Chapter 1 Zhang Ming

A month ago, Zhang Ming would never have imagined that he would one day sit in the chairman's seat, let alone that he could instantly control the decisions concerning the livelihood of the association's sixty to seventy thousand members.

This happiness came so suddenly that Zhang Ming was too excited to sleep for two or three days. Although there was only one word difference between vice-chairman and chairman, the power they wielded was completely different.

Zhang Ming had been attending city meetings these past few days, meeting people like the chairman of the council, the chairman of the regulatory commission, and the representatives of the consortia in District One. This rapid improvement in his social circle made Zhang Ming feel excited. He repeatedly warned himself not to get carried away, to calm down and be steady, but he still found it difficult to suppress the excitement and pleasure that power brought him.

In the office, Zhang Ming sat in the chair that symbolized the highest power of the union, with his slicked-back hair gleaming, and said with a smile to Gu Baisun: "Xiao Gu, just tell me what's the matter."

Gu Baisun looked at Zhang Ming, who was at the peak of his power, and said even more cautiously: "It's like this, Chairman, as you know, my father took in many apprentices during his lifetime. A person named Niu Feng called my mother these past two days, saying that he is currently being detained in Banan. He wants to come back, but he can't manage it himself. I asked around and found out that this matter can be done, but it requires spending money and finding connections. I can solve the money problem, but these connections...!"

"Hehe!" Zhang Ming grinned halfway through and said with a smile, "Xiao Gu, you want to summon those old subordinates of your father from outside to help you, right?"

"To be honest, I parachuted into Longkou, and there are still many people below who are not convinced, and I am not very familiar with various aspects of the business, so I want to find some familiar people to come back and help me," Gu Baisun replied with a smile, without hiding anything.

Zhang Ming paused for a moment: "Okay, Chairman Jing specifically instructed before the accident that you should be given key training. I'll find some people later and help you inquire about this matter."

After saying that, Zhang Ming stared at Gu Baisun with a meaningful smile on his face.

Gu Baisun immediately replied when he saw him, "Thank you, Chairman Jing, but you take care of me even more! In the future, we will develop Longkou however you say."

The two looked at each other, and Zhang Ming laughed loudly: "You are a smart man, Xiao Gu! I quite like you, work hard."

"Yes, definitely!"

"Okay, go ahead, I know about this."

"Okay, then you're busy."

After the two finished talking, Gu Baisun nodded and bowed as he left. Zhang Ming looked at his back and commented softly: "So he's going to build his own team? Hehe, he's not as dense as I thought!"

Gu Baisun left the association building, bent over and got into the car, and said into the phone: "Zhang Tianyi, about Guo Zhengdao's matter, find the best lawyer to handle it. I don't want to ask the chairman for this matter. Yes, no matter how much money it costs, you have to find a way to get them out of prison for me! These guys have been in there for seven or eight years, it's easy to handle, um, call me immediately if you have any news."

...

Two days later, inside the Tongji Association compound.

Su Tiannan and Su Tianbei stood in the center of the courtyard, directing the workers who had just gathered to board the trucks.

"Everyone, hurry up, don't chat, get your certificates, take your luggage, and wait for us on the bus!"

"Xiao Hao, bring out the newly bought bedding inside and distribute it to everyone." Su Tianbei was also shouting. He was really good to his workers. Before departure, he specially ordered eight hundred sets of brand-new bedding for everyone to use when working in the work area.

Everyone rushed onto the bus, ready to set off.

At the corner of the crowd, foreman Jiu Shu looked at his wife with a slight frown and said, "Didn't I tell you, you don't have to come? Your health is not good, why are you bothering with this?"

"...!" The old woman wore a headscarf in the summer, and her eyes were a little red as she replied, "It's me who's dragging you down, making you work in the mine at over fifty years old..."

"People have to eat to live, I have to earn money even without you." Jiu Shu waved his hand and replied, "Don't cry, go back quickly."

"Take care of yourself, and our son."

"Yes, I know, go back." Jiu Shu threw down a sentence, hunched his back, and got on the truck with his luggage.

In fact, according to his age, it was difficult for Jiu Shu to be recruited, but he had been doing infrastructure work since before Dragon City was established. He had rich experience and was quite prestigious among the workers, so Su Tiannan let him go, and he should be the oldest among all the workers.

This time, Jiu Shu not only came by himself, but also brought his eldest son. With two laborers earning money, he could maintain the family expenses of the poor.

After everyone got on the bus, Su Tiannan waved his hand: "Okay, let the cars in front depart."

With an order, eight hundred workers set off in a mighty manner, taking trucks to the work area.

On this day, thousands of workers from Changqing Company, more than two thousand workers from the dock union, and personnel from other commercial organizations and companies also basically set off and officially joined their positions.

Su Tiannan and Su Tianbei were prepared to stay in the work area and personally manage their personnel, but tonight was just the entry of the main force, and the work had not officially started yet, so they didn't need to move in now. Therefore, they specially made an appointment with Liu Xiaohai again in the evening.

Today, Liu Xiaohai agreed very readily, saying that after he finished his work, he would go to the city to gather with everyone.

After 7:00 p.m., after all the workers had moved into the dormitory, Su Tiannan, Su Tianbei, and everyone ate dinner together.

...

At the same time.

Inside the criminal detention center of the police department, Lu Feng, with a bald head, followed behind the police officer with empty hands and walked to the duty room.

"Sign here, Master Lu!" the police officer said jokingly.

Lu Feng lowered his head and wrote his name on the release certificate with a flourish, and said to the police officer, "You are kind-hearted and have a connection with Buddha! Tell your wife to come to me later, and I will help her solve the problem of infertility...!"

"Are you talking like a human?"

"Look, I'm saying let him go up the mountain to worship Buddha, what are you thinking?" Lu Feng said with a smile, "We are all friends, would I do it myself?"

"Go, go, forget it, hurry up and go." The police officer replied irritably.

"Okay, let's have dinner later!" Lu Feng waved his hand.

"Don't show off, this place is not interesting, don't come again." The police officer was also familiar with Lu Feng, greeted him, and opened the iron gate.

Ten minutes later, Lu Feng walked out of the detention center and looked around with his hands in his pockets.

Eight black cars parked on the side of the road, and more than thirty people bent over and shouted, "Brother Feng!"

As soon as the voice fell, four strings of firecrackers rang out in the open space next to the detention center. Lu Feng nodded slightly to everyone, bent over and got into the first car, full of pomp.

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Dragon City urban area.

The young man who had been staying in the hotel and never went out finally did not contact Su Tiannan. Instead, after waiting for several days, he went to the port to pick up his friend again.