The other end of the phone was a long silence.
Then came He Yaoming’s deeper voice.
"Lin Yi, I’m making this call and giving you plenty of respect! Don’t disrespect me!"
"Elder He, listen to my advice. If you still want to enjoy your retirement peacefully, just stay at home, have some tea, and go fishing. If I let you threaten me, I wouldn’t be standing here today."
Lin Yi was not angry, his tone was calm, and even had a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Besides them two, you also have a daughter who, in just two years, turned a near-defunct company into one valued at trillions. You know better than me what’s going on inside. Now I am leaving you one chance, don’t be ignorant. If one day I’m in a bad mood, not only her, but even you will be investigated. Know when to stop, and leave yourself some dignity."
"We’ll see!"
He Yaoming hung up the phone.
Lin Yi didn’t think much of it, put the phone aside, and prepared to wash up.
"Someone called you to plead a case?"
Yan Ci stood by and asked.
Lin Yi nodded, "I anticipated it long ago."
"In such a big matter, the person pleading must be very formidable."
"Indeed, but don’t worry about it," Lin Yi said:
"If anyone’s pleading could work, then I wouldn’t need to do my job."
"Will it affect your future development?"
"Definitely not," Lin Yi said:
"From your perspective, these people are unreachable, but in reality, they’re just a bunch of nobodies."
Hiss—
Yan Ci took a deep breath.
She had long known that her life trajectory couldn’t compare to Lin Yi’s.
But at this moment, she truly felt what an uneven world means.
When she invited He Shudong for dinner, she had to be polite and smile.
Yet Lin Yi gave no face to those of higher ranks, the difference in ranks was truly enormous.
Luckily, he’s her man, thinking about it still feels quite fortunate.
"What are your plans later?"
Yan Ci asked while combing her hair.
"I need to get back to a meeting, then there won’t be much to do."
"Let’s act separately," Yan Ci said: "Handle your main business first."
"After I’m done, I’ll come looking for you."
"I said, handle your main business first," Yan Ci smiled at Lin Yi:
"There’s plenty of time ahead, we’re not going to be out of touch, but be careful, I’ve seen the injury on you."
Lin Yi smiled, patted Yan Ci’s head, and didn’t say anything more.
After tidying up, the two went to eat something and then went their separate ways.
Lin Yi returned to the Central Guards Brigade and met Liu Hong.
"Kid, you did another great job, destroying God’s Army’s base, a big accomplishment."
"It can’t be considered my credit, the work was done by Group 2 and Group 4."
Liu Hong smiled, lit a cigarette, and turned to close the door.
"You caught He family’s two sons?"
"You know about that?"
"Elder Lu informed me, and the He family called me this morning."
Lin Yi laughed, slyly asked:
"Did that old thing threaten you?"
"I’m the director of the Central Guards Brigade, with my rank, they wouldn’t dare threaten," Liu Hong said:
"But their attitude wasn’t good, lucky Elder Lu informed me beforehand, or I wouldn’t know how to handle it."
"Seems like the He family still has some influence."
"Do you remember Zhao Mo, whose leg was broken by you?"
"I remember, what’s up."
"Their family powers were similar, but after your actions, their influence diminished, and the He family is also on the decline."
"Turns out they’re in cahoots, no wonder my father-in-law told me not to give them face."