Chapter 245 Full Throttle

　　Inside the car back to the Zhou residence.

　　Yu Mingyuan gave Su Tianyu a thumbs up. "My assessment of you is four words!"

　　"What's that?"

　　"Full throttle on the hustle!"

　　"……!" Su Tianyu replied speechlessly, "You're inhuman saying that! Wei Xiangzuo is clearly not the same type of person as Xu Hu. If he says he'll shoot, he really dares to shoot! I blocked a god of death for you, and that's how you evaluate me?"

　　"Awesome!" Yu Mingyuan re-evaluated.

　　Bai Hongbo, hearing this, immediately asked curiously, "Then how do you evaluate me?"

　　Yu Mingyuan looked back at him and replied seriously, "You're also full throttle on the hustle!"

　　"Hahaha!"

　　Everyone laughed. Yu Mingyuan turned back to Su Tianyu. "But this time, blocking Wei Xiangzuo, we can say we've shed half the blame."

　　"Don't be too optimistic." Su Tianyu shook his head. "Wei Xiangzuo believing it doesn't mean everyone else in the Ma Gang believes it. While we're shifting the blame downwards, the real killer will be trying everything possible to make sure we're stuck with it."

　　"That's true." Yu Mingyuan pondered for a moment. "After Gu Tongshan's funeral, the Ma Gang will probably start making trouble."

　　"We only have one way to break this deadlock," Su Tianyu replied.

　　"Find the killer!" Yu Mingyuan added, understanding immediately.

　　The two looked at each other, and Su Tianyu immediately said, "We've finished talking with the Zhou family here. There's nothing left for me to do here. I'm planning to go back to The Dragon City Rises with Da Bai first!"

　　"That's fine too. Don't stop the association's progress. Let Kong Zhenghui and Da Bai take charge, and you focus on finding the killer!" Yu Mingyuan instructed.

　　"Okay!" Su Tianyu nodded.

　　"Alright, I'll also go back and contact some of the company's old-timers and get them to join!" Bai Hongbo wasn't joking either. "The association's paperwork needs to get moving too."

　　"Good, once things are more stable with my dad, I'll head back immediately too!" Yu Mingyuan nodded.

　　……

　　In the evening, the group returned to the Zhou residence. As soon as they entered the guest villa, they saw An Qiqi, Wawa, and a few of the Zhou family's young ladies, wearing aprons and preparing a lot of dishes.

　　"Oh!" Su Tianyu said in surprise, "What wind blew this in? Even having a few young ladies cooking?"

　　"You guys have been working hard recently, so we're treating you," Wawa said with a smile. "Qiqi is the head chef, and we're all just helpers. We've been making these dishes all afternoon."

　　"Looks pretty good," Da Bai craned his neck to look at the dining table. "Doesn't look like it could kill anyone."

　　"Could you respect our hard work a little?" An Qiqi rolled her eyes. "I watched food blogger videos over a dozen times for each dish. I wasn't even this serious when I took the college entrance exam."

　　Da Bai was really hungry. After sitting down, he started eating directly. "You didn't need to do this... if you really wanted to treat us, you might as well get Gou Liuzi some original flavor or something; you know how much he likes it."

　　"What are you talking about?" An Qiqi didn't understand for a moment.

　　Next to her, one of the Zhou family's older sisters leaned in and whispered a few words in her ear.

　　"Ah, I have that!" An Qiqi looked up at Su Tianyu. "If you like that sort of thing, then help me wash my socks!"

　　Su Tianyu flew into a rage. "Get lost!"

　　"Hehe, eat, eat. I've tried everything, and it tastes very good!" An Qiqi said with a smile.

　　"Come on, try it, my sister's cooking!" Yu Mingyuan bent down and sat down.

　　Just like that, a group of young people sat around the dining table, feasting.

　　It had to be said, although An Qiqi and the others didn't usually cook, they weren't stupid. Following the recipes, the dishes they made were quite delicious.

　　……

　　Peaceful days were always short-lived. Su Tianyu stayed in District One for less than two days before embarking on a new journey. He was going back to The Dragon City Rises with Da Bai to take care of the immediate matters before the boss returned home.

