Chapter 870 Undercurrents and surges
He had dealt with Lianwei Zhongyu's branch in Jibei Road, which was equivalent to cutting off its tentacles. However, the company itself did not suffer any losses. As far as he knew, it was still trying to file a national lawsuit. The Defense Department had received a complaint against the Processing Bureau. It seemed that they were still unwilling to give up the business expansion in Jibei Road.
When the airship that Chen Chuan was riding left Shannan, more than a dozen important directors were holding a meeting in the Lianwei Zhongyu headquarters building in the central city of Shannan Road.
A director asked the head of information analysis at the front office: "How much impact will this incident have on the company's business?"
The head analyst replied, "If the local garrison stops selling arms to the resistance groups, we can normally ship arms to Shannan Dao from other areas. However, once the garrison's internal problems are resolved, the next step will undoubtedly be to intensify the suppression of the resistance groups and try to cut off all of their arms supply channels. Far from profiting from this, the company will likely suffer even greater losses."
We will have to assess the specific impact based on subsequent progress and developments.”
More than a dozen directors immediately started talking to each other, discussing how to adjust the business and how to reduce their losses.
At this moment, a director knocked on the table and said to the directors present and on the screen, "Gentlemen, please allow me to interrupt. We need to care more about long-term planning than immediate profits, and in this regard, we need to pay special attention to one person."
He gestured, and a picture of Chen Chuan's upper body appeared on the screen. It was a photo taken from above, and the latter seemed to have discovered something at that time. He looked over with a cold gaze and a long knife in his hand. This frozen moment made everyone who saw it shudder.
"Chen Chuan, Director of the Jibei Province Defense Department, martial artist, and former head of investigations at the Jibei Province Processing Bureau."
The director said, "This man also played a crucial role in the Shannan Province operation. It was because he severely injured Advisor Bai that the Government Affairs Office and the Ministry of Defense completely resolved the garrison issue."
"He's gone, right? What else is there to worry about? Did Director Xing say he'd be back?"
Director Xing said, "I should clarify, this isn't the first time this person has dealt with Lianwei Zhongyu." He pointed to the photo on the screen. "It was this person, while serving as the head of investigations, who disrupted our company's plans in Jibei Road! And with this person becoming a martial artist and being promoted to Director of the Defense Department, the possibility of the company returning to Jibei Road has become a distant prospect, hindering the company's strategic advancement."
As a transportation and security company, Lianwei Zhongyu's main business has been inland in the past, in the vast area of central and western Dashun and the border between the east and west lands.
However, the company was not satisfied with this and has been expanding its market. The original strategy was to arrange its business in Jibei Road, because Jibei Road is the waist of the east. With Jibei Road as a fulcrum, it is equivalent to connecting the entire east coast.
Director Xing continued, "Currently, Jibei Province is establishing an airship transportation company. Once this is successfully established and a mature transportation channel is built, our small share of the eastern transportation market will be seized by them. We may lose this market forever, and the company will be confined to the inland. Therefore, we must come up with a targeted strategy.
This is crucial for the future development of the company!"
A director asked, "Does Director Xing have any specific plans?"
Director Xing held up a document, shook it, and said, "Gentlemen, we've received a letter from our business partners in Jibei Province. They are also dissatisfied with the suppression they're receiving from the Jibei Province Government Office. Internationally, the Consortium, the Linax Federation, and many foreign companies are all very dissatisfied with the current situation and are trying to change it. I think we can join them."
The directors chatted for a while, and one spoke cautiously, "I noticed that the key point you're talking about, Director Xing, is Director Chen. You're talking about a fighter. Uniting forces and making allies is fine, but it doesn't solve the problem you're describing. What are you going to do? Convince him personally? I don't think that approach will work."
Director Xing said, "Regarding this question, I believe an ambitious fighter wouldn't stay in Central City for long. He'd definitely go to the Interchange." He paused. "If he stayed there and didn't come back, I think that would be beneficial to us. It's what everyone wants to see."
Although he didn't say it explicitly, the directors present understood what he meant. He wanted to find a way to keep this person in the fusion area so that he could not interfere with the affairs of the central city. Considering the "business partners" mentioned above, this method might be quite "radical".
The faces of the directors present all became tense and serious. They were discussing targeting a fighter. Getting involved in such a thing would also carry great risks for Lianwei Zhongyu Company itself, so everyone remained silent at the moment, and no one spoke for a while.
