1994: Starting with unpaid leave

Dong Jianguo nodded.

He knew Zhao Hongmei was right.

Once something like this happens, it's bound to happen again, especially since the other party suffered a setback this time. Although they didn't dare to say anything like "You just wait," who knows what the future holds?

In particular, there is only the saying "a thousand days to be a thief," not "a thousand days to guard against thieves."

What if they don't fight head-on but instead use guerrilla tactics, like throwing dead rats into the factory in the middle of the night, or throwing bricks and smashing windows when you're not looking...

It's enough to make a toad stick to someone's foot without biting or making them feel disgusted.

To resolve this matter, we need to find the root cause.

He nodded to Zhao Hongmei:

"Sister Hongmei, I understand. Oh, and about what happened today, please tell everyone about it later, but don't tell Xiuyun."

"She's pregnant, I'm worried about her..."

"Yes, I know what I'm doing."

After giving Zhao Hongmei his instructions, Dong Jianguo went into the gatehouse to make a phone call.

He had only heard Secretary Guo of the farm mention Liu Degui, but he would have to ask around to find out the real Liu Degui, whether he was a tough guy or a coward.

A while later, the factory's newly purchased minivan drove back into the yard.

The red car body was surrounded by yellow signs that read "Hezhiwei Food Factory," along with the factory's landline number and Dong Jianguo's pager number, making it particularly eye-catching.

This was all Dong Jianguo's doing; with this, the bread cart became a mobile GG sign.

Seeing Erzhuzi jump out of the car, Dong Jianguo pushed open the gatehouse door and climbed into the car:

"Erzhuzi, come with me."

"Huh? What's wrong, bro?"

"It's nothing, I got into a fight this afternoon and have to clean up the mess."

"Huh? You won or you lost?"

Upon hearing this, Erzhuzi clenched his hands in front of him, his knuckles cracking.

If we win, we might have to talk; if we lose, it'll be a rematch.

Seeing his expression, Dong Jianguo scoffed, "How could I possibly lose?"

"That's true..."

Erzhuzi felt a chill when he thought of Dong Jianguo's ruthlessness; ordinary people really couldn't get the better of Dong Jianguo.

"Brother, where are we going?"

"Suburban police station..."

……

On the other side, the billiard hall on the second floor of Liuyuan.

A group of young people were gathered around a pool table, barely daring to breathe.

The eight-ball game is at a crucial moment.

On the table, only the white ball and the black 8 ball remain. The player who pots the black 8 ball will win.

The bet for this round is 100 yuan.

Wearing gloves, Liu Degui picked up some chalk from the table and wiped the golf club head on his hands.

He leaned forward, aimed, took a deep breath, and with a flick of his wrist, the white ball flew out like a cannonball.

"Bang!"

The white ball and the black 8 collided, drawing a beautiful arc.

The black ball fell into the net.

The only drawback was that after bouncing twice on the table, the white ball rolled into the middle pocket as if it had eyes.

"Damn, what bad luck!"

Not only was Liu Degui cursing under his breath, but the young people watching also let out a collective sigh of regret.

This mistake didn't come cheap; it cost a full 100 yuan.

"Oh, you're too kind!"

The short, fat man opposite Liu Degui breathed a sigh of relief and clasped his hands in a fist salute to him.

Although he was annoyed, Liu Degui was willing to accept defeat and took out a hundred-yuan bill from his wallet, throwing it to the other party.

After taking the money, the short, fat man couldn't resist offering a word of advice:

"What a pity about that shot. If you hadn't used so much force, you would have won..."

Although these words were merely a technical discussion, they sounded jarring to Liu Degui:

"You think you can teach me with your mother's help? I know it's not easy for you to make a living, consider this money a reward! Go back and buy some good food, it'll help you grow taller."

As soon as he opened his mouth, his followers standing behind him began to speak up:

"Brother Liu gave you permission, don't you even have that much sense? You've wasted your life hanging around here at your age!"

"Does our Brother Liu need your little bit of money?"

"Don't even mention 100, even if he lost 1000, Brother Liu wouldn't blink an eye, right, Brother Liu!"

Liu Degui nodded with a cold smile:

"That's right, I wouldn't even bother with such a small amount of money; I wouldn't even bother picking it up if it fell on the ground."

After he finished speaking, he straightened his back, exuding an aura of dominance over the world.

More than half a year has passed since I secured the cut-up chicken business from four farms in Ang Hei District through my father's connections.

The business was already on track, so he didn't need to worry about it much.

The chickens from the farm are already packaged and transported directly to the cold storage facilities of several major wholesalers in the wholesale market, who then find their own ways to distribute the goods.

For him, this business was so easy that his hands didn't get dirty; he could make money without lifting a finger.

Now his daily income is around 1,000 yuan, and occasionally, if he slaughters more chickens on the farm, his daily income can reach 2,000 yuan.

So these bets of a hundred or so dollars are just for fun.

Because he was rich, he also gathered a group of followers and playmates.

However, he had no interest in making money with them like Dong Jianguo did.

Instead, he just wanders around the streets all day.

I take care of their food and drinks, and they take care of keeping me company and providing emotional support.

This life was absolutely wonderful for him.

Especially today.

Horseface, who often carried goods for himself in the wholesale market, heard that someone was stealing his chicken feet business and immediately volunteered to help him settle things.

Although chicken feet are just scraps from cutting up chickens, and the daily income is only a couple hundred yuan, who would complain about earning more money?

Therefore, he readily agreed to the horse-faced man's attempt to please him.

He also stated that if the matter was handled well, half of the chicken feet business could be given to Ma Lian and his group.

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

He refused to believe that he couldn't get the lost chicken feet back!

After a game ended, one of Liu Degui's henchmen took out a towel to wipe his sweat.

"Brother, my pager just went off. It was Lao Ma calling you, asking you to call back right away."

"Horse face? Not bad. I just told him to do something this morning, and he finished it this afternoon. This guy is pretty efficient."

Liu Degui took the pager and went to the front desk of the billiard hall.

There's a landline phone; just dial the number on it and call back.

The call was quickly connected.

"Hey, Horse Face, what's going on?"

"What did you do to that kid? Did you beat him into submission?"

"Yeah, I give up..."

The man on the other end of the line, with a long face, spoke hesitantly, and his speech seemed to have a slight lisp.

"You've given up, aren't you coming back to me?"

"Brother Liu, we've run into a bit of trouble. Our person's being held at the suburban police station... What do you think..."

"Damn, why did this little thing have to involve the police station?"

After hanging up the phone, Liu Degui's face went from sunny to cloudy.

Did these guys hurt someone because they weren't careful?

What if I confess at the police station...

Damn it, I should have just ignored these jerks!

Liu Degui cursed inwardly.

Fortunately, his father had extensive connections and acquaintances in the police station.

This shouldn't cause too much of a stir.

If you're willing to spend a little money, you should be able to get it done.

Although I was reluctant, I had paid someone to do this for me, so I had to go...

……