Hong Kong Tycoon: Starting from Delivering Dongfeng Express

Chapter 200 Old Zhang: Let's make a huge scene! I can handle it!

Just moments ago, Section Chief Li and Section Chief Liu were all high and mighty, but now, facing a group of soldiers surrounding them, they dared not utter a sound, their faces pale, and they emphasized:

"What are you doing? We are government employees!"

But none of the soldiers with guns answered them; they just surrounded them.

Just then, a dignified-looking man in military uniform got out of the car and walked towards them. Section Chief Li quickly called out, "Sir, is there some misunderstanding?"

Division Commander Zhang snorted coldly and glared at Section Chief Li: "Misunderstanding? Weren't you the one who just shouted about sealing it off?!"

At this moment, Li and Liu also saw the military rank on the uniform and couldn't help but feel a chill. This was definitely a high-ranking officer, someone they couldn't afford to offend!

The intense pressure emanating from Old Zhang was too much for Li and Liu to handle.

They can usually put on airs of authority when dealing with ordinary people, but they can't do that in front of a powerful military force, let alone a high-ranking officer like Division Commander Zhang!
Section Chief Li stammered, "Sir, we came to investigate after receiving a report..."

"Report? Who reported our XX Army's partner unit? What, you want to investigate our XX Army's affairs?!"

Section Chief Li and Section Chief Liu were immediately taken aback. Dongfeng Express was a partner of the military.

They don't know that!
If they knew, even if they had a few more lives, they definitely wouldn't dare!
At this moment, Li and Liu cursed those rich kids in their hearts. This was just setting them up!
Both men looked terrified: "Sir, we really didn't know! We'll leave right away!"

"Come and go as you please? It's not that easy!"

The two men turned pale instantly and refused to let them go. This was definitely going to escalate the situation!
Then, Old Zhang turned to look at the few second-generation rich kids who were trying to leave not far away, and roared, "And you little brats! None of you are leaving today!"

Soon, Wang Pangzi and his group were brought over by several soldiers. Wang Pangzi put on a fawning smile: "Commander Zhang, my father is..."

Old Zhang pointed at Fatty Wang and cursed, "Did I ask you to speak?!"

Wang Pangzi was so frightened that he immediately shut his mouth.

Just then, seeing Ye Dongsheng come out of the shop, Old Zhang pointed at several second-generation rich kids and asked, "Brother Ye, are these the little bastards?"

When Wang Pangzi and the others heard the "Brother Ye" mentioned by Commander Zhang, and then looked at Ye Dongsheng in front of them, they were both shocked and apprehensive!

Little did they know that Ye Dongsheng, who had only been in Chaoshan for a few days and whom they thought they could easily manipulate, was actually on friendly terms with high-ranking military officials and had such a powerful background!
Ye Dongsheng glanced at the group: "Brother Zhang, they were the ones who tried to force me to join forces that day. But whether they're the ones pulling this stunt today, you'll have to ask these two."

Section Chief Li and Section Chief Liu glanced at Fatty Wang and the other second-generation rich kids, but dared not speak. Although they cursed them a thousand times in their hearts, they could not actually expose these people at this moment.

Fatty Wang quickly said, "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding! We were just passing by! Brother Ye, this has absolutely nothing to do with us!"

Old Zhang snorted coldly, "Take all of these people away!"

The men's expressions changed drastically: "Sir, you can't do this! You have no right to detain us!"

Old Zhang kicked Song Chao in the leg, who was yelling loudly: "Scream again! I'll teach you a lesson!"

As a group of soldiers loaded all the people onto the vehicle, Ye Dongsheng asked Old Zhang, "Brother Zhang, isn't this a bit too much of a fuss?"

Old Zhang waved his hand: "It's alright! I can handle it! We just need to make a big scene so that no one will dare to bully you again!"

……

The office door was open, and Mayor Chen was sitting behind his desk looking at the documents in his hands. A series of hurried footsteps approached, and then he looked up and saw his secretary running in, asking, "What happened?"

Secretary-General Feng stepped forward and lowered his voice, saying, "Mayor Chen, something bad has happened. The post office and the industry and commerce bureau just called to say that their people have been detained by the XX army!"

Mayor Chen frowned: "What's going on? How did they manage to offend the military?"

Secretary-General Feng shook his head: "I don't know the specifics either, but they said that someone from the bureau led a team to investigate a Hong Kong-owned company today, and that's how this happened!"

"Investigating a Hong Kong-owned company? How does that have anything to do with the military?"

