Chapter 1358 - 1356: The Mastermind
Evening.
Basically, everyone had signed the contracts and went their separate ways.
Yang Chen drove with two people, following the man, ready to see what this Wang Er was all about!
As Yang Chen expected, the man gathered a few friends and headed to an old residential compound, going up a block of apartments.
Yang Chen parked the car below and looked at the upper floors.
Gao Hong volunteered, "Boss! The people must be upstairs, I’ll go up and drag them out!"
Yang Chen shook his head and said to the two, "You two follow secretly, I’ll go take a look!"
Night Fire nodded, opened the door to get out of the car, preparing to drive, "Be careful!"
Yang Chen smiled, patted Night Fire’s shoulder, gesturing him to relax.
Yang Chen took a look at the building, but instead of walking over, he moved towards the entrance.
Before long, a group of people came down from upstairs, chatting and laughing.
Just as they reached the door, Yang Chen walked past them.
Yang Chen pretended to just notice them and exclaimed, "Hey old bro! What are you doing here!"
The man saw Yang Chen too and immediately greeted, "Brother, you’re here too!"
Yang Chen smiled and said, "Was just about to head out to eat."
"Perfect timing! Join us! This is Wang Er I told you about, you can call him Brother Er!" The man warmly invited.
"Brother Er, hello! I’ve heard about you from my old bro, saying if it weren’t for you, we’d probably all be fired this time!" Yang Chen looked excitedly at the man named Wang Er.
Simultaneously, Yang Chen was sizing up this man.
Thin!
The first impression upon seeing the man is thin!
Too thin!
Like a bag of bones.
The whole person looked dried up, like a lamppost, skinny and tall, Yang Chen estimated this man was probably about 1.85 meters tall.
Sharp chin, monkey-like, with buck teeth, eyes shifty like a mouse, not at all looking like a good person.
Wang Er chuckled, waved his hand, "What’s the big deal? I just spent a couple more years in school, know a bit more. We’re all brothers, since I understood, it’s not like I can keep it from everyone, right? Isn’t that right, Brother Liu!"
The man was called Liu Jiang.
Liu Jiang laughed, "That you are genuinely decent! Xiaoyang, come! Let’s drink with Wang Er together! Thank him for doing so much for us!"
"Sure!" Yang Chen grinned, "Then I’ll just tag along for the free meal!"
"Let’s go, let’s go!"
The group linked arms, setting off for their agreed-upon small restaurant.
The Little Fly Restaurant.
The group found a spot, ordered a table full of dishes, opened two bottles of baijiu, and started drinking.
The obvious person to toast is Wang Er.
In their minds, Wang Er had saved them.
If it weren’t for Wang Er, they would have been laid off by now.
Wang Er also enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded and flattered, welcoming anyone who came.
After several rounds.
Liu Jiang excitedly proposed, "Today Xiaoyang suggested that we form our own union to protect our interests!"
"Exactly!"
"If anything happens in the future, we unite like today, let’s see who dares to bully us!"
The group seemed extremely excited.
"I suggest!" Liu Jiang shouted, "Let Wang Er become our union president!"
"I agree!"
"I agree too!"
I might not agree with others, but I absolutely support Wang Er!"
...
Wang Er beamed, but modestly waved his hand, "No, no, I can’t do it! My ability is limited! It’s definitely not possible!"
Yang Chen smiled, "Brother Er, what are you thinking! You managed to help us through this crisis! If anything else happens, we’ll have to rely on you, who else can we trust besides you! Moreover, who besides you can see through the ugly faces of capitalists! Right, Brother Liu!"
"Right!" Liu Jiang clapped, "Xiaoyang said it well! Other than you, we trust no one else! Other than you, no one has the ability! Union president must be you!"
"Yes! It’s got to be you!"
"Take some time to gather everyone, hold a meeting! Just nominate Wang Er to the position!"
"No no! It’s impossible! Can’t do it!" Wang Er waved his hand urgently.
Although he enjoyed being fawned over, when actually pushed to the position, he was intimidated. Because he actually didn’t have the capability! If he were really given the position, wouldn’t he be exposed?
What consequences would there be then?
He’d seen the workers’ recent unrest; if they discovered they’d been tricked, these people would tear him apart!
"This is impossible!" Wang Er decided to confess, "Actually, the idea wasn’t just mine! I discussed it with someone else. If we’re really going to form a union, I can only be vice president; I don’t dare to be president!"
Everyone was stunned, looking at Wang Er in surprise.
Liu Jiang also blinked, not expecting there was someone behind Wang Er, and asked, "So... who is that person?"
Wang Er thought for a moment and said, "Even if I told you, you wouldn’t know. If you’re really interested, I can bring him over for you to meet! If it’s just for fun, we shouldn’t trouble him; his status is different from ours! For him to help us this time was already a favor."
This person was made to sound very impressive by Wang Er, further stirring curiosity among them.
Yang Chen laughed inwardly.
He had always felt Wang Er didn’t have such great influence; otherwise, people wouldn’t just call him ’Wang Er’ but also Brother Er, showing the person wasn’t decent usually, lacking respect from others.
Seeing this, Yang Chen quickly said, "Then who is it! Call him over! After all, he’s our benefactor!"
Liu Jiang also said, "Yes! If your words are true, we should definitely invite him over, we must thank him properly!"
But Wang Er refused, "I’ve said it already, his status is different, unlike us! He wouldn’t come to such a small place, and besides, calling him after we’re done eating shows disrespect! Instead, I’ll call him specifically tomorrow to arrange a meeting, how about that?"
Liu Jiang thought for a bit and nodded, "Alright!"
The matter was settled, and the group continued drinking.
They drank until eleven o’clock.
Everyone drank so much they couldn’t stand, Yang Chen got up, ready to leave.
Yang Chen stood, wobbling, possibly about to fall to the ground, evidently very drunk.
He said goodbye to a few people and stumbled out.
But once out of the restaurant, his hazy eyes cleared immediately, his body stood straight, not showing a hint of drunkenness!
A car parked beside Yang Chen, he pushed open the door and got in, the car started and disappeared at the end of the street.