After Yu Zheng and Gu Baishun met privately, Yu Zheng began to do his best to lobby for votes.

　　Objectively speaking, although Yu Zheng was an old fox who seized every opportunity and had a complicated mind, he was still relatively prestigious and well-connected within the entire Code Labor Association. He had told Gu Baishun before that as long as he joined Lao Li, he could get at least one-sixth of the total votes, which wasn't a boast.

　　Of the sixteen branches of the Code Labor Association, in addition to Zhou Peng and Yang Dong, there were several branch presidents who had always had a good relationship with him. Furthermore, Zhou Peng's sudden death and Jing Yan's death in District One left these people feeling uncertain and unsure of which direction to take. So, as soon as he took the initiative to contact them, the matter was half settled.

　　The Dragon City, a teahouse in Xinghai District.

　　Yu Zheng crossed his legs, put his hands together, and looked at the three branch presidents, saying, "Personally, I think Lao Li has a better chance of winning, and they are willing to spend money. If you want to join them, I can be a matchmaker and we can decide on the direction under the table."

　　"Old Yu, it's not that we don't trust you." A middle-aged fat man frowned slightly and said, "But Tan Hengqiang is the garrison commander after all, a fucking warlord! If we follow Lao Li and piss him off, what if he plays dirty?"

　　"Hehe, in fact, this kind of risk is equal." Old Yu said with a smile, "Tan Hengqiang is not easy to provoke, but is Lao Li easy to provoke? Zhou Peng jumped up and just scolded Wei Xiangzuo a few times, and what was the final result? He died in the police department and was diagnosed with a sudden heart attack. Jing Yan also always thought he was capable, and as soon as he secretly made two moves, he was directly cremated on the spot in District One! And that Dong Pengyu, isn't he finished too? He'll probably be sentenced to at least ten years."

　　Everyone couldn't help but sigh when they heard this.

　　"Alas, no matter how big the business is, it's useless in the face of power. They'll get rid of you if they want to." The fat man sighed.

　　"You're right about that." Yu Zheng added in agreement, "When the upper echelons fight, it's people like us who suffer. There's no way to completely avoid danger, we can only make relatively correct choices within a limited time. I think Lao Li has the advantage here and is willing to pay. If things really work out in the future, it won't be difficult for you to get into any council you want."

　　A man in his fifties thought for a long time and asked, "How much of a public vote bonus can Lao Li give?"

　　"Five million for each branch president, and separate bonuses for the voting backbone of each branch." Yu Zheng replied.

　　"That's a bit low, isn't it? Zhang Ming is offering eight million."

　　"...The more he offers, the more it shows he doesn't have much confidence." Yu Zheng replied wittily, "What do you think?"

　　The three were silent.

　　"Add a little more, five million is a little low." The fat man took the lead in speaking, "Old Yu, get us a little more, and we won't forget you, what do you say? Hehe!"

　　Yu Zheng grinned: "I understand what you mean, okay, I'll talk to them again later."

　　"Okay, then let's do that for now. Once the price is determined, if it really doesn't work, we'll just work with Lao Li." The person next to him took the lead in stating, "Not for money, not for status, just to support this mayor who is wholeheartedly for the people!"

　　"Hahaha!"

　　At this point, the four men smiled at each other.

　　...

　　Two days later, weekend afternoon.

　　Inside the Dragon City Garrison Headquarters, Tan Hengqiang led his grandson, slowly walking in his small garden.

　　"Grandpa, hyena...look, it's still baring its teeth at me." The little boy pointed at the beast in the cage, excitedly saying.

　　Tan Hengqiang bent down and pinched his grandson's face dotingly: "Tell Grandpa, are you still scared?"

　　"Scared, I always have nightmares at night...." His grandson lowered his little head: "Mom said she has nightmares too."

　　The day after Jing Yan was cremated, the police officers from District One rescued Tan Hengqiang's daughter's family of three, and then, Old Tan sent someone to take them back to Dragon City.

　　In this matter, although the daughter's family of three did not suffer any substantial harm, it really gave Old Tan a shock. Before this, he had never thought that anyone would dare to touch his close relatives.

　　The internal strife of the Code Labor Association involved too many forces, and the intensity was actually beyond Tan Hengqiang's expectations.

　　According to the information investigated by the District One police, it was very likely that Jing Yan had kidnapped his daughter's family. From a motive point of view, Jing Yan first killed Zhou Peng, and then targeted Wei Xiangzuo. This was obviously a strategy to provoke dissension, and the other party wanted Old Tan and Lao Li to fight to the death.

　　From the evidence point of view, the place where the daughter's family of three was found was also rented by Jing Yan's men.

　　Although there were many suspicious points in this case, and Old Tan also considered whether someone was framing Jing Yan, the identity of the real murderer was no longer important.

　　What was important was that the intensity of this struggle had completely escalated to the point of life and death, and Lao Li's desire to control the Code Labor Association was also extremely strong.

　　After the incident, Tan Hengqiang felt a burst of anger in his heart, but he had nowhere to vent it. Because the day after Jing Yan died, all of his direct subordinates in Dragon City ran away, and now they can't even be found.

　　In the small garden, Tan Hengqiang held his grandson's hand and slowly walked back.

　　Not far from the garden entrance, Zhang Ming stood next to the railing, his waist bent like an old eunuch.

　　As soon as Tan Hengqiang saw him, he knew that nothing good would come of it, and he felt inexplicably irritable.

　　"What's the matter?" Tan Hengqiang asked Zhang Ming as he walked.

　　Zhang Ming immediately greeted him, nodding and bowing, and said, "I received news that Lao Li is preparing for a general offensive. They are preparing to lobby for votes and directly hold a public vote to remove me from the position of chairman. This is forcing me to show my face... Commander, we have no other way now, if we want to protect the market, we can only lobby for votes as soon as possible!"

　　"You want more money again?" Tan Hengqiang asked with a frown.

　　"Yes, you have to spend money to lobby for votes." Zhang Ming immediately said, "But we are the defending party, as long as the number of public votes does not exceed half, even if most people only vote to abstain, they won't be able to take me down."

　　"If I give you money, can you protect it?" Tan Hengqiang asked very directly.

　　Zhang Ming's forehead was sweating: "It's hard to say! No one can say for sure what the result will be until the end of the public vote. It's too chaotic outside now, everyone is抢人 (grabbing people)."

　　"Let's talk about it at night." Tan Hengqiang only replied lightly, leading his grandson towards the headquarters.

　　The other party's attitude surprised Zhang Ming, and he could clearly feel that Tan Hengqiang's enthusiasm for the Code Labor Association was rapidly declining.

　　Not far away, as soon as Tan Hengqiang walked into the main entrance of the headquarters, he saw a guard greeting him and saying, "Commander, Commander An invites you to drink with him."

　　"This old An, he really wants to lie flat!" Tan Hengqiang grinned: "Okay, tell him, I'll be over in a while."