"Can't we just watch others do it if we don't lift a finger?"
As he spoke, Ouyang Jun took out his phone, selected a number, and dialed it.
Chapter 329 The Army
"White Lion, get in the car, Fourth Brother. Who are you calling?"
After Zhuang Rui backed the car out of the garage, he called out to White Lion. Today might be the day to make a move, and it was time for White Lion to show his power.
"Shh... Big brother, it's me, Xiaojun. Are you free right now?"
Ouyang Jun raised his index finger, signaling Zhuang Rui to be quiet. However, Zhuang Rui understood that the only person Ouyang Jun could call "Big Brother" was Ouyang Lei.
“My brother-in-law has run into some trouble. Which brother-in-law? You mean Xiaomin’s husband. Oh, right, I forgot you haven’t met him. He’s my aunt’s daughter. Here’s what happened…”
On the phone, Ouyang Jun recounted the whole story to Ouyang Lei. He was worried that Ouyang Lei might not be familiar with the local police's procedures for handling cases, and he also mentioned the lack of evidence. Finally, he suggested that Ouyang Lei try to mobilize the local garrison.
"Why did you go to Pengcheng? Let Xiao Rui answer the phone."
To be honest, Ouyang Lei wasn't entirely at ease with his cousin. He was fairly well-behaved in Beijing, but once outside the city, he became quite the troublemaker.
"Big brother, it's me, Zhuang Rui..."
Is what Xiaojun said true?
Ouyang Lei's voice came through the phone.
"It's true. My brother-in-law is a very honest man and has never caused any trouble. But, brother, I can handle this. Don't listen to fourth brother. Mobilizing the garrison is too much of a commotion."
Zhuang Rui didn't want to make things too big. He figured he could just wait for the other party to come to him, then have Brother Wang from the branch office take them away and that would be the end of it. If Ouyang Lei got involved, things would be beyond his control.
“Who said I was going to call the garrison? Brother, I don’t have that kind of influence. But our men can’t just sit here and get beaten. I’ll take care of this. You give the phone to Xiao Jun.”
Ouyang Lei laughed on the other end of the phone. Although he was a major general and a representative of the younger generation in the military, his influence was limited to the special forces division under his command. The old man's connections were not something he could command right now.
"Okay, okay, I got it, big brother. Go ahead and get busy. Oh, by the way, I'm getting married soon, you have to come. And, if you can't be there in person, make sure you send a gift."
After Ouyang Jun took the phone, it was mostly Ouyang Lei talking and listening, until the very end when he finally revealed that he was getting married, and he didn't forget to blackmail his boss a little during the call.
After hanging up the phone, Ouyang Jun said to Zhuang Rui triumphantly, "Alright, all done. Let's go to the auto repair shop and wait."
"What did my brother say?"
Zhuang Rui asked.
"You'll find out soon enough. Let's go to the hospital first. After we see your brother-in-law, we'll go to your auto repair shop."
Ouyang Jun started keeping things mysterious, but Zhuang Rui didn't ask any more questions. He took Ouyang Jun to eat breakfast, then brought some more for his sister and her husband before heading to the hospital.
The hospital smelled really bad in the morning. Especially the inpatient department, which was filled with the smell of various medicines. Zhuang Rui and Ouyang Jun didn't breathe a sigh of relief until they entered Zhao Guodong's ward.
"Sis, why is brother-in-law still sleeping?"
Seeing Zhao Guodong lying on the bed, seemingly still unconscious, Zhuang Rui felt a surge of emotion. He placed the breakfast on the bedside table and channeled a wisp of spiritual energy into Zhao Guodong's injured leg and head. Zhao Guodong had been awake when Zhuang Rui arrived yesterday, so he hadn't dared to treat him.
Zhuang Min called out to Ouyang Jun, and said angrily, "Your brother-in-law insists on watching the game in the middle of the night. You know, he's injured like this, and he still cares about the game..."
"Hehe, it's nothing. He's usually very busy, so this is a good time for him to rest. Sis, it's okay, Fourth Brother and I will go to the auto repair shop."
Zhuang Rui sat for a while, and seeing that Zhao Guodong had not woken up, he got up to leave.
"Yeah, be careful. Call the police if anything happens. Those thugs are really ruthless..."
Zhuang Min was a little worried, so she gave Zhuang Rui a few instructions.
"Alright, little sister, once your husband is feeling better, let's all go to Beijing for a while..."
Ouyang Jun waved his hand. He followed Zhuang Rui out of the ward. Savage? He was secretly hoping the other party would be savage, making things bigger so he could get his hands dirty. ...
"Brother Zhuang, you're here."
Zhuang Rui drove the car directly into the auto repair shop, and Zhao Guodong's apprentice immediately ran over.
"Si'er, are you alright?"
"It's alright, Brother Zhuang. We brothers have all our weapons ready. If anyone dares to cause trouble, we'll fight them to the death."
