Chapter 179
After leaving the restaurant and seeing off the drunken Director Feng, Lei Tingjun took out a cigarette, handed one to each of his brothers, and lit it with his lighter.
Lei Tingjun stood at the intersection, silently smoking and staring ahead, his expression deep and unreadable, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
One of the guys said irritably, "That old bastard surnamed Feng is just asking for trouble!"
"Exactly! Several of us were drinking with him, and he was still acting all high and mighty, always wanting more and more food, thinking he's something special!"
"If Brother Lei hadn't warned us beforehand, I would have loved to slap him across the face!"
Today, Director Feng not only treated Lei Tingjun to a meal and drinks, but also took two cartons of good wine and cigarettes that Lei Tingjun had bought with him.
When they arrived, they didn't say a word, and they accepted their belongings without a care in the world.
That's why everyone is so indignant.
Ah Qiang was a little calmer than the others. Although he was also impatient with this kind of person, based on his understanding of Lei Tingjun's character, he would never force himself to flatter someone.
"Brother Lei, do you have some plans?" A-Qiang asked.
Lei Tingjun watched Director Feng leisurely leave, exhaled a smoke ring expressionlessly, took the cigarette butt out of his mouth, threw it on the ground and crushed it hard, and said in a calm voice, "Cut off the fuel supply."
Ah Qiang didn't understand at all: "What do you mean?"
Lei Tingjun curled his lips into a slight smile: "You'll find out when the time comes."
That's right, it wasn't long before Ah Qiang and the others found out what Boss Lei really planned.
That was a brilliant move!
Ah Qiang finally learned what it meant to 'draw the firewood from under the cauldron'.
This is called "cutting off the fuel supply from under the cauldron"—
The discipline inspection commission of Hongxing Factory received a letter of complaint alleging that Director Feng of the Engineering Office had embezzled and accepted bribes.
The whistleblower letter alleged that Director Feng received bribes from several teams involved in the construction of factory dormitories.
Although this whistleblower letter cannot serve as direct evidence, the content stated in it deserves the attention of the disciplinary inspection and supervision authorities.
Director Feng has been temporarily suspended from his duties pending investigation.
Both building material transport teams that entered the Hongxing Factory through Director Feng were affected because they were involved in a transaction of benefits with Director Feng.
At this moment, Thunder Army quickly seized the opportunity and made their move.
Lei Tingjun first proposed a cooperation on transportation of building materials through the newly appointed deputy director in charge of the project, and then went directly through a fair and open approval process. He didn't offer any "sincerity" and the deputy director simply stamped the document in an official manner.
Because of this intense scrutiny, the deputy director dared not repeat Director Feng's mistake and had to set an example for those above him.
Thunder Army's move is called 'drawing the firewood from under the cauldron'.
They secured the raw material procurement and waste recycling business for red bricks without lifting a finger.
The entire Thunder Transport Team was incredibly excited!
Lei Laoda was practically their most admired person.
Lei Laoda's prestige and influence within the transport team were further enhanced.
Without the red seal representing 'power' in his hand, people like Director Feng, who are so petty and scheming, are nothing at all.
Lei Tingjun was not afraid of offending Director Feng at all.
Because once Director Feng leaves his 'position,' he's nothing more than a greedy, ordinary person.
However, behind this matter are two forces involved.
One is the Red Sun Transport Team, and the other is the Ocean Transport Team.
Both of these building material transportation teams were established earlier, have more experience, and have a wider range of businesses than Lei Tingjun's transportation team.
They naturally knew that to secure business and deals from those junior officials in charge of projects, they had to offer "sincere gifts."
In this industry, or rather, in the actual operating rules of society as a whole, these are unspoken 'unwritten rules'.
Everyone outwardly despises it, but everyone flocks to it.
Slogans resound, profit is everything; humans are such complex and hypocritical creatures.
Originally, because the Red Sun Transport Team and the Ocean Transport Team presented Director Feng with sufficient sincerity, one team got the red brick business and the other got the waste material business.
But now, the Thunder Army has taken an unexpected tactic, cutting off their supply lines, leaving neither side with any benefits.
They naturally wanted to hold Lei Tingjun accountable for this!
Early that morning, a large group of people arrived at the construction site.
These people are from the ocean transport team; they've come to cause trouble for Thunder Army.
We all come from humble backgrounds, earning a living through hard labor. When pushed to the limit, none of us are afraid of anyone.
The members of the ocean transport team, armed with iron bars and wooden sticks, began smashing and destroying everything as soon as they arrived at Lei Tingjun's quarters.
"Bring out the Thunder Army! Otherwise, this isn't over!" the leader of the ocean transport team shouted fiercely.
This scene terrified Lao Zhou and his men, who quickly sent someone to find Lei Tingjun.
When Lei Tingjun arrived with his men, they found that the doors and windows of the workers' quarters had been smashed to pieces by the other side.
"What do you want to do?" Lei Tingjun asked in a deep voice.
The other party raised the iron coin in his hand and pointed it at Lei Tingjun: "You're Lei Tingjun, aren't you? You stole our ocean transport team's business. If I don't teach you a lesson today, you won't know you've messed with the wrong person!"
Lei Tingjun raised his hand and clamped down on the iron rod pointing at him.
The other party tried to pull his hand away but couldn't, and glared at Lei Tingjun.
Lei Tingjun looked at the other party calmly: "We're all just trying to make a living, and we're all just relying on our own abilities."
"I have no intention of being your enemy. If you are willing, we can cooperate with you on the business we have obtained." Lei Tingjun first tried to be polite, then resorted to force.
"Cooperation? You son of a bitch! Our ocean transport team has always handled the waste transportation for the factories in Pingdong City. Who the hell did you come from?" The leader of the group beckoned menacingly to his men behind him, "Beat them!"
A sharp glint flashed across Lei Tingjun's brow.
With a slight exertion of his wrist, he snatched the weapon from the other man's hand and bent the iron rod.
His dark eyes were deep as he threw the broken iron coin on the ground, his face expressionless. "I'll say it again, we're all out here to make a living, each relying on our own abilities. If you insist on causing trouble on my turf today, you might come in upright and leave horizontally."
Behind Lei Tingjun, A-Qiang and his men, also holding bricks and steel bars, quickly surrounded him, ready to attack.
As long as Lei Tingjun gives the order, they will rush forward without hesitation and fight the enemy to the death.
The opposing side was intimidated by Lei Tingjun's cold and intimidating aura, and had already lost a lot of the battle in terms of momentum, but they were unwilling to leave in such a humiliating way.
He forced a smile and said, "I'm not afraid of you! Brothers, get him!"
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