91: Making trouble? Beat you to death! It’s my fault!

Orders were exploding, and Wang Zizhong was so excited he didn't sleep all night.

The next morning, he led his sales team to the countryside to reopen the branch locations.

"Uncle Wang, bring along some multi-functional shovels."

Lu Shenwei reminded him softly. Wang Zizhong asked in confusion, "Are you worried that someone might come to cause trouble?"

"Better safe than sorry. Besides, our shovels are legitimate tools," Lu Shenwei said casually. Ever since he learned that Li Zewu had returned to power, he had prepared for all contingencies.

If Lis Group wanted to compete openly, he would be more than happy to oblige; he had never been afraid of anyone when it came to a fair fight.

But if Lis Group wanted to play dirty, his multi-functional shovels weren't just for show.

Wang Zizhong nodded, and Lu Shenwei added a final warning, "Hold back a little; don't beat them to death."

"Don't worry. If they dare to show up, they can kiss their legs goodbye."

Wang Zizhong left with a smile. Lu Shenwei then sought out Zhou Cun and said, "Tell the tire and other parts suppliers to prepare enough stock for 500,000 units."

Zhou Cun asked, "Should we start now?"

With only 120,000 orders, an overstock of parts would be detrimental to future sales.

"Yes, now. The official website reopens tomorrow, and there will be no limit on orders," Lu Shenwei mused.

As the Julong Steel official website reopened the ordering channel for the dragon cat small car, the enthusiasts were as jubilant as if it were the Lunar New Year.

[I got one! But what the heck is up with the order sequence? My order number is over 170,000?]

[170,000 is already pretty good; my order is ranked after 230,000.]

[If you ask me, opening up orders completely is a bad move. They should have limited the number of orders and waited until the new vehicles had been market-tested and broken in before releasing upgraded models.]

[That just goes to show that Julong Steel isn't a traditional car manufacturer, let alone a new player in the auto industry.]

[They've already stated clearly that they make agricultural vehicles. It's you guys who insist on treating the dragon cat like a passenger car or an off-road vehicle.]

Even with the reopening of pre-orders, the enthusiasts' urgent desire to get their hands on a car could not be satisfied.

Consequently, some clever enthusiasts set their sights on the offline agricultural machinery sales branches, and the 18 sales branches in the Qinchuan countryside were soon packed with people.

"Everyone, please don't push! The 02 Improved Model longmao agricultural vehicle is only sold to farmers with agricultural household registration. If you don't have one, you can leave."

Wang Zizhong shouted to the swarming crowd, but he couldn't curb the excitement of the enthusiasts.

"Who doesn't have an agricultural household registration these days? Give me four, full payment! I've got the money!"

The middle-aged man waved the cash in his hand. He had already ordered the 03 Performance Model online, but production was backed up by three months.

He couldn't wait any longer, so he came offline to try his luck, never expecting that they would actually have stock.

The 02 Improved Model lacked air conditioning and airbags, but the space had been pre-reserved, so one could install them personally.

As long as you found a good modification shop, the modified 02 model would be just as good as the 03.

"Uncles, I'm buying any 02 Improved Model longmao agricultural vehicle on the spot! I'll pay a 40,000 premium. If you've got a car, come find me; I'm buying without limit!"

A car scalper wearing a duckbill cap and sunglasses shouted repeatedly into a loudspeaker.

"Damn! The scalpers have even come to the countryside to buy cars."

"Damn it, won't Julong Steel do something about this?"

"I'm buying too, and I'll pay 10,000 more than him!"

Everyone wasn't a fool; right now, as long as they could get a car, it didn't matter if it was the 02 or 03 model—buying one was a profit.

Wang Zizhong had his men try to chase them away a few times, but it wasn't very effective, so eventually, he just let it be.

In the distance, the thugs hired by Lis Group watched the bustling sales at the branch and rushed forward, steel pipes in hand.

"Make sure your hats and masks are on tight, keep your eyes peeled, and run as soon as we're done smashing!"

"If anyone gets caught, I don't care if they live or die."

The lead thug charged forward recklessly. Seeing this, Wang Zizhong signaled his workers, "Grab your tools! The troublemakers are here."

The workers grabbed their shovels and stood ready, but the thugs outside didn't even make it into the shop before the hot-tempered enthusiasts waiting in line handled them.

"F*** you, get to the back of the line!"

"Damn it! I've been waiting in line for half a day, and you think you can just cut in because you're holding a steel pipe?"

The men in line were all burly and sturdy; since they were all off-road enthusiasts, few had good tempers.

They shoved the thugs out of the queue, not forgetting to land a few kicks for good measure.

The thugs had never seen such a display; the leader, surrounded by dozens of people, immediately lost his nerve.

"Everyone, don't hit me! Assault is illegal!"

"F*** you, cutting in line is illegal too! Beat the son of a b****!"

The hot-tempered enthusiasts swarmed them, and before the poor thugs could even react, they were trampled underfoot by the crowd.

Wang Zizhong laughed, "Well, there's no need for us to lift a finger."

"Vice Director, you're still just watching? Those thugs are about to be trampled to death!"

"Huh?"

Wang Zizhong hurriedly shouted, "Avoid the vital areas! Don't beat them to death!"

Uh, was the Vice Director trying to break up the fight? He was just enjoying the show.

"Vice Director, if someone actually dies right at our doorstep, it'll be a huge mess."

Wang Zizhong nodded slowly. "Drag them further away to beat them. If they die right in front of my store, how am I supposed to do business?"

Hearing this, the hot-tempered off-road enthusiasts dragged the thugs under a tree to continue the beating.

Seeing that the thugs were barely breathing, Wang Zizhong was finally satisfied.

"Enthusiasts under the tree, your spots are saved! Get back in line!"

Upon hearing this, the hot-tempered off-road enthusiasts dropped the thugs, happily returned to the queue, and soon purchased their desired cars.

"Damn! If I'd known we could do that, I would've gone up and kicked them a few times!"

"Is it too late to kick them now?"

"Forget it, didn't you see that the thugs are almost beaten to death?"

"It's obvious these guys were hired by Lis Group to cause trouble. I didn't expect that Julong Steel wouldn't even have to lift a finger before the enthusiasts beat them up."

Inside the branch, the Julong Steel workers whispered, "Vice Director, those guys won't be beaten to death by us, right?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? They were clearly committing malicious assault and were caught and thrashed by concerned citizens. What does that have to do with us?" Wang Zizhong corrected.

As they were speaking, the captain of the Patrol Police arrived "fashionably late."

"Patrol Police! These guys from Julong Steel are beating people! Look at what they've done to my brothers!"

The lead thug complained, trying to shift the blame. The Patrol Police captain replied with surprise, "Not bad, they're still breathing."

"What do you mean? We're the victims here!" the thug leader said, confused.

The captain looked at him with disdain. "Cut the act. You've been on our watch list in this precinct for a long time—petty theft, bullying, and harassment. Now that you've fallen into my hands today, don't expect to get out without at least two years in prison."

"No, wait! We didn't even do anything!"

"Enough nonsense! Take them all away!"

The thugs wailed and begged, shoved into the Patrol Police vehicle before they could even figure out what was happening.

"Director Wang, did you suffer any losses here?" the captain asked with concern.

The bureau chief had given special instructions that any matters involving Julong Steel over the next two days were to be handled strictly and severely.