Chapter 3296 — How Was It Wei Zhao Again?
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Only, the moment He Dantou laid eyes on it, his expression turned utterly aghast! Wei Zhao? How had that brat managed to turn up at Red Conch headquarters? And on the day of the transaction, that Secretary Lu who had come—was he Wei Zhao in disguise?
The footage had already been annotated by Fanny with a very clear thread of events and reasoning, so He Dantou scarcely needed to exert himself—it was plain at a glance! Yet he was caught between laughing and crying. So the general manager had taken Wei Zhao for one of his, He Dantou's, own men?
He Dantou dialed the general manager's number again, and before he could get a word out, the man's interrogation came crackling down the line: "Well? Caught red-handed with the goods, weren't you? Bet you never thought I had airtight surveillance here—and our analysis and deduction were pretty slick too, eh? Dare you claim this man isn't one of your Overseas Cultivators' Association?"
"Hold on a moment!" He Dantou cut him off, a flicker of impatience in his voice, and said coldly: "First, let me make one thing clear—I know this man, but he is absolutely not one of the Overseas Cultivators' Association!"
"You know him? And he's not one of yours?" The general manager curled his lip. "Can you say something a little more convincing?"
"Don't interrupt. What I'm telling you is this: that man is not only your enemy, he's mine as well. His name is Wei Zhao. He once killed an elder of our Overseas Cultivators' Association, and just days ago our association was hunting him. This is no secret—ask around and you'll have the whole story soon enough!" He Dantou said.
"Really?" The general manager was slightly taken aback. The name Wei Zhao sounded a little familiar—where had he heard it before?
"Of course it's true. And I understand what you're getting at—you think I sent a man ahead to scout the place, then pull some tricks, all to swindle you out of your drugs?" He Dantou countered.
"Yes, so what?" The general manager was briefly startled.
"Then why would I go to such lengths? I could have simply carried an empty case and altered the account number myself—what need would I have to send another man? Wouldn't that be a pointless extra step? And it wouldn't even work in the first place!" He Dantou said. "Do you really think I'd have any reason to do that?"
"That..." The general manager thought it over, and what He Dantou said did make good sense. He had walked into a trap of his own making, assuming this Yi Ling was He Dantou's man; but now, thinking it through carefully, He Dantou truly had no need for such an operation. And whether this Yi Ling was really named Wei Zhao, and whether he was an enemy of the Overseas Cultivators' Association—the general manager need only investigate, and the truth would surely surface before long.
"All right, I'll look into it. If this really was my misunderstanding, then the drugs from this transaction are yours—consider it an apology!" The general manager was nothing if not decisive. After all, the territory of the deal was his own company; if something had gone wrong, it could only be his own problem. He could afford to lose.
"Oh? Then I thank you. I'll await your good news!" He Dantou had not expected the general manager to be so straightforward, and it caught him somewhat by surprise. His originally heavy mood lightened considerably.
What's more, to his relief, it now appeared that Wei Zhao and Yang Qiqi truly had no connection whatsoever. Wei Zhao had not gone looking for Yang Qiqi, nor sought refuge with her; instead he had fled to Ruileida Town, and somehow got wind of the deal between He Dantou and Red Conch, and gone off to sabotage it deliberately!
He Dantou never imagined Wei Zhao had been targeting Red Conch; he assumed the man was after him! After all, he had only just made an enemy of Wei Zhao, so in his mind Wei Zhao must have been coming for him—otherwise, how could the timing have been such a coincidence?