"Don't tell me they refused the loan?"
"Nephew, that's enough," Li Rongjun whispered.
"I'm not saying much. Aren't we just having a normal conversation?"
"Fine, you're clever. I'd like to see just who gets the last laugh."
Li Hengyuan lit another cigarette, trying to hide his awkwardness by fiddling with his phone.
BZZT BZZT BZZT—
Just then, Li Hengyuan's phone started buzzing.
"It's Brother Zhang calling."
"Didn't you just call him? Did he find something out this quickly?" Cui Jialing said.
"Usually, the results only come back this fast if there's an obvious problem. Let me see what's going on."
With that, Li Hengyuan answered the phone.
"Brother Zhang, did you find something?"
"Li Hengyuan, are you out of your goddamn mind? You asked me to investigate *him*?"
"Huh?"
Li Hengyuan grew tense from being yelled at. "What's wrong?"
