The moment Yu Shuang finished speaking, I understood her perfectly.
She was afraid I would leak the backup evidence prematurely, disrupting her plans.
It seemed Yu Shuang was quite confident about taking down Wang Yangming this time!
However, I couldn't figure out why she had previously said that a few photos and a video wouldn't be enough to do anything to Wang Yangming.
Why had she changed her tune so quickly?
And she claimed to have obtained other evidence?
Was Yu Shuang playing mind games, or was she afraid that if I disrupted her plans, it would undermine her pursuit of maximum profit?
This time, even if I couldn't fathom Yu Shuang's true intentions, I couldn't let her lead me around by the nose passively anymore!
With this thought, I immediately frowned and asked, "Let's put the house issue aside for now. Why are you so confident this time that you can take down Wang Yangming?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Shuang first sighed helplessly, then shook her head with a wry smile and said, "There's no such thing as confidence or lack thereof!"
"It's just that on that day, Wang Yangming might invite some county leaders to his birthday banquet."
"Only then will we know how strong his connections in the political arena are, and who is truly backing him."
"So, I plan to completely fall out with Wang Yangming and confront him on that day!"
"If he refuses to back down, then using the evidence we've collected during this time... we'll just fight a war of mutual destruction, a fight to the death!"
After speaking, Yu Shuang sighed heavily again.
Judging by her expression, it seemed she was prepared to burn her bridges with Wang Yangming.
If I hadn't been tricked by Yu Shuang repeatedly before, perhaps I would still be willing to believe her.
But now... I didn't!
Unlike Sun Jingjing, who was solely focused on money, Yu Shuang was an absolute egoist who pursued maximum profit.
Therefore, I couldn't take her words at face value.
After that, no matter how I tried to probe, Yu Shuang stuck to her previous story.
Helpless, I had to give up questioning her...
An hour later.
Leaving the chess and card room, I looked up with a gloomy expression at Yu Shuang, who was standing by the second-floor window of the room, constantly gazing outside.
What was the purpose of this woman, whose schemes ran as deep as the sea, telling me all this today?
Given how I had been manipulated by her before, Yu Shuang would never be so kind as to reveal this information to share with me simply because she feared I would disrupt her plans.
She must have an ulterior motive, and that motive was definitely not Wang Yangming, but me!
Birthday banquet, falling out, fight to the death...
As I combined these phrases and thought about them, a terrifying idea suddenly popped into my mind.
Killing with a borrowed knife!!!
Yu Shuang never intended to fall out with Wang Yangming. She was feeding me information, wanting me to deal with Wang Yangming!
Whether it succeeded or not, she would be the one sitting back, the big winner hidden behind the scenes!
Understood, it's all clear now!
From the moment she had me back up the evidence, Yu Shuang had treated me as her weapon!
The words she spoke earlier, a mix of truth and falsehood, were also a way of conveying a message.
Important figures would be attending Wang Yangming's birthday banquet!
Knowing my eagerness for revenge, Yu Shuang had been using me as a pawn from the very beginning.
And she herself had transformed into the player, controlling and dictating my life and death!
Such schemes! So calculating!
But this time, I wouldn't be fooled again!
If she wants to play me, I simply won't make a move!
.........
That night, back at the hotel, as I was contemplating whether to stay out of it and observe Yu Shuang's schemes, or to counter her moves and drag her down with me, Qin Lei's call finally came...
As soon as the call connected and he identified himself, Qin Lei's subsequent words stunned me.
"I want to work with you! But can you guarantee me a monthly income of at least twenty thousand yuan?"
After a brief silence, I replied in a deep voice, "If you're choosing to follow me solely for money, then I can only apologize!"
"The industry I'm involved in can potentially earn tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands in a single day, but it's also possible to work for months without a single cent of profit."
"And regardless of the profit, the risks are quite high."
"So, if you're here for the money, you can turn back now!"
Of course, I couldn't tell Qin Lei the whole truth. After all, my understanding of him at this point was only superficial.
Hearing the slight dissatisfaction in my tone, Qin Lei quickly explained, "Don't misunderstand me! I'm not here just for the money, but my current situation is indeed a bit special."
"My mother has uremia, and dialysis alone costs over ten thousand yuan every month!"
"If it weren't for the special circumstances at home, I wouldn't have chosen to collect debts from people like Wu Qipeng."
Collecting debts, meaning recovering money and settling accounts.
It seemed Qin Lei had been involved with loan sharks before.
Life is easy to start, easy to live. But life is not easy!
For an ordinary family, the illness of one member can basically bring the entire household to its knees!
In Qin Lei's mother's case, if a suitable kidney donor couldn't be found, dialysis was merely buying time with money, and it was a day-by-day existence.
Hearing Qin Lei's words, after a brief consideration, I directly replied, "How about this!"
"I'll give you fifty thousand yuan first, and you can take your mother to see a doctor."
"After your mother's condition stabilizes, you can then consider whether you want to follow me."
"Think it over before you answer me!"
If a person doesn't look out for themselves, heaven and earth will destroy them.
In a situation like Qin Lei's, although I could use all my savings to help him through this difficult time, if I did so, I might not be able to avenge myself anytime soon.
After all, this is a monetary society where wealth is praised and poverty is scorned.
Money makes the world go round!
Without money, one cannot move an inch!
I wasn't so generous as to give away all my money to help others...
As soon as I finished speaking, I felt Qin Lei on the other end of the phone becoming choked up.
"Brother Xiang, just for those words, I, Qin Lei, will follow you... no matter what!!!"
Qin Lei's answer didn't surprise me.
Because in 2008, fifty thousand yuan was equivalent to a couple's entire year's income, even if they didn't eat or drink.
Qin Lei had no reason not to be tempted.
Hearing his agreement, I directly said, "Alright then! Send me your bank card number, and I'll transfer the money to you tomorrow!"
"Also, since you've decided to follow me, don't run around outside during this period."
"Because I might need you at any time."