Two months after the Moonlight Bar was ordered to close for rectification due to suspicion of drug possession, the security guards at the bar had already begun to feel uneasy. Following Wang Dahu, it was just a matter of making ends meet. When it comes to loyalty, most people have not yet achieved it.
At such a height, if this is just a little uneasy, then a new rumor has appeared recently that makes these small security guards completely panic. It is said that the owners of three bars have decided to drive Wang Dahu out of Minsheng West Road. The future security
The work will no longer be entrusted to them, and it was also heard that Wang Dahu owed two million in loan sharks and was planning to run away with the money. This news exploded among the security guards. At the Blue Chip Bar, twenty or thirty security guards gathered on the first floor.
They were making a big fuss in the lobby and wanted an explanation. Although Li Hao, Lin Feng, Zhang Hao and others tried their best to appease everyone's emotions, when it came to their jobs, no one could calm down. Instead, the situation became darker and darker.
The more he explained, the more excited the crowd became.
Hao Ge, who usually nods and bows, calls Hao Ge affectionately, because he wants to get more benefits at work. Now even his job is almost gone, let alone brother, even his father may not be able to cover up. Many of them
People, especially those who were recruited from Liu Qiang, knew very well that Liu Qiang's downfall was due to him escaping because he owed money to the security guards. Of course, some of them who were quick-thinking also thought that Wang Dahu would also default on their wages.
Run away. Someone in the crowd shouted, "Give me back my hard-earned money," which immediately ignited the entire crowd. Everyone loudly demanded that Wang Dahu pay off his previous salary.
The office door opened, and Wang Dahu walked out calmly, followed closely by Xiao Bing and Wang Chao. Wang Chao had an empty sleeve and stared angrily at the group of security guards who usually lit cigarettes and poured water for him.
The tiger was injured, but its power was still there. Wang Dahu's appearance made the crowd quiet down.
Standing on the second floor, in this familiar position, he has become accustomed to standing here over the years, looking at everything below from a high position. He enjoys the gaze of everyone from a high position. He shows a wry smile, today is the last time he stands here.
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"Brothers, like you, I came from a poor background. I understand your worries. You have followed me through life and death all these years. I am useless and cannot let you live a good life. I apologize to you."
As he spoke, he slowly bent down and bowed to the security crowd downstairs.
The security guards downstairs were a little moved. After all, most of them had been with Wang Dahu for several years.
"Don't talk nonsense, settle our wages quickly." Someone in the crowd shouted, and the little security guards who had been immersed in emotion immediately woke up and started making noise again.
Xiao Bing frowned and said in Wang Dahu's ear: "Do you want to go get those people who deliberately stir up trouble?"
Wang Dahu shook his head slightly and said to Wang Chao beside him: "Go and open the safe." Wang Chao was stunned for a moment, with a face full of surprise, "Brother, that was our last asset. We gave it to those bastards.
We really have nothing."
Wang Dahu said coldly: "Go quickly."
Xiao Bing said worriedly: "Brother Dahu, that bastard Luo Xing has turned his back on me and now he is forcing you to pay back two million. We are short of money right now."
Wang Dahu shook his head, "It's not enough to pay it back anyway," and he looked downstairs, "They need the money even more."
Xiao Bing sighed and looked at the excited security guards downstairs, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.
"Xiao Bing, I've paid off everything you owe me. You can go." Wang Dahu was unusually calm, as calm as when he spoke normally.
"Brother Dahu." Xiao Bing's face was filled with emotion, and he choked up for a moment. "You gave me this life."
Wang Dahu shook his head and said, "You have already paid off."
Wang Chao walked out with a bag full of money and took the bag from Wang Chao's hand. Wang Dahu held it tightly in his hand. Over the years, the three bar owners did not give him much profit. In addition, he usually rivaled his subordinates.
He is much more generous than Liu Qiang. After so many years, there is not much surplus.
Wang Dahu slowly raised the bag high above his head.
"Brothers, I, Wang Dahu, have never treated you badly before, and I will never treat you wrong now. This is all my savings over the years. I just took it out from the bank yesterday. Although it is not much, each of you can get 10,000.
