Chapter 1259: Knowing Full Well That There Are Tigers in the Mountain

Many times, the biggest difference between the poor and the rich lies in the fact that when the poor encounter problems, they lack effective means to solve them, while the rich do not.

After all, the amount of resources one possesses determines the ways one can consider when solving a problem.

For example, take the current problem: Wang Zhen had few options. Even though he knew there were people secretly watching him in the mountains, even though he knew the people in the mountains were hiding some unspeakable secret, he didn't have many ways to solve the problem.

Moreover, he didn't even dare to trust the villagers easily. So even though he knew that his senior might have been murdered, he was helpless and could only call Zhao Fusheng, placing his hopes on Zhao Fusheng to solve the problem.

But if someone like Zhao Fusheng today encountered such trouble, the problem would no longer be a problem.

"If you can be sure that the other party won't harm you, then we can start investigating openly and vigorously," Zhao Fusheng said after thinking carefully to Wang Zhen.

Wang Zhen was stunned: "What do you mean?"

"Literally," Zhao Fusheng smiled and said to Wang Zhen, "You have a college classmate who is a wealthy tycoon—no, you have two college classmates, your dorm buddies, both now worth over a hundred million. You're teaching here, and the environment is so poor. If you told the villagers that you planned to have your two classmates help build a Hope Primary School here, would they agree? Would they think there's something wrong with it?"

"Of course not," Wang Zhen said, though a bit puzzled, he nodded. "After all, it's too poor here. If a school could be built, it would indeed be a good thing. To be honest, my senior and I have discussed whether we could raise funds at our school to build a school here. You don't mean..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but he suddenly understood Zhao Fusheng's meaning.

Simply put, Zhao Fusheng planned to lull the hidden enemy into complacency.

Although Wang Zhen was somewhat idealistic now, he wasn't stupid. What Zhao Fusheng said was actually correct. If nothing unexpected happened, although the village had only about forty households, there must be someone among them who secretly communicated with the mountains, or rather, there might be a hidden mole in the village.

If Zhao Fusheng followed Wang Zhen's request and brought people here to investigate secretly, it would definitely be reported.

Moreover, if no one had reported, Zhao Fusheng didn't think that someone would have come to secretly check on the situation last night for no reason.

Since that was the case, it was better to put everything on the table.

Reveal his wealthy identity, combine it with Wang Zhen's identity, and use the pretext of building a Hope Primary School to lull those people into letting down their guard.

This was the most suitable method Zhao Fusheng could think of.

Moreover, since they were going to build a Hope Primary School, they would definitely have to hire a construction team from outside, and even the transportation of various materials, including dealing with the authorities, etc. Under such circumstances, the appearance of strangers in the village would become a matter of course.

To be honest, Zhao Fusheng didn't plan to investigate the case himself, nor did he plan to use the security personnel from the future. Although these security company personnel were all retired special forces, they followed him to earn a salary and enjoy life, not to risk their lives as police officers.

Although he admired the actions of his senior and Wang Zhen, Zhao Fusheng didn't intend to get too deeply involved.

Solving cases was the police's job; taking food from someone else's bowl was not Zhao Fusheng's usual style.

Thinking of this, Zhao Fusheng said to Wang Zhen, "I'll have my friend come over later, and we'll talk about building a school here. You can tell the villagers that I've taken a liking to the mountain scenery and plan to build a scenic spot here later. Then our company's movies will also be filmed here."

Wang Zhen had been listening to Zhao Fusheng's words and was startled: "We're going to make a movie too?"

Zhao Fusheng laughed: "Of course. Since we're putting on a show, we might as well go all the way. I'll invite Jiang Wen later to come and do a proper site inspection. Then the leaders of your county will definitely follow. I don't believe anyone won't take the bait."

His meaning was simple: no matter what secret was hidden in the mountains, after this series of operations, the people in the mountains would certainly not think that Wang Zhen had brought him to investigate the senior's death. Then they would openly repair the walkway while secretly crossing the Chencang, letting the police investigate covertly.

Of course, the investigators definitely couldn't be the county's public security bureau. Because in Zhao Fusheng's view, the fact that the senior's case was hastily closed either proved that the county's public security bureau had poor investigative skills or that there was a mole within the bureau.

Either possibility was not enough for him to trust the local police.

Therefore, he planned to go back to the capital and directly ask Cao Jianguo for help.

