Li Shan had already begun to waver when Ling Feng produced the money, and upon hearing his grandmother's words, his heart was already shattered. He quickly embraced his grandmother and repeatedly agreed, "Grandma, don't do anything foolish! Da Shan will listen to you, Da Shan promises!"
"I... I promise too!"
"I surrender, I surrender!"
"Me too, me too!"
...
Indeed, as Li Shan agreed, everyone else followed suit.
"Disperse!"
Seeing that the matter was settled, Yang Fei directly ordered the soldiers.
The soldiers came like the wind and left like the wind.
And those hoodlums brought by Li Shan were reborn today!
From this day on, they were no longer hoodlums, but employees of the Baiyan Mountain Project Security Company.
Tang Zhao and the others looked back at Ling Feng, their hearts filled with even greater awe. The matter that had been giving them such a headache was easily resolved by Ling Feng, and it even added a layer of protection to the construction site.
Although the five million yuan seemed like a lot, the value it brought was far greater than five million.
Li Shan and the others were not taking this money for nothing; they had to safeguard the project for ten years.
Even though they were a group of hoodlums, they could still exert immense value if used correctly.
...
Two days later, at ten o'clock in the evening.
Tang Zhao arrived at the construction site again. Seeing that the number of security personnel patrolling the area had tripled, and the construction site was bustling with activity without any impact, he was overjoyed. xxs壹贰
The money was well spent!
With a smile, he asked Li Shan, "Da Shan, what wave is this?"
Li Shan had a slight injury near his temple, looking like he had just finished a fight, but he didn't seem to care at all, and was even a bit excited.
"Heh heh, President Tang, it's the fourth wave, but we've dealt with them all, and they've signed the contracts obediently."
Tang Zhao shook his head with a wry smile, "Da Shan, you really have your ways. If Mr. Ling hadn't assigned you to watch the construction site, we wouldn't be able to carry out normal construction here."
Li Shan scratched the back of his head and chuckled, "Heh heh, President Tang, are you praising me or teasing me? When it comes to these underhanded tactics, I'm their ancestor. Those little brats who come to cause trouble are all in vain!"
"Haha, those tactics are fine for dealing with outsiders, but don't use them on our own people anymore."
"How could we! If President Tang and Mr. Ling hadn't given us brothers a chance, how could we be living openly like this?"
Li Shan was also a shrewd person and knew what to say and when.
"Haha, keep up the good work. With Mr. Ling here, our future is bright!"
"That's for sure!"
Seeing that everything at the construction site was proceeding normally, the leveled mountain areas were expanding, and security personnel were arriving successively, Tang Zhao was in high spirits and bantered with Li Shan.
However, at this moment, at Wuhu Group, the situation was not so harmonious.
Lei Zhengtang slammed his fist on the table and roared at Feng Yan below, "How many waves is this already?"
"Chairman, this, we've found the fourth batch," Feng Yan replied with a wry smile.
"All four waves of people are gone, Feng Yan, how are you handling things? Are you a spy sent by that scoundrel Ling Feng? You clearly know they're expanding their security personnel, and you're sending them heads to feed?"
Lei Zhengtang angrily pointed at Feng Yan's forehead and cursed, looking as if he wanted to pry open Feng Yan's head to see what he was thinking.
Feng Yan also explained with an embarrassed look, "Chairman, you know I always find the most capable people. This... this is all because the ruffians I found at the beginning were too skilled. The people who went up later were all taken in by him."
"Nonsense! If you can't play dirty tricks, why don't you stop? That's better than giving them people!" Lei Zhengtang became even more furious.
The people they hired to deal with Ling Feng were all absorbed by Ling Feng, which was simply a huge joke.
Of course, they dared not send Wuhu Group's own people directly. Doing so would only enrage Ling Feng, and the situation would become much more serious.
"Chairman, please don't be angry. Since dirty tricks are no longer effective, we'll change our attack angle. Don't worry, I've already thought of a solution! This time, we'll definitely stop their construction!" Feng Yan gritted his teeth and said.
"What solution?"
Lei Zhengtang's expression softened slightly.
Feng Yan's eyes narrowed, and he said with a cold smile, "Ling Feng is leveling mountains while also building at full speed, and they've already contacted material suppliers!"
Lei Zhengtang's eyes lit up, "Hmm? Continue!"
"I've investigated clearly, those goods will start arriving tomorrow, so as long as we deter these material suppliers and make them stop cooperating with Lingtian Group, they will inevitably halt construction!"
Feng Yan said sinisterly, "At that time, their previous investment, and the money spent on absorbing our people, will all be in vain!"
Lei Zhengtang's eyes flashed with a sinister cold light, and he sneered, "Heh heh, this method is not bad!"
"However, there's no need to go too far at the beginning. Let those material suppliers continue to supply goods, but the price should be doubled! Heh heh, I'll see how much money Ling Feng has. This time, I'll make him lose all his capital!"
Feng Yan quickly leaned in to flatter him, "Haha, Chairman, your move is deadly, brilliant! This time, we'll drag him to death!"
In Lei Zhengtang's view, Wuhu Group's greatest reliance was its financial strength, so playing more small tricks would be a waste of time. The fastest way to strike at Ling Feng was through financial warfare!
And Feng Yan's bad idea was indeed very successful.
The next morning, Ling Feng received a call from Tang Zhao.
"Mr. Ling, there's something I need to report to you." Tang Zhao said somewhat helplessly.
"What? Does Wuhu Group have any new moves?" Ling Feng seemed to have already anticipated it.
Tang Zhao shook his head with a wry smile on the other end of the phone, then said solemnly, "Mr. Ling, Wuhu Group has indeed made a move."
"This morning, we received notifications from all cooperative material suppliers. The deposits for the materials we ordered have all been returned, and then they have increased the prices of all materials..."
Tang Zhao paused here.
"I'm listening, continue."
Ling Feng's tone was always calm and collected, but Tang Zhao couldn't calm down at all.
"Mr. Ling, I suspect that Wuhu Group deliberately raised the prices. They would rather not do business themselves than allow us to continue construction. This is because the price increase is exaggerated, a full one and a half times the original!"
Ling Feng nodded, "They want to deplete our funds."
"Yes, Mr. Ling, they not only want to deplete our funds but also delay our construction period!"
"If this continues, we will be dragged down prematurely! So, I decisively stopped all cooperation with the material suppliers!"
Tang Zhao's expression became serious. At this moment, he finally showed some decisiveness befitting a group chairman.
"Well, tell me your solution."
Ling Feng was very satisfied with Tang Zhao's current demeanor. He couldn't stay in Hanjiang forever; he would have to return in one or two months at most.
If Tang Zhao couldn't make decisions on his own, then he would not be qualified to serve as the chairman of Lingtian Group, nor would he be capable of controlling all of Hanjiang in the future.