301: Chapter 301 The Zhao Family of the Capital

This was a top-tier private club; one couldn't enter without a certain status. If an ordinary person could enter even once, they could brag about it for a lifetime.

Inside the private room, everyone centered around Qin Chuan.

Although Qin Chuan wasn't the oldest there, his status was the most noble. While the others were also considered scions and third-generation members of the Beijing Circle, they were still a bit lacking compared to Qin Chuan.

Everyone looked to Qin Chuan as their leader, showing sufficient respect.

At their level, they knew the importance of connections; naturally, they all scrambled to build a good relationship with Qin Chuan.

"Brother Chuan, I toast to you. Feel free to drink as much as you like!"

One of the scions, without a hint of his usual arrogance, acted completely like a younger brother in front of Qin Chuan. He held his wine glass and drained it in one go.

Qin Chuan wasn't vague either. Although he didn't finish the whole glass, he drank half, which was already giving a lot of face. The scion who toasted felt a bit excited.

"Brother Chuan is so bold!"

The others clapped one after another, saying flattering and fawning words.

Qin Chuan would occasionally participate in gatherings like this; he didn't reject them, as they could at least help build connections and cultivate resources.

As a third-generation member of the family, Qin Chuan knew he couldn't be a lone commander; he had to have a large group of people united around him.

The meal lasted for one or two hours.

Everyone drank to their heart's content, with several empty wine bottles on the table.

After the meal, a scion came over and warmly invited, "Brother Chuan, let's go relax for a bit together later. How about it?"

Every man understood what this so-called "relaxation" meant.

Qin Chuan smiled, "You guys go ahead. I won't be joining. I'll just have some tea with Old Chen."

Having some tea after drinking wasn't bad either.

Qin Chuan wasn't interested in their so-called relaxation. Moreover, for safety's sake, it was better not to go. Being in the system, playing around too wildly wasn't a good thing.

Chairman Chen Zhixun happened to have some matters he wanted to chat with Qin Chuan about, which was also one of his purposes for organizing this gathering tonight. He waved his hand and said, "You guys go play. I'll have tea with Brother Chuan."

Seeing this, several others also wanted to join them for tea, but they could only look at Chairman Chen Zhixun with envy. They knew it was obvious the two of them had things to discuss and didn't want a third person present.

The two found a nice place, sat down, drank tea, and chatted.

First, they chatted for a while about Wanshun County. Zhao Zhixun had invested there, and backed by such a large mine, he had made a fortune. This was his most successful investment since starting his business.

Then, they chatted about some other things before Chairman Chen Zhixun changed the subject. "Brother Chuan, you guys investigated a case in Xilin City a few days ago, and it's been receiving rave reviews online."

As he spoke, he gave a thumbs up.

Qin Chuan smiled, "It was a small matter. An Executive Vice Mayor of Xilin City was too lawless, actually resorting to forceful seizure to take over a perfectly good family business for himself."

Chairman Chen Zhixun looked around and said mysteriously, "Brother Chuan, as far as I know, things aren't that simple."

Seeing him like this, Qin Chuan smiled.

Because of the system's existence, he naturally knew things weren't that simple. He had only stopped where appropriate and hadn't pulled out the deeper things behind it.

Chairman Chen Zhixun was clearly well-intentioned, thinking Qin Chuan didn't know the things behind the scenes. He revealed, "Brother Chuan, it wasn't actually Executive Vice Mayor Zhou Chun who had his eye on the Dongfang Dairy Group, but Zhao Zhijie who took an interest in the company. Executive Vice Mayor Zhou Chun was just a pawn, helping Zhao Zhijie with his business."

Who was Zhao Zhijie?

He was a third-generation member of the Zhao Family of the Capital, known to everyone as "Young Master Zhao."

The Zhao Family was a first-class family in the capital. When the old man of the Zhao Family was around, the Zhao Family could be said to be one of the top-tier families in the capital.

Elder Zhao used to be Elder Qin's partner and served as his deputy. However, the old fellow's health was poor and he passed away several years ago, while Elder Qin has always remained in good health.

With the passing of Elder Zhao, the Zhao Family began to decline, but a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. Even now, they weren't a family that ordinary families could afford to provoke.

In recent years, the Zhao Family had been acting a bit out of line. Elder Qin had even specifically warned them, but the Zhao Family only gave a superficial response while actually continuing to do as they pleased.

"Brother Chuan, the reliability of my information is very high. This was indeed done at the instigation of Zhao Zhijie."

Qin Chuan just smiled.

He knew that Zhao Zhixun telling him this news was out of good intentions.

Initially, he had also wanted to investigate Zhao Zhijie and make the Zhao Family pay a price. However, Elder Qin, seeing that Elder Zhao had once worked with him and being a nostalgic person, decided to let the Zhao Family off for the time being. He personally called the Head of the Zhao Family and gave him a scolding.

"Old Chen, thank you for providing me with this information. However, the Elder said to let them off for now."

Chairman Chen Zhixun said, "What a pity. The people of the Zhao Family are becoming less and less decent. I was still hoping to see them collapse."

Chairman Chen Zhixun was known as "Master Xun" in the Beijing Circle, while Zhao Zhijie was known as "Young Master Zhao." The two were basically on the same level.

The strength of the Chen Family and the Zhao Family was also similar. Being in the same circle, Chairman Chen Zhixun and Zhao Zhijie had had several conflicts, and the two were almost like fire and water.

He had originally wanted to use the Qin Family's hand to deal with the Zhao Family, but he was disappointed. Elder Qin was nostalgic and hadn't taken action for the time being.

Seeing the situation, Zhao Zhixun changed the subject. The two drank tea and chatted for over an hour before leaving separately.

Today was the third day of Qin Chuan's vacation.

Taking advantage of the time, he personally accompanied his wife to the hospital for a check-up. The couple drove a small car with ordinary license plates, which wasn't conspicuous at all.

As expected of a major hospital in the capital, it was crowded with people and cars, almost impassable. Shortly after entering the hospital grounds, Qin Chuan found it completely blocked.

It seemed like there was a car driving against the flow of traffic ahead.

It was already crowded and congested, and yet someone was driving against the traffic. This was too unethical. Qin Chuan felt slightly annoyed.

Zhu Qingxi felt much the same. She glanced at the Porsche driving against the traffic and said dissatisfiedly, "Brother Chuan, there really are all kinds of people. Our appointment with Professor Zhang is at 9:30; we might be late."

Qin Chuan nodded slightly and looked around for a place to park. Soon, a loud commotion came from ahead. The female driver driving against the traffic was very arrogant and loud. Even across two or three cars, Qin Chuan could feel her overbearing attitude.

Zhu Qingxi saw it too and reminded him, "Brother Chuan, something happened. It looks like something happened up ahead."