Director Xing did not ask them to express their opinions immediately. He just raised an issue today. Some things did not require everyone's consent, as long as no one objected.
This matter was not mentioned again in the meeting. After the meeting, Director Xing returned to the lounge, where a middle-aged man was already waiting for him.
After he sat down, he said, "Mr. Wang, I have already raised this matter at the board meeting as you requested. Next, I will try to get the board's approval as soon as possible."
The middle-aged man smiled and thanked him. "Director Xing, thank you for your support. I have some recent news that may be helpful to you." He paused. "This Director Chen is from the Pure Faction, the same faction as our garrison fighter Chang Shuyu."
Director Xing's eyelids twitched, and the image of a resolute soldier immediately emerged in his mind. He said solemnly, "Is that so?" He thought for a moment, "If they belong to the same faction, then this action makes sense."
Mr. Wang said, "So we infer that the man who came to Shannan Road wasn't simply visiting relatives, but rather a premeditated collaboration. And if they can collaborate once, they'll likely do so again. This is a threat to both of us."
Director Xing leaned back, seemingly contemplating something. After a moment, he looked up and said, "I can continue to work on the matter of the active consciousness, but even if the board of directors approves it, you'll have to deliver it to the Interfusion Area on your own. Our company will not be directly involved in the operation."
Mr. Wang smiled and said, "Of course. We will find a solution on our own for this matter. We just need your company to provide technical support."
Director Xing's expression relaxed a little, and he nodded and said, "That's it."
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Then please take the trouble, Director Xing. We can guarantee that after the biggest obstacle is removed, Jibei Dao will welcome your company back."
On January 29th, the airship that Chen Chuan was riding returned to the central city of Jibei Road. The huge airship flew over the central city and headed straight for Weiguang District.
Nian Fuli and his family stood by the porthole, looking at the scenery below.
Although they had gone to the central city of Shannan Road to buy things before, they had spent most of their time riding in cars and were surrounded by towering buildings and all kinds of sounds and lights. They felt overwhelmed and could not really understand the central city with just a quick glance. But now, looking from a high place, they felt as if everything was in sight.
When Chen Chuan returned, the voice of the mother of the demon lord rang out: "Director Chen, welcome back. You currently have 127 pieces of information to be processed, including 39 unidentified contact information. Do you need to process them now?"
He immediately asked Ximu to filter out those unknown messages, and then looked at the remaining messages, picking out the important ones to reply to first. Most of them were work reports from the Defense Department.
Even during the annual holiday, the City Patrol and Handling Bureau, as a violence agency, cannot be completely shut down. There are also some important documents that require his signature, which cannot be decided by a few deputy directors.
After a simple processing, the airship arrived above Jinfeng Garden where he lived and slowly landed on the mooring tower.
After the airship came to a complete stop, Chen Chuan and his aunt's family got out of the airship, came down from the tower, and walked into the villa.
After entering the door, the first thing that caught the eye was a large living room that was spacious enough to hold small competitions. The two little guys screamed when they saw such a big house and ran happily inside.
Nian Fuli and Yu Wan were also surprised. Chen Chuan had told them that his mansion was not small. The place they had originally planned for him to live in would at most be slightly larger than Han Kuang's villa, but they had not expected it to be so large. It was no exaggeration to call it a manor. However, after experiencing all the things that had happened before, they could now accept these things calmly.
At this time, the waiter in the villa came up, took the luggage from their hands and put it away for them. Chen Chuan then took his aunt's family to choose a room. After choosing, everyone went to take a shower first.
Nian Qian was the first to finish his shower. He saw the waiter had already prepared some delicious afternoon snacks for him. He was feeling hungry, so he grabbed a piece and started eating. He found it delicious. He jokingly said to Chen Chuan, who was standing nearby answering messages, "Cousin, do you think it's too late for me to switch to martial arts?"
Chen Chuan had just finished a phone call. He turned around, smiled, and said, "Cousin, although this place is big enough, there's still a lot for me to do."
"That's right."
Nian Qian leaned back in his chair, looked upward, and suddenly said, "When I was training, the army kept asking us to be prepared for a major crash at any time, but no one could explain what a major crash would be like. What do you think it would be, cousin?"
Chen Chuan glanced outside. To him, the vortex at the top of the sky seemed to be getting closer. He took a few steps toward the floor-to-ceiling windows, stopped, and stared at the sky. He said, "Whatever it is, I'll be there to see it with my own eyes."
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(End of this chapter)
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