173: Chapter 173 Waiting to see the show

Upon seeing such a beautiful girl, Jin Rifei walked straight over without a second thought.

It wasn't until he sat down at the table that he noticed Qin Chuan beside the beautiful girl. He felt annoyed, thinking, "Damn it, why is it this kid again?"

Back in high school, he had pursued Xiao Chuyi, but she hadn't given him the time of day; the goddess only had eyes for Qin Chuan.

Even now, he continued to pursue her relentlessly, but Xiao Chuyi still hadn't given him a single chance.

What made it even harder for him to accept was that Qin Chuan had actually found a girlfriend even more beautiful than Xiao Chuyi.

His gaze upon Zhu Qingxi was undisguised and filled with a strong desire for possession, which would make any girl uncomfortable.

Zhu Qingxi frowned, "Brother Chuan, let's change tables."

Qin Chuan glanced at Jin Rifei and nodded, "Alright, let's go over there."

The two stood up, preparing to move to the neighboring table, but to their surprise, Jin Rifei wouldn't have it, saying arrogantly, "Beauty, you're leaving the moment I sit down? You're not giving me, Jin Rifei, any face!"

Qin Chuan finally couldn't hold back, "Is that how you stare at a girl? Your face is worth nothing, do you really think you're some big shot?"

"Good, very good, you've got guts!" Jin Rifei threatened, "Qin Chuan, do you think this is still school? This is society now, and I have a hundred ways to deal with you."

Lin Jiang, who was nearby, gently tugged at Qin Chuan, worried that he might suffer a loss. Throughout Wanshun County, Jin Rifei had a notorious reputation, with connections in both the underworld and the establishment, and the things he did were never anything good.

A mere Jin Rifei, what was he worth?

Qin Chuan gave Lin Jiang a "don't worry" look, then said, "Jin Rifei, back in school, I could suppress you, and it's the same now. You can't turn the tables."

"Fine, then just wait and see," Jin Rifei threatened.

Eating at the same table as such a person was just disgusting, so Qin Chuan took Zhu Qingxi by the hand and went to the table next to them.

Lin Jiang and a few others quickly followed. They had good relationships with Qin Chuan back in high school. Meanwhile, Jin Rifei was surrounded by a few people who were fawning over him with flattering expressions.

"Brother Fei, we can't let it go like this. In Wanshun County, who dares to make you lose face like that!"

Jin Rifei turned his head to look at Zhu Qingxi's beautiful figure, his heart burning with desire. "Damn it, this girl is too beautiful; I must get my hands on her."

"You're right. It's been a long time since anyone dared to act like that in front of me in Wanshun County. Now, watch how I deal with him."

As for Qin Chuan's table.

Lin Jiang was the most worried and kept reminding him, "Qin Chuan, you need to be careful. It's best if you leave Wanshun County as soon as possible. Jin Rifei is not someone to be trifled with. I heard that not long ago, someone offended him, and he took people to beat them until they were crippled, and in the end, nothing happened to him."

"Linzi, don't worry. A small fry like Jin Rifei is nothing. Come, let's drink and eat."

The food arrived, and everyone drank and ate, gradually shifting the topic to interesting stories from their high school days.

Midway through the banquet, Qin Chuan clearly heard Jin Rifei answer a phone call, which seemed to be from one of his subordinates.

The gist was that a batch of cooking oil needed to be transported, and it was quite urgent, but those tanker trucks had just finished transporting kerosene and hadn't been cleaned yet. Cleaning them all would take several hours.

Jin Rifei spoke loudly, without any attempt to hide it, cursing at his subordinate, "Why clean them? It's a waste of money and time! Just go and load the cooking oil and hurry up and deliver it. Don't waste time."

"But..."

"There's no 'but.' Do it like this from now on. It's all oil, what's the difference? Just do as I say."

Qin Chuan heard it clearly and chuckled. This was an opportunity to use this to deal with Jin Rifei.

"Qingxi, I'm going to the restroom. I'll be back soon."

"Mm, go ahead."

Using the excuse of going to the restroom, Qin Chuan went outside the banquet hall and called Governor Zhou Yuan. He specifically reported the issue of chemical oil and cooking oil being mixed in Wanshun County and that the tanker trucks were not being cleaned at all, specifically naming Jin Rifei's family business.

Governor Zhou Yuan took it very seriously and stated clearly over the phone that he would personally look into this matter.

After finishing the call, Qin Chuan returned to his seat in a good mood, waiting to see the show.

About ten or twenty minutes later, as the banquet was nearing its end and some people were starting to leave, Jin Rifei received a call.

After finishing the call, his whole demeanor changed completely. He looked a bit panicked and hurriedly stood up to leave.

Noticing this, Qin Chuan smiled.

There was no need to think twice; it must be that Governor Zhou had intervened, and the relevant departments had taken action to investigate Jin Rifei's family business.

That was indeed the case, exactly as expected.

Jin Rifei's family's tanker trucks had just been filled with cooking oil and hadn't even left Wanshun County when they were intercepted by officials from the relevant departments for a series of inspections.

Not only did they take samples to test for chemical oil residue, but they also checked their transport qualifications, whether the vehicles were dedicated solely to that purpose, and so on.

Because the Governor had personally inquired about it, the matter was handled very strictly. If it were any other time, they might have turned a blind eye and let it pass.

Jin Rifei received the call and rushed over in a hurry.

Even though he usually acted like a big shot, in front of government departments, he had to play the subservient role and didn't dare to show any temper.

Putting on a smiling face and pulling out cigarettes, Jin Rifei asked cautiously and tentatively, "Section Chief Liu, what's going on here?"

He knew the leader, Section Chief Liu, and even went up to him quietly and said, "Section Chief Liu, we aren't transporting any contraband; it's just cooking oil. We've always transported it this way. Please be lenient, and the kickbacks won't be lacking."

As he spoke, he unzipped his bag and took out a thick stack of cash, "This is just a small token of appreciation for the brothers to have some tea."

To his surprise, Section Chief Liu looked stern and official, "What are you doing? Openly bribing a state official!"

"Detain all the vehicles and people, and investigate them thoroughly!"

Seeing this, Jin Rifei felt that something was wrong. A thought popped into his mind: "Someone must be intentionally targeting me behind the scenes."

And to use such methods, it must be someone within the system, or at least someone with very strong connections within the system. Who could it be?

Jin Rifei could only watch helplessly as his vehicles and people were detained, sweat breaking out on his forehead. Since he couldn't handle Section Chief Liu and his team, he could only make phone call after phone call, looking for connections.

However, it was useless. The few friends he knew within the system all shied away, not daring to get involved in this matter at all, as if they were worried about getting burned.

What made him even more frustrated was that the dozen or so dump trucks under his family's company were also investigated, and a series of problems were found, leading to all of them being detained.