Chapter 179 An Ominous Premonition

Da Xiong picked up a bottle of ice-cold mineral water and asked, puzzled, "Don't you know?"

"Know what?" Su Tianyu shook his head, sitting beside the barbecue grill. "What personnel transfer?"

"Just now, a brother from the Zhou family called and asked...asked if we were planning something big here, that people were being transferred from the First District," Da Xiong replied, drinking his water. "I thought you knew."

Su Tianyu paused. "Did he say how many people were coming?"

"He didn't say, but he's from the boxing gym. If he's coming, there must be a lot of people." Da Xiong was a bit puzzled. "Bro, are there things happening in the association that you don't know about?"

Su Tianyu turned the skewers. "Did you tell anyone else?"

"No...no, I was just asking casually."

"Ah, don't tell anyone else." Su Tianyu replied nonchalantly, "Brother Yuan and the others are in charge of businesses outside the district now. It's probably related to that."

"Oh!" Da Xiong nodded.

"We just need to handle the association's affairs within the district well." Su Tianyu looked up at him. "You're different from the others. Since the association was established, you haven't stayed with your family, so...it's best if you stay out of some things, don't get involved."

"I wouldn't want to get involved anyway." Da Xiong grinned. "I'll just listen to you. Whatever you say goes."

"Damn, can you not look at me with such a suggestive look?" Su Tianyu joked. "Go get two bottles of ice-cold beer, let's have a drink."

"Alright!" Da Xiong turned and left.

Zhou Tonghui was transferring people from his family, it definitely wasn't for his own affairs, because his position in the association was to manage the higher-ups, not involved in work that required guns. So, this group of people must have been requested by Yu Mingyuan.

As for why Yu Mingyuan was calling these people, Su Tianyu could probably guess, but he didn't want to care, nor did he want to ask, and just pretended that nothing had happened.

Sitting in the courtyard, Su Tianyu drank his beer, feeling somewhat excited.

This time, Old Li was using all his strength to swallow the dockworkers' association whole. For Su Tianyu and the other core members, this was definitely a historic moment. Once successful, everyone's position would change, and the entire Tongji Society's energy would undergo a qualitative change.

Whether it was dealing with the mines or Seven Island, those were all actions taken after being forced into a defensive position. The initial goal wasn't entirely to enhance their own strength.

But this time was different. Old Li was actively strategizing against the dockworkers' association, intending to rapidly increase the team's size, gather grassroots power, and fully prepare for the next Dragon City personnel election.

This was a shortcut that had to be taken, because relying on the Tongji Society's normal development, even after ten years, it wouldn't necessarily reach the size of the dockworkers' association.

Jing Yan's accident, Zhang Ming being a puppet, the serious internal strife within the dockworkers' association, coupled with the Azure Uniform Bureau's failure to utilize this association and their hasty withdrawal from Dragon City…

This series of factors allowed Old Li to see the opportunity, and it excited Su Tianyu.

...

A little after one in the morning.

Yu Zheng returned to his office in the Longkou District with two followers, washed his face, and waved his hand in the living room, saying, "Alright, you guys go back. I'll be busy for a while longer and then leave."

The driver didn't say anything, just nodded with a smile, "Then get some rest early, Old Yu!"

"Yeah!" Yu Zheng nodded.

After the driver left, only Yu Zheng and another middle-aged man remained in the room.

This middle-aged man who worked for Yu Zheng was nicknamed Guizi Wu (Devil Fifth). He was the deputy manager of the project department in the dockworkers' General Association. He was about 1.75 meters tall, with dark skin and unremarkable features, small nose and small eyes, looking a bit sleazy, which suited his nickname.

What role could a project department in an association have? To put it simply, this department was responsible for finding work in social enterprises and then assigning various projects to the district associations. The headquarters would take a cut, and the remaining profits would belong to the district associations.

Therefore, the people who could do this job were basically those who were eloquent and versatile, not only having to maintain good relationships with local enterprises, but also frequently interacting with the branch associations.

Yu Zheng had been using this person recently, and it wasn't without reason. Precisely because Guizi Wu had connections and often had to run to various district associations, he could talk to the people below and gather votes.

In terms of relationships, Yu Zheng was Guizi Wu's mentor. Although the two had never been particularly close before, they often worked together.

After the driver left, Yu Zheng looked at Guizi Wu and asked with a smile, "Something on your mind?"

"Hehe!" Guizi Wu grinned, walked to the desk, nodded and bowed, and said, "These past few days, running around building relationships, I've also put in a lot of my own money..."

Halfway through his sentence, Yu Zheng understood what the other person meant, and immediately bent down to open his money bag, taking out ten stacks of cash.

After 100,000 was placed on the table, Yu Zheng paused slightly. Feeling that it might not be enough, he picked up another 100,000 and put it on the table. "You've worked hard, this is for you."

Guizi Wu blinked, scratched his head, and replied, "Old Yu, hehe...is that really only twenty?"

Yu Zheng slowly picked up a pack of cigarettes. "Then how much more do you want? Do you think this money is all mine?! For helping me get Lao Wang and Lao Li from Cheng Tian's side, shouldn't I give them benefits? This money belongs to everyone, and what I have left in the end might not be much more than you."

"Hehe, okay, 200,000 isn't bad either, thank you, Old Yu!" Guizi Wu immediately picked up the money.

"Anything else?" Yu Zheng asked.

Guizi Wu packed the money into a small bag and grinned, "Old Yu, these past few days I've been in contact with the people from Donggang District, and we've basically reached an agreement. They can give us about twenty or thirty votes. Do you think...should we arrange something for them?"

"How much do you want?" Yu Zheng asked.

"Shouldn't it be at least fifty? Besides the money for the votes, hehe, the middleman also needs to get something..."

"Too much, I don't need you to be responsible for this anymore." Yu Zheng directly refused. "Dong Pengyu, the head of Donggang District, has already been imprisoned by Su Tianyu. Even if you don't give a single cent, would Dong Pengyu's brothers dare to vote for Zhang Ming? Giving 500,000 is too outrageous."

Guizi Wu swallowed. "Then...then didn't you tell me before that after I introduce these relationships, you'd give me two shops in Longkou? To be honest, this job is also risky, and I want to...hehe, earn more!"

Yu Zheng looked up at him. "I'll give it, of course, I'll give it, but what's the rush? The matter isn't finished yet, is it? Don't worry, after it's over, I'll get it for you!"

Guizi Wu looked at Yu Zheng and licked his lips. "Alright, then I'll leave first, Old Yu."

"Take care!"

"Got it." Guizi Wu turned and walked out, his face a bit gloomy.

Yu Zheng had been in the dockworkers' association for half his life, and he had an opinion of people like Guizi Wu. Once a person becomes greedy, no matter how much you feed him, he won't know when he's full, so you have to control him.

...

In an SUV.

Wei Xiangzuo turned his head and looked at the surrounding wilderness, frowning and asking Gu Bai Shun, "Where are we going?"

"You'll know when we get there," Gu Bai Shun replied with a smile.

After about ten minutes, the car stopped at the entrance of a public cemetery. Gu Bai Shun led Wei Xiangzuo and his seven or eight brothers, walking up the hillside, pointing to a deep pit and asking, "Brother Wei, what do you think of the scenery here?"