Chapter 56: United in Their Hatred of a Common Enemy

  "Uncle Mei, let's wait and see, the top priority now is to set up the company's framework."

  Xu thought for a long time and decided to put this matter aside, at least not consider it until the company's framework is established, and then listen to the opinions of other company personnel.

  "The Municipal First Construction Company is one of the three construction companies under the Municipal Construction Committee. In recent years, with the rise of private construction companies, the companies under the Construction Committee have been getting increasingly bleak, and even salaries are barely being paid."

  Mei Kai Shan shook his head and sighed, "However, the employees in the company are all masters with solid craftsmanship. As long as the materials are good, the projects they do will not have any quality problems. Now that you want to make Hengda Company bigger and stronger, you must have such a construction team."

  "At least in the initial stage, we must make a name for our company and absolutely cannot have any quality issues. Then, if the house's layout and design are good, basically there won't be any problems."

  "Uncle Mei, it seems like you're quite familiar with the situation?"

  Xu nodded slightly, turned his head to take a look at Mei Kaisan, but unexpectedly found that he understood quite a bit, and judging from his appearance, he seemed to be familiar with several companies under the Municipal Construction Committee.

  "Yes, I used to work at the Construction Committee before. The current director of the Construction Committee, Duan Yuesheng, is a friend of mine. If you're interested in acquiring a company, I can help facilitate the connection."

  Mei Kai Shan chuckled and turned the steering wheel, "Xu Yi, you should think carefully about what I just said. Of course, if you just want to make a quick buck in Jiangnan and leave, then forget I said anything. But if you want to make something of yourself in Jiangnan, you must consider my suggestion."

  "Uncle Mei, you know that if I wanted to make a quick buck in Jiangnan and leave, why bother with all this fuss? I could just transfer the project directly to someone else, I'm sure there are plenty of people willing to take it over."

  He let out a hearty laugh, rolled down the car window and flicked the cigarette butt out with his thumb. "I want to make Hengda Company into a top-notch star enterprise in China, but for now, the most important thing is to set up the company's framework."

  As they spoke, the county town of Qixi was in sight. Mei Kai Shan stopped the car at a public bus station by the roadside and said, "Xu Yi, I can only send you here. If not, it would be bad if someone saw us."

  "Uncle Mei, I understand, I'll just take a taxi from here to the county town."

  Xu Yi smiled, the appointment of Mei Kai Shan had not been issued yet, and if he appeared in Qixi County at this time, it would be easy for people to mistakenly think that he was eager to take office immediately. Although whoever is promoted will want to take office as soon as possible and grasp everything firmly in their hands. This is human nature.

  However, anyone who can make it to the position of county magistrate in official circles is not a fool. No matter how anxious they are inside, they will absolutely not do such foolish things.

  After all, even if you want to personally understand the situation in your jurisdiction, there is plenty of time to go undercover after taking office. If you just want to understand some real situations and go to the place where you will take office in advance to make a secret visit, you will lose face if you are discovered.

  Plum blossom mountain trip indeed took a risk.

  "Xi yi, I'm leaving. If there's anything, give me a call." Mei kai shan waved his hand and gave Xi yi his phone number. Xi yi smiled and took out her phone to record Mei kai shan's number, then waved goodbye. "Uncle Mei, you go ahead. I'll take a taxi into the city myself."

  Mei Kai Shan nodded and quickly started the car, speeding away in a cloud of smoke.

  Xu walked to the bus stop platform, but found that the station sign on the platform was no longer visible, and he couldn't help but pause for a moment. How would you know which stop it is, especially for those who are taking the public bus to Qixi for the first time?

  "Excuse me, friend, do you know which is the best hotel in Qixi County?"

  On the platform, several young people were waiting for the train. Xu Yi chose one of them who was wearing glasses and handed him a cigarette. The bespectacled man smiled as he took the cigarette, looked at it and exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, Soft Chinese!"

  Xu smiled and didn't say anything.

  The bespectacled man lit a cigarette and took a deep drag, "Hmmm, not bad, it's indeed much better than the 5-yuan-pack cigarettes I usually smoke. You're not from around here, are you?"

  "Yes, I just got it today, a friend gave it to me."

  He smiled and put a cigarette in his mouth, taking a puff, then extended his right hand to the bespectacled man. "Friend, nice to meet you, I'm Xu Yi."

  "Xu Yi, this name is simple but sounds good." The bespectacled man chuckled and shook Xu Yi's hand, "I'm Hu Fei, Gu Yue Hu, the accomplished Fei."

  "Right, I haven't answered your question yet. The best hotel in Qixi County is Longquan Hotel, located in the northwest of the county town. Never mind, I've told you but you won't understand anyway."

  Hu Fei chuckled and waved his chubby hand, "Just follow me when we get off the bus later, Longquan Hotel is not far from our internet cafe. By the way, I'm a network administrator at Longquan Internet Cafe."

  As they were talking, a medium-sized bus came swaying over, and after a long blast of the horn, it slowly came to a stop. The door automatically swung open.

