In 1992, a small village owner became the richest man in the village by owning a car.

Chapter 328 Emergency Repair of Road Roller, Lack of Driver
No matter what, I never imagined that Master Wang would be so audacious. Or is there someone behind him?
Suddenly, Yu Dawei remembered the bald man he had encountered that night.

My older cousin.

Since someone was watching, Yu Dawei didn't take the initiative to talk to Lao Xu about Wang San anymore, but only talked about the situation of his road roller.

Before leaving, Yu Dawei wrote four large characters on a piece of paper: Huichun Noodle Shop

Xu Huang understood immediately and quietly slipped the note into his pocket.

After Yu Dawei left, Xu Huang continued his work until evening, when he drove off to Huichun Noodle Restaurant.

There aren't many places to eat near the construction site; these are the only ones closer to the city.

As soon as Xu Huang entered, the plump proprietress greeted him and, after asking questions, led him to room 219 at the very back of the second floor.

At this moment, Yu Dawei was drinking tea, indicating that he had been waiting for quite some time.

After the two met, they didn't rush to chat. After the food was served, Yu Dawei locked the door to the private room.

"I didn't expect that you're in an even worse situation than me. Have you been sidelined?" Yu Dawei locked the door and sat down opposite Xu Huang, speaking softly and not daring to make a loud noise.

Xu Huang knew that Yu Dawei was deliberately trying to annoy him, so he didn't respond directly. Instead, he glanced outside and asked, "Is this place alright? Old Chang invited me over for noodles a few times the other day. I hope I don't run into him."

"Don't worry, Lao Chang is going to two other provinces in Northeast China these days and won't be back for a while." Yu Dawei frowned as he ate his meal. "Right now, the most important thing is to find Tang Chenwu. Only by finding him can we possibly get hold of Wang San's weakness."

Xu Huang sneered upon hearing this: "Not only do you want to find a handle against me, but you also want to save money on buying spare parts, right? After all, those stolen parts are not cheap."

"Isn't that obvious? I'm a businessman, after all. Shouldn't I be saving costs?" Yu Dawei said with disdain. "But you're wrong this time. We need to get the goods back, but we also need to keep the people under control. In Northeast China, there are both living fugitives and dead fugitives."

Xu Huang's pupils contracted slightly, a bad feeling creeping into his heart: "If what you say is true, it really is possible, but how to find them is a problem. I don't know anyone here. Do you know anyone over there?"

"I've already asked some acquaintances in Luhe Town for help, but I don't have any connections with officials in Youcheng. I'll think of another way." Yu Dawei probably has to ask his second uncle if he wants to find someone in Youcheng.

He has many connections in the oil city; perhaps he can find some clues through connections.

"You're in a bad situation too, betrayed by your own subordinate. It must feel terrible, right?" Xu Huang made no attempt to hide his sarcasm towards Dawei, as if he were enjoying seeing someone he disliked fall into a cesspool.

For Xu Huang, Yu Dawei was someone who cut off his future with a single blow. Even if Yu Dawei wasn't the butcher, he was essentially an accomplice.

Xu Huang believed that his ability to calmly discuss matters with the other party was already one of the few times he had shown such magnanimity.

Upon hearing this, Yu Dawei felt a surge of anger, but since the other party was being sarcastic, he didn't mind retaliating.

He shoveled down the last half bowl of rice in two bites, put down his chopsticks, patted his stomach, and sneered at Xu Huang: "How much better can you be than me?"

“I only lost some parts and the project, but you’re in a worse situation than me right now.” Yu Dawei craned his neck to get closer to the other man, his tone even more sarcastic: “If I’m not mistaken, that kid Wang San has probably already teamed up with other contractors to sideline you.”

“Let me guess…” Yu Dawei leaned back as he recovered, tapping his fingers lightly on the table. “You must have recently discovered that there are more and more problems with the input materials for each section, but it seems that every time you go to inspect, they always manage to anticipate your moves, and you just can’t find a single problem.”

"It seems like all the sand and gravel contractors have caught a contagious disease. Manager Xu, am I right?"

Xu Huang's face had turned ashen, and he couldn't utter a word for a long time. His eyes were fixed on Yu Dawei, and finally he let out a helpless sigh.

"Big shops bully customers, and big customers bully shops; everything has its limits." Xu Huang clenched his fist and slammed it hard on the table. "Huang Fengcang will be played to death by those contractors sooner or later! And in the end, it won't just be the Eighth Engineering Bureau of China Communications Construction that will be harmed, but every ordinary citizen of China!"

Xu Huang could foresee that the contractors, in order to make more money, would constantly cut costs, and now the roads were being built haphazardly. But don't forget, the Eighth Bureau also has bridge construction projects and residential building projects!
Is it possible that one day in the future, contractors, driven by profit, might even turn the walls of residential compounds into foam and then simply coat them with exterior paint?
Xu Huang felt a chill run down his spine whenever he thought about these things! He opposed Huang Fengcang's system not only because he was a conservative, but also because he could see bigger problems after cooperating with contractors.