As for whether I can support you until you can find another job, there is nothing I, Wang Dahu, can do."
After saying that, he handed the bag to Wang Chao. Wang Chao looked reluctant and walked downstairs with Li Hao, Zhang Hao and Lin Feng to start handing out money to twenty or thirty security guards.
Wang Dahu grabbed the railing with both hands and took a deep breath, "It's all gone."
The security guards downstairs dispersed in twos and threes, leaving only Li Hao, Zhang Hao, Xiao Bing, Wang Chao, and Lin Feng. The entire bar was empty, and Wang Dahu's heart was also empty.
Wang Chao's remaining hand slapped the bar hard, "A bunch of bastards."
At the door of the Blue Chip Bar, Lu Shanmin saw a group of security guards walking out and dispersed in various places. Lu Shanmin felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. More than ten years of hard work in starting a business was wiped out. He did not sympathize with Wang Dahu, because poor people must be hateful.
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Stepping into the bar, Li Hao just glanced at Lu Shanmin. A sly look flashed in Lin Feng's eyes. Zhang Hao snorted coldly. Wang Chao's teeth chattered with hatred. Xiao Bing was wearing a peaked cap and couldn't see his expression clearly.
.Wang Dahu showed a faint smile.
"You came".
Lu Shanmin nodded, climbed up the stairs, and walked straight into Wang Dahu's office. Wang Dahu smiled and followed him inside. Xiao Bing and others wanted to follow in, but Wang Dahu raised his hand and stopped him outside.
The two sat opposite each other. Wang Dahu smiled and said, "It's true that a hero comes from a young age. He dares to come alone."
Wang Dahu's aura has not changed at all from before, he still looks calm and smiling.
Lu Shanmin looked at him calmly, "I wasn't afraid of you once when you were a ferocious tiger, not to mention that today you are just a dying and sick tiger."
Wang Dahu chuckled and nodded noncommittally, "Do you know why I asked you to come?"
"Hu Weiyong asked me to come."
Wang Dahu smiled and said, "Oh, it seems that I am being too sentimental, but you are here after all."
"Hu Weiyong said you would commit suicide if you couldn't bear the pressure."
"Haha, he is worried and wants you to provoke me"?
"Actually, it doesn't matter to me whether you die or not."
"Actually, whether you come or not can't influence my decision."
The two fell into a brief silence, and Wang Dahu silently lit a cigarette, "I came to Donghai in my twenties and worked hard all the way. I have never experienced any hardships. I know better than anyone else what I have in my hands."
How difficult it is. I could have continued to tolerate it according to the wishes of Hu Weiyong and others. I also know that the result of the counterattack is likely to lose everything I have gained in the past twenty years, but I still want to die. Do you know why?
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Wang Dahu asked and answered his own question, "Because of our dignity, Hu Weiyong and others thought that rural people like us could just throw away a few dollars and did not regard us as human beings at all. They looked down on people like us from the bottom of their hearts."
Wang Dahu was a little excited, "Everything I do is to fight for myself, and for thousands of people like me. The high-rise buildings in the East China Sea, the wide asphalt roads, and even the Oriental Pearl Tower
A tower, or even a piece of grass on the roadside, nothing would be without the efforts of rural people like us. Without us, how would they have the qualifications to be superior? Without us, Donghai would be just a rundown small fishing village."
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Wang Dahu took a deep breath on his cigarette and said, "Why can they live in high-rise buildings? Why do they call us country bumpkins? Why don't they let us live in this city that we also had a hand in building?"
Lu Shanmin listened quietly without saying a word. There were some questions that he couldn't understand, but he didn't think that what Wang Dahu said could be an excuse for him to do anything.
Wang Dahu continued: "They enjoy the best resources, the best medical care, and the best education. These so-called highly educated people are the most hateful. Do you know what they call us behind our backs?" Wang Dahu sneered, "Called
I once went to a restaurant to meet a person, who was said to be a doctoral student from a prestigious university. After shaking hands with me, I saw him wipe his hands with a handkerchief and then throw the handkerchief into the trash can. Haha,
When I was in the countryside, I always thought that scholars represented knowledge and higher quality, but after that time, I realized that reading is just a weight for those scholars to look down on others."
