Driving a tractor is not the same thing as driving a car.
At the beginning, Chen Yanbei was very energetic and planned to be there for guidance at any time.
Until he saw Jiang Yao skillfully turning the steering wheel, changing gears, and even skillfully keeping out of the way when other cars cut into the road.
Chen Yanbei immediately understood that his wife could indeed drive, and her driving skills were quite good.
As the car drove into the city, Chen Yanbei turned his head and looked at the woman's profile who was concentrating on driving. Thinking of the news he had received in the past two days, a deep voice sounded in the car:
"Feng Meizhu should have been released from the police station in the next few days. Chen Yaozu paid all the ladies' losses according to the bill, and the ladies agreed to withdraw the case."
"However, the brand still asked the police to investigate the source of the counterfeiting. Now Feng Meizhu puts all the blame on Ji Shu and the Ji family. Ji Shu fled the country, and the police investigation focused on the Ji family."
Jiang Yao was quite satisfied with this result. She originally just wanted Feng Meizhu to make a fool of herself on TV again, but she didn't expect to be involved in the fake incident. As for Ji Shu, she curled her lips:
"Isn't the Ji family in the leather business? It must be easy to obtain the raw materials for making fake bags. Follow the Ji family to investigate. I believe the police will have results soon."
"Yes." Chen Yanbei nodded, "The Ji family also does OEM work for some foreign luggage brands. After the counterfeiting scandal, many brands should reconsider cooperation with them."
Jiang Yao and Ji Shu just had a verbal dispute, and there was no big conflict. Jiang Yao didn't bother to deal with Ji Shu.
On the other hand, the Feng family, she has offended the Feng family severely this time. According to the character of the Feng family sisters, they will definitely not stop. If they want to cause trouble for her, she must be careful recently.
The traffic was relatively smooth today, and Jiang Yao and the two quickly arrived near the Central office building. It was lunch time, and people were coming and going in the central square below the office building.
Jiang Yao parked the car in the parking area on the roadside, unbuckled her seat belt, looked at Chen Yanbei's swaggering face, and immediately gave up the idea of taking him there with her, as it would be bad if a reporter was attracted: "Husband, just wait for me in the car. I'll be back after talking to the agent."
The store is right across the road, and Chen Yanbei can see clearly what's going on over there while sitting in the car, so he feels relieved: "Well, go quickly and pay attention to safety."
"Well, bye, hubby, let's go have lunch together after I finish talking!" Jiang Yao winked at him and pushed open the car door.
The store is more than fifty square meters in size. It is located on the ground floor of an office building. It is surrounded by office buildings and has a large flow of people.
One thing about Xiangjiang people is that they are very punctual. Jiang Yao arrived at the right time, and the real estate agent just arrived.
"Ms. Jiang! This way." Real estate agent Wu Dahai held his briefcase and waved to her with a smile.
When he was going through the transfer procedures before, he helped Jiang Yao run around. Jiang Yao had a good impression of him. She walked over and said with a smile: "Manager Wu, you have been waiting for a long time. Do you want some coffee? I'll treat you."
Wu Dahai happened to be a little confused at this point, so it would be nice to have a cup of coffee to refresh himself.
There was a fast food coffee shop next to it. After asking Wu Dahai about his taste, Jiang Yao came out soon with two cups of coffee.
She handed a glass to Wu Dahai: "Your latte."
Wu Dahai took it and led Jiang Yao to the location of the store.
"Thank you, Miss Jiang. You came by chance today. There is a customer who is interested in your store and plans to rent it for a long time. This customer is an American fast food chain that specializes in sandwiches. The rent is also within your acceptable range."
Jiang Yao came here today because she wanted to see the store in person.
Secondly, I want to talk to Wu Dahai about the plans for this store. If there is a tenant who wants to rent it for a long time, that would be great. The rent is stable and the store maintains its value.
Jiang Yao took a sip of coffee and nodded: "I have no problem. You can discuss the specific terms with him, and I will come forward when the contract is signed."
She spent the intermediary fee to find a professional real estate agent to take care of the store just to save trouble, so she tried to save as much trouble as possible.
"No problem, Miss Jiang." The two of them stood at the door of the store. Wu Dahai took out the key from his briefcase and planned to take Jiang Yao in to see the situation of the store.
Before the key was inserted, Wu Dahai was knocked away by a burst of force——
Two yellow men with tattoos on their arms came out of nowhere. One of them held a paint bucket in his hand, and splashed it towards the rolling shutter door of the store.
"Be careful, Miss Jiang!" Wu Dahai stood up and quickly pulled Jiang Yao away, protecting her away from the store entrance to avoid being splashed with paint.
Jiang Yao also reacted quickly and retreated with him.
After the two yellow hairs splashed the paint, they took out the big brush they brought with them, dipped the paint in it and started writing on the rolling shutter door.