This was the first time Yu Dawei had seen Xu Huang so angry, and the first time he had heard him express such extreme disgust towards contractors.

He wanted to offer some words of comfort first, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know how to begin. Finally, he decided to let it go and let him calm down. "Yu Dawei, since we're cooperating, let's be open and honest. What I want is control over all sections of the Harbin-Oil Expressway." Xu Huang composed himself and calmly stated his current demands. "Gravel is the most crucial element in road paving. If there's a problem with it, at best the road surface will crack; at worst, the entire road could collapse after large trucks pass over it, resulting in a potholed and extremely dilapidated surface! I absolutely cannot tolerate that!"

Yu Dawei had a different opinion of Xu Huang's sense of responsibility, and nodded in agreement: "From what I can see, Wang San is like a stinky mudfish, constantly stirring up trouble in different sections. Especially after he finds that you can't do anything to him, his shameless nature comes out, and he will become even more unscrupulous."

“No, he has become unscrupulous.” Xu Huang’s face darkened slightly. “I’ve looked at the sand and gravel input reports for each section this month, and they are indeed the same as Wang San’s. You’re right, just looking at the sand and gravel input report, I have indeed been sidelined.”

"So my idea is to take a two-pronged approach. On the one hand, I will investigate the Eighth Bureau personnel who have close contact with Wang San at the construction site. On the other hand, you should look for evidence that Wang San instigated Tang Chenwu to steal things, or find Tang Chenwu. That way, no matter which side succeeds, we can achieve our goals."

"Very well." Yu Dawei raised his teacup. "Then let's have a pleasant collaboration."

"Happy cooperation!"

They both understood that the crux of their problem lay with Wang San alone. By "untying" Wang San, Xu Huang could get to the bottom of things and uncover all the dirty tricks that the sand and gravel suppliers were doing behind the scenes.

Yu Dawei, on the other hand, was able to find the mastermind behind this, his eldest cousin, through Wang San. After that, he asked his second and third uncles for help to deal with them.

The two talked until late at night before driving away separately. Although they each had their own worries and disliked each other, they had a common enemy in front of them, which gave them reason to cooperate.

After that, Yu Dawei began to repair the Bomag road rollers and transferred two employees from the factory, one was Taozi and the other was Xiao Zhao.

As for the wheeled excavator on Huang Man's side, Yu Dawei only repaired it halfway and didn't finish it at all. He could only contact the people in his own factory to ask them to help with field rescue and repair the wheeled excavator.

The parts for the road roller arrived quickly, and because it was an oil city, Yu Dawei could contact suppliers for many parts simply by driving to the auto parts market, which saved him a lot of time.

Xu Huang also made things easy for Yu Dawei. He made sure to arrange for things like engine oil and diesel fuel that needed to be supplied by the Eighth Bureau. Since the Eighth Bureau usually provides supplies in its daily operations, he prioritized helping Yu Dawei and did him a favor.

After three days and nights of non-stop work, the road roller was finally repaired, and the employees had already returned home. There were still a bunch of vehicles waiting for repairs at the factory. In addition to the factory's machinery, there was also the Eighth Bureau's engineering machinery that needed inspection and maintenance, and they were all extremely busy.

Although Yu Dawei's road roller has been repaired, two things are still giving him a headache.

One problem is that the road roller has no driver, so Yu Dawei has to do the work himself. There are a lot of things waiting for him to coordinate, but he can't leave at this time.

The second thing was that he and Xu Huang had worked together for a few days. Xu Huang only found out that Zhou Yaowan, the logistics officer, did have a close relationship with Wang San and had even secretly received a lot of benefits from him. That was it; there was no substantial progress.

Xu Huang was very capable at the construction site, but Yu Dawei felt that the other side's reconnaissance ability was pitifully weak.

It's like going to war alone with a useless teammate who can't even aim properly and sometimes even hits himself.

After several investigations, it was discovered that Zhou Yaowan had directly asked Xu Huang for leave yesterday, saying he needed to go back to his hometown. He had also consulted with Manager Chang before buying a train ticket and leaving that very night.

Xu Huang was completely helpless against this. Chang Bin had already agreed and even called Xu Huang.

This made Xu Huang even more certain that Chang Bin and Wang San also had a close relationship.

Since Yu Dawei can't find a driver right now, he has to drive the road roller himself again.

That day, Yu Dawei took Xiao Zhao and Taozi to the long-distance bus station. Only then did he remember Sun Shunli and asked, "Has Sun Shunli been back to the repair shop these past few days?"

"No." Taozi and Xiao Zhao exchanged a glance, and then Taozi thought for a moment and said, "The captain has been sitting in the repair shop these days, fixing cars. If Sun Shunli comes back, he will definitely have to tell you, boss."

"Alright, go back and get a good night's sleep before you get busy. Don't rush." ​​Yu Dawei nodded, not paying much attention to Sun Shunli.

He, Yu Dawei, has already said everything that should and shouldn't have been said.

(End of this chapter)