Lu Shanmin listened quietly. He had seen the kind of scholar he mentioned before. When he met Chen Kun on the train for the first time, Chen Kun looked at him with contempt. He also saw him at a barbecue restaurant, and that night he insisted on having sex with him.
The people Zeng Yaqian was drinking were also college students, or studying law. They looked at her with the same undisguised contempt. But there were differences. Zhang Li was different. Zeng Yaqian, Haidonglai was not only a college student but also a rich second-year student.
In this generation, you would never judge people by whether they have read a book or not. There is also the old professor, a well-known economist in the East China Sea, who is as friendly as a neighbor.
Wang Dahu's face was red, and his voice was full of anger. "I don't accept it. Even if I know it is a dead end, I will fight with them until the sky is dark. Even if they are reduced to ashes, I will bite off a piece of their flesh." He said with a ferocious laugh.
, "I failed, but I don't regret it. When I stepped on Li Chuan's face, when I saw Gao Junfeng's face panicked, when they were being called around like dogs in front of me,
I have already won, at least this battle has not been completely defeated, it is worth it.”
Wang Dahu calmed down, and after a while, he asked calmly: "Tell me, should Li Chuan die, should Gao Junfeng die, and should Hu Weiyong die?"
Lu Shanmin sighed helplessly. Wang Dahu had become hopelessly obsessed. "Do you know why you lost? Your principles may have some truth, but you did whatever it took to achieve your goals, and you even lost the bottom line that you should have as a human being.
, you have become possessed by a demon and have completely lost the judgment you should have as a human being, how can you remain undefeated."
Wang Dahu laughed heartily and sadly, and shook his head: "The bottom line? You are too naive. Since ancient times, who has the bottom line for all those who have achieved success? I just failed. History is written by the victors. They
The losers can be described as having no bottom line. The bottom line is just an excuse for the winners to fool the world and flaunt themselves."
Wang Dahu lit a cigarette again, was silent for a moment, looked at the mountain people indifferently, and said seriously: "Mountain people, put aside the conflicts between us, in fact, I admire you very much. We are the same kind of people. When we came to the East China Sea,
They all have the same goal and the same enemy. In this battle for survival and dignity, I failed, but I see hope in you. I hope that one day you can defeat them and regain dignity for people like us.
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Lu Shanmin shook his head, "We are different. Grandpa said that dignity is always given by oneself, not obtained from others."
Wang Dahu smiled and said, "You have only been in the East China Sea for half a year. You have only seen the tip of the iceberg in the East China Sea. You will slowly understand."
"When a person is about to die, his words are also kind. Your biggest shortcoming is that you are too kind-hearted. As the saying goes, "Compassion does not control soldiers, justice does not control wealth." Never trust those who are well-dressed and smiling. Such people are the most terrifying."
"thanks for your reminder".
After another moment of silence, Wang Dahu raised his head and said in a pleading tone: "Most of the small security guards under me have been with me for many years. They are considered veterans in the security industry, but they have no other skills. If they suddenly lose their jobs, I'm afraid
There is no way to settle down in a short time. After you take over Minsheng West Road, you will also need manpower. If possible, you can select some of them and give them a bite to eat." He sighed and continued: "Don't worry, they are just
Just to make ends meet, I can’t say how loyal you are to me, and I won’t resent you because of our conflicts.”
Lu Shanmin nodded, "I had this plan."
Wang Dahu lowered his head and said lightly, "Thank you."
Lu Shanmin sighed, and the tiger finally lowered its head sadly, a trace of unbearability flashed in his heart. "Actually, you can go back to your hometown and leave this East China Sea, a place of right and wrong."
Wang Dahu smiled bitterly, "If I can't go back, I, Wang Dahu, would rather die tragically than live a mediocre life."
Lu Shanmin did not try to persuade him again. How could a person like Wang Dahu easily give up his decision just because of a few words of advice?
