SRGA Chapter 44: Three Men Conspire Against Lin Tian
"I've seen Lin Tian. He went to Bingning Company. He looks so ordinary, yet Bingning actually chose him. Damn!"
Guo Liang gritted his teeth, while Li Feng and He Yuhao felt relieved to see him express his frustration.
The blow wasn't just on them; the pain seemed to have been transferred to a certain extent.
"Let's order first," Li Feng suggested, and the three quickly placed their orders.
"Guo, we're competitors, but given the current situation, Lin Tian has become Luo Bingning's boyfriend. We need to unite and drive him away first," Li Feng said solemnly.
Guo Liang nodded. "Li, He, did you both fail? Let's share our experiences and come up with a plan."
Li Feng's face darkened. "They're living together. Some time ago, they went to watch a movie together, and I followed them."
"I wanted to threaten Lin Tian to leave, but Bingning found out. She said if we continue, she'll ruin our Li family."
Guo Liang's expression changed. "They're living together?"
He Yuhao added, "With the size of the Luo family, if Bingning really goes against your Li family, you'll have a hard time."
The Li family had assets of three to five billion, while the Luo family had several hundred billion. The difference was two orders of magnitude!
If the Luo family simply issued a statement, it would have a significant impact on the Li family.
"Yeah, they're living together."
"I even tried offering Lin Tian money to leave, but he didn't agree even when I offered a million."
Li Feng said solemnly.
Guo Liang frowned. He hadn't known that Luo Bingning and Lin Tian were already living together, and it made him feel uneasy.
Of course, if he had the chance to pursue Luo Bingning, he would still do it.
Even if Lin Tian and Luo Bingning had been intimate, compared to the Luo family's billions, these were just minor issues.
"He Yuhao, what about you?"
Guo Liang looked at He Yuhao.
He Yuhao frowned. "Today, I followed Lin Tian and his group to a restaurant where there was a guqin. I played 'Feng Qiu Huang.'"
"Lin Tian also played it, and his skill was slightly better than mine."
Guo Liang was astonished. He knew He Yuhao was a talented scholar at Peking University, with a high musical talent. Yet he was outplayed by Lin Tian?
Li Feng furrowed his brow. "The private detective I hired clearly found out that Lin Tian's parents are ordinary farmers. He shouldn't have the means to afford this."
Studying music was quite expensive, especially to reach a high level. Each lesson cost a lot.
"Wait a minute, isn't Lin Tian driving a BMW X5?"
"If he can afford such a car, his family's financial situation should be decent, right?"
Guo Liang asked with confusion.
Li Feng shook his head. "His family definitely can't afford it. His father is a carpenter, earning a bit of money as a daily wage worker in the countryside, about over two hundred yuan a day."
"This kind of work isn't always available. Plus, the income from farming is meager. Their family barely gets by, with an annual income of only thirty thousand yuan."
"His car is probably bought by Luo Bingning."
Guo Liang and He Yuhao listened with a heavy heart.
One spent a lot of time pursuing Luo Bingning in university, and the other pursued her within the company, but they gained nothing.
Wanting to spend money on Luo Bingning, yet she wouldn't accept it. But she bought Lin Tian a car worth hundreds of thousands.
"Damn!"
Guo Liang cursed.
"We must find a way to deal with him. Even if we can't win Luo Bingning, we can't let Lin Tian take advantage."
Li Feng and He Yuhao nodded.
Li Feng said, "We can only use legitimate means. If we resort to dirty tricks, Luo Bingning might not go easy on us."
They all had substantial assets in their families. If they were reckless and got targeted by the Luo family, their families could go bankrupt, and they would be desperate.
"He Yuhao, you're a talented scholar. What do you think?"
"How can we openly target Lin Tian? It would be best to make them break up, and Luo Bingning might still owe us a favor."
Guo Liang looked to He Yuhao for advice.
He Yuhao thought for a moment. "We need to dig up dirt on Lin Tian or find evidence that he deliberately approached Luo Bingning."
Li Feng sighed lightly. "He deliberately approached her, isn't that obvious? Unfortunately, Luo Bingning, a talented woman, is blinded by love."
"I wonder what methods Lin Tian used to enchant Luo Bingning."
Guo Liang added, "I have another piece of information I forgot to mention. Do you know Tianmu Group? It's controlled by the Qiao family."
Li Feng and He Yuhao nodded.
Ordinary people wouldn't pay attention to such things, but they had considerable assets, so they needed to pay attention to more information.
"Qiao Ziming of Tianmu Group also has intentions toward Luo Bingning."
