Chapter 139 A Risky Move

It was a little after one in the afternoon when Kong ZhengHui's car pulled up in front of the Su family compound.

Inside the car, Su TianYu, looking grave, instructed Kong ZhengHui, "You have wide connections. Find out the situation with the Ma Gang bosses. Once you have the information, we'll plan our next move."

Kong ZhengHui, being a clever man, had likely already guessed Su TianYu's intentions. He countered with a question, "If we go by our previous analysis, President Yu is currently conflicted and will most likely lean towards the Ma Gang, right?"

Su TianYu looked at him but didn't reply.

"If we stir things up privately, what if President Yu doesn't clean up the mess for us?" Kong ZhengHui asked.

"I'll ask you one thing," Su TianYu retorted. "The deal is already in motion, and you've already seen the benefits. If you were kicked out now, would you accept that?"

"Of course not!" Kong ZhengHui replied directly, "But whether I accept it or not doesn't matter. President Yu has the initiative. If he decides not to play with you anymore, what can you do?"

Su TianYu, eyeing the cunning Kong ZhengHui, blinked and replied, "Just investigate first, then we'll decide what to do next. Don't overthink it for now."

Kong ZhengHui pondered this non-committal response for a while before agreeing, "Alright, I'll make some calls."

"Okay, I'll go home for a bit. Wait for me," Su TianYu said as he opened the car door.

After watching Gou LiuZi leave, Kong ZhengHui pondered for a full minute before pulling out his phone.

...

Inside the Su family's main hall, Su ZhengCai, with his hands behind his back, looked at Gou LiuZi, who had just walked in, and frowned. "Xiao HaoZi has been detained for two or three days. Can Yu MingYuan really resolve this?"

"Take a seat first, Second Uncle."

"Sit my ass! HaoZi's mother cries every day, giving me boils on my butt," Su ZhengCai cursed crudely. "Call Yu MingYuan. I want to talk to him."

"Second Uncle, can you listen to me first?"

"...!" Su ZhengCai glanced at LiuZi and sat down heavily in a chair. "What's the meaning of this?"

"Here's the situation..." Su TianYu lowered his voice and recounted the events, his analysis, and what he had said to Yu MingYuan during their meeting yesterday, without holding anything back.

After listening, Su ZhengCai's thick eyebrows furrowed. "Will Yu MingYuan ultimately choose our three families?"

"Regardless of who he chooses, we need to get the people and the goods out first," Su TianYu said quietly. "I'll handle this."

"The Ma Gang isn't Chang Qing Company. Those guys are very tight-knit and live together. How will you do it?" Su ZhengCai thought for a moment and immediately waved his hand. "Don't talk nonsense. Don't end up losing yourself trying to get the people and goods back."

"Second Uncle, there's definitely risk involved. I won't argue that. But what kind of job can we do where things will always be smooth sailing?" Su TianYu looked up at his Second Uncle and asked directly, "You've watched me grow up since I was a kid. Do you think I'd do something without any certainty?"

Su ZhengCai was silent. "The people and goods are at the docks. It's too difficult for you to accomplish this."

"That's why I came to you," Su TianYu whispered into his Second Uncle's ear. "If Yu MingYuan has a good talk with them tonight, then we'll..."

Su ZhengCai's expression was complex as he listened to Gou LiuZi's words.

After Su TianYu finished speaking, he stared at his Second Uncle and asked, "Do you think it'll work?"

Su ZhengCai blinked. "The problem is, what can I use to persuade them? We don't have any shares in their maritime business. Why would they help us?"

"Based on the relationship between you two!" Su TianYu replied.

"That's not enough." Su ZhengCai waved his hand. "When it comes to matters of profit, relationships are relationships, and business is business."

Su TianYu thought for a moment and continued with a suggestion, "Then tell him this..."

...

Half an hour later, Su TianYu left home and got back into Kong ZhengHui's car.

"Did you find out anything?" Su TianYu asked.

"I did."

"Good. Tell Bai HongBo to bring a few brave guys over. We'll meet at the warehouse courtyard," Su TianYu replied.

"Okay!" Kong ZhengHui didn't ask any further questions and dialed Bai HongBo's number while driving.

It was a little after four in the afternoon.

Su TianYu, Kong ZhengHui, Su TianBei, Bai HongBo, and eight core members from the various families gathered in the warehouse courtyard, waiting for a response from Kong ZhengHui's friend.

In the main hall, Bai HongBo looked at Su TianYu somewhat nervously and asked, "Brother, is this reliable? I'm telling you, the docks are by the sea. If we mess this up, we could be directly buried at sea, and our bodies wouldn't even be found."

Su TianYu glanced at him and replied succinctly, "If you're scared, you don't have to participate."

"...TianYu, if you put it that way, then I can only wish you guys safety," Bai HongBo said, no longer caring about face or pretense. "I'll just stay here and wait for news."

Kong ZhengHui narrowed his eyes at Bai HongBo and said bluntly, "That's the thing. If you don't protect the business this time, then the maritime business, if it continues, will have nothing to do with the Bai family."

Bai HongBo blinked. "...Is it really necessary to turn on each other so quickly?"

The others were too lazy to pay attention to him, simply waiting for news in silence.

...

Inside a teahouse next to the Dragon City Police Department.

Su ZhengCai sat by the window and said softly, "Old Wang, for the sake of our friendship, you have to help me with this no matter what."

"Heh." Wang DaoLin smiled as he held his teacup. "Su ErPao, you're not very considerate!"

"What do you mean?"

"When you were expanding your maritime business and making money, you didn't look for me. Now that you've run into trouble, you remember that we're comrades. That's a bit unreasonable, don't you think?" Wang DaoLin took a sip of tea. "The business belongs to the Yu family. They should be the ones to handle this. Why should I clean up their mess? That doesn't make sense."

Su ZhengCai pondered for a moment. "Old Wang, I'm just asking you to back me up. I definitely won't put you in a difficult position. And after this is over, if the Su family can ever do anything for you at the police department, I, Su ZhengCai, will never say no. If you need money, I'll give you money. If you need to work some backroom deals, we'll work some backroom deals. From now on, we'll be in the same boat, completely tied together. What do you think?!"

Wang DaoLin played with his teacup in his right hand, not replying immediately.

Su ZhengCai lit a cigarette and continued softly, "And if the maritime business doesn't collapse..."

Wang DaoLin listened quietly, thinking to himself.

...

In the evening, a little after six, Yu MingYuan left the company and first met with Tang BaiQing. The two chatted briefly before heading to an upscale restaurant in the Zha Nan district.

At the same time.

Kong ZhengHui received a call from his friend. "Hello, speak!"

"I couldn't find out the exact location," his friend replied softly. "But if the Ma Gang really seized the goods at sea, then it must have been done by the *batou* (foreman) and his men. But there are four *batou* in the Zha Nan Ma Gang, you know what I mean, right?"

Kong ZhengHui's mind raced. He almost instantly realized that Xu Hu was the one Yu MingYuan wanted to talk to all along. He immediately asked, "Who are the *batou* under Xu Hu?"

"Guo Lin, Feng Hai."

After talking for five minutes, the call ended. Kong ZhengHui turned to look at Su TianYu. "I found out. Do you really want to do this?"