Lu Tao knew that although most of the owners of the battlefields in Dongling had agreed to cooperate with him, until things were implemented, it was all just talk, and there were many people waiting to see his excitement.
In recent days, the reason why Lu Tao has been fighting with Yao Xiaowen is not only to put pressure on him, but also to show others his own methods to prevent them from becoming the second Yao Xiaowen.
It is difficult to grasp the scale of this kind of confrontation. If he moves too fast, others will think it is not Lu Tao who is tough, but Yao Xiaowen is too soft. If he moves too slow, those people will think it is Lu Tao's lack of ability.
The reason why Lu Tao kept blocking Yao Xiaowen's way was to force the other party to surrender to him, so after receiving a call from Yao Xiaowen wanting to negotiate, he agreed without hesitation.
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Jixiang Restaurant, where Yao Xiaowen invited Lu Tao to have dinner, is located on the edge of an inconspicuous rural road in Mantang Street. The transportation is not convenient, and the terrain is quite remote.
Wang Hu's friend opened this restaurant, and its main customers were employees of a nearby quarry. The factory was quite large, with more than a hundred workers in it.
Since there are no entertainment venues around here, these workers will habitually come to Jixiang Restaurant after get off work, not because the food here is better than the canteen, but because of the special services here.
The so-called special service is similar to KTV in the city, except that the girl sitting on the table becomes the girl accompanying the wine, and the girl on the stage becomes the girl accompanying the meal. As long as the price is right, it can be launched, and there are guest rooms in the backyard of the hotel.
This kind of colorful restaurant, which was opened around factories and mines, was very popular in this era because of its low investment and high efficiency. Almost all mines would have such a few shops. As soon as the mines stopped, they would be closed immediately the next day.
The women who accompany them to eat, drink and sleep with them in the store also have a title that is rarely mentioned nowadays - escorts.
The owner of Jixiang Restaurant has a very good relationship with Wang Hu. After receiving the call, he asked the waiter to remove the red lantern at the door. This was a signal to the workers. Most of them were inspected by the police to tell them that the store was open today. No pussy.
Around 5:30, Yao Xiaowen and Zhang Lang rushed to Jixiang Restaurant and met the owner of the restaurant, Fatty Zhang.
Fatty Zhang is in his forties this year. He used to hang out with Wang Hu and do petty thefts. Later, Wang Hu got more and more playful. Fatty Zhang was afraid that something would happen if he hung out with him, so he took a group of girls and started doing it. The current skin and flesh business.
After the few people met and exchanged greetings, Zhang Lang asked: "There is no surveillance or anything in your store, right?"
Fatty Zhang grinned: "You can really joke! What I do is a shady business, monitor the whole body and take photos of evidence for the police?"
Zhang Lang heard this and took a look at the layout of the hotel: "Can you hide people in this place?"
Fatty Zhang pointed to the backyard: "This store is not well decorated. The partitions on the second floor are all hollowed out. If you want to hide people, you can only go to the backyard! After Tiger called me, I evacuated the girl. Come to me All the people here are here for prostitution, and if the lanterns outside are not lit, no one will come!"
Zhang Lang walked out of the door, took a look at the layout of the hotel, walked back, and said to Yao Xiaowen: "There are no guardrails on the windows on the second floor of this store. If we attack upstairs, he will probably jump out of the window and escape! Let's Try to resolve the matter on the first floor. After Lu Tao comes, you can chat with him normally. Before he goes downstairs, send me a text message in advance and we will do it downstairs!"
Yao Xiaowen asked nervously: "You just let me talk to him myself?"
Zhang Lang waved his hand: "Lu Tao can control you like this. He is definitely not an idiot, and he can't come here by himself. I will go up with you. If he sees any clues, things will be troublesome! Just talk to him normally. Leave the rest to me!"
Yao Xiaowen nodded with excitement in his heart: "...Okay then!"
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Twenty minutes later, Zhao Tai drove the Audi and stopped at the street corner. A van behind him also stopped with the turn signal on. Under the leadership of Jin Rui, seven or eight young people got out of the car.
Lu Tao lowered the window and waved to Jin Rui: "I'm here to talk about something. Let's go there together. Yao Xiaowen is under too much pressure, so this matter will be difficult to handle! Just drive downstairs and wait in the hotel!"
Jin Rui nodded: "Okay!"
The reason why Lu Tao brought people here was not because he expected Yao Xiaowen to have an ambush, but he was also worried that if there was a dispute between the two parties and it escalated to a armed conflict, he and Zhao Tai would easily suffer.
In the hotel lobby, Yao Xiaowen saw an Audi parked in front of the door, and Lu Tao and Zhao Tai also got out of the car. After adjusting his mood, he opened the door and walked out: "Xiao Tao, here we come!"
Lu Tao smiled like an old friend: "Brother Yao, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for so long!"
"Haha, you haven't waited long, I just arrived!"
Yao Xiaowen said politely, pointed to the inside of the hotel and said, "I have reserved the private rooms, let's talk inside."
Zhao Tai followed Lu Tao into the hotel. Looking at the dilapidated environment inside, he was speechless: "Old Yao, what kind of dilapidated place did you choose to treat us to dinner? Is this the standard?"
"Haha, isn't this just for talking about things? If we can really reach a settlement today, I'll treat you to a nice meal later."
Yao Xiaowen was afraid that Lu Tao would be suspicious, so he quickly added: "To be honest, this restaurant is owned by my relatives. If I don't choose a familiar place to meet you, I won't be sure."
Lu Tao was delighted when he heard this: "Brother Yao, you are too sensitive!"
"Yes, my wife said the same thing about me recently. As I get older, my endurance has obviously declined."
Yao Xiaowen smiled reservedly, and then greeted the two of them upstairs and sat in the private room: "I ordered the wine and food in advance, and I don't know if they are to your liking."
Lu Tao sat down with a smile: "I have been fooling around in the society since I was a teenager. I am used to being hungry and full, and I am not picky about food as long as I can fill my stomach."
Zhao Tai glanced at the private room and frowned slightly: "Old Yao, you wanted to talk to us, so you came here by yourself?"
"Isn't this in itself my own business? After all, I have been around for a few years, and I am also a person who cares about face. I don't want others to see this kind of thing."
Yao Xiaowen came to Lu Tao just to implement Wang Hu's plan. He didn't really want to talk to him. His current idea was to get this matter over with as soon as possible and then leave the rest of the matter to Zhang Lang, so he took the initiative The conversation started: "Xiao Tao, after what happened these days, I find that I can't defeat you, so I give in!"
"Brother Yao, you can't say that. I never came to you to make you surrender, but to win-win cooperation for everyone. It's just that you never gave me a chance to talk calmly."
Lu Tao opened a bottle of beer, stood up and helped Yao Xiaowen fill the glass: "Since everyone is sitting here, let's talk frankly about the conditions after you become a shareholder. Do you think it's okay?"
