"Zheng Chui Ren. You are Zheng Liutong from the National Resources Bureau. How dare you!" Zhu Lifu, his ears sharp, momentarily lost in his smugness, blurted out the words, causing Director Zheng to tremble. He looked very awkward.
He cursed Zhu Lifu in his heart for being a bastard who dragged him into this mess.
But unexpectedly, the fat man over there called out his name. This was bad! Judging from his tone, he seemed to completely disregard him, and a chill ran down his spine.
His expression became somewhat evasive.
His gaze darted around the fat man. Who was this fat man? How did he recognize him? If word got out that Boss Zhu had brought his men and he was right there, he would be in trouble.
This is something that even the municipal party secretary and mayor are concerned about!
Zheng Chentong instinctively wanted to defend himself, but Zhu Lifu sneered disdainfully, "Little fatty, you've got some nerve! Just wait and see how bold you really are!"
On the other side, the dozen or so bodyguards, grinning maliciously, were entangled with Zhang Guodong. Seemingly disdaining to attack together, more than half of them simply surrounded Zhang Guodong.
Only four of his accomplices showed no mercy in attacking Zhang Guodong. Their punches and kicks targeted his groin and face, employing extremely insidious tactics.
These areas are vulnerable; once hit, the opponent loses their fighting ability and becomes easy prey.
"You're asking for death!" Zhang Guodong was furious. He snorted coldly and wanted to call out Dahei and the others, but there were still many people present, so he had no choice but to continue to do it himself.
Looks like I'll have to find some thugs later. Fighting these people is just too boring.
With a single punch, the force of the punch sent sand flying within a radius of several meters, obscuring the view of those inside and silencing all sounds, leaving only the whistling of the swirling sand.
Come"
"Quickly step back to avoid getting accidentally hurt!"
Everyone quickly retreated to a greater distance.
Zhu Lifu was also surprised. Why did sand suddenly start blowing? But then he thought that his dozen or so men were all quite skilled, and dealing with one person would be more than enough.
Twenty seconds!
With a whoosh, the sand, as if it had lost its support, flew down. Everyone's vision was once again clear on the scene inside.
"This..." The fat man and the others were a little dizzy, their eyes wide with shock.
Zhang Guodong was standing perfectly fine, but at his feet lay more than a dozen people, none of whom were alive or dead.
It's only been thirty seconds!
"Pervert!" After a long pause, the fat man muttered. His eyes were filled with intense emotion, even a hint of joy. He was determined to get Guodong to teach him something later; this was just too perverted.
If I knew kung fu, I wouldn't have been so powerless to resist when the other party pushed me just now.
"What are you doing? This is Boss Zhu from Fuqiang Company!" Zheng Chentong shouted anxiously.
Looking back, it's unclear when Zhang Guodong appeared in front of Zhu Lifu. Zhu Lifu was genuinely frightened, but he forced a stern expression.
Zheng Chentong was genuinely afraid that Zhang Guodong would hurt Zhu Lifu. He stood in front of him and reprimanded Zhang Guodong.
He was the director of the Land and Resources Bureau's office, acting on orders from the municipal party committee and government, and entrusted by the bureau chief. Even if Zhang Guodong had a lot of guts, he wouldn't dare to defy the government. This made Zheng Chentong decide to side with Zhu Lifu.
At that moment, Liu Xi couldn't help but speak up, saying, "Director Zheng."
"Huh, Xiao Liu?" Director Zheng recognized the voice immediately. Ah, so it was Liu Xi who brought the slogan.
He himself was the director of the office, while Liu Xicai was the head of the general affairs section, with a deputy director of the office in between. The identities of the owners of the land and the land of the slogan were obvious.
Now I'm not afraid!
Sure enough, upon hearing Zheng Chentong address the other party as "Little Liu," Zhu Lifu said in a haughty and arrogant tone, "Old Zheng, is he one of your subordinates?"
"Yes, it's the head of the General Affairs Section!" Director Zheng felt proud at this moment.
The person behind the other side was actually one of his own men, Liu Xi. To be fair, Liu Xi was fairly obedient to him and could be considered one of his own.
"Liu Xi, who sent you?" Zheng Chentong automatically ignored Zhang Guodong's presence and threat, and asked Liu Xi.
"It's Deputy Director Ouyang."
As expected, Deputy Director Ouyang was ranked low in the Land and Resources Bureau.
"Who are you? Don't you know that Mr. Zhu is a distinguished guest of our bureau chief? Even Vice Mayor Zhou of the government would consider Mr. Zhu a guest of honor!" Zheng Chentong coldly rebuked Zhang Guodong.
"Finished?" Zhang Guodong said with a smile.
Everyone was speechless for a moment.
I initially thought Zhang Guodong was frightened. But what kind of answer was that?
"Kid, whoever you are, I want this slogan. If you know what's good for you, hand over the subcontract. Leave a million for medical expenses, and then get lost!" Zhu Lifu sneered when he saw Zhang Guodong's nonchalant and arrogant demeanor.
Damn it, a small business owner actually selling garlic!
If Zheng Chentong hadn't recognized his subordinate, he would have been completely fooled.
"Get out of here!" Zhang Guodong kicked Zhu Lifu to the ground.
No one expected Zhang Guodong to suddenly make a move; they were all stunned!
"You actually dared to threaten me into handing over the slogan? What the hell are you, daring to speak so loudly?"
They went up and immediately started beating him up.
