Chapter 1219: All Forced

When they returned to the construction site, it was just dinner time. The entire site was filled with the aroma of food, especially the scent of meat.

Wang Yan had started his business well and had made another profit today. So, yesterday he had told Lao Ma and Guo Jiwei to raise the food standards so the workers could eat well.

"Brother Yan!" Guo Jiwei was quick on his feet. Seeing Wang Yan drive into the courtyard, he hurriedly put down his bowl and went to greet him.

Lao Ma wasn't in such a rush; he was still holding his rice bowl, eating as he walked over.

In the office not far away, Su Su and Zhao Ziying, the two sisters who had heard the commotion, also appeared with their bowls.

Wang Yan waved at the sisters, then looked at the two men in front of him and asked, "Everything went smoothly?"

"Same as before, Brother Yan," Guo Jiwei replied.

Wang Yan looked at Lao Ma: "How is he?"

"He's fine. Young man, learns things fast. Besides, there's nothing high-difficulty here; in a few days, he'll be able to manage it all on his own," Lao Ma answered with a smile, taking a bite of fatty meat that was already very tender.

Guo Jiwei giggled foolishly.

Wang Yan said, "Lao Ma, contact that agent from before again. Have him recruit workers from back home. This time, get some who know how to do renovations. Once the team is complete, speed up the progress. The sooner we finish building, the sooner we make money. Also, you two go ahead and book a room at the front later; from now on, you'll both be staying there."

"Brother Yan, staying here is fine. No need to waste that money."

Lao Ma echoed, "That's right, isn't it the same wherever we stay?"

"I've already taken over the hotel. It's all mine now. Consider it a benefit for you two."

Then Guo Jiwei and Lao Ma looked at each other. They were speechless, stunned, not knowing what to say.

After a while, Guo Jiwei tentatively asked, "Brother Yan, someone said they heard gunshots this morning, and saw a bunch of people over there..."

"That was just at that moment. Ang Qi, the one managing the hotel—Lao Ma, you know him, right?"

"I know, I know. We used to have some work that involved coordinating with him," Lao Ma nodded repeatedly.

"He's dead and gone."

Wang Yan smiled and said, "Alright, no need to be so scared. You've been here for so many years, Old Ma, and so has Li Min. Didn't you witness it last time? There's nothing to be afraid of. I'm a good person, we're all our own people. If you follow me steadily, could I possibly do you wrong? Alright, go back and eat. Li Min, bring me a basin of food and rice to the office, and add plenty of meat."

"You got it." Guo Jiwei responded readily, and he and Lao Ma went back to the workers' side.

Wang Yan didn't rush to the office. Instead, he took the medicine unloaded there yesterday, prepared it on the spot, and decocted it for Zhao Ziying as he did daily. He had returned late today, but Zhao Ziying's medicine couldn't be delayed. If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have returned from Meng Zhu; he would have completely dealt with that gang.

After bustling about for a while, once the medicine was simmering over a low fire, Wang Yan finally went to the office, carrying the basin to eat his dinner.

"Did it go smoothly?"

It was Zhao Ziying who asked.

"If I'm alive, it went smoothly. If it hadn't, I wouldn't have come back," Wang Yan smiled and said, "We'll stay at the hotel in the front tonight; from now on, we'll all be there. There's also a manor. When things settle down later, we can go there for a few days to enjoy some peace and quiet."

Su Su gave a hum: "I'll listen to you."

"Starting tomorrow, you follow along and familiarize yourself with the hotel's situation. You can manage the hotel then. Don't force yourself; if you don't want to do it, you don't have to."

"I'll do it. I need to have something to do."

"And what about me?" Zhao Ziying was very eager.

"You sleep."

"Didn't you say I wouldn't need to sleep next month?"

"Even if you don't need to sleep, you'll still be under house arrest. If I let you wander the streets on your own, you'd be hooked again in less than half a day. You just read books, study, do some exercise, recover your body, and build up your muscles. If you want to go out and be active, it'll take at least half a year."

Zhao Ziying stopped talking, pouted, and was unhappy.

Su Su glanced at her and turned to say, "Where did you say that manor came from?"