Mayor Chen became increasingly suspicious as he listened. Hong Kong companies are generally treated favorably these days, so why are the postal and industrial and commercial departments jointly investigating them? And why have they gotten involved with the military?
"Now, neither of their departments understands the situation, and they've been blocked from contacting the XX Army, so they have no choice but to come to me for help."

Mayor Chen rubbed his temples. The military and the city government are two separate systems, and they don't usually interact much. Especially when the soldiers get tough, they really don't give these officials any face.

"You need to get them to clarify things for me, otherwise I won't know anything, how am I supposed to ask for my people back?"

However, at that moment, some noisy footsteps came from outside, and then several people, including the finance official, the education official, and a vice mayor, walked in together, looking flustered, and said:
"Mayor Chen, you have to help us!"

Mayor Chen looked at Vice Mayor Wang, who was leading the group, and asked, "Old Wang, what happened?"

"Several of our children have been detained by the XX Army! They won't answer my calls!"

Mayor Chen's heart skipped a beat: "It's the XX Army again? Why are they detaining your children?"

"I don't know! Mayor Chen, we just received a notification!"

Mayor Chen understood that this was definitely related to what had just happened with the postal and telecommunications and industry and commerce departments, but he didn't know exactly what had happened.

"Old Feng, go and have someone investigate immediately! Find out which companies those two departments targeted and what exactly happened!"

Mayor Chen had barely finished speaking when the phone on the table rang: "Hello, Commander Zhang! Um... okay, I understand. I'll be there in a bit!"

After he hung up the phone, he glared at the group of people in front of him and said, "You're all coming with me!"

Half an hour later, at the XX Army's garrison.

The office was somewhat crowded. Old Zhang and Ye Dongsheng sat on one side, while Mayor Chen sat opposite them.

Several second-generation rich kids with their heads drooping stood on the side, along with their elders, while in the far corner were two little Karami, Li and Liu.

Old Zhang was speaking eloquently to Mayor Chen:
"Mayor Chen, I, Lao Zhang, apologize for this matter. I shouldn't have interfered in our local work; I've caused you trouble!"
However, I'm really angry about this!

Mr. Ye, responding to our country's call, came all the way from Hong Kong to Chaoshan to do business and invest in construction in peace!

And what do they do? They can't get the permits, so they try to force people to smuggle for them. Who gave them the nerve?

Oh, so people refuse to collude with you and don't help you make dirty money, and you want to shut them down!

Do you think those little brats are doing anything human?!
If they keep going like this, won't all these Hong Kong businessmen be driven out of business? They're simply a black sheep!

Vice Mayor Wang and the others looked grim. Being criticized so openly was embarrassing for them. "Commander Zhang, I don't think we can be so hasty in judging whether this is true or false..."

"Ha! Is it true or false? You know what kind of person your son is!"

"Then tell me why the postal service and the industry and commerce bureau suddenly launched a joint investigation into Dongfeng Express?"

Everyone in the room looked at Section Chief Li and Section Chief Liu. Mayor Chen asked in a deep voice, "Li, Liu, tell me, why did you suddenly join forces to investigate Dongfeng Express? Was someone instructing you?"

Li and Liu were both pale-faced. After being detained, they knew that this incident had gotten out of hand, but they did not expect to alarm the mayor!
Now that things have escalated to this point, both of them will definitely lose their official positions. Going back and receiving a punishment would be the lightest outcome; they might even be stripped of their entire positions!
Seeing that the two remained silent, Mayor Chen softened his tone and said earnestly, "Xiao Li, Xiao Liu, making mistakes is not terrible. As long as you have the courage to admit them and correct them, you are still our good comrades! But if you continue to be stubborn and refuse to see the error of your ways, it will only make the problem more serious!"

Section Chief Liu lowered his head miserably: "They invited us to dinner yesterday..."

Vice Mayor Wang immediately interrupted, "Xiao Liu, don't talk nonsense! A meal doesn't prove anything!"

Mayor Chen glared at him, but before he could say anything, Old Zhang blurted out:
"Nonsense? They're all being misled by your precious son!"
They're still protecting you, you little brat. No wonder they dared to do this; it turns out they have an elder like you backing them up. I think it's a classic case of the upper beam being crooked and the lower beam being crooked too!
If I hadn't found out about this, how else would they have tried to bully Boss Ye?

Is this how the state gave you power?

Damn it, I was ordered to guard our Shantou Port, not to raise these little brats into parasites!

I'm too lazy to argue with you about what's true and what's false! If you can't control your own son, then I don't mind helping you discipline him!

Old Zhang practically berated Vice Mayor Wang and his group, leaving them speechless and unable to retaliate. However, Old Zhang noticed their displeasure.

