Chapter 83: I’ll Ask You Again, Are You Convinced or Not!

TL: Etude

One must be aware that the nature of a state-owned enterprise is laid out plainly; without sufficient competitiveness, it’s impossible to break free from the mire, and ultimately it can only decline.

Chen Jianghai followed up by saying, “Don’t worry about where I got my information. If you want to save the factory, this is the only way.”

“You’re thinking too simply, little brother!” Liang Haoyang shook his head and heaved a heavy sigh.

“What’s so simple about it?” Chen Jianghai asked, not taking the hint.

“Contracting is easy; the current leaders of the factory would be only too glad if someone came forward to take on the factory.”

Liang Haoyang said, “But what after taking on the contract? Who can guarantee it will be profitable? That it can ensure the factory survives?”

“Me.”

Chen Jianghai pointed at himself, his face full of conviction.

Liang Haoyang was clearly stunned, his tone full of skepticism: “You?”

“That’s right, me.” Chen Jianghai nodded solemnly, his expression extremely serious.

Through the chat they just had, Liang Haoyang knew that Chen Jianghai was no ordinary man.

But this was about the life and death of a factory. As the factory head, Liang Haoyang had to be responsible for the workers and also provide explanations to the leaders above.

After a moment of contemplation, Liang Haoyang spoke cautiously, “Little brother, this is a factory with over a hundred people, it’s no child’s play!”

“I know, big brother, don’t rush to make a decision. Go back and think it over. If I dare to say these words, naturally, I have a way to save the factory,”

Chen Jianghai said with a composed demeanor.

“What way?”

Liang Haoyang seemed a bit impatient to ask.

Chen Jianghai deliberately held back: “I won’t tell you the method now. Think it over first, then we’ll talk.”

After saying that, he turned around and went inside, leaving Liang Haoyang standing there, dumbfounded.

After a pause, Liang Haoyang couldn’t help but want to follow, but he was stopped by Zhao Changgui.

“Haoyang, if you don’t agree to Chen’s conditions, he won’t make a move,”

Zhao Changgui reminded him, the clear-headed onlooker.

Having been with Chen Jianghai these past days, Zhao Changgui naturally came to understand his personality.

Once Chen Jianghai had decided on something, no one could change it.

Liang Haoyang’s face was full of hesitation, and for the moment, he didn’t know what to do.

Zhao Changgui patted his arm and said, “Haoyang, go back first, come back when you’ve thought it through. This is not something to be rushed.”

“Well… alright then!”

Liang Haoyang sighed deeply again and then left with a trace of desolation.

After watching Liang Haoyang walk away, Chen Jianghai was about to return when he suddenly saw a group of people rushing over aggressively at the end of the alley.

Seeing the guy at the forefront, he frowned slightly – really a stubborn stray dog!

“Yuxi, don’t come out!”

At the door, Zhao Changgui instructed his sister as soon as he saw this, then closed the warehouse door, silently moving beside Chen Jianghai.

“It’s him, Brother Dog, it’s him!”

Upon seeing Chen Jianghai, Feng Renjie gritted his teeth and said to a burly bald man beside him.

A group of hooligans walked up to Chen Jianghai with an aggressive air, and the bald man tilted his head and said, “Was it you who hit my brother? Do you know who I am?”

“I don’t,” Chen Jianghai replied indifferently.

The man known as Mad Dog grinned, “I’m called Mad Dog, got it?”

“And then?” Chen Jianghai asked, unphased.

At this response, Mad Dog’s eyes bulged and he rolled up his sleeves and waved his hand: “Boy, you’ve got guts, beat him up!”

The gang of ruffians surged forward upon this command.

Bang!

Before they could even reach Chen Jianghai, a plank swept across from the side, knocking two to the ground.

Then, Zhao Changgui was seen pouncing like a hungry tiger into the midst of the ruffians, wreaking havoc. Although these hooligans often fought, in Zhao Changgui’s eyes, it was undoubtedly akin to child’s play. Moreover, they were bare-handed, posing no threat at all.

Without Chen Jianghai having to lift a finger, it took but a moment for Zhao Changgui to lay the group flat again.

The bald-headed Mad Dog looked at his fallen underlings, his face struggling to save face.

Seeing this situation and recalling the miserable beating from last time, Feng Renjie grew fearful, his voice trembling as he said, “Bro Dog, how about we bounce first?”

“Screw that!”

Mad Dog roared furiously, his fists flailing as he charged forward.

This guy, who often worked out, had an imposing figure that would surely intimidate the average person from causing any trouble.

