At first, Zhao Fu had some ulterior motives, but Han Yang's sharp eyes caught them. After a few minor punishments, he immediately became obedient and followed Han Yang with complete loyalty.
Of course, Han Yang had not treated him poorly either.
Han Yang could tell that Zhao Fu was sincerely trying to persuade him.
"After all, he came from the lower ranks of the underworld. His perspective is too narrow. I originally thought I could cultivate him a little, but it seems he still needs more experience."
After casually dismissing Zhao Fu, Han Yang continued inspecting the rest of Fuxing Company.
At that moment, on Fuxing First Street, Zhang Dazhu was patrolling with two teammates behind him.
Zhang Dazhu was now a prominent figure within Revival Group.
Being promoted to squad leader had already been enough to make others envious. Unexpectedly, Han Yang later formed the Pistol Squad, and Zhang Dazhu became a squad leader in it as well, making him the object of even greater envy.
Who did not know that the Pistol Squad was the department President Han valued most? Now that he had become a Pistol Squad leader, his future was naturally boundless.
Zhang Dazhu was an honest man too. He held firmly to one principle: everything he had now was given to him by President Han, so naturally, he had to follow President Han with complete loyalty.
Zhang Dazhu carried out every one of Han Yang's orders without compromise. If Han Yang told him to lead a patrol through the streets for two hours every day, then not a second could be missing.
It was nearly time for the shift change. Zhang Dazhu had already decided that he would call it a day after finishing this round.
But when he reached the intersection on Fuxing First Street, he suddenly saw several thuggish-looking men going in and out of a private residence.
That immediately put him on alert.
"They're from the Iron Wolf Gang."
One of his subordinates recognized them. "Should we go take a look?"
"No."
Zhang Dazhu stopped him. "President Han's orders are that anyone can come as long as they follow company regulations. Just keep an eye on them. Watch them, and only go over if they break the rules."
Just as he was about to leave, those Iron Wolf Gang members carried a plaque out of the residence. Four large characters were written on it: "Wealth Casino."
The men busied themselves hanging the plaque above the residence's entrance.
"A casino?"
Zhang Dazhu narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately stepped forward.
"Who allowed you to open a casino here? Take it down at once."
The lead thug glanced at Zhang Dazhu and said with a grin, "Captain Zhang. Well, no one said we can't open a casino here, right? Even the government doesn't care, so why are you, Captain Zhang, meddling in other people's business?"
"This is Revival Group territory! Company regulations forbid casinos anywhere on Revival Streets One to Three!"
"My, what a big mouth."
The thug said sarcastically, "Anyone who didn't know better would think your Revival Group was the Earth Government."
"Exactly. Your company is stupid enough to leave such a big piece of meat untouched, and now you're stopping us from eating it too?"
"We're all in the same line of work. Aren't you being a little too disrespectful?"
"Don't worry. You won't be short a single cent of your protection money."
The thugs all talked at once. Zhang Dazhu was not good with words and did not know how to argue with them. He merely said forcefully, "Casinos aren't allowed here. Leave immediately. Otherwise, don't blame me for getting physical!"
"I'm opening one today. What are you going to do about it? Our Iron Wolf Gang wasn't raised to be scared!"
Zhang Dazhu's expression turned cold. "Get them!"
He had a pistol concealed against his chest, but he did not draw it.
Using a gun against a few petty thugs would have made all their training these past days a complete waste.
The three of them rushed forward together. Amid a flurry of punches and kicks, they knocked seven or eight thugs to the ground in just a few minutes. Then they tore down the plaque and chopped it into splinters with machetes.
"Go back and tell your Iron Wolf Gang boss that Fuxing Street belongs to President Han!"
"Just you wait!"
The thugs cried out as they supported one another and limped away.
Watching their retreating backs, Zhang Dazhu frowned slightly.
"Something's not right. I should report this to President Han as soon as possible."
After thinking silently for a moment, Zhang Dazhu decisively said, "You two stay here and keep watch."
Fuxing Base. Upon receiving Zhang Dazhu's call, Han Yang was slightly stunned.
If Zhou Da'an's earlier matter had merely made him suspicious, then the Iron Wolf Gang suddenly coming to Fuxing Street to open a casino undoubtedly proved something.
To be honest, the fifty thousand yuan per month Zhou Da'an wanted was not much. Han Yang did not care about that amount of money.
But this was not about money.
He keenly sensed that whether it was Zhou Da'an or the Iron Wolf Gang, they were merely the visible players.
This was a test directed at him.
If he gave in, it would not take long before the entire Revival Group was torn to pieces by wolves swarming in from every direction.
"Ah."
Looking at the CPU design documents before him, Han Yang sighed helplessly. "Why can't they just let me study in peace? The optimized and improved CPU architecture is almost finalized. I'm already too busy with the design work, yet they still have to cause trouble for me. I don't provoke anyone or offend anyone. We should each mind our own business, so why do they keep coming after me?"
Though he was unhappy, Han Yang knew that something like this was inevitable.
A common man committed no crime, but possessing a treasure made him guilty. Everyone knew Revival Group was growing more prosperous by the day. Who would not want a share of the spoils, a piece of the meat?
His phone rang again. Han Yang looked at it and saw that it was Shen the Butcher.
"I heard what happened. Xiaoyang, what are you planning to do?"
Shen the Butcher's voice was full of gravity.
"I'll deal with it as it comes."
Shen the Butcher emphasized his words. "Xiaoyang, you cannot take this matter lightly. Someone is hiding behind the scenes and trying to deal with you. Zhou Da'an and the Iron Wolf Gang are only chess pieces, tools meant to test you. If this isn't handled well, having our company shut down will be the least of our problems.
Right now, we need to find out who is behind this as quickly as possible. I suggest starting with the Iron Wolf Gang. Zhou Da'an is an official, after all, so we have reservations."
There was nothing wrong with Shen the Butcher's reasoning.
First determine who wanted to deal with them, then find a way to resolve that person. That was the most reasonable and prudent approach.
But...
Han Yang gently shook his head.
"Brother Shen, I'll handle this matter myself."
After hanging up, Han Yang smiled faintly.
"If I deal with one person pulling the strings, another will appear. That treats the symptoms, not the root cause. I still need to solve the problem at its source."
What was the fundamental problem facing Revival Group?
It had no backer and no connections.
Armed Drones could deter people for a while, but not forever. As Revival Group grew larger and larger, there would always be people willing to take the risk and test whether he truly had powerful backing.
Previously, he had not had the Pistol Squad, and his personnel were insufficiently trained, so he had no way to seek a backer. Now that the Pistol Squad had taken initial shape, he could begin doing certain things.
After calling Zhang Dazhu over, Han Yang asked directly, "There is something I need you to do. It's very dangerous, and people could die. Do you dare?"
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