"Let me tell you, from now on, Dongfeng Express will be a company cooperating with our XX Army. If you dare to retaliate, trip us up, or resort to underhanded tactics again, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Mayor Chen watched the disheveled state of the group without getting angry. These people usually stuck together, and sometimes even he couldn't use them effectively. Now that he saw them get their comeuppance and had caught them red-handed, if he could take this opportunity to break up the group, it would make things easier for him to carry out his work in the future!

Mayor Chen said to Old Zhang, "Commander Zhang, please calm down! I will definitely handle this matter properly! However, I hope that if you encounter similar situations in the future, you will contact me first. Otherwise, if this happens every time, it will have a bad influence!"

Then he sincerely said to Ye Dongsheng, "Boss Ye, I'm really sorry about this. It's my fault for not doing my job well and causing you to suffer!"
When I get back, I will definitely criticize and educate the postal and telecommunications departments and the industry and commerce department, and I will never allow such abuse of public power to happen again!
I will definitely strengthen discipline management in the future. Please believe me, the Chaoshan region absolutely welcomes Hong Kong businessmen and foreign investors!

Ye Dongsheng smiled and said, "Mayor Chen, you flatter me! Dongfeng Express and I have always believed in the mainland's determination to reform and open up, and we are willing to cultivate our business on the mainland! These are just small matters, and they will not affect my trust in our Chaoshan leadership team!"

Mayor Chen smiled and said, "Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Ye! If all Hong Kong businessmen could be like Mr. Ye, our work would be much easier! If Dongfeng Express encounters any problems in the future, please feel free to contact our Investment Promotion Committee, and we will handle it immediately!"

A moment later, watching Mayor Chen lead the group away, Ye Dongsheng knew that those rich kids would definitely not provoke him again. He wondered how their families would punish them when they got back.

At the same time, he sighed inwardly. This time, he had really offended the fathers of those second-generation rich kids...

However, Mayor Chen's attitude was quite interesting. Instead of shirking responsibility, he wanted to take responsibility for the crimes committed by these people.

He then smiled, glanced at Old Zhang beside him, and thought that with Brother Zhang around, Dongfeng Express should be able to settle down from now on.

……

Half an hour later, in the conference room, in front of a group of leaders, Mayor Chen, with a stern face, angrily rebuked:
"You lot are really well-disciplined! You've completely disgraced Chaoshan!"

The Qiongzhou Island incident from last year is still fresh in our minds. And yet, you, your families colluding together, forced Hong Kong businessmen to participate in smuggling to make money because you couldn't obtain the necessary permits. Do you realize how egregious this is? This is sabotaging our grand plan to attract investment!

Vice Mayor Wang gritted his teeth, unwilling to admit it: "Mayor, this is only their side of the story. We can't just jump to conclusions like that!"

If we admit to this, the impact could be huge or small!

Don't underestimate this matter. Although it was caused by several children, where did the children learn this from? They were influenced by the adults!
Now that Mayor Chen is about to be held accountable, Vice Mayor Wang naturally doesn't want to be implicated because of this!
"What? Still being stubborn? Don't treat people like fools! Would a billionaire like him wrong your good-for-nothing kids for no reason?"

Should I call those two people from the post office and the industry and commerce bureau over again to get to the bottom of this?

Do you want to wait until they return to Hong Kong Island for an interview, making this a public spectacle and drawing criticism from higher authorities before you're satisfied?!

Mayor Chen's words carried a threat: if they didn't admit it now, he would expose it to higher authorities, and when those higher authorities held them accountable, it wouldn't be as simple as them handling it behind closed doors!

Upon hearing this, the person from the finance department immediately admitted defeat: "Mayor Chen, it's all my fault! I failed to raise my son properly! I will go back and reflect deeply on this, and make a self-criticism at next week's meeting!"

Mayor Chen was pleased. As long as one person confessed, the matter would be considered settled! The others wouldn't be able to escape either!
He said in a deep voice, "It's good that you know you're wrong. Comrade Lu's thinking hasn't completely gone astray yet, and there's a chance to get back on track!"

Upon hearing Mayor Chen's words, someone else immediately added:

"Mayor Chen, I have failed to properly discipline my son, which has led to his unruly and disobedient behavior! I also apologize for this!"

One by one, these people admitted defeat. Mayor Chen nodded and said, "Alright, you can stop what you're doing for now. We'll make arrangements after next week's review meeting! Old Wang, you too!"

Vice Mayor Wang's face instantly fell. He knew that his political career was probably over and he would definitely be sidelined in the future.

(End of this chapter)