Chapter 1206 - 1203: The Deal
From the cards, Song Xiaojia had a big chance to win. Xie Tianyi and Zheng Hongbing were obviously going to lose, yet both still followed, which could only mean one thing: they deliberately wanted to lose money to Song Xiaojia.
Zhang Wenhui came here in search of the Yin Soul, now hidden within Zheng Hongbing's body. However, he was curious. According to Song Xiaojia, Xie Tianyi was the eldest son of the Xie family in Beijing, but how could he be involved with Chen Mingguo? Could there be something fishy between them?
Zhang Wenhui's thoughts came from his years as a police officer. His special police intuition led to many interesting events later on.
In the first round, Song Xiaojia won over three hundred thousand, and in the following rounds, either Song Xiaojia won or Zhang Wenhui won.
The Yin Soul hiding in Zheng Hongbing's body did not dictate its actions, which puzzled Zhang Wenhui.
The image of Xie Tianyi with Chen Mingguo kept lingering in Zhang Wenhui's mind. He suddenly made a decision to use the Yin Soul within Zheng Hongbing to find out why Xie Tianyi came to Jiangbei City.
In several rounds, Xie Tianyi kept signaling to Zheng Hongbing, clearly asking him to throw the game to give money to Song Xiaojia and Zhang Wenhui.
In a short time, Song Xiaojia won over one million, and Zhang Wenhui did well too, winning six or seven hundred thousand.
Zheng Hongbing wiped the sweat from his face and said to the others, "Wait a moment, I'm going to the bathroom."
After Zheng Hongbing left, Zhang Wenhui also stood up, smiling at Song Xiaojia and Xie Tianyi, "Xiao Jia, Young Master Xie, I'm going to the bathroom too."
In the bathroom, he didn't see Zheng Hongbing, probably relieving himself. Zhang Wenhui glanced around, finding no one else, then closed the bathroom door.
After closing the bathroom door, Zhang Wenhui released his hidden Inner Qi, immediately sensing the Yin Soul in a stall at the eastern end.
Zheng Hongbing was defecating when he suddenly felt a strange sensation in his body, starting to tremble, face turning pale, eyes wide as if bewitched.
This was the Yin Soul within Zheng Hongbing's body. Being Ksitigarbha's vessel, all Yin Spirits feared his released Inner Qi.
The Yin Soul sensed the Inner Qi from Zhang Wenhui, knowing Ksitigarbha was here, how could it not be afraid?
Zhang Wenhui walked to the door, kicked it open without acknowledging Zheng Hongbing's state, and shouted coldly, "Yin Soul, come out now!"
A white gas burst from Zheng Hongbing's body. Before he regained consciousness, Zhang Wenhui swiftly reached out with his right hand, patting his head.
Zheng Hongbing fainted instantly from Zhang Wenhui's strike.
Seeing the white stream, Zhang Wenhui shouted again, "Yin Soul, reveal yourself at once!"
The white stream dared not resist, transforming into a humanoid shape, trembling in front of Zhang Wenhui.
Zhang Wenhui coldly said, "Yin Soul, do you know your crime?"
The Yin Soul shook, looking extremely frightened, and stuttered, "Ksitigarbha, I know my fault, please forgive me."
Zhang Wenhui glared coldly at the Yin Soul, saying, "I might spare you, but you must do something for me. If you complete this task, I will naturally let you go."
The Yin Soul trembled, saying, "Please instruct me, Ksitigarbha."
Zhang Wenhui said, "I need you to control Zheng Hongbing's body and find out Xie Tianyi's purpose for coming to Jiangbei City and his relationship with Chen Mingguo. Can you manage that?"
The Yin Soul trembled, saying, "Ksitigarbha, I will surely accomplish it for you."
Having arranged everything for the Yin Soul, Zhang Wenhui first left the bathroom and sat back at the gambling table. Within a few minutes, Zheng Hongbing also came in.
Zheng Hongbing now looked a bit pale, appearing sickly. Xie Tianyi looked at him, saying, "Boss Zheng, are you alright?"
Zheng Hongbing smiled and shook his head, saying, "I'm fine, let's continue playing."
Zhang Wenhui gave Song Xiaojia a look that was clearly understood. She smiled charmingly, saying to Xie Tianyi and Zheng Hongbing, "Young Master Xie, Boss Zheng, I think we should call it a day."
Zhang Wenhui stood up too, saying, "Young Master Xie, thanks to you, I've won quite some money today. So, I'm treating you and Boss Zheng to a meal, hoping for the honor of your presence."
Xie Tianyi had wanted to connect with Zhang Wenhui all along, laughing as he said, "Since Boss Zhang is treating, how could we miss out?"
Zheng Hongbing quickly called over the waiter, asking the waiter to exchange the money Zhang Wenhui and Song Xiaojia won for cash.
Before awakening his Spiritual Wisdom, Zhang Wenhui was just an ordinary police officer. Although he has now regained the identity of the reincarnation of Ksitigarbha, when faced with a large stack of colorful bills, he couldn't help but feel a sense of trepidation.