Director Zheng shuddered and immediately lunged forward: "You've gotten yourself into big trouble! Stop right now!"
It’s over!
Boss Zhu was actually sent back, he'll probably get a scolding from the bureau chief! If Zhu Lifu were to find Bu Menlairen, "Feng Ren's position will probably be reassigned."
"Director Zheng!" Liu Xi exclaimed anxiously.
Liu Xi had just given Zheng Chentong a meaningful look, but Zheng Chentong either didn't see it or ignored it, which made Liu Xi extremely anxious. After all, it was Director Zheng who had recommended him to the bureau chief for promotion.
The moment Director Zheng confirmed his identity, Liu Xi knew things were about to go wrong. Although he was just a lowly section chief, nobody really, who were these two beside him? One was Secretary Wang's son, and the other, Young Master Zhang, was no ordinary man either. Let alone a small-time businessman like Zhu Lifu, even the vice mayor or the mayor wouldn't dare offend him!
But he couldn't say it outright.
"Section Chief Liu!" The fat man frowned and snorted.
You could tell by now that Liu Xi was on the same side as Zheng Chen. Several reminders had annoyed the fat man.
Liu Xi's heart skipped a beat, and he shut his mouth bitterly.
I'm grateful to Zheng Chentong. But considering I've offended them, I'll probably have to withdraw completely. It's clear who's more important and who's less important.
In a moment of panic, Zheng Chentong lunged at Zhang Guodong, but he was too old and how could he possibly be a match for Zhang Guodong?
Do you expect Zhang Guodong to be afraid to take action against someone from the government?
The next moment, Zheng Chentong realized how wrong he had been.
"Bang!" Zhang Guodong kicked him several meters away. His intestines seemed to be broken, all his strength was gone, and his mind went blank.
"These people from the slogan area are not to be trifled with!" The fight raged on, and then more people from the slogan area joined in, also ending up in a sorry state.
But at this moment, they stopped at the gap in the slogan area, looking this way.
"Zhu Lifu has suffered a great loss this time. I wonder who this boss is? Is he really just a small business owner?"
"have no idea".
"More than a dozen bodyguards were all taken down by this boss alone, wow!"
Everyone looked very uncomfortable.
They had originally planned to have Zhang Guodong subcontract the slogan project, but now they hesitated. Who was Zhu Lifu? He was a big name in the city, a frequent guest of the vice mayor. Yet here he was being assaulted.
"Boss, there's something wrong with our water and food. What should we do?" the subordinate asked.
Everyone came to their senses; they too had been battered by the sandstorm, seemingly even more severely than Zhang Guodong. This was indeed disheartening for everyone. But thankfully, no one had died this time.
"Has the call been made yet?"
"The call has been made. The vehicles from the Ningyun County Party Committee and County Government, loaded with water and food, are heading this way, but they won't arrive for another half a day!"
Looking up at the blazing sun overhead, everyone was starving and thirsty. If they waited another half a day, they probably wouldn't be able to walk anymore.
"Boss, if you can't find any, go borrow some?"
"Yes, go borrow it!"
Outright robbery is out of the question, but borrowing is surely an option, right? It seems Zhu Lifu went to rob them, only to be taken down by a dozen men single-handedly. His side had a considerable number of men, but who knew if Boss Zhang had used his full strength?
"Guodong, more people are coming!" the fat man said nervously to Zhang Guodong. He was worried, though. These men had been dealt with by Zhang Guodong. He should be happy, but what about them? They couldn't just stay here, could they?
Even the lightest ones, Director Zheng and Zhu Lifu, were groaning and refusing to get up. It was unclear whether Zhang Guodong had really hit them too hard, or if they were just trying to save face.
This time, even more businessmen came to the slogan-shouting area, in more than a dozen vehicles. It was quite a sight.
Zhang Guodong chuckled. He already knew. It was just a case of making an example of someone, and it seemed to be working quite well at the moment.
“They’re probably all here for water and food!” Zhang Guodong said. “But why would so many people abandon water and food?”
"No way? They're closer to the edge, how come they're in worse shape than us?"
This is truly incredible.
When these bigwigs got closer and started talking, they learned that the sandstorm was most intense not in the center, but near the edges. Ningyun County was particularly hard hit; visibility was reduced to less than five meters. If these people hadn't reacted quickly, their tents might have been blown away.
The people were unharmed, but the water, fuel, and food in the vehicle had all vanished. How are they supposed to find it in such a vast desert?
Zhu Lifu drove towards this place, leading one after another, until they all ended up here.
Although there were many people, they were very warm and polite to Fatty and Zhang Guodong, which relieved Fatty greatly. He wouldn't have been able to handle someone like Zhu Lifu who openly robbed them.
"To be honest, we only have half a bucket of water left, and enough food to fill a third of the stomachs for seven or eight people. We also don't have enough fuel to get us out of the desert. So, unfortunately, we can only wait for the rescue team to arrive," the fat man said helplessly and with difficulty.
Regardless of whether these people looked pleased or not, the fat man ignored them.
"Guodong, these people are just lying on the sand, won't that cause a problem?" The fat man was worried about Zhu Lifu and his men.
The later boss was deeply shocked to see more than a dozen people lying lifeless on the sand. Their eyes were filled with fear when they looked at Zhang Guodong.
Naturally, they didn't want to get close to these people on the ground. But if they wanted to take care of them, they didn't know where to put them.
Update complete for two chapters. To be continued tomorrow.
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