Chapter 110: Stealing money is bad enough, but they didn't even spare the pigs

Back already?

Li Jiaci hastily raised his head to look.

The car fleet, none missing, slowly entered the lumber mill.

But……

The atmosphere seemed a bit off.

Li Jiaci hurried over and immediately saw the knife marks on the vehicle.

At that moment, Zhang Chuqiang stepped down from the passenger seat, his feet not yet touching the ground, when his body went limp and he collapsed into the mud pit.

"Qiangzi!"

"What's going on?"

Li Jiaci supported Zhang Chuqiang and asked.

Looking closely, his body was covered in footprints, his face had been beaten badly with several punches, and the corner of his eye swollen into a blue egg‑sized bump.

Not only Zhang Chuqiang, but the cargo drivers were also badly injured.

The vehicles had been stopped for a while, yet they couldn't get out, writhing in pain.

"Old Three!"

Li Jiaci shouted.

Soon after, Zhao Chen came over limping.

His injuries weren't serious, but he was also bruised.

"Brother, we almost didn't make it back alive!"

Zhao Chen leaned against the wheel, gasping heavily.

"Tell me what happened."

Li Jiaci felt both anxious and angry.

The events of the past few days had almost made him lose his temper.

The turbulent malign energy within him surged wildly.

Now his two brothers and the cargo drivers had been beaten again.

How could Li Jiaci not be furious?

Zhao Chen caught his breath and then explained what happened.

"While we were returning with the cargo, a group of people suddenly blocked us!"

"They were holding knives and threatened us to get out of the vehicle!"

"Qiangzi and I tried to force the fleet through, but they dragged several tree branches to block the road!"

"Then they surrounded us and gave us a brutal beating, even scratching up the vehicles!"

"They took all our money, and didn't even spare that half‑trailer of pork!"

Upon hearing those words.

Li Jiaci couldn't help but clench his fists.

Who else could be responsible but the person in charge at Nian Yong Mu Cai Chang?

Zheng Degui, you damn bastard!

Zhao Chen continued: "I had wanted to secretly call the police, but they spotted us, took my and Qiangzi's phones, and smashed them to pieces!"

"Alright, don't say any more!"

Li Jiaci helped Zhang Chuqiang to his feet.

At that moment, Liu Jiang and the others also arrived one after another.

Seeing this scene, they were all so angry that steam seemed to rise from their heads.

"Damn it!"

"In broad daylight, someone's actually robbing travelers!"

"Huzi, take your gear and follow me!"

"I'll fight them to the death!"

Liu Jiang waved his hand and shouted angrily.

Li Yihu beside him immediately followed.

Zhao Chen hurriedly said: "Those guys had already fled; they ran off just before we got back!"

"Damn!"

Liu Jiang fiercely kicked the wooden board on the ground.

During this time, Li Jiaci roughly understood the condition of the car fleet.

Besides Zhang Chuqiang and Zhao Chen, two of the cargo drivers were also seriously injured.

The immediate priority is to properly settle the wounded.

Li Jiaci had Liu Jiang bring all the wounded onto the vehicles.

Zhang Chuqiang covered his abdominal wound, shaking his head repeatedly and said: "Brother, I don't need to go to the hospital; I can use the same medicine you used before!"

"I can't rest easy if you do that!"

Li Jiaci disagreed.

Wang Lan beside him saw that Zhang Chuqiang didn't want to trouble everyone, so she chimed in: "I'm familiar with this; I can help Brother Qiang apply medicine!"

Zhang Chuqiang reached out his hand, and the sensible Wang Lan immediately went over, supporting Zhang Chuqiang to the dormitory.

"Jiaci brother, go ahead and relax; I'll look after Xiao Liu and take good care of your brother!"

Wang Yingna spoke from a few meters away.

At this point, Li Jiaci also didn't want to say more.

A moment later.

The hospital.

Li Jiaci settled the two seriously injured truck drivers, paying not only all their medical expenses but also giving them extra compensation for work injuries.

After this incident, both drivers were still a little frightened.

Although the wages at the lumber mill were high and the benefits unmatched elsewhere, the work was extremely dangerous, with the constant possibility of being killed.

Li Jiaci saw their difficulty, stood by the bedside and said, "Masters, trust me, this matter will not just be left as is; I will help you seek justice!"

"Boss, we're not after justice; we just want to stay alive!"

A driver hesitated before speaking.

"One principle: only if we grow big and strong will others not dare to bully us!"

"My lumber mill has only just opened, yet business is booming, inevitably drawing envy from others!"

"No matter who is stirring up trouble, no matter how capable they are!"

"Anyone who dares to act against me, Li Jiaci, will have only a dead end!"

Seeing Li Jiaci's resolute appearance.

The two drivers exchanged a glance and nodded in unison.

"Boss treats us well; we'll surely follow you!"

"Exactly!"

Leaving the ward.

Li Jiaci then called Wang Zhen.

"Hey, Wang Zhen Ge, have the police found out who was driving the Chery car?"

On the other end of the line, Wang Zhen pondered for a moment before replying, "We found out: it's a middleman who does lumber business; Police Officer Liu repeatedly questioned him, but he kept saying he didn't know Zheng Degui."

"Like that..."

"Then it's fine!"

Li Jiaci hung up the phone.

He then sneered.

"Zheng Degui, you really are something!"

"This 'golden cicada shedding its shell' trick is 6!"

"But if you want to play this with me, you're still too immature!"

……

Early the next morning.

Li Jiaci then rushed to Jiangcheng to register the company.

Named it Shiqiang International Trade.

And the lumber mill was officially renamed Shiqiang Lumber Mill.

Zhang Shiqiang's position in the hearts of the brothers is unshakable.

Without him, there would be no today for us brothers.

The approval takes two days.

Li Jiaci busied himself caring for the injured while anxiously awaiting the approval.

At the same time, using his free time, he went to the city and bought five new mobile phones.

Two were given to Zhang Chuqiang and Zhao Chen, one to Old Chen, and the remaining two phones were wrapped in newspaper.

Old Chen now counts as a senior of high prestige and virtue in the factory.

His skills are solid, and his character is quite upright.

Most importantly, he speaks effectively.

But Old Chen has lived most of his life, never used a mobile phone, and upon receiving it didn't know how to dial.

Liu Jiang gave him hands-on guidance for half a day.

Now Old Chen can answer calls fine, but as for dialing, he still needs to practice slowly.

In the blink of an eye, two days passed.

Li Jiaci's company approval came through.

Zhang Chuqiang was resting from serious injury; these two days, Li Yihu and Zhao Chen took the vehicle to Jiangcheng to fetch goods.

That day, Li Jiaci went to collect the approved trademark, so he left Li Yihu at the mill.

Before leaving, Li Jiaci went to the office.

Coming out, he had an extra contract in hand.

Zhao Chen curiously asked, "Brother, are we discussing business today?"

"Not business, we're talking feelings."

"Huh?"

"Let's set off!"

Li Jiaci did not explain.

The car fleet set off before dawn.

The round trip would take several hours.

Li Jiaci held the contract in his arms, leaning against the window and caught some sleep.

By the time the driver called him, he had already arrived in Jiangcheng.