Looking at Wang Dahu indifferently, Lu Shanmin saw that this tiger was ruthless and cruel on the one hand, but also kind and selfless on the other. It is really difficult to distinguish between right and wrong in people's hearts. Lu Shanmin had nothing to say, so he stood up and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute." Wang Dahu suddenly called Lu Shanmin.
Lu Shanmin looked back at him.
Wang Dahu also stood up and said: "Hu Weiyong asked you to come to me, but he didn't actually want you to stimulate me."
Lu Shanmin frowned, "Why is that?"
"He is trying to divert hatred. Over the years, I still have some loyal brothers. He doesn't want my brothers to regard him as the person who killed me. If the last person I saw before my death was you, the hatred will naturally be transferred to
On your body".
Lu Shanmin frowned and looked at Wang Dahu in surprise.
Wang Dahu smiled and said, "Don't be surprised. I told you that people like Hu Weiyong are the most terrifying. This is what's scary about him. He can attack you invisibly and make you die without knowing how."
". After a pause, Wang Dahu continued: "But don't worry, Xiao Bing knows the whole process of this matter. He knows that it was not you who killed me. Li Hao doesn't have much desire to fight, and he won't risk his life.
He wants to avenge me. It has only been a few months since Zhang Hao defected to Liu Qiang, and his relationship with me is not yet deep. As for Lin Feng, I think he is thinking about how to hug you now." He sighed.
, "Wang Chao, I have already made an agreement with him to let him go back to his hometown and find a woman to live the rest of his life with peace of mind and never come to the East China Sea again."
Lu Shanmin hummed, turned around and left the office, leaving the Blue Chip Bar.
Uncle Zhang's steamed bun shop was steaming with steam. When he saw the Lushan people passing by, he enthusiastically shouted: "Mountain people".
Lu Shanmin smiled and greeted, "Uncle Zhang, business has been good recently."
"Hahaha, it's okay. I heard that you were in a car accident and you were discharged from the hospital so quickly. Are you fine now?"
Lu Shanmin waved his arms twice and said, "Look, it's okay."
"Haha, okay, that's great. Do you want two buns?"
Lu Shanmin smiled and nodded, "Let's have two."
"Okay, I'll pick two for you with more fillings."
"Give me two," a voice said from the side. He handed over the money and said, "Let's pay the bill together."
Uncle Zhang looked at the visitor, took the money, and said with a smile, "Okay, right away."
Lu Shanmin glanced at Lin Feng out of the corner of his eye and said, "Aren't you going to give Wang Dahu a ride?"
Lin Feng looked calm and said, "I have already given it away. I was the one who took the lead in making trouble and asking for money."
Lu Shanmin sneered, "I really saw you right."
Lin Feng didn't pay attention to Lu Shanmin's sarcasm at all, "I just acted in accordance with the previous agreement."
Lu Shanmin laughed loudly. There are really such thick-skinned people in this world. Seeing Wang Dahu's downfall, he immediately joined him.
"Oh? So I still have to thank you?"
Lu Shanmin's laughter made Lin Feng very uncomfortable, but he still tried to remain calm.
"Brother Shanmin is serious. As long as you give orders from now on, I will naturally do my duty."
"Duty"? Lu Shanmin said with a playful smile, "When the wind is going smoothly, you will flatter the horse, but when you are at the end of the road, you will add insult to injury."
A trace of cold sweat broke out on Lin Feng's forehead. He forced himself to stay calm and said without any hint of ambiguity: "I believe Brother Shanmin will always have smooth sailing."
Lu Shanmin turned around, looked at Lin Feng coldly, suddenly raised his foot and kicked Lin Feng's chest hard.
"Bang", Lin Feng, who was unprepared and unprepared, fell to the ground. After Lin Feng led people to beat him up at the Rose Bar, Lu Shanmin never thought about kicking him. He followed Wang Dahu to deal with him, and he never thought about it.
I want to kick him. I don’t know why, but now I just can’t control myself and want to kick him hard.
"From now on, I don't want to see you on Minsheng West Road again."