At this time, I suddenly realized that my attitude was not right. She naturally didn''t know what I felt about Qiutong. I was worried about her personal affairs. Of course, she felt that it was incomprehensible. After all, in her mind, my relationship with her was just the most common friend. Why should I ask her about her personal affairs so reluctantly.


    Besides, she''s upset now, and my attitude will naturally annoy her.


    I understand Qiu Tong''s mentality, silently endured Qiu Tong''s anger, not angry, and did not continue to ask. I didn''t speak any more, trying to figure out the meaning of Qiutong''s words, but I couldn''t figure out what happened.


    After a while, Qiu Tong turned his head and looked at me, and his voice softened: "I''m sorry, I was impulsive just now. I shouldn''t be angry with you Please forgive me


    I said: "nothing, I did not care, I know you are in a bad mood, I just want to help you care about you, want to make you happy."


    "Why do you care about me?" Qiu Tong looked at my concerned eyes with a sudden sense of loss and trance. She seemed to be examining me and thinking about something. After a while, she laughed bitterly: "thank you for your kindness. Really, thank you very much No one can help me with my business. Now, I just want to be quiet for a while. "


    I nodded: "well..."


    Qiu Tong took a long breath, then turned his head and looked out of the window in a daze.


    I know that although the relationship between Qiutong and me is getting closer and closer, she just treats me as a friend, an ordinary good friend. Her thoughts will not be told to me. Our relationship is far from that level.


    I feel uneasy, but I can''t dare to disturb her and ask her again.


    After arriving in ningzhou, Qiutong went directly to the airport and flew back to Xinghai, while I went to ningzhou daily alone in the afternoon to complete the investigation and study task arranged by Qiutong.


    After dinner, I received a call from Haizhu, asking me to meet at a music bar in the northeast corner of Tianyi Square at 9 pm.


    I know that Haizhu is going to have a formal conversation with me. I don''t know what she is going to say or what important things she is going to tell me.


    Let me see the time. It''s just after 7 o''clock. It''s still early.


    I stood at the window of the hotel room, looking at the city with bright lights under the night, thinking about the sea of stars thousands of miles away, thinking about Qiutong who didn''t know where and what he was doing. I was very worried and worried


    At this time, my phone rang again, I saw that it was Lao Qin, busy answering, Lao Qin''s voice sounded very low on the phone.


    "Brother Yi, in ningzhou?"


    "Yes, Lao Qin, where are you?" I said.


    "Ningzhou!"


    "Well Can I help you? " I said.


    "Well..." Lao Qin said, "do you remember the gambler who came to the casino the other day and asked me to check the details?"


    Lao Qin was talking about Duan Xinglong. My heart jumped and I said, "remember, what happened?"


    "I''ve found out about him." Lao Qin''s voice was a little uncertain.


    "Oh..." My heart beat faster. Lao Qin found out the details of Duan Xianglong and called me. What do you mean? Is it


    "His name is Duan Xianglong, isn''t he?" Lao Qin said.


    "Yes I swallowed a mouthful of saliva.


    "You know him, don''t you?" Said Lao Qin.


    "Well..." My heart continues to beat faster.


    "Well, do you know why I''m calling you today?" Lao Qin said.


    "You - you say?" My voice is a little hoarse, and I''m a little nervous. I don''t know what details Lao Qin inquired about Duan Xianglong. I don''t know what other things Lao Qin knew about me when he inquired about Duan Xianglong. What''s more, I don''t know what intention Lao Qin called me.


    I held my breath and waited for Lao Qin to continue.


    "Don''t worry, brother. Listen to me slowly." "After the boss told me to investigate Duan Xianglong''s details, I have conducted a detailed investigation on him through some channels these days," Lao Qin said.


    "This man really has some family background. He is engaged in foreign trade. He is mainly engaged in the export of small commodities. He has his own foreign trade company. The company''s address is near Tianyi Square. The former company''s address was not here, and his family background is not as solid as it is now. However, since the second half of last year, his business has developed rapidly and become more and more prosperous. Now his family property is more than 8 digits. ”


    "Oh..." I should say that Duan Xianglong made his fortune just after my company went bankrupt.


    "Do you know why Duan Xianglong suddenly started to make a fortune?" Lao Qin said.


    "I don''t know!" I said.


    "Because --" old Qin Dun: "because the strongest competitor before him suddenly fell down It turns out that all the competitors'' customers were dragged by him. "


    "Oh..." My heart filled with unspeakable taste.


    "Do you know why his competitor suddenly fell down?" Said Lao Qin.