Whether Cao Jianguo personally handled it or transferred the case, in Zhao Fusheng's view, this was the safest approach.

It could avenge the senior and solve the case without alerting those in the shadows.

Thinking about it, Zhao Fusheng wanted to give himself a thumbs-up for his cleverness!

Hearing Zhao Fusheng's words, Wang Zhen was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Should I go find the village chief now?"

Zhao Fusheng smiled: "Of course. Not only find the village chief, but also have him tell the whole village that a new school will be built soon. If they're willing, they can also come to the construction site to help."

As he spoke, he winked: "You have to let them confirm whether we really plan to build a school."

Obviously, Zhao Fusheng really intended to lure the enemy in, letting the hidden eyes see clearly what he was here for.

"You're full of clever ideas," Wang Zhen sincerely gave Zhao Fusheng a thumbs-up. "I knew from school that you had the most ideas."

Zhao Fusheng helplessly rolled his eyes. No matter how he heard it, he didn't think Wang Zhen was praising him.

But considering that he was now bent on avenging the senior, Zhao Fusheng decided to forgive his unreliable behavior.

Soon, Wang Zhen took the initiative to go to the village chief's house and told him that he had convinced his old classmate to build a Hope Primary School for the school.

"Village chief, Wang Zhen and I were roommates in college. I originally planned to persuade him to go into business with me, but he doesn't want to leave here. So, I'll fund the construction of a school here as a token of my appreciation," Zhao Fusheng said sincerely to the old village chief, who had been brought back by Wang Zhen.

The old village chief had seen the world outside the mountains in his youth. When he saw Zhao Fusheng's demeanor upon arrival yesterday, he knew this man was wealthy and influential. Now hearing that he wanted to build a school for the village, the old man was moved to tears, holding Zhao Fusheng's hand and thanking him profusely.

Although he hated to deceive an old man in his sixties, Zhao Fusheng knew very well that the plan he and Wang Zhen had devised was too risky. The fewer people who knew about it, the better. So he simply chatted with the old village chief.

Despite the psychological burden of deceiving the elderly, he thought about it: he did intend to build a Hope Primary School here; he was just investigating the case on the side.

After thinking this way, Zhao Fusheng felt much more at ease.

So people are like that: they can always find various reasons to comfort themselves, and once their hearts are comforted, they act with full confidence.

Soon, the whole village knew the news.

"Did you hear? Teacher Wang's classmate is a big tycoon."

"Yeah, I heard he's going to spend a hundred thousand yuan to build a school for our village."

"Not only that, he's also going to make a movie here."

"Who would have thought? Teacher Wang, who seems so ordinary, has such a friend."

"What do you know? This is called 'friends in need.'"

"Uh, what position is 'friends in need'?"

The mountain people had been poor for a long time. For the villagers, anything over five hundred yuan was a huge sum. So when the news spread, the whole village buzzed with discussion.

Naturally, someone would pass the news along.

"So, did you find anything?" Wang Zhen asked Zhao Fusheng eagerly the next afternoon.

Zhao Fusheng looked at him helplessly: "What are you thinking? I'm not a police officer. Where would I investigate?"

"Then what do we do?"

Wang Zhen was stunned. Although he was surprised by Zhao Fusheng's answer, he was still somewhat disappointed.

"We'll figure it out," Zhao Fusheng said with a chuckle. "Don't worry. With so many people in the village, this news has definitely reached the mole's ears."

He was very confident about this because many people were discussing it in public. Secrecy and walls having ears basically didn't exist in such a small mountain village.

It was like how, after the Canadian 'King of Rap' was secretly recorded by a scheming woman, he became extra careful whenever he 'sowed his wild oats,' selecting his partners cautiously, never giving any little schemer a chance.

A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.

Zhao Fusheng believed that his senior must have inadvertently discovered the secret in the mountains, which led to his murder. Since that was the case, the people in the mountains, upon receiving the mole's message, would certainly be extra cautious to avoid being discovered by outsiders.

By the same token, the mole in the village would notify the mountains as soon as he got the news to prevent any further slip-ups.

Therefore, Zhao Fusheng was neither anxious nor worried.

Sometimes, the more eager you are for success, the more you fail to achieve it. As the saying goes, 'Haste makes waste,' and there's some truth to that.

What Zhao Fusheng had to do now was to set a big net to catch the beast hidden in the darkness.