1994: Starting with unpaid leave

"They think they can fly even with just a beat-up bread cart; that's all they'll amount to in their lives!"

"You guys got lucky this time, otherwise I wouldn't be able to afford to pay for the damage even if I sold this piece of junk!"

Seeing that Dong Jianguo, who got out of the passenger seat, still had a smile on his face, Liu Degui pointed:

"What are you laughing at? You were talking about him, not you!"

Dong Jianguo grasped his fingers directly and smiled:

"I'm sorry, I startled you."

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Dong Jianguo, and I'm the owner of Hezhiwei Food Processing Factory..."

Liu Degui flung his hand away: "I don't care who you are... You're saying you're Dong Jianguo?"

He glanced at the horse-faced man and Xiao Hai, whom he had redeemed with his own money, his eyes filled with astonishment.

"No, didn't you say you'd taken care of him? How come..."

The horse's face twitched.

He wasn't afraid of Liu Degui, but rather of the ruthless Dong Jianguo.

He took a step back and hid behind Liu Degui:

"Um... there's a bit of a misunderstanding here."

"A misunderstanding?! You've got your head tied up like a pig's head, and this is a misunderstanding?"

The money was spent, but the matter wasn't resolved, which made Liu Degui, who was originally in a good mood, feel like he had been taken advantage of.

She was still taken advantage of by a man!

"Ah..." Horse Face was choked up, but he still forced himself to repeat what Dong Jianguo wanted him to convey.

But he only got halfway through his sentence before Liu Degui waved his hand, looked at Dong Jianguo, and spat precisely in front of him:

"Damn it, you're stealing other people's business and you're acting all high and mighty, and you won't even let me vent my anger? How could you even think of saying that?"

Although he was caught red-handed, Liu Degui didn't care.

On the one hand, her father is very capable, so she doesn't have to worry about anything.

On the other hand, although he has spent a lot of money recently, he is still quite wealthy and has no worries about funds.

Finally, even if we were to take action now, we would still have three people on our side, giving us a significant numerical advantage.

Therefore, he spoke with great confidence, completely disregarding Dong Jianguo.

His appearance startled Ma Lian and Xiao Hai, and their eyes kept drifting towards Dong Jianguo.

Horse Face was truly badly hurt by Dong Jianguo; just seeing his face left him with a psychological trauma.

Xiao Hai is in an even worse situation.

Dong Jianguo told him to kick the boss, whose face was covered in blood...

That scene is unforgettable for at least three to five years.

The two were genuinely afraid that Liu Degui would offend Dong Jianguo, in case this "big brother" suddenly became ruthless again...

So, the two men grabbed Liu Degui's arms from both sides, trying to stop him from provoking Dong Jianguo.

"Brother Gui, forget it, it's not worth it..."

"Yes, Brother Gui, let's talk this out..."

Unfortunately, Liu Degui did not appreciate it.

He abruptly raised his hand, pulling his arm away from their grasp, and shouted impatiently, "Don't try to pull me like that! Don't you guys have any self-awareness about how well you've done this?!"

He turned around, pointed at Dong Jianguo's nose, and spat as he spoke: "Dong Jianguo, is that right? I'm not an unreasonable person either."

"I didn't care about the egg business from the previous farms. Giving it to you is like feeding a beggar!"

"But you've gotten too bold lately, daring to snatch food right out of my mouth?! How are you going to settle this score for all the money I've lost?"

Dong Jianguo listened quietly until Liu Degui finished cursing, then he slowly took out a pack of cigarettes from his coat pocket.

He pulled out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled white smoke, which instantly dissipated into the air.

"Are you finished?" Dong Jianguo's voice was soft, yet carried an undeniable authority.

Liu Degui was taken aback, and subconsciously replied, "I...I'm done!"

"Now that you've finished speaking, it's my turn to talk." Dong Jianguo flicked the cigarette butt between his fingers, his gaze sharp as lightning, staring directly into Liu Degui's eyes.

"First," Dong Jianguo held up one finger.

"When I, Dong Jianguo, do business, I never force anyone to buy or sell. I've asked about the chicken feet from those farms, and several secretaries said that because you're buying them at a low price, they've almost always sold them to you at a loss. By selling them to me, they can still make a profit. This is a market behavior; there's no such thing as 'stealing' or 'grabbing'."

Liu Degui opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but under Dong Jianguo's gaze, he couldn't utter a single word.

"Secondly," Dong Jianguo raised his second finger, "you hired people to block my factory and cause trouble, and I haven't settled that score with you yet."

Upon hearing this, Erzhuzi, who had missed the group fight, suddenly reached out and grabbed Liu Degui by the collar.

"What...what do you want to do?" Liu Degui finally felt a little flustered.

"We're both civilized people, and the police station isn't far away. I advise you two not to be so arrogant!"

"Snapped!"

Erzhuzi slapped Liu Degui across the face.

The slap was so powerful that it made the other person see stars.

Dong Jianguo was not afraid of his threat at all.

In Northeast China in 1994, as long as you didn't seriously injure or maim someone, the police would think you were just rambling on and on... completely idle.

Besides, how could a grown man call the police just because he was slapped?

Liu Degui covered his face and turned to look at Ma Lian and Xiao Hai behind him:

"Damn it, I got beaten up, and you two just stood there watching?"

As soon as Ma Lian and Xiao Hai saw Dong Jianguo smiling at them, their legs cramped up, and they turned and ran away.

Because he was running so fast and there was still snow on the road from the previous night, Xiao Hai tripped and fell, causing his Lei Feng hat to fly off his head.

But he didn't even bother to pick up his hat; he got up and ran as fast as he could, quickly following the horse-faced boss and disappearing around the street corner...

"Holy crap..."

Liu Degui secretly groaned, wishing he had brought more people with him...

Dong Jianguo reached out and pinched his jawbone, making him look at him again:

"Liu Degui, I know you."

"Your father is the director of a weighing instrument factory, and his family lives in a residential building behind Yongqing."

"Building 6, Unit 5, Room 201, am I right?"

"What...what do you mean?"

Dong Jianguo sneered:

"We are different from you."

"You have a good father; he can get you decent resources just by talking to him."

"We workers without connections have to trade little by little for anything we want!"

"That's how I got my factory."

"Now that you've ruined my livelihood and are preventing us all from surviving, the only option left is to trade our lives for yours..."

"You...you can't do this!"

Liu Degui screamed, almost losing his voice.

But Dong Jianguo replied with a cold laugh:

"That's just how I do things..."

Seeing the cold glint in Dong Jianguo's eyes, Liu Degui's eyes widened.

He suddenly realized that in the past twenty-odd years of his life, he seemed to have never considered the principle that even a rabbit will bite when cornered.

But Dong Jianguo, standing before us, seems to be more than just a rabbit.

To be precise, he is now more like a ravenous tiger, baring his fangs and ready to devour someone...

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