Lu Feng's suicide-style "beating" of Wang Daolin was almost the same as turning himself in. If investigated closely, Master Lu would be fine. With a little maneuvering, he could get bail pending trial.

But Master Lu was wise in that he was afraid of being implicated in Xu Hu and Li Hongze's cases, so he chose to stay put, perfectly avoiding the previous round of police sweeps and the various internal struggles of Changqing Company after Li Hongze's accident.

Was his study of Buddhism for nothing? Were his continuous losses in vain?

Enough said, experience makes people grow!

In the detention room, after making the first call, Master Lu contacted the brothers in the company and remotely controlled the business outside.

He was in jail, but other than not being able to tear his pants, almost nothing was delayed.

…

In the evening.

After everyone moved, Su Tianbei took a shower in his room, changed into pajamas, and went downstairs. "Yuan-ge, I have something to tell you."

Yu Mingyuan looked up and asked, "What is it?"

"Today a friend came to me…" Su Tianbei sat on the sofa, drinking tea, and told the whole story of Liu Xiaohai's visit during the day.

After listening, Yu Mingyuan interjected, "What's his relationship with you? Just a normal friend, or…?"

"More like a neighbor," Su Tianbei replied softly, "Liu Xiaohai is older than us. He used to hang around the earth houses of Zha Nan, leading a group of brothers who did everything, reselling scarce materials and contracting infrastructure work. I know Liu Xiaohai because of his younger brother, who was my childhood friend. We used to play together, and we got to know each other over time. Moreover, Liu Xiaohai was the boss of our Northeast circle since childhood, often helping us out… so everyone respects him. He is… fairly righteous, and all the brothers who followed him made money."

Yu Mingyuan nodded slowly, "Then it sounds like this job is okay. Zheng Hui, what do you think?"

"I think it's a good thing," Kong Zheng Hui replied immediately, "The military supply business may have to wait two or three months to start, and we have more and more members now, but very little work. It's hard to improve cohesion if people can't earn money."

What Kong Zheng Hui said was true, because there were nearly six thousand registered members of the Tongji Association now, far more than what Tianbei told Liu Xiaohai.

These members who joined the Tongji Association later were all introduced by friends and relatives. Many of them came to find work from the union because there were welfare guarantees here, formal worker certificates, and the ability to receive social security. But currently, the only business that Tongji Association is running is the sanitation department, so many people are idle.

Kong Zheng Hui's meaning was also clear. It's not most important for the upper levels of the association to make money now, because the management can hold on. They can accept waiting a few years for returns. But the workers can't. The workers need to see cash. They have to support their families.

In the living room.

Su Tianbei put down his teacup and looked up to ask his elder brother's opinion, "Brother, what do you think?"

Su Tiannan was getting food nearby, and replied without looking up, "I don't think there's any problem, but friends are friends, and business is business, especially when it comes to the interests of so many workers. So if you talk to him, you still have to talk about all the problems thoroughly."

"Yes, if you talk to him, let Zheng Hui go with you," Yu Mingyuan made a decision, "If there's no problem, this job can be taken to quench the thirst of our association members."

"Okay," Su Tianbei nodded.

Thus, the first outsourcing job established by the Tongji Association began.

…

First District, New City.

After dinner, Su Tianyu and the others returned to the hotel together, preparing to go to the beach tomorrow.

In Da Bai's private room, while everyone was chatting and joking, Su Tianyu noticed that Da Xiong seemed to be in low spirits, hiding in the corner, his eyes a little timidly scanning everyone.

"Da Xiong!"

Su Tianyu called out, "I'm out of cigarettes, come downstairs with me."

"Okay," Da Xiong nodded and followed Su Tianyu out.

The two left the room and entered the elevator. Su Tianyu glanced at Da Xiong and asked softly, "What's wrong? Still upset about losing all nine battles?"

"No… not really," Da Xiong scratched his head, "It's just that when I'm with everyone, I… I don't know what to say, and I can't get a word in edgewise."

"You're like a dud, unremarkable on the outside, but full of fire inside!" Su Tianyu replied with a smile, "Don't take things so seriously. Everyone is equal. You're no worse than anyone else, and even better than others in some ways. Why are you so inferior every day?"

Da Xiong lowered his head and didn't say anything.

"If you're talking about class, Da Bai and I are one class, Wa Wa is one class, Zhou Tonghui and An Qiqi are another class," Su Tianyu enlightened softly, "From a social status point of view, we also have differences, but have you ever seen Da Bai lower his head when he's with these people?"

"I… I understand what you mean, Xiao Yu-ge," Da Xiong nodded heavily.

"Be casual, don't be so uptight," Su Tianyu patted Da Xiong on the shoulder, lowered his head, and took out a pre-prepared bank card from his pocket, "I didn't think things through before. You don't have a basic salary here, and you rely on subsidies for living expenses… it's hard. I was busy some time ago, and I didn't have time to come over. Here's thirty thousand, take it first!"

Da Xiong was stunned.

"It's not a gift, it's a loan," Su Tianyu understood what he was thinking when he saw his expression, "Pay me back when you earn money."

Da Xiong didn't hesitate, reached out to take the money, and nodded heavily, "Xiao Yu-ge… I will help you in the future, I definitely will…!"

The extremely bumpy life experience has created Da Xiong's very sensitive personality. He looks soft on the outside, doesn't care about various discriminations, and can even tolerate bullying, but in fact, he is a person with extremely strong self-esteem.

During his time in the First District, Da Xiong regained his hope for the future, and his body, which had been knocked down by life, was destined to stand up again.

The two walked downstairs and were about to walk outside when Su Tianyu looked up and saw a familiar face. He immediately broke out in sweat and froze on the spot.

"What's wrong, Xiao Yu-ge?" Da Xiong asked.

"…Damn, why is this person here?" Su Tianyu was instantly dripping with sweat.

The person who came in also recognized Su Tianyu and greeted him with a smile.

…

Dragon City, in a very dilapidated hourly hotel, a young man was lying on the bed, flipping through his phone to Su Tiannan's number…

Should he call this old friend?

The young man was a little conflicted.