It wasn't until the entire rolling shutter door was filled with all kinds of threatening and cursed words that he put down the brush in his hand and sneered, admiring his masterpiece with satisfaction.
The red paint was as eye-catching as blood, causing passers-by to poke their heads in to see the excitement, and within seconds the store was surrounded. Jiang Yao and Wu Dahai also hid in the crowd.
The two yellow men were not afraid of being caught in this act of vandalism. After smashing the door and making a mess, they turned around and shouted viciously at the crowd: "The owner of this store owed us money and ran away. Whoever rents this store in the future will be ours." Just ask someone for debt!"
"Hmph! If you're not afraid of death, just give it a try!"
After saying that, the two people walked away with paint buckets. No passer-by dared to stop him, and no one dared to call the police.
After Huang Mao left, passers-by sighed: "What a bad luck. Why don't you borrow money from a loan shark? If you offend these people, you can't rent this store out."
"Yes, it makes me feel sad to see such a good position wasted."
"Hey, it's okay to just hand over the store to debt collectors. Why are you running away?"
"Hey, loan sharking is a bottomless pit. If you use your shop to pay off your debt today, the interest will still be calculated tomorrow, and you won't be able to pay it back no matter what."
"..."
Passers-by believed Liang Huangmao’s words and really thought the boss was in debt. However, Jiang Yao vaguely felt that something was wrong with this matter.
Wu Dahai had the same idea as the passers-by, and immediately looked at Jiang Yao with a sad face: "Miss Jiang, what should we do? If the debtor makes such a fuss today, the store will definitely not be rented out, and it will be difficult to even sell it. .”
After all, who is a serious person who wants to be associated with a loan shark group? Once it's stained, it's like a piece of brown sugar that can't be shaken off. It won't stop until it peels off your skin. The critical call to the police was of no use. The group of people had their backs to the society and were hacking and killing all day long. Even Sir A had a headache.
Jiang Yao also had a headache now, and she hoped that renting out the store would help her earn more income, but she didn't expect that it would be destroyed in the blink of an eye.
"Has something like this happened to the store before?" Jiang Yao asked Wu Dahai.
Wu Dahai: "No. The last tenant moved out because they wanted to expand their business, and I didn't hear that their boss owed money to anyone."
Jiang Yao frowned: This kind of thing has never happened before, and the previous tenant also evacuated normally, but this happened when she came to check the store today. Something is wrong, very wrong!
There are only a few people related to the store. As long as we check them all, we will definitely know who the problem is.
She asked Wu Dahai again: "Can you find out whose name this store belonged to before Mr. Chen transferred the ownership?"
This store was not managed by Wu Dahai before, but it was also affiliated with his real estate company: "Okay, Miss Jiang, please wait a moment, I will call the company over there and ask."
Wu Dahai walked to the phone booth over there, while Jiang Yao turned around and went back to the car first.
inside the car.
What just happened happened very quickly, and the crowd of onlookers blocked his view, so Chen Yanbei didn't know what was happening at the scene.
In a blink of an eye, he saw many people outside the store. He opened the car door and was about to get out of the car to look for Jiang Yao when he saw Jiang Yao coming back with a wrinkled face.
When Jiang Yao got into the car, he leaned forward and touched her cheek, with a worried tone: "What happened?"
Jiang Yao told the general situation and speculated: "I suspect that this matter is directed at me. I will first ask Manager Wu to check the previous ownership of this store to see who holds it. But after this Because of this, I’m afraid it will be difficult to rent or sell the store again.”
Jiang Yao felt a little unhappy when she thought about the duck that had reached her mouth and flew away, and she poked the seat cushion angrily.
"It's okay. I'll let someone take care of it. You can rent or sell it if you want."
Chen Yanbei rubbed the top of Jiang Yao's hair and said comfortingly. Suddenly, a coldness flashed across his eyes. This store was previously under the name of Chen Guoqiang, so it must have something to do with his second uncle.
Jiang Yao believed that Chen Yanbei had the ability to handle this kind of thing. She stayed in the car for a while and saw Wu Dahai coming back after making a phone call.
She quickly got out of the car and went over, asking: "Manager Wu, how are you? Have you heard anything?"
Wu Dahai said truthfully: "This store was originally owned by Mr. Feng, and was later transferred to Mr. Chen. During this period, it has been rented to customers normally without any problems."
Hearing the surname Feng, a name flashed in Jiang Yao's mind: "Is it Feng Debao?"
She knew that Feng Meizhu's father had this name.
"Yes!" Wu Dahai nodded in surprise, "Miss Jiang, do you know him too?"
Jiang Yao thought to herself, not only do they know each other, but they also have hatred! But she didn't say much to Wu Dahai, and instead took out a few cash bills from her wallet and gave them to him.
"Manager Wu, I might have to trouble you again to help find someone to clean these paint marks. As for the store, if you can't rent it out, just leave it vacant for the time being."