　　Weekend, the sun shone brightly.

　　Inside Kong Family's unfinished garbage plant.

　　Su Tiannan sat in the main seat, using a very thick, high-quality extra-large notebook to record the names of the people applying to join the association.

　　Su Tianbei, Third Sister, Bai Hongbo, Kong Zhenghui, Su Tianyu, and others were all inside, greeting their respective foremen.

　　At a tea table, Bai Hongbo looked at an old man who was only sixty years old and whispered to him, "Grandpa Li! We've agreed, once you take this money, you're not only a member of the association but also an elder council member of the Hall of Honor. If anything happens to our association, you have a responsibility to protect its normal operation. Simply put, in times of life and death, you have to contribute."

　　The old man had a white beard and was slightly deaf from a stroke. He blinked, looked at Bai Hongbo, and asked in a very loud voice, "How much money can I get?!"

　　"Isn't it right there?" Bai Hongbo pointed to the money box.

　　"All of it for me?!" the old man asked very honestly.

　　"What are you thinking, Grandpa!" Bai Hongbo was speechless and shouted back in a low voice, "What I'm telling you, do you understand?! This money isn't for nothing!"

　　"How much money can I get?" the old man asked again.

　　Bai Hongbo took out five thousand yuan in cash from the box, held it in his hand, and replied, "At your level, you can get five thousand!"

　　The old man heard this very clearly and nodded repeatedly, "That's a lot! Very generous!"

　　"This is just the joining bonus. Our operating model will be different from before! The company will be managed by the union, and about half of the profits generated by each industry each year will be given to our workers. In other words, the union's interests will be firmly tied to each of our workers. Simply put, you won't just be getting a fixed salary anymore," Bai Hongbo explained with great effort.

　　The old man reached out and grabbed the five thousand yuan. "Okay, give it to me!"

　　"Don't snatch it!! Don't do that! First, tell me, do you understand what I'm saying?!" Bai Hongbo's mouth was dry from talking.

　　"What's so hard to understand!" the old man scolded in a hearty voice. "Isn't it just organizing a gang, organizing a Xiaodao Society?! Like Changqing and the Ma Gang?! Crap, I understand this stuff better than you?! Don't look down on me because I had a stroke; when I was young, I was also in the mix... The Northwest Thirty-Six Halls of Hua District, mentioning my name would get you somewhere!"

　　"……!" Bai Hongbo stared at him in disbelief. "We're an association, not a gang!"

　　"Right, now they're all called associations! Gilding themselves."

　　"See, after giving him the money, he understands better than me!" Bai Hongbo nodded in satisfaction. "Then how many people can you bring in?!"

　　"I can bring in quite a few! We have a senior activity center...!"

　　"Grandpa, if you're going to say that, then please withdraw from the association!" Bai Hongbo felt like he had been played by this old man the whole time.

　　"Haha!" The old man laughed and shouted back, "The benefits are good! You should all join!"

　　As soon as he finished speaking, the old man's son led more than twenty family members and close relatives into the room.

　　Bai Hongbo looked at them and immediately gave a thumbs up. "No wonder you're from the Northwest Thirty-Six Halls!!"

　　"Do you need to do any oaths?" the old man asked knowingly.

　　"Yes, we need to!" Bai Hongbo began to arrange things for his people.

　　With sufficient funds, the association, which had not yet been named, directly absorbed nearly three hundred people!

　　Worker leaders who joined received a five-thousand-yuan bonus and a position, while ordinary workers received three thousand!

　　This price was definitely not low in The Dragon City Rises. It was equivalent to nearly a year's income for an ordinary laborer.

　　The workers weren't resistant to joining because that's how things were in The Dragon City Rises. With an association, everyone could stick together for warmth, but the premise was... the benefits had to be sufficient.

　　Just like that, a small boat that had just been built quietly set sail. No one knew whether it would sink in the raging waves or become a giant ship.

　　……

　　Gu Tongshan's funeral ended, and the leaders of the Ma Gang's General Labor Association were preparing to hold a meeting to discuss whether to cooperate with the Old Mexican.

　　At this time, Wei Xiangzuo quietly returned to The Dragon City Rises as well.