Reborn in 1999: Starting as a black marketeer

Wang Feiyang hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Forget it, it's just a small trouble. With you and Sergei here, there shouldn't be any problem."

"Boss, it's better to be careful. Sergei and I are both retired soldiers with gun licenses, so we might as well bring two AKs over and put them in the warehouse, just in case something happens..." Anton said eagerly.

Judging from his expression, he seemed to be hoping something would happen so he could really show off his skills...

In Russia, people are allowed to apply for gun licenses, and firearms are rampant among civilians, with AKs being incredibly cheap.

Wang Feiyang thought about it and agreed. It's always better to be safe than sorry, so he nodded and said, "Then you and Sergei can work part-time as company security guards. You'll get an extra $100 a month on your base salary."

Anton and Sergei's base salary was originally $400, $100 less than that of ordinary sales staff. Now that they are being asked to take on additional security duties, they naturally need to be paid more, so the salary has been increased to $500, the same as that of ordinary sales staff.

Of course, their so-called security work is just a precaution; they usually act as warehouse managers.

Anton and Sergei were naturally overjoyed. It was just a piece of cake for them, and they would get an extra hundred dollars every month!

"Thank you, boss. We'll bring the guns tomorrow! From now on, you can handle the company's security. There won't be any problems!" the two men assured each other, patting their chests.

However, today's events also served as a reminder to Wang Feiyang that Russia at this time was far more chaotic than it would be four or five years later. In his previous life, when he was doing business, society had basically stabilized, so he didn't encounter any major troubles. But this life was different.

The fact that gold shops, money exchange outlets, and banks on the streets are all staffed with armed security guards shows just how chaotic society is.

So I need to be careful. I still need to spend the money I need to spend. When the company gets bigger, I'll sign a security agreement with a security company, or I might as well set up my own security company. With armed security personnel, it will be much easier to solve problems like today's when I encounter them again.

Of course, if there were two armed security guards standing at the company entrance, someone like Liu probably wouldn't dare to come at all...

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"Tell me! Are you deliberately lying to me? That Wang Feiyang isn't some clueless rich kid. His company has already hired two extremely tough security guards, they might even have guns! You're asking us to help you collect debts, are you trying to get me killed?!"

Da Liu grabbed Hu Yang's collar tightly, his face flushed red as he angrily berated him, spitting all over Hu Yang's face.

Hu Yang was so frightened that his face turned pale. He hadn't expected such a thing to happen.

Who hires two security guards when their company has only been open for less than a month and has only a few employees? You're selling jeans, not selling weapons or drugs...

Xiao Zhang was quite loyal; he was familiar with Hu Yang, and seeing the situation, he quickly smoothed things over, saying, "Never mind, never mind. Hu Yang probably didn't know either, thinking the other party was easy to deal with, but he didn't expect him to be such a tough nut to crack. Boss, how about we ask the company to step in..."

"Help the company?! If this gets out to the company, people will just laugh at me! And for that little bit of money, the company won't help me, because it's not worth it." Da Liu said somewhat dejectedly. He naturally knew Fulong Company better than Xiao Zhang and Hu Yang.

Despite its big name and strong capabilities, this company is too disorganized. The bigwigs within it are all unwilling to submit to each other, and each of them has their own group of subordinates, each doing their own business.

Da Liu wasn't part of the company's core circle; he was more of an outsider. He could usually just use Fulong Company's name to scare people over minor issues, but when real trouble came up, especially when that name failed to intimidate anyone, he was completely at a loss for what to do.

He knew in his heart that he didn't have that much influence and couldn't get the real big shots in the company to step in and get revenge for him.

Still a bit angry, she turned and kicked Hu Yang, saying fiercely, "It's all your fault, kid. But I can't leave empty-handed. I'll let it go with the less than two thousand in compensation, or else I'll give you a piece of my mind!"

If they can't handle Wang Feiyang, surely they can handle Hu Yang, right? That's what Liu was thinking...

Despite Hu Yang's usual domineering attitude and act-like tough guy among international students, he becomes incredibly timid when he encounters someone like Da Liu who's actually involved in the underworld.

He bowed and scraped, smiling obsequiously, "Brother Liu, don't be angry, I'll pay for it. But that IOU..."

Mentioning the IOU only made Liu angrier. He reached out and slapped Hu Yang hard across the buttocks. It wasn't a wide-ranging swing, but a close-range strike. This kind of blow doesn't cause much damage, but it's extremely humiliating...

"The IOU was stolen! If you're so capable, go find Wang Feiyang yourself and get it back. Don't come to me about this!"

Hu Yang was dumbfounded. If it was just the so-called two thousand US dollars as a "hardship fee," that would be fine. He could just find a way to make Guo Juan bear the cost himself.

But now the IOU is gone, and I have to pay an extra $2,000 in service fees, which adds up to $6,000!

This amount of money is not a small sum for these international students.

But he didn't have the courage to refuse, so he could only reluctantly agree.

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That evening, after Wang Feiyang returned to his dormitory, he didn't know what Hu Yang had said to Guo Juan, but Guo Juan actually came to find Wang Feiyang. She even brought Hu Xiaoyun with her, probably to give her some courage.

Perhaps feeling a little embarrassed herself, Guo Juan stammered, "Brother Feiyang, um... I lost my IOU, could you give me a replacement?"

Hu Xiaoyun seemed unaware of what had happened, so she was somewhat surprised to hear Guo Juan's words and asked, "What IOU? Is it the money you lent to Feiyang to start his company?"

"Yes, that's the one." Guo Juan nodded and whispered.

"That IOU doesn't matter, does it? We lent Fei Yang the money together back then. Whether there was an IOU or not, would he not pay you back? Even if it's lost, is it worth coming all the way here to ask Fei Yang to make a new one?" Hu Xiaoyun asked, full of confusion.

Wang Feiyang smiled faintly and said to Guo Juan, "Why don't you explain the whole story to Xiaoyun? After all, if this matter isn't explained clearly, it will be really difficult to handle."

Wang Feiyang could be ruthless towards Da Liu and Hu Yang, but Guo Juan had helped him before, and they had trained together for several months and had a fairly good relationship, so Wang Feiyang had no intention of swindling her money.

This time, we must teach her a lesson so she won't be foolish enough to be easily misled by others.