Chapter 226: Shining and Generating Power for Career

In the tea room's private chamber, Yu Mingyuan looked at You Yifan somewhat puzzled and after long hesitation, still forced himself to ask: "Brother Fan, I don't quite understand - with your connections and circles in Tianhong Port, you could completely manage receiving goods at port and sending them out. So why must you involve the garrison troops? Also, the Xinaluo region has ports too - if you have channels, with this control order issued, you could completely just privately negotiate with the Mofi official army! Having goods land at their ports would save many intermediate steps, with more abundant profits too."

You Yifan waved his hand: "I'll say again - money isn't earned by one person. I indeed can ensure goods safely enter the port, but between Dragon City and Xinaluo there's still a long distance. And within this distance, there are private armed forces who rob at the sight of money, bandits and thieves, and various forces under rebel armies - if we have to grease every palm, there's no profit and it's too troublesome. Secondly, the same logic applies to goods landing in Xinaluo - it's too chaotic there. If goods are robbed once out of five shipments, you might lose money, so better to... make the operation bigger."

"Get the garrison troops on board, and troubles from above disappear," Su Tianyu summarized in one sentence.

"Right, that's the meaning," You Yifan replied with a smile.

"Brother Fan, I understand your words," Yu Mingyuan immediately interjected. "But I'm not very certain about the garrison's actual attitude."

"Hehe, make contact first - this isn't urgent," You Yifan replied smiling. "If it works out, you'll get a share too."

"Alright, I'll try!" Yu Mingyuan agreed immediately.

......

The two sides talked in the tea room for about an hour and a half before Su Tianyu and Yu Mingyuan took their leave.

Out the door, Su Tianyu directly told Yu Mingyuan: "Just listen to You Yifan's words - we can't handle this business."

"I know," Yu Mingyuan nodded heavily.

At this moment, both understood that You Yifan's business was too big - with the Tongji Association's current strength, they absolutely couldn't touch this industry. Moreover, his saying they'd get a share if things worked out was just casual talk, not to be taken seriously, because those involved were all navy, garrison troops, and possibly even shadows of Dragon City's top power levels behind them. Once small fry entered the game, if something went wrong in the end, they might die without even knowing how they died.

However, You Yifan's attitude was also very clear - he could put in a word to help Wei Xiangzuo rise, but the premise was that Yu Mingyuan had to have value, had to be able to help him connect with the garrison.

On the way back, Yu Mingyuan sat in the car drinking mineral water: "Our thinking is like this - we can be more proactive in helping You Yifan run errands. If my family's garrison connections can really cooperate with them, that's definitely good - at least our relationship with You Yifan becomes very close! We can get a lot of care at Tianhong Port in the future."

Su Tianyu slowly nodded.

"But we only get involved in this business's early preparation work - if this succeeds later, we must withdraw, not work with them," Yu Mingyuan added again. "You Yifan and them are doing things too big - they have the capital to dare play tricks under policy orders, but we can't. One misstep and we're finished."

"These words are right - we can't step too hastily," Su Tianyu nodded in agreement, then asked: "Do you feel the garrison side will agree?!"

"Ah!"

Yu Mingyuan sighed deeply: "Previously the garrison relationships were all maintained by my father - in those elders' eyes I'm just a child. To be honest, I'm not confident now either."

"Must be certain before speaking - otherwise if talks fail once and doors close, there's no way to communicate later!"

"Ah," Yu Mingyuan sighed again, gazing at the streetside scenery replying: "It's time for me to sell some dick!"

"Ah?!" Su Tianyu was stunned.

......

After 8 PM, Yu Mingyuan made himself very handsome at home - took a shower, changed into a white suit, wore British-style two-tone leather shoes, and specially did his hair.

Bai Hongbo sat on the sofa looking him over, sincerely praising: "Really good material for selling himself!"

"Stop babbling, take me to the restaurant," Yu Mingyuan came over.

With nothing else to do, Su Tianyu and Big Bai both got up to accompany Yu Mingyuan outside and drive to a high-end Western restaurant in Longkou District.

Around 9 PM, Yu Mingyuan arrived at the restaurant entrance as agreed, carrying an exquisite gift.

"Let's go," Su Tianyu urged yawning.

"No no, let's see who he's meeting!" Big Bai replied very curiously sitting in the car.

"Sick!" Su Tianyu lit a cigarette and also waited with Big Bai.

Shortly after, a blue SUV stopped at the restaurant entrance. A young woman about 1.70 meters tall and weighing roughly 140-150 jin, wearing a pure cotton camouflage T-shirt, got out of the car.

At first Big Bai hadn't noticed this person, but as soon as she got out of the car, she shouted stretching her neck: "Mingyuan!!"

Yu Mingyuan turned around.

"Fuck!" Big Bai looked at that young woman, exclaiming: "She must be in the 80kg weight class?!"

Su Tianyu was also somewhat stunned, staring blankly at that young woman.

"Hehe, have you been here long?" the young woman walked to Yu Mingyuan's side, smiling saying: "I was just in a meeting - you called me too urgently, I didn't even have time to change clothes...!"

"No problem, I just arrived too," Yu Mingyuan looked at the young woman's broad shoulders, somewhat coyly raising his hand saying: "This is a gift for you!"

"What's the occasion today? Even prepared a gift for me!" Though the young woman looked very valiant, facing Yu Mingyuan she still unconsciously revealed a feminine manner, very happily accepting the gift.

Yu Mingyuan paused, actively raising his left arm slightly: "Shall we go eat?"

The young woman paused before naturally reaching to hold Yu Mingyuan's arm, stepping in her leather boots as they walked into the restaurant together.

In the car, Big Bai said with mouth agape: "What level of family?! Is it worth my big brother taking this step?"

"Heard her father is a senior colonel," Su Tianyu replied.

Big Bai held back for a while: "...That's okay then! Let our big brother advance through the artillery fire!"

"...Big brother is working so hard, what excuse do we have to waste time?!" Su Tianyu said through gritted teeth. "Let's go back - I'll continue texting to pursue Qiqi!"

......

The day the control order was issued, large numbers of outside workers in the Xinaluo, Kasalo and other regions began returning to Dragon City.

At the Chi Army base, a middle-aged man with a slight limp brought some of his home-pickled vegetables to Zhao Weihu, smiling brightly saying: "Big Brother, with the control order down, I can't do business anymore - I'm going back to Dragon City...!"