Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 434 He's getting too cocky; we need to help him rein himself in.

Cheng Yi, his face grim, asked, "Which provinces are involved?"

“Mainly Guangdong and Fujian provinces,” Du Yusheng said. “Now Sister Yu has also been arrested, and Uncle Gang has rushed to Guangdong province. I just received news that several senior executives from Black Panther Security have also started to gather people.”

"The convener? What do they want to do?" Cheng Yi's eyes clearly showed murderous intent, which made Du Yusheng shudder and say in a trembling voice, "They want to go to the police association in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province to demand an explanation. Actually, this method works. Those taxi companies often do this."

"Let's go!" Cheng Yi was truly furious.

Black Panther Security needs a complete overhaul.

Anyone or any organization that develops too rapidly will become arrogant.

Just then, Cheng Yi's phone rang.

The call was from Bai Yiheng. As soon as the call connected, Bai Yiheng said in a hurried tone, "President Cheng, I just received news that several vice presidents of Black Panther Security are gathering people and have arranged for many buses to go to Guangzhou."

"I understand, I'm on my way there," Cheng Yi said.

"I'll go with you," Bai Yiheng said quickly, realizing the seriousness of the situation.

Since Bai Yiheng became the director of the group's office, he has rarely paid attention to Black Panther Security. Now that Black Panther Security has caused such a big incident, Bai Yiheng is also a little worried.

The more you understand Cheng Yi, the more you understand his immense energy.

Even Xu Dongsheng, the top dog in Handong, would respectfully call Cheng Yi "Uncle".

Bai Yiheng even felt that Cheng Yi's background was stronger than that of their chairman, Du Yusheng.

Du Yusheng only associated with officials in functional departments below the municipal level, and most of these were just drinking buddies. However, the few people Cheng Yi associated with were bound together by extremely strong kinship ties based on mutual interests.

Cheng Yi hung up the phone and rushed downstairs.

He left Du Yusheng at the group to organize the detailed information about the matter, while he and Lin Yongxing headed to the Black Panther Security Company's training base.

As soon as the Audi entered the training base, Cheng Yi saw that both sides of the training field were filled with buses.

A large group of security personnel were lining up under the direction of three vice presidents.

Upon seeing the Audi drive in and noticing its license plate, Han A99999, the three vice presidents' eyes sharpened.

They recognized it as Cheng Yi's car at a glance.

This license plate was a gift from Li Chengxuan to Cheng Yi for his birthday, and it's said that the starting bid alone was 75 yuan.

Cheng Yi had Lin Yongxing drive the car directly to the front of the security personnel's line, and got out of the car with a gloomy face.

"President Cheng." The three vice presidents of Black Panther Security immediately came over.

Cheng Yi didn't even glance at them, and walked past them without saying a word.

The three vice presidents looked at each other in bewilderment, and then immediately followed behind Cheng Yi.

Cheng Yi walked slowly to the front of the two thousand security personnel. Looking at their resolute faces, he said, word by word, "I hope you remember that you are members of the Black Panther Security Company, which is under the jurisdiction of the Handong Provincial Police Association, and not anyone's private armed forces."

Cheng Yi's first words caused the three vice presidents' expressions to change drastically.

Private armed forces? That's a very serious term; it could be fatal.

“Starting today, any troop movement of Black Panther Security personnel exceeding 30 people must be submitted to the group for approval! Without the group's approval, you can refuse to move.” Cheng Yi’s words were addressed not only to the two thousand people but also to the three vice presidents.

"Did you hear me clearly?" Cheng Yi asked loudly.

"Understood!" the two thousand security personnel shouted in response.

Cheng Yi then looked at Hong Zhizhi, the head instructor of the training base, and said, "Instructor Hong, starting today, you and Bai Yiheng will take over all affairs of Black Panther Security. All other regional executives will be suspended from their duties."

"Yes, sir!" Hong Zhizhi is a retired sergeant who served in the special forces for three years and led a team to participate in peacekeeping missions in the Middle East.

“President Cheng, Ayu has been arrested by those bastards from Guangdong Province. We’re really worried.” Vice President Jia Xiashan, who has the most say, couldn’t help but say, “They’re bullying us too much. It’s obvious that someone is deliberately causing trouble.”

Jia Xiashan and the other two were all capable men handpicked by Zhang Gang. These three were daring and adept at expanding territory, but equally capable people are also adept at causing trouble.

Even after two years of trials, it's still hard to wash away their江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) spirit.