Li Feng and He Yuhao frowned silently.
Another competitor had emerged.
But having one more Qiao Ziming wasn't a big problem.
Among those pursuing Luo Bingning, there were many who were more prominent than Qiao Ziming, and some weren't even aware of the situation. Others, confident in their status, wouldn't easily take action. In their eyes, Lin Tian was just a nobody.
The Luo family wouldn't agree to Lin Tian marrying Luo Bingning.
If they intervened now to stop Luo Bingning from pursuing true love, they might disgust her, which would lower their chances of success.
As long as they eventually succeeded and gained the Luo family's assets, whether or not Luo Bingning had been intimate with Lin Tian wouldn't matter to them.
"Guo, do you want to involve him too?"
"I don't think it's appropriate."
"Qiao's family has billions of assets, and they're not on the same level as us."
"If he joins us, our chances of success will be greatly reduced. When we have something to discuss, will he follow our lead?"
Li Feng shook his head, and He Yuhao also refused.
"You make sense."
"Let's go with He's suggestion. Let's try to find dirt on Lin Tian. Should we hire a more competent private detective?"
Guo Liang asked.
He Yuhao and Li Feng nodded.
They quickly made arrangements. Each of them contributed one hundred thousand yuan, totaling three hundred thousand, to hire a skilled private detective for the investigation.
If the detective found significant information, they could pay more.
"Li Feng, you should find someone reliable this time."
"And, make it clear to them that the investigation must stay within the boundaries of the law. Otherwise, we might get into trouble."
He Yuhao instructed Li Feng.
Li Feng had more experience in handling such matters than them.
"I know."
"I know a very capable private detective. Regardless of
whether we find anything, her starting fee is one hundred thousand."
"If Lin Tian has any dirt, she'll definitely uncover it."
Li Feng said confidently.
"Should you contact her now?"
Guo Liang asked.
Li Feng made the call, and after half a minute, someone answered, "Li Feng, don't bother me with trivial matters."
"Uh, Sister Yao, this time it's a big deal."
"Thirty thousand. Help me investigate someone. We need concrete dirt on him, and if it's valuable, we'll pay more."
Li Feng quickly explained.
On the other end of the phone, Yao Hong's eyes lit up. "Interesting. Transfer thirty thousand to me, and I'll do my best to investigate for half a month."
"If I don't find anything in half a month, the thirty thousand won't be refunded."
Li Feng quickly transferred the money to Yao Hong.
Guo Liang smiled. "I've heard of this Yao Hong. She's a very capable private detective. If she's involved, there shouldn't be any problems."
"As long as Lin Tian has dirt, she'll almost certainly find it."
"Guo, you want to get him involved too?"
"I don't think it's appropriate."
"Qiao's family has billions of assets, and they're not on the same level as us."
"If he joins us, our chances of success will be greatly reduced. When we have something to discuss, will he follow our lead?"
Li Feng shook his head, and He Yuhao also refused.
"You make sense."
"Let's go with He's suggestion. Let's try to find dirt on Lin Tian. Should we hire a more competent private detective?"
Guo Liang asked.
He Yuhao and Li Feng nodded.
They quickly made arrangements. Each of them contributed one hundred thousand yuan, totaling three hundred thousand, to hire a skilled private detective for the investigation.
If the detective found significant information, they could pay more.
"Li Feng, you should find someone reliable this time."
"And, make it clear to them that the investigation must stay within the boundaries of the law. Otherwise, we might get into trouble."
He Yuhao instructed Li Feng.
Li Feng had more experience in handling such matters than them.
"I know."
"I know a very capable private detective. Regardless of whether we find anything, her starting fee is one hundred thousand."
"If Lin Tian has any dirt, she'll definitely uncover it."
Li Feng said confidently.
"Should you contact her now?"
Guo Liang asked.
Li Feng made the call, and after half a minute, someone answered, "Li Feng, don't bother me with trivial matters."
"Uh, Sister Yao, this time it's a big deal."
"Thirty thousand. Help me investigate someone. We need concrete dirt on him, and if it's valuable, we'll pay more."
Li Feng quickly explained.
On the other end of the phone, Yao Hong's eyes lit up. "Interesting. Transfer thirty thousand to me, and I'll do my best to investigate for half a month."
"If I don't find anything in half a month, the thirty thousand won't be refunded."
Li Feng quickly transferred the money to Yao Hong.
Guo Liang smiled. "I've heard of this Yao Hong. She's a very capable private detective. If she's involved, there shouldn't be any problems."
"As long as Lin Tian has dirt, she'll almost certainly find it."