Song Xiaojia is the daughter of Song Jianguo, and since childhood, she never cared much about money. Facing over a million in cash in front of her, she merely smiled slightly and said, "Young Master Xie, have the waiter transfer this money to my card, please."
Zhang Wenhui, although he had never seen so much money in this lifetime, now holds the position as Boss of Song Xiaojia, the daughter of Secretary Song, so he naturally had to display some bravado. He casually took a stack of money, roughly twenty to thirty thousand, and pushed the rest toward Zheng Hongbing, saying, "Boss Zheng, it's nice to meet you, let's be friends. Share this money among your men."
Xie Tianyi was taken aback, this Zhang Wenhui is a real tycoon, giving away sixty to seventy thousand without even blinking.
Zheng Hongbing at that moment was controlled by Yin Soul, yet his consciousness was still clear. Giving away sixty to seventy thousand to one's subordinates with such ease, what an impressive person this boss is.
"Boss Zhang, this seems a bit inappropriate." Zheng Hongbing greedily eyed the money, yet humbly refused.
Zhang Wenhui chuckled and said, "Boss Zheng, I won't take back what I've said. If you don't want it, you can burn the money."
Zheng Hongbing paused, glanced at Xie Tianyi. Xie Tianyi smiled and said, "Boss Zheng, since Boss Zhang has said this, you should just accept it."
Zheng Hongbing laughed heartily, "Then I'll accept it on behalf of my brothers, thank you, Boss Zhang."
Zhang Wenhui waved his hand and said, "Boss Zheng, I'm not one for formalities, let's go eat now."
In Jiangbei City, the most upscale restaurant is Fuqing Building.
Zhang Wenhui, Xie Tianyi, Song Xiaojia, and Zheng Hongbing left Emperor Nightclub, heading directly to Fuqing Building.
At Fuqing Building, Zhang Wenhui reserved the most luxurious private room and ordered the most expensive dishes there.
Honestly, the prices of the dishes made Zhang Wenhui a bit dizzy; a simple tofu and egg soup priced at one hundred eighty yuan.
That wasn't all, a steamed grouper labeled at eighteen hundred eighty yuan, a lobster costing sixteen hundred eighty yuan each, nine-head abalone going for twelve hundred yuan per piece — it was burning money rather than eating.
Where there are dishes, there naturally must be wine. Zhang Wenhui ordered two bottles of '82 Lafite, thirty thousand per bottle, sixty thousand for two; even the cash he brought won't cover the bill.
Damn, if I'd known, I wouldn't have tried to act rich earlier, and now after eating, I'll have to let Song Xiaojia pay the bill. Zhang Wenhui regretted deeply, not mentioning it.
After tasting five flavors of the dishes and three rounds of wine, Zhang Wenhui secretly utilized his Inner Qi, signaling Yin Soul to use Zheng Hongbing to inquire about Xie Tianyi.
Upon receiving Zhang Wenhui's command, Yin Soul immediately took control of Zheng Hongbing's cognitive consciousness. He raised his wine glass toward Xie Tianyi and said, "Young Master Xie, I salute you."
Xie Tianyi chuckled and said, "Boss Zheng, since it's Boss Zhang treating, you should salute Boss Zhang first."
Zhang Wenhui laughed and said, "Young Master Xie is too polite, come on, let's all toast to our acquaintance."
The group raised their glasses and toasted, finishing half a bottle of Lafite in one go; Zhang Wenhui felt distressed, damn it, one toast cost thousands, wealthy people are really extravagant.
Before Zheng Hongbing could speak, Xie Tianyi gazed at Zhang Wenhui and asked, "Boss Zhang, could you share what kind of business you are in?"
It looks like Xie Tianyi wants to probe my bottom line, Zhang Wenhui had anticipated, he replied with a smile, "Not to keep you in suspense, Young Master Xie, I'm in many businesses, you can ask Xiao Jia for specifics."
Zhang Wenhui was clever enough, knowing he might slip up, passed the ball to Song Xiaojia.
Song Xiaojia scowled at Zhang Wenhui internally, thinking "Captain Zhang, nice play, how would I know what business you're in." However, since Zhang Wenhui passed the ball to her, she had to follow suit, smiling slightly she said, "Young Master Xie, my boss indeed has numerous businesses, primarily real estate and coal resources."
Xie Tianyi responded with an "Oh", saying, "I wonder what real estate projects your boss has developed?"
Without a second thought, Song Xiaojia said, "We've developed numerous real estate projects, there's Lakeside Garden in the provincial city, Eastern International Building and Eastern Garden in the capital Beijing; it's too much to recount all at once."
Xie Tianyi had surely heard of these buildings, glaring at Song Xiaojia he said, "Miss Song, wait a moment, Eastern International Building and Eastern Garden were developed by the China Group under Pan Zhengyi, how come you claim they were developed by you?"
This time Song Xiaojia exaggerated, Zhang Wenhui was shocked, how could this girl talk nonsense.
However, Song Xiaojia remained unflustered, her smile revealing some mystery, she told Xie Tianyi, "Young Master Xie, I can reveal a bit of information, the biggest shareholder of Pan Zhengyi's group is not him, it's our boss."