Chapter 41: Vast Sky and Ocean From Now On, the World is in My Heart Huaxia Book Library Net

  "Mom, don't cry anymore, crying too much will hurt your body. Your son is fine, isn't he? The prison is very democratic, the cadres never abuse the prisoners, and the prisoners are also united and friendly. I'm a model prisoner, and I eat well in there. We only eat white steamed buns, and I even brought one out to show you." After finishing speaking, he carelessly took out the bun that had been hidden in his chest before. Ye Haoran frowned and snatched it away, throwing it far away, saying: "You haven't eaten enough prison food yet!" Ye Haodong laughed and said: "If you don't eat now, you'll never have the chance to eat such buns in this lifetime."

  Wang Lin was infected by this heartless son and finally stopped crying. Ye Haodong pointed to where Ye Ying was standing and said, "Mom, look over there, do you still remember my grandfather? The old man standing on the mound of earth is him, are you going to take me and my two brothers to see him?"

  Wang Lin didn't react at first, then suddenly thought of who Ye Hao Dong's grandfather was. She quickly turned her gaze in that direction and saw a familiar yet blurry figure standing upright like a spear. Wang Lin remembered the last time she saw the old man was at the end of 1971, when she was pregnant with her eldest son. That day, the old man went to work but was caught by people from the Provincial Revolutionary Committee and the Provincial Public Security Department at the door. She remembered that the old man was very calm, returned home to instruct Wen Chang to take care of himself and the baby in his belly, and then got into the car with the people who came to catch him. From then on, he never came back. Wang Lin remembered that the figure who left at that time was just like the white-haired old man standing upright in the distance now. Without thinking twice, Wang Lin quickly pulled her two sons towards Ye Ying.

  Ye Haodong walked up to Zhu Mingyu, looked behind him, and saw familiar faces with different expressions, but they all seemed excited. After hugging each of them one by one, Ye Haodong suddenly noticed that someone was missing and asked Bao Lijiang: "Where's Hu Zi?"

  Everyone's face turned unnatural, and Bao Li Gang was even more red-faced and thick-necked, stuttering for half a day before finally explaining clearly. Hu Zi disappeared, and along with him, the wealthy merchant Yu Baolin from Hebei Province also vanished. Hu Zi's disappearance was because he ran away without a trace, while Yu Baolin's disappearance was because his skeleton was found burned to only leave behind a skull and a few large characters. The forensic doctor later identified that Yu Baolin was burned alive with a sky lantern, and the heat damage on his skull was clearly different from other parts of his body, thus judging that he died from the sky lantern torture often used by bandits in the past. Those few large characters proved the identity of the deceased and the killer: "Yu Baolin deserved to die, killed by Yang Jun Hu!"

  Yang Junhu found Yu Baolin, who had once hurt his most important sister in his heart, and the one who pointed him to this was Bao Ligang.

  They had been together since they were released from the Four Square Store prison, Yang Junhu was a bit silly but often very calm at critical moments, he had a rare talent for Sanshou, so Bao Ligang wanted to cultivate him. They were both security chiefs of Kelaixiang and brothers of Ye Haodong, the company had little requirements for them, and they had a lot of free time. So when there was nothing to do, Bao Ligang would teach Yang Junhu Sanshou.

  Baoli Gang was new to Steel City and his Mandarin wasn't good, so he often got tongue-tied. He gradually developed a habit of not speaking much. If someone had a better mouth than him, this guy's mouth was actually quite sharp. Yang Junhu was obviously one of the best listeners who didn't have a better mouth than him. Over time, the two became inseparable and talked about everything. One time when they were talking about Ye Haodong, Baoli Gang accidentally let slip that Ye Haodong had sent him to investigate the adoption contract of an orphanage years ago. Yang Junhu immediately asked follow-up questions, but Baoli Gang remembered Ye Haodong's instructions to wait until he got out before dealing with this matter, so he kept dodging and didn't want to say anything. Yang Junhu didn't ask again at that time.

  After a few days, Bao Li Gang thought that Yang Jun Hu had already forgotten about the matter and didn't take it seriously, continuing to train with him as usual. One day, Yang Jun Hu suddenly suggested having a match with Bao Li Gang, who readily agreed. However, Yang Jun Hu then proposed a wager: the loser would have to grant the winner a favor. Bao Li Gang, confident in his own abilities and not thinking much of it, agreed. As a result, after being defeated by his apprentice, Yang Jun Hu asked him about Yu Bao Lin. Bao Li Gang, proud of being a Mongolian man who keeps his word, rashly revealed the information about Yu Bao Lin. That same day, Yang Jun Hu disappeared. Shortly after, news spread that Yu Bao Lin had been killed by being thrown into a well.

