It was past 12 o'clock at night when Su Tiannan finished communicating with the workers and then drove Su Tianyu home.
"This kind of sentiment from the company's management won't last long. If you really think they will help us seek justice from Changqing Company, you are wrong." Su Tiannan had a steady personality and was very comprehensive in thinking about things: "To unite the company's shareholders, it's all about interests, and this definitely comes with risks."
Su Tianyu nodded slowly: "That's the truth."
"Tomorrow, you and I will go together. Let's make an appointment with the other three families to have a chat." At this moment, Su Tiannan already regarded his younger brother as a capable person who could discuss family matters.
"Big brother, I just arrived in Longcheng and I'm not familiar with the situation here. Many things I just guessed blindly. How to do it specifically, you have to make the decision yourself." Su Tianyu didn't like to speak too confidently when doing things, so he reminded his elder brother.
Su Tiannan was driving and was silent for a while. Suddenly, he changed the topic and asked: "Sixth son, what are your plans for the future in Longcheng?"
"I want to take the public service exam." Su Tianyu replied directly.
"I mean, if our family can get through this crisis, you should stay and work at home." Su Tiannan said softly: "Although the sanitation business is not something decent, it has great prospects if it grows big. Let's, the brothers of our generation, stick together and do a great career in Longcheng."
Su Tianyu paused and replied: "Brother, I still want to work for the government. This way, I can also help the family."
Su Tiannan thought for a moment: "Alright. If there is someone in the family working for the government, it will be convenient for everything in the future. If we can get through this hurdle, the family will fully support you to enter the system."
"Hehe." Su Tianyu grinned.
These two brothers were both very sensible people. They could clarify things in just a few words and didn't like to express personal emotions on the surface. A lot of family affection was in the silent details of getting along.
Su Tiannan glanced at his cousin with his peripheral vision and suddenly felt that this kid was different from before going to school. But exactly how, he couldn't tell.
...
After the two brothers returned home in the early morning, they each went back to their rooms.
When Su Tianyu entered the room, he found that his second brother hadn't returned. The situation in the room was the same as when he left. He simply washed up and called Tianbei: "Second brother, you haven't returned?"
"... I'm having fun. I'm busy. I won't be back tonight." Su Tianbei said straightforwardly.
"?" Su Tianyu was full of question marks: "Damn, at this time, you still have this interest?"
"I found a friend in the city to take care of your second uncle inside. No way, I'm treating them." Su Tianbei burped: "Let's talk when I get back."
"Okay, then rest early."
"Yeah, you sleep."
The two ended the call. Su Tianyu yawned, lay on the bed and fell asleep deeply.
The next morning, the sun rose in the east and the weather was sunny.
Su Tianyu habitually got up early and ran four laps on the road outside the courtyard.
"Oh, Sixth son, you still do morning exercises?" Cousin Su Miaomiao, wearing pajamas, was standing in front of her door and wiping her cheeks with a towel.
"I'm used to it from school." Su Tianyu's white T-shirt was soaked with sweat and his short hair was also wet, looking very sunny.
Su Miaomiao sized up her cousin and teasingly said in surprise: "Oh, you have a good figure! I couldn't tell when you were dressed. You even have muscles!" "I have less body fat and don't show much muscle." Su Tianyu was actually the type whose figure looked thin when dressed but was very solid when undressed.
Su Miaomiao tied up her hair, walked in front of Su Tianyu and patted his lower abdomen boldly: "Oh, it's quite hard."
Su Tianyu hurriedly tightened his abdomen: "Can you be more serious?"
The third sister Su Miaomiao was two years older than Tianyu. She was very beautiful but had a bold and unrestrained personality. When they were kids, when the children in the family fought, she could fight evenly with Su Tianbei. This shows how fierce this woman was. So Su Tianyu was always a little afraid of her since childhood, and the nickname "the most cowardly one in the Su family" was also given to him by the third sister.
"Oh, you are now being shy? Forgot when you and the second brother were watching movies and were caught by me?"
"Crazy!" Su Tianyu sweated profusely and turned to run.
"Go to the front hall. It's time to eat." Su Miaomiao shouted with a smile.
"Got it."
...
The Su family has a large number of people. When having a meal, five or six tables have to be placed inside and outside the front hall. Food such as rice porridge, steamed buns, and fried dough sticks are all served in pots and basins. It looks very lively and warm.
After Su Tiannan finished his simple breakfast, he softly said to Su Miaomiao: "Later, you and the second one go to the warehouse and keep an eye on things. Don't let anything happen. I'm going out with Tianyu."
"Okay." Su Miaomiao nodded.
After Su Tiannan explained the matters at home, he drove Su Tianyu away again. And at this time, Su Tianbei still hadn't returned home.
On the road.
Su Tiannan softly introduced: "I invited people from the Bai family, the Liu family, and the Kong family to have tea at Fuhai Teahouse in Zhannan District. These three families are about the same size as us and the company scale is also similar."
Su Tianyu nodded slowly: "Are they very close to us?"
"Actually, not very close. In recent years, Changqing Company's influence in Zhannan District has been growing. The original intention of our several families to have close contact was to unite for warmth. In fact, a few years ago, we had quite an unpleasant dispute with the Bai family because of the contracting issue for the subsequent treatment of garbage." Su Tiannan replied.
"I understand." Su Tianyu nodded.
"The Bai family is now also in contact with people from the police department. They have already admitted defeat and privately prepared a lot of money to get the old man of the Bai family to be定性 as an accessory. This way, he might be sentenced more leniently. And if Old Bai is定性 as an accessory, then your second uncle is likely to be pushed as the principal offender." Su Tiannan continued to introduce: "The Liu family has always been relatively timid. They are very scared now and are preparing to submit to Changqing and hand over the work area to settle the matter. The last Kong family is in a similar situation to us and doesn't want to give up the business, but they lack connections. Currently, they are also looking for relationships everywhere."
