Chapter 44 The Decision

It was a little after two in the afternoon when Su Tianyu and the others arrived at Dong Ang Airport. Under the arrangement of Pao Ge’s men, they boarded a plane and left.

The Old Triangle was a dozen or so hours behind Dragon City. By the time they arrived, it was also around three in the afternoon.

Everyone was silent on the way, especially Miao Miao. She had been deeply affected, and hadn't slept at all on the plane. She just stared blankly out the window, her mind wandering.

After they arrived, no one was in the mood to eat. Yu Mingyuan, Da Bai, and the others all went home, and the garrison officers left as well. Only Su Tianyu and Su Tiannan sent Miao Miao home, and they all tacitly agreed not to tell their second uncle about their experiences there. They only said that they had some temporary business to attend to, so they had collectively returned before the end of the exhibition.

Hearing this, the second uncle didn't worry. Moreover, Miao Miao was quick-witted, and didn't show any unusual emotions in front of her parents.

Because Su Tianyu's appointment with Pao Ge was tight, he and Tiannan only stayed at home for a short while before claiming they had some association matters to handle, and then left together.

…

Around eight in the evening, everyone gathered at Yu's family villa.

It was the same terrace, under the same parasol. The brothers gathered again. Except for Zhou Tonghui, who was away on business in District One, Kong Zhengui and Su Tianbei had also come.

Everyone sat drinking tea, staring at each other.

Su Tianyu looked up at the starry sky, and after a long silence, asked, "Brother Yuan, you're the helmsman, what do you think?"

Yu Mingyuan rested his chin in his hand, frowning in thought.

Su Tianyu's meaning was clear: once they really listened to the Gui family and continued to pursue this matter, there would be no turning back. They could only go all the way to the end.

During this trip to the Old Triangle, everyone had seen how deep the water was in this business. Even Gui Mengjun, the person in charge, had been blown up on the boat. With the current level of the Tongji Association, getting involved would likely lead to utter destruction.

Any one of them could lose their lives in this.

It was an extremely dangerous decision, and a decision to participate in a high-stakes gamble.

Yu Mingyuan felt immense pressure. He looked up at Su Tianyu and asked, "Do you think… he's really dead?"

"I don't think he's dead. He might be seriously injured, recuperating or being rescued. Otherwise, Pao Ge wouldn't have reacted like that." Su Tianyu replied with a serious expression, "Also, Pao Ge came not long after I called the Gui family. That kind of reaction speed doesn't seem like something the Gui family head would do without understanding the situation."

Hearing this analysis, Yu Mingyuan nodded unconsciously in agreement.

"After listening to you guys, I'm a bit unsure." Kong Zhenghui scratched his head. "The risk is indeed not small, Mingyuan, you still need to be cautious. But no matter what decision you make, these guys will suppor—"

"Cautious my ass!" Da Bai suddenly interrupted Kong Zhenghui rudely.

"What are you doing?" Su Tianbei was startled. "Can you speak properly? You almost gave me a heart attack."

Da Bai stood up, put his hands on his hips, and replied, "Anyway, I fucking refuse to accept this. If it weren't for Xiao Yu's quick thinking this time, and I suggested to Pao Ge that I be the bait to find the place where they were holding people, none of us might have come back! Or, if the Gui family thought we weren't important, Xue Baolai would have ruined us all long ago."

Everyone looked up at Da Bai.

"Damn it, the other side wants to kill us at every opportunity. Does that mean there's no risk if we don't get involved?! Let's just say, as long as Jing Yan isn't dead, we'll die. This feud can't be resolved." Da Bai said, his words rough but true.

"Yeah, I'm not willing to accept this either." Su Tiannan said with a gloomy face, "I almost got shot for that girl, You Yifan's sister. We bowed and scraped, acting like his lackeys, and what did he treat us as? He sold us out as soon as he said he would."

Kong Zhenghui lowered his head and took a drag of his cigarette, saying rationally, "Tiannan is right. Not only did we fail this time, but we also made an enemy of You Yifan. That's just human nature. Even if you don't take revenge on him later, he won't trust us. Given the chance, he might strike first to eliminate any future threats."

Yu Mingyuan looked at everyone, "So, you're saying we should do it?"

"Do it!" Da Bai was the first to agree, "Anyway, this time was too humiliating. I can't accept just letting it go."

"Doing it isn't impossible, but before we do, we need to consider the various relationships." Kong Zhenghui looked up. "Now that we've fallen out with You Yifan, we've lost our control over Tianhong Port again. If we really take on this business in the future, you won't even have a channel to move goods. How are we going to do it?"

Su Tianyu sat on the wooden chair and replied, "I'll find a way to solve the Tianhong Port issue."

"How will you solve it?" Yu Mingyuan asked.

"Find Old Li." Su Tianyu looked at him and replied, "Secretary Li called me as soon as I got back, but I haven't seen him yet. However, he should be looking for me to discuss this matter. If we decide to do it, I'll have to visit Old Li and have him support us in Tianhong Port."

Hearing this, Kong Zhenghui felt a bit more confident about the matter, "If we can solve the Tianhong Port problem, then this matter is worth considering. Two directions: the relationship with the garrison needs to be smoothed out, otherwise you won't be able to move goods on land later."

"I'll talk to the garrison." Yu Mingyuan replied.

"And Zhao Weihu."

"I'll take care of it." Su Tianyu raised his hand.

"What about money? You can't do this without money." Kong Zhenghui looked up and said, "My family and the Bai family can scrape together some money, but it's far from enough!"

Everyone looked at each other, and almost in unison, they said, "Find our good brother, Zhou Tonghui!"

"Damn it, reliable, he has money!" Bai Hongbo immediately patted his chest and said, "Leave this to me and Tianbei. We'll talk to him in bed, and there shouldn't be much of a problem."

Yu Mingyuan looked at everyone, took a deep breath of his cigarette, and tentatively asked, "So, we're going to do it?!"

"Damn it, how long have we been working on this dock business? And it still hasn't started yet!" Su Tianbei also cursed, "Let's just do it, sort things out quickly, and get things settled as soon as possible. Don't delay any longer."

"Then let's do it!" Yu Mingyuan stood up and shouted, "Everyone to your positions, quickly implement the follow-up plans."

"Come on, let's shout a slogan," Da Bai stretched out his palm, "to encourage ourselves!"

Hearing this, everyone's blood boiled. They all raised their arms and pressed their palms together, shouting in unison, "Fuck the dockworkers association, fuck the villain You Yifan!"

"Fuck!"

And so, the Tongji Association, which had never intended to get involved in the military supplies business, was completely drawn into the game after being threatened.

…

An hour later, Su Tianyu got into Li Yuan's car, while Bai Hongbo dialed Zhou Tonghui's number, "What are you doing?"

"I'm practicing the piano."

"Your good brother almost got killed in the Old Triangle, and you're still playing the fucking piano!" Bai Hongbo roared crudely, "Come back quickly, fly back!"

"…You wait for me, I'll go find my dad." Zhou Tonghui immediately jumped up, replying very righteously.