"There's a guy called Fourth Master who does border trade and cooperates with Sang Kang. I killed Sang Kang's people and cut off his business with Fourth Master..."

Wang Yan didn't hide anything and told them about what happened today.

"You'll be shot to death by stray bullets sooner or later," Zhao Ziying said matter-of-factly.

Wang Yan raised an eyebrow: "You're acting a bit normal today."

Zhao Ziying giggled again, only to be slapped twice by Su Su, and she sat there obediently playing with her hair...

Su Su said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to return to the country from now on."

"My family is all gone, so it's the same everywhere. Look at Chen Hao, look at that Yan Degui—they're all local warlords, how free they are. I have to learn from them."

"Isn't Xiao Mo Nong already under your control now?"

"Far from it," Wang Yan laughed, "I've only snatched the business for now. Those people still don't submit to me, and I don't have my own connections with the federal government. We don't even have much control over the Xinhao Hotel. Being able to fight and kill is only for a moment. Binding interests together is what lasts. We are still far behind and need time to operate."

"I'm afraid you've gotten used to starting businesses and lack the patience to manage them."

"We share the same bed and are of one heart, yet even you have such a big misunderstanding of me. I'm truly disappointed."

Su Su pouted slightly, but Zhao Ziying on the side regained her spirit: "I don't have any misunderstanding of you."

"Why are you so eager to crawl into my bed?"

"I'm offering myself to you and you don't want it? Are you really capable? Su Su, is he really capable?"

Wang Yan laughed: "Wait until your treatment is over, and I'll let you feel it."

"You said it."

"Are you two ever going to stop?" Su Su was displeased.

"You're just jealous of me, just want to keep him all to yourself." Zhao Ziying was also unhappy, turning her head away and ignoring Su Su.

Wang Yan continued what he was saying before: "The reason I started this business, the sin is not mine, but theirs. They're used to bullying people; whenever anything happens, they think about making people disappear. If I didn't start this business, I would only be killed by them. I don't want to die, so I can only kill them. Before killing them, taking their wealth to make things convenient for ourselves is only natural, isn't it?

After all, I'm still a good person. Every single one of those people's subordinates deserves to be shot ten times over. Letting them off easy would be an endless scourge. It's better to let us have the benefit, and we can enjoy ourselves too.

Oh, right. We've known each other for so long, and I haven't bought you anything yet. As it happens, I have some luxury brand clothing and luggage there. Once I've sorted things out, you can go and pick some out."

"I want some too." Zhao Ziying looked over.

"You'll both have some."

The three of them were chatting and laughing, though it mainly relied on Zhao Ziying acting up to liven the atmosphere.

Su Su was generally still a bit negative, though with Zhao Ziying by her side, she was worried to death and couldn't be happy. However, with Wang Yan's appearance, Su Su saw hope, and since being with Wang Yan until now, she had become increasingly cheerful.

A more important reason was that following Wang Yan was too thrilling. In just over a month, Su Su had already become numb from the shocks. Now, she had quite a bit of a "seize the day" mentality...

After dinner and decocting the medicine, and waiting for Zhao Ziying to drink it, the three of them went to the hotel in the front to stay.

Although they had experienced some minor disturbances during the day, the people of Sanbianpo had a strong capacity for acceptance; as long as it didn't kill them, it wasn't a big deal. So the hotel remained the same hotel, and there was no difference just because the boss had changed.

This time, they didn't go through any check-in registration but went directly to the suite upstairs to stay. It was even more luxurious than the one they stayed in last night, and from now on, this would be their permanent residence...

The next morning, all of Fourth Master's subordinates ran to the hotel to gather.

They waited patiently for Wang Yan to decoct medicine and make breakfast, and it wasn't until Wang Yan had finished eating with the Su sisters that they finally began to report for duty.

Su Su and Zhao Ziying were quite curious, and since it wasn't time for Zhao Ziying's episode, the sisters sat on the side, watching Wang Yan display his methods...

Wang Yan's conversations with people weren't long, basically around ten to fifteen minutes, but in that short time, he basically understood all kinds of situations—how the people were, how the business was, how the subordinates were—he basically had a count.

