After Su Tiannan and his group of six entered the country, they were immediately picked up by two dilapidated off-road vehicles.
At around two o'clock in the morning, the car drove towards a military defense zone on the south side of Longcheng.
Inside the car.
Su Tiannan had a thick beard on his chin, which covered the scars left in prison. He also wore glasses and his hair had grown a lot longer. In addition, he had undergone plastic surgery, which made his facial features look more three-dimensional. His temperament and appearance were completely different from before.
The change in a person's temperament is definitely not just some changes in appearance. Since coming out of prison, the eldest brother's personality has changed significantly. He has become more aggressive, especially the look in his eyes that he inadvertently reveals, which is very different from his previous kindness and gentleness.
In the back seat, Su Tiannan put his hands in his pockets and asked the assistant in the co-pilot seat softly, "We are responsible for communication, right?"
"Yes, we don't have to worry about other things." The assistant's name is Liu Tao, who was specially sent by the Chinese Workers' Union to Su Tiannan to assist him in his work. He is about 30 years old, with a calm and sophisticated personality, and doesn't talk much.
"Tell me about his situation." Su Tiannan replied.
Liu Tao turned around and introduced him seriously, "His name is Xin Chaojie, he is 52 years old, and he is the commander of the 3rd Division of the Longcheng Garrison Corps. Xin Chaojie has a wife in public, but secretly he has two sons and two daughters. The two younger ones are illegitimate and have no status."
"What is the relationship between this person and the Tan family?"
"Xin Chaojie has always been a direct descendant of the Tan family, but he is very smooth. He does not compete on the surface, but he never misses out on any opportunity for promotion." Liu Tao continued to introduce: "Among the cadres at the level of division commander, he has good popularity and is also good at leading troops. He participated in the War of Independence and received commendations at the regional level."
"Oh." Su Tiannan nodded slowly: "Is his division also a direct line of troops?"
"It has a full complement of 10,000 men, and its weapons and equipment are all top-notch." Liu Tao replied: "We have had contact with him many times, and the person in charge of the connection has also laid the groundwork."
Su Tiannan was a little curious: "Can you chew it off?"
"He's not easy to deal with. He's willing to contact us, but it doesn't represent his personal stance, and he won't promise anything." Liu Tao narrated in a low voice: "Also, we didn't tell him our identity, we just said it was a Chinese-funded enterprise in District 3, and the investor was also from the Old Chinese Legion, so he didn't object to meeting us. He was pretending to be confused. Do you understand what we mean?"
"He may want to get some resources at a critical moment, but doesn't want to make any promises. Is that what you mean?" Su Tiannan asked.
"Yes, they are all old foxes!" Liu Tao said with a smile, "It's tiring to fight with them. We have given them many benefits before."
"So my coming here this time is also a prelude?"
"Yes, the reason is about the investment in District 3. Don't break off the relationship, just keep in touch." Liu Tao replied softly: "You can make him a proper promise and see if he will accept it!"
"Okay, I understand." Su Tiannan responded.
…
Nothing happened that night. At noon the next day, at the residence of the commander of the Third Division of the Garrison Corps, Su Tiannan walked into the hall of the villa with Liu Tao alone.
A tall, fat middle-aged man in his fifties, dressed in casual clothes, sat on the sofa and greeted, "Haha, Xiao Zhang is here."
Liu Tao led the way and came to the sofa area. He said politely, "Master Xin, long time no see!"
"Haha, Xiao Wang didn't come with you?" Xin Chaojie nodded slightly: "Sit down!"
"Xiao Wang has been transferred to the group." Liu Tao immediately pulled Su Tiannan and said, "Commander, let me introduce you to the new director of our group's business department, Zhang Xiaotao!"
"Well, hello, Minister Zhang!" Xin Chaojie sat on the sofa without moving, and only greeted softly: "Everyone, please sit down!"
After the two of them sat down, Su Tiannan immediately said politely: "I have wanted to meet you for a long time, but I never had the chance. This time when I came to Longcheng, the boss of our Hongfang Group specifically told me to maintain a good relationship with Commander Xin. This is the top priority of the group! If I can't do it, then let me pack up and leave!"
"Haha!" Xin Chaojie waved his hand and smiled: "I should thank your group for taking good care of my ignorant son in District 3. Now that I'm here, I'll take a good look around. Although this is a military defense zone, there are many small towns around it, and the scenery is also very special."
“It’s so beautiful here, just like the scenery in a painting!
“…!”
The two sides just met and talked about some meaningless words. It was not until Su Tiannan laid the groundwork for more than 20 minutes that he tactfully pointed out the other party: "Commander Xin, your son's investment in District 3 is going well. We also plan to do East Asian trade for a long time. If you agree, we can increase our investment. As for the funds, we can also pay for it first!"
"Haha!" Xin Chaojie loved to laugh. He put his right hand on his leg and replied calmly, "My youngest son has been disobedient since he was young. He is very righteous. I asked him to learn business from you, mainly with the attitude of learning and accumulating experience. Just make a business to let him broaden his horizons, but don't do it on a big scale, he can't control it."
"Yes, I understand what you mean, but this opportunity is not bad." Su Tiannan chuckled and replied, "Several young men from the Chinese District Corps in New York City in District 1 are currently working with us! Last month, the jealous share of the profits was more than 10 million. The East Asian foreign trade business is indeed very profitable."
When Xin Chaojie heard this, surprise flashed across his eyes: "Haha, let's talk later, you guys stay here and relax, I have a meeting this afternoon!"
"Okay, you go ahead and do your work. I'll be waiting to see you anytime, haha!" Su Tiannan stood up immediately.
"Send Xiao Zhang and the others off!" Xin Chaojie called to the guards.
A few minutes later, Su Tiannan and Liu Tao left the villa together.
Outside, Su Tiannan sat in the car and said with a curled lip: "This person is quite smooth!"
"If he wasn't smooth, we wouldn't dare to approach him!" Liu Tao replied softly, "But I saw that he seemed to want to get involved just now!"
"Who doesn't love money? You may not be able to be a teacher forever, but the money in your pocket is yours." Su Tiannan replied.
"Haha, that's right." Liu Tao nodded.
…
Inside the villa.
Xin Chaojie sat on the sofa and called his son: "How much was the share last month?"
"More than three million." The other party replied.
"Okay, I got it." Xin Chaojie frowned and warned, "Don't have too much contact with them. Let your subordinates discuss business matters."
"I understand, Dad!"
"That's it!" Xin Chaojie hung up the phone.
Outside, a staff officer came in, stood next to Xin Chaojie and said, "The higher-ups have issued an order saying that the goods will arrive from our side at around 11:20 pm three days later!"