    "I don''t know!" I said dryly, "maybe it''s the mismanagement of the competitor?"Lao Qin said: "this is just one of the reasons, or the internal reason. The external reason is that Duan Xianglong seized the defects and weaknesses of his competitors'' operation and management, took advantage of the loopholes in his operation, exploited the loopholes in his operation, and used sinister means behind his back to sneak in the black hand. This is the fatal factor for the sudden collapse of the competitor


    "That competitor is Duan Xianglong''s university classmate. On the surface, their relationship is very good, but in the shopping mall, they are dead. Not only in the shopping mall, but also in the love field, they are the enemy. Duan Xianglong not only defeated his competitors by insidious means, but also And took the woman from the competition. "


    Hearing this, my brain was dizzy. Was Duan Xianglong''s ghost responsible for the collapse of my enterprise and the departure of Donger? What sinister means did Duan Xianglong take to bring me down? And what measures were taken to take Dong''Er away from me?


    "He How did he do it? " I said incoherently.


    Lao Qin said: "I don''t understand business. I can''t say that well. However, the message I got was that first, I bribed the internal staff of competitors to steal business secrets, so as to obtain the bottom line of competitors'' quotations and win away a large number of customers through price war; second, I used despicable means to cut off the capital chain of competitors, so that competitors could not obtain funds in time; third, I used despicable means to cut off the capital chain of competitors Come on, or cut off the supply channels of competitors by shady means


    "As for the specific means, I don''t know yet. What''s more, when his competitor was in a dead end, he didn''t know what means he used to take away his competitor''s girlfriend


    "The purpose of his capture of his competitor''s girlfriend is to take revenge on his competitor and bring him down in business and love Now, he is in love and shopping malls. He spends all day playing with women. "


    I was stunned and speechless for a long time. For a long time, I said, "well What''s the matter with him and the woman? "


    "Well, I don''t know yet." Lao Qin said: "however, Duan Xianglong is now overjoyed and set foot in the casinos, but the casinos are beginning to be dissatisfied. A few days ago, he lost 800000 yuan in one night and vomited out all the money he won in the previous games This guy is crazy now. Now he''s soaking in the casino and wants to make a new copy. The woman around him has changed another one. "


    My body kept shaking and I couldn''t speak.


    "Brother, the defeated competitor, I think you should know who it is?" Lao Qin said.


    "Lao Qin, you You know that. " My voice is weak.


    "I didn''t know before, but now that I know, I know that you used to be a powerful figure in ningzhou''s business, a small boss who used to be in the ascendant." "In fact, I have long doubted your past. I have always doubted your past experience and identity. Today, I know it by asking Duan Xianglong unintentionally," Lao Qin said


    "Lao Qin, you What are you going to do? Are you going to tell boss Li all this? " My voice is getting weaker.


    "Do you want me to tell an outsider about you and boss Li?" Lao Qin said.


    "No!" I said.


    "Why do you ask me this question?" Lao Qin said, "if I plan to tell others, will I still call you?"


    "Thank you Thank you, Qin I said.


    Lao Qin said, "I''m calling you today just to tell you this, so that you can see through the true face of your college classmate, and let you know how your enterprise ended.


    "I can see that my brother is a talented and capable person, but it''s only in business. In terms of doing things and mixing with the society, my brother is still a little naive. In society, just having business ability is not enough. I have to have a few more hearts to learn how to prevent people. It''s not necessary to have the heart of harming people, it''s not necessary to have the heart of preventing people


    "In society, when you should be cruel, you should be cruel. You have a kind heart to treat others, pity your opponent, and don''t pay attention to guard against villains. However, your opponent won''t let you go. If you are careless, you will fall into the trap of your opponent and be used by your opponent


    "Of course, being exploited by others also shows that you still have weaknesses in your business. For example, you lack strategic bearing and awareness, only focus on tactics instead of strategy, have no long-term vision, have no macro awareness, and have not done a good job in macro management and coordination. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the opponent to exploit the loophole Of course, this is just my guess, not necessarily correct. "


    Lao Qin''s guess just hit my crux, which is very similar to Liu Yue''s point of view.


    Once again, I sincerely thank Lao Qin.


    "Don''t worry, brother. When I report to boss Li about Duan Xianglong, I won''t mention you. I know what to say and what not to say!" Lao Qin said.


    "Well..."


    "Brother, it doesn''t matter if a person fails to fall. It''s not terrible. What''s terrible is that he doesn''t know why he will fall. It''s the most terrible thing if he can''t find the cause of failure." Lao Qin said: "I admire my younger brother''s behavior and work, and I admire your talent and ability. I think that in time, I will rise up again in Dongshan, and I will be better and more successful than before."


    "Well..."Young people should be ambitious and have the courage and spirit that can''t be defeated by any difficulties. When they fall down, they can''t stand up again. They can''t admit defeat or be discouraged at any time. They should be determined to be heroes and bear, "Lao Qin said." the most terrible thing for a person is not to be defeated by others, but to be defeated by himself I believe that my eyes are right. I believe that my brother is a hero, not a bear. "


    Lao Qin encouraged me with his provocation.


    After talking to Lao Qin, I felt very upset and could not calm down. I stood at the window smoking one cigarette after another, pondering over what Lao Qin and I said