Chapter 161 Standing Tall

Stellar District, in front of the Stevedores Association branch.

Su Tianyu stopped the car, frowning. "Are you sure you don't need me to get some guys over here, make a bit of a show of force?!"

"No need, you go back," Su Tianbei said, pushing open the car door and getting out. "Wait for my news."

"Alright, then call me if anything happens," Su Tianyu nodded.

"Mm."

After the two finished communicating, Gou Liuzi drove back to the unit.

The sun was shining brightly on the street. Su Tianbei stood with one hand in his pocket, smoking a cigarette as he waited in front of the branch. After about fifteen minutes, his cousin Zhang Hao arrived with three lawyers.

"You haven't gone in yet, Brother?" Zhang Hao asked.

"Nope, waiting for you guys." Su Tianbei turned to look at the lawyers. "Today's agreement, it takes effect immediately upon signing, right?"

"Yes, once signed, it can be sent directly to the notary office," the lawyer nodded slowly.

"Let's go then," Su Tianbei said, beckoning the others. "They've been waiting for a long time."

With that, everyone followed Su Tianbei and walked through the gates of the Stellar District branch.

...

Five minutes later, in the Stellar District branch's meeting room, eight men were smoking, their faces extremely grim as they talked among themselves.

The leader among them had also attended the internal meeting at the main association yesterday, and he had told everyone everything he had seen and heard at the meeting upon his return.

Zhou Peng was dead, and his brothers were trembling in fear. They knew very well that Su Tianyu had transferred his second brother here to re-establish the rules and break up the original team.

However, these people were not pushovers either. They had been entrenched in the Stellar District for many years, and each of them was a figure who could command respect and influence within the district.

"Lao Lu, if he goes too far today, we're not playing anymore. We'll just go over to Yang Dong's side. Worst case scenario, we'll just break it all up!" a middle-aged man said, smoking.

"Mm." The second-in-command of the branch nodded heavily.

As everyone was talking, the door was pushed open, and Su Tianbei walked in with his cousin Zhang Hao and three lawyers.

"Oh, everyone's here?" Su Tianbei looked at the branch executives, smiling and cupping his fist in greeting.

"Hello, Chairman Su!"

"Hello, hello!"

"...!" Everyone stood up, extinguished their cigarettes, and greeted Su Tianbei one by one.

"No need to be so polite, haha, sit, sit!" Su Tianbei waved his hand, gesturing for everyone to sit down. He pulled out a chair and sat in the main seat.

Everyone exchanged glances, their expressions unnatural.

"Get some water, Haozi!" Su Tianbei turned and instructed.

Zhang Hao immediately turned around, walked to the water dispenser, and started heating the water.

"Actually, before I came here today, I was thinking about how to talk to everyone, but I couldn't think of any tactful words," Su Tianbei said, interlacing his fingers and looking at everyone, his brow slightly furrowed. "Let's get straight to the point. I have a few requests."

"Tell us," the branch's leader nodded.

"I don't want the money, but I want to keep the assets," Su Tianbei picked up the cigarette box on the table. "All the assets under the Stevedores Association, you can't keep any of them. You have to hand over the management rights. And any private assets purchased in the last three years under the name of the union, or with the union's money, must also be handed over."

As soon as he finished speaking, the room became eerily silent.

After a long while, the branch leader asked through gritted teeth, "Even the private assets we purchased ourselves have to be handed over?"

"Yes," Su Tianbei replied without even raising his head.

"Alright, we agree." The branch leader exchanged glances with the others, and finally agreed to Su Tianbei's request with a painful expression. "Anything else?"

"Vacate the positions. All management personnel above the rank of foreman will be replaced." Su Tianbei looked at the other party and pointed to the area behind him. "Zhang Hao will give you a list of specific personnel to be dismissed later."

Zhang Hao walked over with cups of hot water, his face full of amiable smiles. "Sorry for the trouble!"

"Alright, we agree." The branch leader's face turned pale, and he clenched his fists, nodding again.

Su Tianbei took a puff of his cigarette and snapped his fingers at the lawyer. The lawyer took out various transfer contracts and procedures from the document bag and placed them on the table.

"There's one last thing," Su Tianbei looked at them calmly, pausing for a moment before saying, "After signing the contract, you're going to the Stellar District Police Department."

"What do you mean?" The branch leader was stunned.

"Go surrender yourselves," Su Tianbei flicked the ash from his cigarette and said with a slight smile. "I need some time to transition here, and during this period, I don't want you guys to be outside. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, it won't be good for anyone."

