It was around five in the evening.
Su Tianyu, Su Tianbei, Bai Hongbo, Kong Zhenghui, Liu Laoer and others went to Longkou District together, where they hosted Yu Jinrong in a high-end restaurant.
In fact, Yu Jinrong did not say much to everyone during the meal and chat, because he stayed in the box for less than 20 minutes in total. After getting to know the younger generation of the four companies, he found an excuse to leave first.
Although this dinner seemed very hasty and there was no substantive conversation, it was a turning point for the four families of Su, Liu, Bai and Kong. Because Yu Jinrong's appearance had conveyed an important message to them, that is, on the management committee side, he would definitely support these four companies without affecting himself.
This was a power game within the Environmental Sanitation Management Committee. If the four companies did not make a fuss, Yu Jinrong would definitely not show up today. But after Wang Daolin was shot, and the strike, serious injuries to workers, and the destruction of the Su family's garbage dump continued to ferment, Changqing Company was already exhausted from dealing with it. This was the only way to attract the discontented dignitaries in the management committee to follow suit and beat the fallen dog.
Therefore, the arrival of all the turning points was the result of the four companies' collective struggle, not luck or coincidence.
Su Tianyu said less than three sentences during the meal, but he kept looking at Yu Jinrong. He noticed that this person looked elegant, but he was vigorous and resolute in doing things. The few words seemed ordinary, but he conveyed his attitude to everyone in a tactful way. He should be a very cunning old hand in the system.
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In Zhannan District, in Changqing Company, Li Hongze sat in the boss chair, holding the phone with a gloomy face, frowning and asked: "Just tell me, what do you mean?"
"I found Deputy Director Guo, and he found Wang Daolin, but we didn't reach an agreement." Li Xing said bluntly: "The current situation is that if you don't take a step back, Wang Daolin will attack and investigate the smashing and arson cases, the serious injury to workers, and the gun case in the Cantonese restaurant. Lufeng's henchmen have been detained, and I can't do anything now. Do you understand what I mean?"
Li Hongze was silent.
"If Wang Daolin keeps biting this matter, the matter will only get bigger and bigger. In the end, public opinion will rise, and our Changqing Company will be labeled as a violent monopoly anyway, because you have been pushed to the surface." Li Xing continued: "... So what I mean is to relax first and let it go."
Li Hongze was very upset and didn't answer.
"What do you think?" Li Xing asked.
"Deputy Director Guo means to talk under the table?" Li Hongze asked.
"That's right."
"Okay, I got it." Li Hongze hung up the phone and lit a cigarette in a distracted manner.
In fact, just 20 minutes ago, Zheng Fuan from the management committee also called Li Hongze, and his tone was full of complaints.
As soon as the management committee held a regular meeting this morning, Yu Jinrong blasted Changqing Company, claiming that they were monopolizing the industry, undermining the stability of the sanitation system, and even caused a lot of negative public opinion. This series of accusations and criticisms were actually directed at Zheng Fuan, because he was the leader who strongly supported Changqing Company.
Such a passive situation made Zheng Fuan, who had just taken office, very uncomfortable. And Yu Jinrong's attack was also justified, because the henchmen of Changqing Company were all arrested, and there was conclusive evidence that they were engaging in violent monopoly, so even if there were close relatives of Zheng Fuan, it would be difficult to refute at the meeting.
In this way, Zheng Fuan could only transfer the pressure to Li Hongze and let him quickly deal with the aftermath and calm the incident.
Li Hongze smoked a cigarette and thought about the direction of public opinion. He knew that Kong Zhenghui had been looking for the media recently, and the reason why the other party had not taken action was probably to leave room for peace talks. Otherwise, the serious injury of the workers and the arson case should have been incited to produce public opinion effects.
Li Hongze sat on the sofa, carefully considered for a while, then picked up the phone and dialed Su Tiannan's number directly.
"Hello?"
"Xiao Su, let's sit down and talk."
"Okay."
"Ten o'clock in the evening, Fu Manlou, I'll wait for you four families to come." Li Hongze threw down a sentence and hung up the phone.
...
It's around 7pm.
Su Tianyu, Kong Zhenghui, Su Tianbei, Bai Hongbo, Liu Laoer, and the core children of each family all gathered at the People's Hospital and discussed with Su Tiannan in the ward.
Next to the bed, Su Tianyu sat on a chair, frowned and said to Tiannan: "You call Director Wang, ask him what he thinks first, and then tell us your demands."
"What demands?" Su Tiannan asked back.
"Not only do you want people, but you also need money." Su Tianyu replied.
"Isn't this a bit too much?" Su Tiannan asked steadily.
"Can you still be friends with Changqing Company after what's happened?" Su Tianyu said calmly, "I've already offended him, so why should I be afraid of him?"
Su Tiannan nodded, "I'll go with you guys later."
"You don't have to go. The place is arranged by Li Hongze. What's the point of you going?" Su Tianyu replied softly, "We can just go."
"I'm afraid Lu Feng will be desperate. After all, you and him...!"
"Brother, don't worry about me." Su Tianyu replied with a smile, "My family is broken and I've been wandering outside for four years without any fear. Why should I be afraid of him, the first knife in Zannan? Haha!"
"I...!"
"It's okay, you should call Wang Daolin first." Su Tianyu urged.
Su Tiannan nodded slowly, took the phone and dialed Wang Daolin's number: "Uncle, Li Hongze has arranged an appointment with me."
"Then go, let's talk as we should." Wang Daolin replied.
"In addition to people, I also want money." Su Tiannan said bluntly.
"Isn't this necessary? If you take the money, you won't be able to leave." Wang Daolin reminded him.
"If I don't take the money, I will offend him."
"... You can handle this matter yourself. When we talk, Li Xing and I won't interfere." Wang Daolin said bluntly: "Let's talk about it after we finish talking."
"Okay, I understand what you mean."
"That's it."
The two ended the call, and Su Tiannan turned his head and looked at Tianyu and said: "Be sure to pay attention to safety tonight."
"It's okay, haha!" Su Tianyu grinned.
...
At 9:30 in the evening, at least 30 strong men from Changqing Company were sitting in the Fumanlou Hotel on Changfeng Street, Zhannan District.
On both sides of the street of the hotel, Wang Daolin and Li Xing's police officers also came more than a dozen people each.
At the same time, Zheng Fuan was sitting in the office of the management committee. He had not yet left work. He was just smoking and waiting for the phone call.
In a villa in Longkou District, Yu Jinrong watched the news, crossed his legs and said, "Let someone listen to the news and see what the Fumanlou talks about."
"Okay." The middle-aged man next to him nodded.
At about 9:40, seven or eight cars drove over from the south side of the road, and the police officer of the police station stretched out his hand to stop the convoy.
Su Tianyu lowered the window and said with a smile, "What are your orders, sir."
"Talk, but don't make trouble, or I'll deal with you." The person from the police station said with a gloomy face.
"Yes, sir!" Su Tianyu saluted with a smile.
The convoy continued to move forward and stopped at the door of Fumanlou. Su Tianyu, Su Tianbei, Kong Zhenghui, Liu Laoer, Bai Hongbo and other eleven people walked into the hotel lobby together.
The cold wind blew outside the house, and the sky was overcast. It seemed destined to be an extraordinary night.