Si'er waved the seamless steel pipe in her hand, which drew a low growl from the white lion at Zhuang Rui's feet, startling her so much that she dared not move.
Zhuang Rui greeted Si'er and was about to introduce Ouyang Jun when he found the older brother glaring at him with an unfriendly expression.
"Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother is Brother-in-law's apprentice. Hey, how come you two are born in the same order of birth..."
Zhuang Rui scratched his head. Not only did Ouyang Jun find it uncomfortable to hear, but he himself felt uncomfortable calling out.
"Call me Brother Jun. You're the youngest in the family now, so I'll call you Fifth Brother from now on..."
Ouyang Jun came up with a nickname for Zhuang Rui and wasn't angry anymore. Having been the youngest in the family for so long, Ouyang Jun was quite pleased to have someone he could bully.
After a while, Zhou Rui and Liu Chuan also ran over, bringing the golden lion king with them. The two brothers were afraid that Zhuang Rui would suffer a loss, so they even brought the treasure of the garden.
"Goodness, this Tibetan Mastiff is even bigger than your white lion!"
This was the first time Ouyang Jun had ever seen the Golden Lion King. He almost popped his eyes out of their sockets. It was like a bull! Its golden fur shimmered in the sunlight, casting golden light on the ground.
"How is it, Fourth Brother..."
"Call me Brother Jun..."
Ouyang Jun corrected Liu Chuan's pronunciation.
"Uh. Brother Jun, how's the Tibetan Mastiff I bred? It's a purebred Tibetan Mastiff King, capable of taking on a dozen wolves on the grasslands."
Liu Chuan grinned and snagged a giant panda cigarette from Ouyang Jun, then used it to advertise his mastiff kennel.
After seeing Zhuang Rui, the Golden Lion King broke free from the rope in Zhou Rui's hand and ran to Zhuang Rui's side to rub his big head against him. However, he was not very affectionate towards the white lion next to him, which made Zhuang Rui a little curious. Could it be that the white lion was not a descendant of the Golden Lion?
Seeing the two mastiffs acting as if they were keeping to themselves, and comparing their fur, Zhuang Rui came to a ridiculous conclusion: perhaps the white lion was the golden lion's wife, born from an affair?
"Da Chuan, you must pick the strongest puppy from the first litter of this golden retriever's offspring."
After shaking his head to rid himself of this ridiculous thought, Zhuang Rui discovered that Ouyang Jun was making an appointment with Liu Chuan for the Golden Lion King's cubs.
"No problem, Brother Jun. Even if you don't sell any, I'll let you choose first."
Liu Chuan is far more eloquent in business than Zhuang Rui.
The group walked into the auto repair shop's office, chatting and laughing, which reassured the mechanics outside. Putting everything else aside, with these Tibetan mastiffs that were as fierce as tigers and wolves around, they had nothing to fear unless the other side had a gun.
"Hmm? I'll take this call."
As soon as he entered the room, Ouyang Jun's phone rang. He stood up and mysteriously ran to the door to make the call.
"Wu'er, tell me your address."
It turns out that Ouyang Jun couldn't wait to call him by this nickname that had just been given to him.
Zhuang Rui gave him the address with a wry smile, without asking what was going on, guessing that Ouyang Lei must have found some help.
After hanging up the phone, Ouyang Jun walked back to his room with a smile. He didn't mention the call and started chatting with the others, fully utilizing his Beijing roots to his advantage, leaving Liu Chuan and the others completely bewildered. They were almost totally lost.
"Brother Zhuang, Brother Zhuang, a group of soldiers have arrived, in several vehicles. Hurry up and go out to check, could they have beaten up Master?"
The conversation inside was in full swing when Si'er suddenly rushed in, looking somewhat flustered. They had repaired military vehicles before, but those were always towed in. These vehicles, however, drove in on their own. More than thirty soldiers carrying guns jumped out and lined up in the open space of the auto repair shop without saying a word.
Si'er had never seen anything like this before, and she rushed into the house to find Zhuang Rui.
"Excuse me, which one of you is Mr. Ouyang Jun?"
Just as Si'er finished speaking, there were several knocks on the already opened door, and a major in military uniform stood at the door.
"I am Ouyang Jun, and you are?"
Upon hearing Ouyang Jun's words, the major stood at attention, saluted, and shouted in a loud voice, "Reporting to the commander, I am Fang Zheng, the battalion commander of the third battalion of the Pengcheng Armed Police Detachment. I have come to report for duty on orders from the headquarters. Please give me your instructions."
"Please take a break, don't be so nervous. I'm not a soldier anymore, Captain Fang. Please sit down and let's talk."
Although Ouyang Jun was exchanging pleasantries with the visitor, his expression was very serious, as if he were a completely different person from before. If he weren't wearing casual clothes, he would really have the air of a high-ranking official. Liu Chuan was a little dumbfounded. Was this still the same Brother Jun who had joked with him just now?
