"What's wrong, Du Fei? What happened?"
Gong Chengbin looked at Du Fei, his expression somewhat strange.
Originally, Gong Chengbin had called for the bill, but Du Fei deliberately winked at him, signaling Shao Junjie to leave first, and then kept him behind.
Because he knew Du Fei always acted with discretion, if he wanted him to stay alone, there must be something to say.
As for what it was that had to wait until Shao Junjie left to speak, Gong Chengbin couldn't guess.
"A Bin, how is your relationship with Junjie?"
Du Fei didn't directly answer Gong Chengbin's question, but asked him back.
?
A question mark appeared in Gong Chengbin's mind: why would Du Fei suddenly ask about his relationship with Shao Junjie?
Could it be that Du Fei was still dwelling on what happened at the jewelry store?
But that was impossible, Gong Chengbin felt Du Fei shouldn't be that kind of person.
"Why do you suddenly ask this question? My relationship with Ah Jie is very good. He should be considered one of my few friends."
Gong Chengbin hesitated slightly before answering.
Speaking of Gong Chengbin and Shao Junjie, the two had known each other for over ten years.
Initially, they were just ordinary friends. Later, one time, Gong Chengbin was ostracized by his elder brother and, feeling depressed, drowned his sorrows in alcohol.
After getting extremely drunk, he didn't know what was on his mind, but he casually took out his phone and dialed a number.
When Gong Chengbin woke up, he found himself sleeping in Shao Junjie's shop.
After waking up from his drunken slumber, Gong Chengbin's head felt like it was about to explode. At this time, Shao Junjie had already prepared hangover tea and a hot towel for him to wipe his face.
He busied himself until Gong Chengbin felt better.
Afterward, Gong Chengbin asked how he had ended up at Shao Junjie's place.
Shao Junjie smiled and told him that he was originally in the shop counting inventory that night when he suddenly received a call from Gong Chengbin. After answering, Gong Chengbin on the other end of the line started talking non-stop.
After listening for a while, Shao Junjie realized that Gong Chengbin must have been drunk, so he asked where he was and offered to pick him up.
Unexpectedly, the drunken Gong Chengbin completely ignored Shao Junjie and just kept talking. Later, he even hung up the phone.
Shao Junjie immediately called back. After more than ten calls, Gong Chengbin's phone was finally picked up by a passerby, who then told Shao Junjie where Gong Chengbin was. So he drove over and brought him back to his own home.
Although Shao Junjie didn't say anything, Gong Chengbin noticed that the clothes he was wearing were new. He knew Shao Junjie must have changed them for him.
It was likely that the other party had brought him home after he had vomited multiple times. Taking care of a drunk person all night and then being busy for so long the next day, Gong Chengbin was sincerely grateful to him.
From then on, Gong Chengbin and Shao Junjie contacted each other more frequently.
Moreover, Gong Chengbin was very clear that Shao Junjie wasn't friends with him just because he was the second young master of Wanhe Group.
Therefore, hearing Du Fei ask such a question, Gong Chengbin answered very seriously.
"Then I'll be frank. I suspect Junjie might have been scammed!"
After hearing Gong Chengbin's answer, Du Fei said slowly.
"What? Junjie was scammed? What's going on?"
When Gong Chengbin heard that his good friend had been scammed, he immediately became a little nervous.
Then, Du Fei recounted what had happened in the toilet at Lotus Pond Moonlit Night.
It turned out that when Du Fei went to the restroom, he happened to run into Wu Liancheng, whom he had just met, making a phone call.
Wu Liancheng was in a toilet stall and briefly explained what he and Huang Peter had done. Finally, he told his son that it would take another two months to get the money and asked his son to wait.
The reason Du Fei overheard this was not because he was intentionally eavesdropping, but because he accidentally heard them mention the jewelry store and a sucker surnamed Shao.
At first, Du Fei didn't pay much attention. It wasn't until he left with Shao Junjie and Gong Chengbin just now.
When they ran into Huang Peter and greeted him, and Wu Liancheng spoke, Du Fei suddenly recalled his voice.
It was precisely because of this that Du Fei kept Gong Chengbin behind alone to speak to him after Shao Junjie had left.
"You mean those two guys who greeted Ah Jie so warmly earlier aren't actually people who appreciate Ah Jie's business acumen, but are planning to collude to scam his money?"
After Du Fei finished explaining the whole story, Gong Chengbin's expression was filled with confusion.
According to what Shao Junjie had said earlier in the private room, he met Huang Peter through a jewelry exhibition organized by the city, and Huang Peter hadn't deliberately sought him out.
Later, after a long period of interaction, they gradually began to discuss cooperation.
Moreover, Shao Junjie also stated that Huang Peter had invested real money, as much as several million.
Could there be such a kind scammer who would invest money to help someone expand their business?
"I don't know what their plan is, but I'm sure I didn't mishear. And A Bin, think carefully about what Junjie said. Don't you think the way he met this Mr. Huang is too coincidental?"
In fact, this matter had little to do with Du Fei.
But Du Fei sincerely considered Gong Chengbin a friend, and he had met Shao Junjie a few times, finding him to be a kind and good person.
So, since Du Fei had heard about something like this, he naturally didn't want to stand by and watch him be deceived.
"By the way, Du Fei, since you're sure you didn't mishear and are suspicious of Mr. Huang, why didn't you keep Ah Jie back just now and tell him everything you just told me?"
Gong Chengbin didn't know what to do at this point.
On one hand, his friend had finally met a benefactor and had a great opportunity to achieve his ambitions. He was very excited about this.
On the other hand, his trusted friend Du Fei told him that his friend was walking into a carefully laid trap.
For a moment, Gong Chengbin didn't know how to react.
"Even you are a little suspicious, let alone Junjie. As the saying goes, the onlooker sees more clearly, but the player is blind. Junjie is currently collaborating with this Mr. Huang and must trust him implicitly. Moreover, with the previous incident at the jewelry store, if I were to suddenly tell him what I just told you, he might think I'm still holding a grudge about the jewelry store incident."
Du Fei explained his reasoning for not keeping Shao Junjie behind.
After hearing this, Gong Chengbin couldn't help but nod, feeling that Du Fei's idea was correct.
Based on his understanding of Shao Junjie, he really might think that way.
"As things stand, I'll have someone investigate this Mr. Huang first. Didn't you just say that this Wu, or whatever his name is, said they wouldn't make their real move for another two months? In the meantime, I'll have time to figure out their background."
Gong Chengbin nodded, planning to find someone to investigate Huang Peter's background another day.
Du Fei had said what he needed to say. How Gong Chengbin would proceed was his business.
Afterward, the two said goodbye and left separately.