And when it came to fighting, his wild energy had allowed him to pull off the feat of fighting eight opponents alone.

But who was Zhao Changgui? The stronger his opponent, the stronger he became, utterly unflinching, meeting force with force directly.

Within merely three rounds, Mad Dog was thrown over Zhao Changgui’s shoulder, heavily slamming into the ground, followed by a kick that left him curled up like a shrimp, whimpering, unable to rise.

This was the difference between a master and a thug, knowing where to strike to disable the opponent, where to hit to cause excruciating pain without being lethal.

Seeing the situation turn sour, Feng Renjie turned to run, but Chen Jianghai, who had been watching him, blocked his path.

“Running away after acting tough?”

Chen Jianghai sneered.

Thump!

Feng Renjie’s legs gave out, and he immediately knelt down: “Brother Hai, I know I was wrong, please let me go! I won’t dare again, never again!”

“I gave you a chance, you didn’t cherish it.”

With that, Chen Jianghai’s palm struck Feng Renjie’s face.

The hit made Feng Renjie see stars and his teeth even loose!

“Ask him where he’s from.”

After feeding Feng Renjie a few slaps, Chen Jianghai turned to Zhao Changgui.

Zhao Changgui kicked Mad Dog and said in a muffled voice, “We’re asking you a question, talk.”

Mad Dog looked at Zhao Changgui with full wariness, steeling himself as he said, “I’m with Brother Tiger.”

Brother Tiger? It seemed that Fang Aiguo had mentioned him, just another hooligan.

Slap!

Chen Jianghai gave the bald head a slap and said, “Do you yield?”

“I do not!”

Mad Dog gritted his teeth.

Slap!

Chen Jianghai continued with another fierce slap.

“Do you yield now?”

“I do not!”

Mad Dog licked the blood at the corner of his mouth, stubbornly responding.

“Changgui, go get me the wrench, I want to see how tough his skull really is!”

Chen Jianghai’s voice was calm.

Zhao Changgui immediately responded, entering the warehouse and returning with the heavy wrench.

“I’ll ask you one more time, do you yield?”

Chen Jianghai raised the wrench high, speaking indifferently.

“I yield, I yield, big brother, I yield!”

Mad Dog realized that this time he had truly encountered a tough opponent—if he dared to be tough, the other party would dare to crack his skull open!

“Since you yield, then leave!” Chen Jianghai nodded, waving his hand.

Mad Dog lifted his head, somewhat surprised, “You’re letting us go?”

“Yeah, or should I invite you guys for a meal?” Chen Jianghai retorted. Mad Dog, having no interest in further idle talk, called to his subordinates on the ground to prepare to leave.

“Wait!”

Upon hearing this, the faces of Mad Dog and his men immediately soured.

“Take a message to Brother Tiger: the one who cleaned you up is Chen Jianghai!”

“Remember, if you’re not convinced, feel free to come find me. But if you dare touch my family, I will make you regret it for a lifetime!” Chen Jianghai spoke each word with deliberate emphasis.

The icy chill in his words caused Mad Dog’s hair to stand on end, prompting him to reply immediately: “We won’t break the rules of the underworld.”

Having said that, he led his group of bruised and battered underlings away in a sorry state.

Feng Renjie wanted to leave as well, but with Chen Jianghai standing in front of him, he simply couldn’t.

“You sure have a talent for causing me trouble, don’t you? Not happy with how things are?” Chen Jianghai said, narrowing his eyes.

Feng Renjie begged repeatedly, “I’m convinced, truly convinced! Brother Hai, please show mercy and let me go. I won’t dare to bother Wanqiu ever again…”

Before he could finish, Chen Jianghai’s hand once again struck Feng Renjie’s face.

“Wanqiu is someone you can call by name?”

Feng Renjie quickly corrected himself, “I won’t dare to bother your wife or you ever again!”

“Really?”

“Really, truly, I won’t dare anymore!”

“Three strikes and you’re out. If there’s a third time, I’ll make sure you’re skinned.”

Chen Jianghai’s words were laden with lethal intent.

“Yes, yes, I know, I know!”

At this moment, tears were swirling in Feng Renjie’s eyes. Chen Jianghai was no coward; he was even more ferocious than the hoodlums.

Chen Jianghai gestured dismissively and said coldly, “Scram! Go back and tell your father that today I was disciplining his son for him. No need to thank me!”

Hearing this, Feng Renjie felt as though he had been granted amnesty and immediately scrambled away as fast as he could.