Chinese Workers' Union Headquarters in Santa Fe.
Huo Dongsheng and Wu Boxin sat at the dining table, continuing to drink tea instead of wine.
Huo Dongsheng replaced the kettle with new water. He looked at Wu Boxin and said, "How much blood did we Chinese shed during the Great Migration? So many years have passed. Do you think we have to go through it again?"
Wu Boxin looked at the tea in his hand and remained silent.
"Because Lao Li is on the side of the second party and was parachuted into Longcheng as the mayor, he has taken very radical steps from having no foundation to gaining a firm foothold." Huo Dongsheng frowned slightly: "To be honest, from the perspective of his situation, I understand him. But from the perspective of his work style, I don't like this kind of expansion without leaving room for others, and I don't like every step forward to cause bloodshed."
Wu Boxin heard this and nodded slowly: "I don't like this style of doing things either. I have publicly said before that the current structure of Lao Li's team is to use the brain of the administrative faction to control the body of the warlord. It is too extreme."
Huo Dongsheng picked up the teacup, looked at the beautiful scenery around him, and said softly: "President Wu, uniting all the forces that can be united is the key to whether we can move forward. But I still say that we can fight for sovereignty, but we cannot talk about independence. Whoever dares to take the lead in provoking a war may be a sinner."
Wu Boxin knew that Huo Dongsheng was explaining his political views to him, and he agreed with this view. He came from a political and business background, and preferred to solve problems through game confrontation rather than just taking up a gun and fighting.
Huo Dongsheng intervened and looked at Wu Boxin, saying softly: "President Wu, if you are willing, our Chinese Federation will do its best to help you to establish a new overseas Chinese group to gather strength and compete with the upper class. If it succeeds, I think it will not be difficult to talk about sovereignty. Think about it, the history of the entire region is only three or four hundred years, and they are constantly integrating. Take the old Mexicans, after the struggle, don’t they have the corresponding sovereignty? Although many of them are only on the surface, this step has finally been taken."
Wu Boxin looked up at Huo Dongsheng: "I'll take the lead and you'll be in control, is that what you mean?"
"Hahaha!" Huo Dongsheng laughed, waved his hand and said, "President Wu, you really are very direct in your words."
"When it comes to matters of life and death, it's better to be straightforward," Wu Boxin replied calmly.
Huo Dongsheng looked at him and said without hesitation: "Establish a new joint organization, and you will be the head. You will personally appoint the management structure within the organization, and I will never interfere."
Wu Boxin looked at him with some surprise: "Haha, aren't you afraid that I will regret it one day and take the association away?"
Huo Dongsheng glanced at him and said seriously, "Just because you dare to publicly criticize the banning of associations in Districts 1, 2 and 3, which is strangling the necks of overseas Chinese, I, Huo Dongsheng, admire you, Old Wu, for being a real man! I believe you!"
Wu Boxin was silent.
"You take the lead, I'll manage the resources, and we'll do something practical together." Huo Dongsheng looked at Wu Boxin: "Let's be open to each other and never betray each other."
Wu Boxin pondered for a while: "If you and I join forces, it would be difficult to succeed without the support of Lao Li's team, the An system, and Tan Hengqiang. But this time I suddenly came to you, it is obvious that I offended those companies..."
Huo Dongsheng smiled, raised his teacup and said, "I'll balance it."
"Okay!" Wu Boxin picked up the teacup and responded very happily.
To sum up this conversation, Huo Dongsheng tactfully conveyed three conditions to Wu Boxin.
First, you don’t have to worry about your son’s affairs. The Chinese workers’ union is capable of making all the arrangements for you.
Second, my political philosophy is the same as yours. You will take the lead in establishing a new joint chamber of commerce, and the Chinese Workers' Union will do its utmost to support you, both in terms of connections and money.
Third, I, Huo Dongsheng, will never interfere with the management structure of the new joint chamber of commerce, not even a single word missing.
These three conditions were given very precisely, and almost all of Wu Boxin's worries were resolved in one round.
…
An hour later.
"Ding Ling Ling!"
The phone rang and Huang Peishan picked up the phone: "Hello? President!"
Huo Dongsheng's voice rang through the receiver: "Old Huang, you do this. Call the General Affairs Bureau and the Security Department later and tell them that Wu Boxin is here with me. Ask them to come over and have a celebration party."
"Okay, President. I'll arrange it right away."
"Let's set the time for tomorrow night. You can arrange the accommodation and reception location." Huo Dongsheng paused and said, "Be sincere."
"I'm afraid that the two families are upset and will reject our invitation." Huang Peishan expressed his concerns.
"The cards are in our hands. If they don't come, how can the game go on?" Huo Dongsheng paused, chuckled and said, "You have to believe in Director Su's magnanimity, haha."
"Okay." Huang Peishan responded immediately: "I will inform them right away and make our intentions clear."
"Well, that's it." Huo Dongsheng hung up the phone.
Huang Peishan was silent in the car for a while. After his brain worked rapidly, he took out his mobile phone and dialed Su Tiannan's number first.
"Hey, Tiannan."
“…!” The call was connected, but Su Tiannan remained silent.
Huang Peishan paused for a moment and took the initiative to speak: "Tiannan! To be honest, I am more angry than you right now, but what can I do? What can I decide? We have fought side by side for so long, and we were originally in harmony and helped each other, but the upper level called and didn't give you a chance to refute... Tell me... What should I do?"
"You at least informed us of the time, right?" Su Tiannan frowned and replied, "You're playing with your life in the front and playing tricks in the back. If you do this, aren't you heading for a collapse?"
Huang Peishan sighed, "Alas, I also know that Director Su and the people in the An faction are all angry, so I called you first. If you do this, our association will hold a celebration party in Shengbao City. President Huo invited everyone to come together and Wu Boxin is also here. You tell Director Su and the others that if you have anything in your heart, let's talk about it here and get it all out at once."
"I would say, I don't know whether I will go or not." Su Tiannan replied indifferently and hung up the phone directly.
Su Tiannan returned to the lounge, turned his head and looked at Gou Liuzi, An Qiqi, Yu Mingyuan and others and said, "I got a call. Chairman Huo Dongsheng invited us to Shengbao City for a celebration party. He said Wu Boxin was also there..."
Yu Mingyuan turned his head and looked at Su Tianyu: "Is there any need to go? Just leave him alone...!"
Su Tianyu was silent for a while, then slowly waved his hand and said, "Why not go? We rescued Old Wu, why should the Chinese workers hold their own celebration?!"
Su Tianyu was indeed very angry when he found out that Wu Boxin had been abducted last night, but after being angry all night, he had calmed down.
Su Tianyu took out a cigarette and handed it to his elder brother: "Answer, let's all go. I want to see what Huo Dongsheng is up to."