This would facilitate his subsequent adjustments and arrangements for various personnel, such as being responsible for other businesses, or going to die, and so on. It would also facilitate his adjustments to various businesses, after all, the manpower, material resources, and expected returns for various businesses were all different.

Although he had started several businesses and was not short of money at all, having money alone wasn't enough. Business still had to be done. Once the business grew, more people would follow him to eat, and his influence could continuously expand, and the boundaries of his power could continuously extend.

Just like that, for the next few days, Wang Yan mainly focused on getting to know these people under him, including the hotel waiters, casino attendants, and even those so-called street dogs and the girls who accompanied them to sleep—he understood them all.

It was the same with Fourth Master's legacy. After he met with the heads of each business, they took turns bringing their subordinates over, and Wang Yan communicated with them in the same way.

This was the third screening of candidates, and this time it was to determine the initial team.

Remember the reliable ones, and give them opportunities to move up. Drive away the unreliable ones, and send the even more unreliable ones directly away. At the same time, it was another confirmation of those heads; study those who told the truth again, and those who told lies must be sent away.

Wang Yan was truly skilled at this set of business practices, more skilled than anyone. In short, it was about painting a big picture for everyone, attracting them to strive, and attracting them to follow behind him.

Once he grasped the loyalty of the existing people, he had confirmed power...

And just as he was receiving the legacy of Ang Qi and Fourth Master, Shen Xing, who had disappeared for several days, was not having a smooth time.

This morning, Guo Jiwei ran to the hotel to find Wang Yan.

"Brother Yan, Brother Xing is in trouble."

Wang Yan waved his hand to stop the person in front of him and looked at Guo Jiwei: "Tell me."

"I saw outside that Brother Xing is wanted by the federal government, saying he killed someone. I called him several times, but none of the calls went through."

Guo Jiwei was still very kind-hearted. He came to find Wang Yan first because he thought Wang Yan could help, and he also wanted to help Shen Xing.

Wang Yan waved his hand with a smile: "A bounty means he's not dead and hasn't been caught. The situation should still be okay. We don't know where he is, so worrying in a rush is useless. But I guess he will come back; after all, this is the safest place.

You haven't been here for just one day, what kind of place is Sanbianpo? Alive in the morning, dead in the afternoon. Not to mention he's not dead yet. Jiwei, be steady, don't be so jumpy. Go on, go do your work."

"Oh..." Guo Jiwei responded, turned around, and walked out, his worry written all over his face. He really did get along well with Shen Xing.

Wang Yan didn't pay any more attention and continued chatting with people...

By evening, it was already past nine o'clock. Guo Jiwei called again, saying sneakily that Shen Xing was back, and asked if he was resting, and if he could bring Shen Xing over to see him.

Shen Xing was in a sorry state, dirty all over, and his spirit was very tense.

"Brother Yan, Sister-in-law." He still greeted them politely.

Wang Yan looked at him: "You haven't eaten yet, right? Su Su, have someone send some food up."

Su Su responded and picked up the landline in the hotel to make a call.

She had already started learning management from the beautiful female manager from before, but there was still very little she could learn. Because the management model here was fundamentally different from hotels in peaceful and stable areas; service quality was forced out at gunpoint.

Of course, from another perspective, hotel work was actually relatively good, and the treatment wasn't bad. In Sanbianpo, where proper employment positions were scarce, it was also very difficult to come by. If you didn't do it, there were really plenty of people breaking their heads to do it.

What Su Su could learn was still about the various jobs in the hotel. For example, hygiene, guest rooms, catering, and so on...

He didn't rush to let Shen Xing speak, but poured him a glass of wine and threw him a cigarette to let him calm down. A while later, the waiter delivered the food, and Shen Xing devoured it, recovering his energy.

Only then did he talk about his experiences over the past few days with a face full of lingering fear.

Just like in the original story, before this, that Ang Tun, who made fake wine for Uncle Cai, had asked Shen Jiandong to build a factory. Shen Xing didn't know where to go to inquire about news, and thinking Ang Tun knew Sang Kang, he ran to find Ang Tun.

Unsurprisingly, he ran into Ang Tun, who was worried because the fake wine matter had been exposed. Shen Xing approached him, and Ang Tun came up with a plan. It was to kill Uncle Cai's subordinate who discovered the fake wine matter and let Shen Xing be the scapegoat.