The store couldn't be rented out, and Wu Dahai couldn't collect commission, so he hoped to maintain the store better than Jiang Yao and accept the money. He immediately promised:
"Miss Jiang, don't worry about the cleaning problem. I will try my best to help you rent out the store. But today's things are a bit strange. Please pay attention to your own safety on the way back."
Wu Dahai is from Xiangjiang. He knows how arrogant these debt collectors are. Today they splash paint, but tomorrow they dare to use knives. Miss Jiang is so beautiful, so don't let those people target her.
Jiang Yao nodded towards him: "Thank you, Manager Wu, for reminding me. I will be more careful."
After saying goodbye to Wu Dahai, Jiang Yao returned to the car.
"Did you find anything?" Chen Yanbei asked.
Jiang Yao sighed: "It was the Feng family who did it. They probably wanted to vent their anger on Feng Meizhu's behalf, but I don't know if they have any back-up plans."
Knowing that the first owner of the store was Feng Debao, she was sure that the Feng family was seeking revenge on her.
"Sure enough, it's the Feng family." Chen Yanbei's eyes flashed with coldness. He dared to scheme against his wife. It seemed that he was too comfortable.
In an instant, the coldness in his eyes disappeared. He took Jiang Yao's hand, brought it to his lips, kissed it and let go: "Don't worry, wife, I will take care of this matter."
Jiang Yao hummed softly, leaned forward, and wrapped her arms around his neck affectionately, "Hubby, give me a hug."
Chen Yanbei put his arms around her and gave her a warm and lasting hug.
Even though Jiang Yao had acted calmly just now, she was actually beating a drum in her heart. She had long heard that various social groups were entrenched in Xiangjiang during this period, and even the police turned a blind eye. The fact that paint was thrown on her today was obviously only the lowest level warning. What if the Feng family had a back-up plan, such as finding someone to buy her life, or tying her up and forcing her to make a pornographic movie? How should she save herself at that time?
She couldn't stay out of the house every day just to guard against the Feng family's plot, right?
Thinking of this, Jiang Yao lost the mood to eat, fastened her seat belt, and looked sideways at Chen Yanbei: "Honey, how about we go home for dinner?"
"good."
Jiang Yao started the car and drove towards Repulse Bay.
Thinking about the Feng family along the way, Jiang Yao's mind wandered a little.
When the car drove out of the city and the traffic became smoother, Jiang Yao stepped on the accelerator and increased the speed. The speed unknowingly reached 120 miles and was maintained for a while. There was a curve ahead, and Jiang Yao stepped on the brakes to slow down.
As soon as she stepped on it, she suddenly broke out in a cold sweat - the brakes failed!
There was no way she could slow down!
The road up the mountain is immediately ahead. If you can't brake, the car will only end up falling off the cliff when it reaches the top of the mountain!
Jiang Yao's face turned slightly pale, and her fingers holding the steering wheel suddenly tightened. While carefully maneuvering the car, she looked at the rearview mirrors on both sides of the car from the corner of her eye.
"What's wrong?" Seeing her suddenly tense up, Chen Yanbei asked in a deep voice.
Jiang Yao took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down: "The brakes seem to have failed."
Hearing her words, Chen Yanbei did not panic, and said to her calmly: "Yaoyao, don't be nervous, listen to me first -"
"I'll count one, two, three. Let's switch places and I'll drive."
His voice was steady and powerful, and he felt very safe. Jiang Yao also regained her composure: "Okay."
Eyeing the moment when the car was going straight, Chen Yanbei unbuckled his seat belt, and a deep and steady voice sounded in the car:
"Ready, one."
"two."
"three."
As soon as the words fell, the two people's flexible figures intertwined in the car.
Chen Yanbei sat in the driver's seat, and Jiang Yao sat in the passenger seat.
"careful!"
Just after changing positions, a large truck suddenly came from the front and rushed towards their car. Jiang Yao exclaimed as a reminder.
Chen Yanbei's expression remained unchanged and he quickly switched the steering wheel in his hand.
After successfully avoiding the big truck, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
In a few seconds, Chen Yanbei quickly tried all the emergency stopping methods, and the pointer on the instrument panel still stopped steadily at 120.
Jiang Yao was also thinking about ways to escape. She raised her hand and tried the door. Fortunately, the door was not locked, so she was not completely passive. If it didn't work, she could jump out of the car. But jumping directly was no different from committing suicide. Her consciousness entered the space, looking for available escape tools.
Chen Yanbei listened intently to the sound of the car's engine, and felt that besides the brake failure, he had overlooked something. Suddenly, he glanced at the rearview mirror and noticed a faint red light starting to flash under the rear seat.
He looked carefully and instantly understood what was hidden there. His tone of voice was as cold as falling into an ice cellar: "Yao Yao, our car is equipped with a time bomb."
