Wanqing's successful rise to power has aroused criticism from many people, but it has also given hope to many girls. Many girls want to rise to the top through this method. However, the process is the same, but the results are very different. Many girls, after their efforts,
After paying the price, you get very little in return.
After listening to Zou Jiayi's statement, Xu Lang frowned and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, what a big melon.
"After Tang Wanqing married your father, was there any improper relationship between her and Zou Yuanliang?"
Xu Lang's question was very straightforward and could be said to be naked.
Zou Jiayi didn't mean to be angry. He smiled and said: "I don't know. Anyway, I don't like that woman very much. Since that woman came to our house, I rarely stay at home. As for whether she
I don’t know if there is an improper relationship with my elder brother.”
Xu Lang nodded and asked: "Then do you think there is that kind of relationship between them?"
Zou Jiayi picked up the wine bottle, poured a glass of wine into his own glass, picked it up, took a sip, shook his head and said: "Although I am very dissatisfied with my father and look down on my elder brother, and I also dislike that woman, but
, I don’t think they would do that directly, and based on my understanding of my eldest brother, he wouldn’t dare to do that.”
"Why? Are you so sure?"
Zou Jiayi smiled, with a bitter smile, and said: "Officer Xu, you may all envy people like us who were born with a golden key in our mouths. You think that since we were born, we have had enough food and clothing, and we don't lack anything. In fact, even if we have money, we have everything."
The pain of being rich, let’s just talk about my eldest brother. His future has been planned since he was born. He is the future successor of Renjiang Group. This has been true from the beginning."
Zou Jiayi paused and continued: "My eldest brother went to the best schools from elementary school to university, and his father also had the strictest discipline on him. When should he do something, what things can be done, and what things cannot be done.
, My father has strict requirements. When my eldest brother was twelve years old, my father brought him to the company and worked with him. Isn’t it funny? What can such a young child understand? "
He picked up the wine glass, took a long sip, and said: "Actually, my eldest brother is a very smart person. He can learn anything very quickly, unlike my second brother and I. He never said anything to his father.
They all obey his orders. No matter how big or small everything is, it is my father who has the final say, including his marriage. I envy my eldest brother very much and I am also jealous of him, but I also pity him. Officer Xu, isn't he very contradictory?"
Xu Lang shook his head and said: "No contradiction, I understand your mood."
"Do you understand? Do you really understand? No, you don't understand." Zou Jiayi shook his head and said.
Next, Zou Jiayi talked a lot about their Zou family.
Among the three brothers, Zou Yuanliang is the most valued by Zou Renjiang. Firstly, he is the eldest son. Secondly, Zou Yuanliang's mother is Zou Renjiang's first wife, and she died in childbirth when giving birth to Zou Yuanliang, so
, Zou Renjiang’s education to Zou Yuanliang was the most severe, even harsh, from childhood to adulthood.
When Zou Jiayi was a child, he liked to follow Zou Yuanliang. After all, in their family, Zou Renjiang was usually very busy with work, and Zou Renjiang did not care about Zou Wenke and Zou Jiayi as much as Zou Yuanliang. Moreover, Zou Yuanliang cared about these two younger brothers since he was a child.
All were good, but as time went by, Zou Jiayi discovered that Zou Yuanliang was a very boring person.
He has a very fixed daily routine and does things in a rigid manner. In many ways, he looks like Zou Renjiang. He has no personal hobbies. If he does, he likes to work overtime.
As for Zou Jiayi's brother Zou Wenke, Zou Renjiang also had very strict requirements for him. When Zou Wenke was young, Zou Renjiang still loved him very much. However, Zou Wenke was not like Zou Renjiang in any way. Instead, he was like Zou Renjiang.
His mother Zhang Wanjun, because of this incident, Zou Renjiang often quarreled with Zhang Wanjun, and Zou Wenke was very concerned about this father.
Dear, he is very afraid, even afraid, more afraid than most people, and this also leads to Zou Wenke's character being very cowardly.
Maybe Zou Yuanliang did a good job, maybe Zou Wenke's performance disappointed Zou Renjiang. Zou Renjiang always had a laissez-faire attitude towards Zou Jiayi. No matter what Zou Jiayi did or what trouble he got into, he would just turn a blind eye.
He just closed one eye. He did not ask Zou Jiayi as strictly as he did to Zou Yuanliang and Zou Wenke. Therefore, Zou Jiayi lived a happy life since he was a child, but he was not happy.
The first conflict between Zou Jiayi and Zou Renjiang was when Zou Renjiang and Zhang Wanjun divorced. He once wanted to leave with Zhang Wanjun, but Zou Renjiang did not agree. Zou Renjiang's attitude was very tough, and Zhang Wanjun did not take Zou Jiayi away.
