Chapter 3142

Chapter 1263 - Worn-out

"Say that again!"

Shen Jiucheng seemed to have misheard his words, and he found it hard to believe his own ears.

Shen Jiande said, "Mayor Zhao did not deny it. Patriarch, what's going on? This rumor is very unfavorable for our Shen family. Is someone targeting our Shen family? "

On the other side, Shen Jiancheng no longer had the mood to listen to what Shen Jiande had to say. All he could think of was what Shen Jiande had said just now, but Mayor Zhao did not deny it!

This … How is that possible?!

It was true that the Shen family and Mayor Zhao did not have much interaction. At the time, Shen Jicheng thought Mayor Zhao was avoiding suspicion and would not get too close to the Shen family, at least on the surface.

Shen Jicheng also believed that since there was a relationship with the Tong Family, and Mayor Zhao was an official in the Tong Family, even if the Shen Family didn't do anything, he would still take care of them.

This was indeed the case.

In the past two years, the reason why the Shen family was able to develop so quickly was because there were very few officials who would look for trouble, and even fewer officials who dared to come to the Shen Corporation to seek benefits was because of Mayor Zhao's secret care.

That was why the Shen family was able to enter the real estate market. For example, this piece of land in the West Bay was the latest goal of the Shen family, and the location and area of the land was very suitable for them. Especially in a second-tier city like Lan Jiang, as long as they built a house, they would not have to worry about selling it.

But what Shen Jicheng never expected was that there were rumors that the Shen family and the Tong family had nothing to do with each other. Furthermore, Mayor Zhao did not deny it!

He didn't deny it. Even if he didn't confirm it himself, it was enough to prove that there were too many problems.

This meant that Mayor Zhao, with his official status, had disguised himself to tell the public that there was no relationship between the Shen and Tong Families. This was too serious, and too deadly!

"This is really …"

Shen Jiusheng was like an ant on a hot pan, his entire being became extremely anxious.

If the rumors spread that the Shen family and the Tong family were not related, then it would be a huge blow to the Shen family.

Shen Jicheng was clearer than anyone else, why did the Shen family dare to enter the real estate market these two years? Real estate was something that could not be played without the support of the authorities. If one entered the real estate market as soon as they thought they had money, there would be people who would teach them how to be a good person!

The reason why the Shen family dared to enter the real estate market was due to their relationship with the Tong family and Mayor Zhao.

But now, this relationship was about to be lost.

Then …

In the past two years, the Shen Group had entered the real estate market. What would happen to the Shen Group if they offended their compet.i.tors, as well as those officials who coveted for the Shen Group?

For no reason at all, the bid was not qualified. There was not even an explanation. This was most likely a sign!

Then, what kind of fate would await the Shen Clan?

Thinking of this, Shen Jiucheng's back was covered in cold sweat.

"No, we can't go on like this. Otherwise, the Shen family will definitely be in big trouble." Shen Jicheng could no longer sit still. He quickly picked up his phone and was about to leave when he suddenly received a call from his secretary.

"Chairman, we just received another call from the bank. They said that our loan is about to expire soon, so they came to remind us in advance to let us be ready to repay the debt." the secretary said.

"Which bank?" Shen Jiucheng asked.

"Lan Jiang Development Bank." the secretary said.

When Shen Jicheng heard this, his heart skipped a beat. Trouble had arrived.

He realized that his premonition was not wrong. Trouble had really arrived. Moreover, this was only the beginning. Trouble was not only limited to this!

He couldn't wait any longer!

Shen Jicheng muttered to himself, and said in a deep voice, "If anyone else calls again to demand more money, you can tell them, my Shen Group will definitely return the loan as scheduled!"

The secretary agreed and then asked, "But Chairman, we still need to bid for the land in the West Bay. If we pay those banks back, we won't be able to bid anymore."

"I know!"

Shen Jicheng became a little agitated and impatiently said, "Just do as I say, and do your job well!"

The secretary quickly said, "Yes, Chairman."

Shen Jiucheng hung up the phone and walked out hurriedly.

… ….

In the city's main courtyard.

If he wanted to come to the city government in the past, he would drive his car in directly. But today, he told the driver to park outside the courtyard and walk into the city government's courtyard.

However, Shen Jicheng didn't immediately go to Mayor Zhao. Instead, he first went to the mayor's office.

"Dean Chang, is Mayor Zhao in?" Shen Jicheng was looking for the office manager, who was also Mayor Zhao's butler.

"Chief Shen, you came at the wrong time. Mayor Zhao went to inspect the place." Dean Chang shook his head.

Shen Jiucheng quickly asked, "Then … When will Mayor Zhao return? "

Dean Chang shook his head. "That's hard to say. He might be able to come back before work, but it might take two or three days. That depends on how well the inspection is going."