The Third Detachment of the Pengcheng Armed Police Force is a special operations detachment, specializing in handling urban counter-terrorism and other emergencies. All the soldiers in it are selected through a rigorous process and are considered the elite of the internal security forces. Captain Fang is also a pacesetter in the Armed Police Force's annual competitions.
To be honest, when Captain Fang first received the order from the headquarters to come to this address to find a man named Ouyang Jun, he was somewhat dissatisfied. He was from the military system and had little to do with the local area, so why should he have to listen to that person's instructions?
However, after meeting Ouyang Jun, Captain Fang noticed that Ouyang Jun had served in the military, and his initial dissatisfaction disappeared. Perhaps Ouyang Jun's rank was indeed higher than his when he transferred to civilian life.
Seeing the neatly arranged ranks in the open space outside, Ouyang Jun heard the other battalion commander say, "Dismiss the troops and let them rest in the workshop for a bit. I'll explain the case to you..."
Chapter 330 Injustice
Zhang Yufeng has been somewhat unsettled these past few days. Especially after the police came to her door yesterday, she felt something was amiss and began to regret taking over the two auto repair shops.
Before Zhang Yufeng went to prison, she sold the taxi company and dozens of dilapidated yellow vans, making over a million yuan. However, taking over these two run-down factories cost her six or seven hundred thousand yuan. In the past two months, apart from patching a few tires, she hasn't received any work. She also has to support a bunch of idle people every month. Zhang Yufeng is starting to feel that she can't keep going.
These two auto repair shops are right next to each other, and the location is quite good, in the middle of National Highway 314. There are no villages or shops in front or behind, so you should take your car to one of them to get it repaired. But who knows, people would rather call a tow truck and take their cars to that Guodong Auto Repair Shop. Isn't that just crazy?
"Should we have someone throw some pebbles onto that broken road?"
Zhang Yufeng stroked his chin, which was covered in a thick stubble, as he pondered the next steps for his auto repair shop's survival. His shop was located on a stretch of poorly maintained road, full of potholes that easily caused cars to break down. Zhang Yufeng wondered if he should lend a hand again.
Anyone who drives long distances knows that car tires heat up after prolonged friction, and if they hit a sharp rock, they can easily blow out. Zhang Yufeng is an experienced driver, so he naturally knows this tricky. In fact, these are basically the kinds of crooked ideas he can think of. ...
"Brother, let's go check out that Guodong Auto Repair Shop again. Maybe they've changed their minds and are willing to sell?"
As Zhang Yufeng sat in the fairly luxurious office inside the auto repair shop, sighing deeply, an old colleague of hers, named Heidan, pushed open the door and walked in. Heidan had been in jail for fighting years ago, but only served two years and was released earlier than Zhang Yufeng. However, he hadn't been doing very well in recent years. It was Heidan and a few others who had encouraged Zhang Yufeng to take over these two auto repair shops.
"Willing my ass! Don't you even look at how much they make in a month? Damn it, why would I listen to you and ask for 80% of the shares? The money that other factory makes in two months is enough for our two lousy factories. Why would they want to partner with us?"
Hearing Heidan's words, Zhang Yufeng was furious. Some time ago, he had asked Heidan to inquire about how much Guodong Auto Repair Shop had invested. Heidan came back saying it was 200,000 yuan, so Zhang Yufeng went to them. He had invested nearly a million yuan in his own factory, and merging with Guodong Auto Repair Shop for 80% of the shares wasn't too much. Who knew that the other party would refuse outright.
Afterwards, Zhang Yufeng inquired further and found out that other factories were making 400,000 to 500,000 yuan a month, so of course they wouldn't want to partner with her. She was afraid that even if she offered her two factories for 20% of the shares, the other party might not agree.
After finding out the truth, Zhang Yufeng was furious. If it weren't for the fact that Heidan had followed her for several years and was now doing poorly, she would have kicked him out of the auto repair shop long ago. However, she hadn't given Heidan a kind look these past few days either.
Hei Dan leaned closer to Zhang Yufeng and said mysteriously, "Big Brother, just because you disagreed a few days ago doesn't mean you still disagree now. In Pengcheng, everyone knows your reputation, Big Brother. That kid will surely give you some face, right?"
"Huh? Black Egg, you were the one who beat up the auto repair shop owner, weren't you?"
After hearing Heidan's words, Zhang Yufeng realized that when the police came to her door yesterday, this kid had been hiding. Now that he was saying this, he was probably up to no good.
Hei Dan took out a cigarette, handed one to Zhang Yufeng, lit it for him, and said smugly, "Brother, without any evidence, who dares to say it was me? The police came yesterday, but what can they do to us? If that kid doesn't know what's good for him, I'll go and teach him a lesson later."