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The second time the relationship between father and son was tense, it was because of Zou Renjiang's marriage to Tang Wanqing. The father and son had several fierce quarrels, but in the end, Zou Jiayi failed.
After saying these things, Zou Jiayi was silent for a long time. It seemed that he still cared about Zou Renjiang. Even though he acted very indifferent, Xu Lang could see that he cared very much.
"Do you know that your father kept selling off his properties and equity before the accident?" Xu Lang asked.
Zou Jiayi nodded and said, "I know."
"Then do you know why?"
Zou Jiayi shook his head and said: "Officer Xu, don't look at how big Renjiang Group is now. Zou Renjiang is the richest man in S City and has a lot of messy titles. In fact, the company's operating situation is still not very optimistic."
"In that case, why did he sell off his property and equity?"
"I don't know, but I know that when he is doing charity, he needs money, a lot of money, and the company will definitely not be able to get it for a while, so he can only do this."
"Your father disappeared more than half a month ago, did you know?" Xu Lang asked.
Zou Jiayi nodded and said, "I know, but I only found out about it a week ago."
"Then do you know why your father disappeared?"
"He was kidnapped." Zou Jiayi said.
"Kidnapped?"
Hearing what Zou Jiayi said, Xu Lang and Ding Haoqiong looked at each other. Sure enough, everything was as Xu Lang and the others had guessed before.
"Then do you know who kidnapped your father?" Xu Lang asked quickly.
Zou Jiayi shook his head and said, "I don't know, I also knew it accidentally."
"What does the other party want when they kidnap your father? Do they want money?" Xu Lang asked.
"That's right. After he disappeared, my eldest brother and the others started frantically withdrawing money and preparing funds, which should be for the kidnappers."
"Then do you know how much the kidnappers want?"
"It seems to be more than 500 million."
"How did you know?"
"I asked my eldest brother and he told me that at that time, I did see a lot of money placed at home."
Hearing this, Xu Lang nodded. It seemed that their previous guess was correct. After Zou Renjiang disappeared, Zou Yuanliang kept withdrawing money just to pay the ransom. However, what Xu Lang couldn't figure out was who kidnapped him.
Zou Renjiang? The ransom of 500 million is not a small amount. For the Renjiang Group, although it is not a big number, it is not a small amount of money. Why didn't they call the police?
"Since you knew your father had been kidnapped, why didn't you call the police?" Xu Lang asked again.
"I thought about calling the police, but my brother and the others wouldn't let me call the police."
"Why?"
"I don't know either. It seems that they have the secret of our company. This secret is very big. Once the police are called, you police will know. Even if you rescue my father, after these secrets are exposed, the Renjiang Group will appear.
Big problem."
"Secret? What secret?" Xu Lang asked.
Zou Jiayi shook his head and said: "I have never intervened in the affairs of Renjiang Group. I don't know what the secret is. In short, it is very fatal."
"Who has been dealing with your father's kidnapping?"
"My elder brother, and that woman, they discussed it together."
Xu Lang frowned, as if he thought of something, but he was not sure.
"Do you know Qianlong?" Xu Lang asked again.
"Qianlong? Who is he? Why should I know him?" Zou Jiayi looked at Xu Lang doubtfully.
"Qianlong is the manager of the financial department of your Renjiang Group. All the accounts of your company, large and small, need to go through his hands. Don't you know him?" Xu Lang frowned and said.
Zou Jiayi thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I don't know him."
Xu Lang was stunned, turned his head and looked at Ding Haoqiong.
Ding Haoqiong took out the photo of Qianlong from his pocket and handed it to Zou Jiayi, saying, "This is Qianlong. You should recognize it, right?"
Zou Jiayi put down the wine glass in his hand, took the photo, looked at it for a while, shook his head and said, "I've seen it before. It seems like he's from our company. I'm not familiar with it."
"Where have you seen it?"
"I saw my father at home when he was kidnapped."
"What did he go to your house for?"
"It should be to give money."
"So, the money to pay the ransom to the kidnappers was all sent by Qianlong?" Xu Lang asked.
Zou Jiayi shook his head and said: "Not entirely, he is only responsible for part of it, and I am responsible for most of it."
Second brother went to the bank to get it back."
Xu Lang nodded and fell into deep thought.
Zou Jiayi returned the photo in his hand to Ding Haoqiong. Then, looking at the frowning Xu Lang, he asked: "What? Qianlong is related to the death of my father?"
Xu Lang raised his head, looked at Zou Jiayi, shook his head and said, "I don't know either."
"Officer Xu, I have heard of your name. When will you find the murderer of my father?" Zou Jiayi said.
"We have opened a case for investigation, and I believe there will be results soon."
