Chapter Thirty-Nine: Re-arming and Returning to Battle

  Wang Ercai shouted, and no one knew what had happened outside. His several subordinates couldn't help but also stick to the window to look down, and they all became silent immediately...

  "Meeting with a bastard like you, did you really think I wouldn't make some preparations?"

  Feng Bajiao and Duan Hu also couldn't help but ask Wang Ercai: "What's going on outside?"

  "Look for yourselves!" Wang Er Chai exclaimed, pointing out of the window.

  Feng Bajiao and Duan Hu, as well as Xu Huaizhuo, rushed to the window one after another. After taking a glance, Xu Huaizhuo sat down on the ground with a thud, looking distressed and saying: "What's going on?"

  Duan Hu was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly burst out laughing: "Sister Meng, you're amazing! I've learned something new today."

  Feng Ba Zu was silent for a moment, then spread his hands and said to Meng Niang, "What do you mean by this?"

  The old man couldn't help it anymore, ignoring his identity and running to take a look, slamming his cane on the ground: "What's wrong with talking properly, Xiaoming what are you doing?"

  "Ahah, Meng Yi laughed and said: "Our Bao Hua Group is not good at anything else, but digging a building and pushing some earth is still okay. Wang Lao Er, you're right, our Long family has mixing stations all over the place. I told them to bring several dozen excavators, so don't worry about the road being rough. One word from me and they'll flatten everything! You like that western mixing station, don't you? Look in that direction, those few excavators are coming from there."

  At first, I didn't know what Meng had done outside, but after listening to her finish speaking, I vaguely understood something. I tiptoed and took a sneak peek out the window, and was immediately shocked: I saw that dozens of large excavators had stopped under the building at some point, surrounding Hong Ge Hui in the middle, densely packed and impenetrable, with all the machines turned on and blocking the entrance, emitting a deafening roar, looking fierce and menacing. If they were to move forward just a few more meters, Hong Ge Hui would inevitably become a pile of rubble...

  At this time, a chaotic footsteps came from outside the private room door. One of Wang Ercai's younger brothers rushed upstairs and said breathlessly: "Boss... we're surrounded... they're all excavators!"

  Wang Ercai glared at him and said: "I saw it, you bunch of trash won't rush out to pull the driver out?"

  "Little brother exclaimed in horror: 'We can't get out! The front and back doors are all sealed with cement!'"

  Wang Ercai looked out and saw that behind the excavator, there were still several cement tanker trucks parked...

  Wang Ercai swung his fists and shouted at the more than 50 people: "Jump from the second floor!"

  "Yes!" A group of sturdy men replied with red faces and thick necks.

  "Go ahead and jump, but don't regret it." Meng Yi said calmly: "The 600th cement and sand are mixed in a ratio of 1 to 3. If someone jumps in, they will sink in an instant. Not to mention climbing out, you won't even be able to find them. This batch of cement was originally prepared for the foundation of the Fourth Ring Road interchange. If you all have a mind to support national construction, I represent the nation in thanking you. After the bridge is built, I will apply to have your names engraved on the pier."

  As soon as this sentence was finished, no one moved anymore...

  Wang Ercai said: "You with the surname Meng, what's the meaning of calling so many excavators here?"

  "Listen, I'm not going anywhere. If you dare to move a finger against us, we'll all die together! I'll just push the building down and we'll all be mashed into pulp!"

  Xu Huaiyu suddenly wailed: "Meng Lao Da, I am innocent!"

  "Sorry about that," said Meng Yi with a smile, "I'm afraid I can no longer be bothered with such trivial matters."

  Wang Ercai hesitated for a moment, then suddenly reacted and shouted loudly: "You want to cheat me? I don't believe you have the guts!"

  "It's simple." Meng suddenly took out a phone that had been connected from her bag and said to the mouthpiece, "Erzi, tell the person who called you to come forward."