Su Tianyu frowned: "That means all four families that have had incidents now have their own thoughts?" "Yes." Su Tiannan nodded: "Do you have any opinions?"
"We need to unite." Su Tianyu replied decisively: "I think when you talk, you can use what happened last night."
Su Tiannan thought for a long time: "Kill after surrendering the guns. Is that what you mean?"
"Yes, that's what I mean."
"Okay, I know." Su Tiannan nodded slowly.
...
At 10 a.m., in the private room of Fuhai Teahouse on Guangyin Avenue in Zhannan District.
The eldest son of the Bai family in Zhannan District, Bai Hongbo, the second son of the Liu family company, and the eldest son of the Kong family, Kong Zhenghui, were all already sitting in the private room.
At the end of the table, Su Tiannan actively helped the three pour tea and said softly: "Today, I invited everyone here to discuss how to clear the names of the four old men."
On the sofa, Su Tianyu sized up the three leaders at the table and remained silent. He just arrived in Longcheng and didn't understand many deeper situations. So he only planned to listen and see how his elder brother handled things.
"Why the hell are we still clearing names?" Bai Hongbo, who was in his early thirties, had a loud voice: "The Management Committee and the Police Department have all been arranged properly by Changqing Company. We have no one in the judicial department and the upper level won't speak for us. Tell me, how can we break this situation?"
The second son of the Liu family was not of the same generation as Su Tiannan and others. He was the younger brother of the old man in charge of the Liu family, so his words carried more weight: "Tiannan, now that things have come to this point, we should be more cautious. The leaders of our four families have all been detained in the police station. The lifeline is in their hands. If you are a little careless, something big might happen."
The eldest son of the Kong family, Kong Zhenghui, listened to everyone's words and didn't make a sound.
After Su Tiannan filled the tea cups and pushed them in front of everyone, he said softly: "Let's not talk about breaking the situation. Just say that if we all admit defeat and hand over the business, will Changqing Company let us go?"
Everyone was silent.
"My personal inclination is that even if we hand over all our assets, Changqing Company won't let us go." Su Tiannan was inherently steady. Although he was the youngest at the table, he spoke clearly and orderly: "The people in charge of our four families have been detained for several days, but currently, the police department has not officially determined the nature of the case. They have been saying externally that it is still under investigation. Then if Changqing Company wants our business in a short time, why don't they quickly determine the nature of the case and give us the most direct pressure?"
"Why do you need to think about it? They are just keeping you in suspense and making you anxious." Bai Hongbo said directly.
"That's the case, and it's not exactly the case." Su Tiannan waved his hand and replied: "I think Changqing Company's idea is to kill us after we surrender."
"What does this mean?" The second son of the Liu family frowned and asked.
"It's very simple. They not only want our work areas but also want us to spit out all the profits we've made over the years. Why do those corrupt people in the police department help Changqing Company? It must be for profit! If we don't pay this money, Changqing Company has to pay. So they are waiting for us to surrender." Su Tiannan said in a cold tone following Tianyu's train of thought: "The people are in the police station and we have to be anxious. We find relationships and send the money up. In the end, if the police department still doesn't release the people and still wants to sentence the four old men, what can you do? At that time, you still have to hand over the territory, right?"
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces looked bad.
"Since the faces have already been torn, if I were Changqing Company, I would definitely take down the four families at once and not give you a chance to fight back." Su Tiannan continued: "To be honest with you, I have been running around for relationships these days and have also had contact with people from the police department. Let me tell you clearly that it is simply impossible to solve this matter by spending our own money to find relationships. Several leaders of the police department have a very close relationship with the people from Changqing in the Management Committee. The people below want to accept money and help us, but they don't dare to reach out on the surface."
"Tiannan isn't lying. I've also been looking for relationships these days and the situation is indeed like this." Kong Zhenghui, who had been silent, chimed in.
"Damn it. It's not okay to hand over the work area and they still want to kill after surrendering." Bai Hongbo gritted his teeth: "This is too much bullying!"
"I think we have to unite and make some noise together." Su Tiannan glanced at Tianyu's eyes and said very tacitly: "If not resisting also means death, then why not confront them. The old men of our four families are all very upright and haven't done anything wrong in their entire lives. Suddenly being accused of smuggling military supplies, it's too:eel oppressed"
"What if we fail?" The second son of the Liu family asked worriedly: "Your dad is still in their hands!"
"Uncle Liu, if we can reach a consensus, I, Su Tiannan, am willing to be the leader and take on this responsibility. If something happens, I will bear it, but the effort needs to be made together." Su Tiannan promised the three decisively.
After Kong Zhenghui thought for a moment, he immediately said: "I have no other choice. I am willing to do it."
Bai Hongbo took a sip of tea: "If you take the lead, I am also willing to follow you."
"Still be cautious." The timid second son of the Liu family was a little hesitant.
"Second Uncle Liu! If you don't fight back today, then after Changqing Company deals with your elder brother tomorrow, they will deal with you the day after tomorrow." Kong Zhenghui said concisely.
The second son of the Liu family thought for a long time: "Alright. If Tiannan takes the lead, then let's give it a try!"
...
An hour and a half later.
Su Tianyu left the teahouse and said to his cousin: "If we want to do it, we have to be fast. These people have no plan and might go back on their words."
"Yes, let's go find the relationship at the police department right away and start talking first..."
While the two brothers were discussing, Su Tiannan's phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Something happened to Tianbei. He was beaten."
"What?!" Su Tiannan raised his eyebrows and asked: "Where is he?"
"He just got home."