Zou Jiayi looked at Xu Lang and was silent for a long time before he said: "I believe you will not let me down. If you need my help, you can tell me at any time. If there is nothing else, I still have the money."
"Thank you for your kindness. I don't need your help for the time being. Besides, it is our police's duty to investigate the truth of the matter." Xu Lang declined politely.
"Well, I still know about Detective Xu Langxu. In this way, I will leave you my contact information. If you need me to do anything, just call me directly. I will definitely be on call."
After saying that, Zou Jiayi handed Xu Lang a business card. The business card was very simple, with only a name and a series of numbers. Other than that, there was nothing else.
Xu Lang did not refuse and accepted Zou Jiayi's business card. Then, Xu Lang asked some questions about Zou Renjiang, and Zou Jiayi also had something to say.
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When we walked out of Jiahao Club, it was already dark.
Zou Jiayi just invited Xu Lang and the others to have dinner together, but Xu Lang refused. Moreover, Zou Jiayi was in a very bad state at the time. When he saw Zou Jiayi, he was already drunk. When Xu Lang and the others left, Zou Jiayi could no longer stand up. , Xu Lang would naturally not be able to agree to the other party's request to treat him to dinner.
However, despite rejecting Zou Jiayi's dinner invitation, Xu Lang and Ding Haoqiong did not return to CSY immediately after walking out of the club. Instead, they randomly found a restaurant and ordered two dishes for dinner.
While eating, Ding Haoqiong flipped through the inquiry transcript. After reading for a while, he raised his head, looked at Xu Lang and asked, "Do you believe what Zou Jiayi said?"
Xu Lang picked up the disposable water cup on the table, took a sip of boiled water, thought about it, and said, "I believe it, but I don't completely believe it."
"What do you mean?" Ding Haoqiong asked.
"What do you think of Zou Jiayi?"
Xu Lang did not answer Ding Haoqiong's question directly, but asked another question.
"A typical rich second-generation playboy. When I saw him just now, I noticed that the wine he drank was tens of thousands of bottles of good wine. When we were talking just now, he opened two bottles
, without blinking an eye." Ding Haoqiong said with some envy.
Xu Lang smiled and said: "So, do you think Zou Jiayi is a rich second-generation playboy with no knowledge or skills and no wealth?"
Ding Haoqiong nodded and was about to say yes, but after seeing Xu Lang's expression, he frowned and asked, "Do you have a different opinion?"
"Zou Jiayi is not as simple as we saw. Among the three brothers, none of them is a simple person. You have seen Zou Yuanliang. It can be seen that he can still control the overall situation after Zou Renjiang's death. And that day, we were dissecting
The fainted Zou Wenke seen in the room, he is not that simple."
"You mean, Zou Wenke was faking it when he saw Zou Renjiang's corpse in the autopsy room that day when he fainted?" Ding Haoqiong asked in surprise.
Xu Lang shook his head and said: "I was there at the time. Although Zou Wenke looked very sad and excited, he was definitely not sad enough that he would faint on the spot."
"What do you mean?" Ding Haoqiong was a little confused by what Xu Lang said.
"I don't mean anything. I just want to remind you that these people in the Zou family are not simple people. Zou Yuanliang, Zou Wenke, Tang Wanqing, and the Zou Jiayi we just met are not simple people. Think about it, Zou Renjiang
Being able to start from scratch and become the richest man in S city. Although we have seen that Zou Renjiang used many despicable methods in the process of becoming the richest man, you have to admit that Zou Renjiang is a tycoon, and will his son be simple?
?And, didn’t you investigate the information about Zou Yuanliang and the others?"
"It's an investigation, what happened?" Ding Haoqiong asked curiously.
"Do they have any criminal records? For example, they were involved in fights and were dandy?" Xu Lang asked.
Ding Haoqiong shook his head and said: "No, they all have excellent grades in school. After graduation, they are also very successful in their careers and have not done anything illegal or disciplinary."
"So do you think it's normal?"
"Isn't it normal?" Ding Haoqiong asked.
Xu Lang shook his head and said: "If you were born into such a family, what would you do? Or, if you were Zou Jiayi or Zou Wenke, and the future heir of Renjiang Group has been decided, what would you do?"
"Me? Of course it's time to eat, drink, and play." Ding Haoqiong said.
"We all came from a time when we were passionate. When we were young, we would definitely do some impulsive things because of our passion. This is normal. However, look at the three brothers Zou Yuanliang, they did not do it even once.
No, that would be very strange."
"That may be because they are very restrained, or maybe we just don't know." Ding Haoqiong said.
Xu Lang smiled and said, "Maybe I'm overthinking it."
Just in time, the food was served at this time. Xu Lang stopped discussing this topic with Ding Haoqiong and started eating.