  Just as Meng's aunt finished speaking, we heard a loud noise outside. Dozens of excavators moved forward in unison, and everyone felt the ground shake beneath their feet, as if there was a slight earthquake. Almost everyone changed their expression at the same moment. Xu Hua Yu hid under the table, while others instinctively crouched down. A flash of fear flickered in Wang Er Cai's eyes, and he shouted loudly: "Wait!"

  Meng Yi then used her mobile phone to stop those outside and said proudly: "Do you have anything else to say?"

  "Uncle finally put on a stern face and said: 'I say, what's going on that you can't sit down and talk properly? What is this?'"

  Feng Ba Zu also said to Xi Ni Dao: "Everyone calm down, everyone calm down."

  Wang Ercai weakly waved his hand, and his subordinates still didn't understand the boss's meaning, bewildered: "Boss, are we not fighting anymore?" Wang Ercai angrily shouted: "Scram!"

  His subordinates were overjoyed as if they had been granted amnesty and all ran away - in such a situation, they did not want to fight desperately either.

  Wang Er's face turned pale and he said weakly: "You two are ruthless, you win. Please leave."

  "This won't do, we came out this time to discuss things, since the matter hasn't been settled yet how can we leave?"

  Wang Ercai's face looked unpleasant as he said, "Then what do you suggest we do?"

  Meng Yi supported Su Ji Lin to sit back on the sofa and asked with a smile: "Old Master, you also know what kind of business our Bao Hua Group is doing. Do you think Wang Er Cai's conditions are reasonable or not?"

  Su Ke Lin's hands were pressed on the crutches, and he remained silent for a long time before saying: "You want me to say that Er Cai is also a bit unreasonable. You clearly know how people make a living, but you still cut off their financial resources. This is equivalent to ruining someone's livelihood." It seemed that he was no longer confused now.

  Feng Ba Zhang chimed in, "Negotiation is just about you making a demand and me making a counteroffer. It's completely normal. So, neither of you should be impulsive with so many people watching. Can either side afford to suffer a loss?" This remark was quite skillful, and the tone had shifted 180 degrees without anyone noticing.

  Duan Hu said: "If you ask me, Wang Lao Da wanting someone else's mixing station is absolutely impossible, but 100,000 is indeed a bit less."

  Xu Huaiyu poked his head out from under the table: "Why don't you guys discuss a price, I'll pay for it?"

  Meng Yi helped him out from below and smiled: "What's going on here? This doesn't make sense."

  "Then name your price!" said Wang Er Chai.

  Aunt Meng turned her gaze back to me: "Little Dragon still listens to you."

  I said with my hands behind my back, "I think that in the presence of everyone here, the amount of money is not important, it's mainly a matter of attitude. Brother Wang has suffered and we are also very sorry about it, so we are willing to compensate him, which already shows our sincerity. Originally, 100,000 was our bottom line, but since Second Uncle thinks it's still not enough, I'll take the initiative to add 20,000 more, making it 120,000. What do you think?" At this time, I was different from before, with confidence and a natural tone in my voice. I agreed to add 20,000 just so that things wouldn't be so awkward anymore. Rather than saying it's giving Wang Ercai a way out, it's more like giving the others present a way out. If Wang Ercai dares to make another move, he really doesn't understand the situation, and even Feng Bacui will have to blame him for not knowing what's going on.

  Aunt Meng secretly gave me a thumbs up and asked Wang Ercai: "Wang Lao Da, what do you think?"

  "My stage has become your stage, what else can I say?" Wang Ercai suddenly felt a little resentful and said: "Let's just forget about my son's matter, but how do you explain demolishing my building? Alright, give me 10 million and leave." He saw that the mixing station was hopeless, so he started to be pragmatic, taking the attitude of trying to get as much as possible.

  "Hey, why didn't you ask me why I dug up your floor? Your floor being dug up is a loss, and my several buckets of cement aren't free!" As she said this, Meng's aunt reminded everyone, "We'd better hurry up and leave, or that cement will set after a while and we'll really be stuck here."

  "Two Treasures, I think 120,000 is a decent amount. Little Dragon was right, having an attitude is what matters."

  Feng Ba Zu also said: "I think this matter is over, originally it was just a conflict between some children, do you think we adults should get involved?"

