In a barracks of the Chi Army Base, after Su Tianyu, Dabai, Zhou Tonghui, and Yu Mingyuan sat down, Kong Zhenghui closed the door and bent over to sit in a corner near the door.
"What's wrong, Zhenghui, what's the matter?" Yu Mingyuan asked first.
Kong Zhenghui had a serious expression on his face. He sat on the chair and rubbed his hands, seeming to find it difficult to speak.
Everyone waited for a while, and Bai Hongbo immediately urged: "Speak! What's the matter?"
Kong Zhenghui slowly raised his head and looked at everyone, his eyes gradually becoming firm: "There are some things I have wanted to say for a long time, but I have never found the right opportunity. There are no outsiders in this room today, so let's just talk about it."
Everyone was a little confused when they heard this, because Kong Zhenghui's state was obviously very serious, and before this, he rarely talked to everyone in this tone.
"You say." Yu Mingyuan crossed his legs and took out a cigarette box.
Kong Zhenghui glanced at everyone and said, "I think the union is moving too hastily. We shouldn't get involved in this matter."
As soon as these words were spoken, the room became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Even Yu Mingyuan, who was just about to light a cigarette, looked a little stunned.
"For the previous arms business, we had to inject capital and build relationships. We almost lost our lives several times and it took us a lot of effort to get it. But before we could see the benefits, a mining accident happened, which completely opposed us and Baolong Group and the capital behind it." Kong Zhenghui looked at everyone in a steady tone and said, "Of course, the mining accident is not our responsibility, and the union was in a passive state and had to fight back. But the facts prove that after this incident, we were exhausted. We should have focused all our energy on preparing for the formal operation of the arms business and used a few years to accumulate strength, instead of starting wars everywhere, offending people everywhere, and pulling the nerves of everyone in the union all the time."
When everyone heard this, they remained silent and no one responded.
Kong Zhenghui loosened his collar and continued, "Coders Association, Baolong Group, Supervision Committee, You Family of the Navy, Xue Family outside the district, etc. You should calculate, although we have obtained some resources, how many people have we offended invisibly? How many people want to kill us?! This time, the matter of human traffickers has become a bottomless situation. I just can't understand why we should cooperate with a team like Fei Pingsheng and continue to do it? Can't we stop at the right time?"
"Zhenghui, let me say a few words." Yu Mingyuan pondered for a while, slowly put down the cigarette box and said, "The situation of this human trafficking case is indeed complicated, and it is not quite what we thought at the moment, but there are many reasons that prompted our union to pursue it. First, Zhang Hao was arrested. He is our man, our brother, and we can't just ignore him. Second, Tianyu is in the Hai Police Department. He is in charge of this case, and the upper level also put pressure on him to solve the case. Third, Lao Li, one of our strongest political connections, is also interested in this case and wants us to investigate it. Fourth, this gang of human traffickers is indeed...!"
"It's true that Lao Li asked us to investigate, but the initiative to pursue or not is in our own hands." Kong Zhenghui immediately retorted: "Take this matter for example, we can choose not to trust Fei Pingsheng, or we can choose not to go to Ailan and report directly to Lao Li that the clues are broken. What can he do? If we do this, so many people will not be injured this time, and we will not have a lot of rotten things waiting to be dealt with."
Yu Mingyuan looked at Kong Zhenghui and tried to persuade him, but Su Tianyu knew that many of Zhenghui's words today were full of dissatisfaction and doubts about him, so he immediately waved his hand and said, "Zhenghui, in general, if the union wants to develop, it must have strong political backing, right? I'm not doing this to please Lao Li, but only if we help him gain a foothold in Longcheng, we will have huge political rewards in the future, and we can take one step to make up for the other..."
"I agree with you. The development of the trade union must have strong political backing, but we should do everything within our capabilities, right?" Kong Zhenghui spread out his palms and frowned, "We should do our best to do what we can do, but we can't force ourselves to do what we can't do, right?! From the establishment of the union to now, how many forces have we been involved in lawsuits involving human lives? It's okay for Lao Li to be in power now, but what if he falls one day? Have you considered the consequences?"
"Zhenghui, resources are fixed, but competitors are unlimited!" Su Tianyu pointed out the window and replied, "There are eight large supermarkets on Tufang Street. One more supermarket will not make money, and one less supermarket is impossible. If you want to do this business in this place, it means you have to squeeze out one supermarket, and you have to fight to the death! Whoever loses will pay the money and leave. No matter how big or small the union is, as long as you exist, you will definitely offend people because we have occupied resources. There is nothing we can do about it! As for whether Lao Li will fall or not, it is not within our consideration, do you understand? Because our size cannot affect the people at the top If we put aside personal feelings and talk purely about interests, then we just need to consider a few points. First, is Lao Li useful? Second, will he take care of you if there is something wrong with the union? Third, can his power cover the association? As long as these points are met, why do we need to consider so much? If you follow other political connections, will he not fall? The regulatory committee was so powerful a year ago, but hasn’t it been leaking all over the place during this period? Baolong Mining was defeated by us, so they can’t control it anymore? ! If you don’t take a political stand, there is no future; if you take a stand, there will definitely be risks. This is the law itself!"
Kong Zhenghui waved his hand, "No, I'll say it again, I didn't say I couldn't get on Lao Li's boat, nor did I say I wouldn't listen to him! What I said is that we should do everything within our capabilities! This case of human traffickers is too complicated for a fool to understand, and I don't think we can get involved. So, what I mean is that you should tell Lao Li directly that the clues are broken, and we should stop here and focus on the arms business, and take it slow."
"How to slow down?!" Su Tianyu frowned and asked, "My cousin is still alive, Uncle You is also dead, you know those human traffickers...!"
"It would be fine if you didn't mention it, but once you do, I get angry!" Kong Zhenghui stood up suddenly. "Whose responsibility is it that Zhang Hao was arrested? Whose responsibility is it that Uncle You died? It's your big brother Su Tiannan's! The union belongs to everyone. Why didn't he give us a heads-up before he brought the suspect to the union?! As a result, we don't have any choice at all and are completely implicated!"
Su Tianyu was speechless when he heard this.
Beside him, Bai Hongbo, who had been silent all this time, suddenly looked up and shouted, "Zhenghui, you've gone too far!"