Chapter 145: Going Home to Gather People

In the car returning to the Zhou family.

Yu Mingyuan gave Su Tianyu a thumbs up: "I have just four words to evaluate you!"

"What?"

"Skills maxed out!"

"...!" Su Tianyu replied with an exasperated expression: "That's really not human of you to say! Wei Xiangzuo is clearly not the same type of person as Xu Hu - when he says he'll shoot, he really will shoot! I blocked a god of death for you, and this is how you evaluate me?"

"Awesome!" Yu Mingyuan re-evaluated.

Hearing this, Bai Hongbo immediately asked curiously: "Then how do you evaluate me?"

Yu Mingyuan looked back at him and replied seriously: "You also have maxed out skills!"

"Hahaha!"

Everyone laughed, and Yu Mingyuan turned back to look at Su Tianyu: "But blocking Wei Xiangzuo this time means we've removed half the blame."

"Don't be too optimistic," Su Tianyu shook his head. "Wei Xiangzuo believing us doesn't mean other dock gang people will believe us. While we try to remove the blame, the killer will also do everything possible to make sure this blame stays firmly on us."

"That's true," Yu Mingyuan considered for a while. "After Gu Tongshan's funeral, the dock gang will probably make trouble."

"We only have one way to break through this situation," Su Tianyu replied.

"Find the killer!" Yu Mingyuan immediately understood and added.

The two looked at each other, and Su Tianyu immediately said: "We've finished negotiating with the Zhou family here, and I'm no use staying here anymore. I plan to return to Dragon City with Big Bai!"

"That works - don't stop the association's progress, let Kong Zhenghui and Big Bai handle it, you focus on finding the killer!" Yu Mingyuan gave his instructions.

"OK!" Su Tianyu nodded.

"Alright then, I'll also go back and contact the company elders, get them to join!" Bai Hongbo wasn't joking anymore. "The association's procedures need to get started too."

"Good, my father is more stable now, I'll be back soon too!" Yu Mingyuan nodded.

......

In the evening, everyone returned to the Zhou family. As soon as they entered the guest villa, they saw An Qiqi, Wawa, and several Zhou family young ladies wearing aprons, having prepared many dishes.

"Oh my!" Su Tianyu said with some surprise. "What wind is blowing that got these young ladies to cook?"

"You've all been working so hard lately, we wanted to reward you," Wawa said with a smile. "Qiqi is the head chef, we're all just helping - these dishes took all afternoon!"

"They look pretty good," Big Bai craned his neck to look at the dining table. "Don't look like they could kill anyone."

"Could you respect our labor a bit?" An Qiqi rolled her eyes. "I had to watch food bloggers' videos dozens of times for each dish - I wasn't even this serious during my sister's college entrance exams."

Big Bai was really hungry and started eating as soon as he sat down: "You didn't need to do this... if you really wanted to reward us, you could have just given Dog Six some original flavor stuff - you know how much he likes that."

"What do you mean?" An Qiqi didn't understand for a moment.

Beside her, a Zhou family elder sister leaned over and whispered a few words in her ear.

"Ah, I have those!" An Qiqi looked up at Su Tianyu. "If you like that style, then help me wash my socks!"

Su Tianyu exploded in anger: "Get lost!"

"Hehe, eat, eat, I've tried everything - it tastes very good!" An Qiqi smiled and beckoned.

"Come, try my sister's cooking!" Yu Mingyuan bent down to sit.

And so, the group of young people sat at the dining table and began to feast.

Actually, although An Qiqi and the others didn't usually cook, they weren't stupid - the dishes they made following recipes were quite tasty.

......

Peaceful days were always short. Su Tianyu stayed in Zone One for less than two more days before embarking on a new journey. He needed to return to Dragon City with Big Bai to handle current matters before the boss returned home.

On the weekend, under the bright sun.

In Kong family's non-operating garbage yard.

Su Tiannan sat in the main seat, recording membership applicants' names in a very thick, high-quality extra-large notebook.

Su Tianbei, Third Sister, Bai Hongbo, Kong Zhenghui, Su Tianyu and others were all inside receiving their own team leaders.

At a tea table, Bai Hongbo looked at a barely sixty-year-old old man and said softly: "Uncle Li! We've agreed - if you take this money, you won't just be an association member, but also an honorary hall elder councilor. When our association has any issues, you have a responsibility to protect its normal operation. Simply put, at critical moments of life and death, you need to contribute."

The old man had graying whiskers and was slightly stroke-deaf. He blinked his eyes, looked at Bai Hongbo, and asked very loudly: "How much money can you give?!"

"It's right here, isn't it?" Bai Hongbo pointed at the money box.

"All for me?!" the old man asked very honestly.

"What are you thinking, Uncle!" Bai Hongbo said helplessly, lowering his head to shout back: "Did you understand what I told you?! This money isn't free!"

"How much money can you give?" the old man repeated.

Bai Hongbo took out five thousand in cash from the box and held it saying: "For your level, you can get five thousand!"

The old man heard this very clearly and nodded repeatedly: "That's quite a lot!! Very substantial!"

"This is just the entry red envelope. Our operating model will be different from before too! The company will be under union management, and about half of each industry's annual profits will be given to us workers, meaning the union's interests will be firmly tied to every worker. Simply put, you won't just get fixed wages anymore," Bai Hongbo explained with effort.

The old man reached for the five thousand yuan: "Alright, give it to me!"

"Don't grab it!! Don't move! First tell me, do you understand what I've been saying?!" Bai Hongbo said until his mouth was dry.

"What's not to understand!" the old man cursed in a bright voice. "Isn't it just organizing gangs, organizing knife societies?! Just like Changqing and the dock gang?! Damn, I understand these things better than you! Don't look at me having had a stroke - when I was young, I also ran with... the Thirty-six Halls of the Chinese District Northwest, mentioning me carried weight!"

"...!" Bai Hongbo stared at him in disbelief: "We're an association, not a gang!"

"Right, now they're all called associations! Putting gold on your own face."

"See, give him money and he understands better than me!" Bai Hongbo nodded with satisfaction. "So how many people can you bring in?!"

"Quite a few! We have a senior activity center...!"

"Uncle, if you're going to talk like that, you can withdraw!" Bai Hongbo felt he had been played by this old man the whole time.

"Haha!" The old man laughed loudly and called back: "The benefits are not bad! You all join!"

At these words, the old man's son led over twenty family clan members and close relatives into the room.

Looking at them, Bai Hongbo immediately gave a thumbs up: "Worthy of the Northwest Thirty-six Halls!!"

"Need to do any oath-taking?" the old man asked knowingly.

"Yes, yes!" Bai Hongbo began arranging his people.

With sufficient provisions, the association that hadn't yet determined its name directly recruited nearly three hundred people!

Worker leaders joining got five thousand yuan red envelopes plus positions, ordinary workers got three thousand!

This price was definitely not small in Dragon City - equivalent to nearly a year's income for ordinary labor.

Workers weren't resistant to joining because this was Dragon City's environment - with an association, everyone could help each other stay warm, but the premise was... benefits must be sufficient.

And so, a newly built small boat quietly set sail. Whether it would sink in the surging waves or become a giant ship, no one knew.

......

After Gu Tongshan's funeral, over ten dock gang hall leaders from the Dock Workers General Association prepared to meet and discuss whether to continue cooperating with Old Mo.

At this time, Wei Xiangzuo also quietly returned to Dragon City.