"You don't need to concern yourselves with these matters," Cheng Yi said coldly. "I will handle it. Now, the three of you should go back and suspend your duties to reflect on your actions. Also, carefully review this matter and submit a written self-criticism for me."

Cheng Yi finally looked at Jia Xiashan, and when he met Cheng Yi's sharp gaze, Jia Xiashan's momentum was clearly diminished.

Jia Xiashan is now only at the same level as Xu Dongsheng. He doesn't even have the courage to face Cheng Yi directly.

"This inspection will determine the fate of the three of you. If you recognize your problems during the inspection, I can consider your future arrangements. If you don't realize your mistakes during the inspection, then you can continue to run bars, dance halls, and billiard halls. We can part ways amicably, and I will personally fund a bar for you later," Cheng Yi said, looking at Jia Xiashan and the other two.

Seeing that Cheng Yi had put it this way, Jia Xiashan and the other two finally realized the seriousness of the matter.

Just then, a Buick sedan sped into the training ground. Before the car had even come to a complete stop, Bai Yiheng hurriedly ran out.

The pampered lifestyle of the past two years has caused Bai Yiheng to gain a noticeable amount of weight.

Bai Yiheng was panting heavily after running just over a hundred meters.

He ran quickly to Cheng Yi, panting as he said, "Mr. Cheng, I'm sorry, there was a bit of traffic on the way."

He turned to look at Jia Xiashan and the other two, and angrily shouted, "What are you three doing? Are you crazy? Isn't it chaotic enough already? You three bastards!"

Jia Xiashan and the other two looked at Bai Yiheng with a pleading look in their eyes.

Bai Yiheng was an expert at reading people's expressions, and he realized something was wrong from the looks in Jia Xiashan and the other two's eyes.

He quickly said to Cheng Yi, "President Cheng, the three of them..."

“Starting today, you and Instructor Hong will temporarily take over Black Panther Security,” Cheng Yi said coldly. “If Black Panther Security causes any more trouble before I return, you’ll all be packing your bags and getting out.”

After saying that, Cheng Yi turned and left.

Watching the Audi drive away, Bai Yiheng pointed angrily at Jia Xiashan and the other two, trembling as he couldn't utter a single word.

“Brother Bai, we were just anxious. Brother Gang left in a hurry without giving any instructions, so we thought we'd go and lend a hand and boost morale,” Jia Xiashan said. “We didn’t expect President Cheng to react so strongly. Isn’t this kind of thing normal? Last time, when the Jingzhou Taxi Company was fined, they also drove hundreds of taxis to block the road…”

"Shut up!" Bai Yiheng said, exasperated. "They're road bullies, but what are we? We're legitimate business owners! You've gone too far this time!"

Jia Xiashan still didn't understand. Bai Yiheng looked around and lowered his voice, saying, "You mobilized 2000 people to cause trouble. Did you inform the group about this? What will the group's senior management think? Are Black Panther Security's security personnel your private army? You are just employees! You have overstepped your bounds this time."

Bai Yiheng's words finally made Jia Xiashan understand.

Jia Xiashan said in a trembling voice, "Then, what do we do now?"

"Go back and wait for further instructions," Bai Yiheng said, frowning. "Even if President Cheng wants you to leave, he will arrange a way out for you."

All three of them, including Jia Xiashan, looked terrified.

Their current status brings them immense benefits; even government officials treat them with deference, something they never dared to dream of when they ran a bar. If they were fired…

"What else did President Cheng say?" Bai Yiheng asked again.

“Okay, Boss Cheng said we need to write self-criticisms, and he'll decide our fate based on the content of those self-criticisms,” Jia Xiashan said.

"Then what are you all standing there for? Hurry up and start thinking and writing!" Bai Yiheng said angrily.

"Okay, okay." Jia Xiashan and the other two became completely tense and drove away.

"Dismissed." Bai Yiheng glanced at the two thousand security personnel and said, "Don't spread what happened today, understand?"

"Listen clearly!"

"Boss, this is all the information we've gathered in the past few days. Although the causes are different, the companies behind them are all the same." Du Yusheng placed a document in front of Cheng Yi.

Cheng Yi picked up the document, glanced at it, and frowned, saying, "Zhongtong Express?"

“Yes, the companies that caused the conflict with us are all from Zhongtong Express. Zhongtong Express has already reported the incident to the police. Gao Yang just called and said that the case has been temporarily suppressed by the Guangdong Provincial authorities, and it seems that they want to mediate with us first,” Du Yusheng said.