After a brief silence, the middle-aged fat man who had previously spoken with the branch leader suddenly stood up and roared, "You're going too far! We've handed over the assets, the personnel power, and we're leaving with nothing. Isn't that enough? Do you have to completely annihilate us?"

Zhang Hao walked over with a cup of water, smiling at him and saying, "Let's talk nicely, have some water."

The middle-aged fat man looked at Zhang Hao, his fists clenched tightly.

"Have some water!" Zhang Hao replied with a smile.

Since the Seventh Island incident, Zhang Hao's entire demeanor had changed greatly. In the past, he looked quite sunny and amiable, but because he had suffered serious injuries several times before, his face was disfigured and his legs were somewhat disabled, making his whole appearance look very fierce.

The fat man stared at Zhang Hao, wanting to shout out in his heart that he might as well go to Yang Dong, but Zhang Hao's fierce eyes reminded him of the recent events.

Su Tianbei pinched his cigarette, looked up at the fat man, and said expressionlessly, "You're the loudest one, the most unconvinced. Then let's give you a heavier sentence. Is five years okay? Will that make you feel better?!"

The fat man clenched his fists. "Chairman Su...!"

Zhang Hao stood aside with a cup of water, saying slowly and deliberately, "You are Zhou Peng's people. We haven't completely annihilated you. That's already showing mercy. I hope you don't bite the hand that feeds you."

Everyone fell silent.

"If you're not convinced, you can try going to Yang Dong," Su Tianbei slowly stood up, looking at him calmly. "I'll put it this way. If you dare to take people over there, and I can't make you disappear from Dragon City within a week, then I won't be this little boss anymore."

"Have some water!" Zhang Hao emphasized.

The fat man suppressed the injustice and anger in his heart, and after a long while, he picked up the water cup and sat back in his seat.

"Come on, everyone, please!" Zhang Hao held a tray, handing water to the other seven people.

"Surrender yourselves as soon as you leave, don't think about running, don't dawdle." Su Tianbei pointed at everyone and said, then turned to the lawyer and instructed, "Have them sign the contract."

That noon, Su Tianbei didn't fire a single shot, nor did he fall out with anyone. He simply used the current dominance of Lao Li's team to disarm the main management of Stellar District with just a few words.

After the eight executives left the Stevedores Association, they went to the Stellar District Police Department to surrender in batches before eight o'clock in the evening.

The next day, Su Tianbei held another internal meeting of the Stellar District branch, and had the backbone members with more than ten years of membership re-elect a dozen or so members of the management.

After the election results were released, Su Tianbei sat in the top seat in the meeting, holding the various contracts he had signed with the eight people yesterday, and said in a sonorous voice, "Let me just say one thing, I, Su Tianbei, am not here to make money! Yesterday, I slaughtered eight local tyrants, so today we're dividing up the land! Later, I will distribute all the shops and industries that I have collected to the newly elected foremen and gang leaders on average. There will be a three-month term. Whoever does a good job can keep these industries in the future; whoever does a bad job, I'm sorry, you'll have to pack your bags and leave immediately!"

Everyone was shocked to hear this, because they thought that Su Tianbei would keep the shops and industries he had collected in his own hands, but they didn't expect that he would distribute them to his subordinates, especially the newly elected leaders, who were very excited.

Managing industries and shops, that's how you make money!

Su Tianbei stood up, holding the microphone, and said, "Let's not do anything fake. You've all heard about the personnel changes in the Stevedores Association. The four new ministers all talked to my brother before taking office. So, I'll just say one thing, just one thing! Follow me and you won't lose out! The core of the Stevedores Association in the future, apart from Dragon's Mouth, will be Stellar District!"

As soon as he finished speaking, applause rang out in the room.

In just two days, Su Tianbei officially took control of the internally unstable Stellar District branch.

From this incident, it can be seen that Su Tianbei, who was still shouting and fighting two years ago, has become much more mature after experiencing various changes.

He knows how to take advantage of the situation and use his own advantages, instead of pulling out his gun at every turn.

At this point, Lao Li's team's initial layout for the Stevedores Association officially came to an end, and this large ship, fully loaded with nearly 100,000 people, finally leaned towards their side.

And Su Tianbei, who was transferred to Stellar District as the top leader due to some subtle changes within the Tongji Association, also changed his life trajectory from this moment on...

The four Su brothers, starting with the eldest brother, seemed to be embarking on completely different paths from what they had initially envisioned this year.