  Wang Ercai glared at him fiercely, clearly he had spent far more than this amount to bribe Feng Bazi. But now that he was in a desperate situation with his city under siege and his own people rebelling against him, he could only helplessly stretch out a hand to Meng Niang: "Give me the money."

  Mrs. Meng took out a checkbook from her bag and wrote quickly, her eyes reddening inexplicably as she spoke to Su Qiulin: "Master Su, you've seen our Baohua grow up, you know all about his affairs - who was he imprisoned for? It was for the sake of all our fellow locals!" As she said this, Mrs. Meng tore out the check and handed it to Su Qiulin, complaining bitterly: "The old are already in trouble, the young haven't even had a chance to learn from their mistakes, I'm just a woman with limited experience, always being bullied by others... I know that integrity is worthless nowadays, but can't we at least not be completely devoid of morals? Just the other day, Er Cai's son led a group of people to arrest our Xiaowei, fortunately nothing happened, but what if something really happens to Xiaowei? How could I live with myself?"

  Su Kei Lun narrowed his eyes and looked at Wang Er Cai: "Is there such a thing?"

  Wang Ercai originally wanted to argue a few words, but after thinking about it, he felt disheartened and lazy, so he simply didn't speak.

  This is where Meng's cleverness lies, I originally thought this matter would be beneficial to our negotiations, how could a clever woman like Meng forget? It turned out she just didn't use it when the two armies were facing off - at that time they would all be tearing each other apart, and even if she said something, it's not certain anyone would believe her. Only when the negotiations were victorious did she bring it out to nail down the victory.

  Aunt Meng wiped her eyes in a timely manner and sighed endlessly: "The pillar of our family is gone, everyone wants to bully us orphans and widows, alas..."

  I got goosebumps all over, Aunt Meng's acting is really not to be covered, if she had known Qiong Yao a few years earlier, Liu Xuehua would have been nothing.

  Su Ke Lin patted Meng Niang's shoulder to comfort her, saying: "Aren't there still so many uncles and aunts of the same generation? In the future, whoever dares to bully you, we won't ignore it." Su Ke Lin handed the check to Wang Er Cai, saying seriously: "Today, with so many people present, I'll also serve as a witness. This matter will end here. Whoever brings it up again is not giving face to fellow Taoists."

  Duan Hu said: "Uncle Suo is right!"

  Wang Ercai lowered his head and said, "I know."

  Su Ke Lin then smiled and said to Meng Niang: "Xiao Meng, are you still satisfied with this matter?"

  Meng Yi nodded slightly, like a wronged daughter-in-law, and immediately put the phone to her ear and shouted: "Erzi, dig a passage for me at the front door."

  Everyone: "......"

  When we arrived at the first floor hall, I found that not only were the front and back doors filled with cement, but also the windows outside were blocked, making it pitch black. The air was filled with the smell of mud.

  The front door was dug out according to Meng's instructions, a passage for only one person to exit. Feng Ba Zhou glanced at the corner of the first floor that had been bulldozed by an excavator and didn't want to stay any longer. He originally wanted to be the first to run out, but looking at Su Ye and Duan Hu's unfriendly eyes, he could only let them go first. Su Ji Lin said to me and Meng: "You two go first." Everyone understood that this was not a time for politeness, if Wang Er Cai were to betray them at the last moment, none of these people would end up well.

  Aunt Meng pushed me forward, waved goodbye to the crowd, and stood at the door to tell Wang Ercai: "After we leave, hurry up and hire a housekeeper to clean up. The cement in room 600 is still drying, and the drill can't move."

  Wang Ercai: "......"

  When my aunt Meng and I appeared at the gate, I saw the most spectacular scene in history: dozens of giant excavators were lined up in front of me, like a mechanical army waiting for inspection.

  "I waved vigorously at the opposite side and said: 'Hello, Bolsheviks.'"

  Moments later, countless greyish steel shovels also swung up and down simultaneously, as if they were rushing towards me...

  Division line

  Did I guess correctly?