"Mediation?" Cheng Yi carefully read through the document.

This is very clear and requires almost no investigation.

There were a total of 7 fights, most of which were conflicts arising from large packages being blocked at the door and refused to be signed for.

Their blocking the door was definitely problematic, at the very least it was provoking trouble, but Black Panther Security took direct action, which involves the most serious issue.

They are the ones in the wrong.

Black Panther Security's mission is to protect the safety and rights of its employers, and special measures will only be used when the employer's person or property is endangered.

Now, Black Panther Security has clearly not followed this principle; they only took action because they couldn't stand the other party's attitude.

In short, things went too smoothly, and they also picked up some江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) influences.

"Lai Haiyang..." Looking at this familiar name, Cheng Yi felt a sense of temporal and spatial disorientation.

This person will be a tycoon with assets worth tens of billions in later generations.

However, Lai Haiyang is currently only engaged in commercial freight transportation. There are too many intricacies involved in commercial freight transportation, including loading, unloading, and finding cargo. Every step is very complex.

It is common for companies to refuse to unload or load goods without paying extra.

Honestly, compared to these people, those who make rogue software are all good kids.

"The chairman of Zhongtong Express requested a meeting with us," Du Yusheng said. "I think they definitely have other motives."

"Okay." Cheng Yi nodded and asked, "Where shall we talk?"

"At the headquarters of Zhongtong Express," Du Yusheng said.

“Impossible.” Cheng Yi shook his head and said, “Go and contact him. If you want to talk, talk in the middle.”

"What if he doesn't agree?" Du Yusheng asked tentatively.

“If he doesn’t agree, then we won’t talk.” Cheng Yi snorted. “We haven’t been working for nothing these past two years. Besides, this isn’t a big deal. With our current resources, we can handle it. I’m only talking to him to see what he’s up to. Go ahead and talk to him. Be firm. Since he wants to negotiate, he can’t possibly refuse.”

“Okay.” Du Yusheng immediately took out his phone and dialed Lai Haiyang’s number from the information.

A few minutes later, Du Yusheng hung up the phone and said, "Lai Haiyang said we'd talk in Guangzhou, and we can decide the location."

"Okay." Cheng Yi nodded.

Du Yusheng said worriedly, "Boss, Zhongtong Express's main area is in Guangdong Province. Yangcheng City is their base, right? Should we bring more people?"

"No need, I can take one person with me." Cheng Yi picked up the phone, dialed Li Chengxuan's number, and said, "Brother Li, I need your help with something..."

After hanging up the phone, Cheng Yi said, "I'll just bring the general manager of the Guangdong branch of Handong Construction Group over there."

“Yes, with the branch of Handong Construction Group involved, Lai Haiyang will be more restrained,” Du Yusheng said. “When do we set off?”

"You stay here and communicate more with Gao Yang. If the negotiations fail, we'll need Gao Yang's help." Cheng Yi stood up and said, "I can go by myself."

"Okay." Du Yusheng knew he couldn't be of much help in the past, so he didn't try to persuade them further.

Soon, Cheng Yi and Lin Yongxing took a plane to Yangcheng City, Guangdong Province.

Upon arriving at the airport, a middle-aged, overweight man, accompanied by four or five men in suits, greeted us.

"Hello, Mr. Cheng." The middle-aged fat man adopted a very humble posture, bowing and extending his hand even before he arrived.

"Is this Mr. Fang?" Cheng Yi shook hands with the middle-aged fat man and smiled, "I've heard Mr. Li mention you a lot. He said you're the pillar of Guangdong Province. I'm so glad to finally meet you today."

"Oh, not at all, I'm just a working man, haha." The middle-aged fat man laughed.

The middle-aged, overweight man is named Fang Xian, and he is the general manager of the Guangdong branch of Handong Construction Group.

As the first construction company in China to have business operations across the country, the heads of their provincial branches have a strong influence in their respective provinces. Before becoming the head of a branch, Fang Xian was the head of the largest earthwork company in Guangdong Province and had a very extensive network of contacts in the local area.

He has now become the head of a branch of Handong Construction Group, transforming himself from an ordinary citizen into the head of an enterprise and institution, a remarkable change of fortune.

Fang Xian said, "President Li said that President Cheng is a big shot who can get through to the highest levels of government. There's no need for President Cheng to come in person for such a small matter. I can handle it for him."

"I mainly want to meet this Mr. Lai," Cheng Yi said with a smile. "I think he's getting too arrogant, and I need to help him keep him in check."

(End of this chapter)