Shen Xing didn't understand much of that, and Ang Tun used the excuse of taking him to the blockade zone to find Shen Jiandong, so Shen Xing fell into the trap and fulfilled Ang Tun's wish.

It was just that unexpectedly, Shen Xing didn't die but ran out, leaving his passport at the scene, which was why he was wanted by the federal government.

Originally, there was also a Brother Bazi who wanted to catch him to repay money, but now there wasn't, as Fourth Master had been blown away by Wang Yan, and Brother Bazi had become his little brother. So, relatively speaking, Shen Xing had even less trouble.

And because he knew Wang Yan was awesome, even the most awesome person he knew, and they had some friendship, he ran back to the construction site, thinking of hiding for a while and then asking Wang Yan for help.

Shen Xing said: "Brother Yan, I really didn't kill anyone, you have to help me, Brother Yan..."

"Even if you really killed someone, it's fine." Wang Yan waved his hand and turned to say, "I can't find your uncle, as for you being wanted, that's a small problem, you can just stay here. What do you want me to help with? Kill Ang Tun? That's no problem, isn't he also mixing in Xiao Mo Nong? It can be solved in a while."

"No, no, no, Brother Yan, you already have enough trouble, you haven't even secured this hotel yet, I can't add more trouble for you. That Ang Tun must have someone behind him, killing one will pull out a bunch, which isn't good for you."

Shen Xing said very sincerely, expressing his attitude.

He continued, "I just want to know, who does Ang Tun send wine to? Since he's afraid of the fake wine being discovered, that person must be able to deal with Ang Tun."

Wang Yan looked thoughtful: "If I'm not mistaken, it should be Uncle Cai of Daban. He does border water business, and those people in the mountains, besides taking drugs, are willing to drink. I'll ask Boss Bai, he hangs out with Uncle Cai, he should be clear."

So Wang Yan took out his mobile phone and called Yan Baimei. In a few words, he confirmed this point.

"Alright, Brother Yan, this is enough. Tomorrow I'll go to Daban and make it clear to that Uncle Cai."

"He deals with people in the mountains, watch your safety, mention my name if anything happens, he should be able to give some face."

"Better not, Brother Yan, his power is so great, if he doesn't give face, you'll definitely hold a grudge, and with your temper, you'll definitely be holding back to kill them, wouldn't that bring you trouble again? Originally you two have nothing to do with each other, there's really no need."

"Xing'er, you're quite sensible. But you still have to mention it, at least it can save your life." Wang Yan waved his hand, "Jiwei, take him to your place to sleep, he's not calm either, you two talk, and book him a room tomorrow."

"Alright, let's go, Brother Xing." Guo Jiwei stood up.

"Brother Yan, then I'm leaving, let's wait until I come back alive to talk about booking a room."

"Then tomorrow you go find the security at the entrance, have them arrange a car for you, Daban isn't close, it's more convenient to drive there."

"Thank you Brother Yan, Sister-in-law, then I'm leaving." Shen Xing said goodbye politely.

Watching the two leave, Su Su shook her head: "He's also quite unlucky, to run into such things."

Wang Yan laughed: "This is Sanbianpo, it's not that he runs into things, it's that things run into him. If it's not this thing, there will be the next thing, when is there ever a stable time?"

"You're right, I've lived a few stable days and forgot how difficult it was before. But it's still better to be stable."

"Our stable days are long, this is just the beginning. But it's necessary to occasionally recall the bitterness of the past to appreciate the sweetness of the present; without comparison, you can't feel happiness."

While speaking, Wang Yan hugged Su Su and got up, "Let's go, let's go find happiness."

While there was happiness here, Shen Xing over there was just opening his mouth and exclaiming "F*ck."

Seeing Wang Yan move into the suite of the Xinhao Hotel, Shen Xing knew that Wang Yan had successfully snatched the hotel. He had tried his best to imagine how awesome Wang Yan's actions were, but after listening to Guo Jiwei's rambling, he found that he was still conservative.

"Brother Yan is doing such a big thing?"

"Brother Yan said he didn't want to either, it was all forced by others."

"F*ck..." ===== CHAPTER 1220 =====