Chapter 3636: Chapter 3628: Zhang Family Head

With that one sentence, Zhang Huadong set the tone for this whole dinner.

"Got it, President Zhang."

The one speaking was Lin Yi.

He didn’t insist on going; after all, he was just the driver and assistant.

"Young man looks decent, looks good at first glance. You’ll definitely have a future."

"Thank you for the compliment, President Zhang."

Chen Yuying was a bit surprised by Lin Yi’s reaction.

Her original plan was to fight for it a bit and take Lin Yi along.

At the very least he could help her block some drinks.

Now that he’d taken the initiative to say that, she had no way to say anything more.

"Let’s go, I’ll go call the driver."

The three went downstairs together, and Lin Yi found a chance to move to Chen Yuying’s side.

"When you eat later, it’ll probably be in a private room. If anyone dares to put their hands on you, just slap him in the face. I’ll be waiting outside the room."

Chen Yuying froze for a moment, her heartbeat inexplicably speeding up.

An unprecedented sense of security surged up inside her.

"Got it."

Lin Yi nodded and didn’t say anything else.

Very soon, Zhang Huadong found his own driver, and the four walked out of the office building.

The three of them got into Zhang Huadong’s business van, while Lin Yi got into the Alfa and headed toward the hotel.

The restaurant was called Yuefulou. Lin Yi had been there once before, for a family dinner.

After they arrived, Chen Yuying said a few more words to Lin Yi, then went upstairs with Zhang Huadong.

Lin Yi first went back to the car and dialed Shen Shuyi’s number.

"Mom, are you busy?"

"Not busy, go ahead."

"I want to ask, there’s a project under the group, the Zhongsheng Food Factory—who’s in charge of that?"

"Mm? Out of nowhere, what are you asking that for?"

"Just casually asking around."

"I’m the one who invested in it."

"Huh? A big boss like you actually follows a small project like that?"

"It’s a Zhang family project, and it’s an important piece in the group’s overall layout, so I personally took charge."

"A Zhang family project?"

"The old man of the Zhang family is called Zhang Huai Ping. He used to be a member of the Central Guards Brigade, held a position in Group 7, I think he’s a few years younger than Elder Lu."

"If that’s the case, then their family should have younger ones also serving in the Central Guards Brigade?"

"Should be, but I don’t know the specifics," Shen Shuyi said.

"What’s wrong? Something dirty with the Zhang family people? You guys are about to start investigating them?"

Shen Shuyi was a very shrewd and cautious person.

Once the Central Guards Brigade started checking into the Zhang family, that meant they weren’t clean.

She’d have to pull out investment immediately to avoid getting herself dragged in.

"It’s got nothing to do with investigating them, I’m just asking casually."

"Then I’ll tell you in detail. The person in charge of the company is a collateral branch of the Zhang family—barely counts as a direct line. Besides the factory, they’re also involved in food and beverage," Shen Shuyi said.

"We’ve been to a place called Yuefulou before—that’s one of their businesses."

Lin Yi looked up at the sign above his head.

Only now did he realize that the place Zhang Huadong had come to was actually on his own family’s turf. You could call it opening the source and cutting the costs.

"So that’s how it is."

"I heard from Mi Li’s grandpa that the Central Guards Brigade has also been investigating moles recently. You get the news fast—if anything happens, tell me right away."

"Understood!"

"Understood what understood, I’m your mom, not your superior. Don’t use that tone with me."

"Hehe, got it, Mom."

After hanging up on Shen Shuyi, Lin Yi let out a sigh of relief.

He muttered under his breath:

"I’m not afraid of my superiors, but I’m afraid of you!"

Playing with his phone, Lin Yi thought over the situation in the Central Guards Brigade.

He hadn’t been back many times and hadn’t interacted much with the others.

He had no idea who was from the Zhang family.

If that bastard called Zhang Huadong really tried anything, beating him up would be inevitable.

If that affected the camaraderie between colleagues, that’d be bad.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi dialed Qiu Yuluo’s number.

"Hello."

Qiu Yuluo’s voice quickly came through the phone.

"What are you doing?"

"Out shopping with your Ning Che."

"Got something I want to ask you. Do you know about the Zhang family in the Central Guards Brigade? The one in charge is called Zhang Huai Ping—does their family have anyone currently serving in the Central Guards Brigade?"

"Yeah, Zhang Jinquan from Group 6 is from the Zhang family," Qiu Yuluo said.

"Why are you asking this all of a sudden? Did you find something?"

"Don’t be so nervous, it’s just a personal matter."

Lin Yi casually said:

"What’s the Zhang family’s influence like in Jing City?"

"Pretty average. Only this guy named Zhang Jinquan is in the Central Guards Brigade, and he’s just a member of Group 6—no real presence. I heard the third generation of the Zhang family not only failed the Central Guards Brigade selection, they didn’t even make it into Dragon Eagle. So with Zhang Jinquan’s generation, the line’s basically cut off."

"So they’re on the decline."

"More or less," Qiu Yuluo said.

"That kind of situation is pretty normal in the Central Guards Brigade. For all you know, we’ll be facing the same thing someday."

"I’ve been prepared for that for a long time." Lin Yi said with a grin.

Just then, the voice on the phone changed to Ning Che’s.

She was mumbling, sounding like she had food in her mouth.

"You’re hiding something from us, aren’t you?"

"Really not, it’s just a little personal business. Don’t get so worked up."

"Fine then."

Having gotten the information he wanted, Lin Yi hung up.

"Zhang Jinquan..."

Lin Yi muttered the name.

Since he came back this time, he’d been going to the Research Institute quite frequently.

He’d seen quite a few people from different groups.

He seemed to have some impression of this Zhang Jinquan.

But since he was in Group 6, that made things much easier.

After all, they weren’t in the combat sequence, so they had even fewer points of contact. Even if something unpleasant happened, he didn’t need to care too much.

Buzz buzz buzz——

Just then, a message came in from Chen Yuying.

She was in private room 304.

After getting a handle on the situation, Lin Yi took a mask from the car and was about to get out.

Just then, he saw Zhang Huadong jogging out from the entrance.

Once he came out, he looked around.

It seemed something urgent had come up.

Instinctively, Lin Yi drew his foot back, wanting to see what was going on.

At that moment—

A Bentley Continental pulled up at the entrance.

The car had just stopped when Zhang Huadong straightened his clothes, jogged over, and respectfully opened the door.

This scene made Lin Yi a little surprised.

With Zhang Huadong’s status, even if the company boss came, he wouldn’t act like this.

Who on earth was this?

Someone worth Zhang Huadong treating like that?

The door opened, and an old man with graying hair stepped out of the car.

He was leaning on a cane.

But overall, he looked fairly hale and hearty; it was just his legs that weren’t great.

"Uncle, why didn’t you tell me you were coming? I could’ve gone to pick you up."

Hearing the way Zhang Huadong addressed the old man,

Lin Yi roughly guessed his identity.

The other party was most likely the Zhang family’s Family Head, Zhang Huai Ping!

Lin Yi couldn’t help but chuckle.

He hadn’t expected to run into him here.

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