  "Let's go, get on the bus, it's two yuan to downtown."

  Hu Fei waved his hand at Xu Yi and got on the Zhongba bus.

  At the same time, a yellow Rolls-Royce slowly drove into Yunhu Villa, which was built by Guan Fei, son of Guan Jian, former deputy secretary of Qixian County Committee. The villa is located in the southeastern suburb of the county town and covers an area of over 10 mu.

  The Rolls-Royce came to a stop, the car door opened, and a young man wearing a yellow leather jacket and black jeans got out of the car. He smiled and opened his arms wide towards Guan Fei who was standing in the courtyard. "Guan Fei, long time no see! You little rascal hasn't been to Hengchuan for a long time, how have you been lately?"

  "Ah, never mind, I've been having a streak of bad luck lately, my old man retired." Guan Fei gave Pi Jiake a hug and patted his shoulder, "Zhou Wei, you don't know about this matter."

  "I heard about this a few days ago too." Pi Jiake sighed and shook his head, "But you also know my old man is just the deputy director of the Municipal People's Congress, wanting to help you with this is all wishful thinking."

  His voice paused, "Who did you provoke that wasn't good enough, and had to provoke those young masters from the capital? Although Old Man Xu has retired, his family in the capital still has some influence."

  "What's the big deal? This is Jiangnan, this is Qi Creek, not one of those Four Lords' mouths' Forty-Nine Cities!" Guan Fei got angry, his right hand clenched into a fist and swung with force, turning around to kick a bamboo chair under the eaves.

  "It's all right, that damned Xi Yi can just make a living in the capital, why did he have to run to Jiangnan and snatch food from our mouths?" A flash of light flickered across Zhou Wei's eyes, and he let out a heavy hum from his nose, "Hasn't he heard the saying 'blocking someone's path to wealth is like killing their parents'?"

  "Is it just because of his status that we have to endure his bullying and remain unmoved?"

  "No way, absolutely not!"

  Guan Fei gritted his teeth, clenched his right fist and swung it with force. "I've never been a person who gets bullied without fighting back, no matter who it is. As long as they bully me, I won't give them any face, not even if it's the King of Heaven!"

  "What's the big deal if you're from the capital? This is Jiangnan, this is Qixi County, not the capital!"

  Guan Fei's voice paused, his fists clenched tightly, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes. "Xu Yi, this isn't over yet!"

  Zhou Wei's face flashed a smile, and his expression immediately returned to one of indignation. He patted Guan Fei's shoulder, "Alright, alright, brother, don't be angry. Instead of wasting your energy on anger, let's plan our revenge!"

  Moreover, Xu Yi is the grandson of Old Man Xu Haoyang, and there are many people who want to curry favor with the Xu family. They must plan carefully, otherwise they will not only fail to avenge themselves but also bring trouble upon themselves.

  When he heard the three words "Xu Haoyang", Guan Fei's face changed rapidly, and just now he was indeed burning with anger, thinking of his original carefree days, thinking of the real estate project that originally belonged to him, which is a rare large project in Hengchuan City, with profits of hundreds of millions.

  Thinking of these, Guan Fei hated to kill Xu Yi immediately, but when he heard Zhou Wei say the three words "Xu Hao Yang", his heart sank like an ice cellar. Damn it, that's a military leader! Although he has retired now, he is not someone Guan Fei can afford to provoke. A thin camel is bigger than a horse after all.

  If Xu Yi really had an affair in Qixi County, Xu Haoyang would definitely be furious, and the consequences would be unbearable for both the county party secretary and the municipal party secretary, not to mention that he is just the son of a retired deputy county party secretary.

  Just now, in a moment of impulsiveness, I spoke out what was on my mind. If something really happened to Xu Yi in Qixi County, wouldn't the police be looking for me first?

  Thinking of this, Guan Fei's face turned whiter and whiter. Although he was a spoiled son, he was absolutely not a fool. Zhou Wei and the others were trying to kill him with a borrowed knife. In the past when the old man was in power, if it was about that huge profit of over 100 million, he might have tried it.

  However, his father retired ahead of schedule now, and he also understood that no matter how much money you have, it's useless if you don't have a life to spend it.

  "Don't worry, brother, it's not about going to kill people or set fires."

  Zhou Wei let out a hearty laugh, walked into the living room and plopped himself down on the sofa, picked up the cigarette on the coffee table, lit it and took a puff. "We just want to think of every possible way to drive Xu Yi away from Qi Xi and take back what originally belonged to us!"

  A flash of frenzy gleamed in his eyes, his right hand clenched the cigarette butt into a ball, "No matter where he comes from, no matter what his identity is, it can't stop my determination to take back everything that belongs to me!"

  Guan Fei's emotions were infected again, his eyes flashing with the surging tide of banknotes, tightly grasping Zhou Wei's hand. Of course, he could help knock on the edge of the drum and let him have a real fight with Xu Yizhen, but he absolutely wouldn't do it.