novelraw Chapter 664 : Reconsider Again
Chapter 664 : Reconsider Again
Chapter 664: Reconsider Again
As Chen Fan left the office, he felt a cold sweat break out on his back.
The last sentence from Tong Haoran just now was a clear warning.
Regarding the Zhao family matter, if they really investigated, it would be easy to uncover that Chen Fan was involved in the whole incident.
Not to mention anything else, just the online posts exposing materials about the Zhao family, with a little digging, they could trace it back to Chen Fan.
Moreover, when Chen Fan and the Zhao family were attacking each other before, he had used this kind of tactic once.
If Tong Haoran really wanted to investigate, it would be very easy to trace it back to Chen Fan.
But Tong Haoran's words just now clearly meant "don't let it happen again", indicating that this matter would stop here.
Chen Fan guessed that someone must have worked behind the scenes to hide his role in this whole incident.
To be honest, Chen Fan wasn't really afraid of being investigated.
What if they did investigate?
He had only exposed a few posts, and they were all exposing such scumbags.
Even if it was traced back to him, it wouldn't have much impact, after all, he wasn't pursuing a career in politics.
The dismantling of the Zhao family was the achievement of the investigation team, and the fire at Qicai Hong was just considered an accidental case.
As for Zhao Longqi's death, it was entirely his own doing, Chen Fan didn't believe it could be traced back to him.
What shocked Chen Fan was what Tong Haoran meant by saying this to him just now.
A threat?
It didn't seem like it.
Besides, with Tong Haoran's status, he had no need to threaten anyone.
...
In the office, as soon as Chen Fan left, Tong Haoran immediately stood up and walked towards the wall opposite.
A map of Yunhai city was hung there.
His gaze wandered over the map, seemingly pondering something.
Chen Fan just said to develop westward?
What's in the west?
Tong Haoran's gaze fell on a special area on the map.
The shantytown!
Currently the largest and most chaotic area in Yunhai urban district.
It had also been a constant worry for him.
He didn't understand why Chen Fan would say to develop westward.
Could it be that this kid had learned some inside information and deliberately said this to please him?
That shouldn't be the case. His plan was just an idea, outsiders shouldn't know about it at all.
Moreover, he had clearly hinted to Chen Fan earlier that Yunhai planned to develop southward in the future, turning Nansu Town into a transportation hub city.
In anyone's view, Yunhai should continue to develop southward.
But Chen Fan gave such an answer instead.
What did he mean?
Tong Haoran stared at the map, as if there was something particularly eye-catching on it.
The shantytown... The people living in the shantytown were a mixed bunch, but the largest village there actually had intricate connections with the Zhao family, with family forces deeply entrenched...
Tong Haoran raised an eyebrow.
Could it be for this reason?
Did this kid propose going west deliberately to target these relatives of the Zhao family?
To cut the grass and eliminate the roots?
If that's really the case, then this kid is too ruthless.
But what if that's not his reason?
In that case, Chen Fan's vision would be too far ahead.
As Tong Haoran was pondering, the office door opened and his secretary walked in.
"Has he left?"
"He's already driven away."
The secretary glanced at the map, then at Tong Haoran.
"Boss... Do you really plan to let Mr. Chen get involved?"
"Hm?"
Tong Haoran seemed not to have heard clearly and looked over puzzled.
The secretary quickly explained, "I mean... Mr. Chen's Qifan Construction is just a newly established small company, and the shantytown is such a big project, plus... Mr. Chen is so young..."
Tong Haoran understood the secretary's meaning and shook his head.
"You're overthinking. I just had a casual chat with him earlier."
"As for specifics... I still need to observe more before deciding..."
The secretary poured a cup of tea and turned to leave.
Tong Haoran moved his gaze from the map and sat back down on the sofa.
Regarding Chen Fan, before meeting him, Tong Haoran was actually very angry.
This brat, in order to take revenge on the Zhao family, almost directly poked a hole in the sky.
The scale of this incident directly involved dozens of leaders including those from the provincial capital and several businessmen.
The impact was really bad.
As the mayor, Tong Haoran naturally didn't want to see this scene.
What he needed was the big picture, stability.
Chen Fan's almost reckless methods made him very unhappy.
But after meeting today, Tong Haoran's impression of Chen Fan changed greatly.
This young man, to be able to reach where he is today, indeed has some skills.
This is also why when Chen Fan was leaving earlier, Tong Haoran gave him a hint saying "don't let it happen again".
"Don't let it happen again" firstly warned him that he wasn't completely unaware of the previous matter.
Secondly, it told him that the Zhao family matter was over, and it stops here.
As for whether Chen Fan could help with the plan in his mind...
He still needed to reconsider.
Chen Fan didn't tell anyone about his private meeting with Mayor Tong.
However, in the following days, he remained very low-key, trying to lower his presence as much as possible.
During this period, he only showed up to attend an offline salon of the Yunhai Chamber of Commerce.
Chairman Gao Zengping was very pleased that Chen Fan could come.
At the meeting, they also gave Chen Fan a lot of face, praising him heartily in front of a group of entrepreneurs.
This salon only had about a dozen people, but they were basically all prominent figures in Yunhai.
Chen Fan's joining as a new face didn't cause any discontent or opposition from anyone.
It's still that phrase, capability.
What capability you have determines what circle you're in.
During private conversations, several entrepreneurs came over to greet Chen Fan proactively, and both sides exchanged business cards.
One fat guy even gave Chen Fan a thumbs up.
"Mr. Chen, you did a great job with the Zhao family matter."
"The Zhao family had been entrenched in Yunhai for so many years, yet you managed to uproot them completely. Heh, I really want to see the expressions on Zhao Wentian and his son's faces right now."
This person's face couldn't hide his excitement, "Back then, I was bullied a lot by the Zhao family. Just the projects in my hands that were snatched away by the Zhao family using various means, there were at least 100 million yuan worth."
"Brother Chen, I have to thank you, haha."
Chen Fan watched this fat guy leave with a wry smile.
It seems no one is a fool. In this Zhao family matter, at least among this group of people, everyone assumed it was his doing.
Chen Fan couldn't be bothered to explain.
His disadvantage was being young, appearing not steady enough.
But through this incident, at least it left an impression on everyone present.
That is, he's ruthless enough, and will definitely retaliate against enemies. So it's best not to provoke him.
With this impression, it could save a lot of trouble in the future.
Moreover, Chen Fan also noticed a phenomenon.
That is, these people were not the kind of nouveau riche who were all talk, only discussing money and women all day.
Their conversation topics were very broad, from the stock market to real estate, from futures to national policies, and they even chatted about some insider gossip and secrets.
As this was Chen Fan's first time attending this salon, he mostly played the role of a listener.
The entire salon activity lasted for more than 3 hours. When it ended, everyone made plans to go play golf, but Chen Fan made an excuse that he wasn't good at it and managed to leave early.
Finally out of the venue, Chen Fan sat in the car and rubbed his temples.
This kind of activity was nice, but the drinking was too much.
When others toast you, you can't refuse.
He had promised Su Ruochu earlier to drink less and try to quit alcohol, but now it seems basically impossible.
Since he's in this circle, there are some rules that must be followed.
"Boss. Where to?"
Knowing Chen Fan would drink today, Feng Pojun came specially to drive for Chen Fan.
"Let's go home."
Chen Fan said casually while rubbing his head.
At this moment, the phone in his pocket vibrated once, with a text message.
Chen Fan took it out and glanced at it casually, somewhat surprised.
He quickly found a number and dialed it.
As soon as the call connected, Chen Fan asked with a smile.
"Hello, you're back?"