  Such a serious case of vicious nature, the public security department naturally cannot tolerate it, and Yang Junhu became an A-level fugitive.

  After Ye Haodong figured out the whole process, he couldn't hold back his anger and scolded Baoliang loudly: "You think you're so capable? I thought you were just stupid, but now it seems that your brain is not much better than that idiot Tiger. You have no conscience at all! It's okay to teach him some scattered fighting skills when you're full, but what the hell are you showing off as a know-it-all? Why did you make a bet about something so many people already knew, and you couldn't even wait for a few days before telling him?"

  Zhu Mingyu advised: "Hao Dong, don't blame Gangzi anymore. These past few days he hasn't stopped inquiring about Hu Zi's whereabouts. It's said that Hu Zi was taken in by a former prison mate with some connections at the Four Directions Store, so he should be safe now."

  Ye Haodong immediately thought of Zhang Tianpeng and scolded: "Damn it, he's so nosy, my brother can take care of himself, no need for him to interfere. This guy has ulterior motives, Tigerzi was with him for a while in the cell, this little bastard is thinking of digging a hole in the wall. But Tigerzi is actually quite safe with him, that's good. After I'm busy for these few days, I'll go find that damn guy and bring Tigerzi back."

  Song Hao walked over with a smile, patted Ye Haodong's shoulder and said: "Good kid, the Tianyi Pavilion which was half dead in my hands at that time has increased its assets by ten times in less than two years since it came into your hands. It's all thanks to this brain of yours. Now that you've finally come out, tell me what do you plan to do?"

  Ye Haodong smiled and gave Song Hao a salute, his words shocking: "The development model and business direction of Tianyi Pavilion have already been determined, and the prospects are basically clear. I plan to sell 35% of the shares in my hand at 40% of the current group's total value, and give another 10% to Zhu San'ge and the brothers who stayed in the group."

  "What? You want to withdraw from the group?"

  Ye Haodong nodded: "That's right, aren't you surprised? There's no need to be shocked or think that I've lost out. You forgot, when I first partnered with Nongjia, we had an agreement that as long as I could make six billion within three years, Nongjia would unconditionally return the Xinglv Group to me. The pit has been dug and the seeds have been sown, it's only logical that now is the time for me to harvest."

  Song Hao sighed and remained silent for a while, then advised: "Some things are hard to explain clearly. Uncle Song is taking a big stance in front of you, so let me advise you a few words. The power of the Nong family is not something you can imagine now. They took an interest in your Xīn Lǜ Group mainly because they suffered huge losses during the Southeast Asian financial crisis and had to urgently launch their Northern Plan. Your Xīn Lǜ Group happened to meet two main goals of their Northern Plan, which were to participate in the papermaking and steel markets. Moreover, the complete logistics supply chain owned by your Xīn Lǜ Materials was also what they urgently needed at that time, so it's no wonder they signed that strange agreement with you. But don't be naive and think that once things fall into the Nong family's hands, you'll have a chance to take them back. Based on my understanding of them, you absolutely won't have this opportunity."

  Ye Haodong furrowed his brow and listened, scratching his head in response: "Uncle Song, did you find out something?"

  Song Hao shook his head: "As an outsider, how much can I know about the affairs of the farming family? If you insist on buying back Xinglu Group, I think you don't need to use the method of withdrawing from Tianyi Pavilion to cash out. You can simply mortgage Tianyi Pavilion's shares to the bank and solve your funding gap through a loan."

  Yehao Dong waved his hand: "Thank you, Uncle Song, for your kindness. You're worried that I won't be able to buy back the Tianyi Pavilion, and this growing enterprise will slip away, right? Don't worry! I have full confidence in buying back the New Green Group. Firstly, they don't have enough chips to refuse my repurchase conditions. Secondly, my plan is to buy it back and then give it back to my sister. I just want to tell those old guys from Nongjia that things belonging to Yehao Dong can only be given away by me, not taken away by them!"

  Song Hao had nothing more to say, and could only let him be.

  December 6th, Ye Haodong and his grandson Ye Ying boarded a plane from Wucheng to Yangcheng. Their final destination was Aozhou, which would return to the motherland on the 20th of this month.