Chapter 170: Take Money When There's a Chance

In Huadu.

Su Tianyu sat in the car with a somewhat helpless expression: "Brother Yuan, some things you actually don't need to know. To the outside, you're a clean, upright, promising young boss; internally, the bad things..."

"Don't talk nonsense with me!" Yu Mingyuan glared and shouted back. "Such a big thing as dealing with Gu Tongshan, and you didn't say a word to me? What, you want to usurp power?"

Su Tianyu blinked: "Brother, this matter had the Emperor Emeritus's approval. He told me not to tell you, so what could I do? Being caught in the middle is very difficult for me too."

Yu Mingyuan was stunned hearing this.

"Dealing with Gu Tongshan was a risky move, with both risks and opportunities. If it succeeded, the Zha'nan dock gang would split; if it failed, the dock gang would become more united and seek revenge on us more fiercely," Su Tianyu replied softly. "The matter was decided temporarily, allowing no discussion and definitely no advance leaks of heaven's plans. The old man had his reasons for not speaking, and I... in my position... could only execute, don't you think?"

"Ah."

Yu Mingyuan instantly understood Su Tianyu's meaning and sighed, looking at him sideways: "I see this bastard needs some discipline - you seem to have forgotten whose person you are."

Su Tianyu looked at him and replied with clasped hands: "Your humble servant is naturally Your Majesty's person! Being occasionally used by the Emperor Emeritus was not my intention."

"Get lost," Yu Mingyuan waved irritably. "Then what's your next step arrangement?"

Hearing this, Su Tianyu immediately replied: "That doesn't need thinking - continue supporting Wei Xiangzuo."

"How to support?" Yu Mingyuan asked.

"Give me five million and I'll tell you how to support him," Su Tianyu replied.

Hearing this, Yu Mingyuan immediately exploded in rage: "Damn it, you don't tell me about secret operations but think of me when you want money? You're getting too fucking arrogant - a eunuch wanting to meddle in politics?!"

Su Tianyu replied helplessly: "Big Brother, without money, how can you support? Without money, how can Wei Xiangzuo open up the situation? Our help for him is a kind of investment."

"Does it need as much as five million?" Yu Mingyuan had money now, but it was investment from the Zhou family - he had to spend it in the right places.

"Hehe," Su Tianyu smiled and patiently guided Yu Mingyuan: "Brother Yuan, actually the more money Wei Xiangzuo spends now, the better it is for us."

Yu Mingyuan was also a smart person. Hearing Su Tianyu's words, he fell into thought.

"The more money he needs, the more cards he has in hand," Su Tianyu replied softly. "If he can't spend money now, then this person has no value!"

Yu Mingyuan looked at Su Tianyu helplessly: "Well if you put it that way, if you ask for five million and I just give five million, wouldn't that make me seem narrow-minded and stupid?"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Su Tianyu immediately nodded.

"I'll slap you to death!" Though Yu Mingyuan felt the money painful, hearing Su Tianyu say this made him understand: "Budget five million, supplement if not enough, alright?"

"OK, OK!" Su Tianyu nodded repeatedly.

"Then should you go find Wei Xiangzuo, or should I go?" Yu Mingyuan asked.

Su Tianyu waved his hand: "Neither of us should find him, let him find us."

"You little bastard are really vicious! You used Wei Xiangzuo and still force him to submit," Yu Mingyuan pointed at Su Tianyu and cursed. "If you were Xu Hu's person, I would have killed you in the first round. But since you're my person... big brother will just love you."

"I don't like hearing you say that," Su Tianyu immediately retorted. "Yes, Gu Tongshan died, but didn't Xu Hu really want to kill Wei Xiangzuo? I didn't grab Xu Hu's hand and force him to try killing his fellow disciple, right?! Also, on the mountain, how many times did I save Wei Xiangzuo and his brothers inside and out? If I hadn't risked my life protecting Old Gao, he would have been shot into a honeycomb!"

"...You've said it all," Yu Mingyuan was speechless.

"Do you know that Xu Hu had long planted spies and traitors around Wei Xiangzuo? This shows Xu Hu had long wanted to move against him! My dealing with Gu Tongshan actually helped Old Wei by forcing potential dangers into the open," Su Tianyu spread his hands and said. "On the mountain, I saved his life again - I ask you, how can he say I used him? Isn't that repaying kindness with enmity?!"

Hearing this, Yu Mingyuan gave Su Tianyu a thumbs up in "admiration": "Reasonable and convincing."

"No more questions? If no questions then drive, take me to the dormitory, Big Bai is looking for me," Su Tianyu "instructed."

"Alright, Director Su!" Yu Mingyuan nodded obediently. "Do you need the air conditioning on?"

"You need to ask about things like this?"

"Damn it, keep acting smug with me and I'll kill you!" Yu Mingyuan started the car and handed Su Tianyu a Huadu Bank card. "This money is for your friends, as thanks."

"How much?" Su Tianyu asked.

"Five hundred thousand," Yu Mingyuan asked while driving. "Too much or too little? If not enough, I can add more."

Su Tianyu held the card and replied: "These people didn't come for money, otherwise five hundred thousand definitely wouldn't move them."

"What do you mean, want me to owe you another favor?" Yu Mingyuan said helplessly. "Brother, your position isn't low anymore. You're serving both me and my father - what more do you want? Should I give you the chairman position?"

Su Tianyu grinned: "Alright, I'll go arrange things for them."

"But seriously, Little Six, your war comrades are too capable - can we discuss having some of them stay?" Yu Mingyuan probed.

"They can't stay, they have their own things to do," Su Tianyu shook his head.

"Ah, that's a shame," Yu Mingyuan also knew his temple was too small now and couldn't keep too many talented people. He even understood that if not for the Su family's position in the sanitation sector, Su Tianyu wouldn't have gotten involved so easily.

The more capable people were, the higher their aspirations.

People like Yao Doudou, if they really wanted to find a boss and shelter under a big tree, had no need to go with Yu Mingyuan! They could easily find a corporate mercenary company and work as an instructor or team leader with a high annual salary. With luck, if mercenaries became regular army, they might even enter politics.

However, Yao Doudou currently had no interest in the system, organizations, or companies - he probably wanted to do his own thing.

Su Tianyu had been in Dragon City for six or seven months now, experiencing many things with Yu Mingyuan, and their emotional relationship had been continuously warming. Besides the cooperation between the Su and Yu families, they had also become friends who could confide in each other.

This was actually quite rare for adults, especially for a direct subordinate and boss to confide in each other. However, fortunately Yu Mingyuan had gained Su Tianyu's approval, and the former appreciated Su Tianyu's intelligence and work style.

......

After the Su, Bai and Kong families and association core members all arrived in Huadu, the Zhou family arranged dormitories for them.

The building was newly rented, not far from the Zhou family estate, with a good environment and relative service staff.

After Yu Mingyuan dropped Su Tianyu off, he went to discuss matters with his father, while as soon as Su Tianyu entered the dormitory, he saw a familiar figure chatting with Big Bai and others.

At the same time.

Xu Hu sat in the Zha'nan dock gang's conference room, feeling very anxious. Though he seemed to have driven away his enemies now, he was actually at the eye of the storm...