Liu Dalong had always been a man of his word at the factory.
He barely paid any attention even to the factory director, scolding whoever he felt deserved it.
Of course, he wouldn't take Yu Zhou, whom he believed was living off his wife, seriously.
It was already a sign of restraint that he hadn't physically attacked Yu Zhou in public. If he had a few subordinates with him, there was no doubt he would have already laid hands on Yu Zhou.
"You don't really think your brother-in-law can protect you forever, do you?"
"It seems the lesson last time wasn't enough."
Yu Zhou remained calm and composed. Regardless of the circumstances, only one of them could continue to be arrogant.
Since he had already made up his mind to do that one thing, Yu Zhou was no longer afraid of offending Liu Dalong.
Actually, he hadn't been afraid to offend him before, but at that time, Liu Dalong still held the position of deputy factory director of the second factory. Without removing that title, his actions would be seen as provoking all his former colleagues.
In such a situation, Yu Zhou had reservations whether he was threatening or doing anything else, and couldn't go too far.
"You!"
"You just wait. Let's see what you do to win against me this time."
"Forget about the loan. Hurry up and raise the money. I'll be waiting for you at the internal promotional meeting."
Unpleasantly, Liu Dalong wanted to threaten Yu Zhou again, but upon careful consideration, he realized Yu Zhou had no leverage over him.
He could only glare at him fiercely, using the matter of the loan to suppress Yu Zhou.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, his pager rang.
He picked it up with some confusion. At this time of day, no one should be calling him. He immediately pressed the answer button.
"Liu Dalong, what are you doing?"
From the other end of the line, a booming voice roared with extreme anger.
"Brother-in-law?"
In an instant, Liu Dalong's expression changed.
Despite how arrogant this man was throughout the factory, he did have people he feared.
His brother-in-law, Zhang Liang, was the one he feared most.
He couldn't recall doing anything today that would offend his brother-in-law.
"Don't call me brother-in-law. I don't have a brother-in-law like you."
On the other end, Vice District Chief Zhang Liang was about to explode.
When he had removed Liu Dalong's position as deputy factory director, he had already warned his brother-in-law to be low-key, extremely low-key at this time.
Even if he wanted to gain some benefits, he absolutely could not make a big fuss about it now.
But what had he done? Not only had he not listened to a single word, but he had also openly caused trouble.
What's more, he had broken the rules by confronting Yu Zhou. Was his brain broken?
He had always thought Liu Dalong wasn't a smart person, but even so, he hadn't expected him to be so foolish.
"Huh? What did I do?"
Liu Dalong was also completely bewildered, utterly clueless about what he had done to incur his brother-in-law's displeasure.
In the past, hadn't he always acted the same way, being so arrogant that everyone had to give him face? Why was his brother-in-law calling him now, right after he had done something out of line, while he was still in office?
"I'm asking you, did you break the rules and tell the bank not to lend money to a young man?"
"Did you?"
Zhang Liang was about to explode with anger.
Previously, he had offended many people because of this arrogant brother-in-law.
As a result, his political rivals had used it to put him in a passive position. With things being this way, if he still allowed Liu Dalong to continue being so arrogant and domineering, Zhang Liang dared not imagine what his final outcome would be.
"Brother-in-law, I just made a call. There's no need for such a reaction, right?"
Liu Dalong was still in a daze, completely unable to understand why his brother-in-law was so furious.
"We've been targeted, and it's aimed at me."
"Now, no matter what you do, there are eyes watching you from behind. Do you think a single call you made and arrogantly showing off to your enemies is completely without issue?"
"Now, get back here immediately!"
"And that factory, forget about it."
Zhang Liang roared again on the phone. Clearly, if he didn't stop Liu Dalong now, he would probably drag himself down.
He considered himself an extremely intelligent person, so why did he have such a foolish person dragging him down?
"Huh? Forget about it?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Dalong's expression finally changed. He couldn't understand why his brother-in-law would come to such a conclusion.
Turning his head, he looked at Yu Zhou, who was still sitting there, as if Yu Zhou was somehow behind this.
"What? Is the person who can control you finally controlling you?"
Yu Zhou chuckled. It seemed this guy's brother-in-law wasn't so foolish after all.
"You?"
In an instant, Liu Dalong, who had been arrogant moments ago, felt incredibly wronged.
Yu Zhou was right; the person who could control him was indeed controlling him.
No matter how arrogant and domineering he was outside, looking down on everyone, Liu Dalong knew very well who had given him all that he had.
It was his brother-in-law, Zhang Liang. Only with his brother-in-law's support could he continue to develop so smoothly.
Once he lost Zhang Liang's support, or was abandoned by him, he would be nothing. He might not even be able to succeed in a small business.
"You wait. This isn't over."
Liu Dalong, whose sensitive spot had been hit, was extremely displeased, but the situation was now beyond his control.
He could only leave a harsh threat and then walk out of the restaurant.
He had come strutting in, wanting to show off to the enemy who had made him suffer countless times. Who would have thought that he would lose his chickens while trying to steal a favor?
Before Liu Dalong could finish his display of superiority, he was interrupted by a call from his brother-in-law.
As he left, the hatred on Liu Dalong's face was almost undisguised.
If he had the chance, he would not hesitate to make Yu Zhou disappear from this world.
Ideally, he would do it himself.
"What's going on?"
The bank's business manager was also somewhat bewildered, not understanding what had happened.
Yu Zhou said with a faint smile, "What else could it be? Someone wants him to abide by the rules."
"So, I'm afraid the loan will still require Manager Yang's assistance."
Yu Zhou spoke with certainty, but the bank's business manager was even more confused.