The Bravest

Chapter 184 Testing each other

In the hotel private room, Lin Jie and Liu Ziming were discussing Huang Tianfu's shipment tomorrow night, and they also asked Liu Ruyan to participate in the discussion so that she could adapt to this situation as quickly as possible.

Encouraged by Lin Jie, Liu Ruyan also boldly expressed her own views and humbly asked Liu Ziming for advice. She also teased Lin Jie appropriately, and the atmosphere became very harmonious.

"Brother Liu, how likely do you think it is that Gangcun will secretly attack Chencang?" Lin Jie brought the topic back.

"Well, I think there is at least an 80% chance. This is Huang Tianfu's first time helping Gangcun ship goods, so it is unlikely that he would do anything rash, and Gangcun is unlikely to test him in this way."

Liu Ziming believed that Gangcun used small batches of cotton cloth to cover up the smuggling of valuable materials.

"If that's the case, then the supplies hidden in Gang Village are most likely medicines. Medicines are the most inconspicuous and have the greatest value." Lin Jie made a bold guess.

"Not necessarily. If the buyer is a foreigner, or a middleman, it could be pig bristles!"

"It's possible that the price is very high now, and the United States is collecting it from the Chongqing government!"

Lin Jie nodded in agreement. Since Gangcun was engaged in smuggling, he would not care. As long as the final destination of these strategic materials was not traded directly with the other party, it would be fine.

"What do you think? Are you going to take action?" Liu Ziming looked at Lin Jie, his eyes flashing with a strange light.

Lin Jie drummed his fingers on the coffee table. He already had an idea, he was just thinking about how to start the conversation. After a while, Lin Jie spoke hesitantly.

"Brother Liu, can you eat it?"

"What do you mean? You're all talk and no action!" Liu Ziming looked at Lin Jie in disbelief, as if to say, this is not your style!

"Brother Liu, please don't misunderstand me. I thought about it and realized that if we take action, I would definitely be the first one to be suspected, because Huang Tianfu just turned against me, and I have the greatest motive."

Lin Jie explained, and Liu Ziming immediately retorted: "Whether you do it or not, you are the biggest suspect, so what's the difference?"

"Brother Liu, listen to me. I plan to go to Gangcun for a drink tomorrow. If he doesn't agree, I will take the brothers to the welfare home for a gathering."

Lin Jie said this, picked up the tea, took a sip, and seeing that Liu Ziming had no intention of speaking, he continued:

"Brother Liu, if you have external help, you can come with me. In fact, there are many things that you don't have to do by yourself."

"Brother Lin, this is different from what you said the day before yesterday. If that's the case, why should I seek cooperation with you?"

Liu Ziming was confused by what Lin Jie said. If I can find external help, why would I discuss it with you?

"Brother Liu, what we talked about the day before yesterday was between us. We can create some conflicts. As for Huang Tianfu, we can also deal with his troubles, but it does not include things like robbing goods."

Lin Jie started to act like a rogue, but there was some truth to it. Acting and being serious are two different things.

"Well, why don't we just forget about it this time? This is Huang Tianfu's first time helping Gang Village ship goods, so he must be very vigilant. Maybe he has even made some preparations."

Seeing that Lin Jie didn't want to participate, Liu Ziming also began to back out!

"That's fine. Let's wait until he sells the first batch of goods. We can just deal with his small business during this period and cause him some trouble. Don't make a big deal out of it."

Lin Jie suggested giving up the idea of ​​taking action this time, and Liu Ziming agreed. In fact, they had not yet gained mutual trust, and both wanted the other party to take action first.

"Okay, let's do it like this. Director Lin, my brother will cross the line and cause some trouble at your place in a couple of days, so you'd better not use too much force!" Liu Ziming greeted in advance.

"I see. It's the same here. We're just putting on a show for Gangcun to see! Remember to communicate more, so that the people below won't get angry."

Of course Lin Jie knew what Liu Ziming meant, so he agreed readily.

This meeting still did not produce any results, so it ended hastily.

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After Liu Ziming left, Liu Ruyan asked Lin Jie, "We didn't reach any agreement this time. Was it a waste of time?"

"Haha, maybe Liu Ziming just wants to know if I have set my sights on this batch of goods so that he can decide whether to take action or not."

Lin Jie slowly recalled Liu Ziming's demeanor and expression during the conversation. He always had an inexplicable feeling that Liu Ziming did not seem to be here to tempt him to rob the goods.

"Ah, you said he wants to eat alone? How did you know that?" Liu Ruyan looked at Lin Jie in surprise.

"Think about it carefully. Liu Ziming never said a word from beginning to end, inviting me to rob the goods together. He was just trying to make sure whether I would take action."

"Yeah, it seems to be true. Especially when you asked him directly if he could eat it, his expression seemed a little nervous."

"So, you can't just look at the surface of many things. Of course, my guess may not be correct. Let's take a closer look!"

"Lin Jie, are we going to ignore everything? Are you really going to go to Gangcun for a drink tomorrow?" Liu Ruyan felt that Lin Jie would not do that.

"Hey, did you see it?"

"What do you think? Tell me!" Liu Ruyan walked over to sit next to Lin Jie, hugged his arm and acted coquettishly. She was now getting better and better at taking advantage of her advantages.

"Ruyan, let me ask you, if your goods were robbed, and when the incident happened, the person with the greatest motive just happened to ask you out for a drink, and this person would not normally take the initiative to do so, what would you think?"

"To hide something makes it more obvious?"

"Smart, so I won't go to Gangcun to drink. Can you help me think of another way to make Gangcun believe that I am not involved?"

Lin Jie was guiding Liu Ruyan to think independently, but this really stumped Liu Ruyan, and she looked at Lin Jie out of habit.

"Take your time and don't rush."

"Oh." Liu Ruyan laughed at herself. She would rely on Lin Jie unconsciously, but Lin Jie had been cultivating her ability to be independent.

"Lin Jie, when you men are about to do something big, don't you go fooling around? Why don't you go to the Sakura Pavilion tomorrow night?"

As soon as Liu Ruyan said this, Lin Jie spit out a mouthful of tea! "I usually don't go to places like that. Isn't this even more deliberate?"

"You haven't been there? Then where did you snatch me back?" Liu Ruyan looked at Lin Jie with disdain. This lecherous man actually said that he had never been to that kind of place.

"Ruyan, don't talk nonsense. When did I rob you? You wanted to come back with me on your own."

Lin Jie didn't dare to be accused of raping a woman.

"Humph, I just snatched it back. You forced me to do it." Beautiful women don't need to give reasons, especially in front of a man who treats her well.

"Yes, I forced you. How about I force you again?"

Lin Jie was amused by Liu Ruyan's roguery. He pretended to be lustful and stared at her breasts, and found that they seemed to have grown a little bigger.

"If you dare, I have a gun and I will shoot you to death." Liu Ruyan puffed out her chest and tried to put on a fierce expression, which made Lin Jie feel itchy.

"I have a gun too, you know." Lin Jie leaned close to Liu Ruyan's ear and whispered.

"You are so bad!" Liu Ruyan immediately thought of Lin Jie's gun, which was big and long. She loved and hated it.

"Hehe, who told you to come up with this idea? Think of another one." Lin Jie was just teasing Liu Ruyan.

"Then you should go home and be with your wife, and do what you need to do. The more you do, the more mistakes you make, so it's better to do nothing."

"If I also want this batch of goods, do you have any solution?" Lin Jie asked Liu Ruyan to come up with a solution.

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