novelraw Chapter 717 : Ma Xiaoshuai_s All-or-Nothing Gamble
Chapter 717 : Ma Xiaoshuai_s All-or-Nothing Gamble
Chapter 717: Ma Xiaoshuai's All-or-Nothing Gamble
"Where is he?"
"Mao City."
Chen Fan frowned.
Why did he go to the neighboring province?
"How is he doing now?"
"Our people have been following him but haven't made contact yet."
"He came here tracking that Mr. Liu."
"Our people observed that he's been secretly following Mr. Ma, and he also secretly bought a knife which he's hiding on his person."
Chen Fan's brow furrowed.
This kid was indeed planning to take desperate measures.
After a moment's thought, Chen Fan immediately said, "Keep a close eye on him. I'm heading there now."
"Understood."
"If he tries anything reckless, you can reveal yourselves and stop him. Also..."
"That Mr. Liu, have someone watch him closely, don't let him get away."
"Yes, sir."
After hanging up, Chen Fan called Luo Wenjie.
"We've found Xiaoshuai. He's in Mao City."
"I'm getting ready to go there now."
As soon as he heard this, Luo Wenjie said, "I'll go with you."
"Good. Drive directly to my place."
"30 minutes."
After hanging up with Brother Jie, Chen Fan thought for a moment, and finally decided to call Song Linlin.
At this time, she was undoubtedly the one most concerned about Ma Xiaoshuai.
Chen Fan decided to tell her.
"Hello."
"We've found Xiaoshuai. He's in Mao City."
"Is he okay?" Song Linlin asked anxiously.
"He's fine. I'm going to Mao City to bring him back."
"Thank you." Song Linlin's voice was already choked with tears.
"Don't worry. I'll definitely bring him back safely."
"By the way, keep this information to yourself for now. Don't tell auntie yet."
"I understand."
After hanging up, Chen Fan pondered his next steps.
This trip out, he was worried he might not be able to return within a day, and tomorrow was the city's investment promotion conference.
He still hadn't gone to meet with Mayor Tong Haoran.
Chen Fan decided to call Mayor Tong's secretary.
"Hello, Secretary Li."
"It's like this, I need to make an urgent trip out of town."
Hearing this, Secretary Li on the other end of the line immediately became nervous.
"Mr. Chen, this... how can you be going out at a time like this?"
"Mayor Tong has asked for you several times already."
Chen Fan smiled, "Don't worry. I've arranged everything."
"Besides, at such a sensitive time, not meeting with Mayor Tong can only be good for him."
Secretary Li sighed, "While that may be true, still... Mayor Tong wants to hear your thoughts."
Chen Fan smiled, "I don't have any particular thoughts. I'm determined to win this project, no one can take it from me."
Secretary Li sighed, "Can you make it back for tomorrow's conference?"
"I can't guarantee that at the moment."
Hearing this response, Secretary Li's heart nearly stopped.
How could this guy be so unreliable?
If it were anyone else, they would have dropped everything and rushed over as soon as they heard the mayor's summons.
But this guy has repeatedly refused the mayor's invitations.
He's simply a troublemaker.
Seeming to hear the displeasure in Secretary Li's tone, Chen Fan had to explain.
"Secretary Li, please tell Mayor Tong that I will do my utmost to make this project successful. He can rest assured."
"Sigh, let's hope so."
Secretary Li sighed, "Mr. Chen, if you can't secure this project tomorrow, you'd better think about how to explain yourself to Mayor Tong."
After hanging up, Secretary Li shook his head helplessly.
Now it seemed the mayor's choice to cooperate with Chen Fan might be for better or worse.
Taking a deep breath to adjust his mood, Secretary Li steeled himself and went to knock on the door of Mayor Tong's office.
"Come in."
Hearing the response from inside, Secretary Li pushed open the door and entered.
"Mayor, Mr. Chen just called..."
......
Mao City.
Ma Xiaoshuai had been hiding in this old, rundown hotel for 3 days.
He chose this place because Mr. Liu was hiding in the hotel across the street.
That guy was afraid the police might trace him through the guest registration, so he chose a shabby hotel that didn't require ID to check in.
Ma Xiaoshuai had gone to great lengths to find him.
Since then, he had been hiding in this room, secretly monitoring the man's every move.
After his father was seriously injured and fell into a coma, Ma Xiaoshuai didn't go after the ringleaders who had carried out the attack.
He immediately traced it back to Mr. Liu.
Because more than the men who actually did it, he hated this Mr. Liu the most.
If it weren't for this guy setting a trap, his dad wouldn't have ended up like this.
He had already uncovered some information. The leader of the gang that attacked his father was called Old Scar, known as Brother Scar in the underworld. He had over a dozen dump trucks under his control and usually made his living by cheating and robbing others of their earthmoving business.
This Mr. Liu was actually in cahoots with Old Scar.
They had long had their eyes on his father's business, which is why they set this trap, intending to snatch away his father's voice in Yunhai.
Ma Xiaoshuai glanced at the dagger he had bought yesterday.
A glint of determination flashed in his eyes.
Old Scar had fled, his whereabouts currently unknown.
But this Mr. Liu must pay the price.
Compared to Old Scar who did the dirty work directly, this two-faced Mr. Liu was even more hateful.
He deserved to pay an even greater price.
For the past two days, he had been observing Mr. Liu's movements, learning his routines.
The guy seemed to be waiting for something, though it wasn't clear if he was waiting for someone or for a ferry departure.
However, Ma Xiaoshuai no longer cared.
Tonight, he had decided to make his move.
A big shot businessman hiding in such a run-down hotel couldn't possibly stay put for long.
Ma Xiaoshuai knew that every night, the man would sneak out of the hotel and go to a bar three streets away to have fun.
Last night, he even brought two heavily made-up women back to the hotel.
Tonight, if he dared to show his face again, Ma Xiaoshuai would send him to meet his maker.
Ma Xiaoshuai reached for the hamburger beside him and started eating in big bites.
After eating two hamburgers to fill his stomach and taking a few sips of his drink, Ma Xiaoshuai got up and picked up the dagger lying nearby, gently wiping it with a tissue.
After cleaning the dagger, he glanced at the sky. It was completely dark now.
At this moment, the lights suddenly went out in the fourth-floor room of the hotel across the street.
Ma Xiaoshuai's expression changed slightly. He immediately stood up, hiding the dagger on his person.
He turned off the lights and left the room.
After going downstairs, Ma Xiaoshuai got into his car.
Sure enough, after a while, Mr. Liu appeared downstairs.
Not choosing to make his move here, Ma Xiaoshuai slowly started the car, following the man all the way to the bar several streets away.
Parking the car by the roadside, he watched Mr. Liu enter the bar with his own eyes.
In a one-on-one confrontation, Ma Xiaoshuai wasn't confident enough to succeed in one strike.
So he was waiting for an opportunity, waiting for the man to come out of the bar drunk.
At that time, the guy's strength and alertness would be at their lowest.
It would also be when Ma Xiaoshuai's chances of success were highest.
Turning off the engine and the car lights, Ma Xiaoshuai concealed himself in the darkness, slowly closing his eyes to rest.
This time, he was putting everything on the line.
He wanted to make the other party understand that the Ma family was not to be trifled with so easily.