75: Gangster: Please let me go, I have called the police!

"Great masters of Julong Steel, please just treat me like a fart and let me go!"

The three tied-up thugs were truly terrified. Before, they were just taking money to do a job, but now they were almost losing their lives.

"Know to be afraid now? Weren't you guys pretty capable a few days ago?"

"Please let me go, I've already called the police!?" the thug sobbed.

The sales staff of Julong Steel almost laughed in anger upon hearing this.

"Heh, does that make us the bad guys?"

The Julong Steel group chuckled, and in the distance, the urgent sound of sirens suddenly blared.

Julong Steel Factory, Chairman's office.

"What did you say? I'm coming over right now."

Lu Shenwei walked out in a hurry. Zhou Cun asked, "Chairman, what happened?"

"Our workers are about to beat the thugs to death. You go get the car, we're heading to the countryside immediately!"

What did that mean? Beat the thugs to death?

"Don't just stand there, let's go!"

Lu Shenwei rushed to the countryside. The Julong Steel workers, who were in a standoff with the Patrol Police, became even more spirited the moment they saw Lu Shenwei arrive.

"Brothers, the Chairman is here. Don't be afraid, let's take them on!"

"Please don't get agitated, the thugs are people too!"

The Patrol Police captain shouted helplessly. Lu Shenwei stepped forward but was blocked by a Patrol Police officer.

"I am the Chairman of Julong Steel Factory, Lu Shenwei. Today is all a misunderstanding."

"Director Lu, you've finally arrived. Before the situation escalates further, have your workers let them go. The three tied to the tree are about to stop breathing," the Patrol Police captain advised.

Lu Shenwei nodded heavily and walked toward the Julong Steel workers.

"Nonsense! Let them go!"

Lu Shenwei shouted loudly while whispering, "Let them go first, we'll find another chance to deal with them later."

Several workers untied the ropes and kicked them twice while they were at it.

"Get lost!"

Seeing this, the Patrol Police captain let out a long sigh of relief. If a life had been lost today, it would have been hard to clean up the mess.

"Sorry for the trouble," Lu Shenwei said politely.

The Patrol Police captain said sternly, "We will take these social scum away. I hope Director Lu will also keep his workers in check. If there's a big commotion again, I can't guarantee I'll be able to suppress it."

"Don't worry, Captain, there won't be a next time."

Lu Shenwei patted his chest to guarantee it, and the incident came to an end.

"Look at you guys, really."

Lu Shenwei reprimanded them with a dark face. Several workers said in low voices, "Chairman, they were the ones bullying people, we were just engaging in self-defense."

Self-defense and counterattack is a traditional Dragon Xia custom; the workers learned it from their ancestors.

"Is that what I'm talking about? Self-defense is fine, but what's with tying people to trees? If you're going to tie them up, do it in the store. Teach them a lesson, beat them up hard, and if once isn't enough, beat them twice."

"But remember one thing: you must never cause trouble for the Patrol Police uncles. Do you all understand?"

Lu Shenwei looked around at everyone. The workers, who had previously been drooping their ears, said excitedly, "Don't worry, Chairman, we will never cause you trouble again."

"Alright, get out of here. Go find the Finance Officer and collect a bonus of 20,000 each."

Lu Shenwei said casually. These workers dared to stand up to the troublemaking thugs, so they had to be heavily rewarded and utilized.

Just after dealing with the dispute, a call from Zhou Wen came in.

"Director Lu, I heard that the thugs from the Lis Group went to your place to cause trouble?"

"Director Zhou heard about it too? Word travels fast."

"Are you okay? I just heard from the Patrol Police Chief. The thugs from the Lis Group are not easy to deal with."

"Don't worry, Julong Steel has never lost a fight."

"Uh, I know that."

In special times, the inspection team of Julong Steel was famous in Qinchuan, with steel forks that made class enemies tremble in fear.

"But you also need to be careful. The dirty tactics of the Lis Group go beyond just this," Zhou Wen reminded.

Lu Shenwei deeply agreed. The Lis Group talked about fair competition, but in secret, they were likely preparing quite a few underhanded tactics.

"Uncle Wang, have our workers out in the countryside come back for now. We'll go again after the upgraded dragon cat agricultural vehicle is released," Lu Shenwei pondered.

Wang Zizhong asked in confusion, "Chairman, are we just going to break the relationship we worked so hard to build with the agricultural cooperatives?"

"The Lis Group are mad dogs, but we are not. They want to win by relying on agricultural machinery subsidies, but we will take the righteous path and let quality speak for itself."

Lu Shenwei wanted to walk the wide, open road, but the Lis Group insisted on exerting their efforts on the sinister, narrow path.

The next day, news of Julong Steel violently resisting law enforcement appeared in the public eye.

[Holy crap! Julong Steel is awesome, steel pipes against police batons!]

[Violent resistance to law enforcement is confirmed. The video can't be faked.]

[I know about this. It seems like it was because of a dispute over agricultural vehicle sales.]

[Too terrifying. Directly going against the Qinchuan Patrol Police. Julong Steel is way too bold.]

The public relations department of the Lis Group went to work, patching together a big news story about Julong Steel's violent resistance to law enforcement, and the clueless onlookers followed the trend and bashed them.

Many streamers who originally supported Julong Steel changed their tunes one after another; only a few, such as Brother Qi and Bai Xiaoying, continued to strongly support Julong Steel.

"I believe that Julong Steel would not violently resist law enforcement," Bai Xiaoying said with a serious face.

[Did the streamer get paid? Every team has its bad apples.]

[Bai Xiaoying's reputation has long been rotten. I heard she's already being kept by the General Manager of Julong Steel.]

([Ye Ao Wo Nai He] has been muted by the streamer.)

[Does Xiao Ying lack money? "Kept," my ass. You can't even troll effectively.]

[I heard this conflict was because of agricultural machinery subsidies, and the other side is the Lis Group.]

[Things in the agricultural sector are hard to say, but I heard Julong Steel's countryside branches have already been withdrawn.]

[Knowing they are in the wrong, of course Julong Steel would withdraw.]

[The Lis Group has been doing agricultural machinery for over ten years; their agricultural vehicle quality is top-notch. It's not something Julong Steel can compare to.]

[Brother Qi, what's your take on this?]

Brother Qi chuckled and said, "Doesn't everyone already know what the Lis Group is made of?"

[Does Brother Qi have inside information?]

[Local snake vs. powerful outsider. Don't know if Julong Steel can withstand it.]

[What's so interesting about two companies fighting? Better pay more attention to the tsunami in Japan.]

[Great news, the tsunami in Japan is purely deserved!]

[Dumping wastewater, honoring war criminals, Japan should have died long ago.]

[I heard some domestic companies even donated to Japan for tsunami relief. Must have too much money to burn.]

The dispute between Julong Steel and the Lis Group was far from over.

Lis Group building.

"Second Young Master, I have recruited a batch of internet trolls to spread rumors as you instructed," the assistant said.

Li Zewu corrected him, "It's not spreading rumors, it's stating facts."

"Yes, stating facts. There are many netizens online now condemning Julong Steel."

"I want to ruin Julong Steel's reputation and make Lu Shenwei kneel and beg me to let Julong Steel go!"

Thinking about getting a piece of the pie on the Lis Group's plate? Simply courting death!

The Lis Group was spreading rumors and smearing them, but Lu Shenwei wasn't sitting idle either.

He was collecting dirt on the Lis Group, preparing to organize a concentrated exposé.