Shen Jiucheng became anxious, "It takes two to three days? Dean Chang, where did Mayor Zhao go to investigate? "

Dean Chang said, "Chief Shen, I'm very sorry. I can't tell you that."

Shen Jicheng immediately realized that he had taken the risk and hurriedly explained, "Dean Chang, please don't misunderstand. I had an urgent matter to discuss with Mayor Zhao, so I didn't say anything. Dean Chang, if Mayor Zhao returns, please let me know, okay?"

Dean Chang nodded. "No problem."

"Thank you, Dean Chang." Shen Jiucheng said politely.

"I'm fine." Dean Chang smiled.

When Shen Jicheng saw his att.i.tude, he bitterly smiled in his heart. He got up and said goodbye, but in his heart, he understood that the rumors were not groundless, and this could be seen from Dean Chang's att.i.tude.

This was because this Dean Chang was not only the director of the government office, but also Mayor Zhao's trusted aide. His att.i.tude was very much like Mayor Zhao's att.i.tude.

"What the h.e.l.l is going on?!" Walking out of the city compound, Shen Jiucheng was extremely anxious, but he could not understand why such rumors would appear for no reason at all.

Just thinking about the terrifying consequences of such rumors, Shen Jiucheng felt his scalp tingle.

Although he said it was easy for the secretary, he knew in his heart that if the Shen Corporation were to repay the loan from the bank, they definitely wouldn't be able to compete for the land in the West Bay.

More importantly, if he repaid the loan from Lan Jiang Development Bank, what about the other banks? They would definitely come to collect their debts, and at that time, the Shen Group would be in huge trouble.

In the past two years, the Shen Group's development has been progressing very quickly, and due to the smooth sailing of the wind, Shen Jiu Cheng managed to make the stall big, and now there are three buildings open for construction. The Shen Group has invested nearly 1 billion yuan into them, and the moment all the banks come over to collect their debts, the Shen Group's capital chain would definitely be in big trouble, and at that time, half of the Shen Group would probably be chopped off by the bank!

This wasn't even a possible chain reaction. If the collapse of the capital chain caused panic, then the entire Shen Corporation might collapse!

At this point, Shen Jiucheng couldn't help but shudder.

However, there was nothing he could do about it now, because he had no idea how it happened. How the rumors came about didn't matter anymore, and more importantly, why did Mayor Zhao not deny it?

If Mayor Zhao had categorically denied the rumors, then the Shen Corporation would still be as steady as Mt. Tai, but now …

He had been running outside for the whole afternoon without any results. In the evening, Shen Jiucheng returned home with a gloomy expression.

"Old Shen is back. The meal is ready. Wash your hands and eat." Shen Jingbin's mother smiled and said.

"Nope, I'm not hungry." Shen Jiucheng said sullenly before sitting down on the sofa.

His mother was stunned. "What's wrong? Is something wrong? "

Shen Jicheng shook his head and replied, "I'm fine."

Mother Shen said, "Old Shen, you can't hide this from me. What happened?"

Shen Jicheng sighed, "Something happened at the company …"

He recounted what had happened today and what he had heard. He said in a m.u.f.fled voice, "There must be someone who wants the Shen family to have bad luck, so they secretly set up a trap. Extremely hateful!"

"How could this be?" Mother Shen was also stunned, "Old Shen, how could Mayor Zhao not deny it? Lil 'Lei and Jingyi even went to visit him at his home, he … "

"I guess the problem lies with Mayor Zhao!" Shen Jiucheng snorted, "I'm afraid that the Shen Corporation's development has been too fast over the past two years, causing some people to be envious of them!"

"What if the problem comes from us?!" At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded. Shen Jiucheng and his wife turned around and found that their daughter was coming down the stairs.

Shen Jiucheng frowned, "What did you say?"

Shen Jingbin lightly sighed, "Dad, you're always suspecting that. Have you ever thought about your own problems? Maybe you should find a reason from your own body?"

Shen Jiucheng frowned, "For what reason?" Could it be that the rumors were spread by me? "

Shen Jingyi shook her head and said, "Dad, don't you realize that right now you're like a completely different person? You always think that people want to take advantage of you and have their eyes on something of yours. But in reality, if it wasn't because of the Tong Family's relationship, how could the Shen Group develop so quickly? "Now that the rumors are true, we have nothing to do with the Tong Family. Why are you so nervous?!"

Mother Shen said, "Jingyi, what nonsense are you saying? How can our family be unrelated to the Tong Family? Isn't your relationship with Little Lei good enough? "

Shen Jingyi said, "But that's a matter between the two of us, what does it have to do with the two families? Furthermore, isn't my dad telling Zhang Lei that our two families aren't related? "